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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

2017–2018 GSA-USGS

Congressional Science Fellowship

Application deadline: 1 Feb. 2016

Bring your science and technology expertise to Capitol Hill to work directly with national leaders
at the interface between geoscience and public policy.

The GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellowship provides a rare opportunity for a geoscientist
to spend a year working for a member of Congress or congressional committee. If you are an
earth scientist with a broad geologic background, experience applying scientific knowledge to
societal challenges, and a passion for helping shape the future of the geoscience profession,
GSA and the USGS invite your application. The fellowship is open to GSA members who are
U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with a minimum requirement of a master’s degree with at
least five years of professional experience or a Ph.D. at the time of appointment.

Learn more at www.geosociety.org/csf or by contacting Kasey White, +1-202-669-0466,
kwhite@geosociety.org.

Catastrophic Mega-Scale Landslide Failure
of Large Volcanic Fields

Cedar City and Bryce Canyon City, Utah, USA • 16–22 Sept. 2017

Conveners

Robert F. Biek, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA,
bobbiek@utah.gov
David B. Hacker, Dept. of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, USA,
dhacker@kent.edu
Peter D. Rowley, Geologic Mapping Inc., New Harmony, Utah, USA,
pdrowley@rushisp.com

This six-day field forum is designed to investigate the concept of exception-
ally large catastrophic collapse of volcanic fields using the distinguishing char-
acteristics and geologic implications of the gigantic Markagunt gravity slide and
Marysvale volcanic field, southwest Utah, USA.

Application deadline: 31 January

www.geosociety.org/GSA/fieldexp/Field_Forums.aspx

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