Scientific program
The Scientific Program of the XVI CGCh is framed in its motto “New Challenges for an Evolving Territory” and focuses on the advances from which the Earth Sciences contribute to the sustainable development – economic, social and cultural – of our society and its environment.
The Scientific Program of the XVI CGCh is structured on the basis of 06 Thematic Areas, TA. Each Thematic Area, TA, consists of Sessions proposed by the geoscientific community and the participation of a renowned speaker.
THEMATIC AREAS
General Description: Studies on the characterization of deep and surficial geological processes that contribute to the understanding of the evolution of the earth's crust and its surface evidence, as well as studies related to planetary sciences.
Thematic Area 1 is made up of the following Sessions. Abstracts should be submitted to the Session whose description best fits the nature of your work.
- AT1-1: To be confirmed.
- AT1-2: Planetary Sciences, Meteorites, and Impact Processes.
- AT1-3: Critical Zone Science in Natural and Managed System.
- AT1-4: The role of fluids in the understanding of magmatic and volcanic processes.
- AT1-5: Marine Geology and Geophysics.
- AT1-6: Antarctic Geology.
- AT1-7: The Earth System in the Anthropocene.
- AT1-8: Magmatic processes during volcanic evolution in Chile: from mantle to surface.
- AT1-9: The proto-Pacific margin of South America and Antarctica in the Paleozoic and Triassic.
- AT1-10: Earth – Evolution at the dry limit.
- AT1-11: Tectonics of the Scotia Arc.
- AT1-12: Geochronology: Challenges, advances and setbacks using traditional and new isotope systems.
- AT1-13: Monogenetic Volcanism: Exploring its formation and evolution from source to surface.
- AT1-14: Volcanoes beyond their deposits.
- AT1-15: Three decades of large explosive eruptions (VEI>4) in the Southern Volcanic Zone: dynamics, monitoring, hazards.
- AT1-16: Fabrics studies applied to the understanding of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary processes in the Andes.
- AT1-17: Water-rock interactions in fossil and active hydrothermal systems.
- AT1-18: What lies beneath? Architecture of sub-volcanic magmatic-hydrothermal-fault systems.
- AT1-19: Phanerozoic Magmatic Arcs.
- AT1-20: Mechanics of caldera systems: formation, structure, monitoring, unrest.
- AT1-21: Metamorphism in the Andean margin and its tectonic context.
- AT1-22: Ancient, recent, and future earthquakes along the Andean margin.
- AT1-23: Geodynamics and internal structure of the Andean margin and surrounding oceanic plates.
- AT1-24: Paleoseismology, neotectonics, active tectonics and seismic hazard.
- AT1-25: Geomorphological dynamics and landscape evolution at multiples scales of time and space.
- AT1-26: General Paleontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
- AT1-27: Andean Tectonics.
General Description: New techniques and advances in the field of geochemistry, mineralogy, geophysics, geoinformatics and the exploration of deep and hidden resources, together with the quantification and representation of geological processes.
Thematic Area 2 consists of the following Sessions abstracts should be submitted to the Session whose description best fits the nature of your work.
- AT2-1: Advances in the computer science and artificial intelligence fields as fundamental tools to discover the mineral resources for a sustainable future.
- AT2-2: Advances in analytical techniques and methodologies for the development of earth sciences.
- AT2-3: Advances in Mineral Exploration Geophysics and Mining.
- AT2-4: Geomatics and Remote Sensing.
- AT2-5: Applied data science in geo-mining-metallurgy.
- AT2-6: Innovation in geological hazard management.
- AT2-7: Seismology: Advances in Innovation and Technologies.
General Description: Exploration and assessment of water and energy resources, cryosphere challenges (glaciers and polar areas) and emerging trends in geothermal.
Thematic Area 3 is made up of the following Sessions. Abstracts should be submitted to the Session whose description best fits the nature of your work.
- AT 3-1: General Session.
- AT 3-2: Hydrogeology of Fractured Media: regional understanding and conceptualization for mining excavations.
- AT 3-3: Lithium exploration and exploitation.
- AT3-4: Geothermal Resources: Opportunities for Sustainable Development.
- AT 3-5: Hydrochemistry and Chemical Stability applied to remaining mining facilities.
- AT3-6: Groundwater resources: present, sustainability and perspectives.
- AT3-7: Rock glaciers: water relevance and challenges for their monitoring.
General Description: Studies of processes and systems of deposit formation, exploration techniques and evaluation of mineral resources, contribution of geoscientific disciplines (geotechnics, geomechanics, geometallurgy, hydrogeology, mine geology and mine planning) for their conversion into mineral reserves, in addition to the emerging concern of critical and strategic minerals required by mankind.
Thematic Area 4 is made up of the following Sessions. Abstracts should be submitted to the Session whose description best fits the nature of your work.
- AT4-1: Geoscientific characterization of strategic and critical mineral resources in situ or artificial for their feasibility of economic extraction.
- AT4-2: Source and concentration processes of critical elements in the Earth ́s mantle, crust, and surface.
- AT4-3: Generation of fertile magmas and fluids in subduction zones.
- AT4-4: Mineral chemistry as an exploration tool for ore deposits.
- AT4-5: Nature of the link between geothermal systems and ore deposits: Fault control on geofluid migration and emplacement in the crust.
- AT4-6: Surface processes and mineralization.
- AT4-7: The role of geometallurgy in the mining business.
- AT4-8: Best practices in geosciences applied to mining processes.
- AT4-9: Geoscientific practices for responsible mining.
- AT4-10: Advances in the geological characterization of mineral deposits.
General Description: Contributions on topics such as the study and evaluation of geological hazards and risks, geology applied to civil works and environmental geosciences, territorial planning, prevention and decontamination of industrial areas.
Responsible: Natalia Garrido, Chilean Association of Geological Engineering, ACHIGEO. National Geology and Mining Service, SERNAGEOMIN.
Thematic Area 5 is conformed by the following Sessions. Abstracts should be sent to the Session whose description best fits the nature of your work.
- AT5-1: Landslides: Present and Future Perspectives
- AT5-2: Cascading geological hazards.
- AT5-3: Cryospheric hazards: an additional component for glaciological risk management
- AT5-4: Geological Engineering and Geotechnics.
- AT5-5: Environmental geochemistry: Geogenic, anthropogenic pollution and climate change: a latent or concrete threat to society?
- AT5-6: Study and multiparametric monitoring of worldwide eruptive processes: progress in techniques and timescales analysis of volcanic systems.
- AT5-7: The role of Territorial Planning in Disaster Risk Management.
- AT5-8: Volcanic eruptions from an integrated perspective: hazard assessment and risk management.
General Description: Geosciences projected to different areas of society, from the teaching of these, their historical development and impact, their correct professional application within a gender and diversity perspective, characterization of geodiversity for the conservation of geological heritage and their impact on the planning and use of the territory.
Principal Researchers: Luisa Pinto, Universidad de Chile. José Cabello, Geological Society of Chile.
Thematic Area 6 is made up of the following Sessions. Abstracts should be sent to the Session whose description best fits the nature of your work.
- AT6-1: Diversity and inclusion in geosciences.
- AT6-2: Women in Geosciences: Participation, representation, perspectives, and strategies to close the gender gap.
- AT 6-3: Geosciences and Transdiscipline in models of Territorial Planning and Governance.
- AT 6-4: Education in Geosciences.
- AT 6-5: Geodiversity, Geological Heritage and Geoconservation.
- AT 6-6: Geoethics: Experiences and case studies in Chile.
- AT 6-7: Divulgation of Geosciences: diversifying access to knowledge.
- AT 6-8: Communication of geological hazards and risks from interdiscipline and innovation How do the different actors contribute to the preparedness to reduce their impacts?.
- AT6-9: History of Geology.