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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

South-Central

Section

56th Annual Meeting of the South-Central
Section, GSA
McAllen, Texas, USA | 14–15 March 2022
A resistant layer of the Roma sandstone is exposed crossing the Rio Grande.
https://www.geosociety.org/sc-mtg Photo by Juan González.

Geology Has No Borders T4. Hydrogeology and Water Resources II: Extreme
Events and Coastal Hazards: Flooding, Contamination,
LOCATION and Land Subsidence. Dorina Murgulet, Texas A&M
The GSA 2022 South-Central Section Meeting is planned as an University Corpus Christi, dorina.murgulet@tamucc.edu;
in-person meeting to be held in McAllen, Texas, USA, at the heart Mohamed Ahmed, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi,
of the Rio Grande Valley, on 14–15 March. McAllen, considered mohamed.ahmed@tamucc.edu. Oral and Posters.
the South Pole of Texas, has a subtropical climate, with a rich,
binational and cultural history and authentic cuisines. South Padre T5. From Grenvillian Basement to Neotectonics in Northeast
Island is just an hour’s drive away. McAllen has a vibrant down- Mexico: A 1.3-Billion-Year Journey of Geological
town with museums, restaurants, art galleries, and live-music Development. Juan Alonso Ramirez-Fernandez, Universidad
venues. The conference location is the brand-new Embassy Suites Autónoma de Nuevo León, alonso_fct@hotmail.com, juan
Hotel by the McAllen Convention Center, conveniently located .ramirezf@uanl.mx; Fernando Velasco-Tapia, Universidad
at less than a 10-minute drive from the McAllen International Autónoma de Nuevo León, fernando.velascotp@uanl.edu.mx;
Airport (MFE) and within walking distance of many restaurants, Uwe Jenchen, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León,
shopping centers, and other hotels. McAllen is easily accessible uwe.jenchen@gmail.com. Oral and Posters.
by plane from Houston (United) or from Dallas (American).
T6. Environmental Significance and Preservation
CALL FOR PAPERS Mechanisms of Cretaceous Marginal-Marine and
Abstract deadline: 7 Dec. Terrestrial Ecosystems. Alexis Godet, The University of
Submit online at https://www.geosociety.org/sc-mtg Texas at San Antonio, alexis.godet@utsa.edu; Thomas
Abstract submission fee: GSA members: professionals: US$30; stu- Adams, The Witte Museum, San Antonio, thomasadams@
dents: US$18. Non-members: professionals: US$60; students: US$36. wittemuseum.org. Oral and Posters.

TECHNICAL PROGRAM T7. Geoscience Education I: Geosciences Education
Please direct questions related on the following sessions to the Advancing Concepts and Inclusion. Wendi J.W. Williams,
Technical Program co-chairs, Juan González, juan.l.gonzalez@ South Texas College, wwilliam@southtexascollege.edu;
utrgv.edu, and Chu-Lin Cheng, chulin.cheng@utrgv.edu. Engil Isadora Pujol Pereira, The University of Texas Rio
Grande Valley, engil.pereira@utrgv.edu. Oral and Posters.
Theme Sessions
T1. Geology, Genesis, and Exploitation of Strategic Mineral T8. Exploring Opportunities for Carbon Management
Deposits (Posters). Emily Fischer, Texas Tech University, through CO Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS).
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emily.l.fischer@ttu.edu; Callum Hetherington, Texas Tech Miles A. Henderson, The University of Texas Permian Basin,
University, Callum.Hetherington@ttu.edu. Posters. henderson_m@utpb.edu; Eric Brain, The University of Texas
Permian Basin, brain_e39586@utpb.edu. Oral and Posters.
T2. Petroleum-Produced Water. Javier Vilcaez, Boone
Pickens School of Geology, Oklahoma State University, T9. Geoscience Education II: Innovative Approaches to
vilcaez@okstate.edu; Todd Halihan, Boone Pickens School Teaching Geology Courses using Open Educational
of Geology, Oklahoma State University, todd.halihan@ Resources (OER). Ravindra Nandigam, South Texas College,
okstate.edu. Oral and Posters. rcnandigam@southtexascollege.edu. Oral and Posters.

T3. U-Pb and Lu-Hf Detrital Zircon Geochronology and T10. Tracer Tests in the Hydrological Cycle. Yongli Gao, The
Provenance of the Missourian Cottage Grove Sandstone, University of Texas at San Antonio, yongli.gao@utsa.edu.
Northern Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma. Dylan Morton, Oral only.
Oklahoma State University, dylan.morton@okstate.edu.
Oral and Posters.

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