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GSA TODAY | FEBRUARY 2016 3. Quaternary Geology of the Upper Sangamon River Basin:
Glacial, Post-Glacial, and Post-Settlement History:
Sun., 17 April, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Cost: US$80. Leaders: David A.
Grimley, Illinois State Geological Survey, dgrimley@illinois
.edu; Alison Anders, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
amanders@illinois.edu; Andrew J. Stumpf, Illinois State
Geological Survey, astumpf@illinois.edu.
Post-Meeting
4. The Grover Gravel, St. Louis County, Missouri: Evidence
for a Complex History, Volcanic Eruptions, and Early
Glaciations: Wed., 20 April, 7 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Cost: US$55.
Leaders: Charles W. Rovey, Missouri State Univ.,
charlesrovey@missouristate.edu; Mike Siemens, Missouri
State Geological Survey, mike.siemens@dnr.mo.gov;
Greg Balco, Berkeley Geochronology Center, balcs@bgc.org.
5. 19 ka–13 ka Glacial Meltwater Discharge Archives in
the Middle Illinois River Valley: Climate and Timing
Implications: Wed., 20 April, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Cost: US$80. Leaders: Hong Wang, Illinois State Geological
Survey, hongwang@illinois.edu; Andrew J. Stumpf, Illinois
State Geological Survey, astumpf@illinois.edu; B. Brandon
Curry, Illinois State Geological Survey, b-curry@illinois
.edu; Timothy G. Fisher, Univ. of Toledo, timothy.fisher@
utoledo.edu.
6. Braided Rivers and Other Cambrian Environments of
Southeastern Missouri: Sizing up Depositional Systems
from Pore Scale to Regional Scale: Cosponsored by the
Center for Geologic Storage of CO2. Wed. and Thurs.,
20–21 April, 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Cost: US$185. Leaders: Jim
Best, University of Illinois, jimbest@illinois.edu; David
Dominic, Wright State University, david.dominic@wright.
edu;
Robert Ritzi, Wright State University, robert.ritzi@wright
.edu; Charles Monson, Illinois State Geological Survey,
cmonson@illinois.edu; Nathan Webb, Illinois State
Geological Survey, ndwebb2@illinois.edu.
7. Silurian Chronostratigraphy of Northeastern Illinois:
Wed., 20 April, 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m. Cost: US$55. Leaders:
Donald G. Mikulic, Illinois State Geological Survey,
mikulic@illinois
.edu; Joanne Kluessendorf, Weis Earth Science Museum,
joanne.kluessendorf@uwc.edu.
8. Illinois Basin–Decatur Project (IBDP): A Large-Scale CO2
Sequestration Project in a Deep Saline Reservoir:
Cosponsored by the Center for Geologic Storage of CO2. Wed., Field Trip Co-Chairs: Scott Elrick and Zak Lasemi,
20 April, 7:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Cost: US$55. Leaders: Edward
Mehnert, Illinois State Geological Survey, emehnert@
illinois.edu; Hongbo Shao, Illinois State Geological Survey, Exhibits: Renaé Strawbridge, NCGSA16-Exhibits@isgs.illinois.edu
hbshao@illinois.edu.
9. Project-Based Field Trips to the Starved Rock Area for
Geoscience Educators: Wed., 20 April, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Cost: US$85. Leaders: Kristin Huysken, Indiana Univ.
Northwest, khuysken@iun.edu; Erin P. Argyilan, Indiana
Univ. Northwest, eargyila@iun.edu; Robert Votaw, Indiana
Univ. Northwest, cpvotaw@gmail.com.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
For mentor program and career workshop descriptions
and On To the Future information, see p. 19.
Mentor Programs
Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geoscience
Luncheon: Mon., 18 April
John Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology Program
Luncheon: Tues., 19 April
Geoscience Career Workshops
Geoscience Career Workshop Part 1: Career Planning and
Informational Interviewing: Mon., 18 April, 8–9 a.m.
Geoscience Career Workshop Part 2: Geoscience Career
Exploration: Mon., 18 April, 9–10 a.m.
Geoscience Career Workshop Part 3: Cover Letters,
Résumés, and CVs: Tues., 19 April, 9–10 a.m.
Presentation Awards
Awards for the best student posters and papers are
supported by the GSA North-Central Section and by the
Great Lakes Section–SEPM (Society for Sedimentary
Geology). To be eligible, students must be lead authors and
presenters and should be capable of answering detailed ques-
tions about their research.
Travel Grants
Application deadline: 14 March
Students who are GSA members and who register for
the meeting are eligible to apply for student travel grants.
For further information see www.geosociety.org/grants/
ncgrant.htm.
LOCAL COMMITTEE
General Chair: Steve Brown, steebrow@illinois.edu
Chair Assistant: Tammy Montgomery, tmntgmry@illinois.edu
Vice-Chair: Yu-Feng Forrest Lin, yflin@illinois.edu
Technical Program Co-Chairs: Hue-Hwa Hwang and
Dave Larson, NCGSA16-tech@isgs.illinois.edu
NCGSA16-trip@isgs.illinois.edu
Sponsorship: Dana Labotka, NCGSA16-Sponsors@isgs.illinois.edu
Student Programs and Volunteers: Shane Butler,
NCGSA16-Students@isgs.illinois.edu
Audiovisual: Mark Yacucci, yacucci@illinois.edu
Special Events, Workshops, and Short Courses: Charles Monson,
cmonson@illinois.edu
Local Logistics: Kathy Henry, kmhenry@illinois.edu
Graphics: Dee Lund, dlund@illinois.edu
Other: Joan Crockett, jcrocket@illinois.edu; Laura Keefer,
lkeefer@illinois.edu