2025 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Seminar (GRS) on Chemical Oceanography

Location: Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Chemical Oceanography: Fingerprints in the Ocean

The Chemical Oceanography GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

Physical, chemical, biological, and geological processes in the ocean leave chemical fingerprints. The discipline of chemical oceanography uses these fingerprints to understand important ocean processes. It both borrows from other fields to help in the interpretation of chemical data, as well as offers insights into other fields allowing the inference of processes and mechanisms that may not be otherwise measurable. This Chemical Oceanography GRC will continue the tradition of presenting research at the cutting edge of this integrative field, spanning orders of magnitude in time and spatial scales. The conference will bring together experimentalists, observationalists, and modellers who study the generation and interpretation of chemical fingerprints in the ocean and at its interfaces.

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 22, 2025.

Check the programme: https://www.grc.org/chemical-oceanography-conference/2025/

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the “Chemical Oceanography” Gordon Research Seminar (GRS), see below. Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC.

Gordon Research Seminar (GRS): Chemical Tracers in a Changing Ocean

The Chemical Oceanography GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.

Application Instructions
The seminar will feature approximately 10 talks and 2 poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS, either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.

The seminar chair will select speakers from abstracts submitted by April 13, 2025. Those applicants who are not chosen for talks and those who apply after the deadline to be considered for an oral presentation will be expected to present a poster. In order to participate, you must submit an application by the date indicated in the Application Information section above.

Program Format
Gordon Research Seminars are 2-day meetings which take place on the Saturday and Sunday just prior to the start of the associated GRC. The GRS opens with a 1-hour introductory session on Saturday afternoon, followed by a poster session, dinner and a 2-hour session in the evening. Sunday morning begins with breakfast and is followed by another 2-hour session, a second poster session, and lunch. A final 1-hour session takes place just after lunch, and the associated GRC begins later that evening.

Applications
Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 21, 2025. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

GRS Speaker Abstract Deadline: Although applications will be accepted until the date noted above, any applicants who wish to be considered for an oral presentation should submit their application by April 13, 2025. Please refer to the application instructions in the Conference Description section below for more details (if available).

For further information: https://www.grc.org/chemical-oceanography-grs-conference/2025/