IMA2010 Plenary lectures

The 20^th, anniversary edition of IMA GMs will offer seven plenary lectures, selected in order to cover all representative areas, and tailored for a broad audience. The authors are well-recognized experts in their fields, but also attractive speakers.

Plenary talks are scheduled every day, from Sunday (Aug. 22) to Friday (Aug. 27)
(for a general overview, see the IMA2010 Plenary and Elements5 talks timetable)

Timing, speakers and titles:

Sun 22^nd, 14.30-15.20
Bob Hazen : Mineral Evolution: The co-evolving geo- and biospheres

Mon 23^rd, 16.00-16.50
Peter Buseck : 40 years of mineralogy on the nanoscale

Tues 24^th, 16.00-16.50
Bill Griffin : Composition and evolution of the subcontinental lithospheric mantle and origin of its diamonds

Wed 25^th, 13.00-13.50
Olgeir Sigmarsson : Mineralogical and glass compositional variations during the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

Wed 25^th, 16.00-16.50
Jonathan R. Lloyd: The mineral-microbe interface and its defining role in controlling contaminant mobility in the subsurface

Thurs 26^th, 16.00-16.50
Frank Hawthorne (IMA Medalist 2009): Toward theoretical mineralogy: the bond-topological basis of structure stability and mineral reactions
Sponsored by International Mineralogical Association (IMA)

Fri 27^th, 16.00-16.50
Max Wilke (2009 EMU Research Excellence Medallist): X-ray spectroscopy on geomaterials using synchrotron radiation
Sponsored by European Mineralogical Union (EMU)