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Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers CALL FOR PAPERS
SOUTH-CENTRAL SECTION Abstract deadline: 5 Dec.
Submit online at www.geosociety.org/sc-mtg
52nd Annual Meeting of the South-Central Abstract submission fee: US$18 for students and US$30 for all
Section, GSA others. If you cannot submit an abstract online, please contact
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA Heather Clark, +1-303-357-1018, hclark@geosociety.org. For addi-
12–13 March 2018 tional information, please contact the Technical Program Chair,
www.geosociety.org/sc-mtg Laura Ruhl, lsruhl@ualr.edu.
Photo by Oliver Beland. THEME SESSIONS
Geology in the Natural State T1. Late Paleozoic Tectonic Framework of the South-Central
USA and the Evolution of the Ouachita Orogen. Robert
LOCATION Stern, Univ. of Texas at Dallas, rjstern@utdallas.edu; Daniel
Situated on the Arkansas River, Little Rock is home to a vibrant Rains, Arkansas Geological Survey, daniel.rains@arkansas
.gov; Majie Fan, Univ. of Texas at Arlington, mfan@uta.edu.
nightlife, big-time entertainment, world-class attractions, and a
booming dining scene. Learn about important events in the civil T2. Groundwater Resources of the Mississippi Embayment.
rights movement at the Central High School National Historic Katherine Knierim, U.S. Geological Survey, kknierim@
Site, explore the Clinton Presidential Center, and imagine a world usgs.gov; Samantha Wacaster, U.S. Geological Survey.
free of hunger and poverty at the Heifer Village. Lace up your
running shoes or hop on a bicycle and cruise the Arkansas River T3. Paleontology of the South-Central Region. Joseph Daniel,
Trail, which features more than 15 miles of scenic riverfront and PaleoAERIE, paleoaerie@gmail.com; René Shroat-Lewis,
one of the longest pedestrian and bicycle bridges in America. Univ. of Arkansas at Little Rock, rashroatlew@ualr.edu.
From digging for quartz or diamonds to soaking in a natural hot
springs bath at Hot Springs National Park, Little Rock is the per- T4. Petroleum Produced Water: Safe Disposal and Beneficial
fect starting point for a wide range of geology-related adventures. Use. Javier Vilcaez, Boone Pickens School of Geology,
We have put together an exciting program of field trips, work- Oklahoma State Univ., vilcaez@okstate.edu; Antonio
shops, and technical sessions covering a wide range of geology Cardona, San Luis Potosi Univ., acardona@uaslp.mx.
topics that we believe will be very appealing. We look forward to
seeing you in Little Rock in 2018! T5. Structure and Stratigraphy of the Mid-Continent
Region: Mountain Building and Related Sedimentation.
Keith Gray, Wichita State Univ., k.gray@wichita.edu;
Xiangyang Xie, Texas Christian Univ., x.xie@tcu.edu;
William Parcell, Wichita State Univ., william.parcell@
wichita.edu; Matthew McKay, Missouri State Univ.,
matthewmckay@missouristate.edu.
T6. Karst Development and Karst Hydrogeology in the
Mid-Continent Region of the United States. Phillip Hays,
U.S. Geological Survey and Univ. of Arkansas, pdhays@
usgs.gov; Matthew Covington, Univ. of Arkansas,
mcoving@uark.edu.
T7. Insight from Planetary Remote Sensing. Suniti
Karunatillake, Louisiana State Univ., sunitiw@lsu.edu.
T8. Carbon in the Geosphere. Omar Harvey, Texas Christian
Univ., omar.harvey@tcu.edu.
T9. Geologic Mapping in the South-Central Region of the
United States (Posters). Richard Hutto, Arkansas
Geological Survey, richard.hutto@arkansas.gov; Garrett
Hatzell, Arkansas Geological Survey, garrett.hatzell@
arkansas.gov.
T10. Holistic Approaches to Coping with Induced Seismicity
in the Mid-Continent. Casee Lemons, Texas Bureau of
Economic Geology, casee.lemons@beg.utexas.edu; Tandis
Bidgoli, Kansas Geological Survey, tbidgoli@kgs.ku.edu;
Jake Walter, Oklahoma Geological Survey, jwalter@ou.edu;
Scott Ausbrooks, Arkansas Geological Survey, scott
.ausbrooks@arkansas.gov.
T11. Demography and Geosciences: Addressing the Growing
Diversity Gap. Stephen K. Boss, Univ. of Arkansas,
sboss@uark.edu.
T12. Drivers and Impacts to Water Quality throughout the
Mid-Continent Region of the United States. Ralph Davis,
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