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2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Saturday, 26 October 2002

7:55 AM-12:15 PM

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T11. Society of Economic Geologists Special Session: The Global Tectonic Setting of Ore Deposits—Present Understanding and New Advances I

1:15 PM-5:30 PM

2
T11. Society of Economic Geologists Special Session: The Global Tectonic Setting of Ore Deposits—Present Understanding and New Advances II

Sunday, 27 October 2002

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

16
T13. Case Studies in Landslide Problem Solving, Landslide Monitoring, and Alarm Methodology: In Honor of David J. Varnes
17
T19. Groundwater and Hardrock Mining
18
T34. The Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility of Granitic Rocks: New Methodological Developments, Interpretations, and Challenges
19
T52. Denver Basin Bedrock Aquifers—Past, Present, and Future
20
T63. The Terrestrial-Aqueous Interface: Multidisciplinary Research and Opportunities
21
T68. Yucca Mountain Update: Recent Advances from Scientific Investigations of the Unsaturated Zone I
22
T72. Rocky Mountains I: Geologic Records of Paleoelevation
23
T75. Paleosols and Phanerozoic Climate: Geochemistry to Trace Fossils
24
T76. Three Billion Years of Reef Evolution I
25
T85. Microprobe Monazite Geochronology: New Developments and Applications
26
T88. Early Mars
27
T92. Effective Communication and/or Partnership Among Geoscientists, the Public, and Policy Makers: Case Studies
28
T99. Geology, Biogeochemistry, and Ecology: A New Synthesis for Arid Landscape Processes
29
T119. Nonconventional Fold-Thrust Belts: Assessing the Spectrum of Variation in a Structural Style
30
T120. Structure and Tectonics of the Midcontinent, North America

1:00 PM-3:45 PM

34
T2. Nature, Effects, and Control of Groundwater at Archaeological Sites
35
T3. Obsidian Sources and the Distribution of Archaeological Sites from These Sources
36
T10. Role of Mafic Magmas in the Generation of Porphyry Copper Deposits
37
T15. Decay and Conservation of Stone Buildings and Monuments
38
T18. Geohazards and Transportation Routes
39
T37. Educational Issues in Teaching and Research at Two-Year Colleges
40
T43. Urbanizing Geoscience Education
41
T46. Contributions of American Geologists to Theoretical Tectonics on the Basis of Research Done West of the 100th W Meridian in the Latter Half of the 19th Century
42
T54. Flow and Transport in Fractured Aquifers—From Field Characterization to Model Construction
43
T58. Hydrogeology and Water Resources of the High Plains Aquifer: Issues for Public Policy Over the Next 50 Years
44
T62. The Role of Analytic Elements in Groundwater Modeling
45
T64. The What, When, Why, and How Much of Chemical (Nutrient) Supplements for Bioremediation
46
T77. Advances in the Fossil Record of Insects and Terrestrial Arthropods
47
T94. Injecting Geoscience Into Public Policy: Strategies That Work
48
T101. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Soil and Vadose Zone Hydrology of Saprolite: Integration of Hydrogeology, Sedimentology, Geomorphology, Pedology, and Biology
49
T123. Tectonic Modeling Applied to the Characterization and Evaluation of Yucca Mountain as a National Nuclear Waste Repository Site: Concepts, Methods, and Hazard Analyses at Local and Regional Scales
50
T124. Thermal and Mechanical Significance of Gneiss Domes in the Evolution of Orogens

Monday, 28 October 2002

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

63
T7. Diverse Origins of Sedimentary Rock-Hosted Disseminated Gold Deposits: A Global Perspective
64
T14. Integrated Studies of the Effects of Abandoned Mines on the Environment
65
T24. Human Health Sciences and Geosciences: Bridging the Gap
66
T26. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Student Research (Posters)
67
T27. From Geochemistry of the Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Cosmos to Forensic Environmental Geochemistry I: A Tribute to Ian Kaplan
68
T44. New Heights in Geoscience Information: Access and Technology
69
T48. Application of Biological and Hydrochemical Tracers in Groundwater Quality Investigations
70
T56. Groundwater Depletion and Overexploitation I: A Global Problem
71
T60. Rivers in Karst: Processes and Applications
72
T63. The Terrestrial-Aqueous Interface (Posters): Multidisciplinary Research and Opportunities
73
T70. Antarctica During the Neogene
74
T76. Three Billion Years of Reef Evolution II: Onshore-Offshore Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions
75
T78. Developing Perspectives on the Ecological Context of Biological Evolution Across the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Transition
76
T85. Microprobe Monazite Geochronology: New Developments and Applications (Posters)
77
T90. Terrestrial Approaches to Extraterrestrial Problems and Vice Versa
78
T98. Geological and Ecological Responses to Landscape Disturbances (Posters)
79
T113. Extensional Tectonics in the Southern Basins and Ranges, United States, and in Western Turkey
80
T117. Rocky Mountains II: Lithospheric Structure and Evolution of Rocky Mountain Region, from Deep Mantle to Mountain Tops I

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

91
T5. Wetlands Paleoecology Through Time
92
T14. Integrated Studies of the Effects of Abandoned Mines on the Environment (Posters)
93
T16. Evaporite Karst and Engineering and Environmental Problems in the United States
94
T25. Modern and Ancient Tidal Flats Reflecting Environmental and Climate Changes for Past and Future
95
T27. From Geochemistry of the Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Cosmos to Forensic Environmental Geochemistry II: A Tribute to Ian Kaplan
97
T45. Implementing Geoinformatics for Knowledge Integration and Decision Management
98
T47. Advances in Karst Modeling (Posters)
99
T55. Geophysical Evaluation of Aquifer Properties
100
T56. Groundwater Depletion and Overexploitation II: A Global Problem
101
T60. Rivers in Karst: Processes and Applications (Posters)
102
T61. The Platte River Basin of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming: Where Geology, Hydrology, Endangered Species, People, and Politics Attempt to Coexist
103
T68. Yucca Mountain Update: Recent Advances from Scientific Investigations of the Unsaturated Zone II
104
T70. Antarctica During the Neogene (Posters)
105
T71. Feedback in Earth Systems: Determining System Response to Perturbation Through Observations and Modeling
106
T91. A-Type Plutons and Convergent Margins: Orogenic Links to Anorogenic Magmatism?
107
T91. A-Type Plutons and Convergent Margins: Orogenic Links to Anorogenic Magmatism? (Posters)
108
T93. Hydrogeology in Developing Countries: Opportunities and Challenges (Posters)
109
T105. Response of Dryland Geomorphic Systems to Climate Change and Variability
110
T112. EarthScope Town Hall Meeting
111
T113. Extensional Tectonics in the Southern Basins and Ranges, United States, and in Western Turkey (Posters)
112
T114. Forward Modeling in Tectonics and Structural Geology
113
T117. Rocky Mountains II: Lithospheric Structure and Evolution of Rocky Mountain Region, from Deep Mantle to Mountain Tops II

1:30 PM-5:35 PM

96
T30. Microbial Sulfur Transformations Throughout Earth's History: Development, Changes, and Future of the Biogeochemical Sulfur Cycle

Tuesday, 29 October 2002

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

126
T4. Coal Resource and Utilization Issues
127
T9. Mining in the Twenty-First Century: Meeting the Environmental Challenges
128
T16. Evaporite Karst and Engineering and Environmental Problems in the United States (Posters)
129
T27. From Geochemistry of the Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Cosmos to Forensic Environmental Geochemistry (Posters): A Tribute to Ian Kaplan
130
T28. Geochemical and Mineralogical Records from Ancient Lake Sediments
131
T29. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment I: A Tribute to Gunter Faure
132
T35. Design and Assessment of Computer-Based Instructional Materials for the Geosciences
133
T40. Special Session I in Honor of John C. Butler: Water Where the Grass Is Greener—Emerging Uses of Technology in Geoscience Education
134
T42. Undergraduate Research in the Geosciences: Faculty and Student Perspectives (Posters)
135
T53. Experimental, Field, and Modeling Studies of Geological Carbon Sequestration I
136
T65. Characterization, Attenuation, and Remediation of Subsurface Contaminants in Heterogeneous Chemical or Physical Settings I
137
T68. Yucca Mountain Update: Recent Advances from Scientific Investigations of the Unsaturated Zone (Posters)
138
T69. Phosphates: Geochemical, Geobiological, and Materials Importance I
139
T71. Feedback in Earth Systems: Determining System Response to Perturbation Through Observations and Modeling (Posters)
140
T74. Isotopic and Elemental Tracers of Late Quaternary Climate Change
141
T81. Paleobiogeography: Integrating Plate Tectonics and Evolution
142
T87. Drilling into Impact Structures: Petrology, Geochemistry, and Geophysics
143
T100. Geomorphic Impacts of Wildfire I
144
T102. Rocky Mountains III: Post-Laramide Uplift and Erosion of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau
145
T103. Quaternary Sciences from Land to Sea I: In Honor of John T. Andrews
146
T114. Forward Modeling in Tectonics and Structural Geology (Posters)
147
T115. Geometry, Kinematics, and Vorticity of High-Strain Zones
148
T119. Nonconventional Fold-Thrust Belts: Assessing the Spectrum of Variation in a Structural Style (Posters)
149
T122. Tectonic Evolution of the Middle East and Adjacent Regions: The Confluence of the Alpine and Himalayan Orogenic Systems and a Window into Processes of Continental Dynamics
150
T124. Thermal and Mechanical Significance of Gneiss Domes in the Evolution of Orogens (Posters)

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

168
T1. Application of GIS and Remote Sensing to Archaeological Geology
169
T8. Evolution of the Early Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere I: Constraints from Ore Deposits
170
T28. Geochemical and Mineralogical Records from Ancient Lake Sediments (Posters)
171
T31. Micropaleontological Applications to Problems of Urbanization
172
T32. Magnetic Mapping of North American Geology (Posters)
173
T41. Special Session II in Honor of John C. Butler: Multimedia in Earth Science Education—Creation, Use, and Limitations
174
T53. Experimental, Field, and Modeling Studies of Geological Carbon Sequestration II
175
T57. Hydrogeologic Framework and Basin Hydrology of the Desert Southwestern United States
176
T74. Isotopic and Elemental Tracers of Late Quaternary Climate Change (Posters)
177
T83. Phenotypic Variation: Discriminating Between Evolution and Environment
178
T89. Impact Stratigraphy
179
T100. Geomorphic Impacts of Wildfire II
180
T103. Quaternary Sciences from Land to Sea II: In Honor of John T. Andrews
181
T110. Rocky Mountains IV: Tectonics, Climate Change, and the Late Cenozoic Evolution of the Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, and Western Great Plains
182
T116. Kinematics of the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen—Comparing the Present with the Past
183
T122. Tectonic Evolution of the Middle East and Adjacent Regions (Posters): The Confluence of the Alpine and Himalayan Orogenic Systems and a Window into Processes of Continental Dynamics
184
T126. Reconstructing the Cambrian World: Temporal and Spatial Changes in Physical and Biotic Environments

Wednesday, 30 October 2002

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

193
T6. Chemostratigraphy: An Emphasis on Metal-Rich Black Shale Deposits
194
T12. The Changing Vision of Marine Minerals
195
T20. Humans as a Geologic Agent: In Honor of George Kiersch
196
T21. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in the New Millennium: Their Use in Environmental and Engineering Geology
197
T29. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment II: A Tribute to Gunter Faure
198
T33. New Views of Extensional Basins and Related Volcanic Fields Using Geophysics and Remote Sensing (Posters)
200
T38. Geology in the National Parks I: Research, Mapping, Education, and Interpretation
201
T50. Characterizing Geochemical Processes: When Is There Sufficient Information?
202
T73. Global Biogeochemical Change During PETM Events
203
T84. Seafood Through Time—The Ecologic Context of the History of Life I: In Honor of Richard K. Bambach
204
T86. Chesapeake Bay Impact Structure: Geology, Geophysics, and Geohydrology of America's Largest Crater
205
T96. Workforce and Education: Exploring the Industry-Academia Connection Toward Developing a Capable and Sufficient Science and Technology Labor Pool
206
T100. Geomorphic Impacts of Wildfire (Posters)
207
T102. Rocky Mountains III: Post-Laramide Uplift and Erosion of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau (Posters)
208
T104. Quaternary Stratigraphy and the Glacial Environment: In Honor of Ernest H. Muller
209
T106. Remotely Sensed Data for Geologic and Environmental Studies (Posters)
210
T108. The Green River Formation Revisited: Crucible for New Concepts and Advances in Paleoclimatology, Tectonics, Chronostratigraphy, Sequence Stratigraphy, Isotope Geochemistry, and Paleontology
211
T109. Deltas—Old and New
212
T111. Detrital Thermochronology—Dating of Exhumation and Landscape Evolution in Mountain Belts
213
T116. Kinematics of the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen—Comparing the Present with the Past (Posters)
214
T121. Tackling Transpression and Transtension in Orogenesis: Tools of Structural Geology from Microfabric to Tectonic Reconstruction
215
T125. Thrust Belt Curvature: Integrating Paleomagnetic and Structural Analyses

8:15 AM-12:00 PM

199
T36. Digital Libraries as Vehicles for Systemic Educational Change

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

226
T8. Evolution of the Early Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere II: Constraints from Ore Deposits
227
T22. Rumbling in Below the Radar: Earthquake Hazards in Areas Where Seismic Potential Is Underrecognized
228
T38. Geology in the National Parks II: Research, Mapping, Education, and Interpretation
229
T39. Geoscience Research Partnerships as a Strategy for Engaging K–16 Students and Teachers in Inquiry-Based Learning
230
T51. Delineation of Contributing Areas for Wells in Challenging Hydrogeologic Settings: Methods, Uncertainty, and Verification
231
T59. Mass and Energy Transport in Groundwater: In Memory of Patrick Domenico
232
T65. Characterization, Attenuation, and Remediation of Subsurface Contaminants in Heterogeneous Chemical or Physical Settings II
233
T67. Watershed Processes Within Tropical Montane Catchments
234
T69. Phosphates: Geochemical, Geobiological, and Materials Importance II
235
T73. Global Biogeochemical Change During PETM Events (Posters)
236
T79. Evolutionary Paleobiology and Paleoecology of the Bivalvia
237
T82. Paleontology in National Parks: Sharing the Fossil Record with Managers and the Public
238
T84. Seafood Through Time—The Ecologic Context of the History of Life II: In Honor of Richard K. Bambach
239
T89. Impact Stratigraphy (Posters)
240
T97. Geoecology—The Emergence of an Old Concept to Solve Problems in the 21st Century
241
T103. Quaternary Sciences from Land to Sea (Posters): In Honor of John T. Andrews
242
T106. Remotely Sensed Data for Geologic and Environmental Studies
243
T107. New Perspectives on Chert, Its Origin, Diagenesis, and Economic Significance
244
T108. The Green River Formation Revisited: Crucible for New Concepts and Advances in Paleoclimatology, Tectonics, Chronostratigraphy, Sequence Stratigraphy, Isotope Geochemistry, and Paleontology (Posters)
245
T118. New Constraints on Mesoproterozoic–Early Neoproterozoic Supercontinent Assembly and Dispersal
246
T121. Tackling Transpression and Transtension in Orogenesis: Tools of Structural Geology from Microfabric to Tectonic Reconstruction (Posters)