Excited to have attended Goldschmidt 2024 in Chicago! Zivi Schaffer and Lance Dostie represented the PowerGeolab well! Zivi gave an outstanding talk on enhanced weathering, emphasizing the potential use of mine wastes and distinguishing carbonate and silicate weathering. Lance discussed the carbonation rates of CaO and Ca(OH)2 at and below atmospheric CO2 concentrations and the importance of CO2 supply! Former labmate Carlos Paulo came out of retirement to present on the roles mining companies can play in enhanced and mineralization, great discussion in academic-industry collaborations. Minger gave a really interesting presentation about her PhD research on determining relative humidity using the oxygen isotopes of phytoliths, very cool!
