October 05, 2016
Students and friends of the late Bob Berner are working to establish an annual lecture at the Goldschmidt Conference to commemorate his intellectual legacy in geochemistry. The lecture will be on a 'Berner' subject, which includes a wide range of topics associated with elemental cycling at the Earth's surface (molecular to planetary scale, modern to ancient oceanic and terrestrial systems, evolution of the biosphere, etc). The lecturer will be selected jointly by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry. Contributions will go directly to supporting the lecturer's travel to Goldschmidt every year.