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Phase Field Modelling Workshop – February 2 – 7, 2025

We would like to draw your attention to a workshop on Phase Field Modelling and Applications in the Earth Sciences.

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Diffusion Workshop – 21-25 October 2024

We would like to draw your attention to a short course on the

Application of diffusion studies to the determination of timescales in geochemistry and petrology (diffusion chronometry / geospeedometry)

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Successful Ph.D. Defence!

Congrats to Maria Dias for her successful PhD defence about the ‚Determination of diffusion coefficients for Fe-Mg and trace elements in orthopyroxene as a function of various relevant parameters (T, fO2, fH2O and major and minor element composition) for use in diffusion chronometry‘!

Extension of the Research Unit for three more years

We are excited to announce that the German Science Foundation (DFG) is funding the second round of the Research Unit “Diffusion Chronometry of Magmatic Systems” (FOR 2881) for three more years. Watch out for new projects and job opportunities. More details coming soon …

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Announcement of a Workshop

We would like to draw your attention to a short course on the

Application of diffusion studies to the determination of timescales in geochemistry and petrology (diffusion chronometry / geospeedometry)

Institut für Geologie, Mineralogie und Geophysik
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

27-31 March 2023

The number of participants is limited to ca. 40 persons on a first come first serve basis. Interested participants can express intention to register by sending an email containing a brief paragraph describing their background / reasons for wanting to participate to: ralf.dohmen@rub.de
Further information can be found in the pdf file:

Announcement Short Course
 


Best Student Talk Award

 

Photo by Liam Hoare
Congrats to Maria Dias for winning the Best Student Talk Award at the
DMG Petrology, Geochemistry & Petrophysics Section Meeting in Mainz!

 


Diffusion at Goldschmidt 2022

Dear diffusion enthusiasts,

Please consider joining our pre-conference diffusion modeling workshop and/or sending an abstract to one of the following sessions:

 

Pre-Conference Diffusion Modeling Workshop

Title: Learning Time: Diffusion chronometry applied to high temperature systems
Date: July 9-10, 8:30-17:00 HST
Format: on-site
Cost: $190/participant
Organizers: T. Shea, R. deGraffenried, K. J. Lynn, S. Chakraborty, R. Dohmen, J. Hammer
further information

 

Scientific Sessions

Theme 4: Crust: Magmatism, Recycling, and Metamorphism
4f – Mineral reaction rates and phase equilibria in magmatic and metamorphic processes: Implications for thermobarometry and time scales of high temperature processes
Conveners: F. Holtz, M. Oeser, E. Bloch, D. Neave
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Theme 7: Mineral, Melt, and Fluid Chemistry
7e – The time is ripe: using element diffusion to characterize the nature and timescales of igneous processes from source to surface
Conveners: T. Shea, K. J. Lynn, R. deGraffenried
further information