Applications of Cosmogenic Nuclides to Earth Surface Sciences12-17 June 2006 in Harkány, Hungary
Convernors:Dr. T. J. Dunai and Dr. F.M. Stuart
in cooperation with Eötvös L. University, Budapest, Hungary
Course content:The Summer school will take place between 12 and 17 June, and will comprise four days of lectures and practical classes, given by leading practitioners in the application of in situ cosmogenic nuclides to geological and geomorphological problems; and one mid-course excursion.
Topics that will be covered in the course encompass exposure dating, burial dating, with applications to neotectonics, glaciology and climate change. Furthermore erosion rate determinations and geohazard assessments will be prominent topics.
The course will provide a brief introduction to the theory, as far as necessary to appreciate the potentials and pitfalls in the applications, providing the basis for the detailed discussion of key case studies, presented by the researchers who conducted the original research.
Speakers will include:Dr. Gabor Bada (ELTE, Budapest): expert in the neo-tectonic evolution of the Pannonian Basin, he will give an introduction to the regional geology and will lead the mid-course excursion
Dr. Lucilla Benedetti (CERGE, Aix-en-Provence); expert in the application of cosmogenic 36Cl to determining slip rates on active faults.
PD Dr Tibor J. Dunai (University of Edinburgh); a leader in cosmogenic nuclide methodology; long experience in using of stable cosmogenic isotopes for determining long-term landscape evolution
Dr. Derek Fabel (University of Glasgow); a leader in the application of cosmogenic isotopes for quantifying glacial histories, in particular high latitudes (Scandanavia and Antarctica).
Dr. Cassandra Fenton (GFZ-Potsdam); extensive experience in application of cosmogenic 3He for understanding the timing of flood events in Western USA.
Dr. Darryl Granger (Purdue); pioneer and a leader in using cosmogenic nuclides for erosion rate determinations; and in using them as chronometers of sediment and rock burial histories.
Dr. John Gosse (Dalhousie University,Halifax); authority in the use of cosmogenic isotopes, author of the cosmogenic isotope 'bible', together with Fred Phillips.
Prof. Ralf Hetzel (Münster); highly experienced practitioner in using radioactive and stable cosmogenic isotopes to provide insight to problems in neotectonics.
Dr. Susan Ivy-Ochs (ETH-Zürich); expert in reconstructing glacial histories using cosmogenic nuclides.
Dr. Peter Kubik (ETH-Zürich); expert in the analyisis of cosmogenic radio-isotopes
Dr. Nat Lifton (Arizona State University); a leader in cosmogenic nuclide methodology; has single-handedly led the development of in situ cosmogenic 14C.
Dr. Anne-Sophie Meriaux (University of Edinburgh); expert in the application of cosmgenic isotopes to neotectonics.
Dr. Finlay M. Stuart (SUERC); expert in the analysis of stable cosmogenic isotopes
Prof. Michael A. Summerfield (University of Edinburgh); acknowledged expert in quantitative geomorphology, has long experience in the use of cosmogenic isotopes for quantifying long-term landscape development, in particular in southern Africa.
Location:
The Summer school will be held at Harkány, in southernmost Hungary. Harkány is renowned for its thermal springs, and is located just south of Pécs, the European City of Culture 2010. Harkány lies in the Pannonian basin, which is characterized by a young back arc setting. This setting has many actively evolving surface features, with neotectonic forces interacting with aeolian and fluvial processes. The summer school location is also close to the Mecsek Mountains, site of a planned nuclear waste storage facility, where for the first time in Europe cosmogenic nuclide methods are part of the geohazard assessment. Both the regional geology and the special situation at the Mecsek Mountains will be topic of a mid-course excursion. How to get there:We will organize bus transfer for participants from central Budapest to Harkány. For onward travel, on 11 June, buses will leave Budapest around 11:00 and 17:00. On 17 June the buses will leave in the morning and return to Budapest around lunch time. You would have to organize your travel to and from Budapest yourself. There are a several low-cost airlines flying to Budapest. Registration:The number of participants is limited. Therefore registration is a two step process. You need to pre-register by 10 March by writing to Mrs Donna Wright (donna.wright@ed.ac.uk), providing a postal address and a telephone contact number. A brief statement of interest would be helpful, in case we need to select participants. Students and PhD students need to include a reference by an academic supervisor. We will notify all pre-registrants by 20 March whether we can provide a place in the summer school or who is placed on the reserve list. All registrants that are provided with a place need to pay the registration fees until 28 March; late payment may have as consequence that a place is given to a person on the reserve list. Students: € 200 PhD-students € 250 All others € 350
The registration fee covers the bus transfer to Hark ny from Budapest, the Hotel in Harkány, all meals, and the excursion.
These fees are based on shared accommodation. A limited number of single room accommodations are available; you would have to add € 200 on above fees. We can waive the registration fees for a limited number of students and PhD students, if requested. Decision for waiving the fee will rely on the reference supplied; requests from applicants from less favoured regions in the European Union will be given priority.
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