******************************************************************************* Sulfur in Magmas and Melts and Its Importance for Natural and Technical Processes short course From : Jim Webster <jdw@xxxxxxxx> ******************************************************************************* 2011 Mineralogical Society of American Short Course, and 2011 Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Volume 74 We direct your attention to a Mineralogical Society of America short course on "Sulfur in Magmas and Melts and Its Importance for Natural and Technical Processes " to be held in Goslar, Germany, on August 21st - 23rd, 2011 - immediately after the 2011 Goldschmidt Conference. This course will bring together experts in relevant geological and geochemical fields with those in the technical glass industry and glass sciences, and we invite interested students and professionals to attend. The short course will involve lectures based on the 16 chapters of the Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry volume 74 on this broad subject (see: http://msasulfurinmelts.org). Topics to be addressed include advances in analytical protocols for sulfur determination in rocks, minerals, and glasses; experimental, spectroscopic and thermodynamic constraints on the speciation, solubility, and diffusion of sulfur in melts; sulfur stable isotope systematics; partitioning of sulfur between fluid, melts, and minerals; the importance of sulfur in preparing, coloring, and melting industrial glasses; volcanic degassing and fining of glass melts; sulfur and magmatic ore deposits; sulfur in solar systems, and others. The course will also include a poster presentation session for students on August 21st. Two extensions of the short course are offered to students, including two practical courses: (1) "the volcanological kitchen" (hydrothermal experiments and methods) on August 20th in Hannover, Germany, (2) a "glass making and glass properties" session in Clausthal, Germany, on August 24th. The practical courses are limited to 36 participants. Funding to partially support the travel and accommodations of students will likely be available. Registration and payment information will be posted at the url: http://msasulfurinmelts.org ; in the near future. Organizers/editors: Harald Behrens, University of Hannover, Germany (h.behrens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) Jim Webster, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA (jdw@xxxxxxxx) ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
