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2025 – Sterling, New York
Conference Book
Articles
Analyzing Terrigenous Mineral Components of Sand with Polarized Light Microscopy by Julian Gray
Anthropogenic Influences on Florida’s Shoreline and Sand by Jennifer L. Coor, Ph.D., P.G. and Hans Zimmermann
DEEP Perspectives on Sand: Exploration Across Biology, Technology, and Art by David Balenson
Evolution of a Sand Website by Charles F. Lindgren
Fulgurites and the Lake Wales Sand Ridge by Hans Zimmermann and Jennifer L. Coor, Ph.D., P.G.
Leveraging GIS for Effective Management and Analysis of Sand Collections by Eva Dodsworth
Sand Cards for Education by Lori Carter
Sand Painting as an Art Form by Robert A. Winfree, Ph.D.
Sands from Around the World: A Curriculum Unit by Ilene Levine
Sands of the Adirondack Mountains, New York State, United States by Frederick Haynes, Ph.D.
SandSnap – Citizen Science Project to Amass a Global Beach Grain Size Database by Brian C. McFall, Ph.D., P.E., BC.CE. and David L. Young, Ph.D., P.E.
Field Trip Book
Articles
Sterling Nature Center by Jim D'Angelo
Sand in Western New York State by Frederick Haynes, Ph.D. and Bruce Gilman, Ph.D.
Sand Dunes of the Great Lakes by Wendy Painter
Industrial Sands: Silica Sand from Muskegon, Michigan by Kate Clover and Leo Kenney
Heavy Mineral Sands Along the Eastern Great Lakes by Frederick Haynes, Ph.D.
2022 – Coos Bay, Oregon
Conference Book
Articles
Anthills of New Mexico and Their Sands by Robert E. Hermes, Ph.D.
Garnet-Rich Sands of Northeastern North America by Fred Haynes
Hourglasses in God's Hand - Psammological Chonographs in the Churches of Central Germany and Northern Europe by Ralf Hermann
My Sand Collection by Hans Zimmermann
Sand and Science: Paleotempestology by Jennifer L. Coor, Ph.D., P.G.
Sand Humor: A Gritty Subject by Lori Carter
Sands in My Shoes – Fifty Years as a Sand Collector by Robert A. Winfree, Ph.D.
The Global Watershed Project: A Novel Application of Sand Analysis at the Undergraduate Level by Dr. Terri Hood
Workshops
An Analysis of the Biogenic Components in Sand from the Oregon Coast by Kate Clover and Leo Kenney
Sand Properties and Description by Fred Haynes
Sip and Sand Paint by Cantey Smith
Field Trip Book
Charleston Area
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area by Fred Haynes
Member Recommendations
Southern Oregon
Southern Oregon Black Sands by Bill Beiriger
Oregon Coastline
Combing the Shores of Oregon, Microscopically by Kerry Glauser
The Oregon Coastline Charleston to Port Orford by Fredrick Haynes
Oregon Coastline: A Sand Collector's Dream Come True by Steven Michael
Area Geology, Biology, and Archaeology
Photo Atlas
Oregon Sands by Leo Kenney and Steven Michael
More Sand Articles
Sand by the Numbers by Peter J Blau
Field Collecting Ethics and Safety by Lori Carter
The Sands of Time by Paula Fishman
Dirt and Sand, Dust and Bone by Kevin C. Peters
2018 – Jacksonville, Florida
Conference Book
Articles
Black Gold by Craig B. Hamilton
Characteristics of Florida Sands by Jennifer L. Coor, Ph.D., P.G.
Coastal Geology and Beach Nourishment by Jennifer L. Coor, Ph.D., P.G.
Display Your Sands from Around the World by Bill Beiriger
Grainatomy: A world in a single grain by Peter J. Blau, PhD
Overview of Heavy Mineral Sands Production* by Jim Renner
Playing in the Sands—A Photographic Tour by Leo Kenney and Kate Clover
Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) of Sand Mineral Grains by Thomas J Hopen
Sand Toys: Beyond Pails and Shovels by Lori Carter
Scottish Sand Stories by Michael R Hughes BSc, PgDip
What Makes a Great Beach? by Prof. Stephen P. (“Dr. Beach”) Leatherman
Why Collect European Sand? (A pictorial overview of European sands) by Ralf Hermann
Workshops
Carbonate Grains in Sand Identifying Biogenic Bits and Non-Skeletal Grains by Kate Clover
In Situ Workshop Sand and Sand Phenomena by Bob Jarrett
Sand 101 Thoughts for Educators on Teaching with and about Sand by Olga Jarrett
Sand Pen Physics A Nutty Puzzle by Lori Carter
Field Trip Book
2013 – Cartersville, Georgia
Photographing Sand
Increasing Depth of Field in Sand Photography by Julian Gray
Basic Sand Photography by Leo Kenney
Light Microscopy of Sand: Lighting, Scaling, and Image Enhancement by Peter Blau
PLM Analysis of Mineral Grains by Thom Hopen
The Diversity of Sand
Atomic Ant Sand by Robert E. Hermes, PHD.pdf
Heavy Sand Processing How Heavy Minerals Are Extracted and Separated by Lori Carter
Sand Collecting in Europe The History and Practice Today for the German Sandmuseum by Ralf Hermann
Sand Containers by Anita D. Westlake
Sand Painting Sand as an Artistic and Religious Symbol by Heidi Scheirer McGrew
Sand-making in Georgia From the Tennessee Border to the Coasts by Bob Jarrett
Writing Sand (aka Blotting Sand) by Thom Hopen, Nick D'Errico, Ralf Milke
Photomicrographs
Articles
Sand and Their Stories by Kate Clover, Carol Hopper Brill, and Leo Kenney
Science in a Grain of Sand Activities for the Classroom by Olga Jarrett and Mary Gurney
Skeletons in the Sand Sources of Biogenous Sand Grains by Carol Hopper Brill
The Accidental Sand Collector by Linda Batcha
The Iron Furnaces of Upper Stamp Creek and the Role that Sand Played in Their Operation by Tom Batcha