8:30 – 9:00 |
Registration |
9:00 – 9:30 |
Opening Session
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Dr. Hassan Al-Derham, Qatar University President
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Mr. Jagir Baxi, Vice President and Ventures Manager at ExxonMobil
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Prof. Hamad Al-Saad Al-Kuwari, Environmental Science Center Director
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Coffee Break and picture exhibition |
10:00 – 12:00 |
Session 1: General overview of the Sabkha in Qatar
Moderator: Saeed Al Meer
Keynote Speaker:
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Tomaso Bontognali, “The sabkhas of Qatar: a treasure for scientific research”
Speakers:
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Zulfa Al-Disi, “Exploring the role of microbially-produced organic molecules in formation of Mg-rich carbonate minerals”
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Rajendran Sankaran, “Salinity and temporal stability of an inland sabkha of the State of Qatar”
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Judith McKenzie, “Coastal Sabkhas of Qatar: Nature’s Laboratory for the Study of Biogeochemical Processes in Hypersaline Environments”
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
13:00 – 15:00 |
Session 2: The dolomite problem
Moderator: PJ Moore
Keynote Speaker:
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Maurice Tucker, “Dolomite: is it still a problem? Still some issues but microbes part of the answer ”
Speakers:
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Adrian Immerhauser, “The ‘Dolomite Problem’ - A personal view”
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Maria Mutti, “Strata-bound dolomite and stratigraphic patterns”
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Peter Swart, “Hypersaline Origins of Bahamian Dolomites: Evidence from New Geochemical Proxies”
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15:00 – 16:00 |
Coffee break and Poster competition |