Carissimi Soci SGI,
Carissimi Soci Società Associate,
su indicazione del Prof. Marco Malusà (Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca), vi segnaliamo lo Short course "Detrital geochronology and thermochronology" (16 hours - 2 credits). Il corso, rivolto a studenti, dottorandi e assegnisti di ricerca, è gratuito e si terrà in modalità mista dal 17 gennaio al 2 febbraio 2022. Per la richiesta di partecipazione si prega di inviare una mail a marco.malusa@unimib.it entro il 31 dicembre 2021.
Cordiali Saluti,
La Segreteria
Short course "Detrital geochronology and thermochronology" (16 hours - 2 credits)
Detrital thermochronology studies are increasingly employed to investigate the erosional evolution of mountain belts and perform paleotectonic reconstructions starting from the analysis of sedimentary rocks. However, simple predictions of the detrital thermochronology approach are often in conflict with observations in sedimentary basins. In this short course, we illustrate geo/thermochronologic methods that are commonly applied to the analysis of sedimentary rocks (zircon U-Pb, mica Ar-Ar, apatite and zircon fission-track and (U-Th)/He, trapped-charge thermochronometry) and we discuss the main factors that control the final complexity of the detrital geochronology record in a sedimentary basin. The basic principles illustrated in the first part of the course are applied to case histories from the main orogenic belts.
This short course is part of the teaching plan of the PhD program in Chemical, Geological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy). It is free and open to advanced graduate students and postdocs from any university. It will be held in mixed mode, in the classroom and on Webex to allow for the participation of students from other universities. To participate, send an email to marco.malusa@unimib.it by the end of December 2021. For the sake of a better organization, you are asked to specify your current position and ongoing research.
Schedule
Lecture 1 – Monday 17th January 2022, 3 PM – 5 PM CET:
Introduction. Zircon U-Pb geochronology - Lecturer: Igor M. Villa (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Lecture 2 – Wednesday 19th January 2022, 3 PM – 5 PM CET:
Mica Ar-Ar geochronology - Lecturer: Igor M. Villa (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Lecture 3 – Friday 21st January 2022, 3 PM – 5 PM CET:
Trapped-charge thermochronometry - Lecturer: Georgina King (University of Lausanne)
Lecture 4 – Monday 24th January 2022, 3 PM – 5 PM CET:
Fission-track thermochronology - Lecturer: Marco G. Malusà (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Lecture 5 – Wednesday 26th January 2022, 3 PM – 5 PM CET:
(U-Th)/He thermochronology - Lecturer: Massimiliano Zattin (University of Padova)
Lecture 6 – Friday 28th January 2022, 3 PM – 5 PM CET:
Sedimentology of detrital geo/thermochronology - Lecturer: Marco G. Malusà (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Lecture 7 – Monday 31st January 2022, 3 PM – 5 PM CET:
Detrital thermochronology within a stratigraphic framework - Lecturer: Marco G. Malusà (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Lecture 8 – Wednesday 2nd February 2022, 3 PM – 5 PM CET:
Application to orogenic belts: case studies - Lecturer: Marco G. Malusà (University of Milano-Bicocca)