2014 Alfred Treibs Medal
Awarded during plenary on Wednesday 19th AugustPresented by the Geochemical Society's Organic Geochemistry Division, the Alfred Treibs Award is given for major achievements, over a period of years, in organic geochemistry. More info
Awarded to: Steve Larter Citationist: Timothy Eglinton
Abstract: Organic Geochemical Proxies – Successes, Failures and the Future
Medal lecture in:
Session 09e in Meeting Hall IV on Thursday 20th August 08:30 - 09:15
Citation: Steve Larter is Canada Research Chair and Professor of Petroleum Geology in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Calgary. Dr. Larter has broad research interests which range from understanding the phenomenon of subsurface petroleum biodegradation and deep biosphere biogeochemistry, quickly reducing emissions from fossil fuel use in our current energy system transition and how to take academic research and transform it into practical technologies. Steve is also interested in large scale gamechangeing innovation projects that can solve large global problems.