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2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Saturday, 15 October 2005

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

1
T1. Centennial Celebration Symposia for the Society of Economic Geologists I

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

2
T1. Centennial Celebration Symposia for the Society of Economic Geologists II

Sunday, 16 October 2005

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

7
T2. Advances in Geophysics and New Techniques: Lithospheric and Crustal Architecture, Ore Deposit Visualization, and New Technologies in Analytical Techniques and Mineral Processing

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

8
T12. Environmental Issues Related to Oil and Gas Exploration and Production I
9
T14. Flowpaths Integrating Terrestrial and Aquatic Components of Catchment Ecosystems
10
T18. Innovations and New Frontiers in Hydrologic Modeling I
11
T19. Innovative Methods of Estimating Recharge in Humid Climates
12
T32. Water Resource Management and Planning for Fractured and Karstic Aquifers
13
T36. Debris Flows Initiated by Runoff and Erosion: Processes, Recognition, and Hazard Implications
14
T55. Advances and Applications of Tephrochronology and Tephrostratigraphy I: In Honor of Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki
15
T63. Timing and Nature of Mountain Glacier Advances throughout the Last Glacial Cycle
16
T69. Refining the Global Neoproterozoic Geologic Record
17
T86. Collaboration for the Dissemination of Geologic Information among Colleagues
18
T97. Innovation, Evaluation, and Best Practices in Informal Geoscience Education
19
T119. Mercury in Coal: Origins to Emissions
20
T120. Experimental, Theoretical, Stable Isotope, and Predictive Studies of Sulfide Oxidation Processes in the Field and Laboratory
21
T122. Dynamics of Metamorphic and Hydrothermal Processes: From Grain-Scale to Mountain Belt I
22
T123. Mars Analogue Research and Instrument Field Testing
23
T136. Out of the Tethys: The Making of Asia
24
T141. Geology and EarthScope
25
T151. The Echinoderm Legacy of N. Gary Lane
29
T74. Waves of Destruction: Historical and Geological Records of Tsunamis and their Effects (Posters)
30
T93. The National Geologic Map Database (Posters)
31
T134. Mesozoic and Cenozoic Crustal Evolution of Alaska and Western Canada (Posters)

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

46
T60. Dendrogeology: Geologic Applications of Tree-Ring Studies
48
T76. The Bureau of Land Management's National Landscape Conservation System as Outdoor Laboratories: New Research in Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument and the Surrounding Area
53
T122. Dynamics of Metamorphic and Hydrothermal Processes: From Grain-Scale to Mountain Belt II

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

39
T3. Advances in the Understanding of Tectonic Settings and Structural Control of Ore Deposits
40
T12. Environmental Issues Related to Oil and Gas Exploration and Production II
41
T18. Innovations and New Frontiers in Hydrologic Modeling II
42
T20. Innovative Monitoring and Modeling Techniques for Assessing the Performance of Passive Remediation Projects for Contaminated Water and Soil
43
T28. Stream-Hyporheic Interactions: Hydrology, Geochemistry, and Biology
44
T41. Geologic Remote Sensing
45
T56. Carving the Western Landscape: The Evolution of the Colorado Drainage from Source to Sink
47
T65. Establishment of an Integrated and Calibrated Chronostratigraphic Framework for High Resolution Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis, Stratal Correlation, and Sedimentary Basin Geohistory Reconstruction
49
T82. Taphonomy: Process and Bias through Time
50
T106. Methods of Assessing Teaching and Learning in the Geosciences
51
T115. Holocene Climate Change in Western North America: Spatial-Temporal Phasing of Climate Modes, Events, and Transitions
52
T117. Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Environments for Microbial Survival I
54
T129. The Yellowstone Hotspot: Its Influence on the Magmatic and Tectonic Evolution of the Western U.S.
55
T142. Controversies, Conundrums, and Innovative Approaches in Extensional Tectonics: A Tribute to Ernie Anderson
56
T148. What is a Magma Chamber? The Role of Sheets in the Assembly of Intrusions I
59
T98. Innovations in Geological Mapping (Posters)

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

60
T104. It's About Time: Teaching the Temporal Aspects of Geoscience (Posters)

Monday, 17 October 2005

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

79
T94. Conservation and Management of Geoheritage Resources: National and Regional Perspectives

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

65
T4. Sources of Porphyry Copper Deposits: Magmas, Metals, and Fluids I
66
T8. Artificial Recharge of Groundwater—Hydrogeologic Characterization and Implementation
67
T13. Fault Zone Controls on Fluid Movement, Earth Resources and Processes: Perspectives from Field, Laboratory, and Modeling Studies I
68
T15. Groundwater Quality and Quantity Interconnections: The Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Contamination on Groundwater Availability (Posters)
69
T25. Arsenic Occurrence and Fate in Hydrogeologic Systems I
70
T33. Water, Solute, and Sediment Fluxes through Carbonate and Karst Aquifers
71
T37. Debris-flow Processes, Stratigraphy, Geomorphology, and Societal Response
72
T48. Geology in the National Forests—Stewardship, Education, and Research
73
T52. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment
75
T64. Comparative Carbonate Sedimentology I: A Tribute to the Career of R.N. Ginsburg
76
T75. Weathering, Sedimentation, and Diagenesis in Major Element Cycles I: In Memory of Raymond Siever
77
T79. Jurassic Marine Paleobiology: Tracing the Roots of the Modern Biota
78
T81. Protists in Extreme Environments: Fossil Evidence to Physiological Adaptations
80
T102. International Undergraduate Field Trips: Logistics, Challenges, and Successes
81
T103. Is it Science? Strategies for Addressing Creationism in the Classroom and the Community
82
T118. The Peña Blanca Uranium District, Chihuahua: A Natural Analogue for the Transport of Radionuclides in a Nuclear Waste Repository in Unsaturated, Welded Tuff I
83
T121. Thermochronology: Techniques, Applications, and Interpretations I
84
T130. The Yellowstone Hotspot: Integrated Field, Geochemical, and Geophysical Studies
85
T144. The Edges of Extension: Boundaries of the Basin and Range Province as Natural Laboratories for Studying Tectonic and Structural Processes
90
T28. Stream-Hyporheic Interactions: Hydrology, Geochemistry, and Biology (Posters)
91
T29. Surface and Subsurface Geologic Characterization of the Edwards and Trinity Carbonate Aquifer Systems, Central Texas (Posters)
92
T69. Refining the Global Neoproterozoic Geologic Record (Posters)
93
T99. Imparting Hands-on Geological Education: Reaching out to Undergraduates and K–12 Students (Posters)
94
T106. Methods of Assessing Teaching and Learning in the Geosciences (Posters)
95
T115. Holocene Climate Change in Western North America: Spatial-Temporal Phasing of Climate Modes, Events, and Transitions (Posters)
96
T122. Dynamics of Metamorphic and Hydrothermal Processes: From Grain-Scale to Mountain Belt (Posters)
97
T123. Mars Analogue Research and Instrument Field Testing (Posters)
98
T142. Controversies, Conundrums, and Innovative Approaches in Extensional Tectonics: A Tribute to Ernie Anderson (Posters)

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

74
T55. Advances and Applications of Tephrochronology and Tephrostratigraphy II: In Honor of Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

113
T75. Weathering, Sedimentation, and Diagenesis in Major Element Cycles II: In Memory of Raymond Siever

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

103
T5. The Evolving Earth: Implications for Ore Deposit Formation, Evolution, and Benefaction
105
T10. Chemistry, Ecology, and Groundwater Hydrology of Lakes, Streams, Playas, and Springs: Observations at the Interface
106
T13. Fault Zone Controls on Fluid Movement, Earth Resources and Processes: Perspectives from Field, Laboratory, and Modeling Studies II
107
T15. Groundwater Quality and Quantity Interconnections: The Effects of Natural and Anthropogenic Contamination on Groundwater Availability
108
T25. Arsenic Occurrence and Fate in Hydrogeologic Systems II
109
T30. The Hydrosystem of the Great Salt Lake Basin: New Frontiers for Observing and Modeling Human-impacted Hydrologic, Climatic, and Geomorphologic Processes I
111
T66. Petrographic Methods Applied to Sedimentary Rocks: To Celebrate the 80th Birthday of Bob Folk
112
T70. Resolving the Late Paleozoic Gondwanan Ice Age in Time and Space: Integration of Southern and Northern Hemisphere Records I
114
T95. Conservation and Management of Global Geoheritage Resources: International Perspectives
115
T107. Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities in the Geosciences: Avenues to Success
116
T113. Strategies for Teaching Introductory Geoscience in Large Lecture Classes
117
T116. Causes and Effects of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum and Other Paleogene Hyperthermal Events I
118
T117. Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Environments for Microbial Survival II
120
T132. High-Pressure Mineral Physics: To Honor Ho-Kwang Mao, Roebling Medalist I
121
T135. Orogenic Plateaus From Top to Bottom
122
T146. Young and Active Transtensional Deformation along the Western Margin of North America: Walker Lane Belt/Eastern California Shear Zone to the Gulf of California
129
T56. Carving the Western Landscape: The Evolution of the Colorado Drainage from Source to Sink (Posters)
130
T64. Comparative Carbonate Sedimentology: A Tribute to the Career of R.N. Ginsburg (Posters)
131
T111. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Student Research (Posters)
132
T126. Accretionary Orogens in Space and Time (Posters)

1:30 PM-6:00 PM

104
T9. Bedrock Infiltration: Advances in Understanding Vadose-zone Processes, Percolation through Macropores and Shallow Soils, and Recharge to Consolidated-rock Aquifers

3:30 PM-5:30 PM

110
T44. Seismogenic Landslides
119
T118. The Peña Blanca Uranium District, Chihuahua: A Natural Analogue for the Transport of Radionuclides in a Nuclear Waste Repository in Unsaturated, Welded Tuff II

Tuesday, 18 October 2005

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

145
T45. What Goes up Must Come Down: The Science and Policy of Dam Removal
152
T100. Integrating Research into Undergraduate Geoscience Coursework

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

138
T4. Sources of Porphyry Copper Deposits: Magmas, Metals, and Fluids II
139
T7. A Tribute to Hans-Olaf Pfannkuch: From Darcy to the Modern World of Environmental and Contaminant Hydrogeology I
140
T11. Dissolution, Precipitation, and Redox Reaction Kinetics in Aquifers
141
T24. Naturally Occurring Perchlorate (and Other Oxyanions) in the Hydrologic Cycle—Origins, Accumulation, Transformations, and Transport
142
T31. The Role of Colloids and Semicrystalline/Amorphous Materials in Environmental Cycling of Trace Elements
143
T34. Springs: Keys to Understanding Geochemical Processes in Aquifers
144
T40. Genesis, Behavior, Mapping, and Treatment of Collapsible Soils
146
T49. Geology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management
147
T53. The Changing Planet I: A Special Tribute Session Celebrating the Contributions of Fred T. Mackenzie
148
T57. Paleoenvironmental Records in and around the Bonneville Basin: From Glacial/Interglacial Cycles to Anthropogenic Impacts
149
T67. Reading the Record of the Rocks: Resolving the Tectonic and Eustatic Signals in Stratigraphic Successions I: In Honor of Don Swift on his 70th Birthday
150
T85. Traces of Life: Micro- to Macroscopic Evidence of Past and Present Biogenic Activity and their Implications
151
T88. Does Geology Serve Society? Let’s Count the Ways!
153
T121. Thermochronology: Techniques, Applications, and Interpretations II
154
T124. The Lunar Exploration Initiative: Current Science Knowledge and Future Exploration
155
T132. High-Pressure Mineral Physics: To Honor Ho-Kwang Mao, Roebling Medalist II
161
T9. Bedrock Infiltration: Advances in Understanding Vadose-zone Processes, Percolation through Macropores and Shallow Soils, and Recharge to Consolidated-rock Aquifers (Posters)
162
T10. Chemistry, Ecology, and Groundwater Hydrology of Lakes, Streams, Playas, and Springs: Observations at the Interface (Posters)
163
T13. Fault Zone Controls on Fluid Movement, Earth Resources and Processes: Perspectives from Field, Laboratory, and Modeling Studies (Posters)
164
T25. Arsenic Occurrence and Fate in Hydrogeologic Systems (Posters)
165
T135. Orogenic Plateaus From Top to Bottom (Posters)
166
T143. Great Basin Tectonics and Metallogeny (Posters)

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

173
T7. A Tribute to Hans-Olaf Pfannkuch: From Darcy to the Modern World of Environmental and Contaminant Hydrogeology II
176
T50. Geology of Parks and Public Lands: Effective and Innovative Informal Earth Science Education for the Masses
177
T53. The Changing Planet II: A Special Tribute Session Celebrating the Contributions of Fred T. Mackenzie
180
T67. Reading the Record of the Rocks: Resolving the Tectonic and Eustatic Signals in Stratigraphic Successions II: In Honor of Don Swift on his 70th Birthday

1:30 PM-4:30 PM

174
T30. The Hydrosystem of the Great Salt Lake Basin: New Frontiers for Observing and Modeling Human-impacted Hydrologic, Climatic, and Geomorphologic Processes II

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

175
T42. Mine Rock Piles and Pyritically Altered Areas: Their Slope Stability and Effect on Water Quality
178
T62. Ice Free versus Cold-Based Ice: Cosmogenic Nuclides, Trimlines, and Ice Sheet History of Differentially Weathered Landscapes
179
T64. Comparative Carbonate Sedimentology II: A Tribute to the Career of R.N. Ginsburg
181
T78. Habitat Partitioning above, on and within the Substrate
182
T84. Thinking about Fossils: The Emergence and Development of Paleontological Thought in North America from Native American Customs to the End of the Great Western Surveys
183
T89. Efficient and Effective Practices in Using Web Sites and Technologies to Support and Manage Information, Student Learning and Recruitment, and Public Education
184
T92. Keys to Opportunities with the National Park Service
185
T114. We Can Continue to Do Better: More Alternatives to the Same Old Lab Lecture Format in the College Classroom I
186
T116. Causes and Effects of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum and Other Paleogene Hyperthermal Events II
187
T125. 4-D Evolution of the Continents: Integrated Solutions through Cyberinfrastructure
188
T143. Great Basin Tectonics and Metallogeny
189
T145. The Nature, Significance, and Evolution of Transtensional Tectonic Regimes
191
T22. Interactions of Groundwater and Surface Water at the Land-Sea Margin (Posters)
192
T24. Naturally Occurring Perchlorate (and Other Oxyanions) in the Hydrologic Cycle—Origins, Accumulation, Transformations, and Transport (Posters)
193
T33. Water, Solute, and Sediment Fluxes through Carbonate and Karst Aquifers (Posters)
194
T34. Springs: Keys to Understanding Geochemical Processes in Aquifers (Posters)
195
T49. Geology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management (Posters)
196
T71. Sedimentary Basins in Transition: Stratigraphic and Structural Records of Plate Tectonic Reconfiguration (Posters)
197
T85. Traces of Life: Micro- to Macroscopic Evidence of Past and Present Biogenic Activity and their Implications (Posters)
198
T101. Interdisciplinary Education: Applications of GIS and the Infusion of Spatial Concepts Across the Curriculum (Posters)
199
T108. Museum-College Connections: Rich Opportunities for Earth Science Education (Posters)
200
T121. Thermochronology: Techniques, Applications, and Interpretations (Posters)
201
T131. Geophysical Studies for Improving Management of Land, Water, Environment, and Hazards (Posters)

Wednesday, 19 October 2005

8:00 AM-10:00 AM

209
T6. Borates, Uranium, Mineral Sands and Bulk Commodities: Deposit Models, Processes, and Descriptions
215
T51. Investigation of Sources and Fates of Anthropogenic Inputs to the Environment through Isotopic Systematics
221
T96. Geological Monitoring in National Parks
226
T150. Fracturing and Faulting of the Clastic Rocks of the Colorado Plateau

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

210
T16. Hydrogeology and Climate Change: Insights from the Past
211
T22. Interactions of Groundwater and Surface Water at the Land-Sea Margin
212
T23. Nano- To Field-scale Processes Governing the Transport of Microbes and Colloids in the Subsurface I
213
T26. Quantifying Controls on Microbial Reaction Rates in Subsurface Environments I
214
T43. Recognition and Characterization of Neogene Faults
216
T58. Recent Advances in Numerical Dating Techniques for Developing Quantitative Chronostratigraphies in Arid and Semi-Arid Environments
217
T68. Recent Advances in the Application of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy to Tectonic Problems
219
T83. The Dawn of Animal Life: Evolutionary and Paleoecological Patterns in the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian Animal Fossil Record
223
T110. REU at 25: Its Impact on Undergraduate Geoscience Education
224
T126. Accretionary Orogens in Space and Time I
225
T127. Geometry and Evolution of Extensional Basins and their Influence on Fluid Flow, Sedimentation, Seismicity, and Magmatism
231
T35. Riparian Corridors in Semi-Arid and Arid Environments: Results and Approaches of Integrative Studies in Support of Scientifically Based Management and Restoration, with Emphasis on the Great Basin (Posters)
232
T42. Mine Rock Piles and Pyritically Altered Areas: Their Slope Stability and Effect on Water Quality (Posters)
233
T72. Sedimentology Goes to Mars (Posters)
234
T114. We Can Continue to Do Better: More Alternatives to the Same Old Lab Lecture Format in the College Classroom (Posters)

8:00 AM-10:00 PM

220
T90. From Rocks to Records: Geological Preservation for the Profession and the Public Good

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

218
T70. Resolving the Late Paleozoic Gondwanan Ice Age in Time and Space: Integration of Southern and Northern Hemisphere Records II
222
T105. Let's Rock Their World: Integrating Planetary Science Data into Undergraduate Geoscience Courses

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

243
T23. Nano- To Field-scale Processes Governing the Transport of Microbes and Colloids in the Subsurface II
244
T26. Quantifying Controls on Microbial Reaction Rates in Subsurface Environments II
245
T27. Seafloor Hydrogeology: Investigating Fluid Flow through the Oceanic Crust and Seafloor Sediments
246
T35. Riparian Corridors in Semi-Arid and Arid Environments: Results and Approaches of Integrative Studies in Support of Scientifically Based Management and Restoration, with Emphasis on the Great Basin
247
T54. This Changing Planet: Explaining Geologic Hazards to the Media, Policy Makers, and the General Public
248
T61. Glacial Geology and Lake Sedimentology: In Memory of Geoffrey O. Seltzer
249
T72. Sedimentology Goes to Mars
250
T80. Paleoenvironments and Taphonomy of Cambrian Lagerstatten
251
T114. We Can Continue to Do Better: More Alternatives to the Same Old Lab Lecture Format in the College Classroom II
252
T126. Accretionary Orogens in Space and Time II
253
T137. The Backbone of America from Patagonia to Alaska: Plateau Uplift, Shallow Subduction, and Ridge Collision
254
T148. What is a Magma Chamber? The Role of Sheets in the Assembly of Intrusions II
255
T149. Rheological Information from Naturally Deformed Materials: New Approaches to Understanding Bulk Ductile Behavior
256
T43. Recognition and Characterization of Neogene Faults (Posters)
257
T68. Recent Advances in the Application of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy to Tectonic Problems (Posters)