Upcoming meetings:
Previous
meeting programs and minutes, 1893-
Please
volunteer for science fairs!
Photo from 2009
Past Presidents Dinner
USGS cartography
job
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visit the new Wikipedia entry for GSW
Past GSW Field Trips
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
1440th Meeting
Yoshi
Tatsumi, Institute for
Research on Earth Evolution at the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth
Science and Technology -- Fate of the anti-continent.
George R. Helz, Marvourneen K. Dolor, William F. McDonough, University of Maryland, College Park
-- Whence Chesapeake Bay’s Anthropocene chalcophile element enrichments?
Richard D. Fritz, American Association of Petroleum
Geologists -- The Arbuckle Group: Understanding a great
American carbonate bank reservoir.
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)
Meeting flyer to post
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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 2009: $35/year ($15 for students); add $6
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: 2010 Program Committee contacts:
Madalyn Blondes or Elizabeth Cottrell, Co-chairs
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. GSW Archivist Jeff Grossman has initiated a Wikipedia
entry for GSW, available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geological_Society_of_Washington.
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
Please
volunteer for science fairs!
February marks the start of the science fair season, and the Geological
Society of Washington is looking for volunteers to serve as judges for
the Earth and Environmental Sciences projects at science fairs around
the region. No experience is needed! Just come with your
enthusiasm for getting students interested in the geosciences. Click here to download the PDF flyer
for dates and locations. If
you are interested in serving as a judge, please contact Charna Meth.
Past Presidents Dinner Before
the 2009 Annual Meeting
Presidents past (and one future) gathered for dinner before the
annual meeting to fete the evening's speaker, current GSW President
Bill Burton, hours before he joined their ranks. From left: incoming
president Jay Kaufman, John Slack, Dave Stewart, Peter Lyttle, Jane
Hammarstrom, Rich Walker, Roz Helz, George Helz, about-to-be-past
president Burton, Dave Applegate, Doug Rankin, Nick Woodward, Doug
Rumble, Dick Fiske, and Brooks Hanson. Photo by Mary Horan. Click on
image for larger version.
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2010 EPA Symposium on Ground
Waterborne Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Etiologic Agents, and
Indicators. The symposium will be held at the Carnegie
Institution for Science auditorium (1530 P Street NW). For more
information on registration, see this
link (Word file).
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SEPM Field Conference: Microbial Mats in
Siliciclastic Sediments from the Archean to Present (May 21-23, 2010,
Denver
CO) -- This conference will present an important and novel
review on microbial mats and the sedimentary structures they form in
siliciclastic settings through Earth times, from the early Archean to
the present. The meeting is organized by Nora Noffke (Old Dominion
University) and Henry Chafetz (University of Houston), and brings
together the expertise and knowledge of an international panel of
leading researchers to provide a state-of-the art overview of the
field. The participants give a timely review of the current and most
topical areas of research, essential for all scientists interested in
this rapidly growing field. For more information, visit www.sepm.org/activities/researchconferences/microbial/microbial_home.htm
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Virginia Museum of Natural History
field trips: For more information, visit this
link.
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At the September 24, 2009, meeting, Callan Bentley gave a talk on "The
rise
of the geoblogosphere". Here are links
to Callan's recommended geoblogs.
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For information on past GSW
field trips, see this page.
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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
USGS
Cartographer. This GS-11 cartographer will be part of a
team working on the USGS geologic carbon dioxide sequestration
assessment. Funding for the assessment is in the Department of
the Interior's 2010 budget. The job is open for 30 days, and we expect
to fill the position with an outside person. You can view the
vacancy announcements by clicking the following link.
Geophysics
Job Opportunity.
Energy
company opportunity. More information.
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 EARTH
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
Callan Bentley maintains a DC Geology Events blog with
links to a long list of Places Where Geology Happens in D.C.
The USGS Public
Lecture Series 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 (including the Geochemistry
seminar series) 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 March 5, 2010.
