v2n6 From the Editors
By E. Bruce Watson | December, 2006
As we close the final issue of 2006, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the accomplishments of the past year. You are holding the 11th issue of Elements. For every issue that is delivered to your desk, an extraordinary feat of collaboration must happen. Authors of each of the articles have to be shepherded to produce their articles according to a firm deadline; society news editors must send news from their societies; book reviews and conference news must be assembled. Our technical editor, Thomas Clark, then combs through every manuscript and adds a layer of polish.
v2n5 From the Editors
By E. Bruce Watson, Rodney C. Ewing | October, 2006
Several societies have expressed interest in participating in Elements and we expect that at least three become participating societies in 2007. Watch the next issue for an announcement. Our line-up for 2007 is complete—we will publish a 2007 preview in the December issue—and we are now discussing potential topics for 2008. Suggestions and proposals are always welcome.
v2n4 From the Editors
By Mike Hochella, Ian Parsons, Bruce Watson, and Pierrette Tremblay Ian Parsons | August, 2006
What goes on behind the scenes to produce an issue of Elements? Should anyone besides the editors care? Even if you have never considered being a guest editor of an issue of Elements, or even if you are not the least bit curious about how all this works, we encourage you to read on. The first thing to remember is that Elements belongs to each one of us as individual scientists. Without this simple yet powerful principle, this magazine would simply not work. Elements does not belong to principal editors or societies or to the disciplines that they represent. As important as these societies are, and the disciplines represented therein, it is absolutely vital that Elements transcend them. What drives Elements is the continuous and unending scientific creativity of each and every one of us. Science is what scientists do, and the goal of Elements is to represent, indeed to project, what we do as mineralogists, geo chemists, and petrologists, for each other and for the rest of the world.
v4n3 From the Editors
Pierrette Tremblay, Mike Hochella, Ian Parsons, and Bruce Watson | June, 2006
Rod Ewing stepped down officially as principal editor of Elements at the end of 2005. However, as Rod is the editor in charge of this issue, we decided to print our tribute to him here. When it was decided that the initial group of principal editors would have staggered terms, he insisted that he should have the shortest term. “I will have been involved with this project for five years by the time I step down,” he said. Rod will still be involved with Elements in an advisory capacity to the Executive Committee. He will also be the guest editor for issue 6 of volume 2 (next December). And we know we will be able to consult him as need arises.
v4n1 From the Editors
By Michael F. Hochella Jr., Ian Parsons, Bruce Watson, and Pierrette Tremblay, Rod Ewing | February, 2006
Anative of New Hampshire, he attended Williams College (where his interest in geology was kindled) and later transferred to the University of New Hampshire, where he received a BA in geology in 1972. After a summer field season with the US Geological Survey, he entered graduate school at MIT with the intention of becoming a volcanologist. The lure of geochemistry at MIT in the 1970s was strong, however, and Bruce was particularly drawn to experimental approaches. He received his PhD in geochemistry from MIT in 1976.