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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

Sunday, 5 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

122
T2. Coastal and Aeolian Geomorphology Processes and Landforms
123
T13. Sediment in Fluvial Systems: Production, Transport, and Storage at the Watershed Scale I
124
T32. Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate Systems: Mixing through Time and Space
125
T44. Deep Time Earth Life Observatories (DETELOs): Focusing on Critical Transitions in the History of Life
126
T49. What Good Are (Fossil) Plants Anyway? New Methods for Investigating Old Problems
127
T51. Neontological Solutions to Paleontological Problems: Actualistic Studies of the Morphology, Behavior, and Ecology of Modern Analogs for Ancient Organisms
128
T65. Late Jurassic to Recent Geodynamic Evolution of the Caribbean Region
129
T73. Advances in Discontinuum Numerical Modeling in the Study of Earth Structure and Deformation
130
T75. Modes of Lithospheric Extension: Oceanic and Continental Core Complexes
131
T87. Magnetism of Sedimentary Rocks and Sediments
132
T93. Environmental Mineralogy
133
T99. The Geology of Small Volcanic Vents and Their Associated Vent Fields throughout the Solar System
134
T101. Geological and Geophysical Remote Sensing Applications for Earth, the Moon, and Mars
135
T135. Military Geology in the 21st Century
136
T153. Isotopic Tracers in Deep Groundwater Basins
137
T155. Mercury Cycling, Fate, and Bioaccumulation in Coastal Zones: The Next Big Stage for Mercury Research?
138
T166. Fault Seals or Conduits? Insights from Hydrologic and Petroleum Systems
139
T203. Geology and Health Issues in Texas, Mexico, and Beyond
140
T206. Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Successful Models I

8:00 AM-4:45 PM

148
T2. Coastal and Aeolian Geomorphology Processes and Landforms (Posters)
149
T4. Oceanic Geohazards: Distribution, Controls, and Risks (Posters)
150
T18. Soil Geomorphology and Chronosequences (Posters)
151
T26. Lake Cores: Climate Change and Tectonics (Posters)
152
T31. The Future of Sedimentary Geology: Student Research (Posters)
153
T49. What Good Are (Fossil) Plants Anyway? New Methods for Investigating Old Problems (Posters)
154
T65. Late Jurassic to Recent Geodynamic Evolution of the Caribbean Region (Posters)
155
T112. Landslide Inventories, Landslide Hazards, Databases, and Mapping: Status of Information and Progress toward a Shared Standard (Posters)
156
T123. Real-Time, In-Field Geochemical Analysis: Current Capabilities and Future Prospects (Posters)
157
T140. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Undergraduate Research (Posters)
158
T177. Disseminating Hands-on Geological Knowledge and Creating a Greater Awareness for the Environment: Emphasis on the Involvement of Undergraduates and K–12 Students (Posters)

1:30 PM-4:45 PM

163
T5. Coastal Tectonics of the Pacific Rim: Geomorphology, Structure, and Hazards
164
T10. Ancient Polar Ecosystems and Environments: Proxies for Understanding Climate Change and Global Warming
165
T13. Sediment in Fluvial Systems: Production, Transport, and Storage at the Watershed Scale II
166
T20. Assessment of Speleothem Paleoenvironment Proxies Using Studies in Modern Karst Systems
167
T33. Mesozoic Sedimentary Basins as Archives of Mexican Magmatic History and Paleogeography
168
T52. Paleontological and Sedimentological Consequences of Calcite and Aragonite Sea Dynamics
169
T55. Phylogenetic Perspectives on Assembling the Tree of Life in Deep Time
170
T91. Strengthening Links between Metamorphic Conditions and Time: New Advances in High-Temperature Geochronology and Tracing P-T-t Paths of Metamorphic Terranes
171
T102. Water-Rock Interaction on Mars: Spacecraft Data, Meteorites, Models, and Analogs
172
T143. The Origin of Mima Mounds and Similar Micro-Relief Features: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
173
T148. Management and Protection of Regional Karst Aquifers
174
T154. Managed Underground Storage of Recoverable Water
175
T174. Teaching and Learning about Complex Earth Systems: Effective Strategies in Undergraduate Classrooms and Teacher Development Programs
176
T206. Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Successful Models II

Monday, 6 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

181
T6. Estuarine and Fjord Sedimentary Processes in Modern and Holocene Systems
182
T25. Terrestrial Response to Climate Variability during the Medieval Warm Period: Lakes, Tree-Rings, and Human Adaptation
183
T46. Leaving Traces—Making Marks I: In Honor of H. Allen Curran
184
T74. Models of Folding and Structural History of Shale Basins
185
T77. Recent Advances in the Understanding of Adirondack and Southern Grenville Province Tectonics I: In Honor of James McLelland
186
T78. From the Forearc to the Foreland: Contrasting Tectonics, Paleogeography, and Paleoenvironments of the North American Cretaceous
187
T96. Planetary Pummeling: Cataclysmic Bombardment of the Solar System as Catastrophe, Catalyst, Cauldron, and Crucible
188
T145. From Quaternary Geology and Physical Volcanology to Geoarchaeology and Paleoanthropology: A Memorial to Harold E. Malde
189
T147. Innovative Methods for Investigating Flow and Transport in Karst Systems I
190
T160. Hydrogeophysics: Characterization and Monitoring of Subsurface Parameters and Processes
191
T176. The Human Connection with Planet Earth: What is it and Why is it Important?
192
T209. Forensic Geology

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

198
T35. Paleozoic Oceanographic and Climatic Changes: Evidence from Seawater Geochemistry and Sedimentology Records (Posters)
199
T36. The Astronomically Forced Sedimentary Record: From Geologic Time Scales to Lunar-Tidal History (Posters)
200
T90. Whole Earth Systems Science: New Perspectives on the “Rock Cycle” from the Deep Earth to the Atmosphere to Life (Posters)
201
T94. Nano-Phases and Nano-Structures in Earth Environments (Posters)
202
T174. Teaching and Learning about Complex Earth Systems: Effective Strategies in Undergraduate Classrooms and Teacher Development Programs (Posters)

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

206
T8. Late Quaternary of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Margin: Climate Change, Sea-Level Change, and the Depositional Record
207
T9. Crises on the Reefs? Anticipating the Effects of Global Warming on Reefs by Reference to the Fossil Record—Is the Past Really the Key to the Present in the New Field of Conservation Paleobiology?
208
T21. Lakes, Playas, and Soils
209
T36. The Astronomically Forced Sedimentary Record: From Geologic Time Scales to Lunar-Tidal History
210
T46. Leaving Traces—Making Marks II: In Honor of H. Allen Curran
211
T63. Foreland Basins: Their Tectonic Setting, Structural Geology, Sedimentology, and Economic Significance
212
T77. Recent Advances in the Understanding of Adirondack and Southern Grenville Province Tectonics II: In Honor of James McLelland
213
T86. Reconciling Geologic and Geodetic Rates of Deformation
214
T110. Analog Sites and Field Exercises for Training Planetary Field Geologists
215
T132. Biofilms and Biomineralization: Evidence from Ancient and Modern Systems
216
T142. Soils as Components of Archaeological Landscapes
217
T147. Innovative Methods for Investigating Flow and Transport in Karst Systems II
218
T163. Groundwater Flow in Coastal Ecosystems
219
T167. Combined Use of Groundwater and Optimization Models to Address Groundwater Management Challenges: Case Studies and Innovative Solution Approaches
220
T171. The Gulf of Mexico as a Geologic Laboratory: Making New Links in Depositional Systems from the Coastal Plain to Deep Water
221
T175. What Should Students be Learning in Our Geology Classrooms?

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

227
T7. The Mississippi River Delta as a Natural Laboratory for Evaluating Coastal Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Innovations in Transgressive Coastal Management: Shea Penland Memorial Session
228
T11. Global Warming Science: Implications for Geoscientists, Educators, and Policy Makers I
229
T30. River-Dominated Continental Margin Processes: Modern and Ancient
230
T35. Paleozoic Oceanographic and Climatic Changes: Evidence from Seawater Geochemistry and Sedimentology Records I
231
T40. After the Last Ammonite and before the First Horse: Patterns of Ecological and Climatic Change during the Paleocene
232
T42. Breaking the Curve: Historical Development, Current State, and Future Prospects for Understanding Local and Regional Processes Governing Global Diversity I
233
T59. EarthScope: Bringing Geology and Geophysics Together to Study the 4-D Evolution of the Lithosphere
234
T79. The Himalayan Orogen and Rise of the Tibetan Plateau: An Earth Systems Approach to the Tectonic and Landscape Evolution of Asia
235
T80. Antarctic Science in the International Polar Year—Geologic Evolution of the Antarctic Peninsula: Changes in Tectonics, Biota, and Climate over Time
236
T88. Evolution of Simple Granite Systems (Haplogranites) and Rhyolites: A 50th Anniversary Perspective of the Tuttle and Bowen Studies
237
T104. The Role of Field Geology and Geophysics in the Return to the Moon
238
T136. Sulfates in the Solar System
239
T139. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment I
240
T146. Hypogenic Karst: Shedding Light on Once Poorly Understood Hydrologic and Morphologic Features
241
T152. In Situ Approaches for Measuring Biodegradation Potential and Rates in Subsurface Environments
242
T162. Advances in Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Investigations of Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
243
T184. Advances in Using Recent and Emerging Technologies to Facilitate Learning of the Geosciences in the Classroom, Laboratory, and Field
244
T187. Research on Geoscience Teaching and Learning in Experiential Environments
245
T207. Alpine Concepts in Geology and the Evolution of Geological Thought
335
T17. Integration of Soils and Geomorphology in Deserts: A Tribute to the 50 Years of Soil Research of Dan Yaalon

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

250
T37. The Western Interior Seaway (Posters)
251
T59. EarthScope: Bringing Geology and Geophysics Together to Study the 4-D Evolution of the Lithosphere (Posters)
252
T97. Terrestrial Impact Structures: Origin, Structure, and Evolution (Posters)
253
T147. Innovative Methods for Investigating Flow and Transport in Karst Systems (Posters)
254
T162. Advances in Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Investigations of Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands (Posters)

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

264
T11. Global Warming Science: Implications for Geoscientists, Educators, and Policy Makers II
265
T24. Lakes in Extreme Environments: Earth and Beyond
266
T35. Paleozoic Oceanographic and Climatic Changes: Evidence from Seawater Geochemistry and Sedimentology Records II
267
T42. Breaking the Curve: Historical Development, Current State, and Future Prospects for Understanding Local and Regional Processes Governing Global Diversity II
268
T95. Mineralogic and Petrologic Mapping of Planetary Surfaces: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session
269
T97. Terrestrial Impact Structures: Origin, Structure, and Evolution
270
T111. Modeling and Simulation of Dangerous Phenomena, and Innovative Techniques for Hazard Evaluation, Mapping, and Mitigation
271
T133. Microbialites: A 3.5-Billion-Year Record of Microbe-Sediment Interactions
272
T139. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment II
273
T170. From San Salvador and Beyond: A Tribute to Don and Kathy Gerace and the Development of the Gerace Research Centre
274
T179. Geocognition: Researching Student Learning in the Geosciences
275
T182. Teaching Petrology and Structural Geology in the 21st Century
276
T208. History of the Influence of Religion on Geology and Geology on Religion

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

282
T1. Response of Coastal Environments to Accelerated Sea Level Rise
283
T12. Channel Networks as a Template for Earth and Environmental Processes: Toward an Integrative Process Model for Landscape Evolution
284
T27. From Mud to Mudrock: Use of Modern Depositional Settings as Analogs for the Interpretation of Ancient Mudrocks
285
T41. Recoveries from Mass Extinction: Patterns, Processes, and Comparisons I
286
T47. Sclerochronological Archives from Rivers to the Sea: Documentation, Interpretation, and Utility
287
T48. Exploring the Role of Endobenthic Organisms in Enhancing Porosity and Permeability of Sedimentary Aquifers and Reservoirs
288
T56. Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Transform Faults
289
T64. Lithospheric Structure and Geologic Evolution of the Gulf of Mexico Passive Margin
290
T68. Brittle Deformation and Diagenesis as Coupled Processes
291
T76. Gondwana-Laurentia Terrane Transfers During the Pangean and Rodinian Supercontinent Cycles
292
T92. Discovering Petrologic Truth in Minerals I: In Honor of Bernard W. Evans
293
T105. Preparations for the New Era of Lunar Science: Laboratory Measurements and New Insights into the Moon
294
T127. Geochemical Tracers of Changes in Seawater Chemistry
295
T130. Opportunities at the Interface: Minerals, Bugs, and Aqueous Solutions
296
T138. New Strategies for Survival and Transport of Pathogens in Soils, Surface Waters, and Aquifers
297
T149. Groundwater Arsenic: A Global Environmental Health Problem and Sustainable Mitigation I
298
T192. Professional Society, Organization, Institution, and Federal Agency Achievements Supporting K–12 Teachers and Students

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

306
T7. The Mississippi River Delta as a Natural Laboratory for Evaluating Coastal Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Innovations in Transgressive Coastal Management (Posters): Shea Penland Memorial Session
307
T122. Soil Geochemistry: Databases and Applications at Regional to Continental Scales (Posters)
308
T182. Teaching Petrology and Structural Geology in the 21st Century (Posters)
309
T185. Teaching with New Tools: Visualizations, Models, Online Data, Games, and More (Posters)

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

317
T15. Trends in Geomorphology: Advances and Innovations in Measurement and Analysis
318
T41. Recoveries from Mass Extinction: Patterns, Processes, and Comparisons II
319
T50. Quantifying the Early Evolution of Life: Numerical Approaches to the Evaluation of Precambrian-Cambrian Animals and Ecosystems
320
T81. Continental and Marine Fold and Thrust Belts I
321
T82. Southwest Pacific Cenozoic Tectonics and Comparisons with Other Orogenic Belts
322
T83. Mid- to Lower Crustal Deformation Processes: Strain, Kinematics and Relationships to Upper Crustal Structures
323
T92. Discovering Petrologic Truth in Minerals II: In Honor of Bernard W. Evans
324
T106. Current Research Issues in Lunar Stratigraphy
325
T122. Soil Geochemistry: Databases and Applications at Regional to Continental Scales
326
T144. Geochemical and Geoarchaeological Analysis of Shell Middens: Climate, Ecology, and Culture
327
T149. Groundwater Arsenic: A Global Environmental Health Problem and Sustainable Mitigation II
328
T198. Libraries in Transformation: Exploring Topics of Changing Practices and New Technologies

Thursday, 9 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

336
T19. Loess and Loess Soils
337
T28. Permian and Triassic Terrestrial Biotic Responses to Global Perturbations
338
T29. Recent Advances in Deepwater Sedimentology: Science Driven by the Search for Natural Resources
339
T43. Field and Quantitative Paleontology, Micropaleontology, and Taxonomy: A Memorial to Roger L. Kaesler
340
T54. Integrative Systematic Paleontology for a New Century: Advancing Evolutionary, Phylogenetic, Biogeographic, and Ecologic Theory with Specimen-Based Studies
341
T57. Evolution of the Lithosphere and Upper Mantle in the Western U.S.
342
T62. Recent Advances in the Study of the Laramide Orogeny and Related Processes in Mexico and the Southern United States
343
T81. Continental and Marine Fold and Thrust Belts II
344
T84. Exhumation of Continental Ultrahigh-Pressure Terranes
345
T108. Living on a Dusty Moon
346
T119. The Science of Oil Shale
347
T124. Roles of Speciation and Molecular Structure in Soil Processes
348
T172. Outdoor Classrooms for Water Resources Education