Geochronology Summer School in Morteratsch, Switzerland 2024

[Markus Egli]

Dear colleagues,

it is our pleasure to announce the

 

15th International Geochronology Summer School:

Dating techniques in environmental research

 

Date: 1-5 September 2024

Location: Morteratsch (Switzerland)

Webinfo: http://www.geo.uzh.ch/en/units/gch/geochronologysummerschool.html

 

Topics to be covered in lectures, excursions and workshops include dating techniques such as numerical methods

(radiocarbon, exposure dating with cosmogenic nuclides, OSL, 137Cs, 210Pb, etc.), dendrochronology, anthracology, archaeomagnetic dating, palaeolimnology, as well as relative methods like soil weathering and Schmidt-hammer technique. 

 

List of Lecturers:

Holger Gärtner (WSL), Paolo Cherubini (WSL), Markus Egli (University of Zurich), Dmitry Tikhomirov (University of Zurich), Dennis Dahms (University of Northern Iowa), Irka Hajdas (ETH Zurich), Evdokia Tema (University of Torino), Elena Serra (University of Bern), Nathalie Dubois (EAWAG) and others.

 

The Summer School is open to young researchers (PhD students and Post-Docs) worldwide.

Participation is competitive and will be limited to a maximum of 20.

The registration fee (800 CHF) includes accommodation (room sharing required),

half board and lunch, field trips and teaching material.

 

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 30 April 2024

Registration: http://www.geo.uzh.ch/en/units/gch/geochronologysummerschool/registration.html

 

Prof. Dr. Markus Egli
Geochronology
Soil and Landscape Dynamics
Department of Geography
University of Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH-8057 Zurich
Switzerland

Tel: + 41 44 635 51 14
e-mail: marku...@geo.uzh.ch