About BIOGEOMON 2026
Since 1987, the BIOGEOMON conference series has served as a vital forum for advancing place-based ecosystem science, grounded in integrated observations across the biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere—hence the “MON” in BIOGEOMON. The 2026 conference will explore the theme “Ecosystems in Transition” through a diverse range of topical sessions that reflect the complexity and dynamism of environmental change.
A highlight of the program will be a day of field excursions to leading research infrastructures in the region, including the SITES network and the Svartberget Research Station. Svartberget recently celebrated 100 years of field-based research and is home to the internationally renowned Krycklan Catchment Study.
Committees
Prof. Kevin Bishop and Prof. Hjalmar Laudon (SLU) co-convened BIOGEOMON 2026, bringing together a local and international team of researchers to deliver the 12th International BIOGEOMON Conference in Umeå.
Co-chairs 2026
• Kevin Bishop, SLU
• Hjalmar Laudon, SLU
Scientific Committee 2026
• Christine Goodale (Cornell University, USA)
• Jakub Hruška (Czech Geological Survey, Czech Republic)
• Ülo Mander (University of Tartu, Estonia)
• James B. Shanley (US Geological Survey, USA)
• Liisa Ukonmaanaho (LUKE, Finland)
• Melanie Vile (Uni West Chester PA, USA)
• Hjalmar Laudon, SLU
• Kevin Bishop, SLU
• Blaize Denfeld, SITES/SLU
• Tejshree Tiwari, SLU
• Sandra Jämtgård, SLU
• Ryan Sponseller, UmU
Local Organizing Committee 2026
• Hjalmar Laudon, SLU
• Kevin Bishop, SLU
• Blaize Denfeld, SITES/SLU
• Tejshree Tiwari, SLU
Keynote Resource
• Johannes Tiwari, SLU
Brain Trust – Senior Advisory Team
• Stephen Norton (University of Maine, USA)
• Nancy Dise (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK)
• Bill McDowell (University of New Hampshire, USA)
• Kelman Wieder (Villanova University, USA)
• Martin Novak (Czech Geological Survey, Czech Republic)