Saturday
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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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3:30 pm - 3:45 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
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3:45 pm - 4:30 pm |
Keynote Session: Geobiological Records of Ancient Cataclysms
Discussion Leader: Michael Kipp (California Institute of Technology, USA)
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3:45 pm - 3:50 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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3:50 pm - 4:20 pm |
Nadja Drabon (Harvard University, USA)
"Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy of Banded Cherts Across the 3.26 Ga S2 Meteorite Impact Event"
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4:20 pm - 4:30 pm |
Discussion
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4:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Tracking Environmental and Evolutionary Changes Using Geobiology
New insights into topics such as recent and ancient climatic change, chemostratigraphy, and patterns of evolution and extinction.
Discussion Leader: Aleisha Johnson (University of Chicago, USA)
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7:30 pm - 7:35 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:35 pm - 7:50 pm |
Jennifer Reeve (University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
"Cyanobacterial Evolution and the Great Oxidation Event: Impact of Environmental Changes in Salinity Tolerance"
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7:50 pm - 7:55 pm |
Discussion
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7:55 pm - 8:10 pm |
Adriana Rizzo (University of California, Riverside, USA)
"Investigating Biological and Chemical Heterogeneity in the Neoproterozoic Ocean: Constraining the Rise of Eukaryotes with Lipid Biomarkers"
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8:10 pm - 8:15 pm |
Discussion
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8:15 pm - 8:30 pm |
Silvina Slagter (Yale University, USA)
"Taphonomic Constraints on Preservation of the Ediacara Biota by Early Silica Cementation in Sandstones"
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8:30 pm - 8:35 pm |
Discussion
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8:35 pm - 8:50 pm |
Marie-Noëlle Decraene (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Coupled Fe-S Isotopic Signatures and Local Conditions for Pyrite Formation Through the Smithian-Spathian Boundary (Early Triassic)"
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8:50 pm - 8:55 pm |
Discussion
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8:55 pm - 9:10 pm |
Christopher Jones (University of California, Riverside, USA)
"Impact on the Sedimentary Microbial Community Related to Temporal Changes in Trace Element Concentrations"
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9:10 pm - 9:15 pm |
Discussion
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9:15 pm - 9:30 pm |
General Discussion
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Sunday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 11:00 am |
The Limits of Life: New Developments in Biogeochemistry and Ecology
The latest research in areas including metabolic processes, biomineralization, and genetic studies.
Discussion Leader: Isabel Baker (Harvard University, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:05 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:05 am - 9:20 am |
Alexandra Phillips (UC Santa Barbara/University of Minnesota Duluth , USA)
"The Role of Organic Sulfur in Sulfate Reduction: A Case Study in Lake Superior"
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9:20 am - 9:25 am |
Discussion
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9:25 am - 9:40 am |
Li Chieh Lu (Rice University, USA)
"A Volatile to Non-Volatile Signal Converter for Directing Information Flow in Soil Microbial Consortia"
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9:40 am - 9:45 am |
Discussion
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9:45 am - 10:00 am |
Kalen Rasmussen (Colorado School of Mines, USA)
"Temporal and Spatial Variation in Actively Silicifying Hydrothermal Microbial Communities and Ramification in the Rock Record"
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10:00 am - 10:05 am |
Discussion
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10:05 am - 10:20 am |
Annaliese Meyer (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
"Novel Applications of Molecular Dynamics Simulations for Pinpointing Mechanisms of Metal Isotope Fractionation in Biogeochemical Systems"
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10:20 am - 10:25 am |
Discussion
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10:25 am - 10:40 am |
Robert Ulrich (University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA)
"Element Incorporation Depicts Phyletic Patterns for Calcium Carbonate Biominerals"
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10:40 am - 10:45 am |
Discussion
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10:45 am - 11:00 am |
General Discussion
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11:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Geobiology Beyond Earth
Discussing ancient and modern Earth analogues for locations around the solar system, as well as relevant planetary missions.
Discussion Leader: Maeva Millan (Georgetown University, USA)
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1:30 pm - 1:35 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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1:35 pm - 1:50 pm |
James Hall (MIT, USA)
"Role of Clay Minerals In The Preservation Of Organic Compounds In Martian Lacustrine Environments"
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1:50 pm - 1:55 pm |
Discussion
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1:55 pm - 2:10 pm |
Keyron Hickman-Lewis (The Natural History Museum, United Kingdom)
"Correlative Micro-Analytical Strategies For Biosignature Detection On Mars: A Proof of Concept Using Palaeoarchaean Microbialites"
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2:10 pm - 2:15 pm |
Discussion
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2:15 pm - 2:25 pm |
General Discussion
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2:25 pm - 2:30 pm |
Closing Remarks
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm |
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
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3:00 pm |
Seminar Concludes
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