GCR Upcoming Workshops
XRF Training Workshop
April 12–16, 2027
This 5-day workshop will familiarize participants with non-destructive X-Ray fluorescence (XRF) core scanning and provide a basic understanding of procedures for data collection and interpretation.
Application period will open in ~mid-November 2026.
GCR CORE School
Summer 2027
Gulf Coast Repository
College Station, TX, USA
CORE (COres for Research and Education) School is a five-day workshop hosted by the Gulf Coast Repository (GCR). The overarching goal of CORE School is to provide a mechanism to maintain expertise in scientific ocean drilling methods and subseafloor core analysis.
Additional goals of the workshop include:
- Improving knowledge in scientific ocean drilling methods,
- Increasing awareness of the scientific potential of legacy cores,
- Training a new generation of scientists in the analytical techniques available,
- Providing training on data analysis and correlation of different data sets,
- Providing networking opportunities for early career scientists and geosciences faculty, and
- Possibly identifying potential topics for legacy projects and drilling proposals.
The workshop will include the collection of new data using the instrumentation of the GCR and the exploration of related legacy data and the integration of legacy and newly collected data.
We welcome applications from a wide range of specialties (e.g., sedimentology, physical properties, paleomagnetism), and we encourage graduate students, early career scientists, and faculty from non-R1 institutions, including two-year colleges, to apply.
Funding (including travel, meals, and incidentals) is provided for all U.S. participants. Applications will open in late Fall 2026 and close in early 2027.
If you have any questions about the workshop or the application process, please contact Laurel Childress.