Conference Description
The study of ocean chemistry is central to the understanding of global biogeochemical cycling and human sustainability. Since this GRC conference began 50 years ago, great progress has been achieved in the fundamental understanding of the chemistry of the oceans. Yet there is a great deal to be learned about how the chemical species and their inventories in the oceans interact with physical, geological, biological, biochemical, and chemical processes. Moreover, there are now a myriad of anthropogenic influences that are also likely changing marine geochemical and biogeochemical cycles.
This conference will highlight the leading edge of research in chemical oceanography with a focus on elucidating key processes and discovering mechanisms relevant to understanding large scale biogeochemical cycles in the oceans. Topics will explore key chemical reactions that influence biogeochemical processes, examine reaction rates and what controls them, applications of biochemical approaches, large scale observations, modeling and synthesis, deep-time changes in ocean chemistry, fluxes across interfaces, and developments in instrumentation. This conference aims to connect researchers united by a common interest in improving our understanding of the changing chemistry of the oceans, and to catalyze future research in understanding the biogeochemical cycles of marine environments.
The 2019 GRC will be preceded by a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) in Chemical Oceanography that is open to graduate students and postdocs in Chemical Oceanography and related fields. The GRS provides a forum for early career researchers to present research results, promote networking, and to conduct career building discussions within a peer-to-peer setting. The GRS is chaired by two graduate students and will include an invited keynote speaker.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by March 14, 2019. Please check back for updates.
Biogeochemistry at Environmental Interfaces
Discussion Leaders
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Joe Resing (University of Washington, USA)
Speakers
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Matthew Charette (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
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Brandy Toner (University of Minnesota, USA)
Biogeochemical Signatures and Processes
Discussion Leaders
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Alessandro Tagliabue (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Julia Diaz (Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia, USA)
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Curtis Deutsch (University of Washington, USA)
Reaction Rates in the Oceans
Discussion Leaders
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James Moffett (University of Southern California, USA)
Speakers
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Adam Subhas (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
Trace Metal Biogeochemistry and Marine Bioinorganic Chemistry
Discussion Leaders
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Mak Saito (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
Speakers
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Mark Moore (University of Southampton, USA)
Connecting Biochemical Processes to Global Biogeochemistry
Discussion Leaders
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Hilary Close (Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, USA)
Speakers
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Mary Ann Moran (University of Georgia, USA)
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Jaci Saunders (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
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Emily Ulrich (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
Complex Chemical Characterizations and Novel Instrumentation Applications
Discussion Leaders
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Elizabeth Kujawinski (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
Speakers
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Daniel Petras (University of California, San Diego, USA)
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Henrietta Edmonds (National Science Foundation, USA)
Sediment-Water Interactions
Discussion Leaders
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Florian Scholz (GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany)
Speakers
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Caroline Slomp (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Late-Breaking Topics
Discussion Leaders
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Lihini Aluwihare (Scripps Institution of Oceanography / University of California, San Diego, USA)
Speakers
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Margaret Estapa (Skidmore College, USA)
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Naomi Levine (University of Southern California, USA)
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Galen McKinley (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, USA)
Chemical Signatures Across Space and Time
Discussion Leaders
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Tristan Horner (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
Speakers
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Susan Little (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
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Daniel Sigman (Princeton University, USA)
