Geochemistry at the Interface of Environmental and Human Health — in honor of Laurent Charlet

Dear Colleagues We cordially invite you to submit an abstract to our session. Geochemistry at the Interface of Environmental and Human Health — in honor of Laurent Charlet We welcome abstracts on any aspect of interfacial geochemistry, biomineralization, environmental and human health and of course any work aligned with Laurent’s rich career. Keynote: Prof. Dr. Lenny Wikel, Eawag Invited speaker: Prof. Bin Ma, North China Electric Power University Session details: https://conf.goldschmidt.info/goldschmidt/2026/meetingapp.cgi/Session/9066 Abstract deadline: February 26, 2026 On behalf of the listed conveners, Ben Gilbert (LBNL), Jackie Peña (UC Davis), Jean-Francois Boily (Umeå University), Dimitra Athanasiadou (University of Bern) and Pedro Alvarez-Lloret (University of Oviedo). and others who contributed to this session Ludmilla Aristide (Northwestern), Christophe Tournassat (University of Orléans), Céline Pallud (UC Berkeley), Jeff Catalano (WUStL) and Alejandro Fernandez-Martinez (University of Grenoble - Alpes) Theme 11: Environment and Human Health This session, organized in honor of Professor Laurent Charlet, will showcase innovative research inspired by Laurent’s groundbreaking contributions to environmental geochemistry, medical geology and beyond. With a career spanning multiple disciplines, Laurent exemplified a rare ability to connect the microscopic with the macroscopic—whether probing molecular-level interactions or addressing global environmental concerns. We invite submissions on topics that reflect his diverse scientific legacy, from the aqueous and solid speciation of inorganic and organic contaminants , the redox reactivity of iron of iron minerals, to surface reactivity of phyllosilicate minerals and the geochemistry of nuclear waste and its implications for long-term storage. We encourage studies exploring the broader impacts of geochemistry on human health, a reflection of Laurent’s forays into medical geology. Researchers from diverse backgrounds are invited to contribute new findings that echo the intellectual curiosity and innovative spirit that defined the works by Laurent, pushing the boundaries of geochemical understanding and its applications.