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Chemical Oceanography

Gordon Research Conference

Fingerprints in the Ocean

July 20 - 25, 2025

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GRC Education Requirements: Undergraduates or those who have not obtained a bachelor's degree in science/engineering (or acceptable equivalent) are not eligible to apply to attend Gordon Research Conferences or Seminars.

Chair

Vice Chair

Southern New Hampshire University

2500 North River Road

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Venue and Travel Information

Application Information

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

Conference Description

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scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages.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.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Chemical Oceanography" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Natural and Anthropogenic Carbon Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm	"Interconnected Biological and Physical Controls on the Ocean’s Carbon Pumps"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm	"The Anthropogenic Carbon Budget Under Decreasing CO2 Emissions"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Biogeochemistry of the Coastal Ocean Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am	"Benthic-Pelagic Coupling of Carbon Cycle in a Shallow Continental Shelf"
9:55 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am	Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am	Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:35 am	"The Coastal Groundwater Carbon Pump"
11:35 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm	Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hour™ is open to all conference participants. Organizer:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Autonomous Observations of the Ocean Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm	"Large Scale Patterns of Biogeochemical Flux Inferred from the Biogeochemical Argo Array"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm	"Code Switch: Harnessing the Torrent of Observations from Biogeochemical Argo"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Molecular Chemical Oceanography Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am	"Filling Gaps in the Labile Organic Sulfur Pool: Linking Genes to Distribution and Cycling of Sulfur Metabolites in the Surface Ocean"
9:55 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am	Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am	"Lipid-Based Chemical Signaling Across Trophic Levels and Ecosystems"
11:20 am - 11:35 am	Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm	"Marine Microbal Metabolites and Their Connection to the Ocean Carbon Cycle"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Microbial Fingerprints Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm	"Understanding and Predicting Microbially Driven Biogeochemical Cycling at Large Scales"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm	"A Closer Look at the Relationship Between Oxygen and Microbial Manganese Oxide Formation"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Trace Elements and Isotopes Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:55 am	"Iron Cycling in the Upper Mesopelagic Ocean"
9:55 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am	Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:20 am	"A Shifty Iron Cycle in the North Pacific"
11:20 am - 11:35 am	Discussion
11:35 am - 12:15 pm	"Radium as a Tracer of Shelf-Derived Elements in the Arctic Ocean: Insights from Time Series Measurements"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Biogeochemical Modelling Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm	"Modeling Ocean Iron Cycling at Meso and Submesoscales"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm	"Enhancing Global Inverse Modeling of the Biological Carbon Pump Using 13C and 14C Isotopes"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR) Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 10:00 am	"Promises and Pitfalls in mCDR Research: From Planetary Thinking to Hyperlocal Observing"
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Discussion
10:15 am - 10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45 am - 11:25 am	"Multiscale Observing System Simulation Experiments for Iron Fertilization in the Southern Ocean, Equatorial Pacific, and Northeast Pacific"
11:25 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 12:00 pm	General Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	Late-Breaking Topic
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Sediments Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm	"Balancing Budgets: Constraints on Sediment Accumulation and Dissolution from Paired Constant Flux Proxies ³He and ²³⁰Th"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm	Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm	"The Dynamics and Ecosystem Consequences of Benthic Fluxes Across the Northern California Current Shelf"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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Funding Opportunities

Financial assistance is available beginning in 2026 for qualified applicants through the Carl Storm Opportunity Fellowships program. Learn more.

Registration Fees

Conferee Single Room:

$1,350.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$1,300.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$885.00

Guest Single Room:

$1,160.00

Guest Shared Room:

$1,110.00

Guest Off-Site:

$695.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$555.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$348.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

Bus Arriving:

$62.00

Bus Departing:

$62.00

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