Conference Tracks

MedGU events typically address the following research areas:

• Track 1. Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, Climatology, Oceanography
  Chair(s): Zhihua Zhang (China), Nabil Khelifi (Germany), Panagiotis Nastos (Greece)
• Track 2. Biogeochemistry, Geobiology, Geoecology, Geoagronomy
  Chair(s): Haroun Chenchouni (Algeria), Jesús Rodrigo-Comino (Spain)
• Track 3. Earthquake Seismology and Geodesy
  Chair(s): Mourad Bezzeghoud (Portugal), Mustapha Meghraoui (France)
• Track 4. Environmental Earth Sciences
  Chair(s): Amjad Kallel (Tunisia), Md Firoz Khan (Malaysia), Rahim Barzegar (Canada), Carla Candeias (Portugal)
• Track 5. Applied & Theoretical Geophysics
  Chair(s): Cesare Comina (Italy), Arkoprovo Biswas (India), Luca Gasperini (Italy)
• Track 6. Geo-Informatics and Remote Sensing
  Chair(s): Orkan Özcan (Türkiye), Hesham El-Askary (USA)
• Track 7. Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology, Volcanology, Planetology
  Chair(s): Domenico Doronzo (Spain), Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane (Morocco)
• Track 8. Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Geomechanics, Mining Sciences
  Chair(s): Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler (Türkiye), Murat Karakus (Australia), Ali Karrech (Australia), Lysandros Pantelidis (Cyprus)
• Track 9. Geomorphology, Geography, Soil Science, Glaciology, Geoarchaeology, Geoheritage
  Chair(s): Jesús Rodrigo-Comino (Spain), Attila Çiner (Türkiye)
• Track 10. Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry
  Chair(s): Helder Chaminé (Portugal), Mingjie Chen (Oman), Tajudeen M. Iwalewa (USA), Abdelazim Negm (Egypt)
• Track 11. Petroleum and Energy Sciences and Engineering
  Chair(s): Santanu Banerjee (India), Ali Ghalambor (USA)
• Track 12. Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Geochronology, Marine Geosciences, Historical Geology
  Chair(s): Attila Çiner (Türkiye), Dorrik Stow (UK), Jasper Knight (South Africa)
• Track 13. Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodynamics, Petroleum Geology
  Chair(s): Ahmed Radwan (Poland), Wilfried Bauer (Oman), Zakaria Hamimi (Egypt), Afroz Ahmad Shah (Brunei Darussalam)

Participants may use this track to present and discuss original research findings, case studies, methodological advances, and interdisciplinary perspectives related to the Earth sciences and the environment that are not specifically addressed within the conference tracks listed above:

• Track 14. Other Related Topics
  Chair(s): Attila Çiner (Türkiye), Nabil Khelifi (Germany)

MedGU-26 will feature in its Scientific Program the following special sessions. Proposals for additional special sessions are invited and should be submitted no later than 30 June 2026:

• Track 15 (Special Session). Landslides: Processes, Hazard and Risk
  Chair(s): Tolga Görüm (Türkiye), Ugur Ozturk (Germany)
• Track 16 (Special Session). Weather Extreme Events in the Mediterranean: Spatio-temporal dynamic, Attribution, Physical mechanisms, and Future scenarios
  Chair(s): Ahmed Kenaey (Spain), Juan I. López Moreno (Spain), Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano (Spain), Abdelazim Negm (Egypt)