WATER-ROCK INTERACTION (WRI)
The main purpose of the Working Group on Water-Rock Interaction is to organize international symposia that are held every three years, generally in different countries and are co-sponsored by various earth science associations, academies of sciences, private and governmental agencies, the International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry (IAGC), and others. The symposia are organized by National WRI Organizing Committees, which are selected by the Working Group on Water-Rock Interaction. The Working Group on Water-Rock Interaction was formed in 1970. It belongs to the International Association of Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry, one of 24 organizations affiliated with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). Members of this Working Group carry out theoretical, laboratory and field investigations in almost all the earth science disciplines, including: geology and hydrogeology, geochemistry and hydrochemistry, petroleum geology, ore deposits, environmental sciences and hazard geology. The participation and interactions of experts from different part of the world and with expertise in different earth science disciplines at these Symposia and field trips provide inspiring new knowledge and opportunities for scientific cooperation.
The locations of the previous Symposia and number of their participants are listed below.
|
Symposium |
Year |
Participants |
Venue |
|
WRI–1 |
1974 |
148 |
Prague (Czechoslovakia) |
|
WRI–2 |
1977 |
236 |
Strasbourg (France) |
|
WRI–3 |
1980 |
145 |
Edmonton (Canada) |
|
WRI–4 |
1983 |
210 |
Misasa (Japan) |
|
WRI–5 |
1986 |
250 |
Reykjavik (Iceland) |
|
WRI–6 |
1989 |
350 |
Malvern (United Kingdom) |
|
WRI–7 |
1992 |
576 |
Park City (USA) |
|
WRI–8 |
1995 |
260 |
Vladivostock (Russia) |
|
WRI–9 |
1998 |
287 |
Taupo, New Zealand |
| WRI-10 | 2001 | 480 | Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy) |
Chairman:
Dr. Yousif Kharaka
U. S. Geological Survey, MS 427
345 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
Phone: (650) 329-4535 Fax: (650) 329-4538
Members:
Tomas Paces (Czech Republic) paces@cgu.cz
Yves Tardy (France) tardy@ensat.fr
Brian Hitchon (Canada) hitchon@arc.ab.ca
Hitoshi Sakai (Japan) fb8h-ski@asahi-net.or.jp
Halldor Armansson (Iceland) h@os.is
Mike Edmunds (UK) wme@bgs.ac.uk
Oleg Chudaev (Russia) olegchud@hotmail.com
Brian Robinson (New Zealand) B.Robinson@gns.cri.nz
Luca Fanfani (Italy) lfanfani@vaxcal.unica.it
Susan Brantley (USA) brantley@essc.psu.edu