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Dear All,
We would like to draw your attention to a pre-AGU short course and a special session at the Fall AGU meeting, both titled "Diffusion in Minerals and Melts". We invite you to participate in either or both events. We especially encourage your students to participate in the pre-AGU short course.
The short course is sponsored by the Mineralogical Society (MSA) and Geochemical Society (GS). It will take place the weekend before this year's Fall AGU meeting in San Francisco (Dec. 11-12, 2010). The objective of the short course is to review diffusion at high to moderate temperatures in minerals and silicate melts, focusing on basic theory, experimental methods and analytical techniques in diffusion studies, diffusion data in minerals and melts and their applications to geology. The aim is to help students and practitioners to understand the basics of diffusion, the experimental diffusion data and how they can be applied to geological problems. Short course topics and speakers (as well as chapter titles of the associated RiMG volume 72) can be found in the attachment. Online registration is available at http://www.minsocam.org/ (look for "Short Courses and Workshops" in the middle of the web page). The number of slots is limited, and the registration is on first-come, first-serve basis.
The description of the special session (V24) is as follows: Diffusion in minerals and melts greatly affects many geological processes and the evolution of geological systems. Innovations in experimental methods are expanding our ability to study diffusion in geological materials, and advances in analytical techniques are improving resolution and sensitivity. Theoretical and computational developments have permitted deeper understanding of diffusional processes and properties. We invite submissions from studies of diffusion in minerals and melts from theoretical, experimental and empirical perspectives, and from modeling of processes that depend significantly on diffusive transport. The session will highlight and extend the themes presented in the short course 'Diffusion in Minerals and Melts' sponsored by MSA and GS.
Daniele Cherniak and I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Sincerely,
Youxue Zhang, University of Michigan
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and
Daniele Cherniak, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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