Upcoming meetings:
- April 23 (program at right)
- September 10, 24
- October 22
- November 12
- December 10 (2008 Annual Meeting)
Previous
meeting programs and minutes, 1893-
GSW
Late Spring 2008 Field Trip (June 7): Tidewater Geomorphology at George
Washington’s Birthplace National Monument, Westmoreland County, VA
GSA Seeks General Co-Chair for 2010 NE-SE
Joint Meeting
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
1422nd Meeting
Fawna Korhonen, University of Maryland —
Polymetamorphic history of the Fosdick Migmatite Dome, West Antarctica:
Insights into the evolution of Gondwana.
James B. Gill, University of California Santa Cruz
— Baitoushan (Again): Explosive North Korea (Volcanism).
Matthew J. Fouch, Arizona State University — Probing
mantle dynamics of the Northwestern United States: The High Lava Plains
Seismic Experiment.
Special Announcement:
Local Area Science
Fair First-Place Award Winners will present their posters prior to the
meeting from 7:30 to 8:00 pm.
Refreshments start at 7:30 p.m. The formal program starts at 8:00
p.m.
Meetings are held at the John Wesley Powell Auditorium
2170 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
(see below for directions)
Program flyer for distribution
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Information about the Society
The Geological Society of Washington (GSW) was founded in 1893 to
promote
the increase and dissemination of geological knowledge. GSW provides a
forum for geological interchange through a program of regularly
scheduled
formal talks, informal communications, opportunities to meet
colleagues,
field trips, and public service. Members represent a wide cross-section
of the local geologic community including geoscientists from federal
(U.S.Geological
Survey, NASA, NSF, military, DOE, EPA) and state government, Congress,
Carnegie Institution of Washington, local universities, museums,
consulting
firms, earth science educators, and others interested in the geological
sciences. Guests are welcome.
List of Officers and Committee Chairs
Constitution and Bylaws
Directions to Meeting Location
(PDF; also available in Word
format)
Membership Dues for 2008: $35/year ($15 for students); add $5
to receive meeting notices by post rather than e-mail.
Membership Application Form
(Word document
to print and mail)
Membership Renewal Form
(Word document to print and mail)
For further information and inquiries about address changes or your
membership status, please call, send mail, or e-mail to:
J. A. Speer
Geological Society of Washington
3635 Concorde Pkwy Suite 500
Chantilly, VA 20151-1125
(703) 652-9950
j_a_speer@minsocam.org
Speaker Suggestions and Queries: 2008 Program Committee contact:
Tim Mock, Chair
GSW Historical Documents
Search the GSW archives, including meeting minutes (Google search):
Search the GSW databases:
Browse the GSW minutes:
An archive of Secretary's
minutes back to the late 1940s is available here.
Anniversary speeches:
Speech by T. W. Stanton on the
occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of GSW in 1943.
Speech by Hugh D. Miser on the occasion
of the 800th meeting of GSW in 1959.
GSW founders:
A list of the Founders of GSW is
available here.
The Centennial History of the Geological Society of Washington
tells about the history of Earth Sciences in Washington, D.C. as well
as
the development new ideas in earth science and the evolution of the
U.S.
Geological Survey. The 165-page paperback volume contains stories about
the intellectual and social life of scientists in Washington, and about
the good-natured banter that has always characterized GSW meetings. As
one reviewer put it, " Bonhomie has been a feature of the Society". A
former
Chief geologist of the USGS said, "The best $10 I ever spent!". The
price
is still $10, and the book can be purchased from:
Geological Society of Washington
3635 Concorde Pkwy Suite 500
Chantilly, VA 20151-1125
OR
Order by phone: (703) 652-9950
Payment must be prepaid by check (in US dollars drawn on US bank) or
money order payable to the Geological Society of Washington (TIN
52-6049239).
GSW cannot be responsible for cash sent through the mail. Cost includes
postage by surface or book rate. Publications may not be returned for
refund
or credit. Damaged books will be replaced.
Announcements
The
Geological Society of
America seeks a General Co-Chair for the 2010 Northeast-Southeast Joint
Section Meeting at the Baltimore Inner Harbour. Noel Potter,
Dickinson College, Carlisle PA, is the General Co-Chair representing
the Northeast Section, and GSA is looking for someone to represent the
Southeast Section. Some of the duties may be found at www.geosociety.org/sectionmanual/.
Setting up the technical sessions is a challenging (but ultimately
rewarding) task, and will involve a number of meetings in Baltimore. If
you are interested, please contact Bill Burton (bburton@usgs.gov) by March 18th.
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Special
issue of Geobiology. Click
here for a list of articles in a
special issue of Geobiology
on "Microbial interactions with physical sediment dynamics, and their
significance for the interpretation of Earth's biological
history. The special issue of Geobiology expand
on a GSW talk by Dr. Nora Noffke in 2007. For more
information,
contact Nora Noffke.
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Jim
O'Connor Memorial Field Trip
Guide: Building Stones and Geomorphology of Washington, DC.
To honor Jim O'Connor's legacy, Norrie Robbins and Myrna Welter
compiled this guide in 2001 from Jim's published field guides and
unpublished notes of his many fieldtrips in and around Washington. A
PDF version of the field trip
guide is available by clicking here.
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GSW Spring 2003 Field Trip Guide: Geomorphic Evolution of
Great Falls
and Mather Gorge
Last May, E-an Zen graciously agreed to lead a group in studying the
geomorphic story behind the formation of Mather Gorge of the Potomac
River,
which terminates headward at Great Falls. A PDF version of the field
trip
guide is available by clicking here. Many
thanks to Bill Minarik for putting the guide together from E-an's
material!
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Volunteers are needed
to lead occasional geology walks
for
the
public out of the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center of the C&O
Canal
National Historical
Park. Walks are usually held on Saturday mornings of your choice. If
interested, please contact Margo Kingston, USGS Retired, at
home (301) 657-8818 or USGS
(703) 648-6369. The home email address is preferred.
Jobs
U.S.
Geological Survey Mendenhall Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program.
The Mendenhall Program provides opportunities to conduct research in
association with selected members of the USGS professional staff.
Opportunities for research are available in a wide range of topics. The
postdoctoral fellowships are 2-year appointments. Research
opportunities are typically announced in July. Application
closing
date is in the November-December window. Offers are typically made
during February. Appointments will start the following October or
later, depending on availability of funds. The program contact is: Dr.
Rama K. Kotra, rkotra@usgs.gov,
703-648-6271. A description of the
program, current or recent research projects or opportunities, and the
application process are available at http://geology.usgs.gov/postdoc.
The USGS is an equal opportunity employer.
GSW maintains a roster of potential
employers
in the fields of geology, geophysics, and associated disciplines in the
Washington, D.C. area. To add to this list or announce specific
job/post-doc
opportunities in our area , contact: David Applegate.
The American
Geophysical
Union (AGU) and Geotimes
magazine
list available jobs that may be of interest to the earth science
community.
The American Geological Institute's Geoscience
Careers Site has links to job postings and other career-related
information.
Other Geoscience Talks in the Area
The USGS Eastern
Mineral Resources Team holds a regular seminar series at USGS
headquarters
in Reston that is open to the public.
The Association of Engineering
Geologists
Baltimore-Washington-Harrisburg Section holds monthly meetings with
dinner and a speaker.
The Potomac
Geophysical Society
meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month from September through May for
dinner
and a presentation.
The Paleontological Society of Washington usually meets on the third
Wednesday of each month, from September though May, for dinner and a
talk in the Cooper Room of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural
History.
The Carnegie
Institution
of Washington holds public Capital
Science Lectures, and both the Geophysical
Laboratory and Department
of Terrestrial Magnetism hold regular seminars.
Seminar series are held at the University
of Maryland Department of Geology and the George
Washington University Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Both the Department
of Mineral Sciences and Department
of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural
History hold series of monthly seminars on a variety of earth science
subjects.
GSW is a founding society (1898) of the Washington
Academy of Sciences, which maintains a calendar of meetings of its
60 member organizations.
In addition, several other area universities and organizations
hold
geoscience talks. ** If calendars for any of these are available on the
web, please let us know and
we
can add them to this list. **
The Geological Society of Washington thanks the American Geological Institute for
providing web hosting.
Please send any comments or questions about this web site to David
Applegate.
Updated April 13, 2008.