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Jack Middelburg (Prof. of Geochemistry & head of the department of Earth Sciences) has been elected as an American Geophysical Union Fellow. Middelburg will officially receive the prestigious title during the AGU Fall Meeting in December.

The AGU, one of the world’s largest earth science organisations, annually recognises a select number of its members as new . Middelburg was selected, together with 53 other AGU members, as Fellow because of his outstanding scientific achievements and contributions by pushing forward the frontiers of our science. Middelburg receives the title officially during the annual AGU conference in December, held this year in Chicago.

International recognition

Prof. dr. Jack Middelburg holds the General Geochemistry Chair of Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and is currently the director of NESSC, the Netherlands Earth System Science Centre. He focuses his research on improving climate proxies of the distant past and on feedback mechanisms which can enhance or weaken changes of the earth’s climate.

During the past year, Middelburg has been internationally recognized and awarded as a leading researcher in the aquatic sciences. Among other distinctions, Middelburg received and in 2016 in honour of his outstanding scientific contributions. He was elected by the Geochemical Society (GS) and The European Association of Geochemistry (EAG).