T-SECTOR General Assembly Meeting
"online only"
7th to 8th July 2026

Testing Solid Earth Climate connections Through mid Ocean Ridge time series
Dear T-SECTOR members and collaborators,
We are pleased to announce our third ERC-Synergy project T-SECTOR General Assembly (GA) after two and a half years since T-SECTOR kicked off. The GA will take place this year as an online only meeting.
The GA will provide an in-depth overview of the interdisciplinary science conducted and planed in T-SECTOR combining the expertise in marine geophysics, paleo-oceanography as well as igneous petrology and geochemistry.
The meeting will be about showcasing and discussing emerging research, informing about T-SECTOR developments and collaborations, presenting and discussing T-SECTOR cruise, particularly for SO321-1/2 which will take place this summer and laboratory plans.
Registration will be open until 06 July 2026 (the link to the registration form is at the bottom of this page).
The draft agenda is available below and will constantly be updated if applicalbe.
On behalf of the T-SECTOR team
Kaj Hoernle, Heidrun Kopp, and Martin Frank (GEOMAR, Kiel, DE)
Charles Langmuir (Harvard University, Harvard, USA)
About T-SECTOR
https://www.geomar.de/forschen/fb4/fb4-muhs/schwerpunkte/t-sector
Agenda
times given are Central European Summer Time (CEST)
online meeting link - https://geomar-de.zoom-x.de/j/69055891424?pwd=3lWVQRzboPuhXL6o9MYG4afU1tEmb4.1
Tuesday, 7th July -- open to invited guests
1300 - 1315 Welcome and Intro
1315 - 1445 Scientific Session Theme 1: Geophysics, chaired by Heidrun Kopp
presentations
1445 - 1505 Discussion of theme 1
1505 - 1520 Coffee Break
1520 - 1650 Scientific Session Theme 2: Igneous geochemistry, chaired by Kaj Hoernle
presentations
1650 - 1710 Discussion of theme 2
1710 - 1730 Coffee break
1730 - 1900 Expedition planning
Wednesday, 8th July --- open to invited guests
1300 - 1430 Scientific session Theme 3: Igneous Petrology, chaired by Charles Langmuir
presentations
1430 - 1450 Discussion of theme 3
1450 - 1510 Coffee Break
1510 - 1640 Scientific session Theme 4: Hydrothermal activity and sedimentology, chaired by
Martin Frank
presentations
1640 - 1700 Discussion of theme 4
1700 - 1720 Coffee Break
1720 - 1900 Age model workshop / tutorial on time series and dating
1900 - 1910 Closing words

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