GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON Meeting Number 1596 John Wesley Powell Auditorium, Cosmos Club, 2170 Florida Ave NW Washington, D.C. Wednesday, January 24, 2024; Refreshments 7:30 pm; Meeting: 8:00 pm. ***THIS IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING*** ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sarah Hall, USGS, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow - (Un)Well stories: Private well water quality in coastal Maine Bonnie McDevitt, USGS - Radium mineral associations within abandoned mine drainage relevant to the future of critical mineral extraction. Rebecca Stokes, USGS - The role of graphite in a changing energy landscape: a geological perspective ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TALKS WILL BE 20 MINUTES w/ QUESTIONS TO FOLLOW If anyone has any announcements or informal communications they would like to share with the society, please let Dan Doctor (dhdoctor@usgs.gov<mailto:dhdoctor@usgs.gov>) know ahead of time. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Know someone who would enjoy GSW? Consider inviting a colleague or friend to the meeting. Minutes of the previous meeting are posted on the GSW website for review by members. GSW website: <http://www.gswweb.org<http://www.gswweb.org/>> Upcoming 2024 meetings: February 7 at Cosmos Club March 6 at Cosmos Club March 27 at Cosmos Club April 24 at Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory May 8 at Cosmos Club +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++