The Biosphere in the Earth System conference 2010

Conference “The Biosphere in the Earth System” of the MTA Committee on Geonomy and its Subcommittee on Geospheres at the Institute for Geochemical Research (MTA headquarters on Budaörsi út).

Date
26 May 2010, 10:00–12:00 and 13:00–16:00
Venue
MTA Institute for Geochemical Research (MTA headquarters on Budaörsi út)

Morning, 10:00 – 12:00

  1. Opening

    Kubovics Imre, DSc in Earth sciences, professor emeritus
    ELTE Department of Petrology and Geochemistry

  2. The “living” Earth and life on Earth (Much is wonderful, but nothing is more wonderful than the Earth.)

    Dudich Endre, CSc

  3. The evolution of matter and energy flows in the biosphere, with special regard to microbes

    Szabó István Mihály, member of the Academy, professor emeritus
    ELTE Department of Microbiology

  4. The biogeochemical cycling of the chemical elements

    Papp Sándor, DSc in chemistry, professor emeritus
    University of Pannonia, Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry

  5. Changes of redox conditions in the interaction of living and non-living matter

    Nagy Béla, DSc in Earth sciences, scientific secretary
    Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Section of Earth Sciences

  6. Discussion of the morning lectures

Afternoon, 13:00 – 16:00

  1. Microbial activity as an environmental indicator in the genesis of minerals, rocks and ores

    Polgári Márta, CSc
    MTA Institute for Geochemical Research

  2. The problems and significance of investigating biomineralization – a case study of a closed hydrothermal system

    Müller Alexandra
    MTA Institute for Geochemical Research

  3. The effect of the plant world on the outer geospheres in the course of evolution

    Hably Lilla, DSc, director of the collection
    Hungarian Natural History Museum, Botanical Department

  4. Atmospheric, oceanic and lithospheric processes in causing changes of the living world

    Pálfy József, DSc, research group leader
    ELTE Department of General and Applied Geology

  5. It might have been something else, perhaps… but we became humans

    Kordos László, DSc in Earth sciences, director of the institute, professor
    Geological Institute of Hungary (MÁFI)

  6. Discussion of the afternoon lectures

  7. Closing remarks, summary of the results of the conference and a proposal for further work on the topic

    Póka Teréz, CSc, Chair of the Geospheres Subcommittee of the MTA Committee on Geonomy
    Polgári Márta, CSc, Secretary of the Geospheres Subcommittee of the MTA Committee on Geonomy
    MTA Institute for Geochemical Research