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Organic Geochemistry (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

The Future of Organic Geochemistry: Advances in Organic Proxies and Analytical Techniques

July 28 - 29, 2018

Chair Loes van Bree

Holderness School

33 Chapel Lane

Holderness, NH, US

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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Organic Geochemistry is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The aim of this meeting is to create an informal and open atmosphere where early career organic geochemists can get together to present and discuss their research. Emphasis will be placed on new developments and applications of organic proxies, analytical techniques, biogeochemical processes and understanding of petroleum systems. This meeting will include a career panel where members of our community, with academic and/or industrial backgrounds, and at different stages in their career, will share their experiences of how they got to where they are today.

Related Meeting

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

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm	Keynote Session: The Future of Organic Geochemistry Discussion Leader: Cindy De Jonge (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm	Alex Sessions (California Institute of Technology, USA) "Organic Geochemistry: A Field with an Identity Crisis?"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm	Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Biomarkers and Proxies Discussion Leaders: Rebecca Smith (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA) and Yuki Weber (Harvard University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Gabriella Weiss (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands) "Enhanced Paleosensitivity of the Alkenone Paleosalinity Proxy"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm	Emily Dearing Crampton-Flood (Utrecht University, The Netherlands) "Applying Bayesian Statistics to Assess Confounding Factors on the Branched GDGT Continental Paleothermometer"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm	Helen Habicht (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA) "Arctic Hydroclimate and Vegetation Variability from 0-250 ka: Stable Isotope and Biogeochemical Records from Lake El'gygytgyn, NE Russia"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	Julia Krawielicki (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) "Rise and Fall of the Ethiopian Forests"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Tracing Organic Matter Discussion Leaders: Charlotte O'Brien (Yale University, USA) and Caitlyn Witkowski (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands)
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Hendrik Grotheer (Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Germany) "Assessing Permafrost Erosion in the Canadian Beaufort Sea, Herschel Island: A Biomarker and Radiocarbon Approach"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	Muhammed Usman (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) "Large-Scale Changes in Organic Matter Export from the Indian Subcontinent Linked to Holocene Climate Variability"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	Mei Mei (University of Houston, USA) "Improved Method for Simultaneous Determination of Saturated and Aromatic Biomarkers, Organosulfur Compounds and Diamondoids in Crude Oils by GC-MS/MS"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am	Xingqian Cui (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) "Depositional Environment of the South Atlantic Rift Basins"
10:50 am - 11:00 am	Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Poster Session Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Mentorship Component: Career Panel Discussion Leader: Loes van Bree (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Panel Discussion Career Panel Aaron Diefendorf (University of Cincinnati, USA) Katherine French (U.S. Geological Survey, USA) Darci Rush (Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research, The Netherlands) Lloyd Snowdon (University of Calgary, Canada) Johan Weijers (Shell, The Netherlands) Alex Sessions (California Institute of Technology, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Evaluation Period Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm	Seminar Concludes