Scientific Drilling Training Course 2013

The GFZ Platform “Scientific Drilling” invites master students, doctorate students, post-docs and young researchers from Geo.X institutions who are involved in scientific drilling projects to apply for a

Training Course on Deep Scientific Drilling

to be held from April 23-25, 2013 at the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam.

The training course will touch upon relevant aspects of scientific drilling, including

• drilling engineering
• handling and storage of samples (drill core, cuttings, fluids)
• on-site core logging and scanning
• geophysical downhole logging
• data management
• project planning and management
• project funding and support through international programs (ICDP, IODP)

Please contact Thomas Wiersberg (icdp-outreach@gfz-potsdam.de) if you have further questions.