WORKSHOP SUMMARY
MANTLE-L2S is an ECORD (European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling) funded workshop that will bring together a diverse group of researchers to develop IODP-ICDP (International Ocean Discovery Program – International Continental Scientific Drilling Program) scientific drilling proposals to investigate mantle rocks and their interactions with Earth systems and cycles during the Wilson cycle. Regional focus is directed towards the circum-Iberian system and similar Atlantic-type settings, where shallow occurrences of mantle rocks offer exceptional opportunities to target various stages of the Wilson cycle. Recognising ECORD’s need for a compelling and diverse range of drilling proposals to implement during the post-2024 phase of scientific ocean drilling, emphasis is given to the application of Mission Specific Platform (MSP) technologies and land-to-sea (L2S) drilling programmes, which employ cross-disciplinary approaches to address multiple Strategic Objectives of the IODP 2050 Science Framework.
INVITED SPEAKERS
- Geoffroy Mohn – Overview of circum-Iberian system and Wilson cycle
- Carlos Garrido – Onshore peridotite massifs
- Peter Kelemen – Continental drilling: OmanDP
- Esther Schwarzenbach – Serpentinisation/fluid flow/element cycles in mantle rocks in OCTZs
- Chiara Boschi – Hydrothermal alteration and CO2 storage in mantle rocks
- ECORD Science Operator representative – MSP capabilities and logistics
- Susan Lang – Biogenic activity associated with serpentinization and details of borehole monitoring in Exp 399
- Lisa McNeill – NanTroSEIZE and Exp 381 MSP applications: example of multi-platform, legacy drilling, and borehole monitoring
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Location, participants and role of Early Career Researchers (ECRs): Our workshop will take place at the University of Plymouth (UK) over three days. We hope to create a long-lasting research community that will serve as a hub for developing MSP-based proposals in Atlantic-type settings during the transition to the next phase of IODP-ICDP scientific ocean drilling. Our MagellanPlus workshop will provide the launch pad for this, starting with a focus on mantle rocks and their interaction with Earth systems and cycles during the Wilson cycle. Our aims are fully aligned with ECORD’s stated objective of extending the original MSP concept into all drilling environments as our communities work towards fulfilling the potential of the 2050 Science Framework over multiple decades. Given this long-term outlook, the involvement of ECRs from the very beginning will be crucial to future successes; as such, we hope to attract a significant number of ECR attendees.
Applications: We are seeking a diverse group of researchers to attend this workshop, with expertise in a wide range of disciplines relevant to scientific drilling of mantle rocks, the circum-Iberian system, and the Wilson cycle. We particularly encourage applications from ECRs. ECORD have provided a limited amount of funding to support applicants from
ECORD member nations to attend this workshop. As part of their registration, funded guests will receive four nights' accommodation (bed and breakfast), food during the workshop, and the workshop dinner. There will also be limited funds to support part of the cost of travel for ECR attendees.
Interested applicants should fill out the registration form link at the top of this page by 26 March. After this date, selected applicants will be invited to register as a funded guest for a fee of £60. Self-funded applicants will also be welcome to attend, following a £60 registration fee (covering the cost of food during the workshop and the workshop dinner), but will have to cover their own costs of travel, accommodation, and subsistence outside of the workshop.
Please direct any questions to the workshop organising committee.
