In 2015, an anonymous donor made a major gift to the Geochemical Society to launch a new endowed lecture to highlight innovative research in biogeochemistry. This prestigious lecture series, presented annually at the Goldschmidt Conference, recognizes a prominent scientist who is making cutting-edge field-based measurements or laboratory measurements on field samples in the area of biogeochemistry.
Nominations are due on Oct. 31 of each year for the following year's lecture. The lecturer will receive a complimentary registration and travel stipend.
Nomination requirements:
- Nominee's CV (up to 4 pages)
- List of publications and recent presentations
- Link to nominee's webpage, if available
- A recommendation letter from the nominator (up to 2 pages)
Past Lectures
| Year | Lecturer | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Samantha (Mandy) Joye | Novel Approaches Reveal Unexpected Biogeochemical Dynamics in Extreme Environments |
| 2019 | Jennifer Pett-Ridge | Impacts of Dynamic Soil Redox on Biogeochemical Transformations and Soil Microbiomes |
| 2018 | Adina Paytan | Isotopes, Genes and Technology: The Past, Present and Future of Corals |
| 2017 | Ariel D. Anbar | Designing an Integrated Theory of Earth's Biogeochemical Evolution |
| 2016 | Antje Boetius | Effects of the Declining Sea-Ice on the Arctic Ocean Ecosystem: Life Matters (video) |