Bridging Ecology, Chemistry and Climate

GRC early-career investigator oral presentations: Although applications will be accepted until the date noted above, early-career applicants who wish to be considered for an oral presentations are encouraged to submit their application and abstract by March 11, 2022.

The 2022 conference marks the 10^th GRC on Biogenic Hydrocarbons and the Atmosphere since the first conference in 2000. This interdisciplinary conference brings together researchers from plant physiology, ecology, atmospheric chemistry and climatology to study the function and impacts of biogenic volatile organic compounds emissions from plants. Biogenic VOC production plays important roles in plant defense against oxidative stress and BVOCs are also critical players in plant-plant communication. After emission into the atmosphere, these highly reduced organic compounds undergo photochemical transformations that can increase the production of smog, particularly in urban environments. Under less polluted conditions, biogenic VOCs form secondary organic aerosols, which can modify cloud properties and hence interact with radiative balance and the climate. Many critical feedbacks between ecosystems and the atmosphere involve reactive compounds, which we are only now starting to elucidate when analytical methods for their detection are becoming available.

We are pleased to host the 10^th conference at the same location where the first one was held in 2000, and thus linking the present to the past and future in an inspiring way. We look forward to rejoining with our colleagues in person after the disruptions of the pandemic. The Conference has a history of inclusivity and collegial interaction among the attendees. The conference presenters will feature both new inspiring speakers and perspectives along with seminal names in the field, as we gather to guide the future of research in this exciting field.