The International Association of Cryospheric Sciences (IACS) actively supports Early Career Scientists (ECS) through a wide range of initiatives designed to strengthen scientific collaboration, professional development, and international engagement within the cryospheric community. ECS members are encouraged to participate in IACS working groups focused on key scientific topics, as well as workshops, symposia, educational activities,
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Within the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI), early career scientists are referred to as Early Career Researchers (ECRs), a term that reflects the broad range of roles and career paths within our community. ECRs represent 45.2% of the association’s membership, making them not only a significant part of the
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María Eugenia Ubach Cozatl is a master’s student in volcanology based in Mexico and currently pursuing her studies at the Institute of Geophysics of the UNAM. Her research focuses on volcanic stratigraphy and eruptive histories, aiming to reconstruct past eruptive activity in order to improve the understanding of volcanic behavior. As a volcanology student in
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Saini Samim is an Academic Specialist and Associate Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Australia, working at the intersection of volcanology, geochemistry, and human evolution. She completed her PhD in 2025 at the University of Melbourne, where she applied high-resolution geochronological techniques and developed novel geochemical approaches to study volcanic ash layers preserved alongside early
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Princess Sharlynne A. Cosalan is a geophysicist working at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), where she is involved in volcano monitoring and geophysical research. Her work focuses on gravity monitoring of active volcanoes and the interpretation of gravity changes related to magma movement and hydrothermal processes. She recently completed her Master’s degree
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Gino González is a volcanologist from Costa Rica, a country marked by intense volcanic and seismic activity. He explains that pursuing a career in volcanology can be especially challenging when coming from a region where no dedicated volcanology school exists – a reality that still affects many aspiring geoscientists around the world. Gino’s opinion on
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Gemechu Teferi is currently pursuing a PhD in volcanology at the University of Auckland. Before moving to New Zealand, he spent several years in Ethiopia working across both academic and industry settings, which gave him a grounded perspective on what research looks like outside of well-funded Western institutions. Much of his earlier work focused on
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Federico Galetto is currently a researcher at the “Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)”, Italy. He got his Ph.D. in volcanology at the “Università di Roma Tre” (IT) in 2019 and then he worked as post-doc/researcher both in Italy (2020 and 2025-present) at the INGV, and in the US at Cornell University (2021-2025). His
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