



Seminario "Exploración del lago Subglacial CECs"
En Marzo 3-5 del 2017 tuvo lugar en el CECs el seminario "Programa de Exploración del Lago Subglacial CECs", evento que congregó a connotados científicos del Reino Unido, Estados Unidos y Chile, que discutieron sobre los retos de la investigación científica del Lago Subglacial CECs. El seminario definió los objetivos principales del proyecto, un plan de 4 años plazo, los requerimientos de formación de especialistas y los desafíos tecnológicos y logísticos.
Programa
Subglacial Lake CECS Exploration Program workshop
Outline Agenda
Valdivia, 3-5 March 2017
Thursday March 2, 2017. Arrival. | |||
Time | Item | Description | Presenter/ discussion leader |
18:00 | Reception | ||
Friday March 3, 2017. Subglacial exploration. Chairman Andrés Rivera. | |||
0900- 0930 |
Introduction | General presentation, participants and main aims of the seminar. | Andrés Rivera |
0930- 1130 |
Subglacial Lake Exploration. Rationale and previous experiences. |
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Martin Siegert, David Vaughan |
Coffee | |||
1145- 1345 |
Subglacial Lake Exploration. Drilling and sampling. |
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Keith Makinson, David Pearce, Matt Mowlem, Dom Hodgson |
Lunch at CECs | |||
1515- 1715 |
Subglacial lake CECs |
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Andrés Rivera, Andy Smith, |
Saturday March 4, 2017. General discussion and eventual splitting into subgroups. Chairman Martin Siegert. | |||
1000- 1130 |
General discussion | The science we want to do and the aims of the program. | |
Coffee | |||
1145- 1330 |
General discussion | Organization, logistics, new counterparts, timeframe, how much does the effort cost, diversification of funding. Plans for the afternoon. |
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Lunch (free) | |||
1500- 1700 |
Eventual working groups, possibly: |
Preparation of preliminary short reports per group | |
1.- Scientific challenges |
What kind of research we want to do. Where/when/what more data are needed, including funding needs/organisational structure, etc. |
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2.- Technology and logistic |
Specification of the drilling requirements, including logistic, fuel use, drill time and experiment window. | ||
Protocols and equipment (lab and field) necessary to ensure experimental cleanliness. | |||
Deployment of instruments into the lake – procedures. | |||
Arrangements for the deployment and return of equipment (and samples) and management/leadership of the field experiment. | |||
1900 | Dinner | ||
Sunday March 5. Lake CECS exploration. Next steps. Co?chaired by David Vaughan and Claudio Bunster. | |||
1000-1300 (including coffee break) |
Presentation of results of each working group and discussion. | ||
Lunch at CECs | |||
1500- 1700 |
Wrap up (white paper) | ||
March 6. Departure |
Lake CECS meeting Attendees list
Name | Affiliation | Background and specialism | Working Groups |
Stephen Quake | Stanford | New biological measurement techniques https://quakelab.stanford.edu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Quake |
Instruments and cleanliness |
Michel Devoret | Yale | Molecular quantum physics http://qulab.eng.yale.edu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Devoret http://cqiqc.physics.utoronto.ca/bell_prize/devoret_schoelkopf.html |
Instruments and cleanliness |
Eric Karsenti | CNRS and European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg | Cell biologist http://www.embl.de/research/units/directors_research/karsenti/members/index.php?s_personId=CP-60003211 http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/2625.htm |
Microbiology and laboratory analysis |
Stan Leibler | Princeton | Theoretical and experimental biology https://www.ias.edu/people/faculty-and-emeriti/leibler |
Microbiology and laboratory analysis |
Emilio Vera | Universidad de Chile | Geology and geophysics http://ingenieria.uchile.cl/facultad/cuerpo-academico?output=js&qui_id=2204 |
Lake boundary conditions and sediments |
Humberto Gonzalez | Universidad Austral de Chile | Oceanography http://www.icml.uach.cl/personal/humberto-gonzalez.php |
Microbiology and laboratory analysis |
Felipe Barros | CECs | Molecular biologist http://www.cecs.cl/website/index.php/es/investigadores/laboratorio-de-biologia/30-felipe-barros |
Microbiology and laboratory analysis |
Pedro Labarca | CECs | Extremophile biologist http://www.cecs.cl/website/index.php/es/investigadores/laboratorio-de-biologia/34-pedro-labarca |
Microbiology and laboratory analysis |
Francisco Sepúlveda | CECs | Cellular and molecular biologist http://www.cecs.cl/website/index.php/es/investigadores/laboratorio-de-biologia/37-francisco-sepulveda |
Microbiology and laboratory analysis |
Andrés Rivera | CECs | Glaciologist and geophysicist http://www.cecs.cl/website/index.php/en/researchers/glaciology-laboratory/20-andres-rivera |
Lake boundary conditions and hydrology Programme management |
Claudio Bunster | CECs | Director and theoretical physicist http://www.cecs.cl/website/index.php/en/researchers/theoretical-physics-laboratory/5-claudio-bunster |
Programme management |
David Vaughan | BAS | Glaciologist and geophysicist, Director of Science, BAS https://www.bas.ac.uk/profile/dgv/ |
Programme management Lake boundary conditions and hydrology |
Andy Smith | BAS | Glaciologist and geophysicist https://www.bas.ac.uk/profile/amsm/ |
Lake boundary conditions and sediments |
Martin Siegert | Imperial College London | Glaciologist and geophysicist http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/m.siegert |
Programme management Lake boundary conditions and hydrology |
Keith Makinson | BAS | Hot water drilling https://www.bas.ac.uk/profile/kmak/ |
Hot water drilling |
David Pearce | University of Northumbria | Micro biologist https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/p/david-pearce/ |
Microbiology and laboratory analysis |
Mike Bentley | Durham | Quaternary science, analysis of sedimentary records https://www.dur.ac.uk/geography/staff/geogstaffhidden/?id=329 |
Lake boundary conditions and sediments |
Matt Mowlem | National Oceanography Center | Engineer – probe design (including Lake Ellsworth probe) and cleanliness/sterility http://noc.ac.uk/about-us/staff/matm |
Instruments and cleanliness |
Jemma Wadham | Bristol University | Geomicrobiologist, glaciologist http://research-information.bristol.ac.uk/en/persons/jemma-l-wadham(eaaf2157-0aef-4ba4-b91f-a37486d2e938).html |
Lake boundary conditions and hydrology Microbiology and laboratory analysis |
Dom Hodgson | BAS | Quaternary science, analysis of sedimentary records https://www.bas.ac.uk/profile/daho/ |
Lake boundary conditions and sediments |
Paul Anker | BAS | Hot water drilling engineer https://www.bas.ac.uk/profile/pake1/ |
Hot water drilling |
Rodrigo Zamora | CECs | Electronic engineer http://www.cecs.cl/website/index.php/en/researchers/glaciology-laboratory/26-rodrigo-zamora |
Hot water drilling Instruments and cleanliness |