We’re delighted to highlight the participation of three of our young colleagues at major international conferences this summer:

Lisa Tagliacollo (University of Ferrara, Italy) presented at the Goldschmidt 2025 Conference, held from 6–11 July 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic. Her talk shed light on the unique geological features of VMS deposits in Northern Italy, sparking engaging discussions among geochemists and mineralogists attending the session.

Nana Assam (University of Oulu, Finland) contributed to the International Clay Conference, held from 13–18 July 2025 in Dublin, Ireland, with a presentation on the Performance of Thermo-mechanically Activated Finnish Clay: Analysis of Reactivity, Chemical and Mineralogical Changes.

Trung Nguyen (University of Umeå, Sweden) also presented at the International Clay Conference with his work on Cation-Exchange Reactions in Nontronite − Indicator for Water Reservoir and Active Geochemical Processes on Mars. We are especially proud to share that Trung was awarded the Student Oral Presentation Prize for his outstanding contribution.

Below are some moments captured during the conferences:

Lisa Tagliacollo (University of Ferrara, Italy)

Nana Assam (University of Oulu, Finland)

Trung Nguyen (University of Umeå, Sweden)