Oral & poster presentations are welcome in any branch of Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry including:

Microbial, bacterial-, fungus-, lichen-, worm-mineral interactions; Mineral weathering and soils; Mineral and geochemical interactions of carbon capture and storage; Stability, structure and crystallinity of ‘environmental’ minerals; Minerals in contaminated environments; Role of minerals in biogeochemical cycles; Biogeochemistry of redox reactions; Mineral surface processes; Research addressing environmental mineralogy in Industry also welcome.

The abstract deadline is 30 April 2011.

There is NO registration fee for this meeting. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.  A travel bursary of up to £50 is available for PhD students giving a presentation. A prize of £50 will also be given for the best student poster.

For further details, please contact: Bryne Ngwenya, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JW. Email: bryne.ngwenya@ed.ac.uk: Venue details: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps (Kings Buildings) or Sam Shaw, School of Earth and the Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, Email: s.shaw@see.leeds.ac.uk

Dedicated conference website: http://minersoc-emg.org/events/RiP2011.php