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The School
of Geosciences at
The University of Sydney (Australia)
presents
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an International Postgraduate Course
on Geological and Biological Processes in the Primitive Earth. |
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The
Archaean holds a particular place in the Earth's history.
From 4.03 to 2.5 Ga,
our planet evolved from a primitive and hostile terrestrial body
to a differentiated, life-supporting planet. It was a time of
creation as opposed to recycling and evolution that characterize
the geology
and biology
of the following
eras.
With the juvenile crust came the creation and early development
of Life on Earth. Came also extraordinarily rich ore deposits by-products
of complex geodynamic processes, some of these unique to the Archaean.
If the Earth's primitive history appeals to you, we invite you to Sydney
in August 2003... |
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Course
Program - This exiting postgraduate course has 2 components:
•From Geodynamics to Biogenesis: a 5-day short course (4-8 August 2003)
where biologists, physicists and geoscientists will present
and debate the most recent research on the Earth’s primitive history;
•A Mission Through Time: a 5-day fieldtrip (10-14 August 2003) to the Pilbara
(Western
Australia),
one of the oldest and best exposed cratons on Earth. A
unique
natural laboratory to study early geological and biological processes. |
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Course
Audience - The course has been designed not only for postgraduate
students in Geosciences, but also students in Mathematics, Physics,
and Life Sciences with a genuine curiosity for planet Earth. The
participation of students from various disciplines will provide a
dynamic learning environment. |
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Patrice
F. Rey, Sydney , 23-12-02 |
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