The Rock Deformation GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.
Deformation of the lithosphere spans from the near-instantaneous to millions of years, from earthquakes and seismic waves to tectonic-plate motion and subduction. Understanding deformation across these broad timescales is integral to improving predictions of earthquake and landslide hazard, energy production and storage, volcanism, and ice-sheet dynamics. In this seminar, we would like to bring together experimentalists, modelers, theoreticians, and observationalists with research foci across the full spectrum of rock deformation to make connections, discuss the challenges in reconciling observations at different timescales, and hopefully initiate collaborations across disciplinary boundaries.
Any applicants who wish to be considered for an oral presentation should submit their application by March 31st of 2026.
Application Instructions
The seminar will feature approximately 10 talks and 2 poster sessions. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the GRS, either by giving an oral presentation or presenting a poster. Therefore, all applications must include an abstract.
The seminar chair will select speakers from abstracts submitted by May 3, 2026. Those applicants who are not chosen for talks and those who apply after the deadline to be considered for an oral presentation will be expected to present a poster. In order to participate, you must submit an application by the date indicated in the Application Information section above.
Program Format
Gordon Research Seminars are 2-day meetings which take place on the Saturday and Sunday just prior to the start of the associated GRC. The GRS opens with a 1-hour introductory session on Saturday afternoon, followed by a poster session, dinner and a 2-hour session in the evening. Sunday morning begins with breakfast and is followed by another 2-hour session, a second poster session, and lunch. A final 1-hour session takes place just after lunch, and the associated GRC begins later that evening.
