Programme
The summer school will consist of 3 parts, the first and the third part will take place in Reykjavik, the second part (which includes field work and excursions) will be based at Hvolsvöllur in Southern Iceland, close to the field sites. The program includes:
Lectures by internationally leading scientists covering a broad range of astrobiology
In-situ life detection investigation of volcanic rock and glacier colonization
Excursions to geologically & biologically interesting sites (lava caves, new lava fields)
2 Poster sessions for students and early career scientists
Participant-led discussions about forefront-topics
Iceland is a uniquely suitable venue for the summer school, offering both easily accessible lava fields and glaciers in close proximity and an analog environment for NASA planetary exploration studies. The newly lava-covered areas stemming from the Eyjafjallajökull and Fimmvörduhals volcanic eruptions provides a unique opportunity for the envisaged field work. A preliminary schedule of the summer schoool (as an Excel file) can be found here.
Poster session
The poster session will be held on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 18:00-20:00 at the Guollteigur room on the ground floor. A buffet dinner will be served then. Posters can be put up from Tuesday 3 July lunchtime on. Please remove the posters on 5 July in the morning at the latest.
Poster boards are white and have a width of 95 cm as well as a heigth of 1.80 m.
Student-led discussions
There is some time scheduled for student-led discussions on themes proposed by participants. Suggestions for subjects are welcome ! Students will be asked to lead the discussions.