The Future of Cryosphere Research
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The Future of Cryosphere Research

The Future of Cryosphere Research

Afternoon

- (30mins)

Welcome Adresses

Patrick Aebischer

- (30mins)

Vision Session - From Ice Archives to Living Systems

Martin Müller

- (45mins)

Opening talks

Jérôme Chappellaz
Frédéric Herman
Tiffany Morrison
Bridget Baumgartner

- (2.75hrs)

Theme 1: Converging fields: paleoclimatology, glaciology, microbial ecology, and biotechnology

Jérôme Chappellaz
Martin Müller
Tom Battin
Georgina King

Evening

- (3hrs)

Opening Dinner

Desired Outcomes

We will synthesise the discussions to create a comprehensive meeting report. This report will be circulated to all participants for input, before final sign-off by the chairs of the meeting prior to it being published as part of the GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar® in 2026. The report will be open access, and available online and in print. The Radar will be launched at GESDA’s annual Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipation Summit (14-16th October 2026), gathering leaders from diplomacy, academia, philanthropy, business and civil society to discuss the implications of anticipated science developments.

The Radar serves as a foundation for structured dialogue between these communities, enabling them to develop solution ideas that can both accelerate responses to humanity’s challenges and widen the circle of beneficiaries, ultimately catalysing joint action.