Iceland has chosen to postpone the Nordic Geological Wintermeeting, NGWM22, until May 11–13 2022 due to the pandemic. Continue reading “Nordic Geological Wintermeeting in Reykjavik postponed”
Nordic Geological Wintermeeting in Reykjavik postponed
Årets Geolog Åke Johansson
This year’s “Årets Geolog” is Åke Johansson, geologist at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. The prize is awarded once every year by the Geosektionen, a professional association within Naturvetarna. The prize is awarded a person who has promoted the position of geology in the society.
– I feel very happy to get an award for what I do. Now I have to digest this, says Åke.
Award ceremony
On the 11th of November the Geological Society, in cooperation with SGU and Geosektionen will have a joint award ceremony.
The following awards will be presented: the Geological Society Nathorst Award within the areas of paleozoology, paleobothany and micropaleontology and the Geological Society Jan Bergström Young Scientist Award.
The Geologist of the Year Award is awarded for the 25th time by Geosektionen and this years reciepient is Åke Johansson from the Natural History Museum.
PROGRAM
Place: Axel Hambergsalen, Geocentrum Uppsala Universitet, Villavägen 16, Uppsala
Date: Thursday the 11th November, 2021
15.00–15.15 Welcoming from Geosektionen and the Geological Society
15.15–15.45 Invited speaker Jenny Andersson: ”Utan kartläggning stannar Sverige”
15.45–16.15 Coffee
16.15–16.45 The Geological Society’s Nathorst Award within the areas of paleozoology, paleobothany and micropaleontology
16.50–17.20 Prize award and talk from the Geological Society Jan Bergström Young Scientist Award recipient
17.25–18.00 The Geologist of the Year recipient talk ”Från lokal till global geologi – från skärgårdens kobbar till proterozoiska superkontinenter”
18.00–18.30 Mingling
18.30– Dinner for preregistered
Printed GFF volume 143:1 is delayed!
Dear all subscribers of the printed version of GFF! The first volume during 2021, volume 143:1, is very delayed in distribution to all subscribers due to several reasons.
I apologize for this and hope you will ge it as soon as possible.
Editor in chief, Magnus Hellqvist
35th Geological Winter Meeting
In January 2022, Iceland will host the 35th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting in Reykjavík.
The preparation for the meeting is well under way. However, due to the Covid-19 situation, it is not certain what the world will look like in 2022 but the current plan is an on-site meeting that will take place on 5–7 January. Plan B is to have the meeting online. The final decision will be made in May or June 2021.
A first circular will be sent out in February 2021, and further information will also be posted here.
Stefan Andersson awarded the Jan Bergström Prize
The Board of the Geological Society has decided to award the 2020 Jan Bergström Prize for young promising researchers in earth sciences to Stefan Andersson, Uppsala University. The prize is awarded to young geoscientists who have already made significant contributions to the geosciences early in their scientific careers.
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Erik Sturkell awarded the Geological Society’s Hiärne Prize 2020
The Geological Society’s Hiärne Prize for significant popular science activities in the field of geosciences will be awarded to Erik Sturkell in 2020.
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Finally a new web site
As you can see, we have today launched a new website. The technology behind it is new and this makes the work of maintaining and updating the website easier. More people can also write posts on the page, which we hope will lead to a more alive website.
Hopefully, you as a user will also find that the website has become more easy to navigate. If you find something that has gone wrong, or think something is missing, or if you cannot log in, get in touch with us at info@geologiskaforeningen.se.