Get ready to submit your abstract to the AGU Fall Meeting 2018! ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1 August 2018, 11:59 PM EDT We are looking forward to your contribution to session MR008: Elastic Properties of Earth Materials and Their Application in Seismology and Geodynamics Our understanding of the large-scale structure and composition of the Earth's interior comes, in a large part, from the interpretation of seismic velocities, based on the elastic properties of candidate materials from high-pressure/high-temperature experiments and theoretical calculations. These two approaches complement each other, in that experiments provide anchor points for theoretical predictions and theoretical calculations are able to explore ranges of pressures and temperatures that are difficult to access using experimental methods. In this session, we invite novel experimental and computational contributions on the elastic properties of earth materials as well as on their application in seismic interpretation and geodynamical modeling spanning from Earth's crust to core. Invited Speakers: Damien FREITAS, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Clermont-Ferrand, France Sanne COTTAAR, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom Best regards The Conveners Johannes Buchen (University of Bayreuth) Shuai Zhang (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) Stephen Stackhouse (University of Leeds) Hauke Marquardt (University of Oxford) Submit your abstract to this session here: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/prelim.cgi/Session/50747 Find out about the AGU Fall Meeting 2018 here: https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/ For the first time, the AGU Fall Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., where we will mark the launch AGU’s Centennial. A wide variety of events are being planned that will take advantage of this special location that will showcase our science to the U.S. and international policy community, students, and public); leverage the local scientific community, including events with the Smithsonian, National Academies, and others; and, offer field trips to view the local geology and research institutes. The Fall Meeting will also offer more workshops as well as new Tutorial sessions to help students and researchers learn about new approaches and techniques and introduce exciting science in other disciplines. Additional information, including everything you need to know about abstract submission is here: https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/. Please consider submitting an abstract and/or attending to help show “What Science Stands For” and to join in an exciting and informative start to AGU’s Centennial. -- Johannes Buchen PhD Candidate GeoMaX Research Group www.depict-group.org/geomax Bayerisches Geoinstitut Universität Bayreuth 95440 Bayreuth GERMANY Phone: +49 (0)921 55-3708 Fax: +49 (0)921 55-3769 E-Mail: johannes.buchen@uni-bayreuth.de www.bgi.uni-bayreuth.de