Geological Society of America

Geographic Sections

GSA's six Geographic Sections have their own governance boards and organize scientific meetings in their region of North America. These smaller meetings attract many geoscience students and provide outstanding learning and networking opportunities closer to home. Sections offer travel grants not only to their own meetings but to the GSA Annual Meeting as well. Many Sections offer research grants, too.

A detailed topographic map of North America shows elevation variations with earthy tones for mountains and green for plains, bordered by blue oceans.
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GSA Geographic Sections

All members can affiliate with one Geographic Section for free.

You can also join multiple Sections.

Cordilleran Section

Connect with GSA members across northeastern North America in the U.S. Northeast and nearby provinces of eastern Canada.
Section Secretary: Tamara Carley
carleyt@lafayette.edu

North-Central Section

North-Central Section

Connect with GSA members across north-central North America in the U.S. Midwest and nearby regions of central Canada.

Section Secretary: James Berglund
berglundjam@uwplatt.edu

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Northeastern Section

Connect with GSA members across northeastern North America in the U.S. Northeast and nearby provinces of eastern Canada.

Section Secretary: Tamara Carley
carleyt@lafayette.edu

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Rocky Mountain Section

Connect with GSA members across the Rocky Mountain region in the U.S., parts of Canada, and northern Mexico.

Section Secretary: Stephen S. Harlan
sharlan92@gmail.com

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South-Central Section

Connect with GSA members across the South-Central U.S. and northern Mexico.

Section Secretary: Pat Harris
pat-harris@shsu.edu

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Southeastern Section

Connect with GSA members across southeastern North America in the U.S. Southeast and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.

Section Secretary: Katie Luciano
lucianok@dnr.sc.gov

Important Resources

Current Meetings

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Future Meetings

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Past Meetings & Abstracts

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Undergraduate Research Grants

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Section Officers

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