Alexander Sobolev (IsTerre, Grenoble), Stephan Sobolev (GFZ Potsdam, Germany) and John Valley (University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA) have been awarded an ERC (European Research Council) Synergy Grant of 12.8 million euros over six years (2020-2026) to study the evolution of Earth's chemical composition and underlying physical processes from 4.4 billion years ago to the present day in a project called Monitoring Earth Evolution through Time (MEET).
![[Translate to English:] The image presenting the idea of the ERC Synergy Grant Project MEET that combines chemical and physical methods to study evolution of Earth since the very early stage of its life.](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/1/csm_ERC_Grant_Sobolev_cfa6233509.jpg "[Translate to English:] The image presenting the idea of the ERC Synergy Grant Project MEET that combines chemical and physical methods to study evolution of Earth since the very early stage of its life")
Project duration: 2020-2026
Funding agency: ERC Synergy Grant
Project Coordinator: Stephan Sobolev
Collaborators: Charitra Jain, Michael Pons
Cooperations: Alexander Sobolev (ISTerre, Grenoble), John Valley (University of Wisconsin, Madison,USA), Jean Braun (GFZ), Georg Feulner (PIK), Sascha Brune (GFZ)