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By studying the signals of a dozen of marsquakes registered by the SEIS broadband seismometer deployed by the NASA's InSight mission, an international team of scientists has been able to determine the inner structure of Mars. The results of this research are published in three papers in the journal "Science" offering new details of the size of the planet's core and the structure and thickness of its crust and mantle by analyzing seismic signals. Martin Schimmel, a researcher at GEO3BCN-CSIC and collaborator of the team of the Institute du Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP) coordinated by Philippe Lognonné, has co-authored two of the three released papers.
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GEO3BCN-CSIC researcher, María-Gema Llorens, has been recently appointed as a new member of the Cryospheric Sciences section of the Spanish Commission of Geodesy and Geophysics (CEGG), a section that was recently created and which is headed by Francisco Navarro, professor at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
- Lara Exposito
It is essential to quit using traditional fossil fuels and start implementing sustainable methods to reduce pollution. To achieve this goal, subsoil provides us with opportunities. Using geothermal energy and underground hydrogen storage are two options located inside the Earth that can decarbonize the energy industry and mitigate climate change.
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La Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) ha seleccionado tres proyectos de investigación liderados por personal investigador de Geociencias Barcelona (GEO3BCN-CSIC) para ser financiados con los fondos de la convocatoria 2020 del Plan Nacional que concede el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.
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María José Jurado, researcher at GEO3BCN-CSIC, was one of the invited speakers of the 2-days event "CSIC: get ready for Horizon Europe!" organized by the CSIC Deputy Vice-Presidency for International Relationships between June 29th and 30th. This thematic event, which was held both online and in-person, was aimed at showing the main novelties and new opportunities brought by "Horizon Europe", the new research and innovation funding program launched by the European Union (2021-2027). Jurado offered the talk entitled "How to bring your research results to the market" on 3rd June.
- Lara Exposito
El investigador de Geociencias Barcelona (GEO3BCN-CSIC) Joan Martí Molist y las investigadoras Olaya Dorado García y Marta López Saavedra realizaron un trabajo de campo en la isla de Tenerife a principios de junio en el que recogieron muestras de depósitos volcánicos. Durante 10 días, el equipo investigador visitó distintos lugares de interés geológico como la caldera de Las Cañadas, con los estratovolcanes Teide y Pico Viejo, y diversos afloramientos del sur de la isla, como las Bandas del Sur.
- Lara Exposito
Cada junio la ONU celebra el mes del Medio Ambiente como una llamada de atención para cuidar los ecosistemas, reducir las emisiones contaminantes y hacer un uso responsable de los recursos naturales. En este contexto, la geología ambiental, que aplica el conocimiento geológico a la investigación del medio ambiente, ayuda a diagnosticar y reducir los problemas de contaminación, minimizar la degradación ambiental y ofrecer alternativas sostenibles.
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The 10th edition of the Spanish Geological Congress will be held in Vitoria from July 5-7 2021. The congress is fostered by the Spanish Geological Society and organized by the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EH). The meeting should have been held in 2020 but it was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The current edition will be organized as an hybrid meeting, allowing in person and online participation. There are 20 scheduled sessions and symposiums, apart from several plenary sessions, short workshops, and field trips.
- Lara Exposito
El informe ‘Mujeres Investigadoras 2020’ publicado el año pasado por la comisión de Mujeres y Ciencia (CMyC) del CSIC mostraba que el índice del techo de cristal de la subárea de Recursos Naturales era de 2.28, por encima de la media que era de un 1.35. Según el documento, un índice por encima de 1 indica que existe una falta de paridad.
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‘¿Cómo abordar las dimensiones del cambio climático desde una perspectiva geoecológica?’ Esta fue la pregunta sobre la que se desarrolló el tercer diálogo del ciclo ‘Transferencia del Conocimiento’ y en el cual participó Santiago Giralt, investigador de Geociencias Barcelona – CSIC (GEO3BCN-CSIC). El coloquio, que se desarrolló de forma online el pasado 8 de junio, está impulsado por les Cambres de Comerç i Indústria de Girona, Lleida i Pirineus Mediterrani (CCI-PM).
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Adelina Geyer, researcher at GEO3BCN-CSIC, and Llorenç Planagumà, consultant of the La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone and the Centre per a la Sostenibilitat Territorial, gave the online talk "What we know about the volcanoes of Girona?" to more than 800 students from 14 primary schools that participate in the "Green Schools" program of Girona region. The talk, which was given last 31 of May, was part of the cycle entitled "Environmental experiences showcase" ("Aparadors d'Experiències Ambientals") hosted during Nature's Week. A total of 46 groups of students attended online the talks given by Geyer and Plangumà focused on explaining the volcanic features and phenomena and the vulcanism of the Girona region. "There are not only volcanoes in la Garrotxa, but also there are volcanoes in the Empordà and Girona", said Llorenç Planagumà.
