AOGC Conference

Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference 2026

Curtin University, Bentley Campus

7th – 9th December 2026 Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia

The Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference (AOGC) 2026 will be held at Curtin University over three days in early December. The AOGC is a national conference, held every two years, providing a collaborative forum welcoming participants from universities, government agencies, and industry, and encourages contributions from students and early-career researchers. AOGC Perth 2026 aims to bring together researchers working across all areas of organic geochemistry.

This circular opens the call for abstracts and provides conference dates, overview of the social calendar and projected registration costs. Full and final details regarding locations and costs will be circulated by the week of 19 October.

 

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts (1 page, ~200–300 words) are due 29 October 2026. Authors may include one figure if they wish. Notification of acceptance will be sent no later than 9 November 2026.

 

Please use the abstract template which you can download below or view on the following webpage.

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Submit your Abstract

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Scientific Themes

We welcome contributions across the broad fields of organic geochemistry and overlapping fields such as palaentology and microbiology, including:

  • Environmental Organic Geochemistry
  • Biomarkers in Recent and Ancient Sediments
  • Paleoenvironmental & Palaeoclimate Reconstructions
  • Ocean & River Geochemistry
  • Coal Geochemistry
  • Natural Gas Geochemistry
  • Carbon Sequestration
  • Petroleum & Reservoir Geochemistry
  • Stable Isotopes & Mass Spectrometry
  • New Methods & Hot Topics
  • Molecular and isotopic paleontology/ palynology
  • Microbial processes

 

Registration Fees

Registration fees will be announced shortly. Current estimates are:

  • Full registration – up to AUD$300
  • Student registration – up to AUD$250

Registration includes:

  • All three days of conference sessions
  • Morning and afternoon teas
  • Lunches

Optional activities:

  • Conference dinner (up to AUD$90)
  • Field trip (price TBA)
  • Scientific Image Showcase (Free to Enter)
  • WA-OIGC laboratory/facility tour

We anticipate offering limited travel subsidies for students, particularly those travelling from interstate or long distances.

 

Ice-breaker & Social Events

The conference will open with an informal ice-breaker on Sunday evening (06.12, 17:00–19:00, venue TBA). A conference dinner will be held on Wednesday evening (09.12) at venue TBA.

A one-day field trip is being planned for Thursday (10.12), offering participants the chance to explore local geology and enjoy an iconic Western Australian landscape.

 

Conference Venue

The AOGC 2026 will be hosted at Curtin University Bentley Campus in Perth, Western Australia. All conference sessions will be held in the newly renovated Lantern space of the Robertson Library (B301). Teas and lunches will be held within the main campus precinct, making it easy for participants to move between talks and poster sessions.

Please visit the Curtin Properties website for more information: https://properties.curtin.edu.au/campus-maps/

 

Awards

Prizes will be awarded for the best student oral and best student poster presentations. The AOGC Medal for lifetime achievement in organic geochemistry will also be presented.