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The Lunar and Planetary Laboratory Conference (LPLC) will be from 

Thursday August 20th to Friday August 21st, 2026.

Gerard P. Kuiper Space Sciences Building

1629 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ., 85719

A remote livestream viewing option will be offered regardless of registration.

GSC presentations will be featured in compliance with the Graduate Student Colloquium requirements. Faculty attendance at student presentations is strongly encouraged to offer feedback. Evaluation forms for GSC posters and talks will be available at the conference.

After the successful response to the graduate student awards last year, we will once again offer prizes for the following categories:

• Best Graduate Student Talk (Non-GSC)
• Best Overall Graduate Student Poster (GSC and Non-GSC)
• Best Postdoc Talk
• Best GSC Talk

We will also have honourable mentions for each category. As always, the winners of the graduate student oral presentation categories will be invited back next year to present their research.

LPLC 2026 will take place in-person. If you have a health concern that otherwise prevents you from attending, or if you need to present a graduate student colloquium but are unable to attend in person, contact us at PG4gdWVycz0iem52eWdiOmhueWN5cGJhc3JlcmFwckB0em52eS5wYnoiPmhueWN5cGJhc3JlcmFwckB0em52eS5wYno8L24+ and we'll seek to make accommodations for your virtual participation.