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2015 Gordon Research Conference on Chemical Oceanography
26 July 2015 - 31 July 2015
2015 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Chemical Oceanography
Processes at interfaces: Bridging spatial, temporal and disciplinary divides from micro- to global scales
Dates: 26-31 July 2015
Location: Holderness School, Holderness, NH, USA
Many of the most dynamic and intriguing chemical processes in the ocean occur at interfaces. The rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions at interfaces can profoundly shape chemical oceanography, whether those interfaces be large-scale spatial boundaries (such as between water masses, biomes, or at air-sea and land-sea interfaces), smaller-scale transitions (such as between zones of different redox state in the water column or sediments), or micro-scale boundaries (such as at the interface between plankton and their aquatic medium or between mineral surfaces and seawater). Intriguing shifts in ocean chemistry have also occurred at temporal boundaries between different climatic periods, or between geological epochs. Progress in chemical oceanography increasingly relies on melding tools and perspectives from different disciplines in order to generate new insights and deeper understanding of important oceanic processes and features. Examples of disciplines across which chemical oceanographers work include biochemistry, molecular biology, geochemistry, analytical chemistry, materials science, and chemical oceanography. This conference seeks to highlight how chemical oceanography bridges interfaces across space, time, and discipline, and to highlight new approaches to current questions.
In addition, for the first time since its inception, the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Chemical Oceanography will be preceded by a 2-day GORDON RESEARCH SEMINAR (GRS), on JULY 25-26 AT THE SAME LOCATION. Chaired by two recent postdoctoral scientists, the GRS is a forum for postdocs and graduate students to interact with their peers in a GRC-type atmosphere, where they can test their presentation and discussion skills in the absence of the more senior cadre. In addition to organizing presentations and posters by students and postdocs, the GRS chair and vice-chair will invite a keynote speaker to discuss professional development issues of concern to junior members of the field. Coupling the GRS with the GRC will greatly amplify the educational and professional experience of the students/postdocs, and will likely improve their ability to communicate their research at the subsequent GRC.
DEADLINES:
– GRS SPEAKER ABSTRACT DEADLINE: APRIL 25, 2015
– GRS MEETING APPLICATION: JUNE 27, 2015
– GRC MEETING APPLICATION: JUNE 28, 2015
For more information, see:
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=11095
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=16980
Your meeting chairs:
GRC: Kathleen Ruttenberg (kcr@hawaii.edu) and Karen Casciotti (kcasciot@stanford.edu)
GRS: Angelos Hannides (hannides@hawaii.edu) and Jess Fitzsimmons (jessfitz@mit.edu)