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FIELD TRIPS Site, Northeastern Kansas. Wed., 27 March (afternoon).
Trip descriptions are online. For additional information, rincipa or ani er en acpherson, niversity of
please contact the Field Trip co-chairs, Susan Stover, susanstover Kansas, glmac@ku.edu. Co-organizer: Pamela Sullivan,
@ku.edu, and Rex Buchanan, rex@kgs.ku.edu. University of Kansas, plsullivan@ku.edu.
FT11. Geology of the Flint Hills, Kansas: Sea-Level and
FT1. Looking beneath the Plains: Geology of the Ogallala Climate Changes in the Permian. Thurs., 28 March (full
Formation and the Central High Plains of Kansas. day). Principal organizer: Karin Goldberg, Kansas State
Sat.–Sun, 23–24 March (overnight in Scott City, Kansas). University, kgoldberg@ksu.edu. Co-organizer: Keith
Principal organizer: Jon Smith, Kansas Geological Survey, Miller, Kansas State University (retired), keithbmill@
jjsmith@kgs.ku.edu. Co-organizer: Tony Layzell, Kansas gmail.com.
Geological Survey, alayzell@kgs.ku.edu.
FT2. The Kansas Cretaceous—The Birth of Modern SHORT COURSES
Paleontology in the U.S. Sat.–Sun, 23–24 March (over- Descriptions are online.
night in Oakley, Kansas). Principal organizer: Michael J. SC1. Making Geoscience Animations and Videos and
Everhart, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, mike@ Assessing them in the Classroom. Sun., 24 March.
oceansofkansas.com. Co-organizer: Bruce Schumacher, Principal organizer: Robert J. Stern, University of Texas at
U.S. Forest Service, baschumacher@fs.fed.us.
FT3. Late-Quaternary Landscape Evolution and Dallas, rjstern@utdallas.edu. Co-organizers: Ning Wang,
niversity of Te as at a as, nin . an utda as.edu
Geoarchaeology in the Flint Hills of Northeastern Jeffrey Ryan, University of South Florida, ryan@usf.edu;
Kansas: A Tale of Two Sites. Sun., 24 March (3/4 day, Lochlan Vaughn, University of Texas at Dallas, lochlan.
begins mid-morning). Principal organizer: Rolfe Mandel, vaughn@utdallas.edu; Siloa Willis, University of Texas at
Kansas Geological Survey, mandel@kgs.ku.edu a as, si oa. i is utda as.edu.
FT4. Sedimentology of the Indian Cave Sandstone at Echo
Cliff, Kansas: A Pennsylvanian Incised Valley Fill SC2. GSA On To the Future Professional Skills Short Course
for Students. Sun., 24 March. Principal organizers:
Preserving Putative Tidal Bore Deposits. Sun., Stephen K. Boss, University of Arkansas, sboss@uark.edu;
24 March, or Thurs., 27 March (full day). Principal orga- Tahlia Bear, Geological Society of America, tbear@
nizer: Christopher R. Fielding, University of Nebraska– geosociety.org. Co-organizers: Aisha Morris, UNAVCO,
inco n, c�e din un .edu. o-or ani er . atthe morris@unavco.org; Katherine Ellins, University of Texas
Joeckel, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, rjoeckel3@ at Austin, kellins@jsg.utexas.edu.
unl.edu.
FT5. The Science and the Industry of the Permian OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND EARLY
Hutchinson Salt. Sun., 24 March (full day). Principal orga- CAREER PROFESSIONALS
nizer: Marcia Schulmeister, Emporia State University,
mschulme@emporia.edu. Co-organizers: Kathleen Counter Mentor Programs
ennison, est ir inia niversity, c enison mai . vu. Learn more at www.geosociety.org/mentors.
edu; nna o�a ndes ie, est ir ina niversity,
asandes ie mai . vu.edu. Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geoscience.
FT6. Trails West, Kansas City Vicinity, Missouri and tudents and ear y career professiona s i have the opportunity
Kansas. Sun., 24 March (full day). Principal organizer: to discuss career prospects and cha en es ith app ied
James S. Aber, Emporia State University, jaber@g.emporia geoscientists from various sectors over a FREE lunch.
.edu. Co-organizer: Susan W. Aber, Emporia State John Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology Program.
University, abersusie@gmail.com. Students and early career professionals interested in applied
FT7. Windows into the Cretaceous Mantle of the North hydro eo o y or hydro o y as a career i have the opportunity
American Mid-Continent—Kimberlites of Riley to net or ith professiona s in these f e ds over a unch.
County. Sun., 24 March (afternoon). Principal organizer:
Pamela Kempton, Kansas State University, pkempton@ Geoscience Career Workshops
ksu.edu. Co-organizers: Matt Brueseke, Kansas State
University, brueseke@ksu.edu; Kayleigh Rogers, Kansas Part 1: Career Planning and Informational Interviewing.
State University, kayleighr@ksu.edu. our o huntin process shou d e in ith career p annin , not
FT8. Environmental Legacy of Mining in Southeast Kansas. hen you app y to o s. This or shop i he p you e in this
Wed.–Thurs., 27–28 March (overnight). Principal organizer: process and i introduce you to informationa intervie in .
Bob Jurgens, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, This section is highly recommended for freshmen, sophomores,
bob.jurgens@ks.gov. Co-organizer: Jackie Horn, University and juniors. The earlier you start your career planning the better.
of Texas at Dallas, jdh130330@utdallas.edu.
FT9. Kansas River Alluvial Aquifer: Water Use and Real- Part 2: Geoscience Career Exploration. What do geologists
Time Water-Level Monitoring. Wed., 27 March (after- in various sectors earn? What do they do? What are the pros
noon). Principal organizer: Don Whittemore, Kansas and cons to or in in academia, overnment, and industry
eo o ica urvey, don hitt s. u.edu. or shop presenters and professiona s in the f e d i address
FT10. The Importance of Geology in Critical Zone Processes these issues.
at the Konza Prairie Long-Term Ecological Research

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