DISCO XXIX: Eligibility

Participation in the DISCO symposium is by invitation only to applicants who have completed a dissertation concerning an important problem in ocean chemistry. Dissertations must have been completed after 30 June 2023, or applicants must provide certification from their Department Chair or Dean that they will complete their degree by 1 July 2025.

WE REGRET THAT WE CAN’T ACCEPT APPLICATIONS IF DISSERTATIONS WERE COMPLETED OUTSIDE OF THESE DATES.

Applications for DISCO XXIX are due by 26 April 2024.

The DISCO Selection Committee will review the applications and invitations will be issued by mid-June 2024. Because of the limited number of available spaces, and the high number of applications usually received, the Selection Committee has to make difficult choices as to whom to invite. Selection of speakers will be made principally on the basis of the scientific content of the thesis as judged from the attached abstract. The committee will attempt to select topics that reflect the scientific balance of the sponsoring agencies’ programs in chemical oceanography. If necessary, the committee reserves the right to solicit additional application material and to consider such factors as programmatic and geographic balance.