Thompson Field Forums

Thompson Field Forums — Call for proposals

Have a great idea for a Penrose Conference that would be much more effective in a field setting? A field trip that captures the essence of new, exciting discoveries or a controversial topic?

Submit a proposal for a Thompson Field Forum!

Thompson Field Forums are designed to capture the essence of exciting discoveries or controversial topics via forays into the field for on the spot discussions of a particular geologic feature or area. This is both an opportunity to get out into the field and to bring together experts on the topic at hand to exchange current knowledge, ideas, and theories. Recent Field Forum locations include Samos, Greece; Northern Owens Valley and the Volcanic Tableland, California, USA; and the Canadian Shield.

ThompsonField Forums provide an opportunity for exchange of current knowledge and exciting ideas well expressed by the geology of a specific area.

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For more information, contact Becky Sundeen, +1-303-357-1041, .

Past Thompson Field Forums & Reports

Formation of the Sierra Nevada Batholith: Magmatic and Tectonic Processes and Their Tempos
1–8 September 2012, Sierra Nevada, California
Field Forum Report
Significance of along-strike variations for the 3-D ar-chitecture of orogens: The Hellenides and Anatolides in the eastern Mediterranean
16-22 May 2010, Samos, Greece
Field Forum Report | Photos
Structure and Neotectonic Evolution of Northern Owens Valley and the Volcanic Tableland, California
13–19 September 2009, Bishop, California, USA
Field Forum Report: Full Text | PDF
Late Archean Crust: Magmatism and Tectonics of the Abitibi Subprovince, Canadian Shield
Abitibi granite-greenstone belt and Kapuskasing structural zone
19–25 July 2008, Ontario and Québec, Canada
Forum Overview
Assessing the State of Our Knowledge of Continental Arc Volcanism: The Tatara–San Pedro complex, 36ES, Chilean Southern Volcanic Zone
3-13 February 2007 • Talca, Chile
Field Forum Report: Full Text
Marine impact craters on Earth: Field investigation of the Wetumpka impact structure, a well-preserved marine impact crater, and the K-T boundary in the Alabama Gulf Coastal Plain
8-11 March 2007 • Wetumpka, Alabama, USA
Field Forum Report: Full Text
Tectonic Significance of Vertical Boundaries in the Cordillera
30 July – 5 August 2006 • McCall, Idaho USA
A field investigation of the western Idaho shear zone, on the western edge of the Idaho Batholith
Field Forum Report: Full text | PDF
Rethinking the Assembly and Evolution of Plutons: Field Tests and Perspectives
7-13 October 2005 • Lander, Wyoming, USA
Mesozoic Cordilleran batholith from Yosemite to the White Mountains, California
Forum Report
Melt Segregation and Transfer Mechanisms in the Lower Crust
4-9 July 2004 • Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa
Forum Report
Structural Controls on Magma Transport and Vertical Coupling in the Continental Lithosphere
April 26-May 6, 2003 • Fiordland, New Zealand
Forum Report
Kinematics and Vorticity of High-Strain Zones
April 16-21, 2002 • Virginia Blue Ridge and Piedmont
Forum Report
Bolide Impacts on Wet Targets
April 22–28, 2001 • Nevada and Utah
Forum Report
Glaciohydraulic Supercooling, Basal Freeze-on, Stratified Basal Ice and "Deformable Till Beds": Matanuska Glacier, Alaska
March 18–22, 2000 • Matanuska Glacier, Alaska
Forum Report
Correlating Volcanic and Plutonic Perceptions of Silicic Magma Chamber Processes: Evidence from Coastal Maine Plutons
September 14-18, 2000 • Ellsworth, Maine
Forum Report