Goldschmidt 2024 Workshop
“Speciation Modeling with GWB Community”
Chicago, Illinois USA • 17 August 2024
Please join us in Chicago, America's Second City and all-time fun destination, for an in-person, hands-on workshop where you will learn to use the free GWB Community Edition software package as a powerful tool for modeling speciation in aqueous geochemical systems.
Then stay on in the Windy City to take part in all the premier conference for geochemists worldwide, 2024 Chicago Goldschmidt, has to offer.
What you will learn. Following a fully hands-on format, you will learn to compute quantitative models of speciation in natural waters. Specific topics covered include:
- Construction of Pourbaix diagrams
- Distribution of aqueous species in natural waters
- “Pitzer equations” for modeling activity relations in brines
- Accounting for redox disequilibrium
- Effect of surface complexation
The topics will be illustrated through a series of case studies.
More information? Contact workshop support. Can't come? Consider taking part in one of our 2024 virtual retreats.
The best workshop I've ever participated in. The short theoretical introductions and illustrated exercises helped me learn the software in two days.
– Valeria B., Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Cannot recommend this course enough!! Can't wait to apply to my research!
– Kiri R., University of the West of Scotland
The short presentations and example exercises really showcased what the software can do and provided us with an opportunity to test drive the software.
– George A., Environmental Engineer, USA
Instructors
The workshop will be moderated by Craig Bethke and presented by veteran instructors Brian Farrell and Jia Wang. Prof. Bethke is the R.E. Grim Professor emeritus at the University of Illinois. He is the primary author of The Geochemist's Workbench® software package and author of the Geochemical and Biogeochemical Reaction Modeling text, published by Cambridge University Press.
Craig Bethke
Brian Farrell is the lead Geochemist at Aqueous Solutions LLC, makers of The Geochemist's Workbench®. Mr. Farrell is expert in aquifer microbiology, geochemical modeling, and reactive transport in geochemical systems. He has taught short courses in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
Brian Farrell
Jia Wang
Venue
Workshop locations will be assigned by the Goldschmidt Conference in early 2024; please watch this space for details. Plan to arrive on time Saturday so that we may start at 8:30 am sharp. The workshop runs Saturday until about 3:00 pm that day, with time at the end for questions and conferring with the instructors.
Registration
Space is limited, so sign up early by visiting the Goldschmidt 2024 website. The Conference opens registration on January 10 and closes booking for all workshops on June 28; you will not be able to register past this date.
Workshop registration includes all course materials, coffee breaks, and lunch. We will ask you to bring to the course a laptop running Windows, with the free GWB Community Edition installed and activated.
Fees paid through the Goldschmidt are subject to Conference cancellation policies. Liability in the event of workshop cancellation or other eventuality is limited to refund of the registration fee.
Accommodations
The Goldschmidt Conference maintains a list of discounted accommodations available to workshop participants. Please visit their accommodation page for current information.
Hosts and sponsors
The workshop is being held thanks to the generous efforts of our hosts and sponsors:
