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AGU recently announced MRP affiliate Wendy Mao of Stanford University was elected to the 2021 Class of AGU Fellows. Congratulations to Wendy Mao for her leadership, outstanding achievements, and contributions to pushing the frontiers of our science forward!

AGU section awards were announced on Sep 10, 202 1 . This year's recipients for the Mineral and Rock Physics Section are: Early Career Award: Takayuki Ishii, Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research Graduate Research Award: Kosuke Yabe, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo John C. Jamieson Student Paper Award: Mingda Lv, Argonne National Laboratory Congratulations to all recipients, nominators, and MRP committees for their fantastic work!

Congratulations to Ethan Mark Conrad, Barbara de Farias Esteves, Tommaso Mandolini, and Kazumasa Sueyoshi who share the MRP Outstanding Student Presentation Awardees at the 2020 Fall Meetings!

The AGU recently announced the names of the 2020 Class of AGU Fellows . Three have an affiliation with Mineral and Rock Physics : Gordon E. Brown Jr. , Stanford University, Denis Andrault , Université Clermont Auvergne, Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte , Purdue University. Congratulations to all three for their dedication to advance their research and their push to our boundaries of knowledge!

The ballots are out! Election for AGU leaders were run in October 2020 and the results announced on the AGU website recently . Lars Hansen will be our new president elect and Sally June Tracy our new secretary. Both will begin their term in 2021 along with Sébastien Merkel , who will be the new section president. Congratulations to our newly elected leaders!

AGU section awards were announced on Sep 30, 2020 . This year's recipients for Mineral and Rock Physics are Mineral and Rock Physics Early Career Award Marco Maria Scuderi , Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Mineral and Rock Physics Graduate Research Award Martin Lesueur , University of New South Wales, Australia Francesca Miozzi , Sorbonne Université, France Leif Tokle , Brown University, United States John C. Jamieson Student Paper Award Rajkrishna Dutta , Princeton University Cara Vennari , University of California Santa Cruz Congratulations to all recipients, nominators, and MRP committees for their fantastic work!

Around the world, outrage and protest against racism and discrimination have intensified in recent weeks. This moment inspires us all to listen and reflect. Science does not exist in isolation. At MRP, we recognize the need to continuously fight against systemic racism and discrimination. In our capacity as researchers, teachers, and all the other roles we fill for society, we need to take concrete steps to build a more diverse and inclusive community. Please join and support AGU’s initiatives aimed at improving diversity, equity and inclusion in Earth and Space sciences.

Dear all, The Mineral and Rock Physics focus group at AGU sponsors three awards, including a Graduate Research Award, an Early Career Award, and the John C. Jamieson Student Paper Award. Nominations for all are due are due by 11:59pm ET, 15 April, 2020. The Graduate Research Award is dedicated to individuals who have completed the degree requirements for a Ph.D. or highest equivalent terminal degree up to 12 months prior to the nomination deadline. The Early Career Award is given to one early career scientist, no more than 10 years post-terminal degree. The John C. Jamieson Student Paper Award is granted to a student who has published the most outstanding ...

AGU announced its 2019 Class of AGU Fellows . AGU Fellows are recognized for their scientific eminence in the Earth and space sciences. Their breadth of interests and the scope of their contributions are remarkable and often groundbreaking. In 2019, the MRP community is proud to congratulate our three new fellows, Robert M. Hazen, from the Carnegie Institution for Science, Patrick Cordier from the Université de Lille and Michael Walter from Carnegie Institution for Science. The award ceremony will be held Wednesday, 11 December, at Fall Meeting 2019 in San Francisco.