Geological and Biological Feedback Through Deep Time and Into the Future

Geobiology investigates the co-evolution and interdependencies of life and Earth. This knowledge can be applied to solving societal problems and searching for life beyond Earth. We explore the role of microbes and multicellular life in geochemical transformations, the environmental factors that test the limits of microbial activity, the signals of this biological activity in the geologic records, and the potential for geobiological systems to mitigate anthropogenic problems and inform astrobiology. The major goal of the conference is to facilitate interactions among different sub-disciplines such as geochemistry, geomicrobiology, paleontology, sedimentology, astrobiology, environmental/biological engineering, and Earth system modeling and bring them together to understand the ongoing co-evolution of life and the environment. We invite contributions that describe current questions and challenges in the field, present novel tools, techniques and approaches, or uncover novel insights about the past and the present, and how they inform our future.