2nd Workshop

For the help in logistics and input the VERTIGO Organisation team would like to thank Claire Horwell and Ed Llewelin from Durham University, UK as well as Mike Branney from University of Leicester, UK.

The 2nd VERTIGO Workshop will be held from Monday 7th through Thursday 10th September 2015 at the Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom. Arrival shall be on Sunday September 6th (ice-breaker at 19:00). Departure on Friday 11th after breakfast to the Lake District for a 2-days field trip (return Saturday evening). Field trip is optional for Associated Partners and Guest Speakers.

The workshop will focus on experimental volcanology and petrology. The scientific programme will be complemented by complementary skills training for the Early Stage Researchers. The workshop is open to external PhD and PostDoc students, though their number will be limited. Registration is on a "first-come, first-served" basis. Participants registering for the whole week will have priority.

Confirmed keynote speakers:

Jonathan Castro (Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, D)
Rory Clarkson (Rolls Royce, UK)
Donald Bruce Dingwell (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, D)
Stephen Lane (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK)
Jeremy Phillips (School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, UK)
Hugh Tuffen (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, UK)
Matthew Wattson (School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, UK)