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Dear Colleagues: We would like to invite you to consider submitting an abstract to the AGU Fall meeting (San Francisco, 3-7 December 2012) in Mineral and Rock Physics, session: " MR012: Mudstone Multiphysics: Matrix to Fractures and Back Again" Session description: Shale gas plays, long-term storage of CO2, and disposal of nuclear waste spur research on dynamics of clay-bearing rocks and engineered barriers. Matrix-fracture interactions influence production decline, fracture healing, flow and transport, and leakage pathway development. Risk assessment requires long term prediction of sealing performance. This Session invites researchers in various disciplines to interact on the topic of multiphysics of mudstone with emphasis on multi-scale characterization, analysis, and upscaling. This includes but is not limited to assessment of fracture networks, shale gas, CO2 storage, novel methods for nano-to-seismic characterization, fracture propagation and healing, and pore-to-continuum modeling. The abstract submission site is now open<http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/> and will close on August 8th. You should register at AGU before August 1st to be considered as an AGU member to submit your abstract Please, distribute this call for abstracts to anyone who might be interested in this session. Session conveners: Thomas Dewers, Sandia, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Jason Heath, Sandia, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Peter Eichhubl, Bureau of Economic Geology, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Marcelo Sanchez, TAMU-Civil Engineering, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> We look forward to receiving your abstracts. _________________________________ Marcelo Sanchez, Ph.D. Associate Professor Zachry Department of Civil Engineering Texas A&M University 3136 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-3136 Tel. (+1) -979- 862 6604 | Fax: (+1) -979- 862 7696 Email Address: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> https://www.civil.tamu.edu/