IAS Bureau and Council

President: Finn SurlykSurlyk, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (e-mail: [email protected])

Past-President: Judith A. McKenzie, ETH-Zentrum, Zurich, Switzerland (e-mail: [email protected])

Vice-Presidents: Maria MuttiMutti, Universität Potsdam, Germany (e-mail: mmutti@)geo.uni-potsdam.de) Davor Pavelicavelic, University of Zagreb, Croatia (e-mail: [email protected]) Eduardo PiovanoPiovano, GIGES, Córdoba, Argentina (e-mail: [email protected])

General Secretary: José-Pedro CalvoCalvo, IGME, Madrid, Spain (e-mail: [email protected])

Treasurer: Patric JacobsJacobs, Ghent University, Belgium (e-mail: [email protected])

Editors: Paul A. CarlingCarling, University of Southampton, UK (e-mail: [email protected]) Peter SwartSwart, Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, USA (e-mail: [email protected])

Special Publications Ian JarvisJarvis, Kingston University, UK Secretary: (e-mail: [email protected]) Thomas StevensStevens, Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW2O 0EX, UK Council Members: (e-mail: [email protected])

A.S. AlsharhanAlsharhan, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (e-mail: [email protected]) Nic BeukesBeukes, University of Johannesburg, South Africa (e-mail: [email protected]) Gilbert CamoinCamoin, CEREGE CNRS, France (e-mail: [email protected]) Brian JonesJones, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (e-mail: [email protected]) Ryo MatsumotoMatsumoto, University of Tokyo, Japan (e-mail: [email protected]) Dilce RossettiRossetti, INPE, Sao Paulo, Brazil (e-mail: [email protected]) Report

Annual Report of the International Association of Sedimentologists

he International Association 1740 pages. The electronic paper T of Sedimentologists was handling of the journal is settling founded in 1952. Its objectives down. Sedimentology is accompanied are the promotion of the study of by a Newsletter, and the IAS Sedimentology by publications, homepage (http://www.iasnet.org) is discussion, and comparison of regularly updated. research results, by encouraging The IAS friendship scheme for the interchange of research scientists and libraries in developing through international countries continues. In 2008, 157 collaboration, and by favouring individuals and 36 libraries benefit integration with other disciplines. from it. The new IAS Postgraduate Grant Scheme offered 22 grants, Accomplishments in 2008 ranging from 1000 to 1080 Euros, to young researchers from 10 different The IAS held the 26th IAS Mee- countries. ting of Sedimentology in Bochum, Membership accounts for 1628 Germany, from September 1 to 3. associated sedimentologists from 98 More than 330 participants countries in the year 2008. represented 36 countries, and eleven field-trips were run. Furthermore, the Goals for 2009 IAS co-sponsored conferences and workshops in Argentina, Poland and The 27th Meeting of Peru. Sedimentology will be held in A lecture tour developed by Prof. Alghero, Italy (20 – 23 September). Judith A. McKenzie, from The Association will also co-sponsor Switzerland, has started to be meetings and workshops in United organised. Kingdom, Venezuela and Argentina. A The IAS published 6 issues of its lecture tour developed by Prof. journal Sedimentology comprising Judith McKenzie, from Switzerland,

3 IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 will be run in several countries of sponsor top-level research South America, Asia and Europe to conferences and meetings. However, reach institutions who could we also want to encourage young otherwise not afford to invite sedimentologists from countries foreign lecturers. where research possibilities are less The Third IAS International well established, and where funding is Summer School will be organised lacking. We do this through our during the third term of 2009 in SE friendship and grant schemes, and by Spain. Thirty postgraduate students paying travel expenses to and five senior sedimentologists will international congresses and field participate at the IAS Summer workshops. School. Funding On 2009, the journal Sedimentology will appear with 7 IAS is funded by membership fees. issues, starting with a January issue All officers work for free, and there and then being followed by issues on are no permanent staff or formal even months throughout the year. headquarters. Eight Special Publications and two Field Guides are in preparation. José-Pedro Calvo We will continue to publish high- General Secretary quality science, and to organize and

IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 4 IAS Financial Report

5 IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 Super Sedimentological Exposures

The geological park of Aliaga: and exceptional viewpoint of the Cretaceous and Tertiary evolution of the Iberian ranges (NE Spain)

Introduction km around Aliaga (Fig. 2). After a brief explanation of the Mesozoic The outcrops located around the and Tertiary evolution of the Iberian Aliaga village form a very attractive Ranges, we will use these 11 points natural landscape in the Teruel for the description of the proposed province, northeastern Spain (see Geotour around Aliaga. location map in Fig. 1). These outcrops constitute an exceptional Geological setting viewpoint over the Cretaceous and Tertiary evolution of the The sedimentary rocks of Aliaga northeastern part of the Iberian form an almost continuous record of Ranges, and have been largely the Mesozoic and Tertiary strata appreciated over the last decades for (near 2,500 m of marine and conti- research and training purposes. In nental sediments, see Fig. 3). The the early nineties, the development oldest unit represented in the area is of the Geological Park of Aliaga was the Upper Triassic gypsum-rich clays promoted by the Department of of the Keuper facies. The Jurassic Geology of the University of Zarago- form a nearly 400 m thick za and the municipality of Aliaga, succession of shallow water and received financial support from carbonates, from the upper the Aragón Government and the Raethian-Hettangian breccia and Leader program of the European massive dedolomites to the lower Community. The Geological Park of Tithonian massive oncolitic-peloidal Aliaga includes 11 points of special limestones (see Aurell et al., 2003 interest showing explanatory for the general description of the diagrams and informative panels in Jurassic units). A widespread the field, all of them located up to 7 regression at he end of the Jurassic

IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 6 Figure 1. Geological map of the Geological Park of Aliaga, indicating the location of the five points described in the Geotour section. times was followed by a major stratigraphic gap covering most of the Berriasian–Valanginian interval. Continental sedimentation at the Hauterivian and Barremian occurred in irregular basins (i.e., the Weald facies). These basins were controlled by two sets of synsedimentary normal faults, striking NNW-SSE and ENE-WSW, respectively (Liesa et al., 2006). After gradual flooding of the basin at the late Baremian, the shallow platform carbonates of the Urgon facies represent sedimentation in a shallow platform developed during most of the Aptian (Vennin & Aurell, 2001; Figure 2. Informative panel Bover-Arnal et al., 2008). A second regression indicating the location of Point 1 and the nearest converted the area into a marsh associated to an parking area. The location estuary or a delta, including some coal-rich levels and access of the 11 points of (the Escucha and Utrillas formations; e.g., the Geological Park are Rodriguez-López et al., 2008). The widespread indicated across the roads in Late Cretaceous marine transgression resulted in a similar way.

7 IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 the flooding of most of the eastern The Iberian Chain formed during part of the Iberian Peninsula (see the Tertiary by inversion of an Martín-Chivelet et al., 2002). extensional Mesozoic basin, under

Figure 3. Stratigraphic units outcropping in the Geological Park of Aliaga.

IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 8 compressive stresses both transverse Geological Park) has provided the (NNE to NE) and parallel (SE to SSE) graphical motif for designing the logo to its overall trend (Capote et al., of the Geological Park (Fig. 4). 2002). The NNE to NE compression Timing of folding is well was responsible for the principal folds constrained by relationships with and thrusts, whereas the SE to SSE syntectonic continental Tertiary compression had a more limited deposits. These are divided into six macrostructural record. As a tectonosedimentary units (T1 to consequence of those varied T6), each one being bounded by compression directions, fold unconformities related to interference structures are common in compressive structures (González & the region (Simón, 2004, 2005). The Guimerà, 1993). Units T2 to T4 development of these interference (Eocene-Oligocene in age) are coeval structures was enhanced by rheology of NNW-SSE folds; T5 (Early of the Mesozoic cover, which can be Miocene) lies unconformably on the considered as a multilayer composed western limb of the NNW-SSE of three competent ensembles anticline and is affected by ENE (Jurassic, mid-Cretaceous Urgon folds and thrusts near Cobatillas; facies, and Upper Cretaceous) finally, T6 postdates folding (Simón separated by two incompetent ones et al., 1998). (Weald facies, and Escucha-Utrillas formations). In particular, the outline Geotour of the vertical fold of «La Olla», which can be seen looking south from The five stops described below the Aliaga village (Point 7 of the provide an overall view of the regio-

Figure 4. «La Olla» anticline, a vertical fold in Lower Cretaceous Urgon units resulting from fold superposition during Tertiary times. This image, as observed from the Aliaga village, is used for the logo of the Geological Park (see Fig. 7).

9 IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 nal geology, and include the most and geology of Aliaga can be observed. representative sites referring to Spectacular crests and other structural stratigraphy and sedimentology of landforms are observed everywhere, the Mesozoic and Tertiary units in drawing the trace of vertical (‘snake- the Geological Park of Aliaga, all like’) folds resulting from them marked with informative superposition of younger, ENE-WSW panels (Fig. 5). The description of trending folds on the eastern limb of these stops is partly based in a the older, NNW-SSE trending Campos- previous publication (Arenas et al., Villarroya anticline (Simón, 2004, 1999). Additional information about 2005). Examples of these structures of the Geological Park of Aliaga can are well exposed looking to the east be found in the reference list and and southeast (Fig. 6). To the north, also in the limestones of the Urgon facies are www.parquegeologicoaliaga.com, observed in the overturned limb of the the web page including information Santa Bárbara anticline. To the about access to the different stops northwest, the boundary between the and telephone contacts of services Urgon facies and the lowermost (accommodation, restaurants). There Miocene conglomerates of the are also other material and Cobatillas basin (T5 Tertiary Unit) is publications available at the Visitors exposed. To the west, there is an Center of the geopark, located in the angular unconformity between the village of Aliaga, including a book undeformed Miocene conglomerates with detailed geological descriptions (T6 Tertiary Unit) and Urgon (Simón et al. 1998). limestones affected by snake-like folds. In the distance, a number of Stop 1 Viewing point of the general angular ENE-WSW trending folds in stratigraphy and structure Upper Cretaceous limestones may be identified, all them levelled by the late Following the road TE-812 to Ca- Neogene erosion surface of La Lastra. marillas, 1.5 km after crossing the Near to the viewing point, in the road bridge over the La Val River, there is a TE-812 (Point 2 of the Park), we have signpost that marks the entry into the opportunity to examine the Upper Point 1 of the Geological Park. After Triassic (Keuper facies) and Jurassic walking 200 m along the marked path, limestones highly deformed and we will reach a viewing point, from fractured in the core of the Santa which the essential of the landscape Bárbara anticline. An additional point

Figure 5. The key geological aspects of the 11 points of the geological park can be follo- wed by means of different informative panels (the one show in this image corres- ponds to Site 1 of the geopark).

IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 10 to recognize a more complete and gastropods and fish teeth. This continuous Jurassic succession is formation overlies through an angu- provided by erosion of the Guadalope lar unconformity the Jurassic units. River the core of this anticline, and The Camarillas Fm (Lower can be visited 2 km south of Aliaga, in Barremian) comprises yellow and the road to Miravete village. red channeled sandstones showing cross-bedding with interbedded Stop 2 Lower Cretaceous continen- massive lutites. It contains rare tal formations (Weald facies) traces of reptils (dinosaurs, crocodiles and turtles). The Artoles The Lower Cretaceous continen- Fm (Upper Barremian-basal Aptian) tal units included in the classical is formed of grey marls and Weald facies are well exposed near limestones with debris of the road TE-820, midway from charophytes, benthic foraminifera Aliaga to Santa Barbara (Point 3 of and oysters. The Weald facies the Park, see Fig. 7). The Weald represents essentially continental facies are divided into three and transitional environments: formations. The El Castellar Fm lutitic plains with low sinuosity (Upper Hauterivian-basal river channels connected to shallow Barremian) shows red and brown lacustrine systems (El Castellar Fm), lutites with interbedded sandstones lutitic plains with braided channels at the base, followed by alternating (Camarillas Fm) and shallow bays grey marls and limestones with with bioclastic lobes brought by charophytes, ostracods, bivalves, storm activity (Artoles Fm).

Figure 6. Panoramic view from Site 1 of the Geological Park. Folded Cretaceous units modeled into crest landforms.

11 IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 Figure 7. One of the informative panels in Site 3 of the Geological Park, pointing the pre- sence of charophytes in the El Castellar Formation. Stop 3 Lower Cretaceous marine unit, as indicated also by the record formations (Urgon facies) of the early Aptian oceanic anoxic event in an exposed section north to The Urgon facies consists of Miravete de la Sierra (Moreno- three formations that can be Bedmar et al., 2008). The examined near the road TE-820, east Villarroya de los Pinares Fm of the Santa Barbara district (Point 4 (Upper Aptian) shows nodular of the Park, Fig. 8). Another easily limestones with orbitolines at the accessible point to check these base, followed by a number of urgonian formations is the road to metric-scale sequences of marls and Miravete de la Sierra village, less massive limestones with abundant than half kilometre south of Aliaga. rudists (mainly Toucasia). Coral- The Chert Fm (Lower Aptian) rudist reef locally developed in the shows, at the base, calcareous lower part of the Villarroya de los sandstones and bioclastic limestones Pinares Fm can be observed south of with echinoderms, foraminifera, Aliaga, in the road to Miravete de la ostreids, algae and ooids towards the Sierra (Vennin & Aurell, 2001). top. The Forcall Fm (Lower Aptian) Structural landforms (crests) is composed of massive grey marls are modelled into the Urgon facies with abundant orbitolines, conditioned by the alternation of echinoderms and ostreids. The limestone and marls and the vertical maximum flooding of the platform attitude of beds. This gives rise to was reached at the middle part of this one of the most particular elements

IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 12 Figure 8. Urgon units (Lower Cretaceous) at the overturned limb of Sta. Bárbara. Site 4 of the Geological Park. of the Geological Park, «La Porra», shells at the base, followed by thin a monolith isolated from one of bedded limestones arranged in muddy these crests which appears close to and grainy shallowing upward- the bridge (see Point 8 of the Park, sequences, with algal-laminated east of Aliaga). caps; (2) Barranco de los Dego- llados Fm (upper Cenomanian- Stop 4 The Upper Cretaceous of Turonian), with massive dolostones Estrecho de la Aldehuela with rudist debris, corresponding to a shallow carbonate platform; (3) A complete cross-section of the Organos de Montoro Fm Upper Cretaceous marine deposits (Coniacian-Santonian?), made of can be observed across the road TE- grey and brecciated limestones with 821, starting near the cross-road to black pebbles, vertical bioturbation Campos and ending less than 1 km of root traces and interbedded levels east (Points 5 and 6 of the of miliolids; (4) La Cañadilla Fm Geological Park). The road goes (upper Santonian), with grey and parallel to an impressive cannon white marls interbedded with left by the Guadalope River (Estre- limestones rich in benthic cho de la Aldehuela). The upper foraminifera. The latest Cretaceous Cretaceous represents a general regressive episode (i.e., Fortanete transgressive-regressive episode, Fm) is not represented at this site giving rise to successive units: (1) due to Palaeocene-Early Eocene Mosqueruela Fm (Cenomanian, erosion. The unconformity between Fig. 9), with sandy marls with oyster the Cretaceous deposits and the

13 IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 Stop 5 The lower Miocene Cobatillas alluvial system

The main characteristics of the lowermost Miocene alluvial system of Cobatillas (T5 Tertiary Unit) can be observed by three successive points of the Geological Park, along the road TE-820. In a first stop, located 300 west of Santa Barbara (Site 9 of the Geological Park), the apex zone of the alluvial fan is observed, starting from an abrupt palaeotopography in the northern slope of Cabezo de la Muerte. An angular unconformity between the deposits of the Cobatillas alluvial system and Oligocene vertical beds (T5 and T4 Tertiary units, respectively) can be observed at the road margin, 150 m west to the onset Figure 9. Marine limestone beds of the of this first stop. The vertical strata Mosqueruela Fm at Estrecho de la Aldehue- are formed by conglomerates (mainly la (Upper Cretaceous; Site 5 of the Geolo- limestone and sandstone clasts) with gical Park). sandstone and lutite intercalations. Eocene continental calcareous The overlying strata (lower unit of conglomerates (T2 Tertiary Unit) the Cobatillas system) consist of can be observed at the end of the massive, clast-supported itinerary. The latter are syntectonic conglomerates, mostly made of mass-flow and water-laid deposits heterometric, limestone and coming from the nearly vertical sandstone clasts. eastern limb of the Campos- The alluvial deposits as a whole Villarroya anticline. They show have a complex fining-upward some interbedded olistolites, which sequential evolution that is related to suggest short transport. the tectonic activity that caused the Spectacular disharmonic snake-like nearby structures (González et al., folds appear in the Upper Cretaceous 1991, Arenas et al., 1989). The limestones, ranging in size from alluvial environment was formed of a several tens to several hundreds of small alluvial fan (less than 3.5 km metres. Microstructures related to long) connected with an extensive them (stylolites, faults, flexural slip playa (more than 10 km long). An striations) can also be observed in additional stop located east of detail. Two superposed sets of Cobatillas (Site 10 of the Geological striations are distinguished: «dip-slip» Park, see Fig. 10) will allow the striations related to the first fold observation of the middle fan facies system (NNW-SSE trending Campos- (sandstones and conglomerates). The Villarroya anticline) and «strike-slip» distal facies, including ephemeral striations related to the Villarroya, lacustrine deposits (gypsum and snake-like vertical-axis folds. lutites) can be observed in a third

IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 14 Figure 10. A field based sketch (exposed in Site 10 of the Geological Park) is used to show some key aspects observed in the fluvial detrital units of the Cobatillas alluvial system. stop, located 1.5 km west of Pardo, G., Simón, J.L. and Soria, A. Cobatillas (Site 11 of the Geological (1999): The Geological Park of Aliaga, Park). The evolution of the fluvial in Meléndez, G. and Soria-Llop, C., style reflects an increase of net eds., The Geological and Paleontologi- sinuosity and extent of the inactive cal heritage of Central and Eastern Ibe- sectors from proximal to distal areas. ria (Iberian Range, Spain), Zaragoza, The distal part shows an alternation Publicaciones del SEPAZ, 4: 163–180. in space and time of braided and Aurell, M., Robles, S., Bádenas, B., Que- point bars, reflecting that sinuosity sada, S., Rosales, I., Meléndez, G. y was controlled by variations in García-Ramos, J.C., (2003): Transgres- discharge. The fan and the playa sive/Regressive Cycles and Jurassic pa- joined up via a break in slope that laeogeography of NE Iberia, Sediment. determined the predominance of Geol. 162: 239-271. sheet flows in the playa compared to Bover-Arnal, T., Moreno-Bedmar, J.A., channelled ones. Small deltaic bars Salas, R. and Bitzer, K. (2008): Facies record alternating progradation- architecture of the late Early-Middle Ap- reworking phases in the lake margins tian carbonate platform in the western that were controlled by lacustrine Maestrat basin (Eastern Iberian Chain). base-level fluctuations. Geo-Temas, 10: 115-118. Capote, R., Muñoz, J.A., Simón, J.L., Lie- References sa, C.L. and Arlegui, L.E. (2002): Alpi- ne Tectonics I: The Alpine system north Arenas, C., Pardo, G., González, A. and of the Betic Cordillera, in Gibbons, W., Villena, J. (1989). El sistema aluvial de and Moreno, T., eds., Geology of Spain. Cobatillas (Teruel): análisis de facies y London, The Geological Society: 367- evolución del estilo fluvial. Revista Soc. 400. Geol. España, 2: 41-54. González, A. and Guimerà, J. (1993): Sedi- Arenas, C., González, A., Meléndez, G., mentación sintectónica en una cuenca

15 IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 transportada sobre una lámina de cabal- 1292. gamiento: la cubeta terciaria de Aliaga. Simón, J.L. (2004): Superposed buckle fol- Revista Soc. Geol. España, 6: 151-165. ding in the eastern Iberian Chain, Spain. González, A., Arenas, C., Pardo, G. and Journal of Structural Geology, 26: Guimerà, J. (1991): Control tectónico de 1447-1464. las características sedimentológicas del Simón, J.L. (2005): Erosion-controlled sistema aluvial de Cobatillas (Provincia geometry for buckle fold interference. de Teruel). Geogaceta, 10: 81-83. Geology, 33: 561–564. Liesa, C., Soria, A., Meléndez, N. and Simón, J.L., C. Arenas, L. E. Arlegui, M. Meléndez, A. (2006): Extensional fault Aurell, J. Gisbert, A. González, C. L. control on the sedimentation patterns in Liesa, C. Marín, A. Meléndez, G. Melén- a continental rift basin, Spain. Journal dez, G. Pardo, A. R. Soria, M. Soria and of the Geol. Soc. London, 163: 487–498. M. A. Soriano (1998) Guía del Parque Martín-Chivelet (coord), Berástegui, X., Geológico de Aliaga. Ayto. de Aliaga- Rosales, I., et al. (2002) Cretaceous, in CEDEMATE-Universidad de Zaragoza, Gibbons, W., and Moreno, T., eds., 155 pp. Geology of Spain. London, The Geolo- Vennin, E. and Aurell, M. (2001): Strati- gical Society: 255-292. graphie séquentielle de l’Aptien du sous- Moreno-Bedmar, J.A., Bover-Arnal, T., basin de Galve (province de Teruel, NE Salas, R. and Company, M. (2008). The de l’Espagne). Bull. Soc. Geol. France, early Aptian oceanic anoxic event in the 172: 397-410. Maestrat Basin (NE Iberian Chain). Geo- Temas, 10: 159–162. Rodriguez-López, J. Meléndez, N., De Boer, P. and Soria A. (2008): Aeolian Marc Aurell and José L. Simón sand sea development along the mid-Cre- Departamento Ciencias de la Tierra taceous western Tethyan margin (Spain): Universidad de Zaragoza erg sedimentology and palaeoclimate 50009 Zaragoza, Spain implications. Sedimentology, 55, 1253- [email protected], [email protected]

IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 16 IAS Postgraduate Grant Scheme

has established a grant Research proposal - 2 pages IAS scheme designed to help PhD maximum students with their studies. We are Bibliography - ½ page offering to support postgraduates in their Budget - ½ page fieldwork, data acquisition and analysis, Curriculum Vitae – 1 page visits to other institutes to use specialised Recommendation letter (or e-mail) facilities, or participation in field from the supervisor supporting the excursions directly related to the PhD applicant is mandatory and the research subject. research proposal must be sent directly Up to 10 grants, each of about € to the Treasurer of IAS by the 1000 are awarded twice a year. These application deadline grants are available for IAS members only, and only for PhD students. Students Guidelines for letter from enrolled in MSc programs are NOT supervisor eligible for grants. Research grants are NOT given for travel to attend a The letter from the supervisor scientific conference, NOR for should provide an evaluation of the acquisition of equipment. Student travel capability of the student to carry out grants for conferences can be usually the proposed research, the significance obtained directly from organizers of the and necessity of the research, and meeting. reasonableness of the budget request. The Grant Scheme Guidelines The letter must be sent directly to the provide a summary of required Treasurer of IAS by post or e-mail by information needed for successful a the application deadline (Patric Jacobs, Grant Application. Applications are Department of Geology and Soil evaluated on the basis of the scientific Science, Ghent University, Krijgslaan merits of the problems, the capability 281/S8, B-9000 Gent, BELGIUM. E- of the researcher, and reasonableness mail: [email protected]). An of the budget. application form is on our website (http://www.iasnet.org). Supervisor’s Letter Guidelines list the information needed. Grant application IAS Grant Scheme Guidelines Research Proposal – Š Title The application should be concise Š Introduction: Introduce and informative and contains the the topic and provide following information (limit your relevant background application to 4 pages):

17 IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 information; summarise as field and laboratory previous work by you or equipment, computers, others. Provide the library. context for your proposed Š Bibliography: provide a study in terms of list of key (5-10) geography, geology, and / publications that are or scientific discipline. relevant to your proposed Š Motivation: It should research. The list should have a clearly written show that you have done hypothesis or a well- adequate background explained research research on your project problem of geologic and are assured that your significance. It should methodology is solid and explain why it is that the project has not important. Simply been done already. collecting data without an Š Budget: Provide a brief objective is not summary of the total cost considered wise use of of the research. Clearly resources. indicate the amount (in Š Methods: Outline the euros) being requested. research strategy State specifically what (methods) that you plan the IAS grant funds will to use to solve the be used for. problem in the field and/ Š Curriculum Vitae: or in the laboratory. Name, postal address, e- Please include mail address, university information on data education (degrees & collection, data analyses, dates), work experience, and data interpretation. awards and scholarships, Š Facilities: Briefly list independent research research and study facili- projects, your abstracts ties available to you, such and publications. Application deadlines: 1st session: March 31 2nd session: September 30

Recipient notification: 1st session: before June 30 2nd session: before December 31 List of student members who got grants in the past session Name Institution Financial support BronBron, Katherine University of Adelaide, Australia 1000 Euros Costel Petreaetrea, Catalin University of Torino, Italy 1025 Euros Cserkesz-NagyCserkesz-Nagy, Agnes Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary 1000 Euros De BoeverBoever, Eva K.U. Leuven, Belgium 1000 Euros DuboisDubois, Nathalie Dalhousie University, Canada 1000 Euros Jaffri, Ali Colorado State University, U.S.A. 1000 Euros LinchLinch, Lorna Queen Mary University, London, U.K. 1000 Euros NatalicchioNatalicchio, Marcello University of Torino, Italy 1080 Euros Rubio CisnerosCisneros, Igor Ishi UANL, Villa Mitras, Mexico 1000 Euros SilvestriSilvestri, Giulia University of Modena, Italy 1028Euros

IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 18 CALENDAR

17TH MEETING OF SWISS SEDIMENTOLOGISTS

21 February, 2009 André Strasser Fribourg, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg Switzerland CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland E-mail: [email protected]. Web-page: www.swisssed.ch

IAVCEI – IAS THIRD INTERNATIONAL MAAR CONFERENCE *

14-17 April, 2009 Dr. Corina Risso Malargue, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentina E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.3imc.org

5TH LATIN AMERICAN SEDIMENTOLOGICAL CONGRESS *

13-15 May, 2009 Dr. Rosa Aquino Puerto La Cruz, E-mail: [email protected]; Venezuela [email protected]

27TH IAS MEETING OF SEDIMENTOLOGY *

20-23 September, Dr. Vincenzo Pascucci and Dr. Stefano Andreucci 2009 Università di Sassari, Sardinia, Italy Alghero, Sardinia, [email protected]; [email protected] Italy Website: www.ias2009.com

19 IAS Newsletter 220 February 2009 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FLUVIAL SEDIMENTOLOGY *

24-28 August, 2009 Dr. Sergio M. Georgieff (UNT-CONICET) San Miguel de Miguel Lillo 205, T4000JFE, Tucumán, San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina Argentina E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +54 381 4321 165 Fax: +54 381 4321 165 Website: http://lillo.org.ar/content/view/551/153/

THE 4TH CHINESE NATIONAL CONGRESS ON SEDIMENTOLOGY

16-20 October, Dr. Ping Yin 2009 E-mail: [email protected]; Qingdao, China [email protected]

12TH FRENCH MEETING OF SEDIMENTOLOGY

27-29 October, 2009 E-mail: [email protected] Rennes, France Webpage: http://www.asf2009.univ-rennes1.fr

18TH INTERNATIONAL SEDIMENTOLOGICAL CONGRESS* 26 September, Eduardo Piovano 1 October, 2010 GIGES Mendoza, Dpto. Química, Facultad de Ciencias Argentina Avda. Velez Sarsfield 1611 X501GCA, Córdoba, Argentina E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.isc2010.com.ar

* THESE EVENTS HAVE FULL OR PARTIAL IAS SPONSORSHIP

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