Round Tables
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Thursday 24/5 |
Friday 25/5 |
Saturday 26/5 |
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Hall 4 |
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Hall 5 |
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11.30-13.30 |
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ROUND TABLE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY-GEOCHEMISTRY
Topic: « Economic geology and applied geochemistry»
The objective of this round table is the presentation of the current situation in Greece regarding the research, exploitation, processing and marketing of the industial minerals. We will, furthermore, introduce the Greek presence abroad as well as the activities of European companies in Greece. New market potentials and the perspectives of the segment will be analyzed.
Special reference will be made on the importance of specialization of geology department graduates, as well as their employment in relevant sectors, according to the current and wider market demands.
Next, state-of-the-art geochemical issues will be discussed, considering that chemical elements are the basis of life on Åarth. Hence, the geochemical baseline concentrations of chemical elements and compounds in soil, water and sediment, should be known.
In particular, the use of Geochemical data in (a) mineral exploration, (b) agriculture and forestry, (c) land use policy, (d) health related research, and (e) environmental policy, will be presented. The development of geochemical databases for use in environmental issues requires the production of legally feasible results, depending on the map scale. Therefore, for the establishment of geochemical databases of high integrity, it is absolutely essential to follow a strict quality control/quality assurance protocol from sampling, through sample preparation and chemical analysis.
During the round table the generation of such high quality geochemical data, and the robustness of geochemical patterns at different scales will be discussed.
COORDINATOR:
Professor Michael Stamatakis, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept. of Economic Geology-Geochemistry, NKUA, stamatakis@geol.uoa.gr
SPEAKERS:
Professor Michael Stamatakis, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, NKUA
Dr. Alecos Demetriades, Institute of Geology & Mineral Exploration, IGME,
in collaboration with: A. Mazreku, Centre of Civil Geology, Albania; P. Klein, Geological Survey of Austria; W. De Vos, Geological Survey of Belgium; J. Halamic, Croatian Geological Survey; M. Duris, Czech Geological Survey; V. Ernstsen, P. Gravesen, A. Steenfelt, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland; J. Kivisilla, V. Petersell, Geological Survey of Estonia; R. Salminen, T. Tarvainen, H. Sandstrom, H. Niskavaara, Geological Survey of Finland; I. Salpeteur, Geological Survey of France; M. Birke, U. Siewers, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany; G. Jordan, Geological Survey of Hungary; P.J. O'Connor, Geological Survey of Ireland; B. De Vivo, A. Lima, S. Albanese, University of Naples, Italy; A. Gilucis, State Geological Survey of Latvia; V. Gregorauskiene, Geological Survey of Lithuania; G. Klaver, TNO-NITG, Netherlands; R.T. Ottesen, C. Reimann, Geological Survey of Norway; J. Lis, A. Pasieczna, Polish Geological Institute; M.J. Batista, L. Martins, J. Matos, Geological Survey of Portugal; K. Marsina, I. Slaninka, Geological Survey of Slovak Republic; M. Bidovec, Geological Survey of Slovenia; S. Pirc, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; A. Bel-Ian, J. Locutura, Geological Survey of Spain; K. Lax, S.Å. Olsson, O. Selinus, Geological Survey of Sweden; P. Heitzmann, P. Hayoz, Swiss National Hydrological and Geological Survey; E.L. Ander, N. Breward, S. Reeder, B. Smith, H. Taylor, British Geological Survey, United Kingdom
ROUND TABLE: ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
Topic: « Engineering Geology and infrastructure works: the present and the future»
This round table concerns subjects related to the role of Engineering Geology in the transportation works with references to those in Greece. The new European requirements for the geotechnical investigation and testing will be broadly presented.
COORDINATOR:
Assoc. Professor George Tsiambaos, President of the Greek Committee of Engineering Geology, NTUA, School of Civil Engineering, gktsiamb@central.ntua.gr
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Professor George Koukis, Faculty of Geology, University of Patras
SPEAKER:
Assoc. Professor George Tsiambaos, NTUA, School of Civil Engineering
ROUND TABLE: GEOSCIENCES DIDACTIC
Topic: «Geosciences Didactic- Bridging the gap between secondary education and universities»
In the frame of the current workshop the necessity of the development of Geosciences didactic and its contribution to the gap bridging between Tertiary and Secondary Education will be discussed. The fast rhythm of knowledge accumulation implies the necessity of selecting the appropriate curriculum of studies in Secondary Education. For the above reason, what teaching should ensure for each student is a method to come closer and to exploit knowledge in order to interpret phenomena or procedures that are related with his/her natural environment, during his/her studies, but also later in his/her life. The “reconstruction” of scientific knowledge into school knowledge is necessary so as to reinforce the basic contemporary geological knowledge that is needed to every student and future active citizen. However, is it quite easy and feasible to put into practice the proposals and the scientific findings of the researchers from the field of the geosciences didactic in the everyday school life?
COORDINATOR:
Dr. Georgia Fermeli, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept of Historical Geology & Paleontology NKUA, Chair of Geosciences Didactic Committee, gfermeli@geol.uoa.gr
SPEAKERS:
Professor Michael Dermitzakis, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment Dept of Historical Geology & Paleontology, NKUA, f. Vice-Rector of University of Athens
Professor Paul Marinos, School of Civil Engineering, NTUA, President of the Geological Society of Greece
Dr. Stauroula Alexandropoulou, Responsible of Environmental Education- Secondary Education, Messinia prefecture
ROUND TABLE: GEOMORPHOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT
1st Topic: «Applied Geomorphology and Geo-environment, past present and future perspectives»
In this topic, there will be promoted the “Geomorphological Mapping and its applications” as a basic tool, for the monitoring of the landscape evolution, and the reconstruction of the palaeoenvironment.
COORDINATORS:
Professor Alice Alexouli-Livaditi, National Technical University of Athens, School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, alexouli@metal.ntua.gr
Professor Hambic Maroukian, National University of Athens, Faculty of Geology & Geonevironment, maroukian@geol.uoa.gr
SPEAKERS:
Professor Eric Fouache, University of Paris XII.
Professor Morgan De Dapper, Ghent University.
2nd Topic: «Modern techniques and methods in Geomorphology»
The modern techniques and methods in geomorphology include the Remote Sensing and the Geographical Information Systems with the use of high resolution spatial data. High resolution radiometric methods are used for the dating of the most recent sediments, and in combination with the geochemical and palaeontological analysis they can define the physical processes and the anthropogenic influence on the environment. Finally, the morphotectonic analysis of the relief and the geological structures can establish the recent landscape evolution in combination with the major geological events affecting the society and the environment.
COORDINATORS:
Professor George Livaditis, Facu;ty of Geology & Geoenvironment, NKUA, leivaditis@geol.uoa.gr
Professor Theodore Astaras, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
SPEAKERS:
Professor Andrew Cundy, University of Brighton
Ass. Professor Kosmas Pavlopoulos, Harokopian University of Athens, School of Geography
ROUND TABLE: GEOLOGICAL GEOMORPHOLOGIC HERITAGE
Topic: «Geological-Geomorphologic heritage in Greece»
Modern ecological thinking in combination with the rising of the standard of living and holistic approach of nature induced the need for protection of abiotic nature as well. Geologic and geomorphologic environment comprise a major component of abiotic nature.
The recognition of the great impact of geologic and geomorphologic environment to the establishment and evolution of ecosystems, as well as the increasing disappearance, mainly due to human activities, of geological formations, structures and landscapes impose the need for protection and enhancement of the geologic and geomporphologic heritage. This is additionally supported by the fact that many international organizations and institutions recognize this heritage as a great component of the history of our planet and of the life it hosts.
Greece is a country with great variety of geologic and geomorphologic formations and processes that comprise its geodiversity and define the value of its geological and geomorphological heritage. Many regions of Greece present invaluable geologic-geomorhologic features and landscapes, some of which are of international value for geosciences, while also being of interest for tourism development. The lack of a conservation and protection regime is the rule, and the few exceptions only confirm this rule.
This is the reason for the rising profile of geological heritage conservation in the last decade. As a matter of fact, the concept of geological heritage conservation constantly gains ground, both through the geosites approach and through the geoparks approach.
Considerations upon all these issues will be presented and discussed during this meeting.
COORDINATOR:
Dr. I. Theodosiou, IGME, ren@igme.gr
SPEAKERS:
Ass. Professor Zouros Í., Aegean University
Dr Kourouzidis M., National Observatory of Athens
Dr Fassoulas C., Natural History Museum of Crete University
Dr Valadaki-Plessa Aik., Ministry of Environment, Planning and Public Works
Dr Vougioukalakis G., IGME
Dr Tsompos P., IGME, Dr Photiades A., IGME, Dr Chiotis E., IGME
Papathanasoglou A., Greek Ombudsman Independent Authority, Painesi M., Greek Ombudsman Independent Authority
Dr Paschos P., IGME, Dr Nikolaou E., IGME, Papanikos D., IGME
Dr Voudouris P., University of Athens, Dr Voulgaris N., University of Athens, Kassimi G., Christofalou F.
Valiakos I., Natural History Museum of the Lesvos petrified forest
ROUND TABLE OF HYDROGEOLOGY
Topic: «Water management»
The continuous increase in water consumption due to the rise in the population and to the improvement of standard of living, demands a rational water management. The aforementioned management should face the implications and demands arising from the water management deficiency or from the unfit water management practice, such as the excessive pumping, the coastal aquifers salinization, the modernization of aquatic uses (irrigations, industry uses, tourism etc). The water management should be based on unified consideration of surface and ground aquatic systems and on a certain total of principles, in the frame of a design, focused on the present and future necessities. The matter of dominating concept must be that the aquatic necessities of each use or user are related to the aquatic capacity of each area.
COORDINATOR:
Professor George Stournaras, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept. of Tectonic, Dynamic, Applied Geology, University of Athens, stournaras@geol.uoa.gr
SPEAKERS:
George Soulios, Professor of Hydrogeology, Geology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
George Migiros, Agricultural University of Athens
Nikolaos Lambrakis, Professor Hydrogeology & Hydrochemistry, Geology Department, University of Patras
ROUND TABLE: NANOGEOSCIENCE
In the last decade technological developments have revitalized a new area of research in Mineralogy in respect of the structure and reactivity of mineral surfaces. Mineral surface science is closely associated with the fields of molecular Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry concerning the investigation of geochemical processes at the molecular level. The expansion of both scientific subjects is based on the combined utilization of advanced microscopic and spectroscopic techniques, such as AFM, STM, TEM, SIMS, LIBS, XPS, and RBS. Besides it is now possible to study physicochemical processes occurring at mineral interfaces in-situ in real time also on a molecular scale (nanoscale). Mineral surface science and molecular Geochemistry contributed to the recent establishment of Nanogeoscience with regard to the study of nanoparticles in nature and the investigation of geological processes in nanoscale (1 nm - 100 nm). A part of the research being currently elaborated concerns the surface chemical conduct of calcite. This common mineral plays a major role in the global CO2 cycle, participates in key biomineralization processes, and shows high reactivity in fluids controlling the geoavailability and bioavailability of certain contaminants.
COORDINATOR:
Dr. Ath. Godelitsas, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, NKUA
SPEAKERS:
Dr. E. Chatzitheodoridis, School of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering, NTUA
Dr. M. Kokkoris, School of Applied Mathematics & Physics, NTUA
Dr. D. Anglos, Institute of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH
Presentation from a company distributing instruments for Nanogeoscience
ROUND TABLE OF PALEONTOLOGY-STRATIGRAPHY
Topic: «Stratigraphy and global correlations: the next day»
Chronostratigraphy is currently regulated by the definition of special moments materialized in the stratigraphic record by points called Global Standard Stratotype-sections and Points (G.S.S.Ps).
However, there exists a heterogenous manner in which the G.S.S.Ps for the main Periods/Systems and Epochs/Series boundaries of the Cenozoic have been established.
There is a big contrast between Hedberg’s guidelines for erecting boundaries and reliable ICS rules.
Correlations of terrestrial and marine stratigraphies have been difficult because they usually employ exclusive biostratigraphic means.
The introduction of physical and chemical tools in recent years has revolutionized terrestrial stratigraphy and produced reliable correlation between terrestrial and marine successions.
Numerical dating of Neogene chronostratigraphic units entirely relies on astrochronology.
However, as orbital solutions are not yet reliably extended beyond the Miocene, Paleogene numerical chronology depends on radioisotopic datings.
The use of the sea floor anomaly pattern as a chronometer to derive magnetochronology was a novelty introduced by the Cenozoic Integrated Magnetobiochronologic Scale (IMBS).
Nowadays the Jurasic sequence of geomagnetic polarity reversals is still poorly known but Triassic section have yielded a good record of reversals. Finally, Paleozoic magnetostratigraphy is in progress.
COORDINATOR:
Professor M. D. Dermitzakis, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept. Historical Geology-Paleontology, NKUA, mdermi@geol.uoa.gr
SPEAKERS:
Assoc. Prof. A. Zambetakis-Lekkas, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept. Historical Geology-Paleontology, NKUA
Professor V. Karakitsios, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept. Historical Geology-Paleontology NKUA
Assist. Prof. H. Drinia, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept. Historical Geology-Paleontology, NKUA
Assist. Prof. M. Triantaphyllou, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept. Historical Geology-Paleontology, NKUA
Dr. Ch. Ioakim, IGME
ROUND TABLE: TECTONICS
Topic «Active structures within the Hellenic arc»
This round table concerns subjects related to active tectonic structures within the Hellenic arc including neotectonics, crustal deformation (geophysical-geodetic-tectonic parameters) , dating of active structures, post-Alpine basin evolution, relation between active structures and seismicity or morphogenesis, paleoseismology, seismic hazard, etc.
In particular, major emphasis will be given to the evolution of the North Aegean Basin and to the disruption of the Hellenic Arc, the Neotectonic and Paleoseismological study of active faults in Greece and the role of seismic faults in the distribution and typology of damages in structures.
The speakers will be referred to the active faults of Western Crete, as well as the active faults of Northern Greece, the quantitative structural analysis of the Peloponnese from Eocene to Holocene, the Quaternary deformation in Western Peloponnese and the temporal and spatial variation in fault slip-rates.
COORDINATOR:
Professor Dimitrios Papanikolaou, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Dept. of Tectonic, Dynamic, Applied Geology, NKUA, dpapan@geol.uoa.gr
SPEAKERS:
Professor D. Papanikolaou, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, NKUA
Professor D. Mounntrakis, Faculty of Geology, University of Thessaloniki
Professor A. Kilias, Faculty of Geology, University off Thessaloniki
Professor E. Lekkas, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, NKUA
Professor S. Pavlides, Faculty of Geology, University off Thessaloniki
Assoc. Professor I. Koukouvelas, Faculty of Geology, University of Patras
Assist. Professor I. Fountoulis, , Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, NKUA
Dr. I. Papanikolaou, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, NKUA