Dear Colleagues,

This year, Avner Vengosh and I are organizing a one-day workshop at Goldschmidt in Montreal on critical minerals:

Workshop, Saturday, July 11: Critical minerals: Advancing geochemical research by breaking down disciplinary barriers

https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2026/goldschmidt/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Session/8492

Please consider registering when you submit your abstract.

This workshop aims to bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines to exchange ideas and explore how we can bring down disciplinary barriers in critical minerals research and education. A further goal of the workshop is to identify concrete next steps, which may include outlining a research roadmap, developing collaborative networks, and considering joint contributions such as a perspective or white paper.
Confirmed speakers:
Owen Weller, University of Cambridge; Using thermodynamic modelling to constrain major and trace element evolution of magmatic critical metal deposits.
Erin Benson, Washington State University; Fingerprinting mineralizing fluids in carbonatite-hosted rare earth element deposits: Examples from Mountain Pass, USA.
Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Tech; Academic, industry, and government partnerships to address critical minerals needs.
Dan Ibarra, Brown University; Isotopic approaches to disentangling enrichment mechanisms in sedimentary lithium deposits.
Gordon Williams, Duke University; Geochemistry of lithium brines.
Avner Vengosh, Duke University; Environmental considerations in the life cycle of critical minerals.
Chen Zhu, Indiana University; Geochemical modeling as a bridge between basic science and applications.

Best regards,
Chen Zhu, Indiana University
Avner Vengosh, Duke University

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Chen Zhu
Professor, Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
Phone: (812)856-1884
Website: https://hydrogeochem.earth.indiana.eduhttps://hydrogeochem.earth.indiana.edu/

Dear colleagues,

This is a friendly reminder that registration for workshops at the Goldschmidt Conference will close on June 1, 2026. Please see our workshop information. Thanks.

Best regards,

--
Chen Zhu
Professor, Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
Phone: (812)856-1884
Website: https://hydrogeochem.earth.indiana.eduhttps://hydrogeochem.earth.indiana.edu/
From: Zhu, Chen chenzhu@iu.edu
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
To: Zhu, Chen chenzhu@iu.edu
Subject: Goldschmidt workshop on critical minerals

Dear Colleagues,

This year, Avner Vengosh and I are organizing a one-day workshop at Goldschmidt in Montreal on critical minerals:

Workshop, Saturday, July 11: Critical minerals: Advancing geochemical research by breaking down disciplinary barriers

https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2026/goldschmidt/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Session/8492

Please consider registering when you submit your abstract.

This workshop aims to bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines to exchange ideas and explore how we can bring down disciplinary barriers in critical minerals research and education. A further goal of the workshop is to identify concrete next steps, which may include outlining a research roadmap, developing collaborative networks, and considering joint contributions such as a perspective or white paper.
Confirmed speakers:
Owen Weller, University of Cambridge; Using thermodynamic modelling to constrain major and trace element evolution of magmatic critical metal deposits.
Erin Benson, Washington State University; Fingerprinting mineralizing fluids in carbonatite-hosted rare earth element deposits: Examples from Mountain Pass, USA.
Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Tech; Academic, industry, and government partnerships to address critical minerals needs.
Dan Ibarra, Brown University; Isotopic approaches to disentangling enrichment mechanisms in sedimentary lithium deposits.
Gordon Williams, Duke University; Geochemistry of lithium brines.
Avner Vengosh, Duke University; Environmental considerations in the life cycle of critical minerals.
Chen Zhu, Indiana University; Geochemical modeling as a bridge between basic science and applications.

Best regards,
Chen Zhu, Indiana University
Avner Vengosh, Duke University

--
Chen Zhu
Professor, Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
Phone: (812)856-1884
Website: https://hydrogeochem.earth.indiana.eduhttps://hydrogeochem.earth.indiana.edu/