2008 Rock Deformation Gordon Research Conference at Tilton School, New Hampshire, August 3-8, 2008

2008年8月3日至8日在新罕布什尔州蒂尔顿学院举行的2008年戈登研究会议强调了脆性和延性岩石力学的最新研究和未来趋势，以及实验、现场和理论贡献。这次会议汇集了这些研究领域的专家和学生，以及研究相同过程的实验家和理论家。参与者讨论和评估在使用不同技术的不同长度和时间尺度上得出的流变约束是否存在一致意见，以及哪些地方需要新的见解。专题会议有：1)地震破裂动力学；2)下地壳流变学及其与上地幔的耦合；3)地震衰减和各向异性的测量与解释；4)冰盖动力学；4)反应性孔隙流动与脆性变形的耦合作用有助于理解浅层地壳的地热和化学性质，这对发展固碳、地热和石油化学研究具有重要意义。与会者包括岩石力学、地震学、构造学、流变学、大地测量学和构造地质学方面的专家，反映了会议主题的多学科性质。该计划为所有会议参与者提供了大量的时间来讨论当前的问题和未来的研究方向。这次会议的主要目的不是评估或介绍已经取得的成就，而是展望未来，开辟新的研究方向。会议形式旨在让一系列学科领域的知名领导者（包括男性和女性）与所有参与者进行讨论，并激励将推动该领域向前发展的博士后科学家和研究生。

The 2008 Gordon Research Conference, held August 3-8, 2008 at Tilton School, New Hampshire, highlights the latest research and future trends in brittle and ductile rock mechanics, with experimental, field and theoretical contributions. This conference brings together experts and students in these research areas with experimentalists and theoreticians studying the same processes. Participants discuss and assess where agreement exists on rheological constraints derived at different length and time scales using different techniques - and where new insight is required. Thematic sessions are: 1) the dynamics of earthquake rupture; 2) the rheology of the lower crust and coupling with the upper mantle; 3) the measurement and interpretation of seismic attenuation and anisotropy; 4) the dynamics of ice sheets; 4) the coupling of reactive porous flow and brittle deformation for understanding geothermal and chemical properties of the shallow crust that are important for developing ideas in carbon sequestration, geothermal and petrochemical research. Participants include specialists in rock mechanics, seismology, tectonics, rheology, geodesy, and structural geology reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the conference theme. The program includes significant time for all conference participants to debate current problems and future research directions. The principal goal of this conference is not so much to assess or present what has already been accomplished, but rather to look towards the future and open up new research directions. The conference format is designed to involve established leaders, both men and women, in a range of disciplines, in discussion with all participants, and to inspire the postdoctoral scientists and graduate students who will carry the field forward.