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Preliminary Announcement and Call for Papers THEME SESSIONS
NORTHEASTERN SECTION T1. Practical Applications of Engineering Geology. Krystle
Pelham, Engineering Geologist, New Hampshire Dept. of
53rd Northeastern Section Annual Meeting, GSA Transportation, krystle.pelham@dot.nh.gov.
Burlington, Vermont, USA
18–20 March 2018 T2. Applications of Geoscience to Government and
www.geosociety.org/ne-mtg Community Issues. Marjorie Gale, State Geologist, Vermont
Geological Survey, marjorie.gale@vermont.gov; Gale
Photo Mountainsby Stephen Wright. to Lakes Blackmer, State Geologist, Pennsylvania Geological Survey,
gblackmer@pa.gov; Frederick Chormann, State Geologist,
LOCATION New Hampshire Geological Survey, frederick.chormann@
Burlington, Vermont, USA, is a dynamic college town located des.nh.gov.
on the shore of Lake Champlain between the Adirondack T3. Stories of Resilience: River Restoration and Recovery
Mountains to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. in the Northeast. Kristen Underwood, Univ. of Vermont,
Home to wonderful restaurants, boutiques, and microbreweries, southmountain@gmavt.net; John Field, Field Geology
Burlington is centrally located to many Vermont attractions, Services, jfield@field-geology.com.
such as the Shelburne Museum, the ECHO science museum, the
Ben & Jerry’s Factory, as well as geological sites of interest, T4. Engineering and Environmental Applications in a Post-
such as the Champlain Thrust at Lone Rock Point and the Chazy Glacial Northeast. Kristen Underwood, Univ. of Vermont,
Reef on Isle la Motte. southmountain@gmavt.net; John Field, Field Geology
CALL FOR PAPERS Services.
Abstract deadline: 12 Dec.
Submit online at https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018NE/cfp.epl T5. Critical Zone Processes, Function, and Resiliency:
Abstract submission fee: US$18 for students and US$30 for all Challenges and Opportunities. Julia Perdrial, Univ. of
others. If you cannot submit an abstract online, please contact Vermont, jperdrial@uvm.edu; Tim White, Penn State Univ.,
Heather Clark, +1-303-357-1018, hclark@geosociety.org. tsw113@psu.edu.
T6. Emerging Contaminants in Fractured Bedrock Aquifers
in the Northeast. Jon Kim, Vermont Geological Survey,
jon.kim@vermont.gov; Peter Ryan, Middlebury College,
pryan@middlebury.edu; Ed Romanowicz, SUNY at
Plattsburgh, romanoea@plattsburgh.edu; Tim Schroeder,
Bennington College, tschroeder@bennington.edu.
T7. Biogeochemical Cycling in Natural and Human-Altered
Landscapes. Jamie Shanley, U.S. Geological Survey,
jshanley@usgs.gov; Doug Burns, U.S. Geological Survey,
daburns@usgs.gov.
T8. Private Wells—Current Challenges and Opportunities.
Sille Larsen, Vermont Department of Health, sille.larsen@
vermont.gov; Liz Royer, Vermont Rural Water Association,
lroyer@vtruralwater.org; Paul Susca, New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Services, paul.susca@
des.nh.gov; Patti Casey, Vermont Agency of Agriculture,
patti.casey@vermont.gov.
T9. Geological Characterization of Mudstones: Applications
to Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production. David R.
(Randy) Blood, EQT Production, rblood@eqt.com; Ashley
S.B. Douds, EQT Production, adouds@eqt.com.
T10. Lake Champlain Research and Management. Patricia
Manley, Middlebury College, manley@middlebury.edu;
Andrea Lini, Univ. of Vermont, alini@uvm.edu.
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Borrelli, Univ. of Massachusetts–Boston, mark
.borrelli@umb.edu; Bryan A. Oakley, Eastern Connecticut
State Univ., oakleyb@easternct.edu.
T12.3DOHROLPQRORJLFDO5HFRUGVRI/DQGVFDSH&KDQJHLaurie
D. Grigg, Norwich Univ., lgrigg@norwich.edu; Timothy L.
Cook, Worcester State Univ., tcook3@worcester.edu.
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Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada. Woodrow B.
Thompson, Maine Geological Survey (retired), iceage-
maine@myfairpoint.net; P. Thompson Davis, Bentley Univ.,
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