March 2020 newsletter [A close up of a logo Description automatically generated]<http://www.minsocam.org/> Mineralogical Society of America<http://www.minsocam.org> ________________________________ [AmMin Front cover]<http://www.msapubs.org/> American Mineralogist March 2020 (v.105 n.3) issue is online. Member access to online MSA publications is at www.msapub.org<http://www.msapubs.org>. Select the appropriate link based on your member or institution's subscription. If your institution subscribes to GeoScienceWorld (GSW), we ask that you preferentially use the GSW<https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ammin> link. Likewise, DeGruyter subscribers should use the DeGruyter<http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ammin> link. · American Mineralogist Papers in Press<http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/Ammin/AM_Preprints.html> [2020 Calendar Front cover]<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/calendar/> 2020 Calendar 2020 Calendar: Minerals of Colorado. A 16-month calendar (Nov 2019 to Feb 2021). Past years’ calendars are also available for those in search of excellent pictures of minerals for framing. Description & ordering<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/calendar/> GSA Joint Northeastern/Southeastern Section Meeting MSA will have a highly interactive booth at the GSA Joint NE/SE Section Meeting<https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Events/Section_Meetings/GSA/Sections/se/2020mtg/home.aspx>, March 20-22, 2020, Reston, VA. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Reston. In addition to our many publications and membership information, MSA’s exhibit will include these educational displays: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Through Time; The Many Forms of Coal; Quartz Oscillator Plates; Epitaxy; and Kimberlites. ________________________________ [A picture containing different, photo Description automatically generated] [GeoScienceWorld][Image result for geoscience world]<https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/> Lithosphere MSA is one of the participating partners in the new, fully open access, geoscience community journal Lithosphere. Lithosphere, a former Geological Society of America (GSA) open access journal, is now being published by GeoScienceWorld with a wider scope. The journal’s articles will include research in the Earth sciences, planetary, and environmental sciences. In addition to MSA and GSA, Lithosphere partner societies include the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology, the Geological Society of London, Society of Economic Geologists, and Society of Exploration Geophysicists. Click here<https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/lithosphere> for general information on Lithosphere, and here<http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/AmMin/instructions_litho.html> for information on MSA’s and the American Mineralogist’s roles in Lithosphere. ________________________________ MSA Membership and Publications If you have not yet renewed your MSA membership for 2020, please do so today. You can renew online at www.minsocam.org<http://www.minsocam.org> and purchase publications, donate, and subscribe to a variety of journals at the same time. If you need assistance with renewing, contact the MSA Business Office at business@minsocam.org<mailto:business@minsocam.org> or call 703-652-9950. ________________________________ MSA Awards, Grants, & Recognitions June 1 is the deadline for nominations for 2020 MSA awards and honors. Descriptions and how to make a nomination: Roebling Medal<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Roebling.html> Dana Medal<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Dana.html> MSA Award<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/MSA_Award.html> Distinguished Public Service Medal<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Public_Service.html> Fellowship<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Fellowship.html> You might consider other societies’ awards and grants: GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology & Volcanology Division’s Distinguished Geologic Career Award<https://community.geosociety.org/mgpvdivision/awards/dgca> GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology & Volcanology Division’s Early Career Award<https://community.geosociety.org/mgpvdivision/awards/earlycareer> American Geosciences Institute’s Ian Campbell Medal<https://www.americangeosciences.org/awards/iancampbell> named for Ian Campbell, whose service to the profession touched virtually every facet of the geosciences. Ian Campbell was the 1962 MSA President. Awardees have included MSA Past Presidents Gordon E. Brown, Jr. (2012) and Rodney C. Ewing (2015). Mineralogical Society of America 3635 Concorde Pkwy Ste 500 - Chantilly VA 20151-1110 - USA Tel: +1 (703) 652-9950 - Fax: +1 (703) 652-9951 e-mail: business@minsocam.org<mailto:jaspeer@minsocam.org> - Internet: www.minsocam.org<http://www.minsocam.org>