2017

What were the Ediacaran biota? Growth, morphology and phylogeny Jennifer F. Hoyal Cuthill1,2 1Earth-Life Science Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan. 2Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, UK...

Emily Mitchell (University of Cambridge, UK) Spatial analysis of Ediacaran ecosystems: a new approach to illuminate the origins of complex life Ediacaran macro-organisms occupy a crucial position in the history of life on Earth, marking the transition...

Rogier Braakman (MIT) Metabolic evolution and the self-organization of the biosphere Metabolism is the biochemical network that supplies the energy and building blocks for all cells on Earth. The collective metabolism of all cells in turn mediates the...

Sophia Roosth Frederick S. Danziger Associate Professor of the History of Science Harvard University “The Origins of the Origins of Life” This talk will survey the theoretical, methodological, and institutional origins of geobiology. While thinking about...

Alycia Stigall Professor and Graduate Chair Department of Geological Sciences Ohio University “Fossil Invasion! Modeling ancient species niche dynamics to help predict consequences of modern invasive species” Abstract: Invasive species are one of the...

Andrew Czaja Assistant Professor, Department of Geology University of Cincinnati “Sulphur oxidation, biodiversity, and oxygenation in the Archean” Abstract: The first 2 billion years of Earth’s history was an important time for life when microbes evolved...