1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 From: "Michelfelder, Gary" <GaryMichelfelder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Hello- We have about one week left to submit abstracts for the North Central Section Meeting of the Geological Society of America in Grand Rapids, Michigan from May4-5! We would like to remind you about all the great Petrology-based sessions being offered this year and invite you and/or your students to submit an abstract! The session welcome submissions from all levels, so please share broadly with students and collaborators who might be interested! Submissions are due *February 7 at 11:59 PM*. Here are the session descriptions: *T23. **Undergraduate and Graduate Geoscience Student Showcase**:* This session will highlight research from students in a hybrid oral-poster format. Although presenters will submit only one abstract for this session, *they will prepare two presentations* (i.e., a three-minute lightning talk in the morning session; a poster for the afternoon session). This will offer student presenters with multiple opportunities to practice a variety of science communication techniques. **Endorsed by GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Marine and Coastal Geoscience Division; Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division* *T25. Future Directions in Mineralogy and Petrology: *A Session for Undergraduate and Graduate Researchers: This session aims to enhance communication and collaboration among early career researchers, especially undergraduate and graduate students. This session will highlight innovative and interdisciplinary work to provide fresh perspectives, new ideas, and creative answers to mineralogical and petrologic problems. We welcome submissions from all areas of mineralogy and petrology. *T28. Critical Minerals in North-Central United States: Exploration, Mining, and Processing*: For the economic prosperity and national defense of the United States, a consistent supply of critical minerals is essential. The U.S. Geological Survey has identified 50 â??critical mineralsâ?? that are essential to economic or national security and have supply chains that are vulnerable to disruption. A number of critical minerals are known to exist in the North-Central U.S., but they have either not been adequately identified by exploration or require new technology in order to make their production economic. This session focuses on innovative exploration techniques to discover these deposits, and on novel mining and processing methods to make critical mineral businesses profitable in the north-central U.S. *T29. Reading the Record of Tectonic Processes through Diverse Investigations of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks*: Magmatism and metamorphism are the processes by which Earth has differentiated and changed through time. The record of these changes is stored in igneous and metamorphic rocks. We seek abstracts that use diverse datasets to evaluate the history of igneous and metamorphic rocks and the tectonic processes that they record. *T30. Granites and Rhyolites as a Record of Crustal Magmatic Processes: *Felsic magmatism, both in the crust and on the surface, have a wide range of magma sources and processes representing the diversity of crustal igneous systems. We seek contributions investigating the complexities of crustal magmatism. Contributions exploring processes, time scales, and ore-related deposits related to granites and rhyolites are particularly welcome. It is shaping up to be a great meeting and wonderful opportunity to bring folks together from across our midwestern petrology, mineralogy, and tectonics community. We hope to see you and your students there! https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Section_Meetings/GSA/Sections/nc/2023mtg/home.aspx__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!aXc7cfC_CMoi-7Ad3fKzldbO7NWBjZg-ebolh24HUJWN8SPLveeQTUNkYn9Fre9mpSUmOqVN-FBvCxSk$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Section_Meetings/GSA/Sections/nc/2023mtg/home.aspx__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!bMm3JH5ZxbV_UzZwuLr6MP3_hYRphKez4Bkay9InZDXmC9NdvXM5teC23YiNkLA9XT1cr2gZmeQSgoK7VjGho-gGeO_n5ycxrg$> On behalf of the session convenors, Gary 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 ------------------------------
