About the workshop
The Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) in collaboration with the Tethyan Dynamics System Major Research Program of NSFC, and International Lithosphere Program, is pleased to announce the 1st Interdisciplinary Workshop on Lithospheric Evolution and Earth’s Habitability, to be held in Beijing from July 21–25, 2025.
This workshop seeks to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries by integrating geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and climate science to unravel the first-order controls of lithospheric dynamics on the Earth system’s volatile cycle and their cascading impacts on Earth’s climate system and habitability. We aim to foster a holistic understanding of the coupling between deep mantle processes, surface tectonics, and climate feedbacks, with a focus on the Tethyan orogenic belt as a natural laboratory for studying these interactions.
The workshop format will allow for open discussion on a wide range of topics related to the lithospheric evolution and habitability of the Earth. The Organizing Committee of the workshop aims to bring together geologists, geophysicists, and geochemists for a comprehensive exchange that will guide our future work on the ongoing studies of the Tethyan tectonic domain.
Schedule
- Registration: July 21
- Scientific presentation sessions: July 22-23
- Field Trip: July 24-25 @ Yunmeng Mountain, Beijing Yunmeng Mountain, located in Beijing, exemplifies a Mesozoic metamorphic core complex formed by Yanshanian extension, providing key insights into lithospheric evolution. Detachment faults juxtapose deep ductile mylonites against upper brittle crust, elucidating crust-mantle interactions. Multi-phase metamorphism, syn-tectonic magmatism, and crustal thinning provide a natural laboratory for studying lithospheric evolution and the cycling of volatiles.
Key Themes and Sessions
- Session 1: Tethys dynamics and Earth’s system
Bridging global-scale processes with regional Tethyan geodynamics through interdisciplinary approaches. - Session 2: Interactions of multiple spheres and Earth’s Habitability
Linking deep Earth processes to surface climate, biogeodynamics, and habitability.
Registration and Abstract
Keynote speakers (in alphabetical order)
Artemieva, Irina (GEOMAR Helmholtz, SinoProbe, CUG)
Cao, Wenrong (University of Nevada)
Cawood, Peter (Monash University)
Chen, Chunfei (China University of Geosciences, Wuhan)
Chen, Jiu-bin (Tianjin University)
Chu, Xu (University of Toronto)
Cloetingh, Sierd (Utrecht University)
Frezzotti, Maria Luce (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Gerya, Taras (ETH Zurich)
Houseman, Gregory (University of Leeds)
Hu, Qingyang (HPSTAR)
Hu, Xiumian (Nanjing University)
Li, Zhengxiang (Laoshan Laboratory)
Liu, Jia (Zhejiang University)
Liu, Lijun (IGG, CAS)
Liu, Yonggang (Peking University)
Malusà, Marco G. (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Man, Wenmin (Institute of Atmospheric Physics, CAS)
Ramstein, Gilles (Lab. des Sci. du. Climate et de I’Environnement)
Rawlinson, Nicholas (University of Cambridge)
Scotese, Christopher (Northwestern University)
Spicer, Robert (The Open University)
Stagno, Vincenzo (Sapienza University of Rome)
Sternai, Peitro (University of Milano-Bicocca)
Thybo, Hans (Istanbul Technical University)
Vitale Brovarone, Alberto (University of Bologna)
Wan, Bo (IGG, CAS)
Wang, Shui-Jiong (China University of Geosciences, Beijing)
Wilde, Simon (Curtin University)
Wu, Haibin (IGG, CAS)
Yuan, Huaiyu (GSWA, University of Western Australia, Macquarie University)
Yuan, Xiaoping (China University of Geosciences, Wuhan)
Zhang, YiGe (Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, CAS)
Zhao, Liang (IGG, CAS)
Zhu, Di-Cheng (China University of Geosciences, Beijing)
Organizing committee
Chairs: Liang Zhao, Bo Wan
Co-Chairs: Ling Chen, Huaiyu Yuan
Members: Chenxi Xu, Jianfeng Yang
Contacts and Correspondences
Jianfeng Yang (yangjf@mail.iggcas.ac.cn)
Xinxin Wang (xinxinwang@mail.iggcas.ac.cn)
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
No.19 Beitucheng West Road, Beijing 100029, China
Language
The official language of the workshop will be English.
Conference Venue
The workshop will be held in the Lecture Hall on the second floor of the D3 Building, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Sessions will take place in a meeting room equipped with video projectors that can link to a PC.
Hosts
State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric and Environmental Coevolution,
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
National Natural Science Foundation of China
International Lithosphere Program
*Funded by the Tethyan Dynamics System Major Research Program of NSFC
