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Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION
67th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern
Section, GSA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
12–13 April 2018
www.geosociety.org/se-mtg
Photo by Bruce McCamish.
Geology at Every Scale
The 2018 Southeastern Sectional meeting of the Geological
Society of America will be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA,
and will explore geology at all scales, from isotopes and geomi-
crobiology to tectonics and other processes on the planetary scale.
Surrounded by the natural beauty of the Appalachian Mountains,
and situated on the banks of the Tennessee River, Knoxville has a
lot to offer visitors. The downtown area offers live music, eclectic
shopping, and highly acclaimed cuisine. Learn about the region’s
geologic setting and industries, or delve into its rich cultural his-
tory, from the first Native Americans to inhabit the Valley and
Ridge, through the colonial and Civil War periods, at one of the
several museums and historic homes within walking distance of
the Knoxville Convention Center. Numerous other attractions are
within easy driving distance, from the Knoxville Zoo and the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to the family-friendly fun
of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. The University of Tennessee’s
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences looks forward to
hosting all of you in our new facilities this coming 12–13 April.
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Keynote address: Robert Hazen, Carnegie Institute for Science.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract deadline: 16 Jan. 2018
Submit abstracts online at www.geosociety.org/se-mtg. The
submission fee is US$18 for students and US$30 for all others. If
you cannot submit an abstract online, please contact Heather
Clark, +1-303-357-1018, hclark@geosociety.org.
In addition to the following Symposium and Theme Sessions,
we are soliciting abstracts for general discipline sessions.
SYMPOSIUM
S1. Longstanding Problems and New Ideas About the
Structure and Tectonic Evolution of the Southern
Appalachians and Other Mountain Belts: In Honor of the
Career of Robert D. Hatcher Jr. Arthur J. Merschat, USGS,
amerschat@usgs.gov; J. Ryan Thigpen, Univ. of Kentucky,
ryan.thigpen@uky.edu; Elizabeth McClellan, Radford Univ.,
emcclellan@radford.edu; Mark W. Carter, USGS, mcarter@
usgs.gov.
THEME SESSIONS
T1. Seismic Hazards in the Eastern United States. Christine
Powell, Univ. of Memphis, capowell@memphis.edu; Chris
Cramer, Univ. of Memphis, ccramer@memphis.edu; Martin
Chapman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ.,
mcc@vt.edu.
T2. Recent Advances in Our Understanding of The Crust and
Upper Mantle in the Southeastern United States. Robert
B. Hawman, Univ. of Georgia, hawman@uga.edu; James H.
Knapp, Univ. of South Carolina, knapp@geol.sc.edu.
T3. Geomorphic Anomalies and Underlying Geologic
Controls Identified from Surficial and Bedrock Mapping,
Southeastern United States. Kathleen M. Farrell, North
Carolina Geological Survey, kathleen.farrell@ncdenr.gov;
Christopher S. Swezey, USGS, cswezey@usgs.gov.
T4. Chemostratigraphy as a Tool for Reconstruction of Past
Environments. Linda C. Kah, Univ. of Tennessee, lckah@
utk.edu; Miles A. Henderson, Univ. of Tennessee,
mhende16@vols.utk.edu. Cosponsored by GSA Sedimentary
Geology Division.
T5. Environmental Problems and Solutions Associated with
Appalachian Shale Plays and Coal Mining. Anna
Szynkiewicz, Univ. of Tennessee, aszynkie@utk.edu;
Nathaniel Warner, Pennsylvania State Univ., nrw6@engr
.psu.edu.
T6. Karstology: Mechanisms and Case Studies in the
Southeastern United States. Terri Brown, Lincoln
Memorial Univ., tbrown23@vols.utk.edu. Cosponsored by
GSA Hydrogeology Section.
T7. Linkages among Subterranean Ecosystems and
Geological Events in the Eastern United States. Nicholas
S. Gladstone, Univ. of Tennessee, ngladsto@vols.utk.edu;
Matthew L. Niemiller, Univ. of Alabama, cavemander17@
gmail.com; Evin T. Carter, Univ. of Tennessee, ecarte19@
vols.utk.edu; Michael L. McKinney, Univ. of Tennessee,
mmckinne@utk.edu; Sarah W. Keenan, Univ. of Tennessee,
skeenan1@vols.utk.edu.