February 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 February 2020 (v.105 n.2) 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). Description & ordering<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/calendar/> GSA Joint Northeastern/Southeastern Section Meeting MSA will have an exhibit 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. [A group of people in a room Description automatically generated] 2020 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show MSA will also have an exhibit at this year’s Tucson Gem & Mineral Show (TGMS), February 13 – 16 at the Tucson Convention Center. MSA has had exhibits at the TGMS every year since 1995, providing ongoing outreach to the ever-growing collector community. ________________________________ 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> Deadlines for submitting research grant proposals have been moved up into the year in which the award will be made. March 1, 2020 is the deadline for 2020 grants. Awards will be decided and made by May 1. Descriptions and how to submit a proposal: Kraus Grant (Crystallography)<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Crystallography_Award.html> Mineralogy and Petrology<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Min_Pet_Award.html> The age restriction on applicants for the Kraus Grant has been removed, opening it up to beginning graduate students. MSA membership is now required of applicants for both grants. 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). SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology is sponsoring grants for students to attend the first International Sedimentary Geoscience Congress in Flagstaff, Arizona, on April 26-29, 2020. For more information, go to https://www.sepm.org/Apply-for-a-Student-Travel-Grant. ________________________________ [Goldschmidt 2020]<https://goldschmidt.info/2020/> The Goldschmidt Conference will be held in Honolulu, Hawaii from June 21 – 26, 2020. The deadline for abstracts is February 14, 2020. For more details, visit the conference website at https://goldschmidt.info/2020/. ________________________________ [cid:image006.jpg@01D5DB63.67FCBE80]<https://www.amazon.com/Washington-Roeblings-Civil-War-Battlefield/dp/0811737888> There is a new book available on the life of Washington Roebling. Written by Diane Monroe Smith, Washington Roebling’s Civil War covers the portion of his life from the Battle of Gettysburg to the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. It is available<https://www.amazon.com/Washington-Roeblings-Civil-War-Battlefield/dp/0811737888> on Amazon as both an e-book and in hard cover. 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