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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Northeastern

Section

56th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Section, GSA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
14–16 March 2021

www.geosociety.org/ne-mtg
The skyline of Hartford, Connecticut, as seen from across the
Connecticut River. Image by Jimaro Morales from Pixabay.

Lithosphere, Hydrosphere, Anthroposphere
LOCATION Theme Sessions
Hartford was established in 1637 and is one of the oldest and most T1. Use of Digital Well Record Data Sets for Characterizing
historic cities in the United States. It is the capital city and home to Fractured Crystalline Bedrock Hydrogeology.
some of the largest corporations in Connecticut. The city is located Cosponsored by Connecticut Geological Survey,
on the Mesozoic rocks of the Hartford rift basin with its outstanding Department of Energy and Environmental Protection;
dinosaur footprints. It is a short drive from Long Island Sound, GSA Hydrogeology Division. Gary Robbins, Univ. of
metamorphic rocks of the eastern and western uplands, and sedi- Connecticut, gary.robbins@uconn.edu; Meredith Metcalf,
ments of Glacial Lake Hitchcock. The meeting will be held at the Eastern Connecticut State Univ., metcalfm@easternct.edu.
Hartford Convention Center, which opened in 2005 and is within
walking distance of parks along the Connecticut River and by T2. Urban Hydrology and Geochemistry. Cosponsored by
the state capitol building, the Connecticut Science Center, the GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, and a wide range of coffee Volcanology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division;
shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues. GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division.
Ashleigh Kirker, Temple Univ., ashleigh.kirker@temple.edu;
CALL FOR PAPERS Daniel J. Bain, Univ. of Pittsburgh, dbain@pitt.edu.
Abstracts deadline: 8 Dec. 2020
Submit online at www.geosociety.org/ne-mtg T3. Impact of Sulfide Weathering on Environmental Quality
Abstract submission fee: GSA members: professionals: US$30; and Infrastructure. Cosponsored by GSA Mineralogy,
students: US$18. Non-members: professionals: US$60; students: Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division. Margaret
US$36. Thomas, Connecticut Geological Survey, Dept. of Energy and
If you cannot submit an abstract online, please contact Heather Environmental Protection, margaret.thomas@ct.gov; Jonathan
Clark, +1-303-357-1018, hclark@geosociety.org. Gourley, Trinity College, jonathan.gourley@trincoll.edu.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM T4. Biogeochemical Cycling of Environmental
Symposia Contaminants (Posters). Cosponsored by GSA
S1. Stories in Stone: The Legacy of Jelle Zeilinga de Boer. Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology
Cosponsored by Department of Earth and Environmental Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division. Yinka Oyewumi,
Sciences, Wesleyan University; Geological Society of Central Connecticut State Univ., oyewumi@ccsu.edu;
Connecticut; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Justin Richardson, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst,
Division; Connecticut Geological Survey, Department of jbrichardson@umass.edu.
Energy and Environmental Protection. Phillip G. Resor,
Wesleyan Univ., presor@wesleyan.edu; Johan C. Varekamp, T5. Private Wells—Current Challenges and Opportunities.
Wesleyan Univ., jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu; Martha S. Cosponsored by GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA
Gilmore, Wesleyan Univ., mgilmore@wesleyan.edu. Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division. Sille
Larsen, Vermont Dept. of Health, sille.larsen@vermont.gov;
S2. Magma Ascent to Magma Mingling, Volatility, and Joe Ayotte, U.S. Geological Survey, jayotte@usgs.gov;
Volcanism: A Session in Honor of Sheila J. Seaman. Jon Kim, Vermont Geological Survey, Jon.Kim@vermont
Cosponsored by GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, .gov; Patti Casey, Vermont Agency of Agriculture,
Petrology, and Volcanology Division. Christopher Koteas, Food and Markets, Patti.Casey@vermont.gov; Paul Susca,
Norwich Univ., gkoteas@norwich.edu; David Gibson, New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services,
Univ. of Maine Farmington, dgibson@maine.edu. Paul.Susca@des.nh.gov.

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