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A. Hope Jahren, [email protected], Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA Leonel Silveira Lobo Sternberg, [email protected], Department of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA

ABSTRACT Figure 1. Map showing present-day location The spectacularly preserved Metasequoia wood excavated of Axel Heiberg Island. from the Fossil Forest site of Axel Heiberg Island (Canadian High Arctic) provides a unique window into the δ18O value INTRODUCTION of Eocene meteoric water via the analysis of fossil cellulose. The sediments of Axel Heiberg Island, located in the High Seventeen fossilized Metasequoia individuals yielded Arctic of Canada (Fig. 1), contain hundreds of fossil cellulose with δ18O (Vienna standard mean ocean water Metasequoia trees that grew at a paleolatitude of 82°N. The [VSMOW]) values ranging from 17.1‰ to 21.4‰ and with a Fossil Forest site, near the western coast of the island, has mean value of 19.9‰—strikingly low compared to modern been a focus of research since 1986 and has inspired numer- trees of all latitudes. Using established biosynthetic ous monographs on the evolutionary and biogeographic relationships for plant cellulose, we reconstructed the δ18O history of plants. All fossil wood recovered from Axel Heiberg (VSMOW) value of Eocene meteoric water to be −15.1‰ on Island has been of gymnosperm origin, mostly Metasequoia Axel Heiberg Island—a value similar to previous with rare occurrences of Picea and Larix (Jagels et al., 2001); determinations of Eocene terrestrial water using varied however, significant angiosperm populations were present in paleoenvironmental indicators. A wholly temperature-based Fossil Forest communities (Kalkreuth et al., 1996). The forest- interpretation of these isotopic results would predict a mean bearing sediments are extensive (Fig. 2A), and contain large annual temperature of −2.7 °C, but this is incompatible with quantities of mummified litter, stumps, boles, roots, seeds, extremely high forest productivity. Instead, a calculation of cones, rhizomes, soil organic matter, and fossilized resin. The isotopic fractionation in moisture transported from the Pacific excellent state of preservation, which suggests little alteration Ocean north across North America explains the simultaneous beyond drying (Fig. 2B), presents a unique opportunity to arrival of warm air and isotopically depleted moisture in the apply stable isotope techniques usually reserved for much Eocene Arctic; we suggest that these meridional weather younger substrates. Holocene trees have been used to patterns were caused by the absence of a Polar Front during estimate paleotemperature using relationships between δ18O the ice-free Eocene. value of cellulose and δ18O value of site precipitation (Burk

Figure 2. A: The Fossil Forest site of Axel Heiberg Island. B: Exceptional preservation of Eocene wood fossils.

4 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY and Stuvier, 1981) and between δD Eocene to early Oligocene. The most Forest site itself are three tooth enamel value of cellulose-nitrate and δD value widely known age was assigned using fragments found as “float on poorly of site precipitation (Yapp and Epstein, vertebrate fossils found within the consolidated, reddish brown sandstone” 1977). However, lack of well-preserved correlative Eureka Sound Group on directly overlying the R-S-T coal of the fossils has prevented application of western Ellesmere Island (Dawson et Fossil Forest site (Fig. 3; Eberle and these relationships in deep time until al., 1976) and elsewhere on Axel Storer, 1999, p. 979). The fossils were now. Heiberg Island; these have been used identified as brontothere (quadrupedal to assign a middle Eocene age for the herbivores that became extinct in North AGE OF THE FOSSIL FOREST Fossil Forest that is often assumed America during the late Eocene) teeth The age of the Fossil Forest site on today (Jagels et al., 2001). Unfortunately, (Eberle and Storer, 1999). However, Axel Heiberg Island has been a subject the vertebrate fossils in question were Eberle and Storer (1999) did not address of controversy. We prefer a middle- recovered from strata with different the possibility that this float might to-late Eocene interpretation of the lithology and were at stratigraphic represent the reworked debris of older age of Metasequoia fossils analyzed, levels substantially below the Fossil sediments. Rich and diverse pollen but previous workers have assigned Forest. The only vertebrate fossils that assemblages within the Fossil Forest a larger age window, from middle have been recovered from the Fossil strata are “probably middle Eocene in age, but a late Eocene age cannot be discounted” (McIntyre, 1991, p. 83). Ricketts (1987, p. 2503) discussed a “wide range of reworked pollen, spores and dinoflagellates” of Paleocene and Cretaceous age included in the microfossil assemblages of the Fossil Forest site. Examination of sedimentary relationships suggested that the Fossil Forest site extends “perhaps into the earliest Oligocene” (Ricketts, 1991, p. 1). Plant macrofossil assemblages (Betula, Glyptostrobus, Larix, Metasequoia, Picea, Pinus, Pseudolarix, and Tsuga) are not temporally specific within the Paleogene. We analyzed fossils from high in the Fossil Forest section, located >30 m stratigraphically above the R-S-T coal (Figs. 2A and 3), which we believe are middle-to-late Eocene in age.

EOCENE PALEOCLIMATE The Eocene (57.8–36.6 Ma) has been considered by many as an unusually warm period in Earth’s history. Latest Paleocene Thermal Maximum rocks record a methane release (Dickens et al., 1995) that prevented severe winter cooling in polar regions (Sloan et al., 1992). This event resulted in a dramatic 4–8 °C increase in deep-ocean, high- latitude, and continental temperatures (Zachos et al., 1993), marking the onset of warm conditions that extended into the Eocene. The global plant fossil record for the Eocene (reviewed in Graham, 1999) reveals a lavishly vegetated planet Earth. Vegetation described as “subtropical” may have extended to 60°N lat, and full “tropical rainforests” occurred up to Figure 3. Stratigraphic sequence illustrating fossiliferous sediments of Fossil Forest; sampling 30°N lat (Wolfe, 1985, p. 357). For this location for this study is highlighted, as is position of brontothere fossil teeth described by reason, we expect that the fossils of Eberle and Storer (1999).

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 5 Axel Heiberg Island result from a estimated to be at least twice that of to most plant tissues. The fluffy, white period of maximum primary today (Berner, 1994; Sloan and Rea, α-cellulose extracted from Fossil Forest productivity at high latitudes, and 1995). Eocene cooling trends were samples is shown in Figure 4; cellulose represent the upper limit of terrestrial reinforced by general circulation model content of extracted samples was biomass production in polar regions. results which found that ~1.0 °C of verified using classical biochemical However, paleontological methods used cooling in northern hemisphere mean assay techniques (Updergraff, 1969). to characterize Eocene “tropicality” are annual surface temperature occurred We quantitatively converted oxygen in based on comparison with features of during the whole of the Eocene, caused cellulose into pure CO2 using the modern biota, presenting inevitable by changes in atmospheric and oceanic procedure described by Sternberg complications when dealing with environ- heat transport (Bice et al., 2000a). (1989) with a modification of the HCl ments that no longer exist. Most authors Despite this myriad of paleoclimate removal step (Sauer and Sternberg, recognize that the Fossil Forest of Axel determinations, a congruent climate 1994). Resulting CO2 gas was then Heiberg Island represents a unique hypothesis remains elusive for the analyzed on a VG Isogas Prism dual- ecosystem for which there is no modern Eocene. Sloan and Morrill (1998) inlet isotope ratio mass spectrometer at analog. Both plant and animal fossils of described “persistent discrepancies” the University of Miami. δ18O (VSMOW) Axel Heiberg and Ellesmere Islands between climate model results and variability within each individual was have been used alternatively to charac- found to be 0.5‰; total uncertainty in terize the Arctic paleoclimate (Basinger, value of each sample (conservatively 1986; Estes and Hutchinson, 1980) and calculated as the total of field variability to infer the environmental tolerances of and instrumental uncertainty) was the species present (Eberle and Storer, found to be 1.0‰. The total range of 1999; Francis, 1991). Therefore, inherent δ18O (VSMOW) values found in these limits in paleontological methods of fossil samples (n = 17) was climate reconstruction suggest further 17.1‰–21.4‰ with a mean value of information might be gained from 19.9 ‰. These are strikingly low isotopic techniques. oxygen isotope values compared to Fossil leaf margin analysis from the Figure 4. Bulk fossil wood from Axel published δ18O values of modern tree Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, indicated Heiberg Island (note preserved growth rings) cellulose (Fig. 5). a short-lived ~8 °C temperature drop α and the resultant purified -cellulose. δ18 during the early Eocene (Wing et al., The O value of tree cellulose can δ18 2000), demonstrating variability in interpretations from proxy data in be used to estimate the O value of continental temperatures during this the Eocene. meteoric water used by the plant; interval of the Cenozoic. During the however, processes of isotopic early Eocene to middle Eocene δ18O IN EOCENE FOSSIL fractionation during cellulose synthesis transition (~52 Ma) marine isotopic CELLULOSE are complex. The biosynthesis of wood records show dramatic recovery to We have measured oxygen isotope cellulose in trees can be understood by early Paleocene values: marine bulk composition within a substrate that is the following sequence of events. (1) carbonate δ13C (Vienna Peedee extremely well characterized with Leaf water is isotopically enriched belemnite [VPDB]) value returned to respect to chemical and biological relative to stem water by the process of +1.8‰ (from +0.2‰) (Shackleton et al., synthesis—Eocene fossil cellulose—and transpiration; this enrichment is a function of both relative humidity and 1984); and ocean water δ18O (Vienna use these results to shed new light on leaf characteristics. (2) Carbohydrates standard mean ocean water [VSMOW]) the meteorologic patterns of the synthesized in the leaf during value (as calculated from the Eocene. Seventeen Metasequoia photosynthesis and then transported to composition of benthic foraminifera) individuals excavated from Fossil Forest stem and roots have the oxygen returned to +0.0‰ (from –0.7‰) lignite layer F (Fig. 3) were analyzed in δ18 isotopic signature of leaf water (i.e., (Miller et al., 1987). These isotopic duplicate for O (VSMOW) value of δ18 δ18 increases have been consistently extracted cellulose. The purification Ocarbohydrate = Oleaf water + 27‰). α interpreted as a global cooling event process to obtain -cellulose from plant (3) During cellulose synthesis in the that occurred long after the Paleocene- tissue involved the standard technique stem, ~30%–40% of oxygen atoms in Eocene warming event. based on Green (1963), modified by carbohydrate exchange with stem water Efforts have been made to Sternberg (1989). The procedure is via the carbonyl-hydration reaction. characterize the paleoclimate of the widely used for carbon, oxygen, and Therefore, some cellulose oxygen α Eocene using general circulation and hydrogen stable isotope studies on - atoms retain their isotopic signature other models. For example, early cellulose (e.g., Feng et al., 1999). Five from previous equilibration with leaf Eocene mean global surface to 10 grams of bulk fossil sample were water, while others show isotopic ratios temperature was estimated to be at analyzed; pre-extraction of lipids was consistent with stem water equilibrium. δ18 least 2 °C warmer than at present necessary because conifer tissues For this reason, we expect the O contain considerable amounts of resin, value of stem cellulose to be higher (Barron, 1987) and CO2 levels were δ18 which is isotopically depleted relative than Ometeoric water + 27‰. We use

6 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY When we used this to estimate Eocene paleotemperature from our Axel Heiberg fossil wood δ18O results, we obtained predicted mean annual temperature for the site equal to –2.7 °C (± 2.5). For com- parison, mean annual temperature in Dawson, Yukon, Canada, is –4.7 °C; Godthåb, Greenland, is –1.1 °C; and Whitehorse is –0.9 °C. Thus, paleotemperature predicted for Axel Heiberg Island using equation 1 would have been similar to modern Arctic regions. However, Figure 5. Comparison of cellulose δ18O values in modern trees (blue circles) across a wide range we reject a wholly temperature- of latitude, modern Metasequoia wood from Japan (green circles), and fossil Metasequoia wood based interpretation of our isotopic from Fossil Forest site (red diamonds). results: The Arctic could not have had below-zero mean annual here the empirically observed fractionation for modern temperature during the Eocene based on climate models and Metasequoia grown under controlled conditions in Japan also based on the apparent high bioproductivity of the Fossil ∆ δ18 − (Table 1). Taking this observed value, = Ocellulose Forest during the Eocene. Koch et al. (1995) similarly δ18 δ18 δ18 Oplant water = 35‰, in conjunction with the O (VSMOW) rejected a cold-climate interpretation of low- O values in mean value of Fossil Forest cellulose of 19.9‰, we Eocene soil carbonates and fossil teeth and suggested an reconstructed an oxygen isotope composition of Eocene isotopic “rain-out effect” as more likely. meteoric water equal to −15.1‰ on Axel Heiberg Island. Our preferred explanation for the low-δ18O values involves changing weather patterns. For example, altered meteoric THE SOURCE OF LOW-δ18O VALUES IN EOCENE transport patterns have been proposed to control δ18O values METEORIC WATER in the ice-core (Hendricks et al., 2000), marine carbonate Other studies have also documented low-δ18O values in (Wolff et al., 1998), and soil carbonate (Amundson et al., Eocene terrestrial substrates, and inferred 18O-depleted 1996) paleorecords. As clouds travel across continents, the meteoric water. Norris et al. (1996) observed δ18O values as moisture they carry becomes isotopically lighter as 18O and D low as –16‰ (VPDB) in Eocene lacustrine carbonates and isotopes “rain-out” during Rayleigh distillation. Furthermore, calculated source waters as low as δ18O (VSMOW) = −19.8‰ traveling clouds are replenished with moisture evaporated for the Green River Basin, perhaps representative of paleo- from continental lakes and with moisture transpired through snowfall. δ18O values of Fe-oxides from early Eocene rocks vegetation (Moreira et al., 1997). Therefore, the isotopic of the Bighorn Basin suggested a change in surface water composition of moisture arriving at a given latitude is δ18O (VSMOW) value, ∆ = −3.25‰, in the earliest Eocene dependent upon dominant storm paths of moisture transport. (Wing et al., 2000). Based on the oxygen isotope value of Recycling of water to the atmosphere via transpiration in soil carbonates and fossil teeth, Koch et al. (1995) concluded forested regions must have been an important meteorologic that Paleocene-Eocene meteoric water was “significantly” influence during the Eocene, as highly productive vegetation 18O depleted, with values as low as δ18O (VSMOW) = −14‰. extended from the low to high latitudes (Ziegler et al., 1983). We suggest that the absence of polar ice during the early One explanation for low-δ18O values would be cold Tertiary was an important factor in determining meteoric temperatures. An empirical (modern) relationship transport patterns during the Eocene. At present, high δ18 2 Ocellulose = 21 + 0.4 (°C MAT) R = 0.71 (1) latitudes are consistently cold due to the stable configuration between δ18O in tree cellulose and site mean annual temp- of the Polar Front, the abrupt separation between the low- erature has been observed, based on analyses of a large set temperature arctic atmosphere and the higher-temperature of tree species across 50° of latitude (Epstein et al., 1977). mid-latitude atmosphere that encourages west-east circumpolar

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 7 patterns as this warm, wet air continued across the North Pole. The extremely bioproductive Eocene Metasequoia forests of Axel Heiberg Island were deciduous ecosystems restricted to a short, intense growing season. These trees endured four months of total darkness during winter months and gained most of the light required for growth during four months of continuous summer daylight. The temperature gradient between the equator and the North Pole was at an annual minimum during Eocene summer months as high latitudes Figure 6. Calculation of fractionation in oxygen isotope value of moisture during transport received maximum solar radiation, across Eocene paleogeography; moisture originating in Pacific Ocean arrives at Fossil Forest facilitating meridional transport. Thus, site via meridional weather patterns. Map of continental position was created by GEOMAR, moisture transported from equatorial Ocean Drilling Stratigraphic Network (Research Center for Marine Geosciences at Kiel and latitudes supplied water to Axel the Geological Institute of the University of Bremen, Germany). Heiberg Island during summer episodes of explosive vegetative growth, as was transport. The steep atmospheric- inland transect of Central Africa revealed recorded in the isotopic composition of temperature gradient across the Polar a δ18O (VSMOW) gradient of −1.58‰ fossil cellulose. Our results suggest that Front results from low radiation per 100 km (Njitchoua et al., 1999). a meridional weather pattern was the absorption by the high-albedo ice cap, Combining these observations with the dominant path of water transport to the relative to the ice-free lower latitudes. fact that western Mexico was persis- high latitudes during the Eocene, but Today’s 1.3 × 1013 m2 of arctic ice cover tently arid during the Cenozoic (Parrish do not preclude coexisting north-to- (annual average) has albedo of ~60% et al., 1982), we calculated that a traverse south or other weather patterns, and absorbs ~1 × 1015 W of energy across the ~500 km region would result particularly during the drier seasons. annually. By comparison, the same area in a change in δ18O (VSMOW) value, During the winter months, the equator- forested, or covered by water during ∆ = −7.9‰ (Fig. 6). Measurements made to-pole temperature gradient was the Eocene would have mean albedo of of precipitation across large transects in highest, opening the possibility of east- ~10%, resulting in the absorption of the forested Amazon basin revealed a west moisture transport, or transport ~2.3 × 1015 W each year in the region— δ18O (VSMOW) gradient of −0.08‰ per from the adjacent ice-free Arctic Ocean. more than doubling the amount of heat 100 km (Gat and Matsui, 1991), and Both of these possibilities would deliver energy impacting the Arctic, relative to allowed us to calculate a final δ18O a small amount of meteoric water with δ18 today. A weak net temperature gradient (VSMOW) value = ~−15‰ of Eocene relatively high- O value (perhaps − − from equator to pole would exist precipitation arriving at the Axel Heiberg ~ 2‰ to 5‰) prior to the start of during the Eocene, due to the 2× site after traversing the vegetated ~7000 km each growing season. We plan to look annual difference in incoming solar expanse of Canada (Fig. 6). for this heavy isotopic signal in the radiation between 90° and 0°N lat. This cellulose of early-season wood would give rise to meridional weather SUMMARY preserved in Fossil Forest Metasequoia patterns as warm air swept north across We present a meridional-transport fossils by performing a series of oxygen North America to the Arctic and model that explains the low-δ18O value isotope analyses within single growth continued in a transpolar pattern across of meteoric water arriving at the Fossil rings (Fig. 4). the north pole and into Siberia. Forest site during the Eocene. This Our work presents isotopic evidence Evidence of meridional weather patterns value agrees with the δ18O value of that weather patterns are subject to during the Eocene is apparent in the Eocene meteoric water calculated using change on a global scale during the δ18O value of fossil cellulose from the the oxygen isotope composition of Axel evolution of Earth’s surface and Fossil Forest site of Axel Heiberg Heiberg fossil wood. We suggest that features. During the Eocene, tree Island: Figure 6 illustrates how source meridional weather patterns were cellulose was synthesized in the Arctic water with δ18O (VSMOW) = ~−1.0‰ responsible for the simultaneous using water transported from the (Bice et al., 2000b) originating off the delivery of warm air and moisture to equatorial Pacific Ocean. Such weather coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean is high latitudes during the Eocene. In patterns are radically different than fractionated during transport across arid addition, the extensive Eocene conifer those thought to be in place during the and forested regions of North America. communities of Siberia (LePage and Mesozoic (White et al., 2001) and may Field experiments measuring precipitation Basinger, 1995) may have been partially account for the abundance of across a Rayleigh-distillation dominated maintained by transpolar weather vegetation at high latitudes during the

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GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 9 he Geological Society of or through the media. Leading can- America (GSA) seeks an Educa- didates will be able to demonstrate, T tion and Outreach Director to through recent achievements, that lead the Society’s efforts to promote their contributions have effected excellent geoscience education, in durable and fundamental change in its broadest sense, to students, edu- at least one of these areas. Preferred cators, GSA members, the public, candidates will also have experience the media, and public policy makers. in strategic and financial planning, GSA is a scientific society serving program development and imple- 17,000 members worldwide and is mentation, budget management, and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. documented success in team leader- ship and membership. The success- The Director will ensure that efforts ful candidate will be committed to in GSA Education and Outreach applying his or her professional have a national impact on the visi- energy in serving the overall mission bility of geosciences and the excel- of GSA. lence of geoscience programs at all educational levels. The Education The Education and Outreach Director and Outreach Director will be will report to the GSA Executive expected to develop and manage Director. Salary will be commensu- programs in support of GSA’s goal of rate with experience, and includes a promoting geoscience in the service highly competitive benefits package, of society. It is expected that new including matching contributions to programs will be self supporting a 403(b) after 6 months of employ- through appropriate grants or other ment. GSA is an equal opportunity outside resources. The Director will employer and compliant with the work with GSA Council and staff, Americans with Disabilities Act. The as well as with the GSA Education anticipated start date for this position Committee, the National Associa- is August 2002. tion of Geoscience Teachers, and Applicants should send their curricu- with members, associated societies, lum vitae, a statement of interest and other organizations to ensure and qualifications, one or more re- coordination so that GSA Education prints or other samples of professional and Outreach programs and efforts writing relevant to the described are an integrated part of a national position, and the names and contact strategy to raise the level of geo- information of three professional science awareness and visibility and references to the address below. to improve the quality of education Review of applications will begin in the geosciences at all levels. March 1, 2002, and will continue Candidates for this position should until the position is filled. hold an advanced degree in geo- science, a related discipline, or sci- ence education and should have a Chair, Education and Outreach record of scholarly and professional Director Search Committee accomplishments in geoscience c/o Jack Hess, Executive Director education. We are particularly inter- ested in candidates who have, in The Geological Society of America addition, demonstrated interest and PO Box 9140 achievement in promotion of geo- Boulder, Colorado 80301 science awareness with policy makers,

10 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY GSA Officers and Councilors for 2002

Anthony J. (Tony) Naldrett B. Clark Burchfiel Sharon Mosher John E. Costa President Vice President Past President Treasurer University of Toronto Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Texas—Austin U.S. Geological Survey Toronto, Ontario Cambridge, Massachusetts Austin, Texas Portland, Oregon

Councilors (2000–2002) Councilors (2001–2003) Councilors (2002–2004) Mary P. Anderson Steven M. Colman Ronald M. Clowes University of Wisconsin—Madison U.S. Geological Survey University of British Columbia Madison, Wisconsin Woods Hole, Massachusetts Vancouver, British Columbia Rena M. Bonem Suzanne Mahlburg Kay David M. Fountain Baylor University Cornell University National Science Foundation Waco, Texas Ithaca, New York Arlington, Virginia Harry Y. (Hap) McSween Jr. Peter W. Lipman Richard E. Gray University of Tennessee U.S. Geological Survey G.A.I. Consulting, Inc. Knoxville, Tennessee Menlo Park, California Monroeville, Pennsylvania Barbara J. Tewksbury Gerald M. Ross Judith Totman Parrish Hamilton College Geological Survey of Canada University of Arizona Clinton, New York Calgary, Alberta Tucson, Arizona 2001–2002 Division Officers and Past Chairs

Archaeological Geology Division Geophysics Division Planetary Geology Division Christopher I. Hill—Chair James H. Knapp—Chair Susan E.H. Sakimoto—Chair Vance T. Holliday—First Vice-Chair Mousumi Roy—Vice-Chair Tracy K.P. Gregg—First Vice-Chair David L. Creemens—Second Vice-Chair G. Randy Keller—Secretary-Treasurer Michael S. Kelley—Second Vice-Chair Andrea K. Freeman—Secretary-Treasurer Alan G. Jones—Past Chair Eric B. Grosfils—Secretary-Treasurer Paul Goldberg—Past Chair Ralph P. Harvey—Past Chair Geoscience Education Division Coal Geology Division Bonnie A.B. Blackwell—Chair Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Peter D. Warwick—Chair Thomas C. Walker—First Vice-Chair Deborah R. Harden—Chair Stephen F. Greb—First Vice-Chair Susan M. DeBari—Second Vice-Chair J. Steven Kite—First Vice-Chair R.M. (Marc) Bustin—Second Vice-Chair William Slattery—Secretary-Treasurer Ellen Wohl—Second Vice-Chair Thomas D. Demchuk—Secretary Nancy West—Past Chair Alan R. Nelson—Secretary Leslie F. Ruppert—Past Chair Scott F. Burns—Treasurer History of Geology Division William C. Johnson—Newsletter Editor/Web Manager Engineering Geology Division A.M. Celâl Sengör—Chair¸ R. Craig Kochel—Past Chair Terry R. West—Chair Roger D.K. Thomas—First Vice-Chair Judy Ehlen—Chair-Elect Charles W. Byers—Second Vice-Chair Sedimentary Geology Division William C. Haneberg—Secretary William R. Brice—Secretary-Treasurer Steven G. Driese—Chair Duane A. Eversoll—Past Chair Sarah E. (Sally) Newcomb—Past Chair Douglas W. Burbank—First Vice-Chair Carol B. de Wet—Second Vice-Chair Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division Hydrogeology Division Paul K. Link—Secretary-Treasurer Jan Amend—Chair William W. Simpkins—Chair Ray V. Ingersoll—Past Chair Christopher M. Fedo—First Vice-Chair Robert W. Ritzi Jr.—First Vice-Chair Sherry L. Cady—Second Vice-Chair Christopher E. Neuzil—Second Vice-Chair Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Gordon Southam—Secretary Ralph K. Davis—Secretary-Treasurer Laurel B. Goodwin—Chair Kurt O. Konhauser—Treasurer Jean M. Bahr—Past Chair Martha O. Withjack—First Vice-Chair Elizabeth R. Schermer—Second Vice-Chair International Division Peter J. Vrolijk—Secretary-Treasurer M. Lee Allison—President Christian P. Teyssier—Past Chair Mark Cloos—First Vice-President M. Dean Kleinkopf—Second Vice-President Pinar O. Yilmaz—Secretary-Treasurer Eldridge M. Moores—Past President Ian Dalziel—International Secretary GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 11 Advance Your Career Last Chance: Apply for grants, awards, Call for Nominations and Applications and scholarships.

Gladys W. Cole Memorial Research Award W. Storrs Cole Memorial Research Award 2002 Research Grant Program for Students For application forms or for more information, contact Leah Carter, Grants, Awards, and Medals, GSA, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140, [email protected]. Application Recognize Your Peers forms are also available at www.geosociety.org. Go to “Profes- Nominate deserving colleagues for medals and awards sional Development,” then to “Grants.” Applications must be from GSA and other sponsoring organizations. postmarked by February 1, 2002. GSA Medals and Awards: Society of Economic Geologists Foundation Penrose Medal Student Research Grants For details and application forms, contact: Chair, SEG Student Day Medal Research Grants, 7811 Schaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO 80127, Honorary Fellows USA, (720) 981-7882, ext. 204, fax 720-981-7874, seg@segweb. org, www.segweb.org. Applications must be postmarked by Young Scientist Award February 1, 2002. (Donath Medal) GSA Public Service Award GSA Coal Geology Division’s Distinguished Service Award Antoinette Lierman Medlin Scholarship in Coal Geology GSA and the Association of American For details, see the December issue of GSA Today or visit www.geosociety.org. Go to “Professional Development,” then to State Geologists: “Grants.” Send application materials to: Leslie F. Ruppert, Coordi- John C. Frye Environmental nator, A. Lierman Medlin Scholarship Committee, U.S. Geological Geology Award Survey, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (703) 648-6431, [email protected]. Applications are due February 15, 2002. GSA and Subaru of America, Inc.: Doris M. Curtis Memorial Fund for Women in Science Award, sponsored by Subaru of America, Inc. National Awards: William T. Pecora Award National Medal of Science Vannevar Bush Award Alan T. Waterman Award Details and nomination procedures for these medals and awards are posted at www.geosociety.org. Go to “About Us,” then to “Awards and Medals.” You may also contact Leah Carter, (303) 357-1037, [email protected], Grants, Awards, and Medals, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301- 9140, or see the October and November issues of GSA Today. Nominations are due February 1, 2002, for all but the John C. Frye Award, which is due March 31, 2002, and the National Awards, due April 30, 2002.

12 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY Serve Your Society Call for Applications! as an Officer, Opportunities to serve as a Congressional Science Fellow are rare, and the experience is unique. If you are interested in work- ing with national leaders to help shape science and technology Councilor, or policy on Capitol Hill, this position may be a good fit for you. The Congressional Science Fellow will be selected from top Committee Member competitors early in 2002. Candidates must be GSA members who possess either a Ph.D. in the earth sciences or a related Candidates are needed for service on the field, or a master’s degree in the earth sciences (or a related field) following GSA committees: Annual Program; plus at least five years of professional experience. Arthur L. Day Medal Award; Education; Geology If you have this professional background, are experienced in ap- and Public Policy; Honorary Fellows; Joint plying scientific knowledge to societal challenges, and want to Technical Program; Membership; Minorities help shape the future of the geoscience profession, put your ex- and Women in the Geosciences; Nominations; Penrose Conferences and Field Forums; Penrose pertise, experience, and passion for science to work where it Medal Award; Professional Development (for- counts! The fellowship is open to U.S. citizens or permanent res- merly Continuing Education); Publications; idents of the U.S. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2002. Research Grants; and Young Scientist Award. For application information, visit www.geosociety.org/ Candidates are also needed for a GSA represen- science/csf/, or contact Karlon Blythe, Program Officer, GSA tative to the North American Commission Headquarters, (303) 357-1036, [email protected]. on Stratigraphic Nomenclature. Service begins July 2002. For complete information on committee ser- vice, current vacancies, and required qualifica- tions, see the October 2001 issue of GSA Today. Nomination form and instructions are available at www.geosociety.org/aboutus/commtees/ or from Member Services, (303) 447-2020, 1-888-443- GSA–U.S. Geological Survey 4472, [email protected]. Nominations are due Feb. 1, 2002. Congressional Science Fellowship The GSA Committee on Nominations re- 2002–2003 quests nominations for officers (vice president and treasurer) and councilors to serve on the GSA Council beginning in 2003. Each nomination should be accompanied by basic data and a description of the qualifications of the individual for the position recommended. Send nomina- tions and background material to Administrative Services Dept., GSA, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140. Nominations are due Feb. 1, 2002.

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 13 GSA Foundation Update Donna L. Russell, Director of Operations

Morris Leighton Steps Down as Chairman of the GSAF Board of Trustees Lee J. Suttner, Chairman, GSA Foundation Board of Trustees

retirement in 1994. He was elected president of the Association of American State Geologists in 1992 and has received distinguished service awards from the American Institute of Professional Geologists, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, and the University of Illinois. Throughout his service to GSA and the Foundation, Brud has set the highest standards of excellence, respons- ibility, and personal integrity. His skillful attention to detail, loyalty to the Society, breadth of knowledge of both Society and Foundation affairs, and unselfish giving of his time and energy epitomize the model of a true and dis- tinguished volunteer leader. In his statement to the Board, Morris W. Leighton Brud observed, “The Foundation is in a unique position to help our science and to promote our profession as it works to support the programs and activities of GSA. It Morris W. Leighton stepped down from the GSA has been a pleasure to help give something back to an Foundation’s Board of Trustees at the conclusion of the organization that has helped so many of us along in our Board’s November meeting in Boston. “Brud” (short for geoscience careers.” brother), as his family and friends know him, served on the Board since 1996. He has been its chairman for the Few have given back more to GSA than Brud Leighton. past four years, a critical time during which the Foundation’s On behalf of all who his efforts have touched, I extend to Second Century Campaign was successfully concluded, him heartfelt praise and appreciation. several transitions in its leadership occurred smoothly, and contributions steadily grew. Our Society and Foundation are deeply indebted to him for the enormous amount of personal time and resources he has given during his lengthy tenure of wise and dedicated leadership. In announcing his intention to leave the Board, Brud cited his desire to spend more time with his wife, children, and grandchildren while he still enjoys good health. He noted that he leaves with “confidence that things are in good hands—as good as we could possibly hope for,” thanks to the appointment of Tom Fouch as new Foundation President, the excellent contributions of Donna Russell, Director of Foundation Operations, Joan Bell, Donor Data- base Manager, and the Foundation’s consultant, Joan Mason, as well as a strong and active Board of Trustees. Most memorable early geologic experience One of my most memorable geological experiences Brud’s professional career is marked by high distinction in scholarly activity and administration and tireless was an introduction to the Sierra Nevada and igneous volunteer public service to the geoscience community and petrology. As his field assistant, summer 1948, Paul to his alma mater, the University of Illinois. For over 30 Bateman took me to a high cirque on Mount Tom years, he was affiliated with Exxon and its Esso affiliates in near Bishop. There, I first learned the grandeur of the research, exploration, and management positions. In 1983, High Sierra and the beauty of its granitoid rocks. he returned to his hometown of Urbana as chief of the — Max Carman Illinois Geological Survey, a position he held until his

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GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 15 and through service to GSA. Monies for Call for Nominations: the award are derived from annual interest income from the Laurence L. Sloss Award for Sedimentary Geology fund, administered GSA Division Awards by the GSA Foundation. Funds for the following GSA Division awards are administered Nominations should include a cover let- ter describing the nominee’s accomplish- through the GSA Foundation. ments in sedimentary geology, contributions to GSA, and curriculum vitae. The man- agement board of the Sedimentary Don J. Easterbrook Farouk El-Baz Award Geology Division will choose the recipient Distinguished for Desert Research from the two nominees forwarded from the nominations committee, and the award Scientist Award The GSA Quaternary Geology and Geo- will be presented at the GSA Annual Meeting The Quaternary Geology and Geomor- morphology Division seeks nominations in Denver in October. phology Division of GSA seeks nominations for the Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Send nominations by March 1, 2002, to for the Don J. Easterbrook Distinguished Research. This award rewards excellence Paul Karl Link, Secretary, Sedimentary Scientist Award. This award will be given in research in desert geomorphology world- Geology Division, Dept. of Geology, Box to an individual who has shown unusual wide and is intended to stimulate research 8072, Idaho State University, 1400 E. Terry, excellence in published research, as in desert environments by recognizing an Pocatello, ID 83209-8072. demonstrated by a single paper of excep- individual whose research has significantly tional merit or a series of papers that have advanced the understanding of the substantially increased knowledge in Quaternary geology and geomorphology Gilbert H. Cady Award Quaternary geology or geomorphology. of deserts. Although the award primarily The Coal Geology Division of GSA seeks No particular time limitations apply to the recognizes achievement in desert research, nominations for the 2002 Gilbert H. Cady recognized research. The recognition is the funds that accompany it ($10,000 in Award, made for outstanding contributions normally extended to an individual, but in 2002) may be used for further research. in the field of coal geology. As defined in the event of particularly significant research The award is normally given to one per- the division’s bylaws, “Coal geology refers by more than one person, two people may son but may be shared by two people if to a field of knowledge concerning the share the award. Monies for the award are the recognized research was the result of a origin, occurrence, relationships, and geo- derived from annual interest income from coequal partnership. Monies for the award logic characteristics of the many varieties the Don J. Easterbrook Fund, administered are derived from annual interest income of coal and associated rocks, including by the GSA Foundation. from the Farouk El-Baz Fund, administered economic implications.” The first award, Although recognition of extraordinary by the GSA Foundation. established by the division in honor of prior research excellence is the principal Any scientist from any country may be Gilbert H. Cady, was presented in 1973. goal of this award, it carries with it an op- nominated for the award. Because the Monies for the award are derived from an- portunity for funding additional research. award recognizes research excellence, nual interest income from the Gilbert H. The Easterbrook Distinguished Scientist is self-nomination is not permitted. Neither Cady Memorial Fund, administered by the eligible to draw funds for research from nominators nor nominees need be mem- GSA Foundation. The award (a certificate the GSA Easterbrook Fund in an amount bers of GSA. Nominations must be accom- and an engraved silver tray) will be made to be determined by availability of funds. panied by a statement of the significance for contributions considered to advance This opportunity for funding additional re- of the nominee’s research, a curriculum vi- the field of coal geology within and out- search by the winner is a secondary con- tae, letters of support, and documentation side North America and will be presented sideration of this award. of published research results that have sig- at the Coal Geology Division Business Members of the Quaternary Geology nificantly advanced the knowledge of Meeting at the 2002 GSA Annual Meeting and Geomorphology Division Award Quaternary geology and geomorphology in Denver. Panel will evaluate nominations for the of desert environments. Nominations will be evaluated by the Easterbrook Award. Because the award Send nominations by April 1, 2002, to Gilbert H. Cady Award Panel and should primarily recognizes research excellence, J. Steven Kite, [email protected], Dept. of include: name, office or title, and affiliation self-nomination is not allowed. Nominees Geography, West Virginia University, 223 of nominee; date and place of birth, edu- need not be members of the division. White Hall, P.O. Box 6300, Morgantown, cation, degree(s), and honors and awards; Nominations are not automatically carried WV 26506. major events in his or her professional forward to subsequent years, but the same career and a brief bibliography; and out- individuals may be renominated. Laurence L. Sloss Award standing achievements and accomplishments Nominations must be accompanied by that warrant nomination. for Sedimentary Geology supporting documentation, including a Send three copies of the nomination by statement of the significance of the nomi- The Sedimentary Geology Division of February 28, 2002, to Charles E. Barker, nee’s research, curriculum vitae, letters of GSA solicits nominations for the 2002 U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal support, and any other documents deemed Laurence L. Sloss Award for Sedimentary Center, Sixth Avenue and Kipling Street, appropriate by the nominating committee. Geology. This award is given annually to Building 20, MS 977, Denver, CO 80225, Send nominations by April 1, 2002, to a sedimentary geologist whose lifetime (303) 236-5797, fax 303-236-3202, Debbie Harden, [email protected], achievements best exemplify those of Larry [email protected]. San Jose State University, One Washington Sloss—i.e., achievements that contribute Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0102. widely to the field of sedimentary geology

16 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY • The scale dependency of structural analysis. Can we use outcrop-scale information to interpret regional kinematics, and are macroscopic structures controlled by local strain or by the regional background deformation? • Three-dimensional forward modeling of deformation systems. How can we approach the complexity of deformation paths arising from non–steady state conditions and/or three-dimen- sional displacement fields? Which models are appropriate? The conference is to be held at Monte Verita, a small ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Zurich conference center above Ascona, on the shores of Lago Maggiore (see www.csf-mv. Three-Dimensional Flow, Fabric ethz.ch/), where nearby spectacular rock exposures can be studied in order to integrate direct observations into our discussions. The Development, and Strain in Alps are an ideal environment for this conference as these moun- Deformed Rocks and the Significance tains represent one of the best-documented geological archives of a complex tectonic history, which perfectly exemplifies the confer- for Mountain Building Processes: ence topics. Three of the six conference days are reserved for field trips to different areas of the Alps relevant to the conference top- New Approaches ics. The other three days are covered by lectures, poster presenta- August 18–24, 2002, Ascona, Switzerland tions, and discussions. The conference is cosponsored by the Swiss Geological Society and the Tectonic Studies Group of the Conveners: Geological Society. Hermann Lebit and Catalina Lüneburg, Department of Geoscience, The conference is limited to 80 participants. We encourage in- State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 30118, USA, (770) terested graduate students to apply, and some partial student sub- 838-3203, fax 770-836-4373, [email protected], sidies will be available. The registration fee, which will cover lodg- [email protected] ing, meals, field trips, and all other conference costs except Peter Hudleston, Department of Geology and Geophysics, personal incidentals, is not expected to exceed $950. Participants University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN will be responsible for transportation to and from the conference. 55455, USA, (612) 625-0046 , fax 612-625-3819, hudlesto@ Further information on travel will be provided in the letter of invi- mailbox.mail.umn.edu tation, but is also available at www.csf-mv.ethz.ch/official/ travelinfo/travelinfo.htm. John Ramsay, Cratoule-Issirac, F-30760 St. Julien de Peyrolas, All participants will be encouraged to present posters and short France, [email protected] notes on their current research related to the topics of the meeting, and significant time will be given to view and discuss these. The major goal of this conference is to discuss new approaches to tectonics that address the spatial and temporal complexities of Application deadline: March 15, 2002 three-dimensional deformation processes. The topics that will be Invitations will be mailed to participants by early April 2002. covered include a broad range of subjects and methodologies, Potential participants should send a letter of application to from large-scale views of lithospheric processes to the micro-me- Hermann Lebit (address above), including a brief statement of in- chanics at the grain scale of deformation. The conference will fo- terests, the relevance of the applicant’s recent work to themes of cus on specific and sometimes controversial topics, which should the meeting, and the subject of any proposed presentation. stimulate future discussions in structural geology. Topics will include: Optional Field Trip • The nature of heterogeneous strain fields in repeatedly de- Potential participants should also indi- formed rocks as a result of superposed folds or reactivated cate their interest in an optional, low cost shear zones. How do strains accumulate in such systems and (~$500), preconference field trip. This how does the state of finite strain correlate with the develop- 7- to 10-day excursion will transect the ment of structures and fabrics in these rocks? major domains of the Alps exposed • The significance of final structures and fabrics for the analysis in Switzerland and Italy. of complex deformation. Can rock structures and rock fabrics be used to track the deformation path? • The relationship between rock fabrics and finite or incre- mental strain. How do fabrics and textures behave under non-steady deformation? Is fabric develop- ment cumulative, cyclic, or does it reflect certain segments of the deformation path? The symmetry pages contain more animation The Mineralogical showing symmetry operations in action, and they Society of America include an application that allows users to design their own patterns using the symmetry of their In establishing its society Web site, the choice. Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) recognized “Ask-a-Mineralogist” is for anyone who has a it could reach beyond its traditional scientific question, would like to learn from previous ques- professional audience to a wider group interested tions and answers, or would like to post a response in minerals. This includes K–12 earth science to a question. It was designed for the general students and teachers, amateur mineralogists and public, but we do have professionals asking gemologists, collectors, lapidarists, and the gen- questions. The questions are rather diverse and eral public. The costs of printing and distributing remarkably inquisitive. Most individuals ask about material to this other audience is prohibitive for a specific minerals and rocks or how to identify society like MSA, but these costs disappear with something they have. Others ask how natural the Internet. With the help of the National Science opals form; how to get started collecting minerals; Foundation, MSA developed several outreach mineralogy and crystallographic terminology; and sections on its Web site, www.minsocam.org. The where to find additional information. Most ques- goal was to provide a variety of educational and tions and answers are learning experiences in informational resources rather than a mineralogy and of themselves. For example: Why does tene- curricula. brescence happen? (Tenebrescence is the property “Collector’s Corner” is a collection of mineral that some minerals and phosphors show of dark- information that is frequently requested, or that ening or changing color in response to radiation is just generally interesting. It is a site developed of one wavelength and then reversibly bleaching with mineral collectors in mind. It includes: on exposure to a different wavelength.) • a brief introduction to rock-hounding and Curious? Check Ask-a-Mineralogist. mineral collecting; • an extensive listing for the topographical SEPM—Society mineralogy of the United States (publications by state geological surveys, articles in the for Sedimentary hobby literature, and resources available on Geology The Latest the Internet of where to find minerals state Society to Associate with GSA by state); Howard Harper, Executive Director • a listing of minerals from classic mineral local- Dag Nummedal, President ities that have produced an extraordinarily Peter McCabe, President Elect large number of minerals; At the GSA Annual Meeting in Boston, SEPM • a sampling of articles from the 85 years of President Dag Nummedal and GSA President archives of The American Mineralogist Sharon Mosher signed a document formally making (including articles such as Peter C. Rickwood’s SEPM—Society for Sedimentary Geology an “The largest crystals,” a survey of the 39 Associated Society of GSA. This affiliation brings GSA and a number largest mineral crystals); many benefits to members of both societies and enhanced visibility for the sedimentary side of the of other societies • the official rocks, minerals, gems, and fossils geosciences. In particular, there will be improved involved in the earth for the U.S. states and Canadian provinces; access to electronic publications, cooperation on sciences collaborate and on GSA Annual and/ meetings, and a broader outreach to student mem- • answers to frequently asked questions. or Section Meetings, bers. For the first time, SEPM was a cosponsor of where the societies several sessions at the GSA Annual Meeting in “Mineralogy 4 Kids” is MSA’s newest Internet- help develop scien- Boston and was particularly proud of the session based educational effort. The site has pages on tific programs, Pen- honoring John Southard—an outstanding scientist the rock cycle, mineral properties, crystals, and rose Conferences, and one of SEPM’s honorary members. links to mineral tests and games. “Rock Cycle” publications, issues Although there can be few GSA members who pages describe how igneous, sedimentary, and of public policy or do not know of SEPM, many may not be metamorphic rocks can be related to one another, education, and pro- familiar with how it has evolved over the last as well as how different types of rocks can be fessional develop- decade or so. Originally formed as a division of identified and named. “Mineral Properties” covers ment. “In the Spot- the American Association of Petroleum hardness, cleavage, luster, color, streak, specific light” features these Geologists (AAPG), SEPM became a fully inde- gravity, and miscellaneous properties such as GSA Associated pendent society in 1986. It subsequently changed magnetism, feel, and smell, among others. It also Societies. For infor- its name from the Society of Economic Paleon- provides access to pages that describe what min- mation on how to tologists and Mineralogists to the Society for erals can be found in the home. “All About Crystals” become an Associ- Sedimentary Geology, reflecting the wide range describes what a crystal is, crystal forms (with ated Society, contact of interests of its members, but it decided to keep some animation), crystal systems, and symmetry. [email protected]. its famous SEPM initials.

18 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY About half of SEPM members have in- ture research trends. Outstanding talks 4,500 members now live outside of the terests in the petroleum industry. Its as- were delivered on topics as diverse as United States. This welcome recognition sociation with AAPG remains strong, and paleoclimatology and three-dimensional of its leadership role provides SEPM with it holds its annual meeting jointly with subsurface facies architecture. The talks a challenge as to how to better serve the AAPG. At the same time, an increasing demonstrated that sedimentary geology international sedimentary geology com- proportion of members are employed in has entered a new era—one in which munity. One method is the formation of fields such as environmental geology students, academics, and applied profes- sections overseas. Both a Latin American and hydrogeology or are academics sionals now have access to comprehen- and a Central European section have re- whose research has little immediate rele- sive data, powerful software, and other cently been established. vance to industry. For many of these analytical tools. The only limitation to SEPM also has research groups on members, participating in SEPM sessions progress is our own ingenuity. We have specific topics. These groups hold get- at a GSA meeting may be of more inter- a responsibility to broadcast the exciting togethers at the annual meetings and are est than attending AAPG meetings. new developments in sedimentary geol- the place to go for lively debates. However, the society hopes to continue ogy to students across the globe. We look forward to a long and fruitful to ensure that relevant research from For many years, there have been eight association with GSA, and we invite you academia is known by industry, and that regional SEPM sections in the United to visit our Web site, www.sepm.org. In important new concepts developed by States and one specialty section (North particular, find out about the latest in our industry are rapidly conveyed to the aca- American Micropaleontology Section). Special Publication series and our well- demic community. These sections organize conferences, respected journals, Journal of SEPM—Society for Sedimentary field trips, and meetings with regional Sedimentary Research and PALAIOS. Let Geology celebrated its 75th anniversary GSA or AAPG sections. Over time, the us know of any opportunities you see in 2001 with a jubilee celebration in SEPM—Society for Sedimentary Geology for increased cooperation between GSA Denver. Although a celebration of the has become increasingly international in and SEPM. society’s longevity, it was focused on fu- flavor: Approximately one-third of its

2002 GSA SECTION MEETINGS NORTHEASTERN SECTION SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTION March 25–27 April 11–12, 2002 Sheraton Springfield, Springfield, Mass. Sul Ross State University Center, Alpine, Texas. Information: Sheila Seaman, (413) 545-2822, Information: Kevin Urbanczyk, (915) 837-8110, [email protected]. [email protected].

NEW THEME SESSION ADDED: Taphonomy: Insight ROCKY MOUNTAIN SECTION into Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Evolution. May 7–9, 2002 David Lehmann, (814) 641-3602, Southern Utah University Campus, Cedar City, Utah. [email protected]; Mark Leckie, (413) 545-1948, Information: Robert Eves, (435) 586-1934, [email protected]. [email protected]. Abstract deadline: February 4, 2002 SOUTHEASTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL SECTIONS CORDILLERAN SECTION April 3–5, 2002 May 13–15, 2002 Hyatt Regency Hotel and Lexington Civic Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. Lexington, Ky. Information: John D. Kiefer, Information: Robert S. Yeats, (541) 737-1226, [email protected], or James C. Cobb, [email protected]. [email protected], (859) 257-5500. Abstract deadline: February 7, 2002 STUDENTS: SECTION MEETINGS HAVE WORKSHOPS JUST FOR YOU If you’re interested in pursuing a career in applied geoscience, you’ll find the Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Workshops valuable, informative, fun, and filling (lunch is included). The workshops extend the mentoring reach of individual pro- fessionals from applied geology to advanced undergraduate and graduate students attending GSA Section Meetings. Mark your calendar with the dates for the 2002 Section Meeting closest to you (see above), and watch for announcements in GSA Today pertaining to each Section’s Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geology.

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 19 Final Announcement JOINT MEETING 36th Annual Meeting, North-Central Section, GSA, and 51st Annual Meeting, Southeastern Section, GSA • Lexington, Kentucky • April 3–5, 2002

The Kentucky Geological Survey and meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency load, or use the form printed on page 25. the Department of Geological Sciences, Hotel and the adjacent Lexington Center’s Preregistration rates will be available University of Kentucky, and the Depart- Heritage Hall in downtown Lexington. through February 22, 2002. After that date, ment of Geology, University of Cincinnati, A block of rooms has been reserved at on-site rates will apply. will host a joint meeting of the North- the Hyatt Regency for meeting attendees, Central and Southeastern Sections of the with a single meeting rate of $110 for 1–4 TECHNICAL SESSIONS Geological Society of America. The meet- persons per room per night. Meeting at- Oral Sessions ing will include premeeting and postmeet- tendees are responsible for making their Conveners and chairs for all oral ses- ing field trips and workshops. own housing arrangements. Please call sions are requested to keep their sessions Hyatt Hotels reservations at 1-800-233-1234 on schedule. Each speaker is allowed a to- HEADQUARTERS, ACCOMMODATIONS, or (859) 253-1234 (local number) and refer tal of 20 minutes, which includes approxi- AND REGISTRATION to the Geological Society of America room mately 15 minutes for the presentation, 3 Preregistration deadline: February 22, 2002 block. For more information on registration, minutes for questions, and 2 minutes to al- Cancellation deadline: March 1, 2002 lodging, and the meeting schedule, please low speakers to approach and depart the Lexington, Kentucky, is an ideal site for visit the meeting Web site at www.geosociety. podium. Session conveners and chairs are this joint meeting of the GSA North-Central org/sectdiv/Northc/02nc-semtg.htm. provided with laser pointers and timers. and Southeastern Sections. The area sur- Information is also posted at www.uky. Each oral session room will have one rounding Lexington contains excellent ex- edu/KGS/gsa2002. 35 mm slide projector, one computer data posures of Ordovician through Penn- Please register online at www.geosociety. projector, and one overhead projector. sylvanian rocks, many of which will be org/sectdiv/Northc/02nc-semtg.htm. Two screens will be provided for use with examined during meeting field trips. The Forms are also available there for down- any combination of the above projectors. Note that only one 35 mm slide projector will be provided. This allows us to provide Registration Fees computer data projectors. All slides must Preregistration On-site One Day be 2" × 2" size and fit in standard 35 mm Professional Member $120 $150 $80 slide carousels. Speakers should bring Professional Non-Member $130 $160 $80 their own carousel tray, already loaded Student Member $40 $55 $30 with their slides. The slide tray should be Student Non-Member $45 $60 $30 labeled with speaker’s name, session, and K–12 Professional $10 $10 — speaker number and should be delivered Guest/Spouse $35 $35 — to the projectionist immediately prior to

20 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY the beginning of the session. A limited University, [email protected], (517) Savarese, Florida Gulf Coast University, number of slide trays will be available for 353-9618; George Kipphut, Murray [email protected], (941) 590-7165. loan in the Speaker Ready Room. State University, George.Kipphut@ 12.Evolutionary Morphology. (Spon- Important note to oral presenters: murraystate.edu, (270) 762-2847. sored by the North-Central Section of For the first time, the North-Central and 5. Applied Coal Geology. (Cosponsored the Paleontological Society.) Steve Southeast Sections will provide computer by The Society for Organic Petrology Loduca, Eastern Michigan University, data projectors in the technical sessions. and GSA Coal Geology Division.) [email protected], (734) We will have one data projector and a lap- Jim Hower, University of Kentucky, 487-8589; Tom Baumiller, University of top PC with Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 [email protected], (859) 257-0261; Michigan, [email protected], (734) software available in each session room. John Popp, Alliance Coal, johnp@ 764-7543. Presenters should bring their Microsoft arlp.com, (859) 224-7219. PowerPoint presentation file on a CD-ROM THEME SESSIONS or 3.5 inch diskette. Personal laptops can- 6. Geology and Public Policy. (Spon- sored by the GSA Southeastern and 1. Groundwater Flow and Geochem- not be used for presentations—you must istry in Carbonate Terranes. (Spon- load your file on the PC set up in the ses- North-Central Sections Committees on Geology and Public Policy and the GSA sored by the GSA Hydrogeology Division sion room. Zip disk drives will not be and the National Ground Water Associa- available. Several laptop PC computers Southeastern Section Education Com- mittee). Jim Cobb, Kentucky Geological tion.) Chris Groves, Hoffman Environ- will also be available in the speaker ready mental Research Institute, Western room to review your presentation. Macin- Survey, [email protected], (859) 257-5500; John Kiefer, Kentucky Geolog- Kentucky University, chris.groves@ tosh users should ensure that their disks wku.edu, (270) 745-5974; Alan Fryar, and files are compatible with Windows- ical Survey, [email protected], (859) 257-5500. University of Kentucky, afryar1@uky. based PowerPoint software. edu, (859) 257-4392; Jim Currens, Ken- 7. Ancient Basement Faults and Mod- Poster Sessions tucky Geological Survey, currens@kgs. ern Earthquakes. Bill Thomas, Uni- Poster presenters will have one 4' × 8' mm.uky.edu, (859) 257-5500. versity of Kentucky, [email protected], horizontal board for display of papers. (859) 257-6222; Russ Wheeler, U.S. 2. Geologic Sequestration of CO2. Jim Poster papers will be scheduled for half- Geological Survey, [email protected], Drahovzal, Kentucky Geological Survey, day sessions. Due to traffic considerations, (303) 273-8589; John McBride, Illinois [email protected], (859) the use of tables is not encouraged, but State Geological Survey, mcbride@ 257-5500; Larry Wickstrom, Ohio Division one table per poster can be arranged upon geoserv.isgs.uiuc.edu, (217) 333-5107. of Geological Survey, larry.wickstrom@ advance request. Electrical hookups are dnr.state.oh.us, (614) 265-6598. not available, and all computer equipment 8. A River Runs Through It. (Landscape 3. Geologic Hazards. (Sponsored by the must be battery-powered. evolution, glaciation, paleohydrology, GSA Engineering Geology Division.) Proposed symposia and theme sessions geoarcheology, sedimentation, and John Kiefer, Kentucky Geological are listed below. Please contact Dave Harris, engineering geology in the Ohio River Survey, [email protected], (859) technical program chair, for more informa- basin.) Steven Kite, West Virginia 257-5500. tion at [email protected], (859) University, [email protected], (304) 257-5500). For more details on a proposed 293-5603, ext. 4330; Darryl Granger, 4. Black Shales—Old Problems, New session, please check the meeting Web Purdue University, dgranger@ Solutions. (Sponsored by the Society site, www.uky.edu/KGS/gsa2002, or contact purdue.edu, (765) 494-0043. for Organic Petrology.) Sue Rimmer, the chairpersons listed for each session. 9. Energy and Environmental Geol- University of Kentucky, srimmer@ uky.edu, (859) 257-4607; Maria Mastalerz, SYMPOSIA ogy Issues in the Illinois Basin. (Sponsored by the Illinois Basin Con- Indiana Geological Survey, mmastale@ 1. High-Resolution Event Stratigraphy sortium.) Beverly Herzog, Illinois State indiana.edu, (812) 855-9416. in the Paleozoic Midcontinent. Geological Survey, herzog@isgs. 5. Geology and Human History I: Geo- Warren Huff, University of Cincinnati, uiuc.edu, (217) 244-2788; Dave Williams, logical and Regional Perspectives [email protected], (513) 556-3731; Kentucky Geological Survey, williams@ on Historical Events. (Sponsored by Carl Brett, University of Cincinnati, kgs.mm.uky.edu, (270) 827-3414. the GSA Southeastern Section Educa- [email protected], (513) 556-4556. 10.Large-Scale Glacial Geomorphology— tion Committee.) William Andrews, 2. Pander Society Symposium. Jeff What Can It Tell Us? Tom Lowell, Kentucky Geological Survey, wandrews@ Bauer, Shawnee State University, jbauer@ University of Cincinnati, thomas.lowell@ kgs.mm.uky.edu, (859) 257-5500; shawnee.edu, (740) 351-3421; Mark uc.edu, (513) 556-4165; Gregory Wiles, Bob Whisonant, Radford University, Kleffner, Ohio State University—Lima, College of Wooster, gwiles@wooster. [email protected], (540) 831-5224. [email protected], (419) 995-8208. edu, (330) 263-2298; Don Pair, Univer- 6. Wetlands Hydrology and Biogeo- 3. Shoreline Processes: Ocean Coastal sity of Dayton, don.pair@notes. chemistry. (Sponsored by the GSA and Great Lakes Issues. (Sponsored udayton.edu, (937) 229-2936. Hydrogeology Division.) Alan Fryar, by the Southeast and North-Central 11.New Challenges in Paleontological University of Kentucky, Sections, SEPM.) David Bush, State Education. (Sponsored by the South- [email protected], (859) 257-4392; Elisa University of West Georgia, dbush@ east Section—National Association of D’Angelo, University of Kentucky, westga.edu, (770) 836-4369; Donald Geoscience Teachers, the Southeast Sec- [email protected], (859) 257-8651; Guy, Ohio Division of Geological tion of the Paleontological Society, and A.D. Karathanasis, University of Ken- Survey, [email protected], the GSA Southeastern Section Education tucky, [email protected], (859) (419) 626-4296. Committee). Michael Gibson, University 257-5925; Abinash Agrawal, Wright State University, abinash.agrawal@ 4. Lacustrine Geology and Geochem- of Tennessee—Martin, mgibson@ wright.edu, (937) 775-3452. istry. David Long, Michigan State utm.edu, (731) 587-7435; Michael

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 21 7. Ancient Seismites. (Sponsored by the by the East-Central and Southeast Sec- 770-836-4373; Lester Williams, U.S. Southeast and North-Central Sections, tions of the National Association of Geo- Geological Survey, [email protected], SEPM.) Frank Ettensohn, University of science Teachers and the GSA South- (770) 903-9100, fax 770-903-9199. Cost: Kentucky, [email protected], (859) eastern Section Education Committee.) $50. Max.: 28. (Please bring your PDA, 257-1401; Carl Brett, University of Diann S. Kiesel, University of Wiscon- GPS, and serial cables if possible; cost Cincinnati, [email protected], (513) sin—Baraboo–Sauk County, dkiesel@ includes course notes.) 556-4556. uwc.edu, (608) 356-8351, ext. 223. 2. Earth Science Education and the 8. Geology and Human History II: 17.Technology for Inquiry-Based Development of Reasoning. (Spon- Geoarchaeology and Site Formation Earth Science Education. (Sponsored sored by the East-Central and South- Studies. Chris Pool, University of by the East-Central and Southeast Sec- east Sections of the National Associa- Kentucky, [email protected], (859) tions of the National Association of tion of Geoscience Teachers and the 257-2793. Geoscience Teachers and the GSA GSA Southeastern Section Education 9. Precambrian of North-Central and Southeastern Section Education Com- Committee.) Sat., April 6, 8:30 a.m.– Southeastern United States: Craton mittee.) Roderic Brame, Wright State 5 p.m. Roderic Brame, Wright State to Continental Margin. Dave University, [email protected], University, [email protected], Moecher, University of Kentucky, (937) 775-3455; David McConnell, Uni- (937) 775-3455; David McConnell, Uni- [email protected], (859) 257-6939. versity of Akron, [email protected], versity of Akron, dmcconnell@uakron. (330) 972-8047. edu, (330) 972-8047; William Slattery, 10.Geologic Data Distribution on the Wright State University, william.slattery@ World Wide Web. Dan Carey, Kentucky 18.Undergraduate Research Posters. (Sponsored by the Council for Under- wright.edu, (937) 775-3455. Hyatt Geological Survey, [email protected]. Regency Hotel, Regency Ballroom. uky.edu, (859) 257-5500. graduate Research). Robert Shuster, University of Nebraska—Omaha, Cost: $20 (includes workshop notes). 11.Geology and Public Health. Jim [email protected], (402) Max.: 100. Dinger, Kentucky Geological Survey, 554-2457, fax 402-554-3518; David 3. Planning and Reviewing for Profes- [email protected], (859) Matty, Central Michigan University, sional Geology Examinations. 257-5500; Ed Mehnert, Illinois State [email protected], (517) 774-3179, Tues., April 2, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. (8 a.m. Geological Survey, mehnert@ fax 517-774-3537, (North-Central Section); sign-in). William Andrews, Kentucky isgs.uiuc.edu, (217) 244-2765. Brannon Andersen, Furman University, Geological Survey, wandrews@kgs. 12.Technology Transfer and Scientific [email protected], (864) mm.uky.edu, (859) 257-5500. Ken- Communication. Marie-France 294-3362 (Southeastern Section). tucky Geological Survey Core and Dufour, Illinois Geological Survey, 19.Weathering and Landscape Evolution. Sample Repository, 2500 Research Park [email protected], (217) 333-5115; Jonathan D. Phillips, University of Ken- Drive, Lexington, KY 40511. Cost: $50 Deborah DeChurch, Indiana Geologi- tucky, [email protected], (859) 257-6950. (includes course notes, workbook, cal Survey, [email protected], snacks, and lunch). Max.: 50. (812) 855-1941. 20.Carboniferous Paleontology and Biostratigraphy. Glenn Storrs, Cincin- 4. Introduction to ArcView GIS. Tues., 13.Neotectonics and Liquefaction Phe- nati Museum Center, storrsgw@email. April 2, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., and Wed., nomena. Ed Woolery, University of uc.edu, (513) 287-7000, ext. 2374; Steve April 3, 8 a.m.–noon. Dan Carey, Ken- Kentucky, [email protected], Greb, Kentucky Geological Survey, greb@ tucky Geological Survey, carey@kgs. (859) 257-5500; John McBride, Illinois kgs.mm.uky.edu, (859) 257-5500. mm.uky.edu, (859) 257-5500, William State Geological Survey, mcbride@ T. Young Library, University of Ken- geoserv.isgs.uiuc.edu, (217) 333-5107; 21.Near-Surface Geophysics. Paul J. tucky. Cost: $75 (includes ESRI Intro to Russ Wheeler, U.S. Geological Survey, Wolfe, Wright State University, paul. ArcView textbook; lunches on your [email protected], (303) 273-8589. [email protected], (937) 775-3455; own). Max.: 24. Ernest C. Hauser, Wright State Univer- 14.Digital Geologic Mapping. Jerry sity, [email protected], (937) 5. RockWare Earth Science Software: Weisenfluh, Kentucky Geological 775-3455. Using RockWorks2002. Sat., April 6, Survey, [email protected], (859) 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Jim Reed, Rockware, 257-5500; Warren Anderson, Kentucky WORKSHOPS Inc., [email protected], (303) 278-3534, Geological Survey, wanderson@ Workshops will be held before and after ext. 113. William T. Young Library, kgs.mm.uky.edu, (859) 257-5500. the meeting, on April 1, 2, 3 and 6. University of Kentucky. Cost: $10 Registration for some workshops is lim- (includes refreshments, trialware CD- 15.Regionally Considering Coastal ited. For additional information, please ROM, and course outline). Max.: 24. Erosion: Examples from the South- check the meeting Web site, www.uky. east United States. Paul Gayes, 6. Subsurface Techniques in Explo- edu/KGS/gsa2002, contact the workshop Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, ration. (Sponsored by the Kentucky Geo- chair, Steve Greb, [email protected], Coastal Carolina University, ptgayes@ logical Survey and Kentucky Society of (859) 257-5500, or contact the workshop coastal.edu, (843) 347-9152; William Professional Geologists.) Sat., April 6, conveners. Schwab, U.S. Geological Survey, Woods 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Patrick J. Gooding, Ken- Hole Field Center, [email protected], 1. Digital Collection of Geologic and tucky Geological Survey, gooding@kgs. (508) 457-2299; Rick DeVoe, South Geotechnical Data using a Personal mm.uky.edu, (859) 389-8810. Ken- Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, rick. Digital Assistant (PDA) and a GPS tucky Geological Survey Core and [email protected], (843) 727-2078. Receiver. (Sponsored by the Southeast Sample Library, 2500 Research Park POSTERS and North-Central Sections, SEPM.) Drive, Lexington, KY 40511. Cost: $20 Tues., April 2, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Randy (includes refreshments, lunch, and 16.Expanding Earth Science Inquiry- Kath, State University of West Georgia, course notes). Max.: 40. Based Education, K–16. (Sponsored [email protected], (770) 836-6480, fax

22 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY FIELD TRIPS Todd Hendricks, Kentucky Division of at 7 a.m. and returning at approximately Field trips are planned before, during, Waste Management, todd.hendricks@ 6 p.m.) and after the meeting. If you are interested mail.state.ky.us, (502) 564-6716; Robert 9. Middle and Late Ordovician Seis- in a trip that runs during part of the meet- Whittemore, General Shale Brick, (423) mites from Central Kentucky. ing, please ensure that it does not conflict 282-4661; Frank Ettensohn, University (Sponsored by the Southeast and North- with a paper that you are scheduled to pre- of Kentucky, [email protected], (859) Central Sections, SEPM.) Fri., April 5, sent or a technical session that you want to 257-1401. Cost: $60 (includes lunch, 1–6 p.m. Frank Ettensohn, University attend. The meeting program will be posted transportation, and guidebook). Max.: 40. of Kentucky, [email protected], (859) on the meeting Web sites approximately 5. The Middlesboro Impact Structure 257-1401; Alex Stewart, University of one month before the preregistration dead- and Regional Geology of the Pine Kentucky, [email protected], (859) line, allowing you to review the schedule Mountain Thrust Sheet. Fri. and Sat., 257-3758; Carl Brett, University of before registering. Registration for most April 5–6, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Keith Cincinnati, [email protected], (513) trips is limited. For additional information Milam, University of Tennessee, 556-4556; Pat McLaughlin, University please check the meeting Web site, www. [email protected], (865) 974-2789; Josh of Cincinnati, [email protected], uky.edu/KGS/gsa2002, contact field trip Cahill, University of Tennessee, (513) 556-3732. Cost: $40 (includes chair Frank Ettensohn, University of Kentucky, [email protected], (865) 974-3936; Ken transportation and guidebook). Max.: 45. [email protected], (859) 257-1401, or contact Kuehn, Western Kentucky University, Note: Special Ordovician Combo: the field trip leader. [email protected], (270) 745- Attend both Trip 9 and 10 for reduced 1. Carbonate Mud Mounds in the Fort 4555. Cost: $130 (includes transporta- price of $60. Payne Formation (Lower Mississip- tion, lunches, and overnight lodging). 10.Middle and Late Ordovician Stratig- pian), Cumberland County, Kentucky. Max.: 15. raphy and Depositional Environ- Fri. April 5, 5 p.m., through Sat., April 6. Upper and Middle Pennsylvanian ments in Central and North-Central 6, 6 p.m. David Meyer, University of Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Kentucky. (Sponsored by the South- Cincinnati, [email protected], (513) Coal Geology in Eastern Kentucky. east and North-Central Sections, 556-4530; Richard Krause, Jr., University (Sponsored by the GSA Coal Geology SEPM.) Sat., April 6, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Carl of Cincinnati, [email protected], (513) Division.) Sat., April 6, 7 a.m.–6 p.m. Brett, University of Cincinnati, carlton. 961-3389; William Ausich, Ohio State Cortland Eble, Kentucky Geological [email protected], (513) 556-4556; Pat University, [email protected], (614) Survey, [email protected], (859) McLaughlin, University of Cincinnati, 292-3353. Cost: $92 (includes trans- 257-5500; Steve Greb, Kentucky Geo- [email protected], (513) 556-3732; portation, lunch, overnight lodging). logical Survey, [email protected], Frank Ettensohn, University of Ken- Max.: 40. (859) 257-5500; Ron Martino, Marshall tucky, [email protected], (859) 257-1401. 2. Mississippian Stratigraphy and University, [email protected], Cost: $45 (includes lunch, transporta- Karst Geology of the Mammoth (304) 696-2715. Cost: $50 (includes tion, and guidebook). Max.: 45. Cave Region, Kentucky. Tues., April 2, snacks, lunch, transportation, and Note: Special Ordovician Combo: 7:45 a.m.–6 p.m. Walter Johnson, Uni- guidebook). Max.: 40. (Trip will depart Attend both Trip 9 and 10 for reduced versity of Kentucky, wkjohn1@uky. from and return to Lexington, leaving price of $60. edu; (859) 257-3758; Joe Meiman, Mam- at 7 a.m. and returning at approxi- moth Cave National Park, joe_meiman@ mately 6 p.m.) STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS nps.gov, (270) 758-2508; Ken Kuehn, The Southeastern Section, in coopera- 7. The Influence of Geology on the tion with the GSA Foundation, is giving Western Kentucky University, kenneth. Military and Cultural History of the [email protected], (270) 745-4555. Cost: travel grants to students who are present- Bluegrass Region, Central Ken- ing papers at the meeting. All eligible stu- $65 (includes lunch, transportation, tucky. (Sponsored by the GSA South- and guidebook). Max.: 45. dents will receive some support, the eastern Section Education Committee.) amount depending on the number of ap- 3. Middle and Upper Mississippian Sat., April 6, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. William plicants. The application form can be Stratigraphy and Depositional Andrews, Kentucky Geological Survey, found at www.geology.ecu.edu/geology/ Environments in East-Central Ken- [email protected], (859) segsa/travel.html. Applications must be tucky: The New Big Hill Exposure. 257-5500; John Hickman, Kentucky postmarked no later than March 1, 2002. Wed., April 3, 7:45 a.m.–1 p.m. Frank Geological Survey, [email protected]. Additional information may be obtained Ettensohn, University of Kentucky, uky.edu, (859) 257-5500; Matt Crawford, from Donald Neal, (252) 328-4392, [email protected], (859) 257-1401; Kentucky Geological Survey, mcrawford@ [email protected]. Walter Johnson, University of Kentucky, kgs.mm.uky.edu, (859) 257-5500. Cost: The North-Central Section, in coopera- [email protected]; (859) 257-3758; $55 (includes morning and afternoon tion with the GSA Foundation, will pro- Alex Stewart, University of Kentucky, snacks, lunch, transportation, admis- vide grants of up to $200 for travel assis- [email protected]; (859) 257-3758; sion to guided tours, and guidebook). tance (exclusive of field trip fees) to Mike Solis, University of Kentucky, Max.: 45. Student Members and Associates of GSA. (859) 257-3758; Tina White, University 8. The Geology of Pound Gap on the Assistance will be offered on a first-come, of Kentucky, [email protected], (859) Pine Mountain Thrust Sheet: East- first-served basis, with priority given to 257-3758. Cost: $40 (includes trans- ern Kentucky and Virginia. Tues., students presenting papers at the meeting. portation and guidebook). Max.: 40. April 2, 7 a.m.–6 p.m. Steve Greb, Ken- Application information is available from 4. Silurian through Lower Mississip- tucky Geological Survey, greb@kgs. GSA campus representatives. pian Geology, Paleontology, and mm.uky.edu, (859) 257-5500. Cost: $50 Economic Influence in the Falls of (includes lunch, transportation, and the Ohio Region, North-Central guidebook). Max.: 28. (Trip will depart Kentucky. Tues., April 2, 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m. from and return to Lexington, leaving

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 23 ROY J. SHLEMON MENTOR Central Kentucky. Sat., April 6, FRIDAY, APRIL 5 PROGRAM IN APPLIED GEOLOGY 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Guests and spouses are North-Central Section GSA Campus Real Jobs for Geologists in the Real welcome to accompany professional Representatives Breakfast. 7 a.m., World. Thurs., April 4, and Fri., April 5, attendees on this field trip, which will Hyatt Regency Hotel. 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Karlon Blythe, GSA also be of interest to non-geologists. Southeastern GSA Ph.D.-Granting Program Officer, [email protected]. See field trip section for more details. Earth Science Chairs Breakfast. This GSA-sponsored program is designed Cost: $55 (includes morning and after- Glass Garden, Hyatt Regency Hotel. to acquaint advanced undergraduate and noon snacks, lunch, transportation via International Geologic Correlation beginning graduate students with careers luxury motor coach, admission to Program, Project #448, “Global in applied geoscience. The mentors’ goal guided tours, and a joint guidebook Correlation of Karst Ecosystems.” is to provide real-world information and with other field trips). Max.: 45. 9 a.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel. insight, based on his or her own career, to Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program which students may not be exposed through SPECIAL EVENTS Student Workshop and Luncheon. their academic experiences. Several men- Welcoming Party. Wed., April 3, 6–9 p.m. 11:30 a.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel. tors with diverse backgrounds will partici- Heritage Hall East. You must be registered pate; they are uniquely qualified with for the meeting to attend the Welcoming EXHIBITS backgrounds in applied environmental Party. Exhibit space will be available in an ex- geoscience, mining, education, and gov- MAP BLAST 2002 and North-Central hibit hall together with the poster sessions. ernment. Each session will be different. Section Business Meeting. Thurs., April 4, Exhibits will open at noon on Wednesday, There is no cost but you must register, as 5–7 p.m., in the poster session area, Heritage April 3, and will be highlighted during the lunch will be provided. Space is limited. Hall East. Contact: Warren Anderson, Wednesday evening icebreaker reception. Meeting registration is not required to at- Kentucky Geological Survey, wanderson@ For more information on exhibit space, tend only this workshop. kgs.mm.uky.edu, (859) 257-5500; Tom Lowell, please contact Doug Reynolds, (859) 257- University of Cincinnati, thomas.lowell@ 5500, [email protected] GUEST ACTIVITIES uc.edu, (513) 556-4165. Guests and spouses must register for the SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION meeting in order to attend these activities. ASSOCIATED GROUP MEETINGS Corporate and government sponsorship All will leave from and return to the lobby Societies and groups who wish to is welcome, and is an important part of of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Lexington. schedule meeting space during the meet- funding the meeting. Sponsors will be rec- Signs will be posted in the lobby. ing should contact Jim Drahovzal at the ognized during the meeting and with a Kentucky Geological Survey, (859) 257- corporate listing and acknowledgment in 1. Lexington Walking Tour. Wed., April 5500, [email protected]. Limited the printed program. If desired, sponsors 3, 12:45–4 p.m. Antebellum downtown space is available at the Hyatt Regency for may designate their gift for a specific event Lexington; tour of Mary Todd Lincoln’s group meetings, with catering and audio- or technical session during the meeting, girlhood home; tour of Hopemont, the visual services available at additional cost. with recognition during that event. For more federal-style home of Confederate gen- information on sponsorship of the meet- eral John Hunt Morgan. Cost: $8 SCHEDULE OF AFFILIATED ing, please contact Doug Reynolds, (859) (includes admission to both homes). SOCIETY AND OTHER 257-5500, [email protected]. Max.: 20. MEETINGS DETAILED INFORMATION 2. Irish Acres Antique Gallery and WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 Complete descriptions of symposia, Luncheon. Thurs., April 4, 9:30 a.m. North-Central Section and Southeast theme sessions, workshops, field trips, ac- –2:30 p.m. Scenic drive to the tiny Section of the Paleontological Society tivities, and events are posted at town of Nonesuch; 32,000 square feet Joint Luncheon. Noon, Hyatt Regency www.geosociety.org/sectdiv/Northc/ of the finest antiques; gourmet lunch Hotel. Cost: $20. 02nc-semtg.htm or the meeting Web site at at the gallery’s “The Glitz” dining Southeast Section GSA Management www.uky.edu/KGS/gsa2002. For more in- room. Cost: $20 (includes transporta- Board Meeting. 4:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency formation, please contact any of the meet- tion and lunch). Max.: 28. Hotel. By invitation only. ing co-chairs: Jim Cobb and John Kiefer, 3. Keeneland Thoroughbred Morning THURSDAY, APRIL 4 Kentucky Geological Survey, (859) 257-5500, Workout and Horse Farm Tour. Fri., Southeastern Section NAGT and [email protected], kiefer@kgs. April 5, 7:15–11:30 a.m. Watch thor- GSA Education Breakfast. mm.uky.edu; Frank Ettensohn, University oughbreds work out in the early morn- 6:30 a.m., location to be announced. of Kentucky, [email protected], (859) 257-1401; ing; tour of a working thoroughbred North-Central Section GSA or Tom Lowell, University of Cincinnati, farm. Cost: $10 (includes transportion Management Board Breakfast. 7 a.m., [email protected], (513) 556-4165. and pastries and coffee at the track). Hyatt Regency Hotel. By invitation only. You may request a printout of the detailed Max.: 30. Southeastern Section GSA Geology and announcement from GSA Meetings, P.O. 4. Keeneland Thoroughbred Racing. Public Policy Breakfast. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140 or Fri., April 5, 1–5:30 p.m. Attend open- 7 a.m. Glass Garden, Hyatt Regency Hotel. (303) 447-2020. ing of the spring racing meet at Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program Keeneland Race Track, a National His- Student Workshop and Luncheon. toric Landmark. Cost: $10 (includes 11:30 a.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel. transportation and grandstand admis- Annual Meeting of SEPM Southeastern sion). Max.: 50. and Great Lakes Sections. 12:30–1:30 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel. Field Trip 7: The Influence of Geol- 5. Southeast GSA Business Meeting. ogy on the Military and Cultural 5 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel. History of the Bluegrass Region,

24 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY Preregistration Form TICKETED EVENTS Qty Amount GSA NORTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS JOINT MEETING 01. N-C & SE Sections, PS Luncheon—Wed., April 3 (301) $020 ______$ LEXINGTON, KY.• APRIL 3–5, 2002 Preregistration deadline: February 22, 2002 Cancellation deadline: March 1, 2002 FIELD TRIPS Register online at www.geosociety.org. 01. Ft. Payne Carbonate Mounds—Fri. & Sat., April 5–6 (401) $092 ______$

GSA Mbr #______02. Miss. Strat., Karst, Mammoth Cave—Tues., April 2 (402) $065 ______$ 03. Miss. Stratigraphy, Big Hill—Wed., April 3 (a.m.) (403) $040 ______$ ______First Name Last Name 04. Falls of the Ohio—Tues., April 2 (404) $060 ______$ ______Mailing address Is this a permanent address? Yes No Is this home or work 05. Middlesboro Impact Structure—Fri. & Sat., April 5–6 (405) $130 ______$ ______06. Pennsylvanian Coal Geology, E. Ky.—Sat., April 6 (406) $050 ______$ City State or Province ZIP or Postal Code Country

______07. Military/Cultural History—Sat., April 6 (407) $055 ______$ E-mail Daytime Phone Fax 08. Pound Gap, Pine Mtn., E. Ky.—Tues., April 2 (408) $050 ______$ Badge Information 09. Ordovician Seismites, Cent. Ky.—Fri., April 5 (p.m.) (409) $040 ______$ ______First Name/Nickname 10. Ordovician Stratigraphy, Cent. Ky.—Sat., April 6 (410) $045 ______$ ______School/Company City/State/Prov. 11. Ordovician Combo—Fri. & Sat., April 5–6 (411) $060 ______$ ______Spouse/Guest First Name/Nickname Last Name City/State/Prov. WORKSHOPS

Do you or your guest require any special considerations? Yes No 01. Data Collection with PDA/GPS—Tues., April 2 (601) $050 ______$ 02. Earth Science Education—Sat., April 6 (602) $020 ______$ Check member affiliation(s) (to qualify for registration member discount): (a) GSA (b) AEG (c) NAGT (d) PANDER SOCIETY (e) PS (f) SEPM 03. Review for Prof. Geology Exams—Tues., April 2 (603) $050 ______$

Preregistration Fees (US$) Full Meeting US$ Amt. One Day US$ Amt. 04. Introduction to ArcView GIS—Tues. & Wed., April 2–3 (604) $075 ______$ Professional Member* ...... (10) $120 $______(11) $80 $______05. Using RockWorks/2002—Sat., April 6 (605) $010 ______$ Professional Nonmember ...... (14) $130 $______(15) $80 $______06. Subsurface Exploration Techniques—Sat., April 6 (606) $020 ______$ Student Member or Student Associate* ...... (30) $040 $______(31) $30$______Student Nonmember ...... (32) $045 $______(33) $30$______GUEST ACTIVITIES Guest or Spouse** ...... (90) $035 $______(11) $N/A $______01. Lexington Walking Tour—Wed., April 3 (101) $008 ______$ K–12 Professional ...... (60) $010 $______(11) $N/A $______02. Antique Gallery, Luncheon—Thurs., April 4 (102) $020 ______$ Total $______03. Thoroughbred Workout, Tour—Fri., April 5 (103) $010 ______$ *Member fee applies to any current Professional OR Student Member of GSA or Associated Societies listed above. Discount does not apply to guest registrants. **Guest or Spouse registration fee does not allow access to technical sessions. 04. Thoroughbred Racing—Fri., April 5 (104) $010 ______$ FAX TO: 303-357-1071 or 303-357-1072 05. (Field Trip 7) Military/Cultural History—Sat., April 6 (407) $055 ______$ MAIL TO: 2002 GSA NORTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN SECTIONS JOINT MEETING P.O. BOX 9140, BOULDER, CO 80301-9140 STUDENT WORKSHOP Remit in U.S. funds payable to 2002 GSA North-Central and Southeastern Sections Joint Meeting 01. Shlemon Mentor Program—Thurs., April 4 (650) FREE ______FREE (All preregistrations must be prepaid. Purchase orders not accepted.) 1. Shlemon Mentor Program—Fri., April 5 (651) FREE ______FREE

Payment by (check one): Check #______American Express VISA MasterCard (Meeting registration is not required to attend this workshop.) Discover Subtotal $ ______Card Number Expires Registration Fees $ ______Signature TOTAL FEES REMITTED $ GSAT Final Announcement SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTION, GSA

36th Annual Meeting • Alpine, Texas • April 11–12, 2002

The South-Central Section Meeting of One goal of this meeting is to focus on ACCOMMODATIONS GSA is sponsored by the Department of recent research in the National Parks and Participants are encouraged to reserve Earth and Physical Sciences, Sul Ross State to discuss opportunities for acquisition of lodging in Alpine as soon as possible. University. It will be held in the University funding for continued work, including pos- Rooms are blocked for the meeting at the Center, Sul Ross State University. The cen- sibilities for revising the existing geologic Best Western, (915) 837-1530, for $60 (dou- ter is compliant with the Americans with maps of the parks. ble occupancy), and at the Ramada Inn, Disabilities Act. (915) 837-1100, for $60 (double occupancy). Getting to Alpine Other lodging opportunities can be found LOCATION Alpine is located in the heart of the Big at the Alpine, Texas, Chamber of Commerce Located in the southern foothills of the Bend region of western Texas. The nearest Web site www.alpinetexas.com. Davis Mountains, the campus of Sul Ross commercial airport is Midland International State University in Alpine, Texas, is ideally Airport, located approximately 10 miles west REGISTRATION situated for the 2002 GSA South-Central of Midland and 10 miles east of Odessa, Preregistration deadline: March 1, 2002 meeting and celebrates the geology of 150 miles to the northeast of Alpine. El Paso Cancellation deadline: March 8, 2002 Texas’s only two National Parks. is 220 miles to the west (see map). Meeting Participants are encouraged to preregis- Proterozoic metamorphic rocks that rep- participants traveling by air are encouraged ter online at www.geosociety.org to assist resent the Grenville orogeny in Trans-Pecos to fly in to the Midland International Airport. the local committee with scheduling de- Texas are exposed in the Sierra Diablo and If you need assistance in traveling from tails. You may also use the form printed on Van Horn Mountains, less than 100 miles to Midland International Airport to Alpine, page 29. Registration is required for all the northwest. Folded and thrusted marine contact Kevin Urbanczyk. Driving time to who attend technical sessions, guest activi- strata ranging in age from Cambrian to Alpine from major Texas cities: approxi- ties, or the exhibit area. Pennsylvanian that were deformed during mately 6 to 7 hours from Austin, San For additional information about the meet- the Ouachita-Marathon orogeny are well Antonio, and Lubbock; 7 to 8 hours from ing—field trips, registration, and more— exposed in geologically classic areas like Waco; 8 to 9 hours from Dallas–Fort Worth; visit the meeting Web site at www.geosociety. the Marathon Basin, 30 miles to the east, 9 to 10 hours from Houston; 3 to 4 hours org/sectdiv/southc/02scmtg.htm or and in the Solitario, 75 miles to the south. from El Paso; and 2 to 3 hours from www.sulross.edu/~geology/gsa/gsa.html. The world-famous Permian Reef forms sev- Midland-Odessa. Amtrak serves Alpine eral nearby mountain ranges, including the approximately twice a week. Guadalupe Mountains, 150 miles to the north, the Apache Mountains, 100 miles to the north, and the Glass Mountains, 30 miles to the east. Like much of central and west Texas, very thick sequences of Cretaceous limestone crop out throughout the Trans- Pecos area. In and near Big Bend National Park, 80 miles to the south, important fossil discoveries, including the pterosaur Quet- zalcoatlus and the largest Alamosaurus ever found, have been excavated from these Cretaceous strata. Volcanic activity dominated the Trans-Pecos area in the middle Tertiary, resulting in the creation of several large mountain ranges. These in- clude the Davis Mountains, which repre- sent the largest contiguous outcrop of alka- lic rocks in the United States, the Chinati Mountains, the Bofecillos Mountains in Big Bend Ranch State Park, and the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park; all are within 100 miles of Alpine. The Trans- Pecos area is also situated in the eastern- most part of the Basin and Range province in the United States.

26 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY FIELD TRIPS SYMPOSIA into areas such as the Big Bend Region Premeeting and postmeeting field trips The following symposia are planned for for earth science education. are scheduled. All trips will begin and end the Alpine meeting. Anyone interested in in Alpine. For details of scheduled trips, proposing an additional symposia topic THEME SESSION contact the field trip leaders listed below should contact Kevin Urbanczyk, kevinu@ Undergraduate Research Poster or the field trip chair, John White, jwhite@ sulross.edu. Session. (Sponsored by the Geology sulross.edu. 1. Geology of Big Bend National Park: Division of the Council on Undergraduate What Have We Learned Since Research.) Jeff Connelly, jbconnelly@ualr. Premeeting Maxwell and Others, 1967? Kevin edu, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 1. Middle Permian Stratotypes of the Urbanczyk, [email protected]; (501) 569-3543. This session is designed to Guadalupe Mountains National Robert Scott, [email protected]. A allow undergraduate students to present Park. Wed., April 10. (Trip begins and symposium designed to bring together research results. A student must be listed as ends in Alpine.) Dave Rohr, drohr@ researchers from various disciplines to the lead author and be the major preparer sulross.edu; Bruce Wardlaw, bwardlaw@ discuss recent research results in the of the poster. usgs.gov; Lance Lambert. The Guadalu- park. Researchers working in areas pian Series is perhaps the best strati- near the park (including northern Mex- SHORT COURSE graphically studied unit in the world ico) are also encouraged to participate. Introduction to GIS/GPS for Geologic Field Studies. Tues. and Wed., April 9–10. and was recently adopted as the Middle 2. The Permian of the Southwest. Permian international standard. The A short course (2 days) designed to intro- Dave Rohr, [email protected]; Bruce duce students to basic geographic informa- succession is represented by well- Wardlaw, [email protected]; Lance exposed shelf-to-basin sections in tion system fundamentals and the acquisi- Lambert, [email protected]. Permian tion and manipulation of field Global Guadalupe Mountains National Park, stratigraphy, paleontology, and paleo- Texas. The trip will visit the stratotypes Positioning System data. The course is de- geography of the region, including signed for, but not limited to, undergradu- of the Guadalupian and the component presentations on the Guadalupian Series, Roadian, Wordian, and Capitanian ate students, and will be taught by ESRI in- which was recently adopted as the structor Eric Rieken. Funding for student stages. The Guadalupian in the type Middle Permian international standard. area is correlated by conodonts, travel, lodging, and course fee is available fusulinds, ammonoids, as well as 3. Water Resource Frontiers. Andrew via a grant from the Brown Foundation. volcanic ash beds. Cost: $20 (includes Chastain-Howley, WaterProspecting@ Max.: 20. Contact Kevin Urbanczyk, transportation and lunch). Max.: 25. cs.com; Diane Doser, [email protected]. [email protected], for details. Indicate utep.edu. A variety of water-related your interest on registration form. Postmeeting topics, with an emphasis on Texas’ Senate Bill 1 and research associated WORKSHOP 2. Geology of Big Bend National Park: with the Regional Water Planning Mineralogy for Secondary Teachers: What Have We Learned Since Max- groups. Both surface water and A Gem of a Unit. Fri., April 12, 1–5 p.m. well and Others? Sat. and Sun., April groundwater research accepted. Aileen Duc and Bob Nierste, Plano Inde- 13–14. (Trip begins and ends in Alpine.) pendent School District. Instruction in ba- 4. Long-Term Biogeochemical Re- John White, [email protected]. This sic mineralogy, including a complete unit sponses to Global Change. Bob trip is intended to provide an interdis- on disk (or CD) with all class notes, Stottlemyer, Robert_Stottlemyer@ ciplinary overview of the diverse geol- teacher background information, lab set-up usgs.gov; John Zak, [email protected]. ogy of Big Bend National Park (BBNP) information, video viewer guides for some edu. A variety of topics expected, and the surrounding region, with an mineralogy videos, tests, and Internet activ- including effects of anthropogenic emphasis on the research done since ities. Between them, Duc and Nierste have atmospheric inputs on biogeochemical the geology of BBNP was first mapped about 35 years of teaching experience, par- cycles. and described by Ross Maxwell, John ticularly at the middle school level, and Lonsdale, Roy Hazzard, and John Wil- 5. Precambrian Geology of Southern represent some of the best in earth science son. Stops will include as many aspects Laurentia. education in Texas. Cost: $25 (includes ma- of the park as possible, including pale- 6. Geoarchaeology. (Cosponsored by the terials). ontology, stratigraphy, volcanology, Sul Ross State University Center for Big geomorphology, and hydrogeology. Bend Studies.) Bob Mallouf, mallouf@ STUDENT SUPPORT Contact John White for more details or sulross.edu. Travel grants are available from the if you have done or directed geologic South-Central Section of GSA, in cooperation research in or near BBNP and would 7. Issues in Earth Science Education. with the GSA Foundation. These grants are like to contribute a stop talk. Cost: (Cosponsored by the National Associa- available for GSA Student Associates who $100 (includes transportation to and tion of Geoscience Teachers.) Kent are presenting oral or poster papers. from Alpine, lodging, and lunch) with Nielsen, [email protected]. This Students must be currently enrolled as a limit of 16; or, $30 for students and symposium is designed to include GSA members to be eligible. Please check faculty who provide their own trans- issues in earth science education in the the South-Central Section Web page, www. portation and lodging (no maximum). K–12 and secondary levels. A part of geosociety.org/sectdiv/southc/travel, for Note: Those who provide their own the session will concentrate on how the details regarding application instructions transportation are not covered by GSA State of Texas has recently de-emphasized for these grants. Also, see Brown Foundation insurance while in their vehicles. earth science in the K–12 curriculum. support in the short course section above. We also encourage participants to pre- Awards for the best oral and poster stu- sent techniques for utilizing field trips dent papers will be given. These awards

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 27 South-Central Section Business Meeting. Thurs., April 11. Kokernot Lodge. Held in conjunction with the banquet. South-Central Section of the Paleon- tological Society. Fri., April 12, noon. University Center. Held in conjunction with the Paleontological Society luncheon.

STUDENT WORKSHOP Roy Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geology Workshop. Fri., April 12, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Karlon Blythe, [email protected], GSA Program Officer. Workshop for graduate and ad- vanced undergraduate students about pro- fessional opportunities and challenges in the real world. Cost: free (lunch provided). Meeting registration is not required to at- tend only this workshop. will be based upon the quality of research for all registered meeting participants and and presentation. Eligible students must be their guests. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION the lead author and presenter of the work, South-Central Meeting Banquet. Thurs., Additional information concerning the and the abstract must be clearly identified April 11, 6–9 p.m. Kokernot Lodge. West meeting can be found at the GSA Web as a student paper. Texas BBQ and Hawaiian Shirt Party. All page, www.geosociety.org/sectdiv/southc/ For more information, please contact registered meeting participants and their 02scmtg.htm or at the Sul Ross State Elizabeth Y. Anthony, [email protected]. guests are invited to attend and are encour- University’s Department of Earth and Physical edu. Application deadline: March 21, aged to wear a Hawaiian shirt—a Sul Ross Sciences Web page www.sulross.edu/ 2002. tradition! Cost: $10. ~geology/gsa/gsa.html. Requests for addi- Paleontological Society Luncheon. tional information or suggestions should be EXHIBITS Fri., April 12, noon. University Center. addressed to general chair Kevin Urbanczyk, Exhibit space is available in the meeting Cost: $10. [email protected], (915) 837-8110. building. Any exhibitor interested in pre- National Association of Geoscience GSA is committed to making all events senting information should contact Kevin Teachers. Informal luncheon, date and at the 2002 meeting accessible to all peo- Urbanczyk, [email protected]. time to be scheduled. Contact Kent Nielsen, ple interested in attending. You can indi- [email protected], for details. cate special requirements (wheelchair SOCIAL ACTIVITIES accessibility, dietary concerns, etc.) on the Welcoming Party. Wed., April 10, 5–8 p.m. BUSINESS MEETINGS registration forms. Kokernot Lodge, near the Sul Ross State South-Central Section Management University campus. Free welcoming party Board Meeting. Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m.

28 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY Preregistration Form Qty Amount GSA SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTION MEETING TICKETED EVENTS ALPINE, TEXAS• APRIL 11–12, 2002 01. South-Central Banquet—Thurs., April 11 (301) $010 ______$ Preregistration deadline: March 1, 2002 Cancellation deadline: March 8, 2002 02. PS Luncheon—Fri., April 12 (302) $010 ______$ Register online at www.geosociety.org.

GSA Mbr #______

______First Name Last Name FIELD TRIPS ______1. Permian Stratotypes—Wed., April 10 (401) $020 ______$ Mailing address Is this a permanent address? Yes No Is this home or work

______2a. Big Bend National Park: Standard—Sat. and Sun., April 13–14 (402a) $100 ______$ City State or Province ZIP or Postal Code Country 2b. Big Bend National Park: Budget—Sat. and Sun., April 13–14 (402b) $030 ______$ ______E-mail Daytime Phone Fax Badge Information

______First Name/Nickname WORKSHOP ______School/Company City/State/Prov. 01. Mineralogy for Secondary Teachers—Fri., April 12 (601) $025 ______$ ______Spouse/Guest First Name/Nickname Last Name City/State/Prov.

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Payment by (check one): Check #______American Express VISA MasterCard Subtotal $ Discover Registration Fees $ ______TOTAL FEES REMITTED $ Card Number Expires ______Signature GSAT Stratigraphic Systems—Origin and each depositional system to help with comparisons. As a textbook, this book is strictly for the graduate level, or for Application workers in the field, because it presupposes a rather complete background of tectonic and stratigraphic concepts and terminol- Glenn S. Visher, Academic Press, 1999, 700 p., includes CD-ROM, ogy. It is very valuable as a reference and historic resume for a $79.95, hardcover. wide variety of tectonic and basinal settings, depositional systems, and stratigraphic examples. Abundant illustrations are mostly taken directly from references, with very succinct summary dis- This book aims to help the reader analyze cussions in the text. Most of the examples are from studies pub- deposition of stratigraphic sequences accu- lished in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, when many of the deposi- rately and objectively. A complete under- tional systems were being described in the literature. The book standing is probably not possible, because suffers from inclusion of only a bare minimum of papers from the many of the controlling depositional factors, early 1990s, and practically none from the later 1990s. Especially such as details of climate, oceanic condi- missing are seismic and well-log examples of deepwater deposi- tions, regional settings and morphology, are tional systems such as those in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore not now recoverable. Visher’s next-best ap- Brazil, South African outcrops and offshore examples, or the proach provides access to a large data bank Delaware Basin outcrops. Three-dimensional displays of seismic of sedimentary attributes of multiple strati- attributes such as amplitude, frequency, and continuity can be graphic examples beyond the reach of most practicing workers, helpful in analyzing sedimentary attributes. These deepwater sys- and a computer-driven multivariant comparison (DE-XPERT sys- tems are the bread and butter of the oil industry today. tem on accompanying CD-ROM). This broad-based approach The book contains numerous annoying typographic errors, should minimize the bias of limited personal experience and geo- grammatical mistakes, and mislabeled figures. Many of the figures logic lore and maximize a more objective approach. are reprinted at such small scales that texts and legends are practi- According to Visher, Holocene examples are best for compari- cally illegible. son because they include more complete climatic, regional envi- In spite of the above, this book contains much valuable strati- ronmental, and geomorphic data. Thoroughly studied ancient ex- graphic information and provides a good reference for examples. amples are also included in the data bank. The DE-XPERT system I thoroughly enjoyed being reminded of a wide range of long-for- is supposed to determine relative probabilities of possible origins gotten stratigraphic sequences. for a given stratigraphic interval. This book gives a new dimension to the science of stratigraphic Most of the book is a valuable summary and organization of analysis. I hope the system it advocates can be used to spark new ancient and Holocene examples into depositional systems and enthusiasm where it is much needed. settings. Tectonic controls and basin settings of stratigraphic se- quences are discussed. Depositional systems are then organized Robert M. Mitchum into fifteen siliciclastic and six bioclastic and evaporitic systems, (Mitchum is a consulting geologist in Houston.) ranging through nonmarine, fluvial, deltaic, coastal, shelf, and deepwater systems. Each of these systems is thoroughly discussed Reprinted (excerpted) with permission from Geotimes, October and many examples are summarized, with lists of attributes for 2001. © the American Geological Institute, 2001.

Alternates Receive 2001 Student Research Grants

Each year, when members of the Committee on aga, University of Alabama—Tuscaloosa; Astrid Research Grants selects student grant recipients, Makowitz, University of Texas—Austin; Regan E. they also select an alternate group of recipients. In Dunn, University of Wyoming; Alison Rust, University the event that some of the grantees return part or of Oregon; Markus Kienast, University of British all of their funds because they have received funding Columbia; Richard A. Peters, Loma Linda University; elsewhere or have changed their research plans, Erwin A. Melis, University of Maine; Michael E. Bul- returned funds are re-awarded by the Research leri, Boston University; Melissa Boysun, University of Grants Program Officer to these named alternates. Southern California; Cynthia M. Liutkus, Rutgers Uni- versity; Jason P. Downs, Yale University; Subhotosh In 2001, 14 alternates received funding follow- Banerjee, University of Oklahoma; and James Wild, ing the initial awarding of grants. They are: Soyini University of Calgary. Baten, Northern Arizona University; Carlos A. Zulu-

30 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY Commentary common and simple word than by the Hafner Press of Walter Bucher’s Defor- uncommon and complex. mation of the Earth’s Crust). Some still believe that contraction plays a role— The word contraction is an example albeit a subordinate one—in the tecton- that may potentially lead to misunder- ics of Earth (e.g., Solomon, 1987). Folds What’s Wrong standing if improperly used. It is substi- commonly form by shortening, which tuted increasingly more commonly in may result from contraction only in the American geological literature for some instances. with Shortening? shortening. This substitution rose to . prominence in the 1980s as some edi- There is no need to proliferate exam- A.M.C.Sengör ¸ ,ITÜ Maden Fakültesi, tors objected to compression being used ples; they are ample and familiar. Jeoloji Bölümü, Ayazaga 80626 both as a stress and as a strain term. Whereas shortening is indeed one of Istanbul, Turkey Contraction was then suggested as a the connotations of contraction, accord- strain counterpart of compression, as ing to the Oxford English Dictionary, in extension is the strain counterpart of none of the examples of that particular When Bertrand Russell returned to tension. (That was when I regretfully meaning that are cited in it can one the United States just before World War used it once to mean shortening, yield- substitute shortening for contraction II to teach, he offered to lecture about ing to editorial pressure! Subsequently, I without creating a feeling of uneasiness “Words and Facts” as he had done in have avoided it.) Some have judiciously on the part of the reader. It is exactly Oxford. In his famous Autobiography, objected to this choice, because con- the other way around in much of the he wrote later, “But I was told that traction has a widely known connota- American geological literature: In most Americans would not respect my lec- tion of volume loss in physics. Even if places where contraction is written, if tures if I used monosyllables, so I one leaves out the usage in physics, a shortening is substituted, reading—and altered the title to something like ‘The perusal of the examples in the new edi- meaning—are improved. (Note that Correlation between Oral and Somatic tion of the Oxford English Dictionary shortening can be used both as a noun Motor Habits.’ Under this title, or some- (1989) makes clear that contraction and as an adjective.) thing of the sort, the seminar was always has a connotation of drawing approved,” (Russell, 1975, p. 459). together to a central point, or line, or References Cited Reading modern American geological surface—i.e., some kind of shrinkage. Russell, B., 1975, Autobiography: London, Routledge, 750 p. literature frequently reminds me of Lord Solomon, S.C., 1987, Secular cooling of the Earth as a Mud cracks, for example, which are source of intraplate stress: Earth and Planetary Science Russell’s experience. In it, complicated Letters, v. 83, p. 153–158. extensional structures, form by contrac- foreign-sounding words are preferen- tion of the drying mud, as basalt (or Wilson, J.T., 1954, The development and structure of tially—and often unsuitably—used the crust, in Kuiper, G.P., ed., The Earth as a Planet: andesite) columns form by extensional where simple English words would be Chicago, Chicago University Press, p. 138–214. parting as a consequence of the con- perfectly adequate and often more suit- traction of the cooling lava. Some Comments on this issue may be sent to able. There are undoubtedly cases extensional joint sets in plutons come [email protected] or GSA where entirely new words are neces- into being as a consequence of the con- Today, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO sary. I myself have been responsible for traction of the cooling intrusive. Until 80301-9140. introducing a number, now in current the early 1960s, it was thought that the use. But there is no excuse whatsoever contraction of our planet was the pri- for using an unusual word when one mary cause of the formation both of from the everyday language will do orogenic and taphrogenic belts (e.g., equally well. The situation becomes see Wilson, 1954, or the disclaimer in more intolerable if the concept to be the 1957 and 1964 reprint editions by described is better represented by the

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he GSA position statement on evolution (“Council the process because God cannot be proven to their satisfaction. I Approves Two Position Statements,” GSA Today, October am offended that my views are put down as trivial and non-scien- T 2001, p. 32) reviews the tenets of “creation science,” i.e., tific. If the facts prove beyond reasonable doubt the validity of the the literal interpretation of the Book of Genesis as a scientific ac- evolutionary species progression concept, then why are we still count of the origins of the earth and life. The statement provides debating the subject and why are organizations like ours and others an excellent summary of the overwhelming geologic evidence re- putting out official statements 142 years later? futing such an interpretation. Few geologists, religious or other- My evaluation of the fossil record shows that we see only a wise, would disagree with the statement on this issue. small portion of what life has lived on this planet. In fact Simpson The position statement goes somewhat beyond this, citing the (1952) estimated 982 million species have existed since the begin- intelligent design theory as also unworthy of mention in a science ning of the Cambrian, Grant (1963) estimated at least 1.6 billion classroom. But while it is exhaustive in its refutation of creation species since the beginning of the Cambrian and Durham (1967) science, the statement is silent on intelligent design theory, except estimated 10 million species of marine organisms alone compared for its unqualified dismissal. The scientific evidence cited by pro- to the total known fossil species of 130,000 in 1971. Regardless of ponents of that theory (some of whom are scientists of interna- which estimate we accept, we must agree that paleontologists tional repute) is not reviewed, and no opposing arguments, geo- have discovered only a tiny fraction of the species that have lived. logic or otherwise, are offered. A proposal to exclude a widely Furthermore, if the fossils that we have to work with reflect a ran- cited interpretation of scientific data from science classrooms is a dom sample of the plants and animals that have lived our study serious matter—one that should hardly be offered, in the name of would be somewhat less difficult, however we know that it is not a major scientific organization, with no supporting argument. a random sample but rather a record of those most likely to be preserved or represented by the largest population. It seems obvi- It would be disheartening to think that the Society’s research ous to me that we see the past life record through a mere pinhole into these matters was so cursory as to confuse intelligent design (or through a glass darkly) and from that limited viewpoint have theory with creation science, and disheartening indeed to think made major leaps in our understanding and explanation of the that GSA’s attitude toward the intelligent design question is a mat- story of life. ter of adherence to, for lack of a better word, dogma. My point in closing: “Get off the divisive evolutionary band- Gordon D. Bennett wagon and let’s teach the joy of the study of science, the gather- Melbourne Beach, Florida ing of information, the formulation of hypotheses, within the un- derstanding that science is nothing more than the accumulated s a longstanding member of GSA and several other pro- knowledge of man (how small an accumulation) and is always fessional geological organizations and as a practicing geo- subject to change as new information is revealed.” Mr. Darwin’s logical scientist with over 30 years experience and a ideas are still nothing more than a theory and let’s not be so A closed minded to other possible scientific conclusions. If this or- strong interest in paleontology, I have finally become annoyed and now insulted by the panel-generated statement of position on ganization or anyone else wants to assert that I (we) “evolved” the issue of evolution (“Council Approves Two Position from nothing more than pond scum, then we really have created Statements,” GSA Today, October 2001, p. 32). Webster’s dictio- a breach of the public trust (ethics?) and have been deceived by nary defines evolution as “a process of change” and I have no the educational system that taught us since Mr. Darwin showed problem with that concept because it is readily apparent all up as we continue to deceive our education system and the pub- around us and in the fossil record. lic. Is this possibly one of those geological hazards that we need to protect the public from? The teaching of evolution in fact does The panel’s conclusion apparently is that they are better scien- nothing to improve the human condition or contribute any sub- tists than am I, and therefore their conclusions are the only ones stance to society as a whole! Evolution cannot even begin to ex- to be accepted because they are following conventional wisdom plain why we have males and females throughout the animal and that which is politically correct. Let me simply remind you of kingdom. Using legal jargon, Acquit and Drop the Position the problems Galileo found himself in when he went against the Statement due to lack of evidence. conventional wisdom of the arrangement of our solar system with the earth at the center. I would suggest that it is easy to teach ge- Mark Hostetter ology and biology within the context of change and adaptation Onalaska, Wisconsin without muddying the water by adding the concept of evolution- ary change. Charles Darwin’s 142 year old idea of one species Letters to GSA Today should be sent to GSA Today, P.O. Box giving rise to another is not a provable hypothesis and has appar- 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140, fax 303-357-1070, jhammann@ ently risen out of one man’s anger toward God. Where is there geosociety.org. GSA Today reserves the right to edit for space. any evidence that something simple has “evolved” into some- Note: Comments on lead science articles must be received within thing more complex? two to three weeks of publication of the articles and must not I suggest that Mr. Darwin has become the god of those misled exceed 300 words in order to be considered for publication. scientists who simply cannot merge the created order of the uni- verse and the Creator God. Are we as scientists smarter than God Almighty? No, however the only way many scientists justify their professional credibility and reason for scientific study and free teaching in our society is to deny the role of the Creator God in

32 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY USGS, or any other group could keep packets of information about earth- quakes, landslides, coastal erosion, etc., Marketing on hand. These could be supplemented with specific information—such as the size of an earthquake, its epicenter, the Geology likelihood for aftershocks, and the esti- mated affected area—and sent out in the to Congress event of a disaster. Whose job is it to market the geosciences? It’s yours, your colleagues’, and mine. It’s the responsibility of the largest con- Rachel Sours-Page, 2000–2001 Congressional offices are typically bom- centrations of geoscientists in the nation: GSA–USGS Congressional Science Fellow barded with information, funding the professional societies, academic requests, and lobbyists. In order to be institutions, state surveys, and the USGS heard, the geology community needs to itself. With a little money and know- With this, my final report to GSA, I think participate in the information game. how, GSA and other geological organi- it important to relate the most significant Geologic institutions (university geology zations could lobby Congress in the thing I learned from my year in Congress: departments, state geologic surveys, same way that other special interest the importance of marketing. If you’ve industries that employ geologists) could groups do. Some might say that we can’t spent any time in business, you know send periodic updates to their local rep- afford to spend money on something so that marketing is key to a product’s suc- resentatives and senators. Newsletters frivolous as marketing. I would argue cess. Marketing convinces people they could discuss current projects, how they that we can’t afford not to. For too long, can’t live without something they never pertain to the local community, and why the geologic community and the physi- knew they needed. And yet, even though they are important to society as a whole. cal sciences in general have taken a those of us in geology know that the Individuals from these institutions could backseat to flashier fields such as medi- world cannot live without knowledge of follow up with visits to their congres- cal research. It’s time for geology to be earth systems and processes—that it’s a sional members’ staffs. (Congressional recognized for the important role it plays life-and-death matter to understand how offices value information coming from in everyone’s lives. earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides their own constituents.) By developing a work—we fail to adequately convey this relationship with each office, geologists I would like to once again thank GSA for need to the public, and perhaps more are sending the message that they are providing me with the opportunity to critically, to Congress. In order to secure important and that they want to help work in Congress for the 2000–2001 fel- adequate funding for geologic research when specific information is needed. lowship year. It was a tremendous expe- and credibility and respect for our pro- rience, both personally and profession- fession, we must learn to promote the Our planet provides ample opportunity ally, that I recommend to anyone. I value of our work. for geologists to prove their worth. encourage anyone from GSA or the geo- When natural disasters occur, especially logic community at large to contact me Geoscientists often lament the lack of within the borders of the United States, ([email protected]) with any funding for the National Science Foun- legislators seek reliable information. At questions or comments they might have dation and the U.S. Geological Survey such times, geologists should meet with about my fellowship year and/or my (USGS). I believe that low funding levels legislators, provide clear, concise infor- ideas for ways to increase public aware- reflect the perceived lack of importance mation about the events, and express the ness of the geosciences. geoscience has in people’s lives. Geosci- importance of research programs that entists have done a poor job of educat- study such phenomena. Submitted for publication by Rachel ing legislators. Most important, they’ve Sours-Page, 2000–2001 GSA–USGS done a poor marketing job. If the gen- Nearly all of the work I did in Congress- Congressional Science Fellow, with the eral public perceived a need for the geo- man Earl Blumenauer’s office was con- understanding that the U.S. government sciences, it would be outraged when- nected to geology. Much of it involved is authorized to reproduce and distribute ever funding was threatened. natural disasters and/or earth systems. reprints for governmental use. The one- Because natural disasters are both rela- year fellowship is supported by GSA and There are many ways to convey aware- tively common and inevitable, we have by the USGS, Dept. of the Interior, under ness and understanding of geology—as an ongoing opportunity to educate Assistance Award No. 1434-HQ-97-GR- well as its importance—to Congress. Congress about geologic processes and 03188. The views and conclusions con- Geology societies are already taking the the need for funding specific geologic tained in this document are those of the first step by funding congressional sci- research programs. As morbid as it might author and should not be interpreted as ence fellowships, which place geologists sound, targeting particular congressional necessarily representing the official poli- in key positions to inform legislators offices representing districts and/or states cies, either expressed or implied, of the before decisions are made. However, hit by disasters with information about U.S. government. the fellows’ influence is limited to the the phenomena is very helpful in the few offices with which they come into hours and days after an event. GSA, the contact.

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2002

March 3–6 (new date) The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP), 18th Annual Meeting, (postponed from September 2001), Houston, Texas, USA. Information: Coleman Robison, ChevronTexaco, Energy Research Technologies Company, 4800 Fournace Place, Bellaire, TX 77401-2324 USA, (713) 432-6828, fax 713-838-4628, [email protected], www.tsop.org.

Aug. 31–Sept. 4 Canadian Society for Coal Science and Organic Petrology (CSCOP)–The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP) Joint Annual Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Information: Martin Fowler, Geological Survey of Canada, 3303—33rd Street NW, Calgary, Alberta T2L 2A7 Canada, (403) 292-7038, fax 403-292-7159, [email protected], www.cscop-tsop2002.com.

Sept. 28–Oct. 3 The XXII International Mineral Processing Congress, Cape Town, South Africa. Information: www.impc2003.org.za. (Abstracts due January 31, 2002.)

October 27–30, GSA 2002 Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, USA. Information: GSA, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301-9140, (303) 447-2020, fax 303-357-1070, [email protected], www.geosociety.org/meetings/2002/. (Symposia and session proposals due January 17, 2002;

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The university is an equal active program of research and peer-reviewed publication, mental Program. opportunity and affirmative action employer. to mentor student research in appropriate geoscience and The department houses state-of-the-art laboratories EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY environmental areas, and to participate in college service including scanning electron microscope, thermal ionization SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGIST and student advising. The department is strongly commit- mass spectrometer, DCP and has access to ICP-MS and ted to student field experiences and active participation is electron microprobe at Duke University. The Department of The Department of Earth Sciences (www.earthscience. expected as a faculty member. Contribution to the geology Marine Sciences houses a GC-C-isotope ratio mass spec- eku.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track position at and environmental programs is also expected. trometer. Additionally, UNC-CH and Duke University jointly the assistant professor level beginning August 12, 2002. We seek a colleague with academic training and practical A Ph.D. in geosciences is required. Classroom and field operate the R/V Cape Hatteras, a part of the UNOLS experience in the broad field of sedimentary geology, who teaching experience is desired. Applicants should be oceanographic research fleet. The university offers access will complement the department’s existing strengths in broadly trained with expertise in stratigraphy/sedimentol- to several in-house supercomputing facilities as well as to hydrogeology and environmental science. Preference will ogy, historical geology and paleontology. Successful per- the NC Supercomputing Center (www.ncsc.org/), whose be given to those with experience in clastic sedimentology, formance in an on-campus interview, including a teaching environmental science group conducts extensive research stratigraphy, and coal geology. Candidates must exhibit a presentation, is required. on climate modeling. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. at the time of appoint- commitment to excellence in teaching, and will be respon- Send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of sible for general education science courses, courses for research and teaching interests, graduate and undergradu- ment and postdoctoral and teaching experience is highly desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to undergraduate and graduate geology majors, and will ate transcripts (official transcripts will be needed before hir- supervise master’s degree candidates. We expect the ing) and the names, addresses (postal and e-mail) and establish a vigorous, externally funded research program and to demonstrate excellence in teaching at both the incumbent to involve students in his/her research. Ph.D. phone numbers of three references to: Michael G. Staple- preferred; ABD required. Eastern Kentucky University ton, Ph.D., Geoscience Search Committee, Department of undergraduate and graduate level. Applicants must submit a letter of application, names, (www.eku.edu) is a large, comprehensive, regional univer- Geography, Geology and The Environment, Slippery Rock sity located in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky 25 miles University, Slippery Rock, PA 16057; phone: (724) 738- addresses, e-mail and phone numbers of four references, statements of teaching and research interests, and their south of Lexington. Candidates should submit a letter of 2495; fax: 724-738-4807, e-mail: michael.stapleton@ application, curriculum vitae, copies (unofficial) of tran- sru.edu. vitae to Chair, Search Committee for Paleoceanography/ Paleoclimatology, Department of Geological Sciences, Uni- scripts, statement of teaching and research interests, and Review of applications will begin immediately and con- arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to tinue until position is filled. AA/EOE. versity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315. Review of applications will begin on January 20, 2002, and Dr. Malcolm P. Frisbie, Chair, Department of Earth Sci- HUMBOLDT COUNTY FIRM SEEKS GEOTECHNICAL will continue until the position is filled. For more information ences, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 40475- ENGINEER/LICENSED GEOLOGIST on the department and the university please visit our Web 3102. Review of applications will begin 1 February 2002; WB Sweet, Inc. of Arcata, CA, is seeking a licensed geolo- page at www.geosci.unc.edu. position will remain open until filled. Address questions to [email protected]. Eastern Kentucky University gist (CEG or RG) or geotechnical engineer (civil GE) with The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer materials testing and soils laboratory experience. Field equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and and encourages applications from minority and female engineering experience a plus. Stimulating office environ- minorities are encouraged to apply. ment with opportunity to grow. Work includes manage- candidates. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE ment of testing lab, site investigations, and geological ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE DEPT. OF EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES report preparation. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE Since 1965, WB Sweet, Inc. has performed civil engi- ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE/ GEODYNAMICS/SPACE PHYSICS Gustavus Adolphus College invites applications for a neering, land surveying, geology and materials testing. We tenure-track position as assistant professor (or associate, The Department of Earth and Space Sciences at the Uni- are located in tectonically active and beautiful Humboldt with appropriate credentials) in environmental science, to versity of Washington anticipates that a number of faculty County, California. The employee benefits package may begin September 1, 2002. include a competitive salary, incentive and education pro- positions will be filled during the next several years. We currently seek to fill two tenure-track faculty positions. Responsibilities will consist of teaching the Environ- grams, medical/dental insurance and 401k plan with an mental Studies Program’s introductory and senior seminar employer contribution. Appointment is anticipated at the assistant professor rank but candidates with exceptional qualifications may be con- courses, which entail the study of environmental issues Contact WB Sweet, Inc. [email protected], and problems from interdisciplinary perspectives, including 760 15th Street Arcata, P.O. Box 636, CA 95518, (707) sidered for appointment at the rank of associate professor or professor. humanities and social sciences. Teaching other environ- 822-2436, fax 707-822-2463. mentally related courses in his/her areas of expertise, The successful applicant must hold the Ph.D. by the developing an ongoing program of scholarly research, and SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGIST start of the appointment, will be expected to develop a vig- directing the program in the near future will also be SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY orous, externally funded research program and have a full expected. The Geology Department at Southern Oregon University commitment to both undergraduate and graduate teach- invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assis- ing. Expertise in field research programs and experiential We seek candidates who will have completed the Ph.D. tant professor level, beginning fall 2002. We are interested learning at all levels, as well as an interest in courses by August 2002. The successful candidate must demon- in a broadly trained, field-oriented geologist who can effec- equipping students for professional careers is desirable. strate a strong commitment to interdisciplinary teaching tively participate in our upper division teaching and com- Candidates from the following fields are encouraged to and research in a liberal arts setting. Preference may be plement current faculty strengths. Demonstrable dynamic apply: given to applicants from a physical science; the appoint- ment will be in the department of the successful candi- and enthusiastic teaching skills in introductory courses are 1. Environmental earth science: We are searching for date’s discipline and in Environmental Studies. also of importance to our department. Expertise in GIS individuals having interest in the physical, chemical and/or applications and the ability to develop a class in soils or biological processes occurring at or near Earth’s surface. To apply, send letter of application, curriculum vita, geomorphology will be looked on favorably, as will interest This includes, but is not limited to, biogeochemistry, envi- statements of interdisciplinary teaching philosophy and in participating in a summer field course. ronmental geochemistry, environmental geophysics, geobi- research interests, and three to five letters from profes- For a complete position description, please visit our ology, hydrogeology. The ideal candidate will complement sional references (one of which must address teaching Web site at: www.sou.edu/personnel/Jobs/JobSearch/ existing departmental strengths in glaciology, geomorphol- capabilities) to: Dr. Don Scheese, Director, Environmental jobsearch.html. For more information about our depart- ogy, and Quaternary research and will interact with the Studies Program Search, Gustavus Adolphus College, ment, please visit our Web site at: www.sou.edu/geology. new interdisciplinary program in climate change. 800 West College Avenue St. Peter, MN 56082-1498. Web site: http://gustavus.edu/oncampus/facservices/ 2. Geodynamic processes and evolution of crust or SOU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action Human_Resources/Employment/#academic. employer committed to the development of an inclusive mantle: We are searching for an innovative earth scientist multicultural community. with broad research interests in the dynamic, physical or Review of applications will begin on January 31, 2002, chemical processes within the crust or mantle. Specific and continue until the position is filled. Equal Opportunity UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL field of interest is open, but should include a field or obser- Employer. PALEOCLIMATOLOGY/PALEOCEANOGRAPHY vational component. We are particularly interested in indi- WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY VISITING ASSISTANT The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of viduals with research interests in seismology, space-based PROFESSOR STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure- geodesy, geodynamics, volcanology, or petrology. track faculty position in paleoclimatology/paleoceanography The Department of Geology invites applications for a visit- 3. Experimental space physics: We seek someone ing appointment at the assistant professor rank beginning at the assistant professor level to begin July 1, 2002. with a strong record in the design and conduct of in situ or

36 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY August 19, 2002. Applicants should be broadly trained in the geosciences with expertise in structural geology. The primary teaching responsibilities include introductory geol- ogy and structural geology. The successful candidate will The University of Texas at Austin be expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching and to involve students in research in the candidate’s area of Two Faculty Positions expertise. An integral field component in both teaching and research is essential. Current faculty expertise in the department includes mineralogy, igneous and metamor- The Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin phic petrology, economic geology, paleontology, process geomorphology, and process sedimentology. Geology fac- seeks to fill two faculty positions. Whereas appointments at the tenure-track ulty members are encouraged to contribute to interdepart- mental programs in environmental studies, field studies, assistant professor levels are anticipated, candidates at all ranks will be and, if interested, the college’s first-year interdisciplinary considered. course. This appointment is renewable for up to three years; it offers the successful entry-level candidate an opportunity to gain experience in teaching and advising Hydrogeology. This position is in the general area of hydrology to complement student research while participating fully in university bene- fits, including faculty development opportunities. our growing program in physical, biological, and chemical hydrogeology. The Wittenberg University is a small, private, residential specific area of research is open, but we are interested in a scientist with a undergraduate institution firmly committed to the liberal arts and sciences. Interested applicants are encouraged to research background in (1) groundwater/surface water interactions or (2) visit our Web site (www.wittenberg.edu) for details about reaction-transport modeling on a variety of scales. The successful candidate the college and department. Wittenberg participates in AA/EOE/ADA. We encourage women and minority appli- will be expected to teach an undergraduate course in surface water hydrology cants to apply as we are committed to creating an ethni- cally and culturally diverse community. Review of applica- and to help with the hydrogeology field methods course, as well as courses in tions will begin January 7, 2002, and continue until the his/her own specialty. position is filled. Applications should include a curriculum vita, a brief statement about teaching in a liberal arts and sciences set- Remote Sensing. This position is the second of three faculty positions in ting, and your thoughts on involving research and field experience in your teaching. Send these materials and a Global Change/Earth System Science. We are seeking an individual who uses list of at least three references (with phone numbers and e- remotely sensed observations to study surface processes linked to the mail addresses) to Dr. John B. Ritter, Associate Professor and Chair, Geology Department, Wittenberg University, hydrological cycle and relationships with global change. Examples of research Springfield, 45501-0720, [email protected]. areas include surface water hydrology, soil moisture, groundwater, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/CLIMATOLOGIST SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY sedimentation and erosion, biosphere-atmosphere interaction, and ice sheet Susquehanna University invites applications for a tenure- processes. track position in the Department of Geological and Envi- ronmental Sciences. Priority will be given to candidates who can teach upper-level, undergraduate courses in These new faculty will join the newly formed Jackson School of Geosciences atmospheric sciences, air quality, and remote sensing. Additional teaching includes general education courses in with a large and diverse community of geoscientists and superb research climate and weather or environmental hazards. Successful facilities and support. The successful candidates will be enthusiastic teachers, applicants will demonstrate excellence in teaching and enthusiasm for supervising undergraduate research pro- direct the research of M.S. and Ph.D. students, and conduct vigorous externally jects. Individuals with field-based, interdisciplinary teaching and research interests extending to geology, hydrology, funded research programs. The anticipated starting date is August 2002; a Ph.D. and ecology are encouraged to apply. Ph.D. by September is required at the time of appointment. Please see http://www.geo.utexas.edu for 2002 is required. A selective, residential, undergraduate institution of over additional information. To apply, please send a curriculum vitae, statements of 1,800 full-time students, Susquehanna University is located research and teaching interests, and the names and contact information for four in the scenic Susquehanna valley, one hour north of Harris- burg, one hour east of State College and three hours from references to: Faculty Searches, (Designate Hydrogeology or Remote Sensing New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. More infor- Search), Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, mation is available at www.susqu.edu/geology. Applica- tions should include curriculum vitae, statement of teaching Austin, Texas 78712. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2001, and objectives and research interests, copies of transcripts, and three letters of reference to Dr. Benjamin R. Hayes, Search will continue until positions are filled. The University of Texas at Austin is an Committee Chair, Department of Geological and Environ- Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. mental Sciences, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. Review of applications begins January 15, 2002, and continues until the position is filled. SU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to fostering color, women, veterans and persons with disabilities not limited to, geomechanics, tectonics, tectonophysics, diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body. to apply. AA/EOE. Visit our home page at http://www. continental dynamics, geodynamics, rock deformation, edinboro.edu, Offices & Services, Employment Opportunities. and quantitative geomorphology. We anticipate that this TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION person will interact with existing groups in geology and EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF geophysics; opportunities also exist for interaction with the The Department of Geosciences seeks applications for a NATURAL HISTORY, SECTION OF geological engineering program. INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY tenure-track instructor/assistant professor beginning A Ph.D. is required at the time of the appointment. The August 2002. Responsibilities: Teach structural geology, Applications from Ph.D.-level invertebrate paleontologists successful candidate is expected to develop an active introductory geology courses, and additional upper level are invited for a CURATORIAL POSITION (rank open). The research program, including supervision of graduate stu- courses in candidate’s area of expertise that complement museum seeks an individual demonstrating excellence in dents. Teaching responsibilities include courses at the the existing program. Qualifications: Ph.D. in geology pre- collection-based research addressing major conceptual undergraduate and graduate levels. ferred (ABD considered). Preference will be given to candi- issues in systematics, evolution, biogeography, or paleoe- Applicants should submit a resume, statement of dates who emphasize field-based instruction and research cology. Desirable qualifications include external research research and teaching interests, and the names and involving undergraduate students. Salary and benefits are funding and experience in curation and public programs. addresses of at least three references to Dr. Basil Tikoff, competitive. Application deadline: February 15, 2002. The collection consists of more than 500,000 specimens Structural Geology—Search Chair, Dept. of Geology & Geo- with strengths in the Upper Paleozoic and in brachiopods, In accordance with the terms of the collective bargain- physics, University of Wisconsin—Madison, 1215 W. Dayton gastropods, and trilobites. Send curriculum vitae, up to five ing agreement between the State System of Higher Educa- St., Madison WI 53706-1692. The application deadline is reprints, a statement of professional goals, and three let- tion and APSCUF, you may be assigned to perform work February 1, 2002. at off-campus sites and/or provide instruction through dis- ters of reference to: John R. Wible, Dean of Science, tance education. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, For additional information, please visit www.geology. Pittsburgh, PA 15213, by January 31, 2002. wisc.edu. UW—Madison is an equal opportunity/affirma- Specify Position #170-1085 and submit a letter of appli- tive action employer and encourages applications from cation, CV, copies of transcripts and names/addresses/ FACULTY POSITION IN women and minorities. Unless confidentiality is requested telephone numbers of three current references to Dr. Eric STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY in writing, information regarding applicants must Randall, Dean of Science, Management and Technology, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN—MADISON be released upon request. Finalists cannot be guaranteed Department GSA, Edinboro, PA 16444. Contingent upon confidentiality. enrollment. Fluency in the English language for final candi- The Department of Geology and Geophysics at the Univer- dates will be assessed. sity of Wisconsin—Madison seeks a structural geologist for a tenure-track, assistant professor position. A starting date Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is building a of August 2002 is anticipated. We are seeking an individual diverse academic community and encourages people of in the broad area of structural geology. This includes, but is continued on p. 38

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 37 continued from p. 37 knowledge of AutoCAD, Release 14 or higher and Land Chair, The University of Alabama, Department of Geologi- Development. Knowledge of additional mine planning and cal Sciences, Box 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, HYDROGEOLOGY database management programs is a plus. Knowledge of Further information is available on our web site at DEPT. OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS mining/quarrying operations. Excellent interpersonal skills, http://www.geo.ua.edu. Review of applications will begin AND LOUISIANA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY including oral and written, and the ability to listen and on January 15, 2002, and continue until the position The Department of Geology and Geophysics and the assimilate ideas into plans. is filled. Louisiana Geological Survey (LGS), both at Louisiana State Vulcan offers excellent advancement opportunities and The University of Alabama is an Equal-Opportunity, University, invites applications for a joint tenure-track fac- a highly competitive compensation and benefits package. Affirmative-Action Employer. Applications are solicited ulty position in hydrogeology at the assistant professor For confidential consideration, forward your resume, with from women and minority candidates. level. Required qualifications: Ph.D. in geology or related salary history, to: Vulcan Materials Company, Corporate field at the time of appointment in fall 2002. Additional Human Resources, P. O. Box 385014, Birmingham, IGNEOUS PETROLOGIST/MAGMATIC AND qualifications desired: postdoctoral or professional experi- AL 35238-5014. Or you may e-mail your resume to HIGH TEMPERATURE ence in hydrogeology; outstanding, quantitative scientist [email protected]. Or fax to: (205) 298-2924. SOLID-STATE PROCESSES with demonstrated teaching ability and research interests BROWN UNIVERSITY in the development of water resources, field methods and EVOLUTIONARY PALEOBIOLOGIST The Department of Geological Sciences at Brown Univer- equipment, subsurface transport, groundwater flow and UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN—MILWAUKEE sity (see http://www.geo.brown.edu) invites applications for aquifer characterization; working knowledge of computer The Department of Geosciences at the University of Wis- a tenure track position in the general area of physics and modeling software and techniques used in hydrogeology. consin—Milwaukee seeks to hire an evolutionary paleobi- chemistry of magmatic and high temperature solid-state Responsibilities: contributes to the teaching programs ologist at the tenure-track assistant professor level. Appli- processes. Research interests might include, but are not in the Department of Geology and Geophysics; develops cants must hold a Ph.D. in geology or related field, and limited to, partial melting, magma generation, melt migra- courses in his/her area of specialization; develops a strong have demonstrated field and research experience in evolu- tion, magma chamber and volcanic eruption processes, research program, including supervision of graduate stu- tionary paleobiology. Postdoctoral experience is desirable. diffusion in minerals, transport and/or reaction at grain dent research, publication in peer-reviewed journals, and The successful candidate is expected to conduct an active boundaries and at crystal-melt interfaces. Both experimen- LGS technical reports and generation of external funding; research program, and teach undergraduate and graduate tal and/or theoretical approaches to describing geological participates actively in ongoing research and development courses in paleontology, historical geology and related observations and processes are of interest. Candidates of new LGS research projects on the subsurface water subject areas. Information is available online regarding the with research interests in Earth and planetary problems are resources of Louisiana. department at http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Geosciences/. encouraged to apply. We are interested in hiring the best The Department of Geology and Geophysics consists Candidates must mail a curriculum vitae with a research candidate in the broad area indicated above. Preference of 20 faculty members covering a wide range of expertise. plan, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters will be given to candidates whose strengths complement In support of our faculty and students, we have many well- of reference postmarked by January 30, 2002, to Norman existing departmental research directions and who demon- equipped analytical and computational laboratories. Geol- P. Lasca, Chair, Department of Geosciences, University of strate a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and ogy and Geophysics has strong support from the LSU Wisconsin—Milwaukee, P. O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI graduate education. A Ph.D. degree or equivalent is administration as evidenced by our selection as one of the 53201 (fax: 414-229-5452; e-mail: [email protected]). The required, and postdoctoral experience is considered 12 priority departments at LSU. For more information University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee is an Equal Opportunity/ important. The position will be filled at either the assistant about our department, see our Web site at: Affirmative Action Employer. or possibly the associate professor level, depending on http://www.geol.lsu.edu. experience and demonstrated achievement. FACULTY POSITION, HYDROGEOLOGY Applicants should forward a curriculum vita, descrip- The Louisiana Geological Survey (LGS) consists of a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA staff of 22, including faculty and research associates. It has tions of research and teaching interests, and a list of at DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES least three potential referees to Malcolm Rutherford, Chair, a number of ongoing funded research projects in hydroge- The Department of Geological Sciences invites applica- ology, environmental geology, GIS, geologic mapping and Search Committee, Department of Geological Sciences, tions for a tenure-track position in hydrogeology beginning Brown University, Providence, RI 02912-1846. oil and gas projects, with necessary equipment and sup- August 2002. The position will be filled at the assistant pro- port. Visit the LGS Web site at: http://www.lgs.lsu.edu. Applications received by February 15, 2002, will receive fessor level. We seek an outstanding individual who com- full consideration, but the search will remain open until the The review process will begin January 31, 2002, and bines field-based research with theoretical studies. The will continue until candidate is selected. Interested persons position is closed or filled. The anticipated start date of the successful applicant will be expected to establish a rigor- position could be as early as July 1, 2002. should send a copy of their vitae, statement of their ous, externally funded research program in one or more of Brown University is an equal opportunity/affirmative research and teaching interest, and the names, addresses, the following areas: groundwater microbiology, vadose action employer. We particularly welcome applications and phone numbers of at least three references to: Chair, zone hydrology, basin-scale fluid flow, and reactive trans- from minority or female candidates. Hydrogeology Search Committee, Department of Geology port modeling, and to teach introductory geology and and Geophysics, E235 Howe Russell Geoscience Com- graduate-level courses in specialized topics. The position UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS plex, Louisiana State University, Ref: Log #0523, Baton will build on the Environmental Geology Program’s existing ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATIONS Rouge, LA 70803. strengths in contaminant transport modeling, environmen- IT INITIATIVES POSITIONS LSU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer. tal geochemistry, and global climate change. Applicants Deltaic Framework Geology and Subsidence Pro- must hold a Ph.D. degree in hydrogeology or a related field GEOLOGY, WHITMAN COLLEGE cesses Assistant Professor. The Department of Geology at the time of appointment. Please send a curriculum vitae, The Department of Geology at Whitman College seeks to and Geophysics within the College of Sciences at the Uni- statements of research and teaching interests, and contact versity of New Orleans (UNO) seeks qualified applicants for fill a one-year sabbatical leave replacement beginning fall information for 5 referees to Dr. Chunmiao Zheng, Hydro- 2002. Teaching responsibilities include mineralogy, a tenure track position at the rank of assistant professor. geology Search Committee Chair, The University of This position will hold a joint appointment in the multidisci- igneous and metamorphic petrology, and two other Alabama, Department of Geological Sciences, Box courses. Ideally, applicants should have a Ph.D. by the plinary Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences 870338, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0338. The Department of also within UNO’s College of Sciences. This position is time of appointment. Please submit a letter of application, Geological Sciences is housed in a modern research facil- curriculum vita, transcripts, suggested course offerings, supported by the Louisiana Board of Regents Information ity that provides laboratory space as well as state-of-the- Technology Initiative within the UNO College of Sciences and three letters of reference to Dr. Kevin Pogue, Chair, art analytical instrumentation and computing equipment. Department of Geology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, for the Targeted Research Area of Environmental Simula- Further information is available on our Web site at tion. The successful candidate must have a proven track WA 99362. Further information about the college and the http://www.geo.ua.edu. Review of applications will begin department can be found on our home page: http:// record in the environmental simulation of subsidence pro- on January 15, 2002, and continue until the position is cesses at time scales ranging from the Quaternary through www.whitman.edu/offices_departments/geology/. Com- filled. plete applications must be postmarked by February 1, the Tertiary. Special preference is given to qualified appli- The University of Alabama is an Equal-Opportunity, 2002. Whitman College is a small, selective liberal arts col- cants with environmental simulation experience in subsi- Affirmative-Action Employer. Applications are solicited lege in the Pacific Northwest that is building a diverse aca- dence processes and the geologic framework of the Mis- from women and minority candidates. demic community that encourages women, minorities and sissippi River delta plain. The successful applicant is expected to develop a research and educational program people with disabilities to apply. Candidates must be law- FACULTY POSITION focused on the evolution and subsidence of the Mississippi fully employable in this country as a result of citizenship, CARBONATE SEDIMENTOLOGY/ River Delta plain as it relates to New Orleans, the visa, or resident alien status. SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY Pontchartrain Basin, Louisiana’s coastal land loss crisis, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY and the economic development of this region. The salary DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES CORPORATE OFFICE, is budgeted for 9 months and start-up funds are nego- BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA The Department of Geological Sciences invites applica- tiable. A full benefits package is provided by UNO, which MINING ENGINEER, II, III OR SENIOR tions for a tenure-track faculty position in carbonate sedi- is a member of the Louisiana State University System. GRADE: 03/ 11, 12 OR 13 mentology/seismic stratigraphy beginning August 2002. UNO is an equal opportunity employer. The position will be filled at the assistant professor level. DEPARTMENT: GEOLOGIC SERVICES Send Resume and 3 letters of recommendation to: Candidates must have a strong record of research and a Summary Description of Position: Performs mining engi- Department Chair, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Univer- Ph.D. in geology, geophysics, or a related field. The candi- neering services involving plans and recommendations for sity of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, date will be expected to teach graduate courses in carbon- open pit construction aggregate quarries (stone and sand LA 70148. Application closing date: March 15, 2002. ate sedimentology and multichannel seismic methods, to and gravel). Such plans include project layout, short and attract and supervise master’s and doctoral students, and long-term mining sequences, haul road design, drainage, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS to obtain external research funding. Experience with geo- protective berms, overburden disposal, volume calcula- ENVIRONMENTAL SIMULATIONS logic and geophysical software used to construct 3-D earth tions, and identification of various grades of material. Coor- IT INITIATIVES POSITIONS models and geographic information systems is desired. dinates with outside experts on underground mine plans, Coastal Processes: Waves, Tides, and Storm Surges This position compliments programs in basin analysis, permitting requirements and various geological issues. Assistant Professor. The Department of Geology and geophysics, tectonics, coastal geology and petroleum sys- Education, Experience, Skills Required: M.S. in mining Geophysics within the College of Sciences at the Univer- tems. Equipment available includes a seismic data acquisi- sity of New Orleans (UNO) seeks qualified applicants for engineering with a B.S. in mining engineering or an associ- tion system and a state-of-the-art computing facility sup- ated technical field such as geology, geological engineer- a tenure track position at the rank of assistant professor. porting seismic data processing, interpretation, and This position will hold a joint appointment in the ing, or hydrogeology and significant in-field summer work subsurface mapping. Applicants should send a vita, state- or intern/co-op experience, or a B.S. in mining engineering ments of research and teaching interests, copies of tran- with 5 or more years experience specifically designing scripts, and contact information for five referees to Dr. continued on p. 40 mine plans by using computer design programs. Working Ernest Mancini, Carbonate/Seismic Search Committee

38 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY Executive Director Division of Hydrologic Sciences Desert Research Institute Position #40-001

he Desert Research Institute (DRI), an internationally recognized environmental research institution and component of the University and TCommunity College System of Nevada (UCCSN), seeks an Executive Director of its Division of Hydrologic Sciences (DHS). DRI offers outstanding faculty, the opportunity to build new research programs, opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, and a team-oriented environment.

Position description: The Executive Director provides scientific direction for DHS through interactions with all DHS faculty. Key responsibilities include research and business development, personnel, and financial management. The DHS Executive Director reports to the President of DRI and holds a rank equivalent to a university dean. The Executive Director promotes the needs of all divisions, serves as faculty mentor and collaborator, fosters collaboration in teaching and research, and interacts directly with current and potential sponsors to further strategic goals.

Division scope: DHS has a unique mix of research grants and contracts with a total annual budget of approximately $7 million. Fifty faculty and support staff, as well as 40 graduate research assistants and hourly employees, are divided between DRI campuses in Reno and Las Vegas. Approximately 15 DHS faculty teach in graduate programs within the UCCSN. Faculty engage in basic and applied research in global environmental hydrology; climate change; watershed hydrology; groundwater hydrology and hydraulics; hydraulic engineering and surface water hydrology; contaminant transport; aqueous geochemistry; and snow, ice, and unsaturated zone hydrology. Sponsors include federal agencies, state and local governments, private industry, and foundations.

Qualifications: Candidates should have a Ph.D or equivalent graduate degree in a relevant field and must bring proven leadership, communication, administrative, and personnel skills to the position.

Compensation: The starting salary for this state funded position is expected to be $120,000- $140,000 with an excellent fringe benefits package.

Additional information: For a detailed position description, application procedures, and more about DRI, please visit www.dri.edu. Review of applications will begin on March 1, 2002. The desired start date is July 1, 2002.

DRI is an AA/EEO Employer. We employ only U.S. citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. continued from p. 38 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Graduate Fellowship in Sedimentary Geology, MIT. SOLID EARTH GEOPHYSICS Potential Ph.D. students are invited to apply for a three- multidisciplinary Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS year Graduate Research Fellowship in the Department of Sciences, also within UNO’s College of Sciences. This The Department of Geology is seeking an individual for a Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts position is supported by the Louisiana Board of Regents full-time tenure-track faculty position at the assistant pro- Institute of Technology. Student stipend and tuition are Information Technology Initiative within the UNO College of fessor level. This person must have the background to fully supported. The research focus will center on quantifi- Sciences for the Targeted Research Area of Environmental establish a vigorous research program in the area of solid cation of facies scaling relationships, in an effort to evalu- Simulation. The successful candidate must have a proven earth geophysics. Preference will be given to candidates ate sedimentologic process and stratigraphic response. record in the environmental simulation of modern coastal who complement the research and teaching programs in The successful candidate should have a keen interest in processes. Special preference is given to qualified appli- the department. We are interested in candidates in a vari- stratigraphically-oriented field mapping of carbonate rocks cants with environmental simulation experience as it ety of fields, including, but not limited to: earthquake seis- and a desire to work with digital acquisition technologies. relates to storm surges and coastal hydrodynamics within mology, mathematical geophysics, modeling and observ- Field sites will include the Canning Basin (Devonian, West- the Mississippi River delta plain. The successful candidate ing deformation in the lithosphere, physical processes ern Australia) and Oman (Cretaceous, Proterozoic). Gradu- is expected to develop a research and education program associated with volcanism, and structural seismology. ate admissions applications should be submitted to MIT, focused on the hurricane risk to New Orleans and the Applicants are expected to have a strong interest and abil- along with a letter of intent to be copied to Professor John coastal land loss and water quality crisis as it relates to the ity in undergraduate and graduate teaching, and will be Grotzinger ([email protected]). John Grotzinger, MIT, Depart- Pontchartrain Basin and the Mississippi River delta plain, expected to supervise graduate students. A Ph.D. or ment of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 77 and the economic development of this region. The salary is equivalent degree in geophysics, geology with an empha- Massachusetts Avenue, 54-816, Cambridge, MA 02139, budgeted for 9 months and start-up funds are negotiable. sis in geophysics, or a closely related field is required. The (617) 253-3498. A full benefits package is provided by UNO, which is a appointment is 100% in the Department of Geology and member of the Louisiana State University System. UNO is the College of Letters and Science. For more information Kottlowski/Bureau Fellowship, New Mexico Bureau of an equal opportunity employer. Send Resume and 3 letters about the U.C. Davis Geology Department, visit our Web Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech. The of recommendation to: Department Chair, Dept. of Geol- page at http://www-geology.ucdavis.edu. The position will New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources (a ogy & Geophysics, University of New Orleans, 2000 be effective starting July 1, 2002. To ensure full considera- division of New Mexico Tech) is seeking candidates for the Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148. Application clos- tion, applications should be received by February 1, 2002. newly established Kottlowski/Bureau Fellowship. The fel- ing date: March 15, 2002. The position will remain open until filled. lowship, for an incoming Ph.D. candidate in the earth sci- TENURE TRACK POSTION Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement ences at NMTech, offers a 12-month $18,000 salary plus IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE of research interests, a statement of teaching interests, actual tuition costs (guaranteed for 1 year, renewable for 3 BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY and the names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail years). Additional funding is available to cover some field The Department of Geological Sciences and Environmental addresses of at least three people who can be contacted and laboratory expenses. Applicants can have interests in Studies will hire a tenure-track Earth scientist for the for recommendations to: Chair, Geophysics Search Com- any earth or environmental science specialty, but will be 2002–2003 academic year (fall or spring). We are inter- mittee, Department of Geology, One Shields Avenue, expected to do a project that is either within the state or of ested in applications from interdisciplinary, research-ori- University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, Phone: particular interest to the state in conjunction with advisors ented geoscientists who have obtained the Ph.D., at the (530) 752-0350, Fax (530) 752-0951, Geophys-search@ from both the Bureau and the Department. Application assistant professor level, who can contribute to depart- geology.ucdavis.edu. deadline is February 1, 2002. Applicants will automatically mental growth in one of the following areas: The University of California is an affirmative be considered for other forms of support through the action/equal-opportunity employer. Department. NMTech is a highly rated science and engi- Environmental Science: concerned with tracking the neering school, located in Socorro, NM, with 1,600 stu- fate and transport of organic pollutants in soil and ground- GEOPHYSICIST dents and more than 60 professional earth-science faculty water from geochemical and/or geobiologic perspectives. KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE and staff shared between the academic division and the Global Change: with research interests in one or more Geophysicist needed for location in Knoxville, TN. Respon- Bureau. A more complete description of the fellowship, of the following: development of methods to analyze sible for developing technical approach, conducting field NMTech and the Bureau is available on Departmental and records of global changes in climate, modern or ancient; investigations using magnetic, EM induction, CSAMT, GPR Bureau Web pages (http://www.ees.nmt.edu and modeling of present-day ocean-atmosphere-biosphere and seismic methods, data analysis and interpretation; http://geoinfo.nmt.edu). In addition to applying for graduate interactions; predicting future climate and ocean circula- manage technical aspects of project and prepare technical admission to the department, a letter indicating your inter- tion. reports. Req. MS or equivalent in Geophysics. Proficiency est in this fellowship should be addressed to: Director, Geobiology: emphasizing the importance of the biotic in SEISMIC, GPR, and CSAMT techniques. 40 hrs/week, Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, New Mexico component of Earth systems, particularly the origins and 9-5, 45K/yr. Please send resume to IT Corporation, Dept. Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801. evolution of life on Earth and the microbial influence on all RJ/IMC, 2790 Mosside Blvd., Monroeville, PA 15146. aspects of physical and chemical reactions at and below Graduate Student Opportunity in Sedimentology/Stratig- the Earth’s surface. raphy at Washington State University. The Department of Submit curriculum vitae, statement of research and Geology at Washington State University is pleased to offer teaching interests, and the names of three people willing to an NSF-funded Ph.D. graduate assistantship to study how supply letters of reference to Dr. Tim Lowenstein, Chair, Opportunities for Students eustasy and/or climate fluctuations influenced the early Search Committee, Department of Geological Sciences, evolution of metazoans in Early Cambrian carbonate and Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, New York Graduate Student Research Assistantships, University siliciclastic rocks. The field area, in the Northwest Territo- 13902-6000. Binghamton University is an equal opportu- at Buffalo. Research assistantships (tuition plus 12 month ries, Canada, is rugged and remote, so the successful can- nity/affirmative action employer. stipend) are now available through the Department of didate must be in good physical shape and enjoy working Geology. Assistantships are currently available in the fol- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR in small groups in such areas. The WSU Geology Depart- lowing areas. (1) Simulation and visualization of gravity- ment offers expertise in sedimentology/stratigraphy/paleo- STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY/TECTONICS driven flows: field work and supercomputer modeling and UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS climatology, hydrogeology, volcanology, economic geol- visualization of flows, some interaction with civil protection ogy, structural geology, and mineralogy. The Geoanalytical The Department of Geology at the University of California, officials in developing an interface. (2) Volcanic-related Davis, has an opening for a full-time tenure-track faculty Laboratory (http://www.wsu.edu/~geology/Pages/ avalanches: field work, experiments and computer model- Services/ Geolab.html) housed in our department is well position at the assistant professor level in structural geol- ing of volcanic avalanches. (3) Hydrogeology: integration of ogy/tectonics. We seek applicants with interests in one or equipped for quantitative analysis of sediments. For more remote sensing with groundwater flow modeling. (4) information about this opportunity, contact Dr. Mike Pope, more of the following: tectonics, especially neotectonics, Macroevolution: field work in Nevada, quantitative analysis analytic structural geology, regional structural geology/tec- Dept. of Geology, Washington State University, Pullman, of graptolite species ranges, turnover rates, and phyloge- WA 99164-2812, (509) 335-5989, [email protected]. tonics. The successful candidate will be expected to netic patterns. (5) Structural Geology: fracture patterns and develop a vigorous program of research, participate their relation to deep faults and remote sensing lineaments actively in our undergraduate and graduate teaching pro- in Finger Lakes region and elsewhere in NYS and the Research and Teaching Assistantships. Geology grams, including our strong field geologic teaching pro- northeast. (6) Near-surface geophysics: using near-surface Department at California State University, Bakersfield gram, and mentor graduate students. We seek someone to geophysics (seismic & GPR) for improved environmental has two research and four teaching assistantships avail- complement existing strengths in structure/tectonics, site characterization, Alaska. (7) Geoscience Education: aid able for students wishing to pursue an M.S. in geology. petrology, geophysics, and environmental geology. For in enhancing diversity in the geosciences through recruit- The research assistantships are for (1) development of the more information about the U.C. Davis Geology Depart- ing, mentoring, and new-program development at a city stratigraphy of the Kern Water Bank through core analysis ment, visit our Web page at http://www-geology. community college. Interested candidates should contact and correlation of well logs and geologic mapping using ucdavis.edu. Dr. Michael Sheridan, [email protected], and visit state of the art petroleum industry software (funded by A Ph.D. in the geological sciences with an emphasis in www.geology.buffalo.edu. Applications are due February USDA), and (2) study of a topic relevant to exploration or structural geology/tectonics is required at the time of 15 with official GRE score. development of petroleum in the San Joaquin Valley appointment. Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a (funded by Occidental Petroleum and Chevron). Appoint- ments carry tuition waiver and salary. Department statement of research and teaching interests, and names, NASA Planetary Biology Internships. The Marine Biolog- addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of at strengths are in the areas of sedimentary geology, ical Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, invites appli- petroleum geology, geophysics, hydrogeology, aqueous least three people who can be contacted for recommenda- cations from graduate students and seniors accepted to tions to: Chair, Structural Geology/Tectonics Search Com- geochemistry, and structural geology. Bakersfield is graduate programs for rewards of $2,400 plus travel to located in the heart of California’s petroleum and agricul- mittee, Department of Geology, One Shields Avenue, participate in research in NASA centers and collaborating University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, Phone: tural areas and abundant opportunities exist for industry- institutions for approximately 8 weeks. Typical intern pro- supported thesis projects. Applications accepted year- (530) 752-0350, Fax (530) 752-0951, StruTecsearch@ grams include: global ecology, remote sensing, microbial geology.ucdavis.edu. round but receipt by Feb. 15, 2002, will assure full ecology, biomineralization, and origin and early evolution of consideration. For additional information and application The position will be effective starting July 1, 2002. To life. Application deadline: March 1, 2002. For ensure full consideration, applications should be received materials contact: Dirk Baron, Graduate Coordinator, information/applications, contact: Michael Dolan, Planetary Department of Geology, CSU Bakersfield, Bakersfield CA by February 1, 2002. The position will remain open until Biology Internship, Department of Geosciences, Box 3- filled. 93311-1099, (661) 664-3044, [email protected] or visit the 5820, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003- department’s Web site at http://www.cs.csubak.edu/Geology/. The University of California is an affirmative action/ 5820. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel (413) 545-3223. An equal-opportunity employer. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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young hyaloclastite islands produced by sub- marine eruptions, great explosion craters, tephra cones, calderas, blocky obsidian flows, waterfalls descending into the rift val- ley and, of course, extraordinary glacial panoramas.

Fees and Payment $3,400 for GSA members; $3,500 for nonmem- bers. A $400 deposit is due with your reserva- tion and is refundable (less $100) through May 15. Fee is based on double occupancy. The single supplement, based on availability, is an additional $486. Total balance is due May 15. Min.: 20; max.: 40. Included: Classroom programs and materials; field trip transportation, lodging, all meals, Photo by Judy Pelkey. guidebook and map. Not included: Airfare to and from Reykjavík, alcoholic beverages, and other expenses not specifically included. Guest Lecturer: Haukur Johannesson, Natu- GeoTrips ral History Institute, Reykjavík, Iceland. GSA is offering two GeoTrips to Iceland: one Johannesson has devoted most of his career Iceland: A Student designed for professionals and the other for to the geologic mapping of the uncharted vol- full-time students. Both offer expert leader- Only–Oriented GeoTrip canic regions of Iceland. He is an expert in August 1–15, 2002 ship, instruction, and—of course—the spec- the tectonic structure and origin of the Ice- tacular geology and scenery of Iceland. land basalt plateau and is also very knowl- Scientific leader: James Reynolds, Brevard edgeable about the natural history of Iceland College, Brevard, North Carolina. Reynolds is Iceland: Fire and Ice in general. a magnetostratigrapher with interests in Neo- August 1–15, 2002 Scientific leader: Haraldur Sigurdsson, Grad- Description uate School of Oceanography, University of This trip will reveal many unaltered and fresh Rhode Island. A native of Iceland and profes- geologic features that can be seen nowhere sor of oceanography, Sigurdsson is a leading else on land. Expect to acquire a newly volcanologist with an international reputation expanded understanding of volcanoes, for his research on many aspects of volcan- hotspots and rifts. There will be great views ism in Iceland, Mexico, Colombia, the United of steep-walled and flat topped hyaloclastite States, and Indonesia, among others. ridges derived from subglacial eruption,

Photos by Judy Pelkey.

42 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY Fees and Payment $2,700 for GSA student members; $2,800 for nonmembers. A $200 deposit is due with your reservation and is refundable (less $100) through May 15. Total balance is due May 15. Min.: 20; max.: 35. Included: Roundtrip airfare to Reykjavík from Baltimore (currently the gateway city), classroom programs and materials, field trip transportation, lodging, all meals, guidebook and map. Not included: Air- fare to and from Baltimore, camping equip- ment (tent and sleeping bag), alcoholic bev- erages, and other expenses not specifically included. GeoHostel

Experience five days of scenic geologic excursions in southwestern Maine. Geology of Coastal Southern Maine July 13–18, 2002 Scientific Leaders: Arthur M. Hussey II, Bowdoin College (retired), and Walter Anderson, Maine Geological Survey (retired). Hussey, a Pennsylvania native, received a B.S. in geology from Penn State in 1954 and a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Illinois in 1960. He is professor of geology, emeritus at Bowdoin College, where he taught for 39 years. His research, supported by the Maine Geological Survey, has been on the stratigra- phy, structure, plutonic intrusive activity, and tectonic evolution of the coastal region of southwestern Maine. A native of Massachusetts, Anderson re- ceived a B.S. in geology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1954, and an Cape Neddick Lighthouse on the Nubble Island, York, Maine. The lighthouse sits on the M.S. in 1956 from the University of Rochester, contact between Silurian-age metasedimentary rocks of the Kittery Formation, and New York. His experience includes 12 years Cretaceous-age explosion breccia and gabbro of the Cape Neddick complex. as an exploration geologist, 11 years as Photo by Arthur M. Hussey II. assistant state geologist, and 16 years as state geologist with the Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation. Ander- gene volcanism and foreland basins who has volcanic areas. After passing steep table son teaches part-time at the University of been leading international field trips since 1996. mountains to get to Askja caldera, we’ll swim Southern Maine, is a consultant, and serves in the acidic water of the 1912 Viti crater. on the management board (past chair) of the We’ll spend several days in southeastern Ice- Description GSA Northeastern Section. land around Vatnajokull, visiting the valley Designed for students only, this GeoTrip will glaciers descending from the large ice cap. Co-leaders: Joseph T. Kelley, University of visit classical geological localities of Iceland Hikes at Skaftafjell National Park lead to sev- Maine, Orono; Thomas Weddle, Maine Geo- on a low-frills budget. Participants will camp eral spectacular overlooks of the ice. We’ll logical Survey; and David West, Middlebury and prepare meals in a group kitchen tent. continue across southern Iceland to the College. A Maine native, Kelley received a Eighty kilometers of hikes will take us through Lakigigar craters from the 1783 eruptions and B.A. in geology from Boston University in 1973 spectacular volcanic and glacial scenery. proceed to the hot springs at Landman- and a master’s and Ph.D. in geology from The trip begins in Baltimore and will fly to nalauger, where a slowly cooling obsidian Lehigh University in 1976 and 1980. He is a Reykjavík to make a 12-day loop around the flow heats the water. Upon returning to Reyk- professor of marine geology at the University country, starting at Thingvellir, Gullfoss javík, we’ll have a free day and night in the of Maine and specializes in sedimentology waterfall, and Geysir geothermal area near city with the final stop at the Blue Lagoon on and coastal zone management—specifically, the capital. Next, we’ll head to Myvatn, in our way to the airport. northeastern Iceland, where we’ll hike through Krafla caldera and investigate other continued on p. 44

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 43 continued from p. 43 morphic and igneous rocks, Late Pleistocene Fees and Payment the response of shorelines and people to and Early Holocene sediments and landforms, $1,000 for GSA members; $1,100 for nonmem- changes in sea level. modern sand systems of the scenic beaches bers. A $100 deposit is due with your reserva- of southwestern Maine, and three of the most tion and is refundable through June 1, less a Weddle, a Massachusetts native, now photographed lighthouses along the New $20 processing fee. Total balance is due June resides with his family in Brunswick, Maine. England coast. 1. Min.: 15; max.: 32. Included: Classroom pro- He holds a B.S. in education from Boston Uni- grams and materials; field trip transportation; versity (1975), an M.S. in geology from the We’ll visit a layered gabbro complex along lodging for six night (all single occupancy University of Massachusetts (1979), and a the shore at Cape Neddick to examine and sleeping rooms; quad-style dormitory rooms Ph.D. in geology from Boston University argue over the origin of its spectacular layer- with shared bath and living room); all meals; (1991). He has worked for environmental ing and wall-rock structures. We’ll visit and welcoming and farewell events. Not geology and geotechnical consulting firms in bedrock exposures of rocks of at least three included: Airfare to and from Portland, Maine, Massachusetts and Georgia. He has worked separate tectonic terranes and discuss the transportation during hours outside field trips, for the Maine Geological Survey since 1986 timing and effects of Devonian and later alcoholic beverages, and other expenses not conducting detailed surficial geology map- deformation and metamorphic events, includ- specifically included. ping and hydrogeological studies, and he is ing the evolution of the controversial Norum- the director of the Applied Geology Division bega Fault Zone. Gravel pits and shoreline at the survey. exposures of surficial materials will provide Registrants with Special Needs insight into Late Wisconsinan glaciation and GSA is committed to making GeoVentures West is a native of North Carolina and deglaciation and the consequent sea level accessible to all. If you require special received a B.S. in geology from Appalachian changes that have resulted from this. Visits to arrangements or have special dietary State University in 1986. He moved to Maine the beaches of southwestern Maine will concerns, please contact Edna Collis, in the summer of 1986 and received a mas- emphasize the origin, evolution, and conse- GSA Headquarters, (303) 357-1034, ter’s and Ph.D. in geological sciences from quences of recent human occupation and [email protected]. the University of Maine in 1988 and 1993. alteration of these dynamic sand systems. West is an assistant professor of geology at Middlebury College, and he specializes in Time will be available for participants to relax structural geology and the tectonic evolution in the sun and swim in our “warm” ocean of the northern Appalachians. waters, shop in places like Freeport and the Old Port part of Portland, savor lobster and other seafood in the fine restaurants of the Description area, cruise around Portland’s Casco Bay, or Field trips will lead us to localities where we’ll even take a three-mile ride on a charming examine Ordovician to Cretaceous-age meta- two-foot narrow gauge railroad.

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44 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY Highlights

GSA Science and Outreach 2001

1996. That year, two geoscientists were placed in GeoCorps America™ Participants Reveal the Geology national parks. GSA will send 50 or more geoscien- of Our National Lands tists to different national parks and forests in 2002, Julie Sexton, Program Officer, GSA and intends to continue to expand the program. GEOCORPS AMERICA 2001 lands. GeoCorps America places all levels of geo- The 32 GeoCorps America participants in 2001 A BIG FIND science professionals and college students in tem- The whirring of a helicopter sounded in the dis- represented many disciplines and career and edu- porary 10- to 12-week positions during summer tance. Dust and air started to spin and blow. cational levels, including undergraduate and gradu- months with the National Park Service and U.S. Suddenly, the helicopter was hovering above ate students, professors, earth science teachers, Forest Service. Participants are chosen by a com- Meghan Hicks and the rest of the crew. After mil- consultants, and retired geoscientists. The partici- petitive selection process. lions of years, their delicate and ancient bundle pants were placed in national parks and forests GeoCorps America grew out of a partnership would move from its resting place. around the country in areas such as resource between GSA and the National Park Service in As a participant in GSA’s GeoCorps America management, research, and interpretation and edu- Program in Big Bend National Park last summer, Hicks participated in a monumental event when a helicopter transported ten dinosaur neck bones, each weighing up to 1,000 pounds, out of the back- country in the park. Hicks helped excavate the well- preserved bones, which probably belong to the species Alamosaurus. This is the first intact spinal column found for an adult of this species. “In the wake of this history-making event, I was called on to educate park visitors,” Hicks said. She created an exhibit for the visitor’s center and wrote an article for the Big Bend National Park newspa- per. Evenings, Hicks presented a slide show entitled “Unearthing Alamosaurus,” in which she chronicled the dinosaur’s life and explained how the bones were discovered, excavated, and airlifted. Through GeoCorps America™, GSA strives to in- crease the number of geoscientists on public lands, Clockwise from top left: Peter Rose works with visitors in the Fossil Butte Scientific- enhance the knowledge and management of natu- Interpretive Quarry; Brittina Argow on a trip to collect andesite samples below Paradise ral resources, mitigate geologic hazards, and raise Glacier, Mount Ranier National Park; Eric Butler analyzes Dewey Lake sandstone at public awareness of geologic resources on public Chimney Hollow, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area.

GSA TODAY, JANUARY 2002 45 cation. Following are examples of the diverse projects undertaken by GeoCorps America participants. Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Texas Eric Butler’s goal was to expand the under- standing of the geology of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. He conducted field studies and a literature review and used this knowledge to de- velop a visitor’s guide to the geology of Lake Meredith. He also wrote a comprehensive report on the local geology for park staff. As an interpre- tive ranger, Butler taught lessons and led visitors on tours of the recreation area. He taught about the geology and diverse Native American history of the region, the lifestyles of the tribes, and the tech- niques the tribes used to adapt to climate change. To enrich his lessons, Butler learned how to knap flint and throw spears with an atlatl. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington Brittina Argow’s main project at the park was to develop a volcanic hazards curriculum guide for K–12 students. She also taught geology to at-risk Devin Helfrich performs stream gauging in New Mexico’s Rio Grande River. high school students, organized a teacher’s work- shop, and collected rock samples to create an edu- field and office work. She compiled characteristics its admirable mentor staff, who served as excellent cational geology kit. “Being a GeoCorps participant about the abandoned mines that may pose hazards professional role models for the BRIDGE interns. isn’t something you do for the hours…and certainly to the environment and people visiting the forest. The BRIDGE program bridges the gap between not for the pay,” Argow said. “It’s something you “I went to Inyo National Forest for adventure and graduation and finding that first job for GSA student do because it’s such a thrill to share your love of with the expectation to enjoy myself and to learn members. It enables those members to apply both geology with other people in our nation’s best nat- the geology of the eastern Sierras,” said Centano. theory and learned skills prior to completing their ural laboratories, in a place where it’s easy to get “However, I gained so much more. This experience degrees. This mentor program, which targets ad- excited about the processes that shape Earth.” has helped me in my career-making decisions and vanced undergraduates, graduate students, and re- has opened the door to numerous types of career cent graduates (within two years of graduation), of- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, opportunities through the Forest Service and with fers its professional partners numerous benefits, Arizona the U.S. government. My internship at the Inyo including access to a temporary workforce and the Sarah Hanson educated visitors, researched National Forest has been the best experience of opportunity to recruit, develop working relation- volcanic processes, and initiated the creation of a my life.” ships with, and screen potential new hires. roadside geology guide. As part of her research on This summer’s interns included Lauren Cooper, volcanic processes, Hanson collected rock samples Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri Clay Partain contributed to cave research at Marlene Duffy, Devin Helfrich, and Peter Lang. and mapped fumarole deposits near the summit of GSA’s corporate partner for this round of intern- Sunset Crater. The information that she collected Ozark National Scenic Riverways, which contains more than 300 known caves. He mapped cave lo- ships, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, has multiple will be used to characterize the last stages of vol- offices across the United States. Cooper and Duffy canic activity there. “Sharing my knowledge of the cations using a Global Positioning System and monitored and photographed the caves. The field were in San Francisco, California, Lang was in area with the park staff and visitors was a very re- Boulder, Colorado, and Helfrich was in warding experience,” she said. work was physically challenging, and the problems he faced were intellectually stimulating. “My experi- Albuquerque, New Mexico. Zion National Park, Utah ences have been educational, enlightening, and fas- The interns found the world of consulting to be Stacie Hartung’s primary goal was to enhance cinating,” Partain said. interesting, varied, and dynamic. They learned re- interpretive presentations about the park by devel- For more information about GeoCorps America markable lessons in resourcefulness, indepen- oping a geology curriculum that included activities and how to apply, visit www.geosociety.org/ dence, teamwork, and responsibility. Plus, they and descriptions of landforms and geologic pro- science/intrnshp.htm, or contact Julie Sexton, gleaned an appreciation for sound business prac- cesses in the park. “In this work environment, I [email protected], or Karlon Blythe, tices as applied in today’s competitive consulting was expected to work independently and discover [email protected]. Applications for summer world. opportunities for myself,” Hartung said. And she 2002 are due February 4, 2002. Lang worked in three areas: data manipulation certainly did! Her accomplishments during her and maintenance, field investigations, and office summer at Zion included designing signs for an in- BRIDGE PROGRAM REVEALS support. Two of the larger projects he helped with terpretive trail, creating a geology curriculum for included an investigation and evaluation of New INTERESTING PATHS Mexico surface waters and a litigation support case rangers to use with elementary school children, Karlon Blythe, Program Officer, GSA helping Cub Scouts earn badges, increasing her in Utah. He learned the harsh business realities in- volved for consultants when projects are cancelled personal geologic knowledge, and climbing the Because of the high interest on the part of in- mid-stream. highest peak in the park. terns who have benefited from GSA mentor pro- Cooper and Duffy worked on different though grams, GSA established a new applied geoscience Inyo National Forest, California related projects in the same office in San Francisco. Linda Centano’s main project was to conduct mentored internship with partners from industry in While Cooper’s experiences covered the gamut of an abandoned mine inventory, which included 2001. GSA is proud to recognize its first partner in legal, community, hazardous waste, and field is- this endeavor, S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, and

46 JANUARY 2002, GSA TODAY sues, her main summer project involved a his audience discover the origins of Colorado’s di- alyze, and discuss geology, soils, and vegetation in Superfund site where remediation is under way. verse geologic features—high mountains, deep tandem. Geologist Melody Holm, soil scientist Jerry Her direct involvement at the site dealt with a new canyons, and steep cliffs—that attract climbers, Freeouf (from the Rocky Mountain Region of the phytoremediation area and the preliminary assess- mountaineers, and other outdoor enthusiasts. USDA Forest Service), and botanist Klara Varga ment of the slurry wall as a barrier to groundwater Halsted Morris, Colorado Avalanche Information teach an integrated approach toward identification flow. Cooper deftly handled numerous responsibili- Center, examined the anatomy of an avalanche, of the subtle and complex relationships within an ties related to the process of planting 150 new trees talked about avalanche accidents and rescues in ecosystem. This approach is applied to the ecosys- near the slurry wall. She also analyzed the effi- Colorado, and helped participants discover ways tem surrounding the Judson Meade Geologic Field ciency of the slurry wall and learned about decon- to enjoy Colorado’s backcountry safely during Station of Indiana University in the northern tamination practices for people as well as instru- the winter. Tobacco Root Mountains near Whitehall, Montana. ments. Cooper notes, “It was a great feeling being Greg McDonald, Paleontology Program Financial and administrative support from GSA able to apply skills that I learned in my undergrad- Coordinator, National Program Coordinator, pre- allows the National Minerals Training Office of the uate coursework. My internship was an exceptional sented slides on the variety of fossils preserved USDA Forest Service, which coordinates the course, experience.” through the National Park System. From to provide professional development to an inte- Duffy’s summer experiences enabled her to Precambrian algae to pygmy mammoths of the Ice grated audience of government agencies, scientific learn MathCAD and AutoCAD and then apply these Age, fossil fish to petrified forests and even di- disciplines, and professions. tools. She also assisted with duties related to the in- nosaurs, our national parks preserve and protect Thanks in part to GSA’s support, this course, stallation of a barrier wall along part of the perime- outstanding parts of the fossil record. popular among USDA Forest Service employees, ter of an arsenic-contaminated site and a phytore- GSA sent more than 2,200 Earth Science Week has become available to those from the National mediation study. She speaks in awe of a “cool posters that celebrate Colorado geology to Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management machine” that could churn up the soil and mix it in Colorado public and private school librarians. The (BLM), and the Natural Resources Conservation place with bentonite or with cement and bentonite, librarians were encouraged to create displays using Service. GSA also sponsors Outstanding Earth leaving behind a barrier wall. Duffy and Cooper the poster and books from the GSA member–rec- Science Teachers (OEST), nominated by the spent time in the field measuring water levels in ommended reading list, and they had the opportu- National Association of Geoscience Teachers, and various wells to check whether the wall was work- nity to be reimbursed up to $50 for purchases of invites a science journalist to attend the course. ing as anticipated. Duffy also got a taste of the con- geology books or books with geology as a major Hence, geologists, biologists, soil scientists, sultant’s role in litigation. She learned a resolution story line. GSA has received 115 requests for reim- foresters, ecologists, hydrologists, geoscience infor- is not easily nor quickly reached. bursement to date. The reading list is posted at mation system specialists, teachers, and a member Devin Helfrich had a bonus lesson in politics www.geosociety.org and is updated as members of the media study and work together during the due to the fact that his summer’s work related to suggest additional titles. two five-day sessions, forming connections that can water rights in arid New Mexico. Helfrich under- lead to long-lasting communication and future col- took a geographic information system project to GEOINDICATOR INITIATIVE laboration. delineate irrigation canal service areas or determine CONTINUES IN 2001 WITH THIRD Thomas Arnold, an OEST awardee from State the extent of land (area) potentially serviceable by WORKSHOP College, Pennsylvania, is considering developing a major canals used for irrigation in the Middle Rio field program for talented high school juniors for Grande Valley. Much of his work found him in the Through the Institute for Earth Science and the the summer of 2002 in Wyoming or southern offices of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy Environment and the GSA Foundation, GSA has Montana, where scientists who were fellow partici- District, where he had a temporary workstation and provided funds for a series of Geoindicator pants would be guest instructors. OEST awardee access to the necessary data. Initiative workshops. The product of an interna- Julie Ann Hugick from Cortlandt Manor, New York, For more information on this mentoring tional working group—the Commission on collaborated with soil scientist Terry Hardy from program, visit www.geosociety.org/science/ Geological Sciences for Environmental Planning the Boise National Forest on lesson plans that use brigdesc.htm, or contact Julie Sexton at jsexton@ (COGEOENVIRONMENT) of the International infrared images to locate fire lines and hotspots. geosociety.org. Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)—the This fits nicely with Hugick’s electromagnetic unit GSA is actively soliciting corporate partners to Geoindicator Initiative aims to improve the integra- as well as with Fire Prevention Week. This course participate in the BRIDGE Program. If your firm is tion of rapid geological processes into environmen- prompted Paula Waggy, an OEST awardee from interested in more details, give Sexton a call at tal and ecological assessment and reporting. Franklin, West Virginia, to contact the West Virginia (303) 357-1005. Presentations at the 2001 workshop, held in Geological Survey about developing a similar Lusaka, Zambia, focused on the relative roles of course for teachers in West Virginia. Joseph ADVENTURE GEOLOGY: EARTH natural and anthropogenic contributions to geo- Kruvczuk, an OEST awardee from Philadelphia, SCIENCE WEEK 2001 logic processes and phenomena occurring at or Pennsylvania, is going to spend some time riding near Earth’s surface over periods of 100 years or the range with BLM fisheries biologist David Gilbert Earth Science Week provides an opportunity for fewer. Participants described and discussed the rate to get a better understanding of how the BLM man- geoscientists to share their knowledge and enthusi- of change and the ability to monitor geoindicators. ages its Wetlands Program. asm about Earth. GSA and Recreation Equipment The Lusaka conference drew 35 participants from GSA’s continued support of this course and simi- Incorporated (REI) of Denver hosted four presenta- 16 countries. For more information, contact Karlon lar endeavors will promote integrated ecosystem tions on Adventure Geology during Earth Science Blythe, [email protected]. management, which includes human activities, on Week, October 7–13. public lands. For more information on the field Ronal C. Kerbo, National Cave Management INTEGRATION IS KEY TO course, contact Julie Sexton, jsexton@geosociety. Coordinator, National Park Service, took partici- GSA-SUPPORTED FIELD COURSE org, (303) 357-1005. pants on a voyage via slide show to some of the Katie KellerLynn great cave areas of the world—from the lava tube caves in the Azores to southeastern New Mexico The goal of “Geology and Ecosystem Field and the wonders of Lechuguilla Cave. Course” is integration, in both natural and human Russell Dubiel, U.S. Geological Survey, helped terms. During the course, attendees investigate, an-

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