THEME SESSIONS planned for...

The Geological Society of America
Southeastern Section–55th Annual Meeting (23–24 March 2006)
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Marriott Hotel

1. Burial, Uplift, and Thermal History of the Appalachian Basin Christopher S. Swezey, U.S. Geological Survey, Mailstop 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, Phone: (703) 648-6444, Fax: (703) 648-6419, cswezey@usgs.gov. Elisabeth L. Rowan, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, M.S. 956, Reston, VA 20192, Phone: 703-648-6745, erowan@usgs.gov

2. Recent Advances in Western Blue Ridge Geology Scott Southworth, U.S. Geol Survey, 926a National Center, Reston, VA 20192, Phone: 703-648-6385, Ssouthwo@usgs.gov. Christopher M. Bailey, Department of Geology, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187, Phone: 757-221-2445, cmbail@wm.edu

6. Origin, Evolution, and Resource Utilization of Planets and Planetesimals James Day, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, jday13@utk.edu. Yang Liu, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, yangl@utk.edu. Eddy Hill, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, ehill10@utk.edu

7. New Views on Old Rocks: Insights on Biospheric Evolution from the Precambrian Sedimentary Record Linda C. Kah, Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, Phone: (865) 974-6399, Fax: 865-974-2368, lckah@utk.edu. Christopher M. Fedo, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, Phone: 865-974-2366, cfedo@utk.edu

8. Carbonates Then and Now: How Much Has Changed? A Session in Honor of Kenneth R. Walker Bosiljka Glumac, Department of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, Phone: 413-585-3680, Fax: 413-585-3786, bglumac@email.smith.edu. Stan Dunagan, Geology, Geography, & Physics, Univ of Tennessee, 215 Joseph E. Johnson EPS Bldg, Martin, TN 38238-5039, Phone: (731) 881-7959, Fax: 731-881-1044, sdunagan@utm.edu

9. Terrestrial Climatology: Effects of Wind and Water Claudia I. Mora, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, Phone: 865-974-5498, cmora@utk.edu

10. Karst Feature Distribution in the Southeastern Region Yongli Gao, Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, Phone: (423) 439-4183, Fax: (423) 439-6905, gaoy@etsu.edu

11. Surficial Geology and Geomorphology in the Appalachians: Progress and Applications Hugh Mills, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Tennessee Tech University, PO Box 5062, Cookeville, TN 38505, Phone: 931-372-3121, hmills@tntech.edu. G. Michael Clark, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, Phone: 865-974-6006, Fax: 865-974-2368, clarkgmorph@utk.edu

14. Geology and Ground Water Resources in Carbonate and Crystalline Rocks of the Eastern U.S.: Methods, Geologic Controls, and Exploration Approaches Lester J. Williams, U.S. Geol Survey, 3039 Amwiler Rd., Suite 130, Atlanta, GA 30360, Phone: (770) 903-9308, Fax: 770-903-9199, lesterw@usgs.gov. Thomas J. Crawford, Center for Water Resources, State Univ of West Georgia, Department of Geosciences, 1600 Maple Street, Carrollton, GA 30118, Phone: 770 836-6479, Fax: 770 836-4373, tcrawfor@westga.edu. John Brooks, Emery & Garrett Groundwater, Inc, PO Box 1578, 56 Main Street, Meredith, NH 03253, Phone: 6032794425, Fax: 6032798717, brooksja@eggi.com

15. Groundwater Contamination: Transport, Fate and Remediation Edmund Perfect, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, Phone: 865-974-6017, Fax: 865-974-2368, eperfect@utk.edu. Larry D. McKay, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, Phone: 865-974-0821, Fax: 865-974-2368, lmckay@utk.edu

17. Paleontology, Paleoecology, and Paleoenvironments of the Gray Fossil Site, Gray, Tennessee Steven C. Wallace, East Tennessee State University, PO box 70636, Johnson City, TN 37614, Phone: (423)439-6085, Fax: (423)439-6905, wallaces@etsu.edu. Blaine Schubert, East Tennessee State University, schubert@etsu.edu

18. Hands-on Ichnology and the Union Chapel Track Site I Andrew K. Rindsberg, Geol Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, Phone: (205) 247-3543, Fax: (205) 349-2861, arindsberg@gsa.state.al.us. Molly F. Miller, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, VU Sta B #351805, Nashville, TN 37235, Phone: 615-322-3528, Molly.F.Miller@Vanderbilt.Edu

18. Hands-on Ichnology and the Union Chapel Track Site II Andrew K. Rindsberg, Geol Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, Phone: (205) 247-3543, Fax: (205) 349-2861, arindsberg@gsa.state.al.us. Molly F. Miller, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, VU Sta B #351805, Nashville, TN 37235, Phone: 615-322-3528, Molly.F.Miller@Vanderbilt.Edu

21. Hydrology and Water Quality Issues in the Southeast Randy Gentry, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, Phone: 865-974-7718, Fax: 865-974-2669, rgentry@utk.edu. Larry D. McKay, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, Phone: 865-974-0821, Fax: 865-974-2368, lmckay@utk.edu

22. Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic Maps (Posters)


23. Undergraduate Research in Watershed Assessment (Posters)


24. Undergraduate Research (Posters)


25. Technological Advances in the Collection and Communication of Geologic Information Douglas C. Curl, Kentucky Geological Survey, Univ of Kentucky, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0107, Phone: 895-257-5500, Fax: 859-257-1147, doug@uky.edu. Matthew M. Crawford, Geospatial Analysis, Kentucky Geol Survey, 228 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506/0107, Phone: (859)257-5500, mcrawford@uky.edu