2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

MCLEAN, Robert J.C., Biology, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, McLean@txstate.edu, McLean@txstate.edu

DUPRAZ, Christophe¹, BRAISSANT, Olivier¹, GALLAGHER, Kim¹, GLUNK, Christina², DECHO, Alan W.³ and VISSCHER, Pieter T.¹, (1)Center for Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269, (2)IGH, Université de Neuchâtel, Emile Argand 11, Neuchâtel, 2009, Switzerland, (3)Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, christophe.dupraz@uconn.edu, christophe.dupraz@uconn.edu

THOMAS, M.D. and FARMER, J.D., School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, mdthomas@asu.edu, mdthomas@asu.edu

BOSE, Sushanta and CHAFETZ, Henry S., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5007, sbose@mail.uh.edu, sbose@mail.uh.edu

MELIM, Leslie A., Geology Department, Western Illinois Univ, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, Univ of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology Department, Univ of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 and BOSTON, Penelope J., Associate Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, 1400 Commerce Drive, Carlsbad, NM 88220-9187, LA-Melim@wiu.edu, LA-Melim@wiu.edu

LIESCHEIDT, Randi, Geology Department, Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, MELIM, Leslie A., Geology Department, Western Illinois Univ, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, SPILDE, Michael N., Institute of Meteoritics, Univ of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology Department, Univ of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, rm-liescheidt@wiu.edu, rm-liescheidt@wiu.edu

LENCZEWSKI, Melissa E.¹, MOORE, Anni², PEDERSEN, Bianca³, CUMPSTON, Ryan M.¹ and PERRY, Eugene⁴, (1)Geology and Environmental Geosciences; Analytical Center for Climate and Environmental Change (ACCEC), Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, (2)Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, (3)Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 54702, (4)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, lenczewski@niu.edu, lenczewski@niu.edu

ENGEL, Annette Summers¹, BIRDWELL, Justin E.², JOHNSON, Lindsey¹, BRANNEN, Kathleen M.¹, FRANKS, Megan³, OMELON, Christopher R.⁴, LANDRUM, Jeff T.⁴, ALSINA, Marco A.⁵, PASTÉN, Pablo A.⁵ and BENNETT, Philip C.⁴, (1)Dept of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (2)Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, The Univ of Texas Austin, Austin, 78712, (4)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas Austin, 1 University Station C1140, Austin, 78712, (5)Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, aengel@geol.lsu.edu, aengel@geol.lsu.edu

SPILDE, Michael N.¹, BOSTON, Penelope², NORTHUP, Diana E.³ and DICHOSA, Armand³, (1)Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2050, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)National Cave and Karst Research Institute, c/o New Mexico Tech/Earth&Env Dp, 801 Leroy Place, Sororro, NM 87801, (3)Biology Department, Univ of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, mspilde@unm.edu, mspilde@unm.edu

CARDACE, Dawn, Exobiology Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035 and HOEHLER, Tori M., Exobiology Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, dawn.cardace-1@nasa.gov, dawn.cardace-1@nasa.gov

CADY, Sherry L., Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, 17CH, Portland, OR 97201, cadys@pdx.edu, cadys@pdx.edu

BERELSON, William M.¹, CORSETTI, Frank A.¹, PEPE-RANNEY, C.² and SPEAR, John R.², (1)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401-1887, fcorsett@usc.edu, fcorsett@usc.edu

HODE, Tomas, Department of Geology, Portland State Universtiy, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, CADY, Sherry, Dept. of Geology, Portland State Univ, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97201, VON DALWIGK, Ilka, Department of Geology and Geochemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden and KRISTIANSSON, Per, Nuclear Physics Department, Lund Univ, Sweden, Lund, Sweden, hode@pdx.edu, hode@pdx.edu

NORTHUP, Diana E., Biology Department, Univ of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, BOSTON, Penelope J., Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, National Cave and Karst Research Institute, Carlsbad, NM 88222, Socorro, NM 87801, HUGHES, Kaitlyn, Engineering, Oregon State University, The College of Engineering, 101 Covell Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-2409, CLEMENT, Amy, Biology Department, Carleton College, One North College St, Northfield, MN 55057 and ENGEL, Annette Summers, Dept of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Bldg, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, dnorthup@unm.edu, dnorthup@unm.edu

BOSTON, Penelope J.¹, CURNUTT, Jane², NORTHUP, Diana E.³, SCHUBERT, Keith E.² and GOMEZ, Ernesto², (1)Dept. of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, (2)Dept. of Computer Science, California State Univ. San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407, (3)Biology Department, Univ of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC03 2020, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, pboston@nmt.edu, pboston@nmt.edu

KAYE, Thomas G., Burke Museum of Natural History, Seattle, WA 98195 and GAUGLER, Gary, Microtechnics, Granite Bay, CA 95746, tomkaye@u.washington.edu, tomkaye@u.washington.edu