Conference
Sunday, 18 January 2026
Travel Day
Arrival for workshop participants
Monday, 19 January 2026 (EPFL)
Early Career Researchers (ECR) Workshop: Experimental Design
09:15 - 15:30
Workshop Sessions
Instructors: Toshihiko Shimamoto & Thomas Mitchell
15:30
Departure for Les Diablerets
17:00
Welcome Event at Les Diablerets – Extreme Apéro Icebreaker
19:00
Opening Dinner
Tuesday, 20 January 2026 (Les Diablerets)
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 09:30
Opening Keynote Talk – Philip Meredith
09:30 - 12:00
Session 1: Extreme Geological Scales
Keynote: Christie Rowe; kilometre-scale processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
Coffee break (30 min)
Keynote: Elisabetta Mariani; microscale processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Free Time (ski, relax, build a snowman)
15:00 - 17:00
Session 2: Extreme Pressures
Keynote: Sarah Incel; high pressure processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
Keynote: Alessio Ferrari; low pressure processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
17:00 - 19:00
Poster Session for Registered Delegates
19:15 - 20:30
Dinner
Wednesday - 21 January 2026 (Les Diablerets)
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:30 - 12:00
Session 3: Extreme Temperatures
Keynote: Julian Mecklenburgh; high temperature processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
Coffee break (30 min)
Keynote: David Prior; sub-zero processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 17:00
Geological Excursion / Discussion Time
17:00 - 19:00
Poster Session for Registered Delegates
19:15 - 20:30
Dinner
Thursday - 22 January 2026 (Les Diablerets)
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:30 - 12:00
Session 5: Extreme Strain Rates
Keynote: Vito Rubino; high strain rate processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
Coffee break (30 min)
Keynote: Yoshitaka Nara; low strain rate processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Free Time (ski, luge, build a geological snowman)
15:00 - 17:00
Session 4: Extreme Rock Fluid Interactions
Keynote: Dr. Linda Luquot; reactive transport (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
Keynote: To be announced (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
17:00 - 19:00
Poster Session for Registered Delegates
19:15 - 20:30
Dinner
Friday - 23 January 2026 (Les Diablerets)
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast
09:00 - 11:30
Session 6: Extreme Strains
Keynote: Beatriz Quintal; small strain processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
Coffee break (30 min)
Keynote: Giulio di Toro; large strain processes (30 min, incl. Q&A)
2 x 15 min Talks for Registered Delegates (incl. Q&A)
11:30 - 12:00
Closing Keynote Talk – Teng-fong Wong
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 15:00
Discussion, Awards, & Closing Remarks
15:00
Departure
