Plenary lectures provide an opportunity for meeting attendees to hear from world-renowned speakers.

We are very pleased to announce that the following plenary speakers have agreed to present at emc2016:

Monday 12 September 2016

[08.30-09.15] Liane G. Benning (GFZ, German Research Center for Geosciences, Germany / University of Leeds, UK): “The joys of making or breaking bonds in minerals: a molecular perspective”

Tuesday 13 September 2016

[08.30-09.15] Frank Melcher (University of Leoben, Austria): “Nb-Ta-Sn mineralization in pegmatites and granites”

Wednesday 14 September 2016

[08.30-09.15] Emilio Galán (University of Sevilla, Spain): “A new methodological approach for the evaluation of soil pollution by trace elements”

[10.00-10.45] Rod Ewing (Stanford University, USA): “Radiation effects in minerals”

Thursday 15 September 2016

[008.30-09.15] Karen Appel (European XFEL, Hamburg, Germany): “New perspectives for mineral sciences using fourth generation light sources”

[15.45-16.30] Marco Scambelluri (University of Genova, Italy): “Fluids, mass transfer and tectonics in subduction zones: what do we learn from serpentinite?”