Interested in aquatic or terrestrial carbon ecology? Submit your abstracts to the Goldschmidt 2018 - Geobiology, Organic Tracers, and Biogeochemistry Session 10e. The Goldschmidt conference will be held in Boston, August 12-17th, and the session will include probing biogeochemical processes via isotopic and OM composition signature.
The session within Geobiology, Organic Tracers, and Biogeochemistry is Novel insights into Earth and environmental processes through radiocarbon research and organic matter biogeochemistry. Keynote Speaker: Tim Eglinton Invited Speakers: Lynn Mazzoleni, Klaus Schmidt-Rohr, and Brett Poulin This session aims to create collaborative synergies among (geo)scientists in academia, industry, governmental facilities, and broader experts in carbon cycle dynamics as a means of highlighting gaps in our current knowledge and identifying potential future directions in radiocarbon research and combined organic matter (OM) biogeochemical characterization approaches. We invite contributions of carbon cycling dynamics and OM biogeochemistry including isotope detection and interpretation - from instrument development to environmental application, potentially involving "unconventional" applications - along with studies that assess OM mobilization, reactivity, and fate by combining chemical structure and compositional datasets from various environments or engineered ecosystems. Novel advances are likely only achievable through interdisciplinary and inter-sector networking and collaborations that identify the current gaps, and resolve common biogeochemical misconceptions with interpretation from instrument bias. Abstracts can range in scope including carbon dynamics and isotopic signatures for both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, and studies that employ a suite of complementary analytical approaches are particularly welcome in this session. The abstract submission process is now open and will close on March 30th. For more information on abstract submission, please follow this link: https://goldschmidt.info/2018/abstracts A copy of the session abstract is provided below for your convenience. Session conveners include: Juliana D'Andrilli - Montana State University, USA (juli...@montana.edu<mailto:juli...@montana.edu>) David Podgorski - University of New Orleans, USA Jaime L. Toney - University of Glasgow, UK Clayton Magill - Heriot Watt University, UK Please email me with any questions regarding this session. We look forward to an exciting session - and see you in Boston! 10e: Novel insights into Earth and environmental processes through radiocarbon research and organic matter biogeochemistry Carbon and its role in global cycles, both biogeochemical and hydrological, are fundamental to understanding past, present, and future environmental conditions. Stable (13C) and radiocarbon (14C) approaches are required to better understand time-space flux relationships between Earth's key reservoirs. Natural organic matter (OM) is a critical currency for material and energy exchange among Earth's systems, and isotopic signature, molecular composition, structure, and concentration indicate processes governing transformation through connected networks. Recent isotopic instrumental developments and complementary analytical chemistry techniques now creates new opportunities to better constrain carbon dynamics and key Earth system processes. Novel advances are likely only achievable through interdisciplinary and inter-sector networking and collaborations that identify the current gaps, and resolve common biogeochemical misconceptions with interpretation from instrument bias. This session aims to create collaborative synergies among (geo)scientists in academia, industry, governmental facilities, and broader experts in carbon cycle dynamics as a means of highlighting gaps in our current knowledge and identifying potential future directions in radiocarbon research and combined OM biogeochemical characterization approaches. We invite contributions of carbon cycling dynamics and OM biogeochemistry including isotope detection and interpretation - from instrument development to environmental application, potentially involving "unconventional" applications - along with studies that assess OM mobilization, reactivity, and fate by combining chemical structure and compositional datasets from (i) environmental grab samples, (ii) laboratory incubation and/or mesocosm experiments, or (iii) a combination of both. Multidisciplinary approaches will reduce discrepancies in chemical interpretations of OM biogeochemistry and isotopic signatures and provide a clearer understanding of Earth's systems. Cheers, Juliana D'Andrilli, David Podgorski, Jaime Toney, and Clayton Magill <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Juliana D'Andrilli, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor Dept. Land Resources & Environmental Sciences Montana State University Bozeman, MT 59717 http://julesdandrilli.wixsite.com/research
