InterRidge Biweekly E-News Archive 2007

Posted August 12th, 2008 by Coordinator

Publications

Below are copies of the biweekly e-news that is sent out to the interridge-mail list. The most recent e-news is listed first, at the top.
To view any of the previous messages sent out to the interridge-mail list, see below OR go to http://mailman.whoi.edu/mailman/listinfo/interridge-mail and then click on Interridge-mail Archives in the first subheading. This will take you to all previously sent emails (since January 2007) sorted by month.

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InterRidge Email #25 (December 31st, 2007)

1. InterRidge Info
- Letter from the Chairs
2. News from the Ridge Crest
- Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge - Dive and Discover Expedition 12
3. Upcoming Meetings
- 5th Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Conference, Busan, Korea, 16-20 June 2008
- MATE International Student ROV Competition, San Diego, CA, USA, 26-28 June 2008
- EuroScience Open Forum 2008, Barcelona, Spain, 18-22 July 2008
4. Jobs and Fellowships

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1. InterRidge Info

Letter from the Chairs
Jian Lin (Chair) and Chris German (Co-Chair)

December 2007
(Excerpt from InterRidge News, Vol. 16, available at http://www.interridge.org/IRNewsletter)

We are delighted to bring the exciting news of ongoing international progress in mid-ocean ridge research to you in this first issue of the annual InterRidge Newsletter from the Woods Hole office. Following are just a few examples of exciting progress in 2007 and new developments for 2008.

1. Contributions from emerging-economy nations
One important trend in the last few years has been that emerging economies, such as India, China, and Korea, are developing national programs in ridge exploration and research, together with rapid increase in investments in deep-sea technology and strengthening of ties to the international community. In fall 2007, China has officially become an InterRidge Principal Member nation. China is the first new IR Principal Member in almost a decade. China is also the first developing country and newly industrialized country to become an IR Principal Member.

In Nov. 2007, the IR Steering Committee meeting was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, thanks to the warm hosting of Dr. Sidney Mello and his Brazilian colleagues. Subsequently a very successful Mid-Ocean Ridge special session was held at the 10th International Conference of the Brazilian Geophysical Society. These events are part of an effort to promote ocean ridge research and exploration in South American countries and to strengthen ties within the IR community. With that in mind we are pleased to welcome Chile as our newest IR Corresponding Member nation. Exciting advances in ridge-crest science are taking place in many IR countries (see National News, InterRidge News, Vol. 16, 2007), and efforts are underway in Russia and New Zealand, among others, to upgrade their national IR memberships.

2. New InterRidge Working Groups to start in 2008
The IR Working Groups (WGs) play an essential role in promoting and coordinating new research that follows a focused theme of emerging scientific promise, or is conducted in a unique geographic setting along global ridge-crests where advances in science will benefit significantly from IR coordination. Four of our current WGs will continue into 2008: Biogeochemical Interaction at Deep-Sea Vents, Deep Earth Sampling, Monitoring and Observatories, and Ultraslow Spreading Ridges. The Biology WG has completed its mission (see Working Group Updates, InterRidge News, Vol. 16, 2007).

In 2007 we invited new WG proposals from any IR member - or groups of members - and received seven high-quality WG proposals representing a diverse group of active international researchers. Following thorough review, the IR Steering Committee considered the following four proposals as mature enough to form new WGs. The proponents were asked to submit their revised proposals by the end of 2007, ready for WG activities to begin in 2008.

• Imaging Crustal and Mantle Structure Beneath Mid-ocean Ridges (Contact: Nobukazu Seama, Japan). This WG will lead a planning effort to 1) promote experiments to image the mantle structure at one or two ridge systems through pooling of international expertise, instruments, and resources; and 2) encourage scientists to link effectively for interpreting and using the high quality images that result.

• Vent Ecology (Contacts: Chuck Fisher, USA, and Stephane Hourdez, France). The primary goals of this WG are to foster international collaboration of research that will advance our understanding of the ecology of hydrothermal vents and to promote expanded collaborations between geologists, chemists and ecologists to understand the changes in vent communities over time.

• Seafloor Mineralization (Contact: Maurice Tivey, USA). This WG will promote and coordinate international research on the science of seafloor mineral deposit formation, maturation, and evolution. The WG will promote development of techniques to locate such deposits, and to investigate the processes, including the biological roles, that are responsible for their formation and preservation.

• Systematic Long-range Ridge Exploration (Contact: Colin Devey, Germany). This WG will promote international collaboration and develop strategies of using cutting-edge AUV technology and state-of-the-art sensors for the systematic investigation of hydrothermal and other ridge processes on regional to ocean-basin length scales.

3. New InterRidge Student Fellowship Program
The IR Steering Committee has recommended a new IR Student Fellowship program. Two IR Student Fellowships, each up to $3000 US, will be awarded in 2008. This new program is designed to encourage international collaboration on any aspect of ridge-crest science by students (undergraduate or graduate). In particular we encourage applications seeking support for international cruise participation or laboratory use that add an international dimension to a student’s thesis work. A full description of the program will be announced in January 2008 with an expected application due date of March 2008. Be ready!

We look forward to another exciting year, advancing ridge-crest research with the InterRidge community, in 2008!

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2. News from the Ridge Crest

Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge - Dive and Discover Expedition 12

The latest Dive and Discover expedition is taking place NOW along the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge! (Cruise dates: Dec. 31 - Jan. 17, 2008).
Kristen Kusek, InterRidge's Education & Outreach Coordinator, is the science writer for the cruise. The team is testing out state-of-the-art communications technology on a hunt for hydrothermal vents using two new AUVs, Puma and Jaguar!
Hop aboard and watch the action at: http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/expedition12/index.html.

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3. Upcoming Meetings

5th Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Conference, Busan, Korea, 16-20 June 2008

AOGS 2008
For more details: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2008
Reminder: Deadline for abstract submission – January 24, 2008.

There are several special sessions in Solid Earth:
SE 71: Gas hydrate occurrences in Asia,
SE 72: Recent multidisciplinary studies of mid-ocean ridges and ophiolites (see InterRidge Email #24),
SE 73: Tectonic and magmatic evolution of western Pacific marginal basins,
SE 74: Subduction zone: tectonics and magmatism.

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MATE International Student ROV Competition, San Diego, CA, USA, 26-28 June 2008

2008 MATE International Student ROV Competition
"Diving to the Deep: Uncovering the Mysteries of Mid-Ocean Ridges"
http://www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/2008/index.php

InterRidge will sponsor $250 awards for two teams ($500 total) that will participate in the annual MATE Center ROV Competition, to be held at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, in June 2008. It will be the first year that the competition is focused specifically on mid-ocean ridges and hydrothermal vents, and the competition is also international in scope-- so IR's participation is a natural fit. We are excited to be a part of this very successful event, and our aim will be to actively support international participation in this event. One of IR's members will serve as the judge at the actual competition.

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EuroScience Open Forum 2008, Barcelona, Spain, 18-22 July 2008

ESOF 2008, Barcelona, Spain
www.esof2008.org

InterRidge teamed up with the ChEss program of the Census of Marine Life to submit a proposal for an outreach exhibit during the EuroScience Open Forum meeting in July 18-22, 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. We are excited to report that our proposal, entitled "Deep Sea Oases: Exploring the Big, the Small and All by 2010", was ACCEPTED! Stay tuned for more details as we plan this event. (Note: IR participated in ESOF 2006 in Munich, Germany, which attracted more than 2100 participants from 58 countries-- including 485 journalists.) ESOF is Europe's "most important interdisciplinary meeting on science, technology and the humanities."

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Meetings are also posted on the IR website (http://www.interridge.org/events).

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4. Jobs and Fellowships

Two new jobs have been posted to the "interridge-classifieds" mailing list and our website (http://www.interridge.org/jobs):

- Postdoctoral fellowship - Geodynamics - Monash University, Australia
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Tectonics or Structural Geology - University of Leeds

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InterRidge Email #24 (December 17th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Info
- InterRidge News, Vol. 16, 2007 posted online
2. Upcoming Meetings
- European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April 2008
- 5th Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Conference, Busan, Korea, 16-20 June 2008
- GLOBEC-EUROCEANS-FAO Symposium, Rome, Italy, 8-10 July 2008
- 33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, 6-14 August 2008
3. Jobs and Fellowships
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1. InterRidge Info

InterRidge News, Vol. 16, 2007 posted online

The InterRidge Office is pleased to announce that InterRidge News, Vol. 16, 2007, is now available on our website. This issue announces the four new Working Groups for 2008, features research articles from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and SE and SW Indian Ridges, provides updates from current Working Groups and member nations, lists upcoming cruises and events, and highlights this year's Photo and Image Competition.
To download a PDF file of this latest issue of InterRidge News, please go to:
http://www.interridge.org/IRNewsletter

You have the option of downloading the full version as a 2MB file (lower resolution images) or the full version in high resolution in four sections (4 PDF files to concatenate).

If you would like to receive this issue of InterRidge News as a hard copy in the mail, please be sure that you have checked this option in your Member Database User Account. Log on to the InterRidge website with your Username and Password and update your User Profile (in the IR Member Menu > My account > Edit > Other Info). If you are not an InterRidge Member, please join by creating a new user account. Questions? Contact: coordinator@interridge.org.

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2. Upcoming Meetings

European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April 2008
Deadline Abstract Submission: 14 January 2008.
For more details: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008

New session at EGU 2008 that is of interest to InterRidge:
OS22/BG6.6/GMPV37/MPRG16/TS11:
From Mantle to Ocean: Energy, material and life cycles at mid ocean spreading axes
The session will encompass 6 cross-disciplinary (geology, biology, biogeochemistry, oceanography) questions:
-- How does the energy and mass transfer from the mantle into the ocean take place?
-- What are the time scales on which processes at spreading axes occur?
-- What factors govern where tectonic, magmatic, hydrothermal and biological processes occur on spreading axes?
--What factors control the form and extent of hydrothermal circulation systems in the sub-surface?
-- How do biological and hydrothermal processes interact?
-- How do ridge morphology and ocean currents control the dispersal of chemical and biological signals of hydrothermal activity along the ridge?

For a list of other InterRidge-related sessions at EGU 2008, please go to: http://www.interridge.org/node/3614.

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5th Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Conference, Busan, Korea, 16-20 June 2008

AOGS 2008
For more details: http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2008

Session (SE72):
Recent Multidisciplinary Studies of Mid-Ocean Ridges and Ophiolites
Conveners: Sung-Hyun Park, Jian Lin, John Chen, Susumu Umino, Natsue Abe, Raju Kamesh
Mid-ocean ridges are the largest volcanic system on Earth and play an important role in the exchange of energy and material among various domains of our planet. Oceanic crust, covering over 65% of the Earth surface, is being generated at mid-ocean ridges. Submarine hydrothermal activities at mid-ocean ridges affect the chemistry of oceans and support a unique deep-sea ecosystem that is based on chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis. Studies of mid-ocean-ridges are multidisciplinary in nature, encompassing disciplines of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrothermalism, and biology. In recent years, several Asian countries including Japan, China, India, and Korea have started scientific programs to explore and investigate geological, hydrothermal, and biological processes at mid-ocean ridge and deep seafloor, while increasing collaborations with the US and European counterparts under the auspices of InterRidge. Ophiolites, which are ancient oceanic crust exposed on land, have also attracted scientists in Asia as they offer important accessible sections of mid-ocean ridges. In this session, we invite scientific contributions on diverse issues related to mid-ocean ridges and ophiolites. In particular, we welcome new results and interpretations from recent sea-going cruises, fieldworks, and laboratory studies.

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GLOBEC-EUROCEANS-FAO Symposium, "Coping with global change in marine social-ecological systems," Rome, Italy, 8-10 July 2008

Marine ecosystem changes have impacts on, and consequences for, the human communities that depend on these systems, and how these human communities respond to these changes can have reciprocal impacts on marine ecosystems. These two highly inter-connected and interactive "ecological" (including physical-biological sub-systems) and "human" (including cultural, management, economic, and socio-political sub-systems) components are, however, usually studied independently from each other, and by different scientific disciplines with largely different scientific traditions ("natural" scientists; "social"` scientists and humanists). This symposium is designed to share experiences across disciplines and to identify key next steps and common elements and approaches that promote resilience of marine social-ecological systems in the face of global changes.

Conveners: Dr. Ian Perry (Fisheries & Oceans Canada), Dr. Rosemary Ommer (University of Victoria, Canada) and Dr. Philippe Cury (IRD/CRH, France).

Detailed information is available at the website: http://www.peopleandthesea.org.
Abstracts will be accepted until January 1, 2008.
For specific queries please contact globec@pml.ac.uk.

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33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, 6-14 August 2008

Geoscience World Congress 2008
“Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development"
For more information, please see: http://www.33igc.org
Abstract submission deadline: 1 February 2008.

New session highlighting InterRidge research:
Geodynamics and Plate Motions Interdisciplinary Symposium GDP-07:
Mid-ocean ridges, a major geo-bio-hydro interface
Conveners (alphabetical): Donna Blackman (Scripps, Geophysics), Colin Devey (IFM-GEOMAR, Petrology/Volcanology), Chuck Fisher (Penn State, Vent Macrobiology/Physiology), Chris German (WHOI, Hydrothermal Geochemistry), Nadine LeBris (IFREMER, Biogeochemistry)
Until recently, our knowledge of many of the geological processes active at Mid-Ocean Ridges - one of the dominant features of global-scale plate-tectonics - and of the remarkable chemosynthetic communities that they host has been restricted to the results of short (< 1 month) very localised research cruises. Advances in deep submergence technology are rapidly making "fieldwork on the seafloor" and long-term continuous observation a feasible proposition. The intense volcanic, tectonic, hydrothermal and biological activity on oceanic spreading centers makes them one of the scientifically most exciting and interesting places to use these new technologies. In combination with ongoing broader-scale studies in the same area, these multi-disciplinary data allow new insights which stand to fundamentally change our view of the inter-dependent geological, hydrological and biological systems along the mid-ocean ridge axis. This session will showcase advances in ridge research, especially highlighting the results of international collaborations under the auspices of InterRidge.

For a list of other InterRidge-related sessions at this event, please go to: http://www.interridge.org/meeting/geocongress2008.

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Meetings are also posted on the IR website (http://www.interridge.org/events).

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3. Jobs and Fellowships

Four new jobs have been posted to the "interridge-classifieds" mailing list and our website (http://www.interridge.org/jobs):

- Several positions - Department of Geosciences - University of Houston
- Professor of Oceanography - Florida State University
- Assistant Professor - Biological Oceanography - Duke University
- Postdoctoral Positions - Rutgers University, USA

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InterRidge Email #23 (December 3rd, 2007)

1. News from the Ridge Crest
- LADDER III cruise at the East Pacific Rise
2. Upcoming Meetings
- R2K Community-Wide Science Meeting and MAR ISS Workshop
3. Jobs and Fellowships

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1. News from the Ridge Crest

LADDER III cruise at the East Pacific Rise

The InterRidge Office has received news from a U.S. research cruise at the East Pacific Rise 9ºN Integrated Studies Site. The LADDER III cruise, led by Chief Scientist Lauren Mullineaux from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, is underway (13 Nov - 3 Dec 2007) on R/V Atlantis with the research submersible Alvin. LADDER is an acronym for LArval Deep Dispersal on the East Pacific Rise. The LADDER project is truly interdisciplinary, merging the expertise of biologists, physical oceanographers, and modelers to understand how larval behaviors interact with topographically-influenced flows on mid-ocean ridges. The main objectives of the LADDER project are to determine how these interactions affect dispersal trajectories, maximal dispersal distances, and relative probabilities of larval supply to natal versus remote hydrothermal vents. Other PIs on this NSF-sponsored research include A. Thurnherr (LDEO), J. Ledwell and D. McGillicuddy (WHOI), and J. Lavelle (PMEL, NOAA). Several other projects are also being conducted during the LADDER III cruise, including a collaborative study with an Austrian group led by Monika Bright and an investigation of microstructure and turbulence led by Lou St. Laurent (FSU) and A. Thurnherr.

Background information and daily dispatches from the cruise are posted online:
http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/atlantis-15-26/.
This website was created by Skylar Bayer, an undergraduate student from Brown University. The website is unique in that it was designed for high school students to follow the cruise and learn about oceanographic research from a scientist and student’s perspective.

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News from the Ridge Crest on the IR website (http://www.interridge.org/RidgeCrestNews).

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2. Upcoming Meetings

R2K Community-Wide Science Meeting and MAR ISS Workshop

From 25-28 March 2008 the U.S. Ridge 2000 (R2K) Office will be hosting a two-day community-wide science meeting, followed by a two-day Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR) Integrated Studies Site (ISS)-specific workshop in Portland, Oregon.

R2K community-wide science meeting
The Mantle to Microbe: Integrated Studies at Oceanic Spreading Centers meeting will be held Mar 25-26, 2008, in Portland, Oregon. The purpose of the meeting is in-depth scientific exchange, with emphasis on the interplay between various aspects of spreading and hydrothermal processes, and comparisons of the ecosystems, structure, and process rates at different sites. The first day includes several talks on interdisciplinary ridge science. The 2nd day has a series of short talks on specific sites, followed by a round-table discussion of inter-site comparisons. All participants are encouraged to bring a poster with their own results to discuss with colleagues during an evening session. The meeting agenda and a link to online registration are available at: http://ridge2000.org/science/meetings/WorkshopInfo.php?workshopID=spring.... All ridge scientists are invited to apply since the processes under discussion are relevant beyond R2K-specific study sites.

R2K Mid-Atlantic Ridge ISS Implementation Plan workshop
U.S. scientists interested in research along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, ~35°-37.5°N should plan to attend this workshop on March 27-28, 2008 to develop an Implementation Plan for R2K work at a new Integrated Studies Site. Discussions will include ways R2K work can best complement ongoing InterRidge efforts at MoMAR sites as well as consideration of any specific collaborations that would enhance overall outcomes via joint R2K-InterRidge investigation. Both US and international InterRidge participants are welcome to apply. The meeting agenda and a link to online registration are available at: http://ridge2000.org/science/meetings/WorkshopInfo.php?workshopID=MAR_IM....

For more meeting information, contact the Ridge 2000 Office:
Email: ridge2000@ucsd.edu

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Meetings are also posted on the IR website (http://www.interridge.org/events).

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3. Jobs and Fellowships

Two new jobs have been posted to the "interridge-classifieds" mailing list and our website (http://www.interridge.org/jobs):

- Post-doctoral position - Durham University, UK
- Positions in Solid-Earth Dynamics - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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InterRidge Email #22 (November 19th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
- Look for Call for InterRidge Student Fellow Proposals in Jan. 2008
- Working Group Update 2007: Ultra-slow spreading ridges
2. Upcoming Meetings
- Additional ridge-related Sessions at EGU Assembly, Apr. 2008
3. Jobs and Fellowships

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1. InterRidge Information

Look for Call for IR Student Fellow Proposals in Jan. 2008

The InterRidge Steering Committee has just completed its 2007 annual meeting.
One of the outcomes of this meeting is that there will be a Call for InterRidge Student Fellow Proposals in Jan. 2008.
As part of InterRidge’s mission to promote interdisciplinary, international, collaborative studies of oceanic spreading centers, we plan to invite proposals for two 2008 InterRidge Student Fellowships of up to $3000 US dollars each.
These new fellowships are designed to encourage international collaboration on any aspect of ridge-crest science by students (undergraduate and graduate). In particular we encourage these awards to be used for international cruise participation, international laboratory use, and adding an international dimension to students' thesis work.
We are making this preliminary announcement, now, to enable students to have additional time to start developing ideas for these proposals. The full announcement and criteria for application will be available in Jan. 2008 with an expected due date in Mar. 2008.

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Working Group Update 2007: Ultra-slow spreading ridges

The 2007 Update for the Ultra-slow spreading ridges Working Group is now available on the InterRidge website.
To view the full text of the update, please go to:
http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/4880.

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2. Upcoming Meetings

Additional ridge-related sessions at European Geosciences Union Assembly Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April 2008

GD6: Structure and dynamics of mid-ocean ridges Mid-ocean ridges represent a unique window on mantle processes. After several decades of efforts from the marine geosciences community, many aspects are still debated, including mantle circulation and melting, melt migration and cooling, lower crustal accretion, magmatic or amagmatic extension, evolution of oceanic core complexes, melt distribution and mantle outcropping at ultra-slow ridges, interaction of various scales of mantle convection near hotspots ...etc. The session with bring together scientists from a large variety of interdisciplines, to compare and review observables and models of the structure and dynamics of mid-ocean ridges and associated mantle sources and circulation.

GD7: Tracing hydrothermal circulation at mid-ocean ridges using geochemistry, geophysics and modeling The circulation of seawater within the axial zones and flanks of mid-ocean
ridges: (i) influences heat transport from the lithosphere to the hydrosphere;
(ii) modifies the bulk and isotopic chemical composition of the oceanic crust and its physical properties (magnetism, porosity, density and seismic velocity) via fluid-rock interaction and the formation of secondary minerals; and (iii) alters the chemistry of seawater through the expulsion of high to low temperature hydrothermal fluids at various depths. This session will bring together geophysicists, geochemists, mineralogists and modelers interested in the complexities of oceanic hydrothermal circulation. Within this broad remit, papers that aim to improve understanding of seawater circulation pathways through the oceanic crust and the role of hydrothermal cycling in heat, chemical and material fluxes between the lithosphere and the hydrosphere are particularly welcome.

Deadlines:
7 December 2007: Support Applications (support for younger and more recently established scientists to attend the assembly).
14 January 2008: Abstract Submission.
For more details: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008

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Meetings are also posted on the IR website (http://www.interridge.org/events).

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3. Jobs and Fellowships

Four new jobs have been posted to the "interridge-classifieds" mailing list and our website (http://www.interridge.org/jobs):

- Assistant Professor - Marine Geology and Geophysics - University of Washington
- Chair - Department of Geography and Geology - University of North Carolina Wilmington
- Assistant or Associate Professor - Geological Oceanography - Old Dominion University
- Assistant Professor in Marine Geosciences - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile

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InterRidge Email #21 (November 5th, 2007)

1. Upcoming Meetings
        - Special Session at European Geosciences Union Meeting, Apr. 2008
        - SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference, July 2008
        - Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, July 2008
2. Jobs and Fellowships

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1. Upcoming Meetings

Special Session at European Geosciences Union Meeting
Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April 2008

Session co-sponsored by InterRidge: "Seafloor expression of tectonic and geomorphic processes" (GM6.2)
Conveners: J. Hillier, N. Mitchell, M. Maia & T. Mulder
Bathymetry records and preserves a wealth of information about tectonic (e.g. fault scarps), geomorphic (e.g. channel erosion & landsliding), volcanic and geodynamic processes. New bathymetry (e.g. multibeam), especially when combined with sub-seafloor measurement, provides an exciting opportunity to combine geomorphology & geophysics and to extend geomorphology offshore.
This interdisciplinary session aims to examine the causes and consequences of the underwater landscape. The goal is to stimulate interdisciplinary work by bringing together researchers who quantify and characterize the shapes that form the seafloor, seek to understand the sub-surface processes at work and their impacts, or use bathymetry as a model input. A range of scales from ocean-wide (e.g. lithospheric cooling) to abyssal hills at the scale of meters, and datasets from satellite-predicted to multibeam are anticipated.
We welcome any exciting submissions in the spirit of the session, even if your particular process or bathymetric expression has not been explicitly mentioned. Perhaps: Hot-spot ridge interaction; Submerged glacial geomorphology; Quantifying underwater volcanoes; What stops subduction earthquakes - seafloor features?

For more information about the session: http://www.cosis.net/members/meetings/programme/view.php?m_id=49&p_id=30...
You will find the session listed as GM6.2 in the geomorphology programme, and co-listed under SSP Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology, TS Tectonics and Structural, and GD Geodynamics.

Deadlines:
7 December 2007: Deadline for Support Applications (support for younger and more recently established scientists to attend the assembly. Details- http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/financial_support.html).
14 January 2008: Deadline for Abstract Submission.

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SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference
Polar Research - Arctic and Antarctic Perspectives in the International Polar Year, St. Petersburg, Russia, 8-11 July 2008

Sponsored by: Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), International Arctic Science Committee (IASC).
The IPY Joint Committee has endorsed this event as the first in a series of international interdisciplinary IPY conferences. It is therefore cosponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). Sessions will take place in the Pribaltiskaya Hotel and at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI).

Selected Science Sessions, of interest to InterRidge, include:
1.0 STATUS AND CHANGE
1.1 Earth Structure and Geodynamics at the Poles
3.0 A SENSE OF DISCOVERY
3.1 Deep Sub-Ice Water, Hydrological Systems and Ice Sheet Interactions

Abstract submission deadline: 15 Jan. 2008
For more information: http://www.scar-iasc-ipy2008.org/

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2008 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting
Cairns, Australia, 29 July – 1 August 2008

The Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting (WPGM) provides an opportunity for AGU members, and members of the sponsoring societies in the western Pacific region, to attend a meeting that serves the needs of geophysicists interested in studies in the western Pacific region. Papers on all related aspects of geophysical sciences are encouraged. The 2008 WPGM is being held at the Cairns Convention Centre, Queensland, Australia. Surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef and the World Heritage Rainforest, this tropical, yet sophisticated city offers a memorable time for all.

Session Proposals Open: deadline 30 November 2007.

General meeting inquiries: E-mail: wp-help@agu.org
Meeting coordinators:
Shermonta Grant, E-mail: SGrant@agu.org
Melissa Markowitz, E-mail: MMarkowitz@agu.org
For more information, please see: http://www.agu.org/meetings/wp08/

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Meetings are also posted on the IR website (http://www.interridge.org/events).

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2. Jobs and Fellowships

Five new jobs have been posted to the "interridge-classifieds" mailing list and our website (http://www.interridge.org/jobs):

- Positions available at JAMSTEC in the Institute for Research on Earth Evolution
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Harvard University
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
- WHOI Postdoctoral Scholar Program
- MBARI Postdoctoral Fellowship

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InterRidge Email #20 (October 22nd, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
Member Database
2. Upcoming Meetings
AGU 2008 Joint Assembly
3. Jobs and Fellowships
4. Other
Report of International Data Exchange Workshop

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1. InterRidge Information

Member Database

We would like to invite you to update your information on the InterRidge Member Database (http://interridge.whoi.edu/members). Please follow the instructions below to update your contact details. Please be sure to check the box if you would like to receive the paper copy of the Annual InterRidge Newsletter – all previous subscriptions have been reset.

Here's how to begin this process:
1. Click on this link (http://interridge.whoi.edu/user/password) and enter your email address as requested. (This is the same as if you had clicked on "Request new Password" on the Left Menu Bar on the InterRidge Website Homepage.)
2. Follow the directions emailed to you by the IR website.

If you have any difficulties or questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IR Office – coordinator@interridge.org

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2. Upcoming Meetings

AGU 2008 Joint Assembly, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 27–30 May 2008
http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/index.html
Reminder: **Deadline for submitting session proposals is 31 October 2007**

The 2008 Joint Assembly - a partnership among AGU, AAGG, CIGMEX, GS,
MSA, SBGf, SEG, SPD/AAS and UMEC.
The Program Committee is developing a Union-wide science program
that will cover topics in all areas of geophysical sciences.

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Meetings are also posted on the IR website (http://www.interridge.org/events).

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3. Jobs and Fellowships

Six new jobs have been posted to the "interridge-classifieds" mailing list and our website (http://www.interridge.org/jobs):

- Faculty positions, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
- Graduate Student Opportunities, School of Earth Sciences - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
- Assistant/Associate Professors of Marine Science - University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Assistant Professor - Geology - University of California Santa Cruz
- Assistant/Associate Professor (2 positions: Geophysics, Geochemistry) - University of Miami
- Position of Chief of Ocean Sciences - UNESCO

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4. Other

Report of International Data Exchange Workshop

In May 2007, an International Data Exchange Workshop in Kiel, Germany, was co-sponsored by InterMARGINS, MARGINS, InterRidge, and Ridge2000. The workshop objectives were to explore opportunities for international data exchange and to address the cultural and political challenges for building a freely-accessible public data network that facilitates mid-ocean ridge and continental-margin research. The workshop report, titled "Building a global data network for studies of earth processes at the world's plate boundaries," is now available.
To download the 2.8 MB PDF file, go to: http://interridge.whoi.edu/files/interridge/internatl_data_workshop_2007...

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InterRidge Email #19 (October 8th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
New InterRidge Coordinator
Best Student Poster Award at IRTI
2. Upcoming Meetings
Reunion Annuelle des Sciences de la Terre, 21-24 April 2008
Québec 2008, Joint Annual Meeting, 26-28 May 2008
AGU 2008 Joint Assembly, 27-30 May 2008
33rd International Geological Congress, 6-14 August 2008
3. Jobs and Fellowships

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1. InterRidge Information

New InterRidge Coordinator

Our current IR Coordinator, Dr. Rhian Waller, recently accepted a Young Investigator Fellowship from the University of Hawaii.
We will miss Rhian dearly at the IR Office, but we are also very happy to see her career accomplishments. Rhian will officially start her new position in Hawaii on Dec. 1, 2007.

Our new IR Coordinator is Dr. Stace Beaulieu. Stace is also a researcher in the WHOI Biology Department and has conducted studies at the East Pacific Rise 9N hydrothermal field with Lauren Mullineaux and Tim Shank, among others.

To allow for the continued smooth running of the IR Office, the transition from Rhian to Stace will take place over the next
2 months. Please continue to use the address when contacting the IR Office.

We appreciate greatly the tremendous contributions that Rhian has made to the IR program and look forward to working with Stace in the very near future!

Best,
Jian Lin and Chris German

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Best Student Poster Award at IRTI

We are very pleased to announce that Jillian Petersen received the InterRidge Best Student Poster Award (a certificate and US $700 cash award) at the recent InterRidge Theoretical Institute for Biogeochemical Interaction at Deep-Sea Vents.

Jillian's abstract is titled "Hydrogen is an energy source for endosymbiotic bacteria of hydrothermal vent mussels" and can be found in the IR website:
http://www.interridge.org/IRTI/2007/abstracts
Jillian is a student at Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology.

Congratulations, Jillian!

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2. Upcoming Meetings

Reunion Annuelle des Sciences de la Terre, France, 21-24 April 2008

A session on "Ridges, Ophiolites, and Rifting" will be organized at the "Reunion Annuelle des Sciences de la Terre" meeting in Nancy (France), April 21-24, 2008.
Conveners: David Jousselin, Mathilde Cannat
For more information on the meeting, sessions, and registration:
http://www.rst2008.u-nancy.fr/

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Québec 2008, Joint Annual Meeting, 26-28 May 2008 http://www.quebec2008.net

With the theme "400 years of discovery", Québec 2008 proposes a scientific program that addresses resources and energy, sustainable environment and Earth evolution. Québec 2008 aims to provoke discussions and invites presentations that will touch on the scientific evolution and multidisciplinarity of the geosciences.

Participating Associations: Geological Association of Canada, Mineralogical Association of Canada, Society of Economic Geologists, Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits

Sessions with particular relevance for InterRidge:
Symposium SY2: The geodynamic significance of suture zones, Symposium SY5: The plateau of Tibet Uplift and its impact on global climate

For more information, contact Donna Kirkwood (dkirkwoo@nrcan.gc.ca)

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AGU 2008 Joint Assembly, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 27-30 May 2008 http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/index.html

**Deadline for submitting session proposals is 31 October 2007**

The 2008 Joint Assembly - a partnership among AGU, AAGG, CIGMEX, GS, MSA, SBGf, SEG, SPD/AAS and UMEC. The Program Committee is developing a Union-wide science program that will cover topics in all areas of geophysical sciences.

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33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway, 6-14 August 2008 http://www.33igc.org

**Deadline for submitting abstracts is 1 Feb. 2008**

Topical Symposium: The Future of Marine Resources
Conveners: Sven Petersen, James Hein, Klaus Wallmann, Michael Wiedecke
Deep-ocean mining will become a reality within this decade. Consequently, this is a crucial time for the consolidation and advancement of our understanding that can be applied to the exploration for and development of marine resources world wide. These efforts are being driven and promoted by National concerns and private industry alike. Energy and metal prices have as much as quadrupled over the past five-to-ten years and clearly show that economic and political factors will drive increasing exploration and exploitation in the oceans over the near term. This Special Session will emphasize the presentation of overview talks on individual marine resources, their resource potential, and their impact on humankind and the environment.
Examples of potential resources that will be stressed include polymetallic/massive sulfides, ferromanganese crusts, manganese nodules, phosphorites, and gas hydrates.

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Meetings are also posted on the IR website (http://www.interridge.org/calendar).

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3. Jobs and Fellowships

Two new jobs have been posted to the "interridge-classifieds" mailing list and our website (http://www.interridge.org/jobs):

- Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Marine/Environmental Microbiology,
University of California, San Diego, Division of Biological Sciences
- Research Associate, Cardiff University,
School of Earth, Ocean and Planetary Sciences / School of Mathematics

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InterRidge Email #18 (September 24th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
InterRidge Theoretical Institute Biogeochemical Interaction at Deep Sea Vents - Talks now posted!
2. Upcoming Meetings
2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting - Abstract Submittal Deadline 2 October 2007
3. Jobs and Fellowships
New job postings on "InterRidge Classifieds"

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1. InterRidge Information

InterRidge Theoretical Institute Biogeochemical Interaction at Deep-Sea Vents

Many thanks again to all of those participants in the extremely productive five day InterRidge Theoretical Institute. Many of the talks can now be found up on the website -
http://www.interridge.org/IRTI/2007/agenda

The workshop reports will also be posted soon!

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2. Upcoming Meetings

2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting
From the Watershed to the Global Ocean
March 2-7 2008 * Orlando, Florida, USA

Co-sponsored by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, the American Geophysical Union, The Oceanography Society and the Estuarine Research Federation.

Abstract Submittal Deadline 2 October 2007 For additional information, please see the meeting website:
http://www.aslo.org/meetings/orlando2008/

Water connects and binds us all. It moves from the top of the highest mountain to the depths of the deepest oceans. As limnologists, oceanographers, and educators, water is the lifeblood of our endeavors. Now, as never before, we recognize the interconnections between land and sea, and at the 2008 bi-annual Ocean Sciences Meeting we are going to recognize the important nature of these connections. Please join us March 2-7, 2008, in Orlando, Florida, for this event. We invite you to participate through submissions to oral or poster sessions. Following the trend at our recent meetings, increasing emphasis is being placed on poster sessions with the goal of not limiting the number of concurrent oral sessions and giving greater exposure to presenters at all sessions. We especially encourage the submission of poster presentations as a very effective means of facilitating discussion of research. Poster sessions will be scheduled at times when there are no conflicts from oral sessions or scheduled special workshops, field trips, or town meetings. The poster sessions include receptions to provide opportunities to make professional connections in a social setting.
For more information, please contact the conference management office by e-mail at orlando2008@sgmeet.com or by phone at 800-929-ASLO or 254-399-9635.

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3. Jobs and Fellowships

Three new jobs have been posted on the "interridge-classifieds" mailing list:

- Biology Faculty, General & Microbiology - Tenure Track, Salem State
College
- EuroDEEP - PhD Studentships and postdoctoral researchers
- Assistant professor - Marine invertebrate Zoology/ benthic ecology -
USC
To get these mails, sign up for the interridge-classifieds list - http://mailman.whoi.edu/mailman/listinfo/interridge-classifieds - or visit the website - http://www.interridge.org/jobs

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InterRidge Email #17 (September 14th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
InterRidge Theoretical Institute: Biogeochemical Interaction at Deep-Sea Vents
2. Upcoming Meetings
33rd International Geological Congress
3. Jobs and Fellowships
OCEAN SCIENCES DEPARTMENT Oceanographer - University of California, Santa Cruz
Marine Ecology, Comparative Animal Physiology, and Structural Biology San Diego State University
One Year Professor Position - Rhode Island- Marine Life Sciences
Tenure-track Faculty Position in Biogeoscience University of Minnesota Department of Geology and Geophysics

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1. InterRidge Information

InterRidge Theoretical Institute: Biogeochemical Interaction at Deep-Sea Vents

This week has seen 120 international scientists from 45 institutions participate in the "InterRidge Theoretical Institute: Biogeochemical Interaction at Deep-Sea Vents" organized by Nadine LeBris and the IR Biogeochemical Working Group, and held at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA.
The Workshop report of this highly successful meeting will be posted on this mailing list and on the InterRidge website in the coming weeks - watching this space!

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2. Upcoming Meetings

33rd International Geological Congress, Oslo, Norway 05 to 14 August 2008

Symposium: Recent Developments on Marine Mineral Deposits
Call for Abstracts: Please see website http://www.33igc.org for instructions for online submission of abstracts. Abstract submission deadline 1 February 2008
Co-convenors: David S. Cronan (d.cronan@ic.ac.uk), Peter A. Rona (rona@imcs.rutgers.edu) and Akira Usui (a-usui@cc.kochi-u.ac.jp)
Summary description:
This is an exciting and pivotal time for marine minerals. Industry is gearing up for initial mining of seafloor volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits in volcanic island arcs of the western Pacific. Mining of offshore diamond placers is a sustainable industry offshore southwest Africa. Marine aggregates for beach nourishment and construction materials continues as the global mainstay of marine mining. Pioneer Investors are positioned with the International Seabed Authority for exploration and eventual mining of manganese nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the eastern equatorial Pacific and in the Indian Ocean. Exploration and assessment continues on cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts on oceanic seamounts, and for various types of placer deposits and phosphorites on continental margins.
The Session will attempt to encapsulate the current 'state of the art' in research on all of these marine minerals, and serve as a snapshot of the present situation in this field. It will be supported by two pillars, hydrothermal minerals and placers/aggregates, the two most active areas of research and development at the present time, with other marine minerals topics between. The relative importance of these respective topics can be estimated from the fact that marine aggregate and placer mining is well established, with mining of marine hydrothermal deposits projected for the end of the present decade.

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2. Jobs and Fellowships

OCEAN SCIENCES DEPARTMENT Oceanographer - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

The Ocean Sciences Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level

RANK: Assistant Professor
SALARY: Step and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. (or equivalent) in oceanography or related discipline, in hand at time of appointment; demonstrated potential for excellence as a researcher; and commitment to and talent for teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels
POSITION AVAILABLE: Fall 2008
TO APPLY: Applicants should send a letter of application; a curriculum vitae; a statement of research and teaching interests; and the names and addresses of four referees (inc1ude phone, fax, e-mail). Applicants are invited to submit a statement addressing their contributions to diversity through their research, service, and/or teaching. Send materials to:
Professor Andrew Moore, Search Committee Chair Ocean Sciences Department University of California
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Please refer to position #842-08 in your reply

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FACULTY POSITIONS
Marine Ecology, Comparative Animal Physiology, and Structural Biology San Diego State University

The Department of Biology seeks to fill three faculty positions at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level. Successful applicants will be expected to develop and maintain a vigorous, externally funded research program that complements the Department's current Programs in Cell and Molecular Biology, in Ecology, and in Evolutionary Biology. Our faculty participates in our undergraduate and graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) teaching programs, and have the ability to interact with and mentor a diverse student body. Candidates with research interests in the following areas are desired: (a) marine ecology, working in coastal or estuarine system studying processes at the population, community, or ecosystem level; (b) comparative animal physiology/functional biology, with research interests centering on addressing evolutionary and/or ecological questions in whole animal physiology/functional biology using modern comparative/phylogenetic approaches; (c) structural biology with preference for candidates employing state-of-the-art techniques of cryo-electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and/or multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance to study the structure of biological macromolecules, macromolecular assemblies, and/or subcellular organelles.

For more information see website:
http://www.bio.sdsu.edu/jobs

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ASSISTANT or ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
(Marine Life Sciences)

The Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) of the University of Rhode Island invites applications from outstanding scientists for a calendar-year, tenure-track position with eight months of hard money per year. We are particularly interested in scientists who address one or more interdisciplinary topics in marine life sciences. Special attention will be given to applicants with skills in advanced technologies such as: genomics, proteomics, remote sensing, data assimilation, and numerical modeling. Visit our website:
http://www.uri.edu/human_resources for full requirements. Review of applications will begin October 12, 2007, and continue until filled. Please send via e-mail or regular post, a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and research interests, and the names and addresses of four references to e-mail: marinelifesciencessearch@gso.uri.edu or to: Peter C. Cornillon, Search Chair, (Requisition # SCI011842), University of Rhode Island, P.O. Box G, Kingston, RI 02881

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Tenure-track Faculty Position in Biogeoscience University of Minnesota Department of Geology and Geophysics

The Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in biogeoscience. Potential research areas include: microbe/mineral interactions; microbe/groundwater interactions; microbial evolution and biochemistry; the role of organisms in geological processes; organic geochemistry and paleoenvironments; biogeochemical cycling; origin and early evolution of life on Earth; analytical paleobiology; and astrobiology. We would be especially interested in candidates whose work would complement and extend our current strengths in stable-isotope paleoecology, paleoclimatology, limnogeology, environmental magnetism, low-temperature geochemistry, geofluids and environmental geology, marine geochemical modeling and hydrothermal vents, surface-lithosphere interactions, and Earth-surface dynamics. We are open to applicants whose training is outside the Earth sciences, but the candidate would be expected to concentrate on Earth sciences problems if hired. The successful candidate is expected to initiate and maintain a strong externally funded research program

The review of completed applications will begin October 15, 2007 and continue until an appointment is made.

Complete applications, which may be on paper or electronic, must include
(1) curriculum vitae, (2) complete list of publications, (3) statement of research interest, (4) statement of teaching interests, and (5) names, addresses and e-mail addresses of at least four references. All candidates must complete an online application via the University of Minnesota employment system at: https://employment.umn.edu (requisition number 150214). Application materials may be sent to: Chris Paola, Biogeoscience Search Committee Chair, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Dr. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA; cpaola@umn.edu.

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InterRidge Email #16 (August 27th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
China will become an InterRidge principal member
Reminder - Call for Papers to InterRidge News 2007
2. Upcoming Meetings
InterRidge Theoretical Institute
33rd International Geological Congress – Oslo 2008

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1. InterRidge Information

China will become an InterRidge principal member

We are delighted to report that China will become a principal member nation of the InterRidge program. China will join other InterRidge principal member
nations of France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and United States.

China's upgrade to an InterRidge principal member reflects China's increasing contributions to ocean sciences in general and to the exploration and research of global mid-ocean ridges in particular. In early 2007, Chinese scientists in collaboration with international colleagues have discovered the first active hydrothermal vent fields on the ultraslow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (see InterRidge bi-weekly news #5, March 26, 2007). In 2005/06, the Chinese research ship Dayang Yihao conducted its first around-the-globe exploration of the East Pacific Rise, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Southwest Indian Ridge, and Central Indian Ridge (see InterRidge Annual Newsletter, p. 33-34, 2006, http://interridge.whoi.edu/files/interridge/IR_news_15.pdf). Dayang Yihao continued its expedition in 2007 with cruises to the Southeast Indian Ridge near St. Paul and Amsterdam, Southwest Indian Ridge, Central Indian Ridge, and Lau Basin (see InterRidge bi-weekly news #1, January 26, and news #14, July 20, 2007).

Congratulations to China's progress under the leadership of COMRA (China Ocean Mineral Resources R&D Association), InterRidge-China Office, and IODP-China Office.

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Reminder - Call for Papers to InterRidge News 2007

We are requesting article submissions for the 16th Volume of the InterRidge News, which will be published in October 2007.

InterRidge News is published annually by the InterRidge Office, although articles are posted on the IR website as soon as they are accepted. The newsletter contains brief research articles, the world ridge cruise schedule, updates from the InterRidge Working Groups and from our National Correspondents, and a calendar of upcoming meetings of interest to the InterRidge community. InterRidge News is intended for the rapid publication of preliminary results and cruise reports that do not appear in other publications.

Ridge crest researchers are encouraged to submit their findings as short articles, up to 4 manuscript pages in length, accompanied by up to 4 (color) figures. Articles involving multi-national cooperation are especially encouraged. Please see previous articles in InterRidge News (http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/106) for reference.

The InterRidge office will accept the following types of articles:
1) cruise reports: shipboard or immediate post-cruise results, preliminary results of recent field work related to ridge research, back ark basins and ophiolites; and
2) general interest articles: new equipment, new ships, opinion articles, workshop reports, news or updates of ridge-related projects.

All papers must be submitted by email to the InterRidge office
(interridge@whoi.edu) by September 3rd 2007.

For formatting guidelines, please see 'Submitting to InterRidge News'
(http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/217)

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact Rhian – interridge@whoi.edu

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2. Upcoming Meetings

InterRidge Theoretical Institute

Abstracts, updated agenda and poster requirements are now available on the meeting website.
http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/14

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33rd International Geological Congress – Oslo 2008

Geomicrobiology General Symposium: Low temperature alteration, mineralization and microbial interactions.
Convenors: Ingunn Thorseth and Crispin Little

Deadlines:
1st Feb 2008 – Abstract Submission
Feb – March 2008 – Abstract acceptance
31st march 2008 – Registration fee deadline

See – http://www.33igc.org – for more details.

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InterRidge Email #15 (August 13th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
-Call for Papers to InterRidge News 2007
-The 2007 Biology Working Group Update is now available on the IR website http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/238
2. News from the Ridge Crest
-UW student cruise to Endeavour
3. Upcoming Meetings
-All Ridge-Crest Relevant Fall AGU Sessions; special highlight on Session on Low Magmatic Crust
-6th International Conference on Asian Marine Geology
4. Jobs and Fellowships
-Assistant Professor, Marine Biology: California State University, Fullerton
-FACULTY Positions in ECOLOGY and EVOLUTION: UCLA
-2 Post docs in Submarine Geomorphology: The University of Manchester
5. Other
-New R2K Newsletter now available!

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1. InterRidge Information

Call for Papers to InterRidge News 2007

We are requesting article submissions for the 16th Volume of the InterRidge News, which will be published in October 2007.
InterRidge News is published annually by the InterRidge Office, although articles are posted on the IR website as soon as they are accepted. The newsletter contains brief research articles, the world ridge cruise schedule, updates from the InterRidge Working Groups and from our National Correspondents, and a calendar of upcoming meetings of interest to the InterRidge community. InterRidge News is intended for the rapid publication of preliminary results and cruise reports that do not appear in other publications.
Ridge crest researchers are encouraged to submit their findings as short articles, up to 4 manuscript pages in length, accompanied by up to 4 (color) figures. Articles involving multi-national cooperation are especially encouraged. Please see previous articles in InterRidge News (http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/106) for reference.
The InterRidge office will accept the following types of articles:
1) cruise reports: shipboard or immediate post-cruise results, preliminary results of recent field work related to ridge research, back ark basins and ophiolites; and
2) general interest articles: new equipment, new ships, opinion articles, workshop reports, news or updates of ridge-related projects.
All papers must be submitted by email to the InterRidge office (interridge@whoi.edu) by September 3rd 2007.

For formatting guidelines, please see 'Submitting to InterRidge News' (http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/217)
If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact Rhian – interridge@whoi.edu

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The 2007 Biology Working Group Update is now available on the IR website!
http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/238

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2. News from the Ridge Crest

UW student cruise to Endeavour

July 31 - August 12, 2007. A UW student cruise aboard R/V Thomas Thompson will use ROV ROPOS to conduct seafloor surveys in support of the NEPTUNE Canada cabled observatory and to recover seismometers at Endeavour. PI's on the cruise include Deb Kelley, William Wilcock, and Mitchell Elend of UW and Doug Toomey of U. of Oregon. Students participating in the cruise have created and are maintaining a website at: http://www.ocean.washington.edu/courses/oc411/

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3. Upcoming Meetings

All Ridge-Crest Relevant AGU sessions:
B16 Geomicrobiology and Environmental Biogeochemistry of Iron and Manganese
T04 The Behavior of Mid-Ocean Ridge Discontinuities
T11 Faults In The Ocean Crust: Perspectives From Geology And Geophysics
T19 The Generation Of Oceanic Lithosphere In Areas Of Low Effusive Magmatism - Where Has All The Crust Gone?
V10 From the Arc to the Back-Arc: Linking Geochemical and Geophysical Observations with Geodynamic Models of the Mantle Wedge
V12 Spreading Ridge Interactions with Hotspots, Subduction Zones, and Transforms
V35 Seafloor Hydrothermal Systems Related to Volcanic Arcs
See http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/?content=search for full information.

HIGHLIGHT: AGU Fall Session on Low Magmatic Crust
Special Session T19 of the 2007 AGU Fall Meeting is entitled “The Generation Of Oceanic Lithospheric in Areas of Low Effusive Magmatism: Where Has All The Crust Gone?”
The aim is to discuss recent discoveries of the structures and processes associated with the generation and early evolution of oceanic crust and lithosphere in regions of apparently low effusive volcanism, extensive detachment faulting or oceanic core complexes. As convenors of this session, we encourage workers from any relevant discipline in any geographical area to submit a presentation to the session. The session description is given below, and further details are available at http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/ under “Preplanned Sessions”.

Please note that the abstract submission deadline is September 6.
Session description:
Recent years have seen increasing interest in the processes associated with the generation and early evolution of oceanic crust and lithosphere in regions of apparently low effusive volcanism and/or extensive detachment faulting. Such regions are mostly, though not entirely, associated with low spreading rates such as the Gakkel Ridge and Southwest Indian Ridge, but include the somewhat faster spreading Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 12ºN – 17ºN, segment ends elsewhere on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, the relatively fast spreading Parece Vela ridge in the Philippine Sea, and perhaps areas of very slow-spread crust in otherwise fast-spreading regions such as Pito Deep on the boundary of the Easter Microplate. The processes and related scientific questions include the degree of mantle melting, melt transport mechanisms, routes and final destinations of melt (e.g. is lack of effusive volcanism balanced by greater degrees of deep gabbro intrusions?); the nature and geometry of peridotite upwelling and incorporation into the lithosphere; the architecture and evolution of oceanic core complexes; early alteration of the crust/lithosphere; and the properties and bio-geo-chemical consequences of peridotite-hosted hydrothermal systems.

Many studies of these areas and processes have either just come to fruition (e.g., ODP Leg 209 drilling of peridotite exposures on the MAR at 15ºN, IODP Leg 304/305 drilling of the Atlantis Massif Oceanic Core Complex, work on the Gakkel and Southwest Indian Ridges), or have started recently and are ready for preliminary presentation and discussion (e.g., recent US expeditions to Pito Deep, oceanic core complexes at Kane Fracture Zone and MAR 12ºN-14ºN, and British, French, German and Russian expeditions investigating oceanic core complexes, low-effusive spreading and peridotite-hosted hydrothermal vents at MAR 12ºN-17ºN).

A wide range of disciplines is involved in addressing these questions; we invite contributions from multi-disciplinary and multi-regional perspectives that are important for attaining solutions.

Roger Searle, Durham University, r.c.searle@durham.ac.uk
Eric Hellebrand, SOEST - University of Hawaii, ericwgh@hawaii.edu
Maurice Tivey, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, mtivey@whoi.edu
Benoit Ildefonse, CNRS - Université Montpellier 2, benoit.ildefonse@gm.univ-montp2.fr

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6th International Conference on Asian Marine Geology

The 6th International Conference on Asian Marine Geology will be held on 29th August to 1st September in Kochi, Japan. Given the rapid development of explorations off the Asian Coasts, the Asian Waters appears as one of the most exciting areas in the world. In addition, the first Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) for understanding seismogenic and tsunamigenic processes in the Nankai Trough is going to utilize the newly built riser drilling vessel・ Detailed examination in the Asian Water by using various new techniques has yielded a lot of precious data so far. This conference aims to provide an opportunity for exchanging ideas arising from analysis of the new data and for discussing the fruitful scientific results obtained from the examinations/observations made in the Asian Waters.

Chair of the organizing committee: W. Soh
First Circular: http://ofgs.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ICAMG6/ICAMG6_1stCircular.pdf
Web page: http://ofgs.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ICAMG6/

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4. Jobs and Fellowships

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Marine Biology California State University, Fullerton

The Department of Biological Science, California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in marine biology to begin August 2008.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. and relevant postdoctoral experience. We are interested in candidates who can contribute to departmental concentrations in marine biology and in biodiversity, ecology, and conservation biology. Possible research areas include, but are not limited to, systematics, population genetics, phylogeography, marine plant-animal interactions, and invasive species. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active, externally funded research program involving undergraduate and M.S. students, and be committed to excellence in teaching a diverse population of students.

The successful candidate will contribute to an inquiry-based, lower-division core course (either evolution and biodiversity or principles of physiology and ecology), teach an upper-division/graduate-level course in phycology, and develop other upper-division elective courses in his/her area of expertise.

CSUF is a member of the Southern California Marine Institute (website:

http://scmi.us/) and is situated near other major universities that offer possibilities for collaboration.

Send (1) curriculum vitae (including history of grant support), (2) a statement of research plans, (3) reprints of two to three recent, peer-reviewed publications, (4) a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, and (5) have three letters of recommendation sent to: Marine Biology Search Committee, Department of Biological Science, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850. Website: http://biology.fullerton.edu/

Review of applicants will begin November 16, 2007, and continue until a suitable candidate is appointed. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. CSUF is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Title IX/ADA Employer

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FACULTY POSITIONS in ECOLOGY and EVOLUTION UCLA Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA invites applications for two tenure-track positions for an ECOLOGIST and EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGIST, both at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level.

We seek candidates who address central concepts in ecology and evolution using theory and/or experimentation. Applicants working on all systems, particularly those working in the marine realm, are welcome. The Department is also interested in individuals with a history of promoting diversity in education.

The expected start date is September 2008. Candidates must have a Ph.D.; postdoctoral experience is desired. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Successful candidates are expected to participate in undergraduate and graduate teaching and to maintain an externally funded research program.

UCLA has outstanding resources, including the UC Natural Reserve System, the NSF Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM), the Institute of the Environment's Center for Tropical Research and Coastal Center, a departmental seawater lume facility, re-circulating seawater holding facilities, a coastal research vessel, and many core facilities.

Applicants should submit application materials online (website:

http://www.eeb.ucla.edu/ecoevobio) cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, two to three publications, and names and addresses of three references.

Please use job number: 0830-0708-01 (Ecologist) or 0830-0708-02 (Evolutionary
Biologist) in all correspondence.
For additional information, contact: Search Committee Chair Priyanga Amarasekare
(e-mail: amarasek@ eeb.ucla.edu) Review of applications will begin September 15, 2007.

UCLA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty and staff.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

SCHOOL OF EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Applications are invited for two post-doctoral researchers in submarine geomorphology. One post will involve deriving geomorphic parameters of canyons in a variety of submarine slope morphologic datasets, contributing to the growing subject of submarine slope geomorphologic modelling. The second post will apply "mesh" computing techniques to study irregularly spaced topographic data of one or more types of geological features depending on the applicant's experience and interest. This post may suit a physical volcanologist or sedimentologist experienced in working with topographic data.

The appointments will be for 22 months in the first instance, with extension dependent on funding. The closing date for both posts is 10 September 2007. Further particulars and application details can be found at http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/jobs/research references EPS-155-07 and EPS-154-07.

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5. Other

New R2K Newsletter now available!

The summer, 2007 edition of the R2K newsletter is now available for download on the R2K website at: http://www.ridge2000.org/science/info/newsletters.php

Highlights of this edition include:
- an update on the R2K ISS site transition plan
- in-depth updates on each of the current ISS, including information on upcoming cruises
- relevant program updates, upcoming meetings, featured student and Ridge news highlights and more.
Thanks to everyone who contributed items for this edition!
We will be mailing out hardcopies of the newsletter to anyone who has selected "yes" to "receive printed materials from R2K" in their membership profiles towards the end of the month.

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InterRidge Email #14 (July 30th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
Call for Papers to InterRidge News 2007
2. News from the Ridge Crest
Chinese DY115-19 expedition
3. Upcoming Meetings
InterRidge Theoretical Institute ‘Biogeochemical interaction at deep-sea vents’
4. Jobs and Fellowships
Six Ocean Observing Science and Engineering Faculty

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1. InterRidge Information

Call for Papers to InterRidge News 2007

All papers must be submitted by email to the InterRidge office (interridge@whoi.edu) by September 3rd 2007.
For formatting guidelines, please see 'Submitting to InterRidge News' (http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/217)
If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact Rhian – interridge@whoi.edu

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2. News from the Ridge Crest

Continued exploration of the Southwest and Central Indian Ridge
by Chinese DY115-19 expedition: New hydrothermal anomalies
located by Leg 3

After discovering the first black smoker at the ultraslow spreading Southwestern Indian Ridge, Chinese R/V Dayangyihao continued its expedition with the third leg across the Indian Ocean. The leg started in Durban, South Africa on 15 March, 2007 and finished in Frementle, Australia on 24 April, 2007. This 39-day leg was funded and sponsored by China Ocean Mineral Resources R & D Association (COMRA) and led by Dr. Xiqiu Han, Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA. The objective of this leg was mainly to look for new active hydrothermal sites along the ultraslow spreading segment of the SW Indian Ridge (SWIR) and the moderately-fast spreading segment of the Central Indian Ridge (CIR).

During this leg, geophysical mapping were performed using a Kongsberg EM120 multibeam system, Geometric G-880G magnenometer, GSS-2 and S-133 gravitimeters. To get higher resolution maps for the investigation area, the beam angle was reduced to 60°. TV-guided grab and gravity corer were used for geological sampling. A deep-sea video camera system was used for ocean floor observation. A 24-bottle CTD was deployed for water sampling. The in-situ hydrothermal plume detection was conducted using MAPRs (Miniature Autonomous Plume Recorder), Mets (Methane Sensor), and CTD sensors attached to the cable of deep-towed instruments. USBL-navigation (Ultra Short Baseline) was used whenever possible to obtain the most accurate location of the under-water instrument. Assisted by GIS, the under-water instruments and the sampling locations were monitered real-time, which greatly improved the quality of data and samples obtained.

In total four new hydrothermal sites were found, three at the SWIR, and one located at the CIR. Each site showed intense signals of turbidity, methane and temperature anomalies in the water column, and supported by hydrothermal influenced sediments and rocks, anemones and white crabs were also occasionally observed at these sites. Besides, two ultramafic complex were located and sampled off-axis of the ridge at SWIR, interestingly, one is located 40km away from the central rift valley.

The ultramafic rocks, basalts, sulfides and sediments collected will serve to study the hydrothermalism along the SWIR and CIR. The water column anomalies will serve to understand the distribution of plumes and constrain the hydrothermal sites discovered. However, more detailed and higher resolution survey work will be needed in future cruises to locate active venting sites.

By, Xiqiu Han
Email: xqhan@mail.hz.zj.cn
Second Institute of Oceanography & Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences, SOA
36 Baochu North Road, Hangzhou
Zhejiang 310012,
China

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3. Upcoming Meetings

InterRidge Theoretical Institute ‘Biogeochemical interaction at deep-sea vents’

The deadline for registering and abstracts for the InterRidge Theoretical Institute is next Tuesday – 31st July 2007.
The goal of this Theoretical Institute is to encourage multidisciplinary convergence in the study of interactions occurring at deep-sea vent sites between the biological and chemical components of the environment, and to increase collaborative efforts to develop new techniques for making key measurements to achieve this goal. The InterRidge Theoretical Institute will be comprised of two parts: 2 days of Short Courses and Advanced Lectures; and 3 days of Workshops.
For more information and how to register, go to - http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/14

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4. Jobs and Fellowships

Six Ocean Observing Science and Engineering Faculty

The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) invites applications for six, newly appropriated tenure-track positions. We seek outstanding candidates whose combined skills improve SOEST capabilities in the following areas: ocean modeling and data assimilation; ocean observing technologies (autonomous vehicles, ocean gliders, cabled observatories, ocean acoustics, and coastal/ seafloor geodesy); coastal and/or watershed processes (hydrodynamics, sediment transport, hazards); and integrating data management and visualization of ocean observations to yield innovative public products.
SOEST is launching a Pacific regional ocean observing system that will form the basis for ground-breaking new research programs, operational on-line products focused on the safe, clean, and productive capacity of Hawai‘i’s ocean and coasts, and training of the next generation’s workforce. We seek pioneering and enthusiastic scientists and engineers who will interact synergistically and with existing faculty to form a dynamic team of advanced researchers, specialists, and educators to fulfill the vision of ocean observing in Hawai‘i and the Pacific.
Appointments will be at a range of levels (Assistant to Full Professor) and classifications (Instructional, Research and Specialist) based on the profile of the very best applicants. Successful candidates will have an established record of publication in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, or equivalent patents/products/ programs, recognized high potential in research funding, superior communication abilities, and the capacity to build a flourishing interdisciplinary research program.
Minimum requirements for these positions include a Ph.D. or equivalent experience in a related scientific or engineering field. Information about SOEST can be found on our web site at www.soest.hawaii.edu. Applicants should supply curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, details regarding research funding, information describing teaching experience and interests, and a summary of research interests. Of special interest to the Search Committee will be statements of strategy to build collaborative programs with the new team of hires in addition to existing SOEST faculty.
Mail addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least three references should be sent to:
Ocean Observing Faculty Search
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
University of Hawai‘i at M¯anoa
1680 East-West Road, POST 802
Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
For additional information call: (808) 956-9110.
Review of applicants will begin September 1, 2007.
The University of Hawai‘i is an EEO/AA employer.

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InterRidge Email #13 (July 16th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
Call for Papers to InterRidge News 2007
2. News from the Ridge Crest
MoMARDREAM Leg 1
MoMARDream (Leg 2) & BBMoMAR cruises
3. Upcoming Meetings
ESONET/ European Seafloor Observatory Network
4. Jobs and Fellowships
University of Aberdeen - Lecturer
University of Lisbon - PostDoctoral Positions

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1. InterRidge Information

Call for Papers to InterRidge News 2007

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2. News from the Ridge Crest

MoMARDREAM Leg 1

The MoMARDREAM-Naut cruise is the first part of the multidisciplinary project MOMARDREAM lead jointly by Jérôme Dyment (IPGP-Paris), Françoise Gaill (CNRS-Université Paris 6) and Yves Fouquet from Ifremer. The first 9-Nautile dives are dedicated to the biology and the geology of the Rainbow site. Françoise Gaill is the chief scientist and Jérome Dyment the project leader (July 9th-19th).

At 2300 meter depth, Rainbow is among the few discovered MAR sites hosted on ultramafic rocks. The chemical composition of fluids is unique to date on many aspects including the exceptional enrichment of fluids in iron. This element therefore plays a major role in geological, hydrothermal and biological processes. MOMARDREAM objectives are related to these processes. One of the central issues is to understand the role of this element in the symbiotic relationship between Rimicaris exoculata shrimps and their associated bacteria. These interactions will be studied in situ and in vivo, in pressurized aquaria (IPOCAMP) sampled with PERISCOP.
In addition, geological survey and sampling will be performed to anticipate an IODP drilling project leaded by Yves Fouquet (Ifremer-Brest). A second part of the MoMARDREAM cruise will be performed later with the VICTOR ROV for microbathymetry and magnetic surveys.

For more information:
http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a2255,debut-de-la-campagne-momardream.html

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MoMARDream (Leg 2) & BBMoMAR cruises
Integrated studies at the Lucky Strike vent fields (MoMAR)

V. Ballu1, W. Crawford2, J. Escartin2, P.-M. Sarradin3 and Science Parties*

1Géophysique Spatiale, IPGP, Paris, France 2Géosciences Marines, IPGP, Paris, France 3DEEP-LEP, IFREMER, Plouzané, France

The 2nd leg of the MoMARDREAM cruise (9 and 19-28 July) onboard "PourQuoi Pas?" (IFREMER/SHOM) and the submersible Nautile (IFREMER) will carry out multidisciplinary and integrated studies at the Lucky Strike hydrothermal site. Additional field work will be carried out onboard "Suroit" (IFREMER) during BBMoMAR (18-28 July 2007). This 2007 field work is part of a coordinated effort within the French MoMAR program monitor active processes and their feedback at a slow-spreading segment, and it is funded primarily by CNRS, INSU and IFREMER.

Lucky Strike is the target for integrated and long-term monitoring projects within the MoMAR program. The goal is to understand the feedback between active processes operating at this site, including seismicity and deformation, hydrothermal activity, and the ecosystems that it supports. These cruises encompass several projects, 3 of which are multi-year. The results of these cruises, and the time series recorded by the instrumentation deployed will provide the basis for the full development of an integrated study site at a slow spreading ridge, and for the installation at longer term of a seafloor observatory within the European ESONET program.

Installation of instrumentation at the seafloor for long-term measurements was initiated in 2006, during the Graviluck'06 and MOMARETO cruises. These included temperature sensors, time-lapse cameras, pressure gauges, geodetical benchmarks, geomicrobiological incubators, geochemical sensors and biological samplers. During the
2007 cruises instrumentation at the seafloor will be recovered so as to obtain a 2006-2007 time series. Redeployment of instruments, and expansion of the monitoring with additional sensors (i.e., OBSs for microseismicity) will provide time series for 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.
These time series will include temperature, pressure, seismicity, electromagnetism, chemistry, ecology, imagery, geomicrobiology, etc.

Information on the MoMARDREAM Leg 2 cruise can be found at:
http://www.insu.cnrs.fr/a2255,debut-de-la-campagne-momardream.html

Projects:
BBMoMAR - PI: W. Crawford, CNRS/IPGP, Paris, France
Bathyluck'07 - PI: J. Escartín, CNRS/IPGP, Paris, France
Graviluck'07 - PI: V. Ballu, CNRS/IPGP, Paris, France
RECO'07 - PI: P.M. Sarradin, IFREMER, Brest, France

*Science parties:
MoMARDREAM Leg 2: J. Ammann, J. Blandin, V. Ballu, A. Cogez, D.
Cuvelier, S. Dentrecolas, D. Dusunur, J. Escartín, F. Fontaine, A.
Godfroy, D. Guillon, C. Le Gall, N. Lesparre, O. Pot, C.
Rommevaux-Jestin, J. Santos, P.-M. Sarradin

BBMoMAR: L. Beguery, W. Crawford, J.-F. D'Eau, C. Duclos, A. Lourenço, G. Reverdin, P. Tarits

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3. Upcoming Meetings

ESONET/ European Seafloor Observatory Network

"All regions workshop" of Barcelona - September 5 to 7 2007
The aim of ESONET is to promote the implementation and European-scale
management of a network of long-term multidisciplinary observatories in circum-European seas. These observatories will allow for long term monitoring of deep seafloor and water column processes related to ecosystem life and evolution, global changes and geo-hazards.
Multi-disciplinarity and transnationality are keys to the success of ESONET, both for
scientific reasons and for maximum use of observatory infrastructure. The first "All Regions Workshop" of ESONET will promote multi-disciplinarity and transnationality by welcoming new users and refining regional observatory objectives and instrumentation strategies, with respect to the experience and achievements of other deep sea observatory initiatives worldwide, and to other European and international partners. As an outcome of this workshop, we also anticipate the production of a provisional Science and Implementation Plan for the ESONET nodes.

The first circular announcing the workshop is now available on the ESONET web site:
http://www.ifremer.fr/esonet/esonet-noe/meetings/esonet-meetings.htm

Roland PERSON
Esonet Coordinator

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4. Jobs and Fellowships

University of Aberdeen - Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
Closing date: 26 July 2007

A highly motivated and interactive individual in community or population ecology of marine organisms, you will have interests in understanding the response of populations and communities to environmental change. You should have skills and interests that complement those of ecologists at the University of Aberdeen, in areas such as adaptation, life history evolution, population dynamics, trophic interactions, conservation biology, and empirical, statistical or theoretical approaches to fisheries management. For details see http://www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci/research/ecology.shtml

You must have a PhD in a relevant subject and an excellent publication record. You will run an active externally funded research program in any aspect of marine population or community or fisheries biology, supervise postgraduate students and contribute to teaching marine biology and ecology at undergraduate and Masters levels.

The position is available for three years.
Salary will be paid in the range of £33,101 – £39,525 per annum.
For informal enquiries or to arrange a visit, please contact Professor Chris Secombes, Head of School (tel: 01224 272857, e-mail: c.secombes@abdn.ac.uk).

Online application forms and further particulars are available from http://www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs Alternatively telephone (01224) 272727 (24 hour answering service) quoting reference number SBS007A for an application pack.

Closing date: 26 July 2007

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University of Lisbon - PostDoctoral Positions
UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

The University of Lisbon opens 85 research positions in the following areas,
Biological sciences
Biophysics
Biomedicine Epidemiology
Pharmaceutical sciences
Chemistry
Earth, Environment, Energy
Marine sciences
Mathematics
Physics
Information technologies
Nanosciences
History of Science
Social sciences
Geographical studies
Comparative and Theatre studies
Linguistics

5-year research contracts, base salary 43k€

The University of Lisbon is a reputed public university in the capital of Portugal. The campus is located in the city centre, hosting 20,000 students and over 50 active research units. Following a competitive governmental bid for science recruiting, our commitment to fostering research excellence resulted in the awarding of 85 new postdoctoral positions.

OPEN Applications - for deadlines and conditions,
http://www.ul.pt

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InterRidge Email #12 (July 2nd, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
Biogeochemical Interactions Working Group Update 2007
2. News from the Ridge Crest
The Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition (AGAVE): July 1 - Aug. 10
3. Upcoming Meetings
International Conference on Gas Hydrates - Energy, Climate and Environment - Taipei
4. Jobs and Fellowships
Postdoctoral Oceanographer for Science Planning

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1. InterRidge Information

Biogeochemical Interactions at Deep-Sea Vents Working Group Update 2007
To see the update go to - http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/216

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2. News from the Ridge Crest

The Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition (AGAVE): July 1 - Aug. 10 2007
Longyearbyen, Svalbard to Tromso, Norway. MV Oden.

AGAVE is a multi-disciplinary expedition with the primary purpose of finding and characterizing hydrothermal vent fields along ice-covered portions of the Gakkel Ridge. Four instrument platforms will be used. A CTD/rosette system will be used to characterize water column properties and to search for hydrothermal plumes in target areas defined by results from the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Experiment (AMORE) in 2001. An AUV equipped with water column sensors, including a mass spectrometer and a long-range optical backscatter system, will search for plume "stems" that tightly constrain the seafloor position of the source vent field. An AUV equipped with seafloor sensors, including a multibeam sonar, a magnetometer, and a digital camera, will make high-resolution maps and mosaics of the vent fields. A new wireline camera and sampling system with real-time surface telemetry will be used to obtain biological and geological samples.

PIs: Hedy Edmonds, Susan Humphris, Robert Reves-Sohn, Timothy Shank, and Hanumant Singh

To follow the cruise go to –
WHOI’s Dive and Discover – http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/expedition11/index.html
Polar Discovery - http://polardiscovery.whoi.edu/expedition2/index.html

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3. Upcoming Meetings

International Conference on Gas Hydrates - Energy, Climate and Environment
National Taiwan University, Taipei
Conference - 4-5 October, 2007
Field Trip - 6-8 October, 2007

Conference Goals
The purposes of this gas hydrate conference are to present a comprehensive expert review of the latest development in the rapidly emerging field of gas hydrate research, examine gas hydrate investigation status in the Asian and Pacific region, provide expert advises on gas hydrate investigation, future, and encourage international cooperation on gas hydrate research. The conference will be comprised of two days of oral and poster presentations. After the 2-day conference, a 3-day field excursion will be arranged to see the geology and mud volcanoes in southern Taiwan.

Conference Website - http://140.112.68.2/ghc/

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4. Jobs and Fellowships
Postdoctoral Oceanographer for Science Planning

The Consortium for Ocean Leadership, a new corporation resulting from the merger of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc. (JOI) and the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE), has an immediate opening in its Washington, D.C. office for a postdoctoral oceanographer to assist with science planning for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The OOI, which will be funded by the National Science Foundation, will construct an integrated observatory network to provide ocean, earth, and atmospheric scientists and educators with continuous, interactive access to the ocean.

The postdoctoral oceanographer will analyze science requirements, provide liaison with the scientific community and the NSF, coordinate discussions with community experts and the project’s implementing organizations, develop presentations for design reviews, review, edit, and write documents, represent the corporation at scientific meetings and workshops, monitor progress against milestones, and perform related activities that require domain expertise in oceanography and basic understanding of current research areas.

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in physical, chemical, or biological oceanography with experience and/or knowledge in the acquisition of in situ oceanographic data. Experience with experimental ocean observation platforms is advantageous. Demonstrated planning, decision-making, and problem-solving capabilities, demonstrated initiative to work independently to prioritize work and complete projects with general direction, and excellent communication and editorial skills are also required. This position will be for 12 months, extendable to 24 months, at a postdoctoral salary of $55,000 per year.

The Consortium for Ocean Leadership provides an excellent benefit and retirement package. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For consideration, please forward your letter of interest, complete resume/CV, the names of four references, and a representative writing sample to orion@joiscience.org.

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InterRidge Email #11 (June 18th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
Monitoring and Observatories Working Group Update 2007
Reminder – Working Group Proposals Due 29th June 2007
2. News from the Ridge Crest
The Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition (AGAVE): July 1 - Aug. 10
3. Upcoming Meetings
InterRidge Theoretical Institute – Working Group Sessions Full!
International Conference on Gas Hydrates - Energy, Climate and Environment - Taipei
4. Jobs and Fellowships
Postdoctoral Oceanographer for Science Planning
Professor in Marine Organismal Biology

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1. InterRidge Information

Monitoring and Observatories Working Group Update 2007
To see the update go to - http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/209

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Reminder – Working Group Proposals Due 29th June 2007

Call for proposals from the international community for new InterRidge Working Groups

The InterRidge Steering Committee is pleased to announce a call for proposals from the international community to establish new InterRidge Working Groups (WGs) in 2007. A proposal of 1-2 pages should be e-mailed to the InterRidge Office by Friday, June 29, 2007. This invitation is open to any member - or groups of members - of the international community. All proposals will be reviewed and the new WGs will be recommended by the InterRidge Steering Committee.

The InterRidge WGs play an essential role in promoting, facilitating, and coordinating new research that follows a focused theme of emerging scientific promise, or is conducted in a unique geographic setting along global ridge-crests where advances in science will benefit significantly from InterRidge coordination.

The WGs will work closely with the InterRidge Steering Committee and the InterRidge Office. The WGs will discuss issues related to focused science themes and/or geographic regions, convene group meetings and community-wide workshops, and promote and coordinate new international research cruises and related work.

In 2006 the InterRidge Steering Committee recommended the following generic plan for how a WG should operate (also published in the fall 2006 InterRidge Newsletter):

1. A group of up to 10 international proponents submit a proposal to InterRidge Office for the formation of a WG.

2. Each proposal is considered by the InterRidge Steering Committee. If accepted, the InterRidge program will provide US $2,000 "leverage money" to help a maximum of 10 people to meet, possibly flanking another major congress. The aim of the meeting is for these proponents to finalize a plan for a workshop.

3. The workshop plan is submitted to the InterRidge Steering Committee. If accepted, US $3,000 is given for workshop support/leverage.

4. The WG may have two end-member outcomes - either it produces a clear plan for how InterRidge can help push forward science through a coordinated effort, or it concludes that national programs are dealing with the burning issues at present and so InterRidge involvement is not absolutely necessary at the time. The former outcome could lead to a proposal to InterRidge to continue the WG, the latter outcome leads to the WG disbanding.

By the end of 2006, two InterRidge WGs had completed their intended missions: "Ridge-hotspot interactions" and "Back-arc spreading centers". That leaves InterRidge with five currently-active WGs:

1) Biogeochemical interactions at deep-sea vents
2) Biology
3) Deep Earth sampling
4) Monitoring and observatories
5) Ultra-slow spreading ridges
(see www.interridge.org for details)

We look forwarding to receiving your proposals and ideas for new
InterRidge Working Groups!

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2. News from the Ridge Crest

The Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition (AGAVE): July 1 - Aug. 10 2007
Longyearbyen, Svalbard to Tromso, Norway. MV Oden.

PIs: Hedy Edmonds, Susan Humphris, Robert Reves-Sohn, Timothy Shank, and Hanumant Singh

To follow the cruise go to –
WHOI’s Dive and Discover – http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/expedition11/index.html
Polar Discovery - http://polardiscovery.whoi.edu/expedition2/index.html

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3. Upcoming Meetings

InterRidge Theoretical Institute – Working Group Workshops Full!

The Working Group workshop sessions of the InterRidge Theoretical Institute are full and there are only 20 places left for the lectures, so register soon if you wish to attend. Details of the meeting can be found at - http://interridge.whoi.edu/node/14

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International Conference on Gas Hydrates - Energy, Climate and Environment
National Taiwan University, Taipei

Conference - 4-5 October, 2007
Field Trip - 6-8 October, 2007

Conference Website - http://140.112.68.2/ghc/

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4. Jobs and Fellowships
Postdoctoral Oceanographer for Science Planning

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Professor in Marine Organismal Biology

Professor in Marine Organismal Biology
University of Bergen
Deadline: 18 June 2007

University of Bergen is a city university. Parts of the campus are in fact situated in the town centre. We have about 17.000 students and nearly 3000 employees. UiB is renowned for its research which holds a high European standard and we have three Centres of Excellence (CoE). The University of Bergen has a strong international profile which entails close co-operation with universities all over the world

Professor in Marine Organismal Biology
at the Department of Biology

The professor will work on marine invertebrates bridging the fields of evolutionary and developmental processes, systematics, phylogeny and evolutionary history using a combined approach accumulating data from many different fields. Start-up funding will be made available to help the successful candidate quickly becoming established in the position

More at http://www.uib.no/stilling and http://www.bio.uib.no/pages/home.php

Submit application in 5 copies, sorted into 5 bundles,
to the Department of Biology, University of Bergen,
PO Box 7803, NO-5020 Bergen, Norway,
by 18 June 2007

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InterRidge Email #10 (June 4th, 2007)

1. InterRidge Information
Deep Earth Sampling Working Group Update 2007
2. News from the Ridge Crest
R/V Hakuho-maru at the Central Indian Ridge
3. Upcoming Meetings
AGU Session Proposals Due Wednesday 13th June 2007
Download the Abstract Volume for the Russian Ridges ‘07 Meeting
Early Registration Extended for the InterRidge Theoretical Institute
4. Jobs and Fellowships
InterRidge Classifieds!

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1. InterRidge Information

Deep Earth Sampling Working Group Update