2014 COMPRES Annual Meeting General Information

Skamania Lodge Stevenson, Washington

June 16, 2014 to June 19, 2014

Skamania Lodge Stevenson, Washington
1131 SW Skamania Lodge Way
Stevenson , WA 98648
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Skamania Lodge Aerial Photo

Short Schedule: 

  • Monday, June 16: Arrival (on-site registration starts at 4 PM) and reception (6:00PM) plus dinner. No formal sessions.
  • Tuesday, June 17: Formal sessions with Keynotes in morning and afternoon. Poster session late afternoon.
  • Wednesday, June 18: Formal sessions with Keynotes in morning and afternoon. Evening Banquet.
  • Thursday, June 19: Formal sessions in the morning.

Program Committee: 

  • Nancy Ross - Virginia Tech
  • Przemysalw Dera - University of Hawaii
  • Andrew Campbell - University of Chicago
  • Christopher Cline - Chair of Student Committee, Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas

Keynote Speakers: 

  • Alessandro Forte - Université du Québec à Montréal - "Importance of Mineral Physics for Modeling the 3-D Structure and Dynamics of the Mantle"
  • Malcolm Guthrie - Carnegie Institution of Washington - "Chadwick's gift: an increasing role for neutrons in the Earth Sciences"
  • Julia Hammer - University of Hawaii - "Snowflakes in volcanic rocks: evidence for diverse mechanisms of crystal growth in basaltic magma reservoirs"
  • Jessica Irving - Princeton University - "Seismological imaging of Earth’s inner core"
  • Timothy Strobel - Carnegie Institution of Washington - "High-pressure synthesis: novel materials and approaches"
  • Lara Wagner - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - "The Role of Water in Subduction Zone Processes: Constraints from Flat Slabs"

Poster and Abstract Information: 

Recommended Poster Size 4' H x 4' W - to be mounted on tri-fold poster boards. See the Abstracts page for further information, to submit an Abstract , or contact Chong-Hwey Fee , fee@illinois.edu or Steve Hurst , shurst@illinois.edu