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GEOCHEMICAL SOCIETY NEWS Minutes of the Spring Meeting of the Council of the Geochemical Society May 31, 1982, Philadalphia, Pa. Present:
B. R. Doe (President), R. A. Berner (Vice-President) T. Takahashi (Secretary), P. Deines (Treasurer), A. Albee (Councillor), T. C. Hoering (Chairman, OGD), H. Elliott (representing D. M. Shaw, Executive Editor GCA), V. R. Murthy (guest), G. Wetherill (guest)
President B. Doe called the meeting to order at 6.45 p.m. 1.
R. Murthy, who is the Chairman of the U.S. National Committee on Geochemistry (USNCG) , reported the roles and activities of USNCG. The USNCG is an official correspondent in both the national and international affairs on geochemical activities, and is independent of the It will Geological Sciences Board of the National Academy of Science. communicate with the geochemical community members through the One of its major tasks is to Geochemical Newsletter and EOS. coordinate the U.S. research on migration of natural matter in the crust and the upper mantle of the earth. Dr. Murthy agreed that one of the USNCG members be a Councillor of the Geochemical Society, and he will write an official letter to the President of the Geochemical This is intended to improve Society to formalize this action. communications between the USNCG and the geochemical community.
2,
G. Wetherill, a former President of the Geochemical Society, presented a proposal for a two-year presidential term for the Society. After discussion, P. Deines made the following motion: "Beginning with the term starting the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America , Fall, 1983, the terms of the President and Vice-President of the Geochemical Society shall be for two (2) years each. The Presidential address shall be delivered at the end of the second year of his (her) term." This motion was seconded and unanimously approved. B. Doe is requested to prepare a rationale and ballot to be published in the Geochemical Newsletter for voting by the members of the Geochemical Society. This proposition will be announced in GCA.
3.
R. Berner announced the following new Committee assignments, which become effective in November, 1982: a)
Goldschmidt Award Committee: P. Buseck (Chairman) R. M. Garrels (to replace L. T. Silver) B. F. Jones ( to replace G. Ernst)
b)
Clarke Award Committee: K, Muehlenbachs (Chairman) A. C. Lasaga (to replace E. Bence) M. Scott (to replace S. Hart)
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ion::
c’omm t
t iie :
M. H. Goldhaber i:‘halrman -- to replace ito replace J. Schopf)
P. Bell.
D. Walker 4.
5.
P. Deines submitted a 'Treasurer's report (Appendix A). The Counci: accepted the report, and approved the foll.owing expenditures: a)
$1000 for the 1982 L.W. Strock GoldschmIdt Medal.
b)
$2600
C)
$3000 for defraying the travel expenses of non-North Councilors to attend the Council meetings.
for
T. Takahashi
purchase
award
to accompany
of the Goldschmidt
reporteci the activities
and Clarke
the 1982
medals. American
of the Secretary.
a)
Compared to 1981, the rate of applications about 30% as of May 31, 1982.
b)
A motion was made to increase the initial membersh1.p fee from $28 to $32 for regular members, and from $12 to $12.50 for student members. Motion 1 - Article I, Section 1 of the By-Laws shall be changed to "Effective January 1982 the annual dues of all members shall be set at a figure not to;eed &32.00,...." (changes underlined). MotiGn 2 - Article I, Section 2 of the By-Laws shall be changed to "A special dues rate of 512.50 per year was approved for student members effective January, m,.... " (changes underlined). Both motions have been passed unanimously.
for membership
is up by
6.
H. Elliott presented an Executive Editor's report. (Appendix B). She also reported that $3000, which represents a late publication penalty, has been received from Pergamon Press. B. Doe reported that it has been agreed that the Geochemical Society retains $2000, and the Meteoritscal Society receives $1000.
7.
T. Hoering
presented
a report
on the activities
a)
John E. Zumberge, Cities Service Corp., Chairman-elect of the OGD for 1983.
b)
Cindy Lee, Woods as the Secretary
c)
The
recipients
of the OGD:
has been
Hole Oceanographic Institution, of the OGD for 1983.
of the best paper
award
nominated
as the
has been
nominated
for 1982 are:
B.R. Simoneit, S. Brenner, K. F,. Peters and I. R. Kaplan, "Thermal Alteration of Cretaceous Black Shale by Diabase Intrusions Effects on Bitumens and Kerogen", in the Eastern Atlantic: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 45, 1581-1602 (1981). Dr. Williams
will
prepare
the citation.
d)
of Organic Matter in Ore Deposits" A symposium on "The Geochemistry has been organized by the OGD for presentation at the Annual Meeting of GSA in October, 1982.
e)
The OGD co-sponsors with the Society of Economic Mineralogy and Paleontology (SEPM), a three-day workshop on Organic Geochemistry to be held October 27-30, 1983, just preceding the annual meeting. The SEPM will underwrite the expenses for the workshop. No financial commitment from the Geochemical Society is required.
f)
The workshop on "Stable Isotopes and Biological Marker Molecules" is being organized by Warren Meinschein, Indiana University.
9)
(published by Pergamon Press, The journal "Organic Geochemistry" I. A. Breger, editor) has not fulfilled its potential as a T, Hoering has inquired of D. Shaw, the speciality journal. Executive Editor of GCA if organic geochemistry papers submitted
to
2013 GcA may be ch.rlnneledto Organic Geochemistry. D. Shaw opposes this idea. Pergamon and I. Breger wish to explore the possibility of an affiliation with the GGD in their efforts to reorganize and vitalize the Organic Geochemistry. The Council recommends that this matter should be referred to the Publications Committee of the Geochemical Society. T. Hoering agreed to do so. a.
B. Doe presented the report of the Clarke Medal Committee (E. Bence, Chairman) for the 1982 Clarke Medal recipient. A. Albee suggested that the Clarke Medal Committee should provide documentations for both T. Hoering moved nominees presented. to accept P. J. Patchett as the 1982 recipient, for his precise measurements and geochemical applications of Hf isotopes. The motion was accepted unanimously.
9.
T. Hoering presented the report of the Treibs Award Committee (W. L. mr, Chairman), and nominated J. M. Hunt (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) for the 1982 recipient. The nomination was unanimously accepted.
10.
B. Doe presented the report of the Goldschmidt Medal Committee (L. T. Silver, Chairman). The Council accepted unanimously the recommendation of the committee that Konrad B. Krauskopf be the 1982 recipient of the Goldschmidt Medal and the L. W. Strock Award.
11.
B. Doe presented the report of the Nominations Committee (P. Bell, Chairman) for the Vice-President. The Council accepted unanimously the recommendation of the committee that H. L. Barnes (Penn. State Univ.) be the Vice-President of the Geochemical Society. This means that if the proposed two-year presidency is accepted by the members, H. Barnes will be the first president to serve for a two-year term.
12.
B. Doe presented the report of the Nominations Committee (P. Bell, Chairman) for two North American Councilors, who are to replace M. Tatsumoto and H. P. Taylor. The Council unanimously accepted John Holloway (Arizona State Univ.) and Alfred T. Anderson (Univ. of Chicago] as the Councilors.
13.
The Executive Editor's term expires October 1982. Since D. Shaw has done an excellent job, the Council feels most enthusiastically that he be renominated as Executive Editor for another term. D. Shaw indicated in November 1981 that if nominated he will accept, but gave some indication that he might like this to be his last term. Thus, the Publications Committee is requested in this event to form a search committee (which includes D. Shaw), which is charged with (a) finding a successor and (bf recommending to the President and the Council whether the production and editorial offices should be split and where these offices should be located. B. Doe is to write a letter to D. Shaw and the Publications Committee (A. Levinson, Chairman) requesting recommendtions.
14.
Lester W. Strock, who has provided an honorarium to accompany the Goldschmidt Award, has deceased March 21, 1982. His son is the executor of his estate. B. Doe has communicated with his son, concerning a $5000 certificate of deposit and l/8 of his estate that may have been willed to the Geochemical Society in order to provide a $1000 Lester W. Strock and family honorarium to accompnay the V. M. Goldschmidt Medal in perpetuity. Geochemical Newsletter will publish an obituary and an article on L. W. Strock, and the Executive Council will issue the following public statement in appreciation of L. W. Strock's contributions to the Geochemical Society: "The Executive Council of the Geochemical Society expresses sympathy for the family of Lester W. Strock, a long-time supporter and contributor to the advancement of the geochemieal sciences. His appreciation of V. M. Goldschmidt's work, expressed in terms of his support of the Goldschmidt Medal, awarded annually, through an honorarium, is deeply appreciated by all the members of the Geochemical Society." The above statement was unanimously approved by the Council.
2014 The meeting
was
ad_lourned
Respectfully
submitted
'l'aroTakahashi, Secretary
APPENDIX Treasurer's STATUS
OF ACCOUNTS,
6 Month
Certificate
General
Savings
MAY
A Report
28, 1982
of Deposit
$30 000.00
Account
6 588.12
Strock
Fund
2 196.71
Treibs
Fund
4 580.53
Conference Checking Loan
Fund
366.11
Account
to 5th Intern.
Cosmochron.
320.06 Conf.
Isotope
Geochron.
Geol.
2 600.00
APPENDIX Interim
Report
of Geochimica
to the Geochemical
E et Cosmochimica
Society,
May
Acta
1982
Production Initial delays encountered with Volume 46 when Press was made have now been overcome. Publication (June) is on schedule and other issues in the mill, (September) are on schedule. Quality
a change to Lancaster of Volume 46, No. 6 at present up to No. 9
of Halftones
The quality of halftones for the current volume is not satisfactory. Different screens have been tested but it is felt that the problem lies with the quality of paper being used. The Publications Committee is working towards a change of paper commencing with Volume 41. Mailina
of Issues
To try to economise on postal charges Pergamon have conducted an experiment and mailed the May subscriber issues for delivery outside Europe and Prior consent from the PublicaNorth America by second class surface mail. Delivery of issues tions Committee or the Executive Editor was not obtained. in Japan, Australia, etc. will be monitored. Membership
List
A membership list for each of tie Geochemical Society and Meteoritical Names of those members in good Society members will be produced in 1982. The listing will be alphabetical. standing as of June 1982 will be included. An alphabetical listing by countries will also be included, but will not include full addresses. Reviewinq
Times
Some Associate Editors have not been persistent in obtarning speedy Efforts are reviews and complaints from some authors have been received. being made to improve the situation.
2015 Presidential
Address
Owing to a chain of circumstances, the 1980 Presidential Address was not published in 1981. Final copy of this is expected shortly and will be published in 1982. The 1981 Presidential Address is also expected in the near future. Reoional
Papers_
The Publications Committee, Executive Editor and Associate Editors trying to work out a general policy concerning acceptance or rejection very regionally-oriented papers submitted to G.C.A.
are of
B. R. Doe (President), R. A. Berner (Vice-President) T. Takahashi (Secretary), P. Deines (Treasurer), A. Albee (Councillor), T. C. Hoering (Chairman, OGD), H. Elliott (representing D. M. Shaw, Executive Editor GCA), V. R. Murthy (guest), G. Wetherill (guest)
President B. Doe called the meeting to order at 6.45 p.m. 1.
R. Murthy, who is the Chairman of the U.S. National Committee on Geochemistry (USNCG) , reported the roles and activities of USNCG. The USNCG is an official correspondent in both the national and international affairs on geochemical activities, and is independent of the It will Geological Sciences Board of the National Academy of Science. communicate with the geochemical community members through the One of its major tasks is to Geochemical Newsletter and EOS. coordinate the U.S. research on migration of natural matter in the crust and the upper mantle of the earth. Dr. Murthy agreed that one of the USNCG members be a Councillor of the Geochemical Society, and he will write an official letter to the President of the Geochemical This is intended to improve Society to formalize this action. communications between the USNCG and the geochemical community.
2,
G. Wetherill, a former President of the Geochemical Society, presented a proposal for a two-year presidential term for the Society. After discussion, P. Deines made the following motion: "Beginning with the term starting the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America , Fall, 1983, the terms of the President and Vice-President of the Geochemical Society shall be for two (2) years each. The Presidential address shall be delivered at the end of the second year of his (her) term." This motion was seconded and unanimously approved. B. Doe is requested to prepare a rationale and ballot to be published in the Geochemical Newsletter for voting by the members of the Geochemical Society. This proposition will be announced in GCA.
3.
R. Berner announced the following new Committee assignments, which become effective in November, 1982: a)
Goldschmidt Award Committee: P. Buseck (Chairman) R. M. Garrels (to replace L. T. Silver) B. F. Jones ( to replace G. Ernst)
b)
Clarke Award Committee: K, Muehlenbachs (Chairman) A. C. Lasaga (to replace E. Bence) M. Scott (to replace S. Hart)
2011
cl
Nonunat
ion::
c’omm t
t iie :
M. H. Goldhaber i:‘halrman -- to replace ito replace J. Schopf)
P. Bell.
D. Walker 4.
5.
P. Deines submitted a 'Treasurer's report (Appendix A). The Counci: accepted the report, and approved the foll.owing expenditures: a)
$1000 for the 1982 L.W. Strock GoldschmIdt Medal.
b)
$2600
C)
$3000 for defraying the travel expenses of non-North Councilors to attend the Council meetings.
for
T. Takahashi
purchase
award
to accompany
of the Goldschmidt
reporteci the activities
and Clarke
the 1982
medals. American
of the Secretary.
a)
Compared to 1981, the rate of applications about 30% as of May 31, 1982.
b)
A motion was made to increase the initial membersh1.p fee from $28 to $32 for regular members, and from $12 to $12.50 for student members. Motion 1 - Article I, Section 1 of the By-Laws shall be changed to "Effective January 1982 the annual dues of all members shall be set at a figure not to;eed &32.00,...." (changes underlined). MotiGn 2 - Article I, Section 2 of the By-Laws shall be changed to "A special dues rate of 512.50 per year was approved for student members effective January, m,.... " (changes underlined). Both motions have been passed unanimously.
for membership
is up by
6.
H. Elliott presented an Executive Editor's report. (Appendix B). She also reported that $3000, which represents a late publication penalty, has been received from Pergamon Press. B. Doe reported that it has been agreed that the Geochemical Society retains $2000, and the Meteoritscal Society receives $1000.
7.
T. Hoering
presented
a report
on the activities
a)
John E. Zumberge, Cities Service Corp., Chairman-elect of the OGD for 1983.
b)
Cindy Lee, Woods as the Secretary
c)
The
recipients
of the OGD:
has been
Hole Oceanographic Institution, of the OGD for 1983.
of the best paper
award
nominated
as the
has been
nominated
for 1982 are:
B.R. Simoneit, S. Brenner, K. F,. Peters and I. R. Kaplan, "Thermal Alteration of Cretaceous Black Shale by Diabase Intrusions Effects on Bitumens and Kerogen", in the Eastern Atlantic: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 45, 1581-1602 (1981). Dr. Williams
will
prepare
the citation.
d)
of Organic Matter in Ore Deposits" A symposium on "The Geochemistry has been organized by the OGD for presentation at the Annual Meeting of GSA in October, 1982.
e)
The OGD co-sponsors with the Society of Economic Mineralogy and Paleontology (SEPM), a three-day workshop on Organic Geochemistry to be held October 27-30, 1983, just preceding the annual meeting. The SEPM will underwrite the expenses for the workshop. No financial commitment from the Geochemical Society is required.
f)
The workshop on "Stable Isotopes and Biological Marker Molecules" is being organized by Warren Meinschein, Indiana University.
9)
(published by Pergamon Press, The journal "Organic Geochemistry" I. A. Breger, editor) has not fulfilled its potential as a T, Hoering has inquired of D. Shaw, the speciality journal. Executive Editor of GCA if organic geochemistry papers submitted
to
2013 GcA may be ch.rlnneledto Organic Geochemistry. D. Shaw opposes this idea. Pergamon and I. Breger wish to explore the possibility of an affiliation with the GGD in their efforts to reorganize and vitalize the Organic Geochemistry. The Council recommends that this matter should be referred to the Publications Committee of the Geochemical Society. T. Hoering agreed to do so. a.
B. Doe presented the report of the Clarke Medal Committee (E. Bence, Chairman) for the 1982 Clarke Medal recipient. A. Albee suggested that the Clarke Medal Committee should provide documentations for both T. Hoering moved nominees presented. to accept P. J. Patchett as the 1982 recipient, for his precise measurements and geochemical applications of Hf isotopes. The motion was accepted unanimously.
9.
T. Hoering presented the report of the Treibs Award Committee (W. L. mr, Chairman), and nominated J. M. Hunt (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) for the 1982 recipient. The nomination was unanimously accepted.
10.
B. Doe presented the report of the Goldschmidt Medal Committee (L. T. Silver, Chairman). The Council accepted unanimously the recommendation of the committee that Konrad B. Krauskopf be the 1982 recipient of the Goldschmidt Medal and the L. W. Strock Award.
11.
B. Doe presented the report of the Nominations Committee (P. Bell, Chairman) for the Vice-President. The Council accepted unanimously the recommendation of the committee that H. L. Barnes (Penn. State Univ.) be the Vice-President of the Geochemical Society. This means that if the proposed two-year presidency is accepted by the members, H. Barnes will be the first president to serve for a two-year term.
12.
B. Doe presented the report of the Nominations Committee (P. Bell, Chairman) for two North American Councilors, who are to replace M. Tatsumoto and H. P. Taylor. The Council unanimously accepted John Holloway (Arizona State Univ.) and Alfred T. Anderson (Univ. of Chicago] as the Councilors.
13.
The Executive Editor's term expires October 1982. Since D. Shaw has done an excellent job, the Council feels most enthusiastically that he be renominated as Executive Editor for another term. D. Shaw indicated in November 1981 that if nominated he will accept, but gave some indication that he might like this to be his last term. Thus, the Publications Committee is requested in this event to form a search committee (which includes D. Shaw), which is charged with (a) finding a successor and (bf recommending to the President and the Council whether the production and editorial offices should be split and where these offices should be located. B. Doe is to write a letter to D. Shaw and the Publications Committee (A. Levinson, Chairman) requesting recommendtions.
14.
Lester W. Strock, who has provided an honorarium to accompany the Goldschmidt Award, has deceased March 21, 1982. His son is the executor of his estate. B. Doe has communicated with his son, concerning a $5000 certificate of deposit and l/8 of his estate that may have been willed to the Geochemical Society in order to provide a $1000 Lester W. Strock and family honorarium to accompnay the V. M. Goldschmidt Medal in perpetuity. Geochemical Newsletter will publish an obituary and an article on L. W. Strock, and the Executive Council will issue the following public statement in appreciation of L. W. Strock's contributions to the Geochemical Society: "The Executive Council of the Geochemical Society expresses sympathy for the family of Lester W. Strock, a long-time supporter and contributor to the advancement of the geochemieal sciences. His appreciation of V. M. Goldschmidt's work, expressed in terms of his support of the Goldschmidt Medal, awarded annually, through an honorarium, is deeply appreciated by all the members of the Geochemical Society." The above statement was unanimously approved by the Council.
2014 The meeting
was
ad_lourned
Respectfully
submitted
'l'aroTakahashi, Secretary
APPENDIX Treasurer's STATUS
OF ACCOUNTS,
6 Month
Certificate
General
Savings
MAY
A Report
28, 1982
of Deposit
$30 000.00
Account
6 588.12
Strock
Fund
2 196.71
Treibs
Fund
4 580.53
Conference Checking Loan
Fund
366.11
Account
to 5th Intern.
Cosmochron.
320.06 Conf.
Isotope
Geochron.
Geol.
2 600.00
APPENDIX Interim
Report
of Geochimica
to the Geochemical
E et Cosmochimica
Society,
May
Acta
1982
Production Initial delays encountered with Volume 46 when Press was made have now been overcome. Publication (June) is on schedule and other issues in the mill, (September) are on schedule. Quality
a change to Lancaster of Volume 46, No. 6 at present up to No. 9
of Halftones
The quality of halftones for the current volume is not satisfactory. Different screens have been tested but it is felt that the problem lies with the quality of paper being used. The Publications Committee is working towards a change of paper commencing with Volume 41. Mailina
of Issues
To try to economise on postal charges Pergamon have conducted an experiment and mailed the May subscriber issues for delivery outside Europe and Prior consent from the PublicaNorth America by second class surface mail. Delivery of issues tions Committee or the Executive Editor was not obtained. in Japan, Australia, etc. will be monitored. Membership
List
A membership list for each of tie Geochemical Society and Meteoritical Names of those members in good Society members will be produced in 1982. The listing will be alphabetical. standing as of June 1982 will be included. An alphabetical listing by countries will also be included, but will not include full addresses. Reviewinq
Times
Some Associate Editors have not been persistent in obtarning speedy Efforts are reviews and complaints from some authors have been received. being made to improve the situation.
2015 Presidential
Address
Owing to a chain of circumstances, the 1980 Presidential Address was not published in 1981. Final copy of this is expected shortly and will be published in 1982. The 1981 Presidential Address is also expected in the near future. Reoional
Papers_
The Publications Committee, Executive Editor and Associate Editors trying to work out a general policy concerning acceptance or rejection very regionally-oriented papers submitted to G.C.A.
are of