Quaternary Links

The following links are provided as a convenience to visitors to the USNC-INQUA Web site. Their appearance here does not imply an endorsement of their content, services, or business.

U.S. Quaternary Societies and Associations
Quaternary Research Centers and Academic Programs
International Unions and Organizations
Funding Opportunities
Careers in Quaternary Science
Quaternary Resources
Publications and Journals

U.S. Societies and Associations

American Geological Institute (AGI)
AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the geological profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society’s use of resources and interaction with the environment.

American Geophysical Union (AGU)
AGU’s mission is to promote the scientific study of the Earth and its environment in space; to promote cooperation among scientific organizations involved in geophysics and related disciplines; to initiate and participate in geophysical research programs; and to advance the various geophysical disciplines through scientific discussion, publication, and dissemination of information.

American Quaternary Association (AMQUA)
The American Quaternary Association (AMQUA) is a professional organization of North American scientists devoted to studying all aspects of the Quaternary Period, about the last 2 million years of Earth history. AMQUA was founded in 1970 primarily to foster cooperation and communication among the remarkably broad array of disciplines involved in studying the Quaternary Period.

Association of American Geographers (AAG)
The Association of American Geographers (AAG) is a scientific and educational society that has contributed to the advancement of geography for 100 years. The AAG advances professional studies in geography and encourages the application of geographic research in education, government, and business. The Geomorphology Specialty Group of the AAG is of special interest to quaternists.

Geological Society of America (GSA)
The mission of GSA is to advance the geosciences, to enhance the professional growth of its members, and to promote the geosciences in the service of humankind.

Quaternary Research Centers and Academic Programs

International Unions and Organizations

The International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) is an associate member of the International Council for Science (ICSU). INQUA is currently seeking full membership.

The other geoscience unions in ICSU include the International Geographical Union (IGU), the International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics, the International Union of Geological Sciences, and the International Union of Soil Sciences.

INQUA is made up of various commissions, which focus on particular issues within quaternary science, including:

Coastal and Marine Processes
Palaeoclimate
Paleoecology and Human Evolution
Stratigraphy and Chronology
Terrestrial Processes, Deposits and History

Other international associations of interest include:

Carbon, Hydrology and Global Environmental Systems (CHANGES)
International Association of Geomorphologists
International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme
International Geoscience Programme (IGCP)
International Glaciological Society
International Organization of Palaeobotany
International Palaeontological Association
International Permafrost Association
ICSU’s Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)
Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy

Funding Opportunities

The USNC-INQUA is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Relevant Directorates within the NSF include:

NSF Directorate for Geosciences
NSF International Programs
Funding at NSF

See also the NSF Grant Proposal Guide.

Other funding opportunities include:

AGU Outstanding Student Paper Award
AGU Travel Grants Opportunities
GSA Grants and Funding Opportunities

Careers in Quaternary Science

AMQUA Career Awards
Earthworks Jobs
GSA Job Postings
GSA Employment Service
GSA for Students
GSA Internships and Mentor Programs
GSA Teacher and Student Opportunities

Quaternary Resources

Dictionary of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations
Directory of North American Quaternary Scientists
Friends of the Pleistocene
Paleoclimatology at NOAA
Quaternary Links
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology

Publications and Journals