Presented AI Ethics Recommendations for Geoscientists at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna yesterday.At around 20,000 attendees, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is a huge event with researchers world-wide attending. As well as geology and the geological sciences in general, the conference covers hydrology, biogeosciences, remote sensing, oceanography, planetary, earth, space and atmospheric sciences... Continue Reading →

Porosity and permeability prediction from petrographic point-counting data using machine learning. A new study from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has demonstrated that machine learning can accurately predict porosity and permeability in reservoirs using microscopic rock descriptions from samples.The researchers (Sadrikhanloo et al., 2026) trained models on petrographic point-counting data, mineral-by-mineral descriptions of rock composition that geoscientists... Continue Reading →

Open-source data: A Global-Scale Time Series Dataset for Groundwater Studies within the Earth System. Paper out this week in Nature from Bäthge et al (2026), introduces GROW (Global-scale integrated GROundWater dataset), a large, standardised, analysis-ready dataset designed to improve understanding of groundwater dynamics within the Earth system.Groundwater is critical (~99% of accessible freshwater), but its... Continue Reading →

Machine learning for sustainable geoenergy: uncertainty, physics and decision-ready inference. Interesting paper this week from Menke et al (2026) at the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering, and Subsurface Energy Transition and Innovation Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.Abstract:Geoenergy projects (CO2 storage, geothermal, subsurface H2 generation/storage, critical minerals from subsurface fluids, or nuclear waste disposal) increasingly follow a petroleum-style funnel... Continue Reading →

Europe Young Professionals AAPG NEXTGEN GEO 2026: Where Geoscience meets AI on the 26th June. The event returns to London this June, bringing together geoscience, AI and technology in one place. Featuring:• High-impact technical talks• Live platform demonstrations• Social networking with industry leaders https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nextgen-geo-2026-tickets-1985676250117?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nextgen-geo-2026-tickets-1985676250117?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

We have 60 talks and posters from over 20 countries at the Geological Society of London first "AI in Geosciences" conference 4-5 June 2026. Topics include mineral prospecting, geothermal, oil and gas, carbon capture and storage, geohazards, geotechnical engineering, oceanography and marine science, environment and hydrogeology, academic and education and geoethics.The accepted papers are from... Continue Reading →

Delighted to be appointed Honorary Professor at the School of Law and Social Sciences at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen, Scotland. I look forward to continuing to serve RGU.About the School - ResearchAt the School of Law and Social Sciences we promote a vibrant and diverse research community where our sustainable, inclusive and interdisciplinary... Continue Reading →

Delighted our paper has been accepted for the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in Vienna "Fostering the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in the Geosciences".Mrinalini Kochupillai Emma Ruttkamp-Bloem Mark LindsayEuropean Geosciences Union (EGU)hashtag#geology hashtag#geoscience hashtag#machinelearning hashtag#artificialintelligence hashtag#AI hashtag#AIethics hashtag#ethics hashtag#geoethics

I was fortunate to visit the southern part of the East African Rift recently, South of Mt Suswa, beautiful flood trachytes (lava) along the N-S fissures of the rift floor. Reported to have erupted approximately 1 Million years ago (Pleistocene). Subsequent erosion has left these elongated volcanic features.On the ground examining these rocks, you can... Continue Reading →

The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) Geoethics Commission is working on new guidance to address vague and misleading uses of “open” terminology in geoscience AI research. This is especially relevant as big data and large language model technology applications and deep learning become increasingly mainstream in the geosciences.This follows on from the recommendations for... Continue Reading →