Enchanted Clays - 44th Annual Meeting of the Clay Minerals Society

Technical Sessions and Symposia

The meeting includes two and a half days of technical sessions and symposia with oral sessions scheduled all day Monday, Tuesday afternoon, and all day Wednesday. Poster presentations are scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.

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Presentation Instructions

Oral
Presentations are 15 minutes in length (30 minutes for invited speakers), including questions. All presentations will be made via computer using Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe Acrobat software. Please ensure that your file(s) have been uploaded to the Windows PC in your meeting room at least 10 minutes before the session is to begin. Compact discs and USB flash drives are recommended for the transfer of presentation files. An overhead projector will be available for exceptional circumstances.
Poster
Poster boards will be 4 feet high and 8 feet wide. Push pins will be available. Posters may be mounted between 11:00 AM and 3:30 PM on Tuesday June 5 in the La Terraza Room. Posters must be removed immediately after the poster session.

SESSION	CHAIRS
Carbon sequestration and stabilization by clays Topical Areas of Interest: 1. CO₂ reactivity with clays 2. CO₂ fixation and release from soils. Includes: - issues related to terrestrial sequestration of CO₂ - CO₂ fixation in soils as an analog to geologic sequestration - Role of soils in moderating and localizing CO₂ leakage from subsurface reservoirs 3. Applied studies involving CO₂ and clays (e.g., dispersion, intercalation, adsorption, etc.) 4. Role of clays in reservoir seals, faults, and fractures as moderators or accelerators of gas flow. 5. Significance of clays and humic substances in carbon uptake and sequestration. Invited Speaker: Greg Dipple University of British Columbia "Carbon sequestration in clay-rich mine tailings"	Martin Kennedy Bill Carey Javiera Cervini-Silva David Laird
Characterizing clay minerals Invited Speaker: Jennifer Huggett Petroclays and the Natural History Museum, UK "Aspects of the evolution on green pelletal clay"	Heather Dion John Bloch
Clays in soils and sediments This session features contributions aimed at the characterization, analysis, and petrogenesis of clay fractions in ancient and present-day soils and sediments. A fundamental understanding of clay formation processes and chemistry is important to many areas of inquiry including environmental chemistry, soil genesis, paleoclimate reconstructions, and fluid-rock interactions. Invited Speaker: Peggy O'Day University of California at Merced "Probing clay mineral transformations and contaminant uptake in sediments reacted with caustic waste"	Crawford Elliot Louise Criscenti
Clays and environmental processes Invited Speaker: Patricia Maurice University of Notre Dame "Clay-metal-microbial interactions in aerobic environments"	Pete Ryan Bobby Pabalan
Clays and archeology Invited Speaker: Dean Arnold Wheaton College "Linking compositional analyses of pottery with society: A model from comparative ethnography"	Eric Blinman
Clays as nanomaterials Clay minerals are widely used as nanoscale filler components for composite materials, such as polymer-clay nanocomposites in the automotive, aerospace, packaging, and rubber industry. Pletelets of clay minerals also serve as nanomaterials in cosmetics and paints to add shininess and color. Besides, basic research on lubrication, friction, and nanoscale patterning techniques often rely on mica and other sheet silicates as model surfaces and templates. We invite contributions from all areas where clay minerals are involved in the assembly of nanostructures and controlling their properties. Invited Speakers: Emmanuel Giannelis Cornell University "Nanocomposites and nanofluids" Akane Okada Toyota Central R&D Labs "A two-decade review of polymer-clay nanocomposites"	Gary Beall Hendrik Heinz
Clays in extreme environments Finding clays in and amongst extreme pressure, temperature, and chemical (PTX) conditions is not unexpected. What is new is the important role that clay minerals appear to play in mediating processes in extreme places. These processes influence microbial life and the cycling of elements on planetary surfaces. This session seeks those working with clays in natural systems having extreme PTX and/or radiogenic conditions. Contributions from those working in terrestrial and extraterrestrial environments are welcomed. Invited Speakers: Michael Velbel Michigan State University "Phyllosilicates formed by olivine hydration in carbonaceous chondrites: Aqueous alteration in the early solar system" David Bish Indiana University "Hydrous minerals under Mars surface conditions"	Paul Schroeder Dave Vaniman
Clays in oil shale and kerogen-bearing sediments Oil shales, tar sands, and kerogen bearing sediments are abundant and promising sources of future petroleum reserves. This session describes the mineralogy and properties of oil shales and kerogen-bearing sediments, their constituents, and the renewed research in these important reserves. We invite contributions from all areas of oil shales and kerogen-bearing sediments, including, but not limited to, studies of oil shales and tar sands, kerogen-clay relationships, extraction technologies utilizing clay, and practical applications. Invited Speaker: Steven Kuznicki University of Alberta "Natural zeolite-based catalysts for heavy oil applications"	Steve Chipera Doug McCarty
General Session	Duane Moore
Molecular simulations of clays Molecular modeling of clay phases has become an integral part of our understanding of clays at the atomistic level. Modeling techniques include electronic structure calculations, ab initio molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo, and molecular dynamics. Areas of application include aqueous interlayer structure, thermodynamics of clays and clay interfaces, contaminant adsorption onto clays, organoclays, and clay-polymer nanocomposites. Invited Speaker: Hendrik Heinz University of Akron "A force field for layered silicates and simulation of interfaces with surfactants and peptides"	Brian Teppen Jeff Greathouse
Zeolites Natural zeolites are important rock-forming minerals and enjoy widespread use in a number of industrial and environmental applications. Many of the properties exhibited by zeolites (such as large cation exchange capacities, reversible water (ad-de)sorption, and molecular sieving) are shared by clays and other low-temperature mineral groups. This session will highlight the breadth of basic and applied studies conducted on zeolites. We invite contributions from all areas of natural zeolite science, including, but not limited to, studies of zeolite mineralogy, occurrence, physical properties, and practical applications. Invited Speaker: Thráinn Fridriksson Iceland GeoSurvey "Ion exchange in natural heulandite: Experiments under geologically-relevant conditions and equilibrium with Icelandic geothermal solutions"	David Bish Phil Neuhoff