| SUNDAY |
| 2:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm | Icebreaker Reception |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
| 7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | VISTAS FROM NEW ANALYTICAL WINDOWS |
| Discussion Leader: Helen Talbot (Newcastle) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:20 pm | Ryan Rodgers (Florida State University)
"Analysis of Complex Organic Mixtures by High Resolution FT-ICR MS" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:35 pm | Discussion |
| 8:35 pm - 9:15 pm | Ellen Hopmans (NIOZ)
"Biomarker Analysis by LC/MS: Bigger, Longer and Uncut" |
| 9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| MONDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:45 am | Group Photo |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | BIODEGRADATION OF HYDROCARBON RESOURCES: NEW OBSERVATIONS AND MODELS |
| Discussion Leader: Francois Behar (Institute Français du Pétrole) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Christian Hallmann (Curtin University)
"Microbial Population Dynamics in Deep Oil Reservoirs—Insights from Microbial Membrane Lipids" |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am | Frank Haeseler (Institute Français du Pétrole)
"Scale problems to model biodegradation process in petroleum reservoirs" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Steve Larter (University of Calgary)
"The Physics of the Confusing Organic Geochemistry of Subsurface Biodegradation - OR, How to Eat Slowly in the Dark!" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | LIFE IN THE DARK |
| Discussion Leader: Roger Summons (MIT) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Alex Bradley (Harvard University)
"The Power of Peridotite: Organic Signatures in an Alkaline Hydrothermal Ecosystem" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | Dave Valentine (UC Santa Barbara)
"Hydrogen and the Energy Economy of the Dark" |
| 9:10 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| TUESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | FRONTIERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR PROXIES |
| Discussion Leader: Stefan Schouten (NIOZ) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Julian Sachs (University of Washington)
"Environmental Controls on Molecular D/H and Their Application to Tropical Rainfall Reconstructions During the Last Millennium" |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am | Isla Casteneda (NIOZ)
"Terrestrial and Marine Climate Variability in North Africa During the Late Quaternary: Insights From Recently Developed Organic Geochemical Proxies" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Tim Eglinton (WHOI)
"Insights from Radiocarbon on the Transmission of Molecular Proxy Signals from Biological Source to Sedimentary Sink" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | GEOCHEMICAL CHALLENGES IN ENERGY ALTERNATIVES
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| Discussion Leader: Kate Freeman (Penn State) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Harold Schobert (Penn State University)
"Molecular Challenges to Progress in Direct Coal Liquefaction" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | Daniel Schrag (Harvard University)
"Biofuels and the Climate-Energy Challenge: Will Bio(geo)chemistry and (Geo)microbiology Play a Role?" |
| 9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | PETROLEUM GEOCHEMISTRY: POLARS AND ASPHALTENES |
| Discussion Leader: Cliff Walters (ExxonMobil) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Kuangnan Qian (ExxonMobil)
"Observation of Sulfur-Containing Vanadyl Porphyrins in Heavy Petroleums" |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am | Murray Gray (University of Alberta)
"Asphaltenes and Resins from the Oil Sands: Structure and Aggregation" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Oliver Mullins (Schlumberger)
"Molecular & Nanoaggregate Structures of Asphaltenes" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | FRONTIERS IN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY |
| Discussion Leader: Kliti Grice (Curtin University) |
| Speakers invited based on submitted poster abstracts |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Verena Heuer (MARUM, Bremen)
"Biogeochemistry of Acetate in the Deep Marine Biosphere - New Insights From Stable Carbon Isotopic Investigations" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Julie Shoemaker (Harvard University)
"Does Oxic Metabolism Control Substrate Availability for Aceticlastic Methanogenesis?" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Jaap Sinninghe-Damsté (NIOZ)
"The BIT Index in Lake Sediments as an Indicator of Precipitation in Equatorial Africa" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Raymond Michels (G2R, Nancy-Université)
"An Experimental Procedure Using Confined Pyrolysis to Relate Diagenetized Molecular Signatures to Precursor Organisms: Example of the Conifers" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| THURSDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | NEW INSIGHTS AND LINKAGES IN METHANE AND SULFUR CYCLES |
| Discussion Leader: Kai-Uwe Hinrichs (Universität Bremen) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Thorsten Dittmar (Florida State University)
"The formation of dissolved organic matter in Gulf of Mexico cold seeps" |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am | Yu-Shih Lin (Universität Bremen)
"Origins Of Volatile Organic Sulfides In Anoxic Sediments" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Chris House (Penn State University)
"Methylogenesis by Methanosarcina: a Possible Model for the Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| (Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair) |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH |
| Discussion Leader: Erdem Idiz (Shell International B.V.) |
| Speakers invited based on submitted poster abstracts |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Robert Nelson (WHOI)
"Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatographic Analysis (GC×GC) of Bicadinanes in Crude Oil - A Comparison of Oils from the Ardjuna Basin, Northwest Java; The Seria Oil Field, Brunei; and Two Oils from South Texas, USA" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Florence Schubotz (Universität Bremen)
"Comparative Analysis of Asphaltene-Rich Oils from the Campeche Knolls, Deciphered by Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Zhibin Wei (ExxonMobil)
"Origins of Thiadiamondoids and Diamondoidthiols in Petroleum" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Clement N. Uguna (University of Nottingham)
"Influence of Water Pressure on Source Rock Maturation: Application to Overpressured and Deep Water Basins" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| FRIDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Departure |