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January 2012

 THE E-NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA • v. 10, no. 1

In this issue …

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Membership Matters
Government Affairs
Especially for Students
Of Note
GeoCorps™ America
Meetings

Publications
Foundation News
Travel with GSA!
On the Wire…
Geoscience Trivia

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

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Our GSA Community—Now 25,000+ Members Strong
GSA is proud to serve and we thank our members for their continued support and involvement. If you still need to renew your membership for 2012, please do so now. For those geoscientists and geoscience students who are not yet members, now is a great time to join — special limited-time offer for new members.

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GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

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Be the 2012–2013 GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow!
Application deadline: 1 Feb.
Put your expertise and experience to work helping shape science and technology policy on Capitol Hill in concert with national and international leaders.
[ learn more ]

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ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS

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GSA Research Grants
Graduate Student Members! Apply for a $2500 student research grant. Watch video on how a GSA grant can work for you. Application deadline: 1 Feb.
[ apply now ]

AGI Summer & Semester Internships
The American Geosciences Institute offers semester-long internships for undergrad or master's geoscience students. Stipend available. [ more info & deadlines ]

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OF NOTE
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Students & Early Career Scientists
GSA Travel Grants are available for the 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) in Brisbane, 5-10 Aug. 2012. Apply by 17 Feb.

NPS Fellowship Programs in Alaska
Discover Denali and Murie Science and Learning Center fellowship programs for 2012 offer up to $8,000 over one or two years, to be used for research projects in subarctic and arctic national parks (application deadline: 15 Feb.). [ more info ]
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GEOCORPS™ AMERICA


Geoscience Positions on America's Amazing Public Lands!
Hunting down dinosaur tracks at Denali National Park; guiding visitors through a cave at Craters of the Moon National Monument; mapping springs in the Medicine Bow National Forest — these are just a few examples of the nearly 100 different paid, short-term geoscience positions offered by GSA's GeoCorps™ America program.

2012 features more positions than ever, including GeoCorps Diversity Internships and American Indian Internships, positions with the California Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Program, and some astronomy (“AstroCorps”) positions. Geoscientists of any level (undergraduates through retired professionals) are welcome to apply. Applications are accepted through 1 Feb.

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MEETINGS


New Field Forum:
Formation of the Sierra Nevada Batholith: Magmatic and tectonic processes and their tempos.
1-8 Sept. 2012, Sierra Nevada, California.

2012 Annual Meeting - GEOSCIENCES: INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
4–7 November 2012 • Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
   >> Short course proposals for the 2012 Annual Meeting are due on 1 Feb.


2012 Section Meetings
South-Central
8-9 March, Alpine, Texas
Chair: Kevin Urbanczyk
[ register | technical program ]
Northeastern
18-20 March, Hartford, Connecticut
Chair: Jean Crespi
[ register | technical program ]
Cordilleran
29-31 March (posters will be on display the evening of 28 March), Queretaro, Mexico
Chair: Luca Ferrari
[ register ]
Southeastern
1-2 April, Asheville, North Carolina
Co-chairs: Blair Tormey, Cheryl Waters-Tormey
[ register ]
North-Central
23-24 April, Dayton, Ohio
Chair: Charles Ciampaglio
Abstracts Deadline: 24 Jan.
[ submit an abstract ]
Rocky Mountain
9-11 May, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chair: Laura Crossey
Abstracts Deadline: 14 Feb.
[ submit an abstract ]
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PUBLICATIONS

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Seeking Science Editors
GSA's internationally recognized journals Geology, Geosphere, and Lithosphere invite applications and nominations for science editors, with terms to begin in January 2013.
Learn more about [ Geology | Geosphere | Lithosphere | download flyer (PDF) ]

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FOUNDATION NEWS
GSAF video

Educating a New Generation of Geologists
Learn about GSA's Research Grants and GeoCorps™ America programs from participants and supporters. Watch the new video from the GSA Foundation.

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TRAVEL WITH GSA
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2012 GSA GeoVenturesGeoscience Travel & Tours
Join us on three amazing trips this year: Explore Antarctica with GSA!
Trip Dates: 27 December 2012 to 20 January 2013
“… the Jackson School cruise in celebration of the 125th Anniversary of The Geological Society of America will be exceptional. In addition to … wildlife, history, and photography experts, we have a world-class group of science lecturers covering tectonics, climate, and glaciology.” (Ian Dalziel)

Join your GSA colleagues, esteemed climate scientists, and structural geologists on this extraordinary excursion of a lifetime. Space is limited, sign up soon.
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ON THE WIRE …
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A SAMPLING OF GSA IN THE NEWS
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The UMSL Daily, a publication of the University of Missouri–St. Louis, highlighted Richard D. Schwartz's January 2012 GSA Today Groundwork article, “An Astrophysicist Looks at Global Warming.”
[ GSA Today article | UMSL Daily ]

A 1 December 2011 Science Daily article discussed Richard Saltus and Richard Blakely's December 2011 GSA Today research article, “Unique geologic insights from ‘non-unique’ gravity and magnetic interpretation.”
[ abstract | Science Daily ]

The Gravestone Project, part of GSA's EarthTrek, received recognition in a 14 December Associated Press article that was picked up by many different publications, including the Deseret News.
[ Earthtrek's Gravestone Project | Deseret News ]

Birger Rasmussen et al.'s January 2012 Geology article detailing the discovery of the lunar mineral tranquillityite in Australia received significant international media attention, including articles by the Brisbane Times, ABC, The Register, and more.
[ abstract | Brisbane Times | ABC | The Register | Mail Online |
International Business Times | Science Daily ]

Mercury levels during the Permian extinction became a popular discussion item thanks to Hamed Sanei et al.'s January 2012 Geology article. Coverage of the paper appeared in The Guardian, the Environmental News Network, Vancouver Sun, Japan Herald, and more.
[ abstract | Malaysia Sun | Japan Herald | Treehugger.com | Energy Publisher |
Environmental News Network | The Guardian | Vancouver Sun ]

Henry T. Berglund's January 2012 Geology article about distributed deformation across the Rio Grande Rift received wide media attention, thanks in part to an Albuquerque Journal article that was picked up by numerous media outlets.
[ abstract | Albuquerque Journal | Homeland Security NewsWire |
Fox News | Santa Fe New Mexican ]

A recent article in Mother Nature Network, recounting the January 2010 Haiti earthquake and the challenges of geologic research in the area, described Celia M. McHugh et al.'s August 2011 Geology article, “Offshore sedimentary effects of the 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake.”
[ abstract | Mother Nature Network ]

The life of Nicholas Steno received an attention boost thanks to a Google Doodle celebrating his 11 January birthday. The Danish website Videnskab dk also covered his birthday, noting GSA Memoir 203 as a scientific source.
[ MWR203 contents | Videnskab dk ]

A 12 January article on the German website Bild der Wissenschaft described Magnus Ivarsson et al.'s findings of fossilized fungi in subseafloor Eocene basalts.
[ abstract | Bild der Wissenschaft ]
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PRESS RELEASES ISSUED BY GSA
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SELECTED PRESS RELEASES RECEIVED
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GEOSCIENCE TRIVIA
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  1. Which geological theory was started by Abraham Gottlob Werner (1750-1817)?
  2. In a land seismic survey, what term is used for the hole into which an explosive charge is placed?
  3. Schorl is a black form of what mineral?

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