DEEP CARBON CYCLE WORKSHOP, May 15-17, 2008

Geophysical Laboratory, Broad Branch Road Campus, Washington, DC

Sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

 

THURSDAY, May 15, 2008

8:00 am                               Pick up from hotels

8:30 am – 9:00 am            Registration

9:00 am – 9:05 am            Russell Hemley (Director, GeophysicalLaboratory) Welcoming remarks,

9:05 am – 9:15 am            Robert Hazen (Geophysical Laboratory) “The deep carbon cycle: assessing needs and opportunities”

9:15 am - 12:30 pm           Session I: Deep CarbonReservoirs – Phases and their Properties

                                    Dudley Herschbach (Harvard University) Discussion Leader

9:15 am – 9:35 am            Ronald Cohen (Geophysical Laboratory)Keynote: “Carbon from Earth’s surface to its core”

9:35 am – 9:55 am            Discussion

9:55 am – 10:10 am          Irina Plotnikova (Kazan State Univ) Invited talk #I-1: “Deep natural gas fields”

10:10 am – 10:20 am        Discussion

10:20 am – 10:45 am        Coffee Break

10:45 am – 11:00 am     Laurent Richard (Nancy-Université) Invited talk #I-2: “Thermodynamic properties of                                    organic solids, liquids, and gases at high temperatures and pressures: Description                                    of organic/inorganic interactions in geological processes”

11:00 am – 11:10 am            Discussion

11:10 am – 11:25 am            Adrian Jones (University College London) Invited talk #I-3: “Deep carbonates”

11:25 am – 11:35 am            Discussion

11:35 am – 11:50 am            Yingwei Fei (Geophysical Laboratory) Invited talk #I-4: “Carbon in the core”

11:50 am – 12:00 noon        Discussion

12:00 noon – 12:30 pm  Submitted 5-minute talks and discussion

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm              Lunch

1:30 pm – 5:00 pm            Session II: CarbonFluxes – Mechanisms and Rates

                                   Alison Shaw (WHOI) Discussion Leader

1:30 pm – 1:50 pm            John Hayes (WHOI) Keynote: “Flux matters”

1:50 pm – 2:10 pm            Discussion

2:10 pm  – 2:25 pm            Rajdeep Dasgupta (Columbia Univ.) Invited talk #II-1: “Carbon fluxes in Earth’s mantle”

2:25 pm – 2:40 pm            Discussion

2:40 pm – 2:55 pm           David DesMarais (NASAAmes) Invited talk #II-2: “Dynamics of the global C cycle”

2:55 pm – 3:05 pm            Discussion

3:05 pm – 3:30 pm            CoffeeBreak

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm            Daniel Rothman (MIT) Invited talk #II-3: “Physics of Earth’s deep carbon cycle”

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm            Discussion

4:00 pm –5:00 pm             Submitted5-minute talks and discussion

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm            Poster Session and Wine Mixer

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Dinner

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm            Poster Session and Wine Mixer (continued)

8:30 pm                               Return to hotels

FRIDAY, May 16, 2008

8:30 am                             Pick up from hotels

9:00 am – 9:05 am          H.James Cleaves (GeophysicalLaboratory) Announcements

9:05 am - 12:30 pm         Session III: Deep Life

                                 Jan Amend (Washington University) Discussion Leader

9:05 am – 9:25 am            Katrina Edwards (USC) Keynote: “Overview ofdeep life”

9:25 am – 9:55 am            Discussion

9:55 am – 10:10 am          Brian Mailloux (Barnard College) Invitedtalk #III-1: “Recovery and characterization of a deep microbial ecosystem”

10:10 am – 10:20 am        Discussion

10:20 am – 10:45 am         CoffeeBreak

10:45 am – 11:00 am          Isabelle Danielle (University of Lyons) Invited talk #III-2: “The study of deep life”

11:00 am – 11:10 am         Discussion

11:10 am – 11:25 am        Doug Bartlett (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) Invited talk #III-3: “Microbial adaptation to high-pressure environments”

11:25 am – 11:35 am        Discussion

11:35 am – 11:50 am         Patrick Griffin (Geophysical Laboratory) Invited talk #III-4:“Experimental constraints on deep microbial life”

11:50 am – 12:00 noon      Discussion

12:00 noon – 12:30 pm  Submitted 5-minute talks and discussion

12:30 pm                               Lunch

1:30 pm – 5:00 pm            Session IV: DeepAbiotic Synthesis of Organic Molecules

                                  Thomas McCollum (University of Colorado) Discussion Leader

1:30 pm – 1:50 pm            Barbara Sherwood-Lollar (University ofToronto) Keynote: “Overview of deep abiotic synthesis of organic molecules, and theabiotic-biotic controversy”

1:50 pm – 2:10 pm            Discussion

2:10 pm  – 2:25 pm            Andrew Steele (Geophysical Laboratory)Invited talk #IV-1: “On mineral-catalyzed synthesis of organic molecules”

2:25 pm – 2:40 pm            Discussion

2:40 pm – 2:55 pm             Vladimir Kutcherov(Stockholm University) Invited talk #IV-2: “Abiotic petroleum generation”

2:55 pm – 3:05 pm            Discussion

3:05 pm – 3:30 pm            CoffeeBreak

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm          Vitaly Flid (Moscow State Academy of Fine Chemical Technology) Invited talk #IV-3: “Catalytic aspects of Hydrocarbon formation in the Earth’s mantle”

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm            Discussion

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm            Leroy Ellis (Isotope Logging, Inc) Invited talk #IV-4: “On the origins of petroleum”

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm            Discussion

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm            Submitted 5-minute talks and discussion

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm            PosterSession and Wine Mixer

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Dinner

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm            Session V: Energy andClimate

                                  Siegfried Franck Discussion Leader

7:00 pm – 7:15 pm            Amos Nur (Stanford University) Invitedtalk #V-1: “The end of oil”

7:15 pm – 7:30 pm            Discussion

7:30 pm  – 7:45 pm           Catherine Peters (Princeton University)Invited talk #V-2: “Carbon sequestration”

7:45 pm – 8:00 pm            Discussion

8:00 pm –8:15 pm             Wendy Mao (Stanford University) Invited talk #V-3: “Clathrates”

8:15 pm – 8:30 pm            Discussion

8:30 pm – 8:45 pm         Charles Langmuir (Harvard University) Invited talk #V-4: “Potential long-term impacts of deep carbon cycling on climate”8:45 pm – 9:00 pm         Discussion

9:10 pm                               Return to hotels

SATURDAY, May 17, 2008

8:30 am                               Pick up from hotels

9:00 am – 9:05 am            H. James Cleaves (GeophysicalLaboratory) Announcements

9:05 am - 9:15 am             Jesse Ausubel (Alfred P. Sloan Foundation) Comments on the future of the Sloan/ GeophysicalLaboratory Deep Carbon Cycle Project

9:20 am – 11:45 am          Breakout Sessions: The Future of Deep Carbon Research

                           Group1 – Deep Carbon Reservoirs: SteveHaggerty (University of Massachusetts) Discussion Leader

                           Group2 – Deep Carbon Fluxes: JohnHolloway (Arizona State University)  Discussion Leader

                           Group3 – Abiotic Organic Synthesis: GeorgeCody (Geophysical Laboratory) Discussion Leader

                           Group4 – Deep Life: John Baross (University of Washington) Discussion Leader

                           Group 5 – Energy &Climate: Volker Krey (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) Discussion Leader

11:45 am – 12:45 pm          Lunch

12:45 pm – 3:00 pm           Session VI: Breakout Session Reports

                                   Russell Hemley (Geophysical Laboratory) Discussion Leader

12:45 pm – 1:00 pm          Steve Haggerty (University of Massachusetts) “Needs and opportunities in the study of deep carbon reservoirs”

1:00 pm – 1:10 pm            Discussion

1:10 pm – 1:25 pm            John Holloway (Arizona State University) “Needs and opportunities in the study of deep carbon fluxes”

1:25 pm – 1:35 pm            Discussion

1:35 pm – 1:50 pm            George Cody (Geophysical Laboratory) “Needs and opportunities in the study of abiotic organic synthesis”

1:50 pm – 2:00 pm            Discussion

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm            John Baross (University of Washington) “Needs and opportunities in the study of deep life”

2:15 pm – 2:25 pm            Discussion

2:25 pm – 2:40 pm            Volker Krey (International Institute forApplied Systems Analysis) “Needs and opportunitiesin the study of energy and climate”

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm            Concluding discussion and adjournment. Transportation to local airports will be available.