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VOL. 1, NO. 1 Report on the AWG Board of Directors Meeting, Perspectives-a 20th Anniversary Celebration of Achievement, and AWG Presence at the Geological Society of America annual meeting Submitted by At-large Delegate Joanne Kluessendorf The five days (15-19 October 1997) that your at-large delegates recently spent at Snowbird Resort in the Wasatch Mountains above Salt Lake City for the AWG board meeting and Perspectives conference was extremely productive, exhilarating, and exhausting. We wish you all could have been there to enjoy the camaraderie, the geology, and the fun. But since you couldn't be there, we thought you might enjoy hearing a little about our adventures. The mountain scenery and geology were spectacular distractions, but we dutifully concentrated on AWG business during the board meeting on the first two days of our visit (luckily, there wasn't enough snow for skiing). All three of us serve on the Membership Services committee, which I chair, and we three at-large delegates co-chair the Career Development Committee. These committees have undertaken some ambitious projects, including production of a new AWG brochure and a booklet intended to enhance the field camp experience for women students. The field camp booklet, which is the idea of at-large delegate Rachael Craig, is in its early planning stage. We would be interested in your comments, anecdotes, and advice about your field camp experience to help us define our focus and formulate a survey questionnaire. We have also decided to publish more member profiles in Gaea in a regular column format so that current and prospective members will have a better idea of who AWG is. In addition, we will encourage more technical and professional news in Gaea so that everyone can see how active and successful our members are in their respective fields. If you have recently published a paper in your discipline, given a presentation at a professional meeting, received a promotion, or assumed an active role within a professional organization, let me know because I will be acting as a clearinghouse for this information. Even before the board meeting ended, however, Perspectives had begun with an ice-breaker reception. A highlight of the reception was the premiere screening of the new National Science Foundation-funded video Women Who Walk Through Time, which showcases the careers of Utah geologists Genevieve Atwood, Marjorie Chan, and Susan Halgedahl. The video is intended especially to encourage girls to enter careers in geology. Once Perspectives was underway, the organizers (led by Bea Mayes of the Salt Lake City chapter), kept the approximately 60 participants continuously engaged, entertained, energized, and well fed. The first full day of the conference on Friday began with keynote addresses by Priscilla Grew, Vice-chancellor for research at the University of Nebraska, who related the many twists and turns of her career path; Dianne Nelson, Director of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality; who provided tips on being a good manager of people and the environment; and Vicki Cowart, Colorado State Geologist, who discussed her early days in the oil industry and her present challenge of balancing her many constituencies and geologic issues. Following the addresses, participants selected one of three educational outreach workshops to attend presented by AWG president Anne Cavasos, president-elect Debra Williams, and Jane Voorhies of the Lincoln, Nebraska chapter. There were also posters presented by Kate Osborne and Lois Ongley on 50 years of women in the geosciences and by Jane Nielson on the career progress of women in the USGS. And this was all before lunch! The Celebration Luncheon featured anecdotes about the early days of AWG by some of our founders and original members; this gave us a real appreciation for how and why the association began as well as explaining why it continues to be such a success. Karen Kahler presented the AWG Distinguished Service Award to Nan Lindsley-Griffin and Jeanette Leete, and the Salt Lake City chapter learned that they were chosen to receive the AWG President's Award for their hard work and creativity in making Perspectives a reality. After lunch, we boarded a bus for a field trip to Kennecott's Bingham Canyon open-pit copper mine, the world's largest. It took little convincing-from either the observation deck or the floor of the pit-that this is one big hole. After we collected samples of copper ore and garnet skarn from the bottom of the pit, we visited the high-tech, computer-controlled concentrator facility where special steel balls mill the ore to a fine powder. Arriving back at Snowbird after dark, we networked until late into the night. By the end of this first day, nearly everyone had bought the special Perspectives t-shirt designed by Jane Gill of the San Francisco chapter. The design shows a hand gently holding the earth accompanied by the line "the hand that cradles the rock"-an elegant turn of the phrase commonly used to describe the role of women. There are still some of these collectible t-shirts available. Another busy schedule was in store for us on Saturday. The morning was dedicated to keynote addresses. Mary Cleave, an astronaut who served as sanitation engineer on two shuttle missions and is now director of the Mission to Planet Earth program at NASA, gave a thought-provoking and well-illustrated presentation on the environmental changes that have affected Earth in the last decade as seen from space. Her program is using satellites to monitor changes in oceanic plankton blooms and climatic trends. Tanya Atwater, professor of geophysics at University of California-Santa Barbara, detailed her geologic career beginning with Cal Tech's refusal to admit her as a student because of her gender. While attending MIT, Atwater conducted early plate tectonics research, which included several dives in Alvin. Marilyn Suiter, Director of Education & Human Resources at the American Geological Institute, discussed the past and future growth of women's role in the geosciences. Allison Macfarlane of George Mason University described her survey of men and women geoscientists' experiences in academia. She concluded that women held most of the non-tenure track instructor positions, whereas men were professors on the tenure track. In addition, she found that men and women viewed the impact of marriage and family on their careers differently. Following these talks, a panel composed of Mary Cleaves, Allison Kozak, owner of HKS Environmental and AWG past-president, Vicki Cowart, and Marilyn Suiter, fielded questions from the audience. They provided thoughtful and often entertaining responses to questions about sexism, the impact of spouses or partners on their careers, and career advancement. Lee Siegel, a reporter from the Salt Lake City Tribune, attended these morning sessions and wrote a great article about AWG that appeared in Sunday paper. Following the panel discussion, we munched a box lunch on the bus on our way to our field trip stops. At our first stop, Kelly Keighley of the Salt Lake City chapter discussed ground water problems in a new subdivision of million-dollar homes near the 2002 Olympic Park. Frank Ashland of the Utah Geological Survey described regional tectonics on our second stop in the Snyderville Basin. At our third stop, Sherie Walters led us on a tour of the Ontario Silver Mine at Park City, where we descended 1500 ft down into the mine on an elevator and about 3000 ft along that level via rail. Although much ore remains, the price of silver dropped so low that mining has become uneconomical. Tourism now keeps the mine open. Lively discussion accented the barbecue supper at the mine and conversations continued on our bus ride back to Snowbird. After breakfast Sunday, we boarded the bus that would take us on our last field excursion. Genevieve Atwood, former State Geologist of Utah, provided an extremely instructive and spirited narrative of the geologic sites between Snowbird and the Great Salt Lake, pointing out glacial valleys, fault scars, and ancient lake terraces. Once on Antelope Island, our destination in the Great Salt Lake, we joined a busload of field trip attendees from the GSA meeting. This large and diverse group of geologists then hiked along a 3-mile-long trail, stopping at seven stations along the way to hear about various aspects of the local geology from members of the Salt Lake City chapter. We even were lucky enough to see some of the bison for which Antelope Island is noted. (No, we didn't see any antelope.) While eating lunch on the lake shore, many of us collected samples of the oolitic sand for which the Great Salt Lake is famous. All three of your at-large delegates and many other Perspectives attendees went directly from the Great Salt Lake to the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake to participate in the Geological Society of America annual meeting (19-23 October 1997). At the opening reception that evening, the AWG booth was one of the busiest spots in the exhibit hall as members congregated to renew old friendships, network, and see what was new in AWG products. Many prospective members also stopped by the booth to learn about AWG, and we gained at least 20 new members on the spot. Free copies of the Women Who Walk through Time video were distributed at the booth, helping to fulfill one of our Association's primary goals-to encourage girls to enter geologic careers. (Copies can still be ordered for $5.00 postage & handling; see www.minwa.utah.edu/~wmugg/video.) On Tuesday afternoon, the AWG booth was the site of a book-signing by geologist/mystery writer Sarah Andrews as we sold copies of her three novels featuring a women geoscientist. At the AWG breakfast on Tuesday morning, Lisa Pratt, professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at Indiana University, received the 1997 AWG Foundation Outstanding Educator Award and, judging from the remarks of her colleagues and students, it is well deserved. On Tuesday afternoon, AWG president Anne Cavasos and at-large delegate Pranoti Asher conducted the AWG-sponsored job-hunting workshop, which was attended by 12 participants. There are plans to conduct this workshop regularly in the future, increasing it to 3 hours. The $30 workshop fee was a bargain considering that a copy of the newly revised edition of the AWG resume writing guide (a $15 value) was included in the price! Before the exhibits closed on Wednesday, Gaea editor Linda Schieber and I had requested donations to AWG's incentives awards program from nearly every vendor in the hall with great success-we received around twenty books as well as t-shirts, jewelry, mineral specimens, and more! (If you'd like to be eligible to select one of these awards all you have to do is sign up at least one new AWG member to enter the award pool. Your name will be entered into a drawing for a $500 plane ticket -deadline for this award is December 1-if you sign up 5 or more new members.) Numerous AWG members also presented talks and posters at the GSA meeting-see the accompanying listing compiled by Pranoti Asher. Being with so many talented, interesting, and successful women during Perspectives and GSA was truly an exhilarating and inspirational experience for your at-large delegates. We intend to maintain a high level of enthusiasm and excitement so that we can provide the best representation possible for you, the at-large membership. If you have any questions, comments, or advice about any aspect of AWG, please do not hesitate to contact us. AWG Members Presenting at GSA Submitted by At-large Delegate Pranoti M. Asher Many AWG at-large members presented posters or talks at the Geological Society of America meeting in Salt Lake City in Utah this past October: Dr. Julie Brigham-Grette authored a talk on Limited Glacial ice extent across N.E. Russia. Dr. Marilyn R. Buchholtz Ten Brink coauthored a poster on seafloor environments in Long Island Sound and the implications for contaminant dispersal in a large urbanized estuary. Dr. Brenda J. Buck authored a paper on the stratigraphic integrity of clasts in an eolian environment and their implications for archeology in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Dr. Cassandra R. Coombs authored a poster entitled Apollo 17 revisited: An interactive GIS database. Louise J. Crisenti authored a paper on transition metal adsorption onto metal oxides. Jennifer Eigenbrode authored a poster on recent climate change recorded by sedimentary organic matter in Soda Lake in Southern California. Amy L. Ellwein presented a paper on Quaternary evolution of eolian landforms, soils, and landscapes of the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Dr. Robert H. Fakundiny presented a paper on the need and use of geologic maps. Julia Golden coauthored a poster on surfing fossil biodiversity data on the world wide web. Dr. Stephen Jay Gould presented a paper on punctuated equilibrium as a basis for macroevolutionary theory. Tracy K. P. Gregg presented a paper on quantifying mid-ocean ridge eruption dynamics. Robyn Hannigan presented a paper on isotopic evidence for increased cold deep water production during the late Ordovician. Dr. Tekla Harms co-authored a paper entitled "An integrated geophysics research project: An experiment in teaching the process of modern scientific inquiry." Dr. James W. Head co-authored a paper on morphological characteristics of lunar lava ponds. He was also a co-author on another paper entitled " Using volcanic morphology as an indicator of oceanic crustal evolution." Eileen Herrstrom coauthored a poster on real and virtual field trips to identify building stones. Dr. Jacqueline E. Huntoon co-authored a paper on a geologic excursion to modern and ancient dune fields. Dr. Kathleen Johnson coauthored a paper on H-isotopic systematics at Augistine Volcano in Alaska. Linda C. Kah authored a talk on establishing a carbon isotopic reference curve for the Mesoproterozoic. Dr. Adrienne C. L. Larocque coauthored a paper on geochemistry of tailings, pore waters and acidic drainage at the Cleveland mine superfund site in New Mexico. Cindy Lee co-authored a poster on enhanced degradation of algal lipids by benthic macrofauna. Alyson Lighthart authored a paper on a Pliocene peralkaline rhyolite volanic center in Hidalgo, Mexico. Lucy C. Meigs co-authored a poster on evaluation of the effects of heterogeneity and matrix diffusion on tracer breakthrough curve tailing. Dr. Claudia Mora co-authored a paper on plant and animal traces in paleosols from Canada. Dr. Robert E. Nelson authored a poster entitled "Pollen from nearshore marine sediments from North Alaska: Implications for last interglacial vegetation." Dr. Lois K. Ongley coauthored a poster entitled "Snow as a source of runoff: A field experience in geology for the non-science major." She also authored a poster on gender, tenure and specialties of geoscience faculty in 1996. Diane Phillips presented a paper on textural control of diagenetic processes in a lower Akota reservoir sandstone from Arkansas. Jonathan G. Price authored a paper on perspective on National science education standards. Dr. Margaret N. Rees authored a paper entitled "A feminist approach to earth science education: transforming form, content and use." Dr. Laura L. Sanders authored a poster entitled "Strategies for increasing earth science student enrollments: A case study at an urban comprehensive university." Dr. Susanne Th. Schmidt coauthored a paper on the smectite to chlorite transition in very low grad meta-igneous rocks. Dr. M. Amy Sheldon authored a poster on the first occurrence of early Eocene mammals in Alabama. Dr. Barbara Sherriff coauthored a paper on microbial mediation of iron minerals. Jan Sloan authored a paper on response and recovery of the Eel River, CA to major floods. Suzanne Marie Smaglik authored a paper on designing, using, and evaluating on-line interactive worksheets for virtual field trips. Cinzia Spencer-Cervato authored a paper on changing depth distribution of hiatuses during the Cenozoic and implcations of variable sea-level and deep-water flow mechanisms. Christine M. Tappen authored a poster on emerald and tourmaline mineralogy of the Crabtree Pegmatite district in North Carolina. Lynn M. Walter co-authored a paper on the genetic and temporal relations between black shale formation waters and biogenic methane in mid-continent sedimentary basins. Margaret M. Yacobucci presented a paper on the ontogenetic variability of rib characters in ammonites.
Volume 1, No. 2 **SPRING BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING IN GEORGIA** The next Spring Board of Director's meeting will be in Statesboro Georgia April 24-26. The Executive Committee will meeting in the morning of the 24th. The actual meeting will convene at 1 p.m. at the Jameson Inn in Statesboro, Georgia. On Satruday evening, the 25th, AWG will host a 'Meet the Association Open House'. The Board members will charge ahead and complete work in time to be able to go on a field trip to the Okeefenokee Swamp on Sunday. Any members interested in joining the Board for the field trip or for the actual meeting should contact Dr. Pranoti Asher for information and directions. **AT-LARGE MEMBER NEWS** Congratulations to: Linda Kah for completing her PhD at Harvard and receiving a post-doc at the University of Missouri at Columbia. Sharon McKiernan White who has recently started her own business White Environmental Services, Inc. in Louisville KY Laurie Osher for completing her doctorate at the University of California -Berkeley. She now works as a research geochemist and soil scientist for the USEPA/NERL in Athens, GA. **NEW AT-LARGE MEMBERS** Karen S. Bartels Dept. of Earth Science Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL Tasha M. Black Auckland Museum Auckland, NEW ZEALAND Thereas M. Boundy Dept. of Geology Ball State University Muncie, IN Gloria Britton Portage, MI 49024-2547 Bosilijka Glumac and Amy L. Rhodes Dept. of Geology Smith College Northampton, MA Sally Holl Oberlin, OH Jessica L. Huckemeyer Nashville, TN Mary E. Kauffman Idaho Falls, ID Elizabeth M. King Dept. of Geology University of Wisconsin Madison, WI Laura A. Stuart Leslie Little Rock AR Donald G. Mikulic Illinois State Geological Survey Champaign, IL Laurie Osher USEPA/NERL Athens, GA Emily M. Stewart Chicago, IL Rebecca E. Travis Bloomington, IN **WINIFRED GOLDRING AWARD** This item will appear in the next issue of Priscum, the newsletter of the Paleontological Society: The Association for Women Geoscientists is dedicated to encouraging young women to enter geologic careers, enhancing the professional experience of women geoscientists, and exhanging information, ideas, and opportunities with our colleagues. In keeping with these principles, AWG is pleased to announce the Winifred Goldring Award consisting of a one-year membership in both the Paleontological Society and the Association for Women Geoscientists to an outstanding female student interested in pursuing a career in paleontology. The award is named for Winifred Goldring, a pioneering female paleontologist, who became State Paleontologist of New York in 1939 and the first woman president of the Paleontological Society in 1949. Applicants may be either undergraduate or graduate students; the recipient must be enrolled as a student during the period of the award. To apply, students should submit a concise one-page statement discussing their interest in paleontology, their career plans, and any pertinent extracurricular activities (e.g., research projects, educational outreach, museum volunteerism) they have undertaken related to realization of their goals. Nominations will also be accepted. There is no application form. Deadline is September 1, 1998; the recipient will be announced at the Geological Society of America annual meeting. Applicantion statements or nominations should be sent to AWG's liaison to the PS: Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf Dept. of Geology University of Illinois 1201 W. Green St. Urbana, IL 61801 phone: (217)367-5916 fax: (217)244-4996 e-mail: jkluesse@uiuc.edu **ADVICE ON GRADUATE SCHOOL NEEDED** April Abate, a student at Northeastern Univeristy in Boston, would like to meet other association members who can offer her some advice on Graduate School opportunities in Economic Geology. She is interested in researching ore deposits in China, or possibly the Soviet Union. She would like some direction and would enjoy speaking to other Economic Geologists on the potential expectations of a career in this area. She will be attending the Northeast GSA meeting in March as well. - Contact April: aabate@hotmail.com **TEACHERS WORKSHOP/GSA-NORTH CENTRAL MEETING, COLUMBUS, OH** If you live in the Columbus area or are planning to attend this meeting and would like to help present a teachers' workshop 'Learning from the Fossil Record' on March 20 sponsored by the Paleontological Society, please contact Hal Lescinsky at Otterbein College: HLescinsky@otterbein.edu **GENDER GAP THEORY COLLAPSES** According to an article in the January 1997 issue of Frontiers (Newsletter of the National Science Foundation) the gender gap in wages is real. William Bielby, a sociologist at the University of California-Santa Barbara, tested the theory that some economists use to explain wage inequities. The theory stated simply is: "Hour for hour, men are more productive than women, who have greater household responsibilities. And men receive more pay and better career opportunities as a result." Bielby's study, however, found that "compared to men with similar household responsibilities, human capital and work contexts, women allocate substantially more effort to outside employment." Susan Bianchi, a sociologist at the University of Maryland, noted that the wage gap has narrowed slightly since the 1960s when women earned 59 cents for every dollar men earned; women now earn 71 cents on the dollar. **ODDS & ENDS** A list of geoscience books published in 1997 can be found at Geoscience Information Center's web site (http://gs.ucsd.edu). **YOUR TWO CENTS' WORTH** We have decided to include 2 or 3 questions in each issue of the newsletter to encourage an exchange of ideas and information among at-large members because we don't have the benefit of chapter meetings. We thought we would get down to basics with these first questions to hear what you have to say about AWG. Please e-mail your responses by April 15th to Joanne Kluessendorf <jkluesse@uiuc.edu> We'll compile your responses for the next issue of the newsletter. Answer any or all of the following questions: Why did you join AWG? What do you like most about AWG?, What do you like least? How would you improve AWG? If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please contact: Your at-large delegates, Rachael, Pranoti & Joanne
Volume 1, No. 3 INDEX: Spring Board Meeting Report GSA-NE Section Opportunities Web sites Odds & Ends ************ **SPRING BOARD MEETING IN GEORGIA (APRIL 24-26, 1998) ************ by Joanne Kluessendorf Hi y'all. I just got back from the AWG Spring Board of Directors meeting in Statesboro, Georgia, where Pranoti Asher and I represented you, the At-Large Members. Our Spring board meetings are usually hosted by an AWG chapter, but this one was organized almost single-handedly by your At-Large Delegate Pranoti, who is a faculty member at Georgia Southern University. Although Pranoti has been at GSU less than a year, she showed us an abundance of that famous 'Southern hospitality.' Statesboro is in the southeastern part of the state, surrounded by pine plantations. The lovely Georgia Southern University campus boasts a natural history museum, a botanical gardens, and a fascinating raptorial bird center. But the board members resisted the many distractions and worked hard for the first two days to make AWG an even better organization. The board meeting began Friday morning and continued until Saturday evening. Denise Battles, GSU Assistant Dean of Science & Technology and an igneous petrologist, welcomed our group to campus. Part of Friday afternoon was devoted to a leadership workshop presented by Mark Davis from the GSU Department of Business Administration. He evaluated the board's effectiveness in working as a team as we solved a murder mystery. Each board member was given two clues and, by working together as a group, we had to identify the victim, the murderer, the weapon, and the time and place of death. I'm pleased to report that we scored above average at the task, demonstrating that we do, indeed, make a good team. We also completed a multiple-choice self-evaluation to determine leadership potential, which we discovered was in abundant supply. Much progress has been made since the Fall board meeting. The committees on which your at-large delegates serve (Membership Services, Career Development, and At-Large) have been especially busy. A new AWG brochure design was approved and should be in production within a few months. Our goal of publishing more member profiles in Gaea has been realized with the profile on Wendy Taylor in the last issue (with many more to come), as has our goal to include more technical/professional member news in our newsletters (see the list of AWG members who presented papers at the GSA-North Central section meeting in the next Gaea issue and GSA-Northeastern section in this newsletter). Among new goals these committees have established are: 1) creation of an At-Large link for the AWG web site; 2) investigating the possibility of electing an AWG student-member representative; and 3) clarification of AWG scholarship availability and eligibility criteria. On Saturday evening, a Meet the Association reception was held at Georgia's Bed & Breakfast where we were joined by members of the GSU faculty, students, Geotimes columnist Lisa Rossbacher from Dickinson College, and at-large member Naomi Gomillion. Helen Cannon, who operates this friendly B&B, is a fantastic cook who kept up our strength with such delicious Southern delicacies as fried chicken and pecan pie, enabling the board members to survive its long meetings. After all our hard work, the board relaxed on Sunday with an incredible field trip to the Okefenokee Swamp. The board members together with a number of GSU geology students and faculty, and AWG at-large member Tracy Zayac filled three large boats. Our trip leader was palynologist Fred Rich, chair of the GSU Geology/Geography Department, who has studied the geologic history of the swamp for many years. GSU hydrogeologist Jim Reichard was along to answer our water questions. Also joining us on the trip was Fred's young daughter Katie, who, with continued exposure to her dad's interesting field work and with a boat-load of AWG board members for role models, may someday become a geoscientist and AWG member herself. As an added bonus, we discovered that Fred is also a very accomplished botanist, who was able to provide (and even spell) the scientific name for every tree and flower we spotted-and spring flowers were everywhere, including orchids and the insectivorous pitcher plants and sundews. We also saw numerous birds, including wood storks, turkey vultures, Great blue heron and American egrets, but the biggest avian treat was watching a red-shouldered hawk feeding its three downy chicks in their nest overhanging the canal. Fred did a great job of explaining how the swamp environment has changed over the last 7000 years. Braving water snakes and alligators (well, I considered it brave), Fred plunged into the copper-colored water to take a peat core in order to show us the many layers of charcoal that bear witness to the role of fire in maintaining the diversity of plant life in the swamp. He also showed us floating mats of peat called 'batteries' which, at first glance, look like sold ground but which can actually be pushed and pulled about. The batteries provide a place for plants to colonize and some develop into 'houses' where cypress and other trees become established. Because of this unstable substrate, the Creek Indians appropriately called the swamp 'Okefenokee', meaning 'trembling earth.' Because Fred knows the swamp well, our boats were able to leave the confines of the old canal, which was built years ago in an attempt to drain the swamp, and explore the Chesser Prairie-a prairie very unlike the ones where the buffalo roamed, but rather a vast expanse of water lilies and other aquatic plants. We even ate our picnic lunch aboard the boats in the prairie to the accompaniment of cricket frogs. Following our cruise through the swamp, Jim Renner, an environmental consultant, discussed the issues surrounding proposed mining of sand rich in titanium oxide (used to produce white pigment) from Trail Ridge, part of a Quaternary beach ridge system along the Georgia Coastal Plain that borders the Okefenokee. With memories of pecan pie, the scent of pines, Okefenokee sights, and another energizing AWG meeting behind us, I, like the other board members, will have 'Georgia on my mind' for some time to come. NOTE: If you would like to obtain a copy of the Okefenokee Swamp field trip guidebook, please contact Pranoti at <Pasher@www2.gasou.edu> ********** **AWG ACTIVITY AT GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA NORTHEASTERN SECTION **MEETING IN PORTLAND, MAINE (MARCH 19-21, 1998) ********** Lisa Churchill-Dickson authored a paper entitles "Discovery of a new arthropod specimen of unknown affinity from the Eastport Formation (Lower Devonian), Eastport, Maine" AWGF Past-President Lois Ongley authored and co-authored four papers. Tekla Harms co-authored a poster on "Ductile deformation in the SW Tobacco Root Mountains, MT" **************** **WEB SITES **************** Want to learn more about meteorites? The new "Exploring Meteorite Mysteries Teachers Guide" contains new and exciting activities related to these visitors from space. The guide is available on NASA Spacelink at: <http://spacelink.nasa.gov/Instructional.Materials/Interdisciplinary.Materia ls/Teacher.Activity.Guides> Some paleontology web sites: Visit Hooper's Virtual Museum of Paleontology Museum which includes on-line exhibits of the Cretaceous, the Burgess Shale, possible Mars fossils, human evolution, and more. The museum is the result of a variety of college projects to teach Canadian students about paleontology. The result is a virtual museum that has a comprehensive paleontological display with all of the students view points. <http://superior.carleton.ca/~tpatters/Museum/hvpmdoor.html> The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology has on-line displays which include: Precambrian fossils (AZ), Permian vertebrate and invertebrate trackways from the Coconino Sandstone (AZ), plants and insects from the Green River Shale (UT), and Cretaceous and early Paleocene vertebrates (MT). The Florida Museum of Natural History (University of Florida, Gainesville)has an on-line virtual museum exhibit "Fossil Horses in Cyberspace" at: <http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/vertpaleo/fhc/fhc.htm> It includes components on fossil horse phylogeny and interrelationships, morphology and adaptations, nomenclature, and the time context of North American extinct species of the Family Equidae. Non-juvenile science fiction and fantasy stories that feature dinosaurs can be found at: <http://www.dinosauria.com/jdp/misc/fiction.htm> The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), located in Ithaca, New York, provides a "virtual field trip" through its enormous fossil collections, and presents educational resources you can use in your classroom at: < http://www.englib.cornell.edu/pri/pri1.html> The vivid scene reproduced from Rudolph Zallinger's famous dinosaur mural The Age of Reptiles, overlooking the Great Hall in Yale's Peabody Museum, is far more than a magnificent work of art. It is also a scientific document transforming the knowledge, ideas, and thoughts of many scholars of ancient life into realistic and accurate images. The mural is one of the largest in the world, measuring 110 feet long by 16 feet high, and required more than four and a half years (1943-1947) to complete. It is at once a motion picture and a time machine, a menagerie and a botanical garden that portrays an almost unimaginable chapter of earth history spanning more than 300 million years. This mural can now be explored on-line at the Peabody Museum's web site at: <http://www.peabody.yale.edu/mural/> If you have a favorite geology-related web site you's like to share, please send the address to Joanne at jkluesse@uiuc.edu ********************* **ODDS & ENDS ********************* Quotes from famous women: "Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel." -- Bella Abzug "I base most of my fashion taste on what doesn't itch." -- Gilda Radner "I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career." -- Gloria Steinem "Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry." -- Gloria Steinem "Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then." -- Katharine Hepburn
Vol. 1, Number 4 ************************************************************** INDEX: * Preliminary announcement of Fall Board of Directors Meeting in Las Vegas * AWG At-Large web link is up and running * At-Large member news * List of new members * Message from Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf, Editor of GAEA * AWG and AWIS - sumitted by Dr. Rachael Craig * Fellowships, intenships, and graduate school announcements (7 announcements)> * At-Large delegate contact information ************************************************************** * Preliminary announcement of Fall Board of Directors Meeting in Las Vegas This is an announcement about the upcoming Fall Board of Director's meeting of the Association for Women Geosciences in Las Vegas, Nevada (October 2-4, 1998). The executive committee meeting for Officers starts October 1,Thursday 12:00 noon. The Board of Directors (for Chapter officers and delegates) meeting starts at 8:00 am on FRIDAY, October 2 and the first day will include a Leadership Seminar. The meeting will continue on Saturday until 5:00 pm. One of those evenings will include a "Meet the Association" gathering to interact with the UNLV students, some of who will be along for the field trip to Red Rock Canyon on Sunday from 8-3pm. For mor information about the meeting please contact: Debra Williams - AWG Pres-Elect <grapevine@hotmail.com> ************************************************************** * AWG At-Large web link is up and running The AWG At-Large web link is finally up and running. Please check out our page at http://www2.gasou.edu/facstaff/pasher/misc.html. This page is currently maintained by your At-Large delegate Pranoti Asher. You can submit an article for GAEA and/or the At-Large email newsletter via a form available at this site. We hope that you will send us your news. ************************************************************** * At-Large member news Dr. Carolyn Rebbert of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History has joined the geology department at Clemson University. Congratulations on your new position! At-Large delegate Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf is the new editor of GAEA for the year 1998-99. ************************************************************** * List of new members Dr. Dallas Rhodes Georgia Southern University, GA Dr. Lisa Rossbacher Southern Polytechnic State University, GA ************************************************************** * Message from Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf, Editor of GAEA As you may have read in the latest Gaea, I've agreed to take over the unexpired term of Linda Schieber as Gaea editor. Although I look forward to this challenge, I already miss being an At-Large Delegate. Serving as your delegate has been a very fulfilling and thoroughly enjoyable experience: I met many interesting people, learned a lot about how the Association functions, gained the opportunity to mentor some students, and exercised some creativity trying to better represent the At-Large membership-and had lots of fun doing it all. And I couldn't have asked for better fellow delegates to work with. Perhaps our proudest accomplishment is that we were able to resurrect the very At-Large Newsletter you're now reading, but with the modern technological twist that made it economically feasible. I am confident that Pranoti and Rachael, now joined by Kathleen E. Johnson, will continue to serve you well. As Gaea editor, the At-Large Committee falls under my domain and, of course, I remain a Member-At-Large myself, so I still have a personal interest in At-Large representation. I encourage you all to let me or your At-Lagre Delegates know your concerns and ideas about Gaea, AWG, or the At-Large membership. And if any of you think you might like to get more directly involved in the workings of the Association, I can highly recommend serving as a delegate. Thanks for the opportunity to serve, Joanne Kluessendorf ********************************************************************* AWG and AWIS -- submitted by Dr. Rachael Craig AWG-AWIS collaboration has been a topic under discussion at AWG for the past year and, at the spring BOD meeting, AWG designated Rachael Craig as liason to the AWIS BOD. During July Rachael presented AWG's ideas at a working lunch during the AWIS BOD meeting in Washington, DC. Their board was very enthusiastic and supportive. Some of those ideas will be taken up by our BOD in October. AWIS now has designated Margot Kingston (who is active in AWG and AWIS and works with the USGS in Reston) as their liason to AWG and Margot and Rachael are now busy collecting ideas. One sure thing; we hope to find some AWG chapters interested in holding a joint meeting with a neighboring AWIS chapter. Any interested chapter can contact Rachael. We are also interested in sharing list-serve communications and other such notices. And we'd like to cooperate on the upcoming Earth Science Week observations in late October. Members with ideas on this should contact Rachael (rcraig@geology.kent.edu), Mary Anne Holmes (mholmes@unlinfo.unl.edu) or Margot (mkingsto@usgs.gov). ****************************************************************** * Fellowships, internships, and graduate school announcements 1. POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS The Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College, a multidisciplinary residential research center, offers fellowships for women scholars, scientists, artists, and writers. Office space, auditing privileges, and access to libraries and most other resources of Radcliffe College and Harvard University are provided. Residence in the Boston area and participation in the institute community are required during the 11-month fellowship appointments (beginning September 1999). Write or call for application: 34 Concord Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone: (617) 495-8212. E-mail: Bunting_Fellowships@radcliffe.harvard.edu. BUNTING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Deadline: Oct. 1, 1998 (postmarked). Eligibility: Women scholars in any field with the receipt of a doctorate or appropriate terminal degree at least two years prior to appointment (September 1999). Creative writers and visual artists must meet specific eligibility criteria (please see separate creative arts announcement for guidelines). Terms: $36,500 for a year appointment, starting Sept. 15, 1999. Bunting Fellows may not simultaneously hold another major fellowship that provides more than $20,000. Number Awarded: 8-10. SCIENCE SCHOLARS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM Deadline: Oct. 1, 1998 (postmarked). Funding pending. Eligibility: Women scientists in all fields with preferences for those fields and ranks in which women are disproportionately underrepresented and for women at a critical juncture in their careers. 2. NEW YORK STATE NASA SPECIALIZED CENTER OF RESEARCH AND TRAINING: ORIGINS OF LIFE Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and The State University of New York at Albany. Scope: "Origin of Life: From Interstellar Molecules to Introns." Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Fellowships are available now to work at the interfaces of astronomy, geology, chemistry, and biology in the field of the origin of life. This program is unique in that you will be interacting with postdoctorals, graduate students, and faculty, in these four areas, on multidisciplinary projects investigating the origin of life. A courses, seminars, and journal clubs on the origin of life are available for graduate students and postdoctorals. The principal investigators and the specific areas of research are: John Delano, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNYA- The role of cometary, meteoritic, and asteroidal impacts on the origin of life and the possible outgasing or reduced organics from the mantle of the primitive Earth. James P. Ferris, Chemistry, RPI- The clay-mineral catalyzed synthesis of RNA and photochemical transformations in the atmosphere of the primitive Earth. Michael Gaffey, Earth and Environmental Sciences, RPI-Surface mineralogies derived from analysis of reflectance spectra will be used to determine the aqueous and thermal alteration conditions within asteroids in order to constrain the production and alteration of prebiotic organic molecules in these bodies. Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer, Biology, RPI- The search for molecular fossils of the RNA world; the introns of subsurface microorganisms; community structure of microbial mats. Wayne Roberge, Astrophysics, RPI- The chemistry of the early solar nebula, emphasizing the possible role of shock-driven reactions. Douglas Whittet, Astrophysics, RPI- Spectroscopic studies of interstellar/protostellar organic matter using astronomical observations from ground-based and satellite observatories. For additional data see the NSCORT web site at http://www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/Astro/origin.html. For further information about this program send resumes and inquiries to: Professor James Ferris, Director, New York State NSCORT, Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Cogswell Laboratory, Troy, NY 12180. E-mail: ferrij@rpi.edu. We are an equal opportunity affirmative action institution and center and strongly encourage applications from women and under-represented minorities. 3. GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES Internships with Dallas and Fort Worth companies as well as graduate teaching and graduate research assistantships are available at the University of Texas at Arlington in both the Geology Department and the Environmental Science and Engineering Program. Contact Dr. John Wickham at wickham@uta.edu and visit the Web site at http://www.uta.edu/geology/. 4. Doctoral Candidate Fellowships/Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation/The Link Foundation. On the basis of an application to the foundation in the form of a research proposal, awards will be made to doctoral candidates enrolled in academic institutions located in the United States and Canada. The award will consist of a grant of US$20,000. Several awards will be made each year. For additional information, please write to Dr. George A. Maul, Administrator Ocean Engineering and Instrumentation Fellowship Florida Institute of Technology/Link Bldg. 150 West University Blvd. Melbourne, FL 32901 USA. 5. Graduate Research Assistant/University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Conservation and Survey Division has a graduate student research assistantship available for a Ph.D. or M.S. student to start in the 1999 spring semester. The research project involves pumping test data analysis, spatial characterization of aquifer properties, modeling of aquifer-stream interaction, and analysis of impacts of irrigation wells on stream flows. Applicants should have a solid background in geology, hydrology, and strong mathematical and computer skills. For further information on the project and an application, contact: Dr. Xun-Hong Chen, Conservation and Survey Division University of Nebraska-Lincoln 113 Nebraska Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0517 USA Tel: +1-402-472-0772 E-mail: x-chen@unlinfo.unl.edu. 6.Ph.D. Research Assistantship Available. A Ph.D. research assistantship is available at Michigan Technological University (MTU) for a new, funded project on multiobjective optimization for subsurface remediation design. The goal of the project is to create a new set of tools for decision makers involved in groundwater remediation problems. The project begins September 1, 1998, and will last for 3 years. MTU is located in the small town of Houghton in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, along the south shore of Lake Superior. The Houghton area is a delightful area to live and work in, especially for those interested in outdoor recreation. Experience with optimization of groundwater management schemes or groundwater flow and transport modeling is desirable. Contact: Alex Mayer, Department of Geological Engineering and Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931 USA; Tel: +1-906-487-3372 Fax: +1-906-487-3371 E-mail: asmayer@mtu.edu. MTU is an equal opportunity educational institution and employer. 7. Traveling Fellowship/Interdisciplinary Research Training Group (RTG) in Ecology, Geology, Archeology, Geography, and Soils. Limited funding available for graduate students to come to Minnesota for up to 3 months to enhance training in "Paleorecords of Global Change." Applications must arrive by October 7, 1998 for travel during 1999. Students applying for this award should contact the University of Minnesota faculty with whom they wish to work well in advance of the application date. For application, contact Sue Julson, RTG, University of Minnesota, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108 USA; Tel: +1-612-624-4238 Fax: +1-612-624-6777 E-mail: julso001@tc.umn.edu Web Site: http://www.lrc.geo.umn.edu/RTG/ The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
*********************************************************************** AWG AT-LARGE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Vol. 2, Number 1 *********************************************************************** INDEX: 1) New members 2) Old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE 3) Request for information 4) At-large members at GSA in Toronto 5) Message from At-large delegate, Kathleen E. Johnson 6) Message from Editor, Joanne Kluessendorf 7) Student opportunities 8) At-large delegate contact information *********************************************************************** 1) New members The at-large delegates would like to welcome the following new members to AWG: Deana Hudgins, University of Akron, Ohio Tyra Kalman, University of Kansas, Kansas Rebecca Norman, Northeastern Illinois University, Illinois Isla Schiefelbein, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Ramona Smith, Mt Holyoke College, Massachusetts *********************************************************************** 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEBPAGE If you are a new member you can read older issues of the at-large newsletter on the at-large web page. The URL for this page is: http://www2.gasou.edu/facstaff/pasher/misc.html If you have any other suggestions for the web page, please send them to your at-large delegate Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu *********************************************************************** 3) Request for information The following is an email from new at-large member Ramona Smith, MA. Please respond directly to Ramona if you have any information. Her email address is: rlsmith@mtholyoke.edu I am a senior at Mount Holyoke College and I am looking in to graduate schools for next year, and I didn't know if you might be able to offer some advice: I am interested in pursuing an advanced degree in science education. I have found a few schools that offer this type of degree, but I would like to find some more to broaden my choices. I was wondering if you knew of any schools that have professors working in this subject area. I am having a hard time trying to locate a school with a good science ed program - without just stabbing blindly. So, any advice or information would be greatly apperciated. Ramona Smith Mt. Holyoke College, MA *********************************************************************** 4) At-large members at GSA in Toronto Many at-large members presented papers at the annual GSA meeting in Toronto this past October. Aurora Armienta (Instituto de Geofisica, Mexico) and Lois Ongley (Bates College, Maine) co-authored an oral presentation titled "Fluid inclusions indicate lack of relationship between skarn orebodies and outlying veins in Zimapan, Mexico Jean Bahr ( Univ. of WI) authored and co-authored four papers on various topics ranging from balancing municipal groundwater withdrawals to geochemical and microbiological processes controlling anaerobic biodegradation of petroleum-contaminated groundwater Enriqueta Barrera (University of Akron, Ohio) presented a poster entitled "Late Campanian-Maastrichtian marine climates and oceans" Karen Bartels (Northeastern Illinois University) presented a paper on "Effects of vibration on nucleation and crystal growth in basalt" At-large Delegate Rachael Craig (Kent State University) authored a talk on the stability of lake systems and co-authored a poster on the solutions of climate and hydrology of the Upper Truckee River drainage system at the last glaciation. Jennifer Eigenbrode (Indiana University), Dallas Rhodes (Georgia Southern University) and Lisa Pratt (Indiana University) co-authored presentations on their work on the clay dunes at Soda lake and the biogeochemical dynamics and evolution of gypsum bearing soils from the Carizzo Plain in California Tekla Harms (Amherst College, Massachusetts) co-authored three posters on research conducted with her colleagues in the Tobacco Root Mountains in Montana. James W. Head III (Brown University) authored two presentations on "Plume related magmatism and tectonism on Venus and Mars: Relevance to Earth" and " Ancient Northern Seas and oceans on Mars: Analysis of evidence using MOLA Data" and co-authored another talk on the tectonics of Mars At-large delegate Kathleen E. Johnson (University of New Orleans) authored a poster titled "A slab window origin for tonalites in Cenozoic continental arcs" Laura Sanders (Northeastern Illinois University) presented a paper on teaching hydrology to undergraduates and graduate students. The 1998 AWG Outstanding Educator Award Winner Jan Tullis (Brown University) co-authored a talk on the experimental deformation and mineral reaction of intermediate plagioclase. *********************************************************************** 5) Message from your At-large Delegate, Dr. Kathleen E. Johnson As the newest At-Large Delegate I am taking special interest in rejuvenating the AWG network in the New Orleans region. With a starting base of enthusiastic students at the University of New Orleans and Tulane University, we will be initiating informal lunch (and/or happy hour) meetings in January 1999. For more information please contact me at: <kejohnso@uno.edu>. *********************************************************************** 6) Message from GAEA Editor, Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf As the new AWG editor, I am trying to provide useful information for our membership. Because our student members are a very important part of AWG, I am planning to focus the March-April Gaea on student issues. I plan to include information about choosing graduate schools, starting a career, a look at job statistics, etc. If you have any comments or suggestions about what you would like to see included in this issue, please contact me at the address or email listed below Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf Dept. of Geology University of Illinois 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801 PHONE: (217) 367-5916 FAX: (217) 244-4996 EMAIL: jkluesse@uiuc.edu *********************************************************************** 7) STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES ********************** GRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY - Geology Department, Florida State University There is an opportunity for an incoming graduate student to work on a federally-funded study of nearshore and inner continental shelf sediment processes, Quaternary stratigraphy and sand resources. The project is funded through the Florida Geological Survey, and includes collection and analysis of high-resolution seismic data complemented by cores and borehole information. Some background in geophysics is desirable. The position is available starting in January, 1999, or thereafter. Contact Joseph Donoghue (jdonoghu@mailer.acns.fsu.edu) for additional details and information on how to apply. Information about the department is also available on the web at http://www.geology.fsu.edu ********************** Ph.D. SCHOLARSHIP UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND The above department is offering one or more Ph.D. Scholarships to students wishing to undertake Ph.D. research in a wide range of Geological Sciences, including Paleontology. This PaleoNet notice is directed specifically at students who might like to consider paleontological research under my supervision. Research opportunities currently exist for studies on: a) Systematics, paleoecology and paleobiogeography of NZ Lower Devonian Brachiopoda. b) SEM studies of NZ Cenozoic Bryozoa. c) Shell (SEM/TEM) ultrastructural growth studies in Recent Brachiopoda Research on other paleontological topics of regional relevance may also be considered. Candidates must hold a 1st or high 2/1 honours degree in Geology or a related subject (or other equivalent qualification). Scholarships stand at NZ$13,000 p.a. plus tuition fees at the New Zealand domestic rate and are available for up to three years subject to satisfactory progress. Students from New Zealand, Australia, France and Germany pay fees at the domestic rate. Students from other countries are liable to pay higher fees not covered directly by these scholarships. Research grants are available from a trust fund (Mason Trust) administered by the Department and the Department offers temporary employment as Teaching Assistants or Demonstrators. While any formal application (including a CV, academic record, testimonials etc.) will ultimately have to be made through the Head of Department, interested students wishing further information are invited, in the first instance, to make contact with me. Please email replies to me at d.mackinnon@geol.canterbury.ac.nz Not the PaleoNet listserver address David MacKinnon ********************** The University of Colorado offers a Master of Science Degree in Museum and Field Studies. This is an interdisciplinary program with two options one in Collections and Field Studies the other in Administration and Public Programs. It provides an opportunity for students with bachelor's degrees in anthropology, biology,geogrqphy, geological sciences,classics, fine arts, education and history to learn theory and practice of museum work while strengthening their background in their chosen field. For those interested in Collections/Field option the program offers an opportunity to work with collections at all levels of management as well as being involved in field projects. For those interested in paleontology, the university museum has large collections of Tertiary vertebrates and invertebrates, with ongoing paleontological research projects in the Rocky Mountains It is a two year program requiring 30 credit hours of course work, and offeres both a thesis and non-thesis option. Students are obligated to gain practical experience in a museum during the course of the program. For information on admission requirements etc. please contact Prof. Steven Lekson Museum and Field Studies Campus Box 315 University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado, USA 80309-0315 ********************** Charles Schuchert and Carl O. Dunbar Grants-in-Aid for Invertebrate Paleontological Research Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University The Division of Invertebrate Paleontology at the Yale Peabody Museum is pleased to announce a Grants-in-Aid program for systematic research. Two awards up to $500 will be granted to graduate students or young professionals who wish to visit our collections. Funds may be used for transportation and housing expenses. Collection descriptions and logistical information is available at http://www.peabody.yale.edu/collections/ip. Proposals should include a one page description of a research project, anticipated time of visit, a budget and a letter of support from their faculty advisor. Proposals are due by 15 December 1998, with notification by 15 January 1999. Award recipients are expected to complete their Peabody visit by 15 November 1999. Visit our website (http://www.peabody.yale.edu/collections/ip) or reply off list for further information. Send proposals to: Invertebrate Paleontological Research Grants Division of Invertebrate Paleontology Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University 170 Whitney Avenue, PO Box 208118 New Haven, CT 06520-8118 ********************** GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES Internships with Dallas and Fort Worth companies as well as graduate teaching and graduate research assistantships are available at the University of Texas at Arlington in both the Geology Department and the Environmental Science and Engineering Program. Contact Dr. John Wickham at wickham@uta.edu and visit the Web site at http://www.uta.edu/geology/. ********************** Ph.D. SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITIES (AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HISPANIC, NATIVE AMERICAN) IN THE GEOSCIENCES AT UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER The Sloan Foundation has provided a grant for minorities (African-American, Hispanic, Native American) to study for a Ph.D. in the Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder. The scholarship will provide about $1,200 per month for nine months yearly, plus tuition. The student will be required to serve as a teaching assistant for one year. During the remaining semesters, the student will take required classes and carry out research. The scholarship is available to students who will specialize in mineral deposits, isotope or low-temperature geochemistry, petrology, structural geology, tectonics, geohydrology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, mineralogy, geophysics, remote sensing, glaciology, global change or similar fields. We are looking for a student who has a good academic record, who has demonstrated a strong interest in the geological sciences, and who is committed to earning the degree. The starting date will be September 1999. Interested students should write or call for an application packet, available from the Department of Geological Sciences at the above address. One or two finalists will be invited to Boulder for an on-site visit, with travel and expenses paid. Further information can also be obtained from William.Atkinson@colorado.edu, or David.Budd@colorado.edu. Applications should be sent by Jan. 15, 1999. Apply to: Department of Geological Sciences, Campus Box 399, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309. Phone: (303)492-2607. ********************** KANSAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY The Kansas Geological Survey invites applications for graduate fellowships in reflection seismology. These fellowships provide research opportunities at the Kansas Geological Survey, full tuition at the University of Kansas for the spring and fall semesters (nine-months), and an option for a three-month summer internship with major oil companies. Depending on qualifications, the total financial package could exceed $25,000/year available for tuition, academic study, and research while attending spring and fall semester classes at the University of Kansas, and working summers with major oil company scientists. Research opportunities are available in a variety of seismic topics. Send letter of application explaining research interest and resume to: Rick Miller, Kansas Geological Survey, 1930 Constant Avenue, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047. Phone: (785)864-3965. Applications will be considered starting Nov. 20,1998 for the spring 1999 semester, and Jan. 1, 1999 for the summer and fall 1999 semesters. For complete information and applicable KU graduate school deadlines, see: http://www.kgs.ukans.edu. KU is an EO/AA employer. ********************** SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS FOUNDATION STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS AVAILABLE IN 1999 Students of mineral resources throughout the world may apply for thesis research grants, available in 1999 from the Society of Economic Geologists Foundation and the Society of Economic Geologists. Purpose of this research grant program is to provide partial support of master's and doctoral thesis research for graduate students. Grants from the Hugh E. McKinstry Fund are awarded to support research with a substantial field component. The Hickok-Radford Fund awards grants for field projects in arctic, subarctic, or other challenging field areas. A third group of student research grants is in part funded by gifts from BHP Minerals. These provide funds for research in economic geology that focuses on new descriptive data on ore deposits, mining districts, and on topical subjects. The 1999 awards total $50,000. Individual grants range from U.S. $500 to U.S. $3,000,and are intended to fund specific thesis research expenses. Application forms may be obtained from: Chair, SEG Student Research Grants, 5808 South Rapp St., Suite 209, Littleton, CO 80120 USA. Phone: (303)797-0332. Fax: (303)797- 0417. E-mail: socecongeol@csn.net. Forms also available on the web: http://www.segweb.org. Applications must be postmarked by Feb. 15, 1999, and awards will be announced by April 15, 1999. ********************** MS STUDENTS/GEOLOGY OR GEOPHYSICS BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY The Department of Geosciences at Boise State University announces the availability of four master's level teaching assistantships, starting the spring 1999 semester. Each position carries a stipend of $9,200 per 10-month contract; all tuition and fees are waived for total compensation of approximately $14,000. TA assignments include teaching three introductory geology laboratory sections, or equivalent, each semester; some assistance with advanced geology classes. Several research assistantships funded by research grants in hydrology, geomorphology, geophysics, structure and stratigraphy are also available through individual faculty members. Information about these can be obtained from our home page: http://earth.idbsu.edu/. Students with bachelor's degrees in geology or related fields, seeking a master's degree in geology or geophysics, are encouraged to send letters of inquiry and seek admission to the program. For additional information, please send inquiries to Dr. Claude Spinosa, Geology Graduate Program Coordinator (cspinosa@bsu.idbsu.edu), to Dr. J.R. Pelton (jrp@cgiss.idbsu.edu), Geophysics Graduate Program Coordinator, or write to: Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725. Information regarding the department is also on the department home page http://earth.idbsu.edu/. EO/AA institution. ********************** Carolyn Rebbert, the Museum Director, is an AWG at-large member and sends the following job ad. CURATOR OF GEOLOGY MUSEUM, CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Clemson University invites applications for the position of Curator of the Geology Museum. The position has an anticipated starting date of February 15, 1999. The primary responsibilities will be collections management and educational outreach. The collections consist of minerals, gems, rocks and fossils. Duties include directing the cataloging, conserving, storing, loaning and accessioning of specimens. The Curator is also expected to conduct tours of the museum and lead educational activities for visiting school groups and the general public. The Curator will supervise the work of volunteers and students who assist in these duties. The curator will also assist the museum director in designing interpretive displays. The Geology Museum at Clemson University is 9 years old. Originally housed in the Department of Geological Sciences, the museum opened this October in a new building on the grounds of the South Carolina Botanical Gardens. It has been renamed the Bob Campbell Geology Museum. Applicants should have at least a bachelorís degree in geology or a related field and 2 years of either teaching or museum experience. Preference will be given to applicants with either a masterís degree or paleontological expertise. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information for three references to: Clemson University, Office of Human Resources, Recruitment and Development, Perimeter Road Box 345337, Clemson, SC 29634-5337 Fax: (864) 656-1334 Review of applications will begin December 15 and continue until the position is filled. Clemson University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women and ethnic minority candidates are encouraged to apply. ********************** Graduate Fellowships in Oceanography. Opportunities exist for exceptional students in M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University. Areas of research concentration include biological, chemical, geological, physical oceanography and atmospheric science, with a strong focus on interdisciplinary work. Full scholarships are available for qualified students. Dalhousie and associate government laboratories constitute one of the leading centers of oceanography worldwide, with excellent facilities for field and laboratory research. Halifax is a major city of Atlantic Canada with a full range of cultural and recreational activities. For more information, see our home page: www.phys.ocean.dal.ca, or write to Mrs. Tammy Chouinard, Administrative Secretary, Department of Oceanography, Halifax, NS, CANADA, B3H 4J1; Fax: +1-902-494-3877; E-mail: t.chouinard@dal.ca. ********************** I am pleased to announce that The Paleobiological Fund's Student Research Grant Program has begun its 1999 grant cycle and is currently accepting student research grant proposals. Please visit the Fund's web site for more information or feel free to contact me directly. The Fund's address is 6809 Crossman Street, Annandale, Virginia 22003. The deadline for student proposals is March 1, 1999. The Paleobiological Fund's website address is: http://members.aol.com/cpaleo Thank you for your consideration of this matter. All the Best. Curtis Bentley *********************************************************************** 8) At-large delegate contact information: *********************************************************************** AWG AT-LARGE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Vol. 2, Number 2 *********************************************************************** INDEX: 1) New members 2) Old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE 3) Message from Editor, Joanne Kluessendorf 4) Message from At-large delegate, Kathleen Johnson 5) Field camp handbook under development - Message from at-large delegate Rachael Craig 6) Chrysalis Scholarship Fund announcement 7) Spring Board of Directors meeting in Austin, Texas 8) Message from At-large member, Dr. Jim Head 9) Call for Nominations for at-large delegate position 10) Student opportunities 11) At-large delegate contact information *********************************************************************** 1) New Members The at-large delegates would like to welcome the following new members to AWG: Ken Ciriacks, Santa Fe, New Mexico Emily Desmarais, Socorro, New Mexico Cheryl R. Emerson, Illinois Central College, Illinois Cynthia A. Pogue, Ypsilanti, Michigan Kate M. VanDerworp, Ypsilanti, Michigan Elizabeth Veenstra Meyers, Fairbanks, Alaska *********************************************************************** 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEBPAGE If you are a new member you can read older issues of the at-large email newsletter on the at-large web page. The URL for this page is: http://www2.gasou.edu/facstaff/pasher/misc.html If you have any other suggestions for the web page, please send them to your at-large delegate Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu *********************************************************************** 3) Message from GAEA Editor, Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf As the AWG editor, I am trying to provide useful information for our membership. Because our student members are a very important part of AWG, I am planning to focus the March-April Gaea on student issues. I plan to include information about choosing graduate schools, starting a career, a look at job statistics, etc. If you have any comments or suggestions about what you would like to see included in this issue, please contact me at the address or email listed below: Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf Dept. of Geology University of Illinois 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801 PHONE: (217) 367-5916 FAX: (217) 244-4996 EMAIL: jkluesse@uiuc.edu *********************************************************************** 4) Message from at-large delegate, Kathleen Johnson Dear Gulf Coast At-Large Members, Our local Tulane/UNO Network had its first meeting January 29, at the University of New Orleans. We had six students attending and four others that plan on joining us the next time. Our next gathering is scheduled for February 25, 1999 at Tulane. We are looking for an additional advisor who can offer insight into industry and government careers. Given the student foundation of our local network we are emphasizing discussions of career planning and life choices. If you are interested in joining us, contact: Kathleen Johnson kejohnso@uno.edu *********************************************************************** 5) Field camp handbook under development - Message from at-large delegate Rachael Craig An effort is underway, with the endorsement of the AWG Board, to develop a field camp handbook for women in colleges and universities. The hope is to provide guidance on what field camp is like, how to prepare for it, the challenges and rewards and, ësurvivalí tactics. Weíd also like to include some personal stories of field camp experiences. Ultimately this handbook could lead to a second that would be directed to field camp directors giving ideas on how to make the field camp experience women friendly. If you have material that you think might be useful for such a handbook please contact me: Rachael Craig rcraig@geology.kent.edu *********************************************************************** 6) Chrysalis Scholarship Fund announcement The Chrysalis Scholarship Fund is set up to provide scholarships for women graduate students to cover thesis write up costs during those critical, final days. The women must be M.S. or Ph.D. candidates who have interrupted their education for at least one year. The three scholarships will be awarded in March of each year. The support can be used for typing or drafting expenses, child care, or anything necessary to allow a degree candidate to finish her thesis and enter a geoscience profession. $750 is the standard award. Criteria 1.The applicant must be a women whose education has been interrupted for at least one year. 2.The applicant must be a candidate for an advanced degree in a geoscience field. 3.The applicant must be completing her thesis during the current academic year. Application Procedure The applicant should submit: 1.A letter which contains a short statement of her background, of her career goals and objectives, of how she will use the money, and of the nature and length of the interruption to her education. 2.Two letters of reference, the first from her advisor and the second from a person of her choice who can attest to her qualifications for this award. The reference letter from her thesis advisor should include a statement of the applicant's prospects for future contributions to the geosciences, and of the anticipated date of completion of her degree. All application materials should be clearly labeled with the applicant's name and address should be sent to: Chrysalis Scholarships Association for Women Geoscientists c/o G & H Production Co., LLC #930, 518 - 17th Street Denver, CO 80202 Deadline for application is February 28th of each year. A printable version of this announcement in PDF format is available online at: http://www.awg.org/scholarships/scholarships.html *********************************************************************** 7) Spring Board of Directors meeting in Austin, Texas The Spring BOD meeting is just around the corner. The Executive Committee will meet from Noon-5pm on April 8, 1999. The entire Board will meet from April 9-10, 1999. We are planning to meet at the Nameless Valley Ranch which is about 20 miles NW of Austin, Texas. If you are interested in attending the Board meeting contact your delegates or the AWG office at office@awg.org Following the board meeting on Sunday morning (April 11th), an Association field trip sponsored by the Lone Star Chapter will leave for the Big Bend area. If you are interested in attending the field trip please email Martha McRae, Lone Star Chapter, by email (field-trip@awg.org) *********************************************************************** 8) Message from At-large member, Dr. Jim Head Dr. Jim Head writes to us about this student opportunity available at Brown University: The Department of Geological Sciences at Brown University offers exciting opportunities in graduate research in a number of fields including Planetary Geosciences. For more information on what is going on in our group and the Department of Geological Sciences at Brown, you can visit: http://www.planetary.brown.edu/planetary/index.html Undergraduates, graduates and other researchers are investigating a variety of problems in planetary tectonism, volcanism, impact cratering, remote sensing, planetary geological evolution, environmental sciences, and comparative planetology. Some of the results of this research can be found in our publication list: http://www.planetary.brown.edu/planetary/publications_list/index.html Some members of the group are actively working on the Galileo Mission and the Galileo Europa Mission Solid State Imaging Team. You can get an idea of the exciting things that we are finding by visiting: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/sepo/ In addition, there is involvement on Mars Global Surveyor Mission (Mars Orbiting Laser Altimeter Team); we are seeing some amazing things in the topography of Mars and are planning for future Mars landing site selection: http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/eib/mola2.html http://marsweb.jpl.nasa.gov/ If you are interested in where people who graduate with degrees from our program at Brown find employment, you can visit: http://www.planetary.brown.edu/planetary/graduates.html Information for graduate applications can be found at: http://www.planetary.brown.edu/planetary/graduate_program.html Brown and Providence are interesting and fun environments and more information can be found at: http://www.brown.edu/webmaster/about.html http://www.providenceri.com/ There are a lot of other things going on in research here at Brown that are very exciting. Please contact me by e-mail (James_Head_III@Brown.edu) with your more specific interests and goals. *********************************************************************** 9) Call for Nominations for at-large delegate position One at-large delegate position is open to AWG members from the at-large membership. This is a two year position. If you are interested in running for this position or nominating candidates for this position, please contact Anne Cavazos, AWG Past-President and Nominations Chair by email (acavazos@akgroup.com). Feel free to also contact your delegates (Kathleen, Rachael and Pranoti) if you have any specific questions about the position or would like to get involved with AWG committees. *********************************************************************** 10) Student opportunities NASA Undergraduate Internships The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium is offering an outstanding hands-on research opportunity for undergraduate students during the summer of 1999. Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Earth System Science (OUR Earth) is an eight-week, NASA-funded program that matches talented undergraduates from around the country with University of Washington (UW) faculty and researchers engaged in cutting-edge, Earth-system-science research. OUR Earth students receive a $2,000 stipend as well as room and board and tuition at the UW Seattle campus. Application deadline is March 1, 1999. Summer 1999 projects include the following: --Probing remotely for life in icy environments --Building virtual worlds that help people understand the environment --Studying marine storms --Analyzing the interaction of oceans, ice and atmosphere --Predicting the effects of forest clearcutting on a large river basin Complete program information, including a downloadable application form, may be found at http://weber.u.washington.edu/~nasauw/ourearth.html ************************************************ UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - NASA PLANETARY BIOLOGY INTERNSHIPS The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA, invites applications from graduate students and seniors accepted to graduate programs for internships to explore scientific questions of global scale about the planet Earth. Interns will receive awards of $2,200 plus travel to participate in research at NASA centers and collaborating institutions for approximately 8 weeks. Typical intern programs include, global ecology, remote sensing, microbial ecology, biomineralization, origin and early evolution of life. Application Deadline: March 1, 1999. For information/applications, contact: Michael Dolan, Planetary Biology Internship, Department of Biology, Box 3-5810, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-5810. E-mail:pbi@bio.umass.edu Tel: (413) 545-3223. ************************************************ THE NEW YORK CENTER FOR STUDIES OF THE ORIGINS OF LIFE - A NASA SPECIALIZED CENTER OF RESEARCH AND TRAINING (NSCORT) RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (RPI) AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY (SUNYA) "ORIGINS OF LIFE: FROM INTERSTELLAR MOLECULES TO INTRONS" Ten postdoctoral and graduate student fellowships are available now to work at the interfaces of astronomy, geology, chemistry and biology in the field of the origin of life. This program is unique in that you will be interacting with postdoctorals, graduate students and faculty, in these four areas, on multidisciplinary projects investigating the origin of life. A curriculum on the origin of life is available for graduate students and postdoctorals. The principal investigators and the specific areas of research are: John Delano, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNYA - The role of cometary, meteoritic and asteroidal impacts on the origin of life and the possible outgasing of reduced organics from the mantle of the primitive Earth. James P. Ferris, Chemistry, RPI - The clay-mineral catalyzed synthesis of RNA and photochemical transformations in the atmosphere of the primitive Earth. Michael Gaffey, Earth and Environmental Sciences, RPI - Surface mineralogies derived from analysis of reflectance spectra will be used to determine the aqueous and thermal alteration conditions within asteroids in order to constrain the production and alteration of prebiotic organic molecules in these bodies. Sandra Nierzwicki-Bauer, Biology, RPI - The search for molecular fossils of the RNA world; the introns of subsurface microorganisms; community structure of microbial mats. Wayne Roberge, Astrophysics, RPI - The chemistry of the early solar nebula, emphasizing the possible role of shock-driven reactions. Douglas Whittet, Astrophysics, RPI - Spectroscopic studies of interstellar/protostellar organic matter using astronomical observations >from ground-based and satellite observatories. For additional data see the NSCORT web site at: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/Astro/origin.html For further information about this program send resumes and inquiries to Professor James Ferris, Director, New York NSCORT, Department of Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Cogswell Laboratory, Troy, NY 12180: email: ferrij@rpi.edu. We are an equal opportunity affirmative action Institution and Center and strongly encourage applications from women and under-represented minorities. ************************************************ Announcing the 1999 Jack Kleinman Grants for Volcano Research The U.S. Geological Survey, through its Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington, invites applications for the 1999 Jack Kleinman Volcano Research Grants Program. The program is intended to perpetuate and memorialize the attributes embodied by Jack Kleinman, a USGS employee who died in a kayaking accident in 1994. The research grants are privately endowed and administered by the Community Foundation of Southwest Washington. The U.S. Geological Survey evaluates applications and provides scientific oversight. Stipends of up to $2,000 are available to undergraduate, graduate, or post-graduate students conducting research in volcanology, preferably in the Cascade Range, the Aleutian volcanic arc, or Hawaii. The funds are intended to help defray the costs of conducting field research, including such items as travel to the field area, living expenses while in the field, supplies, or analytical services. Consideration in the selection of grant recipients will be given to the characteristics that best defined Jack Kleinman: exuberance, integrity, reliability, loyalty, and the abilities to relish challenge, inspire enthusiasm in others, and delight in the natural world. An example of the scope of work envisioned for the internship is a field project involving hazards assessment, geologic mapping, geochemical or geophysical investigation in one of the field areas listed above. The work may be part of an undergraduate or graduate degree program, or a postdoctoral research project. Cooperation with a staff member at the Cascades Volcano Observatory (CVO), the Alaskan Volcano Observatory (AVO), or the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) is recommended. Successful applicants are encouraged to visit one of the observatories when the project is completed to discuss their results with staff members and also to publish their work in an appropriate research journal. Applicants should submit: (1) a short (3-5 pages) project description including objectives, strategy, and anticipated products, including a budget listing any other sources of support for the project; and (2) two letters of recommendation, including at least one from a current academic adviser or instructor. Send applications to: Jack Kleinman Grant Program, c/o US Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory, 5400 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver, Washington, USA 98661. The application deadline is March 1, 1999. Selections will be announced by April 1, 1999. PLEASE NOTE NEW PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS Dr. Daniel Dzurisin U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory 5400 MacArthur Blvd. Vancouver WA 98661 USA dzurisin@usgs.gov phone 360-993-8909 fax 360-993-8980 ************************************************ GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP IN GEOLOGY The University of Southwestern Louisiana invites applications for graduate fellowships in the Department of Geology. The fellowships carry a stipend of $12,500 p.a. with a waiver of all tuition and most fees. The successful applicant should be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident, preferably with a grade point average of at least 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale), and GRE score in approximately the 70th percentile. The successful candidate will not have any departmental teaching duties but will be expected to make visits to local schools once a semester. The fellowship may be held for two years. Contact a member of the Search Committee at (318)482-6468 or write to the department at Fellowships, P.O. Box 44530, Lafayette, LA 70504, for application details. The University is in compliance with Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer. ************************************************ GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES Internships with Dallas and Fort Worth companies as well as graduate teaching and graduate research assistantships are available at the University of Texas at Arlington in both the Geology Department and the Environmental Science and Engineering Program. Contact Dr. John Wickham at wickham@uta.edu and visit the Web site at http://www.uta.edu/geology/. ************************************************ Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students/Geophysical Institute/University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program which is funded by National Science Foundation provides an opportunity for full-time undergraduates majoring in geology, geophysics, physics, or related physical science programs to gain research experience in solid Earth geophysics. The program is only open to undergraduate students who will not graduate before September of 1999 and are U.S. Citizens or permanent residents of the United States. We anticipate that approximately eight positions will be available. Students will be assigned to work under the supervision of a faculty member and will be given a research project that can be completed during the summer. Research fields include seismology, volcanology, paleomagnetism, geochronology, geochemistry, geodesy, structural geology, tectonics and sedimentation, glaciers, permafrost and sea ice studies, and remote sensing. The successful applicants are expected to work 40 hours per week for approximately 10 weeks and will be paid US$8.75 per hour. A portion of the travel expenses will also be paid. Campus housing is available. Requests for further information and applications should be directed to Dr. Doug Christensen, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320 USA; Tel: +1-907-474-7426; E-mail correspondence is preferred (interns@glseis.alaska.edu). Find out more about the Geophysical Institute and the REU program on our Web pages at http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ and http://www.avo.alaska.edu/Seis/Input/Interns/. Deadline for receipt of applications for the summer of 1999 is March 1, 1999. The University of Alaska is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minority students are especially encouraged to apply. ************************************************ Student Opportunities/Lake Bonneville Studies. Graduate student support is available through the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, to study the Lake Bonneville basin. The project will integrate the hydrodynamics, field-based sedimentology, and paleoclimate of the basin within a GIS-based framework. It is anticipated that one student will work on general circulation computer models while the other will concentrate on field aspects, although considerable collaboration will exist between the two areas. Preference will be given to Ph.D. candidates. For more information, contact Paul Jewell (+1-801-581-6636) or Marjorie Chan (+1-801-581-6551) or visit the department's Web page (www.mines.utah.edu/geo). ************************************************ Research Grants Available The Colorado Scientific Society invites graduate students to apply for research grants to be awarded in April 1999. Applicants must be enrolled in a master's or Ph.D. program at an accredited college or university. Approximately eight grants, ranging from $500 to $1200 each, will be awarded for field-oriented research on the geology, geochemistry, and geophysics of the Rocky Mountain region. In addition, grants as large as $1000 are awarded for engineering geology research (with no restriction on the geographic area of interest), and one grant as large as $1000 is offered for studies of the Heart Mountain fault in northwestern Wyoming. Interested students can obtain application forms and grant information directly from the society Web site at http://shell.rmi.net/126css/ or by mail from the chair of the Memorial Funds Committee, Colorado Scientific Society, PO Box 150495, Lakewood, CO 80215-0495 USA. Deadline for applications is March 20, 1999.
********************************************************** AWG AT-LARGE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Vol. 2, Number 3 ********************************************************** INDEX: 1) New members 2) Old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE 3) Spring Board of Directors meeting in Austin, Texas - by P. Asher 4) AWG will help sponsor Mary Anning Symposium - by J. Kluessendorf 5) "Impressions and Activities at My First BOD Meeting" - by K. E. Johnson 6) Email from student delegate nominee April Abate 7) Field camp handbook under development - by R. Craig 8) Email from AWGF Past President Lois Ongley 9) Message from At-large member, Ann Fritz 10) AWG members at Northeast, Southeast and North Central sectional meeting of the Geological Society of America 11) Student opportunities 12) At-large delegate contact information ********************************************************** 1) New Members The at-large delegates would like to welcome the following new members to AWG: Cynthia Agee, Clemson SC Anne Benjamin, Arlington MA Jill Betts, Portland OR Erin R. Breil, Canton MI Angela Marie Breithaupt, Bloomfield Hills MI Wendy Calvin, Flagstaff AZ Mary Chapman, Flagstaff AZ Ann M. K. Fritz, Bismark ND Patricia M. Hartshorne, Tuscon AZ Marie D. Jackson, Flagstaff AZ Terrie Ruth McManus, Greensboro NC Jean M. Metzler, Pheonix AZ Victoria M. Miller, Allentown PA Christine Rosanova, Flagstaff AZ Annamarie Therrien, Kirksville MO Ingrid A. Ukstins, Davis CA Dominique A. M. Weis, Bruxelles Belgium ********************************************************** 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE If you are a new member you can read older issues of the at-large email newsletter on the at-large web page. The URL for this page is: http://www2.gasou.edu/facstaff/pasher/misc.html If you have any other suggestions for the web page, please send them to your at-large delegate Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu ********************************************************** 3) Spring Board of Directors meeting in Austin, Texas - Short report from At-large delegate Pranoti Asher The Spring BOD meeting recently concluded in Austin, Texas. AWG President, Debra Williams and AWG President Elect, Maggie Toscano along with help from the Lone Star chapter members did an outstanding job of planning the meeting and the Big Bend Field trip. A "Meet the Association" was held at the Geology Department at the University of Texas at Austin. Several undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and research scientists, and local members attended the social. Martha McRae of the Lone Star Chapter (and the Big Bend Trip Organizer) arranged a slide show of the Big Bend and Texas Geology for those of us who were not familiar with the area or going on the field trip. The Executive Committee met on the morning of April 9 and discussed several issues including AWG finances, Officer nominations and the planning of future meetings. The entire Board met that afternoon. After a brief welcome from Debra Williams, we broke into smaller groups as we conducted committee meetings. The Business meeting was held on April 10 and consisted of oral reports from the Executive Committee Officers including several hours of new business (see items 4, 5, and 6 of this newsletter). Three other reports (by GAEA Editor Joanne Kluessendorf, at-large delegate Kathleen E. Johnson and student delegate nominee and at-large member April Abate) about the meeting are included in this newsletter. ********************************************************** 4) AWG will help sponsor Mary Anning Symposium -- Article from GAEA Editor, Joanne Kluessendorf Mary Anning, widely considered the first woman paleontologist, will be honored with a symposium "Mary Anning and her Times: The Discovery of British Palaeontology, 1820-1850" on June 2-4, 1999, at the Lyme Regis Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis, England. Beginning as a young woman collecting fossils at Lyme Regis, Anning worked with the leading scientists of her day to assure England's place in the developing field of paleontology. Nearly 150 years after her death, the true importance of her work and contributions is not yet adequately recognized and her life is still largely shrouded in mystery and misrepresentation. Yet, her discoveries helped to form the foundations of paleontology, and she was quite possibly the first professional fossil collector. The convener of the symposium is Sir Crispin Tickell, Patron of the Museum, formerly Warden of Green College Oxford and British Permanent Representative at the United Nations, President of the Royal Geographical Society, and a great-great-great nephew of Mary Anning. The symposium aims to bring together specialists in paleontology, history and sociology of science including Hugh Torrens, James P. Secord, Stephen Jay Gould, Roy Porter, Michael Taylor, Christopher McGowan, Kevin Padian, and John Fowles, Honorary Archivist and formerly Honorary Curator of the Lyme Regis Museum. Fowles is one of Britain's greatest living writers and a renowned conservationist; his novel The French Lieutenant's Woman, which was largely concerned with evolution and paleontology, was set in Lyme Regis. The participants will explore who Mary Anning was; what her contributions meant to the science of her times; and her role in Victorian society in an age of simultaneous liberation and constriction. A geological walk through the spectacular Mesozoic horizons in the environs of Lyme Regis is also planned. Further information on the symposium is available from the Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis, Dorset, United Kingdom DT7 3QA. The AWG Board of Directors (at the Spring Meeting in Austin) has voted to help sponsor the Mary Anning Symposium with a contribution of $ 250. Chapter and at-large members are invited to contribute additional funds to help sponsor Claudine Cohen of Paris, with her travel expenses. Claudine Cohen will discuss the impact of women on the geosciences in France at the time. Please send your checks made out to me to the address below ASAP, and I will combine them and send one check to the symposium organizers. This is a great opportunity to offer Mary Anning, our 'sister' in geoscience, some belated support and help out some of our contemporaries at the same time. Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf Dept. of Geology University of Illinois 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801 PHONE: (217) 367-5916 FAX: (217) 244-4996 EMAIL: jkluesse@uiuc.edu ********************************************************** 5) "Impressions and Activities at My First Board of Directors Meeting" -- by At-large delegate, Kathleen E. Johnson After almost literally being blown out of the Fall Directors' Meeting by Hurricane Georges, I felt I had missed making my connection with the organization. So I was determined to be in Austin for the Spring meeting. Inspite of my attempts to remain silent and be an observer at my first meeting, I found that I did have some strong feeling about certain issues once we started the committee meetings. I am beginning my active role within AWG by working on the following three Board related activities. (a) From the Awards Committee: One thing that I noticed quite by accident is that many of our past recipients of the Outstanding Educator Award do not renew their memberships. It occurred to me that they are receiving a significant addition to their Vita, and could return some small appreciation by remaining members of the organization. All the better if they are active members, and encourage their women students and faculty colleagues to join as well. Because of a recent emphasis on research activities for the Outstanding Educator Award, the Committee also discussed the possibility of creating an Outstanding Teacher's Award, for those who deserve recognition for their teaching and mentoring, but are not at large research institutions. In addition we discussed nominations for the AWG Distinguished Service Award, given to an outstanding member of the organization. (b) From the General Meeting: AWG was approached by the National Park Service to sponsor a professional geologist or advanced graduate student to provide geologic expertise to the park. An ad-hoc committee chaired by Joanne Kluessendorf (GAEA editor), will investigate possible funding sources for our future participation in this program. (c) Also From the General Meeting: I will be taking charge of maintaining the Speaker's Bureau list. AWG sponsor's a Speaker's list and will provide travel funds for members of our list to give seminars at educational institutions and or as keynote speakers at chapter functions. For 2-3 years now the maintenance of current listings has fallen by the wayside. I know my listing is totally incorrect now. I also felt some responsibility for the Bureau, since one of my mentors, Donna Jurdy at Northwestern University, started the Speaker's Bureau. If I wasn't connected before, I certainly am now, Kathleen E. Johnson, Delegate-At-Large Kathleen E. Johnson kejohnso@uno.edu (504) 280-6792 ********************************************************** 6) Email from student delegate nominee April Abate During the first few years of my membership, I took a step back and asked myself "What am I really getting out of this organization?" "Do I just want to assume the role of active newsletter reader only?". Because I was an At-large member, I had no local chapter I could attend meetings at. I felt isolated and a desire to interact more with these other members whom I should be considering my mentors and role models. I recall putting out a query regarding a dilemma I had about graduate school. I was overwhelmed by the strong response I got from other members who gave me some really great advice and especially names of people in the field I was interested in pursuing. One of biggest values in AWG membership for students is to establish these networking opportunities. Somebody will always be there to recommend a graduate advisor or perhaps make a phone call to a firm and get you an interview. I would encourage members to place these types of queries to their chapters, e-mail news, or GAEA. AWG considers its student members one of their most valuable assets. One of the items on the agenda at the board of directors meeting was to create a position of student delegate. This position represents the student membership voice; their concerns, and the ways in which they can get the most out of AWG. By attending the meeting in Austin, Texas, I had the opportunity interact with the people I've only read about in GAEA. I was impressed at what a dynamic group we are from so many spectrums of the Geosciences. In July, you will have the choice of representation by your chapter or by the student delegate. I hope to represent you in the best possible manner, if you have any ideas or comments about our organization, please contact me. Thank you, April Abate Student delegate nominee and at-large member aabate@hotmail.com ********************************************************** 7) Field camp handbook under development - by At-large delegate Rachael Craig An effort is underway, with the endorsement of the AWG Board, to develop a field camp handbook for women in colleges and universities. The hope is to provide guidance on what field camp is like, how to prepare for it, the challenges and rewards and, survival tactics. We'd also like to include some personal stories of field camp experiences. Ultimately this handbook could lead to a second that would be directed to field camp directors giving ideas on how to make the field camp experience women friendly. If you have material that you think might be useful for such a handbook please contact me: Rachael Craig rcraig@geology.kent.edu ********************************************************** 8) Email from AWGF Past President Lois Ongley I have a student who will be in Mason City Iowa for the summer. She is a first year student interested in getting a job with a geo slant to it. Does anyone have any good ideas about who she should contact? Email cwang@abacus.bates.edu or longley@abacus.bates.edu Thanks Lois Ongley PS Lois also reports "that about 18 attendees participated at the AWG Breakfast at the NE GSA meeting in Rhode Island. The 18 participants raised almost $1200 for the AWGF. At next years NE GSA meeting in Brunswick NJ, Gail Ashley is planning a professional development workshop. We'll have a real event! in addition to the breakfast." ********************************************************** 9) Message from At-large member, Ann Fritz I am a professional geologist. I am also a new Mom. I really enjoy my current job with the state government. At only 2.5 years in my present position, I am very excited about my professional future. However, it didn't take me very long to realize that I am not Superwoman; I cannot work full time and mother full time. I am trying very hard to negotiate a job-sharing arrangement with my supervisor, but my boss isn't convinced that a part-time arrangement, in any form, will work. The issue of field work, in particular, seems to be a stumbling block. I am finding it very hard to find real life examples of professional part-time geologists. I am interested in corresponding with women or men who currently work part-time or have a job sharing arrangement. I would appreciate the wisdom of experience. I would like to show my boss examples of part-time arrangements that work. Please contact me at the e-mail address below. Thanks for your help! Sincerely, Ann Fritz Bismarck, North Dakota fritzag@juno.com ********************************************************** 10) AWG members at the Northeastern, Southeastern and North Central sectional meetings of the Geological Society of America Several At-large members presented papers and posters (as lead authors or co-authors) at three regional GSA meetings this spring. a) Northeastern GSA meeting in Providence, RI from March 22-24, 1999 Pranoti Asher from Georgia Southern University Kim Hannula from Middlebury College Tekla Harms from Amherst College James Head III from Brown University Amy Larson-Rhodes from Smith College Tara Marden from University of NC at Wilmington Claudia Mora from the University of Tenn. Lois Ongley from Bates College b) Southeastern GSA meeting in Athens, GA from March 25-26, 1999 Pranoti Asher from Georgia Southern University Nancy Grindlay from University of NC at Wilmington Linda Kah from University of Missouri Katherine Osborne from Bates College Laurie Osher from EPA, Athens, GA Virginia Peterson from Western Carolina University Lisa Pratt from Indiana University Linda York from University of Delaware Tracy Zayac from Georgia Southern University c) Northcentral GSA meeting in , IL from April, 1999 Cindy Carney Annabelle Foos Nancy Hasenmueller Eileen Herrstrom Joanne Kluessendorf Donald G. Mikulic Linda P. Nicks Carrie J. Patterson Eleanora I. Robbins Catherine L. Summa Janis D. Treworgy Kluessendorf & Mikulic also organized the Heinz A. Lowenstam Symposium on the Silurian System in the Central United States and led a field trip entitled Silurian Depositional Environments and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Northern Edge of the Illinois Basin. ********************************************************** 11) Student opportunities a)Graduate Study in Atmospheric Science/UMASSLowell. The Department has several teaching assistantships to be awarded to highly qualified students seeking an M.S. in atmospheric sciences. The M.S. program is broadly based, including boundary layer and synoptic meteorology, air pollution and its control, air quality modeling and monitoring, remote sensing of the atmosphere, solar-terrestrial interactions, the ionosphere and magnetosphere, and rocket and satellite borne instrumentation. Continued study toward a Ph.D. degree is offered in conjunction with the chemistry or physics departments. More specific information can be found on our Web site: www.uml.edu/Dept/EEAS/gradprog.html. For more information please contact Dr. Dan Golomb, Graduate Coordinator,Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854 USA; E-mail: Dan-Golomb@uml.edu. b)Microbeam Facility Analyst/University of Nevada, LasVegas. Applications are invited for a two-year, full-time (12 month) position to establish and operate a new Probe/Science, Engineering and Math (SEM) facility in theDepartment of Geoscience at UNLV. The successful candidate will establish standard operating procedures (some to fulfill the U.S. Department of Energy Questions and Answers (DOEQA)requirements), maintain a user friendly facility for faculty, students, and visiting users, and solicit work from outside users. The candidate may conduct research as time permits; however, the primary focus of the position is to maintain the facility and to assist UNLV and outside users. Minimum requirements include a master's degree in geology, geochemistry, or anappropriate related field. Microprobe and/or SEM experience is highly desirable. The position isavailable for two years pending satisfactory performance and may become permanent at the end of that time. Applications will be accepted until a satisfactory candidate is found; however, a decision will not be made until after May 15,1999. The successful candidate must be availablesoon after an offer is accepted. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Interested applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a letter of interest detailing their fit to the position as described above, their earliest available starting date, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to Dr. Clay Crow, Department of Geoscience, UNLV,4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 454010, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4010 USA. E-mail:ccrow@ccmail.nevada.edu. For more information visit our Web site: at http://www.unlv.edu. UNLV is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer; minorities, women,veterans and the disabled are encouraged to apply. c) Graduate Study in Structure and Stratigraphy, Baylor University. There is an anticipated opening for a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geology at Baylor University to study the structural and stratigraphic evolution of salt minibasins in southern Louisiana. The project will involve workstation-based interpretation of 3-D and/or 2-D seismic data, development of a sequence stratigraphic framework for the area, and construction of structurally balanced 3-D computer models. Applicants should have an M.S. in Geology or Geophysics, and experience with UNIX is helpful but not required. A more complete project description is available at http://www.baylor.edu/~geology/ gradproject.html. It is anticipated, subject to funding, that the position will exist for 3 years as a Research Assistantship, starting in September 1999 or January 2000. Salary will be $20,000/year plus full tuition. For information or application please contact Dr. Mike Hudec, Baylor University, Department of Geology, P.O. Box 97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354; (254)710-6898; e-mail michael_hudec@baylor.edu. d) Paleontology Field Program Opportunities. The Museum of the Rockies offers opportunities for students (ages 15 and over) to participate in week-long paleo field programs that offer a broad range of field experiences at several different fossil sites. Each session provides instruction in current dinosaur paleontology research, Rocky Mountain geology, and many opportunities to participate in work in progress including excavating dinosaur fossils and gathering geological data. Week-long sessions begin June 7. For more info., call the Museum at (406) 994-6618 or write to the Paleo Field Program, Museum of the Rockies, 600 W. Kagy Blvd., Bozeman, MT 59717.
********************************************************** AWG AT-LARGE EMAIL NEWSLETTER Vol. 2, Number 4 ********************************************************** INDEX: 1) New members 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE 3) At-large member news 4) Job Hunting in the Geosciences workshop at the GSA meeting in Denver - Space still available 5) Other AWG events at the GSA meeting 6) Message from 1999-2000 AWG President Dr. Maggie Toscano 7) AWG Board meeting in Denver - October 22-23 8) New delegate beginning October 1 9) Student opportunities 10) At-large delegate contact information ********************************************************** 1) New Members The at-large delegates would like to welcome the following new members to AWG: Kathleen M. Bower, Charleston IL Natalia A. Bryxina, Russia Susanne Clement, Kent OH Lara Douglas, St. Louis MO Rachael A. Grover, Raleigh NC Doreen Jessen, Ann Arbor MI Holli Hitt, Knoxville AL Cayce A. Lillesve, Kasson MN Kristen Lydy, Coolville OH Anne Marie Matherne, Baton Rouge LA Lori M. McCracken, Dubuque IA Maureen Muldoon, Oshkosh WI Sarah K. Noble, Providence RI Panagiota V. Passinos, Seneca SC Lisa R. Rhoades, New Orleans LA Lora K. Shrake, Indianapolis IN Sara Slater, Speedway IN Robert M. Smith Dubuque IA Erin Stoesz, Laramie WY Lori Tuck, Helena MT ********************************************************** 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE If you are a new member you can read older issues of the at-large email newsletter on the at-large web page. The URL for this page is: http://www2.gasou.edu/facstaff/pasher/misc.html If you have any other suggestions for the web page, please send them to your at-large delegate Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu ********************************************************** 3) At-large member news Vicki Sue McConnell recently changed her location and job (Oregon Department of Geology and Minerals Industries). Her short note informs us that she "enjoys the newsletter and appreciates our efforts to keep us 'rovers' in touch". Katherine Osborne, formerly of Bates College, is moving on to Queens College CUNY in hopes of finishing her Masters by 2001. She spent this past summer in CT. Carey L. McCaffree Pellerin is back in Michigan after receiving her PhD from Purdue. Please feel free to submit your news to Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu. The next at-large email newsletter will be distributed in late November or early December. ********************************************************** 4) Job Hunting in the Geosciences workshop - Space still available AWG is sponsoring a job-hunting workshop at the upcoming Geological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting in Denver on Sunday, October 24, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Marriot in Room Colorado A. The workshop will be conducted by Kathleen E. Johnson (Univ. of New Orleans) and Pranoti Asher (Georgia Southern Univ.) Learn the job hunting skills necessary to survive in today's changing and challenging job market. These skills may be applied to jobs in government and academia. Topics include: *How to use multiple methods to seek employment opportunities: searching for advertised jobs in your area of specialty and networking for the hidden job market. Learn to network through professional organizations as well as through casual contacts. *How to write a rèsumè and c.v. that will get you an interview. An excellent rèsumè-writing workbook for geoscientists is included in the workshop fee. *How to develop interviewing skills that will differentiate you from the competition. Limit: 30 participants Fee: $30 (includes AWG's Rèsumè Writing Guide for Geoscientists) To reserve your space, send a check made payable to "AWG Job Hunting Workshop." Please write your e-mail address on your check so that we can confirm your registration. Payment must arrive by October 15th. Address any questions and send your payment to: Dr. Pranoti M. Asher Dept. of Geology and Geography Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 30460-8149 (912) 681-0338, pasher@www2.gasou.edu ********************************************************** 5) Other AWG events at the GSA meeting Sunday October 25 - 4-5 pm "Senior Women in Academia - What are Mentors and Role Models Worth" AWG-Sponsored lecture by Outstanding Educator Award winner Dr. Pamela Hallock. This talk will be held at the Marriot in Room Colorado A. This talk is free to the public. Tuesday Oct. 26 - AWG Breakfast and Outstanding Educator Award Ceremony (7-9 am) at the Marriot. This is a ticketed event. For more information contact GSA Registration. ********************************************************** 6) Message from 1999-2000 AWG President Dr. Maggie Toscano The AWG Booth in the exhibit hall during GSAwill be set up from Sunday (5:00 pm exhibit opening) until Thursday. Volunteers to staff the booth are needed. If you are interesting in helping out, please contact Maggie at mtoscano@nesdis.noaa.gov ********************************************************** 7) AWG Board meeting in Denver - October 22-23 The AWG Board and the AWG Foundation will be meeting in Denver from October 22 -23. This meeting is being held in conjunction with the GSA meeting. If you are interested in attending the meeting, please contact Maggie Toscano at mtoscano@nesdis.noaa.gov The tentative schedule for this meeting is as follows - Friday Oct. 22 The AWG Executive Committee meets 8 am to 12 noon at the Denver Museum of Natural History. The entire AWG Board of Directors meets from 1 to 5 pm at the Denver Museum of Natural History. Saturday Oct. 23 The AWG Foundation meets in Saratoga Room at Marriot (Time to be determined) The AWG Board of Directors meets from 8 am to 5 pm at Marriot Sunday Oct. 24 Breakfast for BOD and AWGF hosted by Denver Chapter (location TBD) Exhibit Booth Setup (helpers may be needed) Field trip options for mid-morning/early afternoon, hosted by Denver Chapter. ********************************************************** 8) New delegate beginning October 1 Ms. April Abate (Boston, MA) will be the new student at-large delegate begining October 1, 1999. We welcome April and look forward to working with her for the next two years. Dr. Rachael Craig (Kent State University,OH) will be completing her term as at-large delegate at the end of this month and will be joining the AWG Foundation Board as Vice-President. We would like to thank Rachael for her contributions and service to the AWG Board of Directors and wish her luck in her new position. ********************************************************** 9) Student opportunities M.S. assistantships in Paleontology A strong soft-rock geology program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale invites applications for research and teaching assistantship positions from prospective graduate students in paleobiology, paleontology, and paleoecology. The focus of the studies with the research funding will be Holocene Paleoclimate and Paleoceanography, and Ecosystem history reconstruction. The candidates should have a background in geology, biological sciences, or a related field. For teaching assistants, positions, a B.S. in Geology is preferred and a fluency in English language is required. The program has collaboration with USGS and several major universities. Assistantships are also available in other disciplines. The positions are available beginning Spring 2000. For more information, contact: Prof. S. Ishman at sishman@geo.siu.edu; or write to: Dept. of Geology MS 4324, SIUC, Carbondale, IL 62901-4324. Additional information about the Department of Geology, SIUC can be found at: http://www.science.siu.edu/geology/. *********************************** Graduate Student Opportunities in Earth Sciences, Lehigh University. The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences of Lehigh University has Graduate Student Fellowships for highly qualified individuals. The department has active research programs in tectonic studies (geochronology, stable isotope geochemistry, low temperature geochemistry, seismology, structural geology, paleomagnetism) and surficial processes (low temperature geochemistry, geomorphology, glacial geology, hydrology, high resolution geophysics, and limnology). Please contact Prof. D. Morris, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences (dpm2@lehigh.edu) or see our Web page for more details (http://www.ees.lehigh.edu) *********************************** Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, announces the availability of Sloan Scholarships for minority Ph.D. students in the geosciences. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Department of Geosciences are committed to increasing the number of African- American, Hispanic-American, and Native-Americans receiving Ph.D.s in the geosciences. Sloan scholars receive fellowship support, three summers of research support, a research allowance, and peer and faculty mentoring. Additional support through other fellowships, and teaching or research assistantships is also available. Inquiries and requests for applications to: Graduate Program, Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. Or gradapps@geo.arizona.edu and http://www.geo.arizona.edu. *********************************** University of Hawaii A graduate research assistantship (preferably for doctoral degree) in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii, is available to highly qualified and motivated students beginning spring or fall of 2000. Under a research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Research Initiative-Competitive Grant Program (NRI-CGP), we are investing the applicability of artificial neural networks for assessing the pesticide and nitrate contamination of rural domestic wells. Preference will be given to students with demonstrated quantitative skills and, willingness to learn and develop software packages and to interact with other faculty members and researchers in Hawaii and the U.S. mainland. The funding is currently for a period of 2 years with a possibility of renewal based upon performance. The assistantship package includes the current stipend and an applicable health insurance package. Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of transcripts, and the names and e-mail addresses of three references to Dr. Chittaranjan Ray, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2540 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA; Tel: +1-808-956-9652; Fax: +1-808-956-5014; E-mail: ray@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu. University of Hawaii at Manoa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. *********************************** Research Assistantships/Plant-Atmosphere Exchange at the University of Virginia Funding is available for one or more graduate students to work with a team of faculty at the University of Virginia on issues related to the exchange of carbon, water, and energy between the land and the atmosphere. We welcome inquiries from prospective students interested in studying multiple aspects of this problem, ranging from the role of vegetation to the role of the atmospheric boundary layer in controlling these mass and energy exchanges. The students will join a team of environmental scientists focusing their efforts on successional systems (agriculture to forest) at the university's Blandy Experimental Farm in northern Virginia. The current suite of methods being employed range from direct field measurements (micrometeorological, hydrological, and ecological) to more computationally intensive simulation models. An ultimate goal of these efforts is the development of a robust scaling framework to describe mass and energy dynamics during succession from cultivation to forests. For additional information, please contact John Albertson, E-mail: albertson@virginia.edu or Howard Epstein, E-mail: hee2b@virginia.edu, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA. Applicants are encouraged to check our Web site: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jda4h/blandy.html *********************************** Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowships/Joint OceanographicInstitutions. Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) and the U.S. Science Advisory Committee are seeking Ph.D. and M.S. degree candidates of unusual promise and ability who are enrolled in U.S. institutions to conduct research compatible with that of the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP). November 15, 1999 is the next fellowship application deadline for shorebased proposals. Shorebased research may be based on any DSDP or ODP leg, past, present, or future. The applicant's proposed research may be directed toward the objectives of a specific leg or toward broader themes. Both one-year and two-year fellowships are available. The award is $22,000 per year to be used for stipend, tuition, benefits, research costs, and incidental travel, if any. For more information and a fellowship application, visit our Web site: http://www.joi-odp.org/USSSP/ Fellowship/Fellowship.html. If you have questions, contact Andrea Johnson, Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship Program, JOI, 1755 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036-2102 USA; Tel: +1-202-232-3900, Ext. 213; E-mail: ajohnson@brook.edu. ********************************************************** 10) At-large delegate contact information
Vol. 3, Number 1 ********************************************************** INDEX: 1) New members 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE 3) At-large member news 4) New at-large delegate, Dr. Linda York 5) Message from student delegate, April Abate 6) Report from the Board of Directors Meeting in Denver, October 22-23 7) AWG events at the GSA meeting in Denver 8) At-Large Membership Restructuring by GAEA Edior, Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf 9) Spring 2000 Board Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska 10) Student opportunities 11) At-large delegate contact information ********************************************************** 1) New Members The at-large delegates would like to welcome the following new members to AWG: Bernadette D. Acker, Pottstown PA Lisa M. Amati, Norman OK Laurie C. Anderson, Baton Rouge LA Nicole M. Bailey, Albuquerque NM Julie K. Bartley, Carrollton GA Polly Bass, Americus GA Margaret C. Brewer, Lexington KY Leigh C. Cantey, Lexington VA Deirdra Cantrell, Tuscaloosa AL Catherine S. Clegg-Scala, Little Rock AR Melissa V. Connely, Casper WY Carol L. Ekstrom, Memphis TN Mary E. Ellis, West Branch IA Elizabeth R. Goeke, Bloomington IN Emily F. Greenfest, Chicago IL Emily A. Harbert, Springfield MO Barbara M. Hill, Liverpool NY Amanda L. Jenkins, Sioux City IA Jennifer J. Jones, Springfield MO Julie C. Kickham, Chapel Hill NC Angela R. Kurth, Coralville IA Gabrielle E. Kurth, Wausau WI Janet E. Mann, Ames IA Erika P. Maschmeyer, Millers Falls MA Jane S. McColloch, Morgantown WV Lisa E. Park, Akron OH Donna M. Roraback, Clemson SC Jenee Leslie Rowe, Appleton WI Claudia Sartini, Iowa City IA Heather M. Savage, Amherst MA Saxon E. Sharpe, Reno NV Stephanie L. Shepherd, Fayetteville AR Lisel R. Shoffner, Oxford OH Kim C. Walton, Hastings MI Heidi W. Yantz, Milwaukee WI ********************************************************** 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE If you are a new member you can read older issues of the at-large email newsletter on the at-large web page. The URL for this page is: http://www2.gasou.edu/facstaff/pasher/misc.html If you have any other suggestions for the web page, please send them to your at-large delegate Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu ********************************************************** 3) At-large member news a) The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named oceanographer Margaret Leinen of the University of Rhode Island to head its geosciences directorate. She is scheduled to assume her new position as NSF's assistant director for geosciences in January 2000. Leinen also will be responsible for coordinating environmental science and engineering programs within NSF, and for environmental cooperation and collaborations between NSF and other Federal agencies. Leinen is a well-known researcher in paleoceanography and paleoclimatology. Her work focuses on the history of biogenic sedimentation in the oceans and its relationship to global biogeochemical cycles, and the history of eolian sedimentation in the oceans and its relationship to climate. At the University of Rhode Island, Leinen is dean, Graduate School of Oceanography, and vice provost for Marine and Environmental Programs. She also is interim dean, College of the Environment and Life Sciences. Leinen has spent her entire academic career at the University of Rhode Island, considered one of the country's top institutions for marine studies. During her tenure, she spearheaded the University's efforts to build a cohesive interdisciplinary marine and environmental focus. Leinen received her B.S. degree (1969) in geology from the University of Illinois; her M.S. (1975) in geological oceanography from Oregon State University; and her Ph.D. (1980) in oceanography from the University of Rhode Island. She is a past president of The Oceanography Society. She is on the Board of Governors of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, and the Ocean Research Advisory Council. Leinen also has served as Vice Chair of the International Geosphere Biosphere Program and on the Board on Global Change of the National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences. As head of NSF's geosciences directorate, Leinen will manage a budget of approximately $470 million annually. Her selection followed a national search chaired by Susan Solomon, senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Boulder, Colorado. Our congratulations to Dr. Leinen! b) Student delegate April Abate was recently employed in the Boston area. She writes that she is "working at Geochron Laboratories in Cambridge, MA which is an isotope geology lab. We analyze geologic samples for things like 13C; 34S; 18O and also do K-Ar dating and Carbon 14. Basically, I am working as a geochemist in the stable isotope division." Please feel free to submit your news to Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu. The next at-large email newsletter will be distributed in late February or early March. ********************************************************** 4) New at-large delegate, Dr. Linda York Dr. Kathleen E. Johnson (Univ. of New Orleans) was unable to complete her term as at-large delegate. We were very fortunate to have Dr. Linda York (Univ. of Delaware) step in at short notice and attend the Board of Director's meeting in Denver last month. Linda will also complete Kathleen's term. We would like to thank Kathleen for her contributions and service to the AWG Board of Directors. ********************************************************** 5) Message from student delegate, April Abate First off, I am shooting for a student-oriented column in Gaea each issue. I have submitted something to Editor Joanne Kluessendorf for the upcoming issue recently. Also, some other thoughts I had were to mail out some membership applications to geology departments to increase student membership and participation. I was also thinking about trying to plan some local outreach stuff with student members and maybe even some K-12ers and do some field trip/mentoring (all in one) at an interesting New England area geology site. If you are intersted in getting involved please contact me via email at aabate@hotmail.com ********************************************************** 6) Report from the Board of Directors Meeting in Denver, October 22-23 by Linda York I attended my very first Board of Directors Meeting in Denver, October 22-23, 1999. It was very exciting to see all the energy and enthusiasm shown by those present at the meeting! I had the opportunity to participate in several of the committee meetings, including the Finance Committee, Nominations Committee, and the Fund Raising and Products Committee. I was also elected the AWG liaison to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Education Section (AAAS/ES). This means that I will represent AWG at any AAAS meetings I attend, and keep AWG informed of any AAAS activities or information that might be of specific interest to AWG members. So, I plan to stay busy with AWG duties in the coming months! ********************************************************** 7) AWG events at the GSA meeting in Denver The AWG-sponsored Job Hunting Workshop held on Sunday October 24 was a huge success. The two-hour workshop was attended by several participants. Pranoti Asher (Georgia Southern University) discussed the job hunting process in academia and was assisted by Michael S. Kelley (Lone Star Chapter member) who answered questions about jobs in government agencies. AWG's Resume Writing Guide provided much of the materials discussed during the workshop. Following the workshop, several of the participants rushed to hear Dr. Pamela Hallock Muller's presentation entitled "Senior Women Scientists in Academia: What are Mentors and Role Models Worth?" Approximately 50 participants attended this talk by Dr. Muller. AWG's Booth and displays in the Exhibit Hall attracted many AWG and GSA members. Many members visited the booth to buy products (the brand new magnets with AWG's logo were a huge success!) and renew their membership. By the end of the meeting most of the t-shirts were sold. Approximately 56 new persons became AWG members and several others took application forms with them. If you would like to recruit more members, please feel free to visit AWG's web page at www.awg.org to download application forms. The Annual Outstanding Educator Award Breakfast event, a very popular and well-attended program during Tuesday morning's at GSA, was attended by 100 participants. Dr. Pamela Hallock Muller, this years awardee, gave a thought-provoking presentation and thanked her many students and colleagues and mentors who have been responsible for shaping her career. Some of her students and colleagues also made short presentations during the ceremony. Dr. Muller recieved a plaque and an award check (which she immediately donated to AWG Foundation!!). As usual, members and breakfast attendee's mingled and networked with one another during and after the breakfast. By the way, if you visited the booth and were unable to buy any of the t-shirts or any other products, please contact our Business Manager Ms. Karen Spaulding (kls@lynx.csn.net) to purchase your favorite AWG product. ********************************************************** 8) At-Large Membership Restructuring by GAEA Edior, Dr. Joanne Kluessendorf AWG is attempting to restructure the North American At-Large Membership category by establishing At-Large "chapters" coinciding with the divisions of Geological Society of America (GSA) sections. This restructuring will create an annual venue for At-Large Members and existing AWG chapter members within a specific geographic area to meet in conjunction with the GSA sectional meetings (GSA registration will not be required) at an informal get-together in order to provide a better opportunity for networking and new member recruitment. Women geoscientists from universities, governmental agencies, and industry within the section will be invited to attend. This informal gathering, funded by AWG, may replace the AWG breakfast, which is not very well attended at some sectional GSA meetings and whose expense commonly prevents student attendance.. Planning and implementation of these gatherings will provide leadership opportunities for At-Large Members that are regularly available to chapter members. Over time, it may be possible for the At-Large sections to function more like a regular chapter. ********************************************************** 9) Spring 2000 Board Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska (Article submitted by President-Elect Dr. MaryAnne Holmes) The Spring meeting of AWG's Board of Directors will be hosted by the Lincoln AWG Chapter in Lincoln, Nebraska, March 9-12, 2000. We have important work to do in the form of deciding how best to spend the surplus afforded us by Joanne Kluessendorf's new format for Gaea: at least $10,000 we can now spend on programs for members! President Maggie Toscano announced at the GSA breakfast that we have voted to put $3,000 toward the National Park Service's "Geologist-in-the-Park" program, which will fund up to three women geoscientists to conduct research in parks selected by the NPS. We will also be paying a professional to re-design our web site. Any ideas or suggestions you may have on what you'd like to see in the web site, or any program you would like to see supported by your Association, would be greatly appreciated and should be forwarded to your delegate or any member of the Executive Committee (Dr. Maggie Toscano at president@awg.org). And now that you are scratching your heads wondering why we would voluntarily agree to a meeting in Nebraska in March: In addition to the fact that we are driving distance for the Denver, Osage, and Minnesota chapters, the dates for the BOD meeting were selected to coincide with the peak period of the annual Sandhill Crane migration. Our field trip on Sunday 12 March will snake through classic Cretaceous sections (oldest flower fossils in the Dakota Formation, mosasaur-rich Niobrara Formation) and Willa Cather country to reach the Crane Meadows blinds along the Platte River near Grand Island. Nearly half a million cranes, scattered over their winter grounds in Texas and Mexico, funnel through an 80-mile wide stretch of the Platte over a two-month period. This is the only stretch left with the appropriate habitat the birds need to gain weight for the rest of the trip to Canadian nesting grounds: shallow water, braid bars, and plenty of food along the banks in the form of leftover grain in the fields. Any member interested in joining us should contact Mary Anne Holmes (mholmes2@unl.edu; 402-472-5211). Weather is not guaranteed! Anything from a heavy blizzard to 70 degree sunshine can be expected, but we're hoping for the cooler weather that brings the birds home to roost! ********************************************************** 10) Student opportunities a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA To apply (send cover letter and resume) contact: Ms. Meredith Ferraro Human Resources, Gemological Institute of America 580 Fifth Avenue, Room 200 New York, NY 10036 telephone: 212-221-5858 x 3111 facsimile: 212-997-7661 e-mail: mferraro@gtlny.gia.org For application materials and information: Dr. Ilene Reinitz Research and Development, Gemological Institute of America 580 Fifth Avenue, Room 200 New York, NY 10036 telephone: 212-221-5858 x 3089 facsimile: 212-719-3134 e-mail: ireinitz@gtlny.gia.org The Gemological Institute of America is looking for a laboratory technician with a background in mineralogy or analytical chemistry, to operate visible and FT infrared spectrometers in the New York City office of the GIA Gem Trade Laboratory. This person would both provide analytical support for GTL reports, and contribute to basic research on a wide variety of gem materials, including colored diamonds. BS or MS, and experience with computer-controlled instrumentation are required; interest in writing for scientific and general publications is a plus. **************** b) SLOAN SCHOLARSHIP The Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, announces the availability of Sloan Scholarships for minority Ph.D. students in the geosciences. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the department of geosciences are committed to increasing the number of African -American, Hispanic-American, and Native-Americans receiving a Ph.D. in the geosciences. Sloan scholars receive fellowship support, three summers of research support, a research allowance, and peer and faculty mentoring. Additional support through other fellowships, and teaching or research assistantships is also available. Inquiries and requests for applications to: Graduate Program, Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. E-mail: gradapps@geo.arizona.edu. WWW: http://geo.arizona.edu. **************** c) GRADUATE STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES A recent large endowment to the Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Missouri-Rolla allows us to offer very competitive financial support to qualified graduate students. Programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees include: aqueous and environmental geochemistry, igneous petrology and geochemistry, sedimentary petrology and geochemistry, sedimentology and biostratigraphy, economic and petroleum geology, and applied exploration and environmental geophysics. The department is well equipped and situated in a modern facility. For information about programs, faculty and admissions, please access the department's home page at: <http://www.umr.edu/~geo-geoph/> or write to: Graduate Advisor, University of Missouri-Rolla , Department of Geology & Geophysics, 125 McNutt Hall, Rolla, MO 65409-0410. **************** d)2000 Universities Space Research Association/ Goddard Space Flight Center Graduate Student Summer Program/Earth System Science. The Universities Space Research Association (USRA), in collaboration with the Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC's) Earth Sciences Directorate, is offering a limited number of graduate student research opportunities for the summer of 2000. The program is scheduled for June 5 to August 11, 2000. The aim of this program is to attract and introduce promising students to Earth system science career options through hands-on educational research experiences in the Earth sciences at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Each student will be teamed with a NASA scientist mentor with parallel scientific interests to jointly develop and carry out an intensive research project at GSFC over the ten-week period. NASA mentors will be drawn from within the three participating Earth science laboratories at Goddard: the Laboratory for Atmospheres, Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes, and Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics. Students will also participate in an introductory lecture series, and informal weekly lunch discussions with GSFC researchers and have the opportunity to tour key NASA facilities and meet with NASA and industry scientific leaders. The program is open to students enrolled in or accepted to accredited U.S. graduate programs in the Earth, physical, or biological sciences; mathematics; or engineering disciplines. Students will be selected on the basis of academic record, demonstrated motivation and qualification to pursue multidisciplinary research in the Earth sciences, clarity and relevance of stated research interests to NASA programs, and letters of recommendation. Preference will be given to students who have completed at least 1 year of graduate study. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. Students must commit for the full 10-week period (June 5-August 11, 2000). Because of NASA/GSFC security regulations, citizens of certain proscribed nations may be ineligible. Prospective applicants who are non-U.S. citizens should contact the program coordinator to confirm eligibility. Details and a formal application may be obtained by contacting the Graduate Student Summer Program (GSSP) Coordinator, Universities Space Research Association, 7501 Forbes Blvd, Suite 206, Seabrook, MD 20706 USA; E-mail: GSSP@gvsp.usra.edu; Web site: http://www.gvsp. usra.edu/gssp. The deadline for applications is February 11, 2000. USRA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. **************** e)Graduate Assistantships/New Mexico Tech. The Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Geophysical Research Center at New Mexico Tech seek applicants for several funded graduate research assistantship opportunities in the Geophysics program. Applications are solicited immediately at either the Ph.D. or master's level for studies involving seismology, rock physics, and fault mechanics and structure. We seek students of talent for NSF and National Laboratories-sponsored research in the following areas: * Fault zone physics, structure, and elastic properties in subduction zone accretionary prisms, using experimental facilities at NMT and Sandia National Laboratories. * Seismic velocity structure of the San Gregorio Fault in northern California, using field and laboratory techniques. * Analysis of Broadband Seismic Array data for crustal and mantle structure in the southwestern United States. These assistantships include full stipend and tuition support at levels commensurate with student experience, and can begin as early as January 2000. The Earth and Environmental Science Department comprises 18 full-time faculty and 90 graduate students. New Mexico Tech Web site: (http://www.nmt.edu) enjoys a high-desert climate and small-town setting with numerous recreational opportunities nearby, and is located approximately 1 hour south of Albuquerque, New Mexico USA. For further information about these projects or other opportunities, contact Drs. Harold Tobin; E:mail: tobin@nmt.edu; Tel: +1-505-835-5920 or Rick Aster; E-mail: aster@dutchman.nmt.edu; Tel: +1-505-835-5924, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM 87801, USA. Please visit our Web site: http://www.ees.nmt.edu/Geop/. **************** f)Graduate Fellowships/Boise State University. The Department of Geosciences seeks applicants for graduate teaching and research fellowships in the M.S. Geology, M.S. Geophysics, and Ph.D. Geophysics programs beginning fall semester 2000. Each fellowship includes a competitive stipend plus all tuition and fees. Current research is in the following areas: petrology, structure and tectonics, stratigraphy and paleontology, Quaternary geology and geomorphology, neotectonics, watershed hydrology and surficial processes, paleoclimatology and paleoceanography, hydrogeology, and engineering and environmental geophysics. Additional information including descriptions of specific research projects, faculty profiles, and program requirements available at our Web site: http://cgiss.boisestate.edu/geoweb/ home.html. Request application materials from Dr. Paul Donaldson, Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725 USA; Tel: +1-208-426-3639; Fax: +1-208-426-4061; E-mail: pdonalds@boisestate.edu. Application deadline for this position is January 15, 2000. **************** g)Graduate Research Assistantships in Satellite Meteorology/University of Alabama, Huntsville. Graduate research assistantships supporting M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in the Department of Atmospheric Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are available beginning spring or fall semester of 2000. Prospective students should send an e-mail expressing their tentative interest to Dr. Gary Jedlovec, Global Hydrology and Climate Center, 977 Explorer Blvd., Huntsville, AL 35806 USA; Tel: +1-256-922-5966; E-mail: gary.jedlovec@msfc. nasa.gov. A formal application for admission to the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Atmospheric Science Department, required for research assistantship consideration, can be obtained from the Atmospheric Science Department, University of Alabama-Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899 USA; Tel: +1-256-922-5754; or visit our Web site: http://www.atmos.uah.edu/atmos/index. html. Refer to "GOES Graduate Research Assistantship" when applying. **************** h)Graduate Research Assistantships/Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management/Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Department of Forestry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale announces the availability of graduate research assistantships at the M.S. level beginning in June or August 2000. Funded research areas include nutrient and sediment attenuation by riparian buffer zones, water quality modeling, and in-stream processing of nitrogen using 15N isotopes. Opportunities also exist for training in the departmental water quality laboratory. Qualified applicants should possess a bachelor's degree in forestry, environmental science, chemistry, biology, geology, engineering, or a related discipline. Please contact Prof. Karl Williard, Department of Forestry, Mailcode 4411, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 62901-4411 USA; Tel: +1-618-453-7478; Fax: +1-618-453-7475; E-mail: williard@siu.edu. Further information about our department can be found on our Web site: http://www.siu.edu/eforestry/index.html. **************** i)Graduate Research Fellowships/University of Illinois. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (NRES) at the University of Illinois invits prospective students to apply for master of science and Ph.D. graduate education and to compete for several college and departmental fellowships. Our graduate programs are designed to be flexible and educate students in interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving that enhance stewardship in the managment of natural, agricultural and urban environments. NRES is a broad and diverse department with faculty expertise in environmental science and policy, natural resources, aquatic science, agricultural entomology, fiber science, forestry, horticulture, environmental social science, and soil science. Students awarded a departmental fellowship typically are supported with a 50% research assistantship with an annual stipend of $12,000 for master of science and $13,000 for Ph.D. plus a tuition and fee waiver. For exceptional applicants, ollege JBT Fellowships will provide annaul stipends of $13,000 and $17,500 for master of science and Ph.D. candidates, respectively. For further information and application materials contact the Graduate Coordinator, University of Illinois, NRES, W511 Turner Hall, 1102 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801 USA; Tel: +1-217-333-5824; E-mail: nres@uiuc.edu; or visit our Web site: http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/ ~nres. **********************************************************
At-large Email Newsletter - Vol. 3, Number 2 ********************************************************** INDEX: 1) New members 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE 3) At-large member news 4) Northeast US geologic attractions (Article submitted by April Abate) 5) AWG Social being planned for GSA-North Central Section Meeting 6) AWIS Women in Science Luncheon being co-sponsored by AWG 7) Geologist in the Parks Program announcement 8) A Report on the AAAS Affiliates Meeting by Linda L. York 9) Nominations Requested for 2000 AWGF Outstanding Educator 10) Spring 2000 Board Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska 11) Student opportunities 12) At-large delegate contact information ********************************************************** 1) New Members - Longish listing of new members from October 1999 - January 2000 The at-large delegates would like to welcome the following new members to AWG: Amanda Jenkins, IA Angela Kurth, IA Arnett Sullivan, TN Ashanti Johnson-Pyrtle, GA Bernadette Acker, PA Beverly Saylor, OH Carol Ekstrom, TN Catherine Clegg-Scala, AR Claudia Sartini, IA Colleen Lillie, MI Deirdra Cantrell, AL Devorah Joseph, MS Donna Roraback, SC Elizabeth Goeke, IN Emily Fojut, WI Emily Greenfest, IL Emily Harbert, MO Erika Maschmeyer, MA Heather Savage, MA Heidi Yantz, WI Jane McColloch, WV Janet Mann, IA Jenee Rowe, WI Jennifer Jones, MO Jennifer Thompson, OK Judith Schiebout, LA Julie Bartley, GA Julie Kickham, NC Kenneth Sprenke, ID Kim Walton, MI Laura Chambers, OH Laurie Anderson, LA Leigh Cantey, VA Lisa Amati, OK Lisa Leibold, IA Lisa Park, OH Lisel Shoffner, OH Lori Tuck, MT Madeleine Briskin, OH Margaret Brewer, KY Mary Ellis, IA Melissa Berke, OH Melissa Connely, WY Michelle Coombs, AK Natalia Ratchkovski, AK Nicole Bailey, NM Patricia Kelley, NC Polly Bass, GA Rebecca Bralek, OH Rina Schumer, NV Saxon Sharpe, NV Shawn Jackson, AR Silvina Moscato, Argentina Simone Alin, AZ Stephanie Shepherd, AR Tami Talalas, OH Tamra Schiappa, ID ********************************************************** 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE If you are a new member you can read older issues of the at-large email newsletter on the at-large web page. The URL for this page is: http://www2.gasou.edu/facstaff/pasher/misc.html If you have any other suggestions for the web page, please send them to your at-large delegate Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu ********************************************************** 3) At-large member news Please feel free to submit your news to Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu. The next at-large email newsletter will be distributed in late April or early May. ********************************************************** 4) Northeast US geologic attractions (submitted by April Abate) I have put together a short list of geologic attractions in the New England/New York area. These are some of my recommended places to visit for members whether they live in this area or are just visiting. I know that I would appreciate any information members could suggest to me that I visit if I am going to be in the area and hungry for a geological excursion. Please email me your suggestions at gneissrxs@hotmail.com Looking for something "of geologically interest" to do if you are visiting or live in the Northeast? Here are a few of ideal ways to spend a day or a weekend: Harvard Mineralogical Museum 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 General Information: (617) 495-3045 Next to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History's mineral room, the collection at Harvard is quite spectacular in its own right. Specimens are arranged according to their chemical groups (i.e. Silicates, Oxides). The museum also features a gem room, a New England Mineral room, and a meteorite exhibit. When in Boston, not to be missed! Dinosaur State Park 400 West Street Rocky Hill, Connecticut USA 06067-3506 FDPA Phone: 860-257-7601 Park Phone: 860-529-8423 http://www.dinosaurstatepark.org/inside.html Under a geodesic dome sits a sandstone formation from a Jurassic floodplain riddled with dinosaur tracks. The trackway was accidentally uncovered when excavating for a state building. Very nice grounds ideal for picnicking. Kids can even make their own plaster cast of an actual dinosaur footprint. Rock of Ages Granite Quarry Barre, Vermont www.rockofages.com The quarry tour is a fascinating combination of innovation and skilled craftsmanship as a tour guide explains how the granite is extracted from the immense quarry and ultimately becomes a final product such as a hand-crafted monument. Perhams of West Paris Route 26 in West Paris. One of the best places to shop for Pink Tourmalinethe state gemstone of Maine! Also has a very nice exhibit on fluorescent minerals and pegmatite mineralogy. Ace of Diamonds Mine Route 28 Middleville, New York 13406 http://www.web2.com/lattice/ace/ The Herkimer Diamond is an unusual form of doubly-terminated quartz. For a daily fee, you can break lots of rock in hopes of finding Herkimer diamonds in the dolomitic cavities. A good place to bring the family for a weekend camping trip. ********************************************************** 5) AWG Social being planned for GSA-North Central Section Meeting (Article submitted by GAEA Editor Joanne Kluessendorf) As mentioned in the last At-Large E-Mail Newsletter, AWG is attempting to restructure the North American At-Large Membership category by establishing At-Large "chapters" coinciding with the divisions of Geological Society of America (GSA) sections. One of the primary reasons for doing this was to provide an annual informal get-together in order to provide a better opportunity for networking for At-Large Members and existing AWG chapter members within a specific geographic area. The first of these get-togethers is being planned for the GSA-North Central Section meeting to be held in Indianapolis, Indiana. In lieu of the typical breakfast (which is not well attended at section meetings and is usually too expensive for most students to attend), AWG is planning to sponsor an informal evening Welcome Social on Wednesday, April 5, 2000, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Marriot Courtyard-Downtown Hotel (GSA meeting headquarters). Attendance will be free; snacks and soft drinks will be provided. GSA registration is NOT required to attend the Social. Of course, all AWG members are welcome, but we especially encourage At-Large members within the North-Central section of GSA (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, NE, WI, Manitoba, and Ontario west of the 89th meridian) to attend. We also encourage members to invite their geoscientist colleagues within the area who are not currently AWG members to come to the Social and learn about AWG. So that we can plan properly, please e-mail me at jkluesse@uiuc.edu by March 20 to let me know if you are interested in attending the Social. Let's have a great turnout for what I hope becomes an annual event! ********************************************************** 6) AWIS Women in Science Luncheon being co-sponsored by AWG AWG, AWIS, AAAS, WEPAN, GWIS, and other organizations working toward the advancement of women in science, engineering and mathematics are hosting a networking luncheon to be held in conjunction with the AAAS Annual Meeting. This luncheon will be held on Monday, February 21, 2000 in the Omni Shorham hotel in Washington, DC, from 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. This is your opportunity to meet with women from all areas of science and all career paths and levels, including nationally-known scientists and policymakers, in an informal setting. This event has become extremely popular and we look forward to another exciting afternoon. Come meet members of different organizations with similar goals, learn what they are doing to achieve success in their own careers. If you would like to attend this luncheon, please reserve your space by contacting Maggie Toscano at <president@ awg.org> as soon as possible. Although we do not know the final cost, we expect to charge attendees approximately $30 for the luncheon, which may be paid at the door by cash or check. ********************************************************** 7) Geologist in the Parks Program announcement The Geologist-in-the-Parks (GIP) program is administered by the Geologic Resources Division of the National Park Service (NPS). The goal of the program is to bring earth-science professionals and students into the national parks where they help park staffs understand and manage geologic resources. Individual parks determine what type of program they would like to conduct and the expertise required for the job. These GIP positions sometimes become permanent park jobs. The NPS is committed to diversity, and AWG was invited to become a sponsor in order to showcase the talents of women geoscientists. The AWG Executive Committee voted to fund two GIP proposals: The Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado and Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. We are very pleased to be able to offer these opportunities to our members, using some of the funds made available by our new volunteer-run organization. Application Procedure: AWG membership is required to be considered for these positions; however, applicants may join when submitting their application (membership application may be found on the AWG website <www.awg.org>). To apply, please send C.V. with relevant publications, cover letter detailing relevant experience and reason for interest in the position, and availability dates, as well as full contact information and email addresses for three references who can attest to your experience to: Joanne Kluessendorf, AWG Editor, Dept. of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801; email: jkluesse@uiuc.edu. Applications sent via email attachments in rtf format are preferred. Application deadline is March 15, 2000, or until the positions are filled. ______________________ Geologist-in-Residence Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Curecanti National Recreation Area Montrose/Gunnison, Colorado Three lakes (one of them the largest in Colorado) on the Gunnison River form the heart of Curecanti National Recreation Area. Panoramic mesas, fjord-like lakes, and deep, steep, and narrow canyons abound. Recently discovered dinosaur fossils, a 5,000-acre archeological district, a narrow gauge train, and traces of 6000 year-old dwellings further enhance the offerings of Curecanti. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison's unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock scouring down through hard Proterozoic crystalline rock. No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Park geology is diverse, including metamorphic, extrusive and intrusive igneous, and sedimentary rocks. The park is located approximately 250 miles SW of Denver. Position Description: Geologist needed to assist education specialists to enhance existing curriculum related to geology, paleontology, and archeology. The geologist will conduct student, teacher, and elderhostel workshops at Curecanti, Black Canyon and surrounding communities, will assist with Division of Resource Management projects related to stratigraphy, ground-truthing of satellite information, and ongoing paleontology and archeology projects, and will train park staff on geologic topics. Stipend $2500, housing may be provided by park; AWGF may provide additional funds for uniform and travel. Qualifications: Graduate level or greater geological background with expertise in the regional geology of Colorado required; knowledge of paleontology, archeology, GPS, and GIS preferred. Ability to contribute to educational curriculum content for all age groups and effectively communicate to a variety of audiences is essential. Dates: Mid-June through mid-August (flexible). _______________________________ Resource Management Specialist- Hydrogeology Technical Assistance Cape Cod National Seashore Wellfleet, Massachusetts Cape Cod is composed almost entirely of material deposited by glaciers about 14,000 to 18,000 years ago. Wind and water have reworked these sediments to create the landforms we see today including beaches, spits, marshes, pamets, cliffs, and dunes. Coastal processes such as tides, winds, storms, and sediment transport continue to reshape the outer beaches. These landforms also protect landward areas from storms and coastal flooding. Erosion is a significant issue within the park, with wave induced erosion responsible for erosion rates of 2-3 feet per year on average. Soils in the seashore tend to be classified as excessively drained outwash and are derived from glacial outwashes and moraines. In several areas dune deposits overlay glacial soils. The Herring River was historically a tidally-influenced salt marsh system. In the early 1900's, the system was diked off from the bay and, over the years, the system has developed both upland (through dewatering) and freshwater wetland areas. The Herring River system has become impaired and does not currently represent a healthy ecosystem. Fish kills are observed each year due to oxygen depletion. Soils and surface water are highly acidic due to the formation of acid sulfate soils. Sedimentation is occurring in the main channel causing the current speed and river dynamic changes. Ground surface subsidence is observed due to lack of input of organic material from tidal input, increased bacterial decomposition rates, and dewatering. Thus the seashore has determined that management actions are necessary to restore the wetlands to a functioning ecosystem. After some study, researchers have proposed that restoration of the system to a tidally-influenced salt marsh estuary would likely improve the conditions and reduce or eliminate many of the adverse effects observed currently. The Town of Wellfleet has concerns associated with the idea of a salt marsh restoration. Wellfleet has significant groundwater problems and is concerned the restoration may result in salt-water intrusion of their groundwater. In addition, Wellfleet believes that the wetland may serve as groundwater recharge area and feels that the restoration may preclude the area from serving that purpose. Wellfleet is also concerned that tidal flooding and storms will inundate their community should a tidal system be restored. In addition to the hydrological concerns, ecological and economic concerns have been expressed. Position Description: The candidate would be responsible for directing natural resources management activities associated with the proposed restoration. This position would assist in the coordination of workgroup sessions with community leaders and interested stakeholders. Workgroup meetings are intended to identify what the issues are associated with the restoration. The candidate would then assist Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management and Cape Cod National Seashore staff in finding answers to key questions related to the restoration project. The candidate would develop contacts with respected authorities in the relevant fields of study and organize their responses to questions put forth by the community. The candidate would present the results of studies and summarize findings of related research. Stipend $2500; housing may be provided by park, and other costs may be provided by AWGF. Qualifications: Graduate level experience or greater in surficial processes or coastal geology with additional background in hydrology required in order to answer and interpret complex questions in the field of hydrology and coastal geology. Solid communication skills, both oral and written, are important. GIS experience is helpful. ********************************************************** 8) A Report on the AAAS Affiliates Meeting by Linda L. York As the AWG liaison to the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), I attended the Affiliates meeting on February 18, 2000 in Washington, DC, which took place during the AAAS Annual Meeting (Feb. 17-22). Dr. Stephen Jay Gould, AAAS President, presided over the Affiliates meeting, and there were approximately 75 to 80 people present representing probably almost an equal number of organizations affiliated with the AAAS. Updates or information on four current AAAS projects/programs were presented at the affiliates meeting, with questions or comments from the audience encouraged on each project. Almost all of the information presented for each of the four projects can be accessed via the AAAS website at www.AAAS.org. I really enjoyed learning about the projects at the meeting, and believe they should be of interest to all of us in AWG. One or more of the issues addressed in these projects may directly affect each of us sometime during our geoscience careers! I highly encourage everyone to check out the AAAS website. The four projects/programs and web information are as follows: 1. Court Appointed Experts Project -from the AAAS homepage, click on Science and Policy Programs (near the top of the page), then scroll down through the list on the left to "Court Appointed Scientific Experts Project" and click on this topic. The project webpage contains a very good description of the purpose of the project. 2. Actions relating to OMB Circular A-110 -the Office of Management and Budget is required by Congress to amend Circular A-110 "to ensure that all data produced under a(n) (Federal) award will be made available to the public through the procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act". Information on the concerns of AAAS regarding the proposed amendment, and actions it is taking on the issue can be found on the AAAS homepage in the form of letters written to OMB and Congressional Members, and also under Science and Policy Programs under the topic "Proceedings now available online for the briefing on OMB revisions to Circular A-110 regarding public access to data" listed on the left. 3. The Evolution Controversy -from the AAAS homepage, click on the "AAAS Statement on Kansas State Board of Education Decision on Evolution and Cosmology". At the top of this statement page there is a link ("Home") to the evolution homepage titled "AAAS Evolution Resources" developed by the AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion (DoSER). The Evolution Resources page contains many useful links including one on scientific resources for evolution education. "Current issues" is another topic that itself provides a further link to the "Kansas Curricular Standards for Science Education". 4. Recent Science and Human Rights Activities -from the AAAS homepage, click on Science and Policy Programs, then click on the heading "Science and Policy Programs". This brings up the Science and Policy Programs homepage. Under program areas, click on "Science and Human Rights". This brings up the Science and Human Rights Program webpage which lists various projects and features, including the Science and Human Rights Data Center. ********************************************************** 9) Nominations Requested for 2000 AWGF Outstanding Educator (Article submitted by Carolyn Rindosh Miller, Chair, Outstanding Educator Award committee) The Association For Women Geoscientists Foundation established the Outstanding Educator Award in 1988 to honor well established college or university teachers who have played a significant role in the education and support of women geoscientists both within and outside the classroom. Examples of support include encouraging women to enter and continue in a geoscience career, providing opportunities for field and laboratory experience, and serving as a positive role model. In addition, awardees are selected on the basis of their professional societies, and participation in science education programs in their community. Deadline for nominations is April 30, 2000. Nominations must include the nominator's supporting letter, a summary of the nominee's academic and professional accomplishments, and at least six letters of recommendation from professional colleagues, former students, and current students. Send nominations to Carolyn Rindosh Miller, 14214 Withersdale Drive, Houston, TX 77077-1436. The AWG Foundation presents the award at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Previous recipients are Lisa Pratt, Linda Abriola, Mary Savina, B. Charlotte Schreiber, Margaret Delaney, Marie Morisawa, Laurie Brown, Sharon Mosher, Maria Luisa Crawford, Jan Tullis, and Pamela Hallock Muller. ********************************************************** 10) Spring 2000 Board Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska The Lincoln AWG Chapter in Lincoln, Nebraska will host the Spring meeting of AWG's Board of Directors from March 9-12, 2000. If you are interested in attending this meeting and/or the accompanying field trip please contact Mary Anne Holmes (mholmes2@unl.edu; 402-472-5211). ********************************************************** 11) Student opportunities a) Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need (G.A.A.N.N.) Fellowships for Computational Earth Sciences Available for Fall, 2000 Department of Geological Sciences Binghamton University Binghamton, New York 13902-6000 The Department of Geological Sciences at Binghamton University is pleased to announce the immediate availability of five graduate student fellowships funded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need (G.A.A.N.N.) program. These multiyear fellowships (approximately $15k/y) are intended for United States citizens pursuing a Ph.D. in any area of computational Earth Sciences. Women and under-represented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply. For the fellowship recipients the field of concentration could include: hydrogeologic modeling, contaminant transport modeling, tectonic modeling, sedimentary basin modeling, seismology, application of "intelligent" computing techniques to geoscience modeling, and applied geophysics for field geologic problems. In addition, general tools of research, such as GIS, Matlab, etc. are to be incorporated as a part of their training. Interested students should visit our department web page: http://www.geol.binghamton.edu Or contact Dr. Francis Wu at: wu@sunquakes.geol.binghamton.edu **********************************************************
At-large Email Newsletter - Vol. 3, Number 3 ********************************************************** INDEX: 1) New members 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE 3) AWG reception at GSA-North Central meeting (Report by Joanne Kluessendorf) 4) Request for short biographies of women in the Geosciences for AWG's web page (Article submitted by Claudia Lewis, at-large member from NM) 5) Announcement of a new web site on women marine scientists (Article submitted by Deborah K. Smith, at-large member from MA) 6) Message from your at-large delegate Pranoti Asher 7) Gender Equity Workshop at GSA in Reno 8) An idea for a (regular) new column in the at-large email newsletter 9) Student opportunities 10) At-large delegate contact information ********************************************************** 1) New members The at-large delegates would like to welcome the following new members (joined AWG after March 1, 2000) Julie Barbour, Brighton MI Amy Brock, Las Vegas NV Katherine Heggeman, Standish ME Robyn A. Howley, Las Vegas NV Tracy Jones, Florence AL Kathy Ann McDaniel, Batavia OH Jean Metzler, Pheonix AZ Jill Elizabeth Rozycki, Titusville FL Christina Jan, Sylvania OH ********************************************************** 2) Archive of old newsletters available on AT-LARGE WEB PAGE If you are a new member you can read older issues of the at-large email newsletter on the at-large web page. The URL for this page is: http://www2.gasou.edu/facstaff/pasher/misc.html If you have any other suggestions for the web page, please send them to your at-large delegate Pranoti Asher at pasher@www2.gasou.edu ********************************************************** 3) AWG reception at GSA-North Central meeting (Report by Joanne Kluessendorf) The first (experimental) AWG evening reception at a Geological Society of America sectional meeting was held on Wednesday, April 5th, at the GSA North-Central meeting in Indianapolis, IN. And it was a resounding success--with 30-40 attendees! Women from academia, industry and government agencies were represented. The reception was intended to replace the high-cost (yikes-12 bucks for a bagel!), early morning (yawn) AWG breakfast, which few students could afford to attend. In contrast, the reception attracted numerous students, who had the opportunity to interact informally with professionals and fellow students in a convivial environment, thanks to refreshments provided by AWG Foundation funding. Among At-Large AWG members in attendance were Annabelle Foos from the University of Akron, who initially suggested the idea of an evening reception; Cindy Carney from Wright State University; Terri Boundy from Ball State University, who traveled to Indy with two students and her daughter (who was wearing an outstanding trilobite T-shirt for the occasion) just for the reception; Lora Shrake and Sara Slater from IUPUI; Don Mikulic from the Illinois Geological Survey; and new member Christina Jan from Bowling Green State University. Gail Ashley (Northeast Chapter), GSA Past-President, was also there. Joel Moore of Wheaton College, who contributed an article on the history of women in the geosciences to the latest issue of GAEA, also stopped by. Although I organized and hosted the reception, it virtually ran itself once it was underway. Mostly, I welcomed people at the door and asked them to help themselves to the fruit, cheese, and vegetable trays and soft drinks (which didn't require much prodding). Conversation just followed naturally. I heartily recommend that AWG sponsor these receptions annually at each GSA sectional meeting as a means to bring women geoscientists within each region together. As an added bonus, I think these receptions will encourage new members and foster more camaraderie among the At-Large membership. -Joanne Kluessendorf ********************************************************** 4) Request for short biographies of women in the Geosciences for AWG's web page (Article submitted by Claudia Lewis) I am compiling short biographies of women who have made significant contributions to the geosciences. I will assemble these into a Web page that will reside on the AWG home page. I am soliciting either prepared biographical material, or material from which I can write short biographies (references to archives where information, photos, references to scientific literature, etc could be retrieved). Please indicate with your submission whether you would like credit for your contribution. I am particularly interested in covering women geoscientists who where active before about 1950. I would like to include contributions in Planetary Sciences as well as Earth Sciences. As there is already an excellent Web page covering astronomy authored by Sethanne Howard (4000 years of Women in Science), I foresee including the URL to that Web page but not duplicating efforts. Anyone else developing similar Web pages, or course curricula or papers on women in science, please contact me so that we may collaborate. Dr. Claudia J. Lewis Los Alamos National Laboratory EES-1, MS D462 Los Alamos, NM 87545 505-665-7728 phone 505-665-3285 FAX email: clewis@lanl.gov ********************************************************** 5) Announcement of a new web site on women marine scientists (Article submitted by Deborah K. Smith) We have developed a Web site to engage the public and school children in the day-to-day science of women marine scientists. The address of the site is http://www.womenoceanographers.org. Our primary goal is twofold: to encourage young woman to pursue careers in science and to remove the mystery that surrounds being a scientist. We are focusing on women marine scientists since this is one of the fields within which women remain inadequately represented. In addition we want to underscore the different career paths in science and the diversity of the women who choose science as a career. Over the course of a year we will highlight several woman scientists. The science of the women will cover many of the subdisciplines within marine science including chemistry, biology, physics, engineering, mathematics, geology, or geophysics. The women will be at different stages in their careers and on different career paths directed toward research, teaching, administration, or perhaps a combination of these, and at various universities and research institutions across the country. Other of the women will have gone directly into marine science from a bachelor's degree working, for example, as programmers, laboratory technicians, and data analysts. Within the site several types of information will be available such as an interview, a mini science lesson that explains the scientist's research at a basic level, views of the scientist's offices and laboratories and the daily activities therein, a recently published paper, and a weekly calendar. By placing all of this information on the Web, users will be able to pick and choose what interests them most and they will be able to follow paths to areas that they want to learn more about. Comments and suggestions about the site are always welcome. Submitted by Deborah K. Smith, at-large member Deborah K. Smith Department of Geology and Geophysics, MS 22 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA 02543 ph: 508.289.2472 fax: 508.457.2187 dsmith@whoi.edu http://humm.whoi.edu/ ********************************************************** 6) Message from your at-large delegate Pranoti Asher I will be completing my second two-year term as at-large delegate this summer. I thank you all for your feedback and comments on the at-large email newsletters. I will continue to compile and edit these newsletters for a while until I can hand over the newsletter duties to the newer delegates. Please feel free to contact me <pasher@www2.gasou.edu> if you would like to submit announcements, articles, or student opportunities for future newsletters. The next at-large email newsletter will be compiled and distributed in September-October, 2000. ********************************************************** 7) Gender Equity Workshop at GSA in Reno Leuren Moret, AWG Past-President (and author of several articles in the most recent GAEA) will be coordinating a Gender Equity workshop at the Annual Geological Society of America meeting in Reno, Nevada from 9 am to 1 p.m. on November 12, 2000. If you are interested in attending, participating or learning more about this free workshop please contact Leuren via email at <leurenmoret@yahoo.com> ********************************************************** 8) An idea for a (regular) new column in the at-large email newsletter AWG Past-President Leuren Moret has suggested a neat idea for a new column for the at-large email newsletter. With summer almost around the corner and as many of us are making plans for a gnat-filled field season, perhaps it would be appropriate to think about our favorite camping recipes for the next at-large email newsletter (slated for distribution in October). Please do email me at <pasher@www2.gasou.edu> with your ideas and recipe submissions. ********************************************************** 9) Student opportunities ************************* Funding for two graduate students in hard-rock field available: Matt Kohn of University of South Carolina has funding for two RA's, one in metamorphic petrology, and the other in oxygen isotope geochemistry of teeth. Full-year RA salary is provided, and tuition is picked up within the university. Depending on personnel availability, these 2 student positions may alternatively be combined into a single, full-time post-doctoral position in one or both of these areas. The petrologic project is to investigate Himalayan orogenesis via metamorphic studies across the MCT in central Nepal, and will involve 2 field excursions. The other project is to use oxygen isotope compositions and zoning in fossil teeth to look at timing and rates of uplift of the central Cascade Range, Oregon. These specific projects tie into a larger research goal of using geochemical records to investigate orogenic processes at different physical levels: the mid-crust in the Himalaya and the surface in the Cascades. The tooth project is funded for 2 years, the metamorphic project is renewable on a per-year basis for a total of 3 years. Ideally, he would like someone to start in the fall, but a January start-date is also possible. Post-doctoral applicants should send me a CV, and the names and contact information for 3 references. Graduate student applicants should send me a letter or e-mail expressing their interest, and the names and contact information for 2-3 references. They should also contact the department's graduate office (803-777-3959; or bradley@geol.sc.edu) for an official USC application package. The USC graduate student application will require a statement of interest, copies of GRE scores and transcripts, and at least 2 recommendation letters. For more information, please contact: Prof. Matthew J. Kohn Dept. of Geological Sciences 701 Sumter St., Room EWSC 617 University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 USA phone: (803)-777-5565 fax:(803)-777-6610 mjk@geol.sc.edu ************************* TECHNICIAN The Department of Geology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh seeks a technician for a 12-month, continuing academic staff position starting August 7, 2000. B.S/B.A. in geology required, M.S. preferred. She/he will manage samples, supplies and equipment maintenance, advise students and faculty on geological software, participate in summer field camp and help train and supervise students in the use of instruments and laboratories. She/he will also serve as a tutor, proctor and outreach presenter. Experience with geology laboratories and instruments, field mapping, specimen/sample curation and geology software applications preferred. Please submit a letter of application, resume, three current letters of recommendation and transcripts (original or copy) by July 5, 2000, to: Dr. William Mode, Chair, Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI 54901-8649. The Department of Geology is a University of Wisconsin System Center of Excellence. It has eight full-time faculty members and about fifty undergraduate majors. The department has a strong commitment to undergraduate instruction that is supported by excellent facilities and equipment. Additional information about the department and its programs and research facilities can be found at www.uwosh.edu/departments/geology/. UW Oshkosh is an EO/AAE and encourages women and minorities to apply. ************************* Graduate Student Support Opportunities/Earth Sciences/Lehigh University. The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences of Lehigh University has graduate student fellowships for highly qualified individuals. The department has active research programs in tectonic studies (geochronology, stable isotope geochemisty, low- temperature geochemistry, seismology, high-resolution geophysics, structural geology, paleomagnetism) and surficial processes (low-temperature geochemistry, fluvial and tectonic geomorphology, glacial geology, hydrology, and limnology). Please contact Prof. D. Morris, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 31 Williams Dr., Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3188 USA; Tel: +1-610-758-3661; Fax:+1-610-758-3677; E-mail: dpm2@lehigh.edu or see our Web site: http://www.ees.lehigh.edu. ************************* Ph.D. and M.S. Fellowships/Terrestrial Remote Sensing. Two full graduate research assistantships are available within the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology beginning fall 2000 to develop and use a tethered balloon-mounted, hyperspectral remote sensing platform for ecological and biophysical research. Graduate students will become a part of an interdisciplinary student-faculty team of ecologists, atmospheric scientists, and engineers throughout the construction and deployment stages of the instrument platform. Potential research topics include improving remotely sensed estimates of leaf area index and net primary productivity, scaling such estimates from the plot scale to the landscape scale, examining the relation between sub-pixel-scale ecological and radiometric heterogeneity, validation/calibration of existing airborne and spaceborne sensors, and remote sensing instrument design. Additional research opportunities relating to atmospheric chemistry and meteorology are also possible using the remote sensing instrument in concert with other tethered balloon-mounted instrumentation. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the project, applicants from a wide range of academic backgrounds and interests are encouraged to apply. Assistantships will range between $15,000 and $17,000 per year. Most tuition will be waived. The assistantships will be offered on a competitive basis. The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is located at the edge of the Black Hills, which contain numerous opportunities for ecological/Earth system science research as well as outdoor recreation. For additional information and application materials, contact Dr. Lee Vierling Institute of Atmospheric Sciences South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 501 E. St. Joseph St. Rapid City, SD 57701 USA Tel: +1-605-394-6855 Fax: +1-605-394-6061 E-mail: Lee.Vierling@sdsmt.edu The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, military status, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, political preference, or disability in employment or the provision of service. ************************* Ph.D. Studentships/Geophysics Research Group/University of Ulster. The University of Ulster invites applications for Ph.D. studentships beginning October 2000. Specific projects offered by the group include: 1. Scientific Constraints on Practical Prediction of Spatial Aftershock Probabilities Using Coulomb Stress Perturbation Estimates. This project will aim to assess the scientific feasibility of implementing the Coulomb stress technique in order to make meaningful near-real-time estimations of aftershock hazard. The successful student will work as part of a European Union-funded international research team and will be expected to travel to several leading European laboratories that are collaborating on the project. 2. Investigating the Role of Relaxation in Realistically Complex Network Models of Seismicity. The aim of this project is to investigate both the extent to which relaxation occurs and its effect on earthquake statistics in order to help distinguish between seismic cycle and self-organized critical models of the earthquake process. 3. Simulation of Fluid Flow in Complex Geological Media: Medium Control on Permeability Tensors. This project will involve using a sophisticated modified Lattice Boltzman model to examine the importance of the scaling of rock properties in the determination of permeability tensors. The successful student will be part of a team working on a major NERC funded research project. Applications on any related topic are also welcome. A variety of funding opportunities are possible depending on the student's undergraduate degree and country of residence. A highly competitive Millennial award is expected to be available for the first project; Millennial awards include full fees and a maintenance allowance of £10,000 (tax free) per annum. Vice Chancellor's scholarships that cover fees and maintenance of £6,785 per year are possible for all projects. Both Millennial and Vice Chancellor awards are open to students worldwide. DENI quota awards also cover fees and maintenance of £6,785 per year, but are only available to United Kingdom residents. For more information on the group, the projects, and potential funding opportunities, contact Dr. John McCloskey, Tel: +44 (0)28 7032 4769; E-mail: j.mccloskey@ulst.ac.uk; or Dr. Sandy Steacy, Tel: +44 (0)28 7032 4242; E-mail: s.steacy@ulst.ac.uk; or visit our Web site: http://www.ulst.ac.uk/faculty/science/crg/geophys/. ********************************************************** 10) At-large delegate contact information Ms. April Abate gneissrxs@hotmail.com ********* Dr. Pranoti Asher Department of Geology and Geography P.O. Box 8149 Herty Bldg., Rm. 1100 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA 30460-8149 PHONE: (912) 681-5361, (912) 681-0338 FAX: (912) 681-0668 EMAIL: Pasher@www2.gasou.edu ********* Dr. Linda York Department of Geology University of Delaware 101 Penny Hall Newark, DE 19716 PHONE: (302) 831-0486 EMAIL: llyork@UDel.Edu **********************************************************