XXIII International Conference of Young Geologists

Conference Venue: Herľany (Slovakia);

Education Training Facility of Technical University of Košice

Conference Date: April 18 – 20, 2024

Scientific Board: prof. RNDr. Pavel Uher, CSc. (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius
University Bratislava, Slovakia)
doc. Mgr. Julián Kondela, PhD. (Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control
and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia)
dr hab. inż. Grzegorz Rzepa, prof. AGH (Faculty of Geology, Geophysics, and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Kraków, Poland)

prof. Shah Wali Faryad, CSc. (Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

Organizers: Jaroslav Buša, Igor Ďuriška, Margaréta Gregáňová, Sebastián Hreus, Jan Kulhánek, Pavol Myšľan, Bartosz Puzio, Karolina Rybka, Viktória Subová, Grzegorz Ziemniak

The XXIII International Conference of Young Geologists - ICYG 2024 united for the first time the effort of not three but four faculties coming from three countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland) with the new member of organizing faculties: Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague (Czechia). This year 31 participants of various nationalities represented universities and other institutions from 6 countries (Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Finland, Norway) attended the conference and presented 21 papers in two days. All student presentations were evaluated as is the custom since the year 2010.

Rudolf Mock Award Evaluation Committee:

prof. Shah Wali Faryad, CSc., (Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)

dr inż. Karolina Rybka, (Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

prof. RNDr. Pavel Uher, CSc. (Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius
University Bratislava, Slovakia)

Rudolf Mock Award Winner:
Pavol Myšľan (Earth Science Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia)
with a contribution:

" Pyrosmalite group minerals at the locality Poráč – Diely: The first occurrence of As-rich layered manganese silicates in the Gemeric Unit (Slovakia, Western Carpathians) "

During the ICYG 2024, the conference workshop was also realised by: Dmitrii Zastrozhnov with the theme:  "Automatic boulder detection and boulder field properties: Techniques and practical applications"

The third day was traditionally dedicated to a field trip which was focused on the: "SiO2 masses of the Eastern Slovakian neovulcanites."

Guides: Mgr. Sebastián Hreus, Ph.D.

Maroš Tokarčík

Localities: Herlianske sedlo, Slanec quarry with chalcedony occurrencesand Viničky.

The conference was organized by the Geological Club (Bratislava, Slovakia) in cooperation with Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies, Technical University of Košice (Košice, Slovakia), Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University Bratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia), Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of of Kraków (Kraków, Poland), Faculty of Science, Charles University (Prague, Czechia), Earth Science Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences (Bratislava, Slovakia), Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences (Kraków, Poland) and Faculty of Earth Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Wroclaw (Wroclaw, Poland).