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Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers CALL FOR PAPERS
NORTH-CENTRAL SECTION Abstract deadline: 16 Jan. 2018
Submit online at www.geosociety.org/nc-mtg. Abstract submis-
52nd Annual Meeting of North-Central
Section, GSA sion fee: US$18 for students; US$30 for all others. If you cannot
Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, USA submit an abstract online, please contact Heather Clark, +1-303-
16–17 April 2018 357-1018, hclark@geosociety.org.
www.geosociety.org/ne-mtg
In addition to Theme Sessions, we are soliciting abstracts for
View of the Campanile on the Iowa State University campus. Photograph by Bri Gerke. general discipline sessions. Please direct questions on these ses-
sions to the technical program co-chairs: Neal Iverson, niverson@
Geoscience Returns to the Heartland iastate.edu, and Kristie Franz, kfranz@iastate.edu.
LOCATION Theme Sessions
The 52nd Annual Meeting of GSA’s North-Central Section
T1. Ancient Life on Earth and Elsewhere: Evidence from
returns to the location of its 30th Annual Meeting at the Iowa Modern and Fossil Systems. Cosponsored by
State University Conference Center in the Scheman Building, Paleontological Society; GSA Planetary Geology Division;
located on the campus of Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa, GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division. Andy Czaja,
USA. As a premier university-based convention and meeting loca- Univ. of Cincinnati, andrew.czaja@uc.edu; Jeff Havig, Univ.
tion, Ames is centrally located in America’s Heartland. Known of Minnesota, jeffhavig@gmail.com; Trinity Hamilton, Univ.
for one of the most beautiful campuses in the nation, Iowa State of Minnesota, hamil689@umn.edu; Andrew Gangidine,
University is easy to navigate, and the Conference Center offers Univ. of Cincinnati, agangidine@gmail.com.
easy access to community and campus amenities. Whether look-
ing for unique dining options or distinctive shopping experiences, T2. Fossil Insights into Paleoclimatic and Paleoenvironmental
you’ll enjoy the Midwestern hospitality in Ames. If you’re driv- Change. Cosponsored by GSA Sedimentary Geology
ing, Ames is easily accessible from both I-35 and I-80. If you’re Division. Aaron R. Wood, Iowa State Univ., awood@iastate.
flying, the Des Moines International Airport is served by all edu; Natalie Thompson, Iowa State Univ., nst27@iastate.edu.
major airlines and is 45 minutes from Ames by car.
T3. Climate Reconstructions from Speleothems. Cosponsored
by GSA Karst Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and
Geomorphology Division. Rhawn Denniston, Cornell
College, rdenniston@cornellcollege.edu; Jeffrey Dorale,
Univ. of Iowa, jeffrey-dorale@uiowa.edu.
T4. Landlocked but Not Left Out: Contributions to
Oceanography by Mid-Continent Scientists. Cosponsored
by GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geobiology
and Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology
and Geomorphology Division; GSA Environmental and
Engineering Geology Division. Beth E. Caissie, Iowa State
Univ., bethc@iastate.edu; Sally Zellers, Univ. of Central
Missouri, szellers@ucmo.edu; Anna Nesterovich, Iowa State
Univ., annanest@iastate.edu; Nina Whitney, Iowa State
Univ., nwhitney@iastate.edu.
T5. Potential Impact of Climate Change on Water Quality
and Quantity. Cosponsored by GSA Hydrogeology Division;
GSA Geology and Society Division. Zelalem Bedaso, Univ.
of Dayton, zbedaso1@udayton.edu; Shuang-Ye Wu, Univ. of
Dayton, swu001@udayton.edu; Mike Ekberg, Miami
Conservancy District, mekberg@mcdwater.com.
T6. Assessing Groundwater in the Midwestern U.S.—How
Much, How Good, and for How Long? Cosponsored by
GSA Hydrogeology Division. Bob Libra, blibra999@gmail.
com; Michael Anderson, Iowa Department of Natural
Resources, michael.anderson@dnr.iowa.gov.
T7. Agricultural Impacts on Hydrology and Water Quality in
the Midwest. Cosponsored by GSA Hydrogeology Division;
GSA Geology and Society Division. William Simpkins, Iowa
State Univ., bsimp@iastate.edu; Michael Burkart, USDA-
ARS (retired), mburkart@iastate.edu; Nathan Young, Iowa
State Univ., nlyoung@iastate.edu.
T8. Hydrology and Water Quality in Urban and Suburban
Watersheds. Cosponsored by GSA Hydrogeology Division;
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