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2009 Community Workshop

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CIDER '09 Community Workshop: May 17 - 20, 2009, Marconi Center, CA.

Program (5/14/2009)



Day 1: Sunday, May 17: Arrival of Participants

6:00 - Dinner

Session One: Introduction: CIDER vision, accomplishments, and challenges

8:00 - 8:05 pm - Welcome - Barbara Romanowicz

8:05 - 8:20 pm - Introductory remarks from NSF - Sonia Esperanca

8:20 - 8:45 pm - CIDER goals and accomplishments - B. Romanowicz

8:45 - 9:15 pm - Panel presentations/discussion - L. Kellogg, A. Dziewonski, S. Hart, M. Manga, B. Romanowicz

9:15 pm - General discussion


Day 2: Monday, May 18: Themes: Boundary layers and Earth's transition zone

Session Two: Co-Chairs: J. Lassiter and J. Bass

8:30 - 9:45 am - Keynote Presentations

  • M. Gurnis (geodyn) Two Interacting Boundary Layers: Plate Tectonics and the Lowermost Mantle
  • T. Plank (geochem) Melting Regions in the Mantle
  • Ed Garnero (seismo) Can seismology map the dynamics of Earth's interior?
  • 9:45 - 10:15 am - Short Presentations

    M. Hirschmann (min phys), S. Hier-Majumder (geodyn), V. Cormier (seismo), J. Li (min phys)

    10:15 - 10:45 am - Break

    10:45 - 11:10 am - Keynote Presentation

  • Cathy Constable Core-Mantle Boundary Conditions from Geomagnetic and Paleomagnetic Observations
  • 11:15 - 12:30 pm - Short Presentations
    D. Gubbins (geodyn), T. Lay (seismo), K. Cooper (geochem), A. Levander (seismo), B. Buffett (geodyn), M. Ishii (seismo), T. Hoeink (geodyn), K. Kelley (geochem)

    12:30 - 2:00 pm - Lunch

    Session Three: Co-Chairs: D. Wiens and H. Gonnermann

    2:00 - 3:15 pm - Keynote Presentations

  • R. van der Hilst (seismo), Global exploration seismology: new constraints on interfaces in Earth's deep interior
  • Dan Frost (min phys), The Onset of Deep Mantle Melting
  • A. Lenardic (geodyn) Boundary Layer Interactions: Connecting Top to Bottom
  • 3:15 - 3:45 pm - Break

    3:45 - 5:30 pm -Break out session: Future Directions in Deep Earth Science

    5:30 - 6:30 pm -Plenary Discussion
    Chair: L. Kellogg

    6:30 - 8:00 pm - Dinner

    8:00 pm - Poster Session

    Writing group meets (L. Kellogg, CT Lee, J. Li, M. Manga, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. Romanowicz, A. Dziewonski, M. Hirschmann, A. Levander, S. Hart).



    Day 3: Tuesday, May 19: Themes: Scales of Heterogeneity and Water and Volatiles

    Session Four:
    Co-Chairs: J. Lassiter and U. Faul

    8:30 - 9:45 am - Keynote Presentations

  • Francis Albarede (geochem), Volatiles, accretion and planetary dynamics
  • Steve Jacobsen (min phys), Effects of hydration on the elastic properties of upper mantle and transition zone minerals from atomic to geophysical scales
  • J. Ritsema (seismo) Joint seismic and mineral physics analysis of upper mantle temperature and composition
  • 9:45 - 10:30 am - Short Presentations (8 mn total including questions)
    S. Mukhopadhyay (geochem), W. Panero (min phys), J. Warren (geochem), WP Chen (seismo)

    10:30 - 11:00 am - Break

    11:00 - 12:00 pm - Relations with Other Organizations
    R. Liebermann (Compres), M. Gurnis (CIG), D. Simpson (IRIS), H. Igel (Quest)

    12:00 - 12:30 pm - Plenary Discussion
    Chair: J. Li

    12:00 - 1:30 pm - Lunch

    Session Five:
    Co-Chairs: E. Cottrell and T. Lay

    2:00 - 3:15 pm - Keynote Presentations

  • G. Hirth (min phys) Links between melting, rheology and the composition and seismic structure of the upper mantle
  • A. Saal (geochem) The volatile content of the Earth Mantle; highlights, progress and future directions
  • S. Zhong (geodyn) An 1-2-1 model for mantle structure evolution and its implications for mantle seismic and compositional structures and supercontinent process
  • 3:15 - 3:45 pm - Break

    3:45 - 5:00 pm - Short Presentations
    S. Stackhouse (min phys), D. Shim (min phys), J. Dufek (geodyn), S. Huang (geochem), J. OLeary (geochem), A. Courtier (seismo), E. Tan (geodyn), C. Houser (seismo), W. Mao (min phys)

    5:00 - 6:15 pm - Plenary Discussion
    Chair: CT Lee

    6:30 - 8:00 pm - Dinner

    8:00 - 9:00 pm - Short Presentations
    R. Dasgupta (geodyn), C. Dalton (seismo), J. Konter (geochem), Y. Zheng (seismo), J. Roberts (geodyn), J. Hernlund (geodyn)

    9:00 pm - Discussion


    Day 4: Wednesday, May 20: Earth's Evolution

    Session Six:
    Co-Chairs: B. McDonough and T. Grove

    8:30 - 9:45 am - Keynote Presentations

  • J. Blichert-Toft, What isotope geochemistry has taught us about Earth's evolution
  • M. Parmentier, Early planetary differentiation processes with implications for longterm evolution
  • L. Elkins-Tanton, Consequences of accretion: The crust and mantle before convection
  • 9:45 - 10:30 am - Plenary Session wrap up general discussion

    10:15 - 11:00 am - Break

    11:00 - 12:30 pm -
    Writing Group Meeting - Final assignments (writing group continues in the afternoon, either at Marconi or in Berkeley)




    Link to Participants list

    This program is funded by the EAR-CSEDI program of the NSF.

    For inquiries , contact Prof. Barbara Romanowicz (barbara@seismo. berkeley.edu).

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    Last update: 21 June 2009.