Goldschmidt™2009: Challenges to Our Volatile Planet
[21-26 Jun 2009]

>> This year the conference focuses on past, contemporary and future challenges to the Earth’s resources and environment.

>> The 20 themes and well over 100 sessions will be joined by high-profile speakers and compelling panel discussions to highlight the future of geochemistry in its global context: The Earth's Future.

 

	Conference Themes
0.	Plenary lectures
1.	Nebular Processes, Planet Formation and Comparative Planetology
2.	Earth, The Early Years: Building a Habitable Planet
3.	The Deep Earth: Formation, Evolution and Dynamics
4.	Mantle to Crust: Ocean Ridge and Intraplate Volcanism
5.	Continental Crust Formation, Tectonics and Orogeny
6.	Recycling: Subduction, The Mantle Wedge and Arc Volcanism
7.	Evolution of Earth's Surface Environment
8.	Interfaces and Interfacial Processes from the Nano- to Continental Scale
9.	Earth's Resources I: Origin and Sustainable Exploitation of Oil/Water/Gas systems
10.	Earth's Resources II: Origin and Sustainable Exploitation of Fluids and Ore Deposits
11.	Climate Change: Processes and Records
12.	Sources, Sinks and Impact of Atmospheric Aerosols
13.	Global Geochemical Challenges: Past Record and Future Impact
14.	Ocean Chemistry Past and Present
15.	Human Activities: Environmental Impact, Consequence and Remediation
16.	Life at the Edge: Extreme Environments
17.	Microbes Rock: Biogeochemical Activity and Biosignatures
18.	Frontiers in Analytical Techniques
19.	Frontiers in Computational Geochemistry
20.	General sessions

21-26 June 2009

Davos Congress Center
Promenade 67 
7270 Davos Platz
Switzerland 

Contact:

e-mail: helpdesk@goldschmidt2009.org

 

 

[Organizers: Geochemical Society & European Association of Geochemistry]