6th Biennial Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum

June 22-24, 2022

The conference will include field trips and short courses scheduled for before and after the forum. Registration and abstract submissions are now closed.

About SGTF

Pen on rock. Photo credit: Emily Peterman

Bowdoin College, located in Brunswick, Maine, is honored to host the Structural Geology and Tectonics Forum (SGTF). SGTF is a biennial conference that has been convened since 2010 at college and university campuses across the United States. Postponed since Summer 2020, Bowdoin welcomes the return of this summer program. 

The primary aims of the SGTF are to (1) identify and discuss pedagogical advances and methods, specifically as they apply to some of the discipline specific challenges of teaching structural geology and tectonics (SG&T), (2) discuss new insights into important scientific questions in SG&T, (3) discuss the future directions of SG&T and consider the steps we need to take as a community towards these directions, (4) create opportunities to foster new collaborations through the cross-pollination of ideas and techniques, and (5) build a platform for early career professionals and students that supports and promotes their careers at a critical stage. 

This conference is funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) EAR 2001169 and the Structural Geology and Tectonics Division of the Geological Society of America.

Registration

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Registration is now closed. It offered options for program participation throughout the week and campus accommodations Sunday, June 19 - Saturday, June 25. Funded in part by NSF, campus housing was calculated at $30 per night, and campus dining and program participation was up to $28 per day.
Abstract submissions are also closed. All submissions were requested by June 6.

SGTF Meeting Schedule 

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Unless otherwise noted, the conference meetings will take place at Bowdoin College, Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center (#13 on the campus map). All meals will be held in Thorne Dining Hall (#70 on the campus map).

The conference will include field trips and short courses scheduled for before and after the forum. Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place in person.

Travel Information 

The check-in site at Bowdoin College will be located at the west entrance of Thorne Dining Hall (#70 on the campus map). Directional signage will be available. 

Thorne Hall: large room with high ceiling, rows of tables and the sun coming in floor to ceiling windows