• 30 September
  Hybrid conference on sustainability
  Together for green experience
• 1 October
  Geoscience Summer party
• 4 October
  AU seminar for new members of staff
• 6 October
  Girls' Day in Science
• 27 - 29 October
  Interns visit
• 5 November
  Geo Match: Network & Carreer Day
• 3 December
  Christmas lunch
• 27 + 28 January 2022
  Geo Olympics semifinal

Professor Hamed Sanei has won the Ralph Gray Award for the top refereed article in 2020 in coal and organic petrology by The Society of Organic Petrology.

The award is given for the article "Genesis of solid bitumen".

Read the article here

Associate Professor Christoffer Karoff receives DKK 2 million from the Villum Experiment program for a project to design and construct a prototype for monitoring methane emissions from space.

Read the article from the faculty: "DKK 19.7 million for bold research ideas"

Remember to report holidays, changes to holidays and illness to the secretariat; sekretariat@geo.au.dk.

You can always check your holiday status at the staff pages under “my profile” (top right corner).

LSU has discussed the positive experiences we gained during the close downs. Including the opportunity to attend meetings online. LSU encourages that all meetings be held as physical meetings, but in the meeting invitation there should be an opportunity for online participation if one is prevented from being physically at the department.

Therefore, please put a link to a video meeting in the invitation.

Meeting room 1671-241 and our teaching rooms have all had Zoom Room installed, which enables hybrid meetings via Zoom.

In meeting room 1672-114 is our video conferencing screen, which is movable and can be connected to VMeet.

The 4 department cars used for field trips will have new logbooks from 1 October.

Going forward, you must also note the project and activity number in the logbooks.

All teachers and students who teach/ attend classes in building 1653 (Dale's building), are asked to please use the rear entrance. You can see it from the Geoscience car park.

At the Department of Physics and Astronomy, they have experienced attempted theft.

After the lifting of the corona restrictions and with the move from building 1120, there are a lot of people in the Geoscience buildings, and we all see people we don't know.

So make sure you lock your office when you leave it, so you don’t return to a nasty surprise.

Our international employees can get help with all sorts of things that have to do with settling in Denmark.

News and events can be found on this page: www.internationalstaff.au.dk

If you need personal assistance, you can book an appointment with an employee at the Talent Development and International Staff Office on this page: www.internationalstaff.au.dk/contact/book-an-appointment.

A new technical solution is rolled out at AU to protect your inbox against fake emails. Until the solution is fully implemented, keep an extra eye on your spam filter.

AU's data protection unit has developed a new website on GDPR guidelines for researchers who process personal data in their research - https://au.dk/gdpr/research.
The website is regularly updated and you can consult it for information on the procedures you must follow to comply with the general data protection regulation.
The website contains general guidelines that apply to researchers throughout the university.

A new digital solution is on the way to AU researchers – a system that will make it easier to manage research data throughout the research process.

Read the AU article

The department has 2 new committees and 1 existing one has new members.
Here are the members of the new committees.

 

Departmental Forum:

Jan Piotrowski, HoD
Christof Pearce, VIP
Søren Bom Nielsen, VIP
Rasmus Andreasen, TAP
Susanne Weis Fogh, TAP
Mathias Busk Dahl, PhD student
Marie Winther Svendsen, student

 

Workplace Culture Committee:

Jan Piotrowski, HoD
Thomas Lund Hansen, LSU
Trine Ravn-Jonsen, LSU
Ole Rønø Clausen, LSU
Per Trinhammer, LAMU
Charlotte Rasmussen, LAMU
Thomas Ulrich, LAMU

 

Sustainability Committee:

Thomas Lund Hansen, secretariat
Gülnur Dogan, TAP
Charlotte Rasmussen, laboratories
Susanne Weis Fogh, secretariat og purchasing coordinator
Christian Lundager Nedergaard, electrical workshops
Thorsten Nagel, VIP
Henrieka Detlef, postdoc
Caroline Christensen, student

The Royal Library has updated their page with everything you need to know about the contract with Elsevier.

Go to the page about Elsevier

Hoang started as guest PhD student, working with Ole Rønø.
Here is a presentation of Hoang in his own words:

I’m a Vietnamese PhD student from the University of Copenhagen. My main interest is the structure and tectonics of Cenozoic basins in the South China Sea, particularly offshore Vietnam. I work mainly with seismic data, but I also work with high resolution drone imaging. I come to Aarhus for a research stay, as well as to take some courses. I look forward to spending the time here in Aarhus, and thank you for welcoming me.

Anji started as PhD student, working with Hamed Sanei.
Here is a presentation of Anji in his own words:

Hello everyone. My name is Anji Liu from China majoring in Organic Geochemistry. I am glad to be a member of Department of Geoscience. My supervisor is Hamed Sanei. As a PhD candidate, I chose Aarhus University for its professional environment and friendly atmosphere. I also would like to experience unique exotic customs, for instance, foods, scenery, culture, etc. to enrich my life. I like playing basketball and cooking. Pepper and dark chocolate are my favorites. Thank you.

AU's information site about corona

Latest news from Aarhus University to the staff

General public health guidelines for on-campus activities

 

Remember the good habits!