Scientific Ocean Drilling in the Indian Ocean Crust & Mantle May 13th to 16th, 2015 in Woods Hole MA, USA

The workshop will bring together scientists interested in the Indian ocean lower crust and mantle

Workshop Goals Include:

• Provide an overview of the origin and evolution of the Southwest Indian Ridge including results of recent research
• Obtain community input into science planning for Expedition 360: the start of the SloMo Project to drill through the lower crust to Moho in the Indian Ocean.
• Form a proponent group for drilling the tectonic and geologic evolution of the Dragon Flag Hydrothermal Area on the Southwest Indian Ridge.
• Promote new objectives for a 2ND round of JOIDES Resolution drilling in the Indian Ocean The workshop will include a wide range of invited talks on tectonics, geochemistry, petrology and crustal accretion in the Indian Ocean as well as contributed talks and a poster session.

The workshop will include a wide range of invited talks on tectonics, geochemistry, petrology and crustal accretion in the Indian Ocean as well as contributed talks and a poster session.

For more information contact the convenors: Henry Dick  or Huaiyang Zhou