Conference Description
The Rock Deformation GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.
Deformation of the lithosphere spans from the near-instantaneous to millions of years, from earthquakes and seismic waves to tectonic-plate motion and subduction. Understanding deformation across these broad timescales is integral to improving predictions of earthquake and landslide hazard, energy production and storage, volcanism, and ice-sheet dynamics. In this seminar, we would like to bring together experimentalists, modelers, theoreticians, and observationalists with research foci across the full spectrum of rock deformation to make connections, discuss the challenges in reconciling observations at different timescales, and hopefully initiate collaborations across disciplinary boundaries.
Any applicants who wish to be considered for an oral presentation should submit their application by March 31st of 2026.
An outline of the program components for this GRS is displayed below. The seminar chair is currently developing their detailed program schedule, which will include the speakers they select from submitted abstracts, in addition to any additional components outlined below. The detailed program will be available by June 9, 2026. Please check back for updates.
