About the Editors
Like the other Nature titles, Nature Geoscience has no external editorial board. Instead, all editorial decisions are made by a dedicated team of professional editors, with relevant research and editorial backgrounds.
Chief Editor: Tamara Goldin, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
A fan of geologic catastrophes on the Earth and beyond, Tamara joined Nature Geoscience in 2012 following postdoctoral research at the University of Vienna and has head the editorial team since 2020. She received her PhD in Geosciences from the University of Arizona, where she studied planetary surface processes at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Her research focused on large meteorite impacts and their environmental effects. She received her BS in Geology from Tulane University in New Orleans and conducted a year of doctoral research at the Bayerisches Geoinstitut in Germany.
Senior Editor: Alison Hunt, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
Alison joined Nature Geoscience in May 2023 following postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich and the Natural History Museum in London examining isotope and trace-element geochemistry of the Earth and meteorites. She received an MSci in Geoscience from the University of Durham and a PhD from The Open University, where her research focused on the link between magmatism and tectonics in central Asia.
Senior Editor: James Super, PhD, Springer Nature, UK
James joined Nature Geoscience in 2019 following a PhD at Yale University focused on the biomarker reconstruction of warm past climate. His research has sought to improve understanding of proxy systems as well as test the mechanisms responsible for Late Cretaceous and Neogene climatic evolution. He received a BS in Geological and Environmental Sciences and an MS in Earth Systems from Stanford University.
Associate Editor: Camilla Brunello, PhD, Springer Nature, Germany
Camilla holds an academic background that encompasses evolutionary biology, earth science, and climate science. She earned her Ph.D. in Physical Geography and Geomorphology from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. Following this, she held postdoctoral positions at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences and the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. Her research primarily focused on the water cycle's evolution over time. She delved into past hydroclimatic variability by studying the key factors affecting precipitation isotopes and the mechanisms that transfer climatic signals into geological records. Camilla is currently working with Nature Geoscience, having joined the Research Cross-Journal Editorial team in April 2024.
Associate Editor: Stefan Lachowycz, DPhil, Springer Nature, UK
Stefan joined Nature Geoscience in August 2018, following postdoctoral research as a Fulbright Scholar at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC. He received MEarthSci and DPhil degrees in Earth Sciences from the University of Oxford. His research involved using field, laboratory, and statistical techniques to collect and analyse lithological, geochemical, geophysical, and geochronological data, primarily to investigate diverse types of volcanic activity.
Associate Editor: Carolina Ortiz-Guerrero, PhD, Springer Nature, USA
Carolina joined Nature Geoscience as a Locum Associate Editor in May 2025 from Communications Earth and Environment, where she handled a broad range of earth science topics since 2023. She holds a bachelor's degree in geosciences from the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and a Ph.D. in Geosciences from the University of Florida (US), along with postdoctoral research at California State University-Northridge. Carolina has an academic background in geochemistry, petrology, and science communication and is a co-founder of a social media-based science communication project in Earth, atmospheric, and planetary sciences.
Senior Editor: Xujia Jiang, PhD, Springer Nature, China
Xujia joined Nature Geoscience in 2018, having started her editorial career in 2017 at Nature Sustainability. Prior to joining Nature Research, Xujia worked as a post-doc at Tsinghua University, looking into the relationship among air pollution, human health and socioeconomic development, including a 3-months visit at School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds. Xujia has a degree in Environmental Engineering from Donghua University and a PhD from Peking University where she studied the behaviour of nanoparticles in aquatic systems. She has also worked on climate change at the Development and Reform Commission in China. Xujia is temporarily on secondment at Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.
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