Dear colleagues,
Coming up this summer is a Summer School on Tectonic Exhumation, sponsored by Integrated
Solid Earth Sciences (ISES). The 7-day workshop is for advanced graduate students who are
investigating diverse aspects of tectonic exhumation. The Faculty of the School will offer lectures,
guide the students in practical exercises, and lead fieldtrips that explore contemporary
approaches in metamorphic and structural petrology, mathematical modeling, structural geology,
tectonic sedimentation, and thermochronology.
Further information is at http://acad.coloradocollege.edu/dept/gy/ises/
ISESSummerProgram2007.php and below. The ISES summer school series is sponsored by a grant
from the National Science Foundation.
Sincerely,
Christine Siddoway and Basil Tikoff
Coordinators
Summer School on Tectonic Exhumation
Dates of school: July 27 to Aug. 3, 2007
Location: The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2007
Decision date: April 15, 2007
Faculty of the School:
Professor Art Snoke, University of Wyoming
Professor Peter Koons, University of Maine
Professor Donna Whitney, University of Minnesota
Dr. Shari Kelley, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Dr. Barbara Carrapa, University of Wyoming
Applications are open until April 1, 2007. Web site & on-line application are at:
http://acad.coloradocollege.edu/dept/gy/ises/ISESSummerProgram2007.php .
For more information, please contact Basil Tikoff ([log in to unmask]) or Christine Siddoway
([log in to unmask] and 719-389-6717).
Background Information:
The ISES Summer School brings together 7 invited experts and 22 participants for one week of
theoretical and practical investigation of the tectonic exhumation. The emphasis will be on
integrating across disciplines, with mentoring from researchers who are applying innovative
approaches, and building a peer network of individuals who share research interests in
exhumation processes and the solid Earth sciences. The Faculty of the School will each provide
an overview of their specialization area, using a combination of lectures, computer applications,
textural analysis at the microscope, or hands-on demonstration. The course schedule is available
from a link in the menu at left.
Graduate student participants will gain experience with investigative approaches, technical and
quantitative tools for research, and guidelines for developing a successful research program that
incorporates contemporary tools for study of exhumation processes. Field excursions to nearby
Rocky Mountains destinations will offer the means to discuss and implement field methods
relevant to the course subject.
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