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FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE 2011
http://www.minersoc.org/pages/meetings/frontiers-2011/frontiers-2011.html
The meeting ‘Frontiers in Environmental Geoscience 2011’ will be held in Aberystwyth, Wales, from 21–24 June 2011. The scientific focus of the meeting will be on recent advances in research into environmental mineralogy, geochemistry, biosystems and toxicology.
Professor Jill Banfield of the University of California Berkeley will deliver the 2011 Hallimond Lecture at the meeting. Several scientific sessions covering novel topics in environmental geoscience (e.g., nanoparticles, synchrotron applications, geomicrobiology) are planned. There will be a mid-conference fieldtrip in the afternoon of Wednesday 23rd June, which will includes a visit to Cwmystwyth former Pb/Zn mine and the picturesque site of Bwlch Nant yr Arian where conference delegates will have an opportunity to see red kites being fed in a wild and wonderful setting.
Three optional post-meeting field trips on Friday June 24th include (1) Mine water remediation in the South Wales coalfield, including visits to the passive treatment systems at Pelenna and Garth Tonmawr; (2) Coed y Brenin copper porphyry deposit and secondary environmental geochemistry in the striking backdrop of the Snowdonia Mountains; and (3) Geological highlights of coastal northern Pembrokeshire. Including Caledonian structures, Ordovician pillow lavas and fossil hunting.
Please check http://www.minersoc.org/pages/meetings/frontiers-2011/frontiers-2011.html for future updates, and please put the conference dates (21-24 June 2011) in your diaries!
Dr Karen Hudson-Edwards
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