Conference Description
The 2022 Organic Geochemistry GRC will explore the central role of organic matter in shaping the history of our planet, and in its future. In doing so, it marks the 52nd anniversary of the first Organic Geochemistry GRC and celebrates the vibrant relationship the field enjoys with other disciplines. Organic geochemistry emerged from the confluence of analytical and natural product chemistry, the life sciences, and the Earth and planetary sciences. Its vibrancy over the past 50+ years is due largely to the unique combinations of those disciplines, and the many new disciplines it has since embraced. The 2022 GRC will examine new frontiers in classical areas as well as the interfacing disciplines that are now driving the field's evolution. Topics will range from the origin of life and the evolution of biomolecules and biogeochemical processes; the biophysical foundation of molecular proxies; under-explored organic geochemical archives; the structure and preservation of organic matter; the opportunities and pitfalls of data intensive analyses; and the critical role of our field in answering the challenges of the 21st century. Organic matter is a central component of the Earth and life, and despite all that we have learned over the past 50 years there is much yet to discover. We invite scientists from all disciplines and from all career stages to join us in Holderness in 2022, to discuss the exciting topics that will inform the next 50 years of organic geochemical research.
We are actively procuring financial support, which will allow us to support the attendance of early career researchers and especially those from under-represented minority and international groups.
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 April 2, 2022. Please check back for updates.
The Limits of Our Understanding of Organic Matter
Discussion Leaders
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Erdem Idiz (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Lena Vincent (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
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Alon Amrani (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
The Evolutionary and Geological History of Biosynthetic and Metabolic Pathways
Discussion Leaders
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Paula Welander (Stanford University, USA)
Speakers
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Jochen Brocks (Australian National University, Australia)
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Amanda Garcia (University of Wisconsin, USA)
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Sarah Hurley (Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, USA)
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Patrick Shih (University of California, Davis, USA)
Interfaces Between Organic and Inorganic Chemistry: Preservation, Destruction and Interactions
Discussion Leaders
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Johan Weijers (Shell, The Netherlands)
Speakers
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Prachi Joshi (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany)
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Christian Maerz (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Sander Van Den Boorn (Shell Global Solutions, The Netherlands)
Lipid Membranes: From Biophysics to Adaptation to Novel Proxies
Discussion Leaders
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Nicole Bale (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), The Netherlands)
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Florence Schubotz (University of Bremen, Germany)
Speakers
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Phil Oger (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, France)
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Laura Villanueva (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands)
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Jiasong Fang (Hadal Science and Technology Research Center, Shanghai Ocean University, China)
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Guy Schleyer (Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knöll Institute, Germany)
Big Data Approaches to Obtain New Understanding of Geological Systems
Discussion Leaders
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Jeff Sheremata (Phillips 66, USA)
Speakers
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Krista Longnecker (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA)
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Thomas Abraham (Google, USA)
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Yishu Song (ConocoPhillips, USA)
The Myriad Pools and Archives of OM
Discussion Leaders
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Ryan Pereira (Lyell Centre, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (University of California, Merced, USA)
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Thomas Blattmann (ETH Department of Earth Sciences, Switzerland)
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Anja Engel (GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany)
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Peter Hernes (University of California, Davis, USA)
The Organic Geochemistry of the Arctic
Discussion Leaders
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Bart van Dongen (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
Speakers
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Lisa Bröder (ETH Department of Earth Sciences, Switzerland)
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Carolyn Ruppel (U.S. Geological Survey, USA)
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Rémi Amiraux (Takuvik & Lemar, Canada)
Measuring and Deciphering Intramolecular Isotopes Across Space and Time
Discussion Leaders
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Kate Freeman (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Speakers
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Alexis Gilbert (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
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Barbara Sherwood Lollar (University of Toronto, Canada)
Late-Breaking Topics
Discussion Leaders
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Elise Wilkes (California Institute of Technology, USA)
Speakers
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
Organizers:
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Nicole Bale (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), The Netherlands)
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Richard Pancost (University of Bristol, United Kingdom)