2016 Pilbara Craton field trip
This field trip is part of the Australasian
Astrobiology Meeting in Perth, AU. An international group formed by
biologists, geologists, geochemists, chemists, and physicists, is
leaded by Prof. Martin van Kranendonk and Tara Djokic (UNSW). We
investigated all of the major localities with claims of early life,
and the habitability of the early Earth environments.
This fieldtrip was funded by the Elliott Field Fund awarded by
the Dept. Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University.
2016 Yellowstone field trip
This field trip is part of the Second DCO Summer School organized
by the Deep Carbon Observatory. An international group of early
career scientists and ten instructors with various backgrounds
attended this event. The field trip is mainly to examine the tectonic
settings and biological and geochemical characteristics of the
hydrothermal activity. We also worked together to sample the fluid
and gas from the low-T hydrothermal vents.
The summer school is fully supported by the Deep Carbon Observatory.