These pages provide the international thermochronology community with information about meetings, planning, and awards, as well the International Standing Committee on Thermochronology (ISCT) itself.
ISCT. The original purpose of the Standing Committee was to simply foster and maintain the continuity of the biennial international workshops. At Thermo2016 the Committee recognized that it had evolved to play a somewhat broader role in important community activities, such as awarding prizes and fostering dialogue among thermochronologists; we also recognized that in the future it might be useful to constitute a voice with which the thermochronology community could express viewpoints about larger scientific initiatives and directions in the earth sciences. Long chaired by Andy Gleadow, then Peter Zeitler (2014-2023), the Committee is now chaired by Stéphanie Brichau.
While it is an informal organization, in the interests of continuity and transparency the Committee adopted in 2018 a set of simple by-laws and operating principles that pertain to how it operates, how the biennial meetings are run, and what is expected of meeting delegates.
These pages are a work in progress, and we welcome suggestions, including what additional content could be useful to you. Please forward general suggestions about the Standing Committee and the biennial meetings to the Committee’s chair, Stéphanie Brichau and send suggestions concerning the web site to Mauricio Parra and Richard Ketcham.
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The International Standing Committee on Thermochronology would like to thank the organizers of the 19th International Conference on Thermochronology, which took place from September 14 to 20, 2025, in Kanazawa, Japan. We would also like to thank the participants who traveled to attend this event, thereby contributing to the vitality of our community. See you […]