North-Central Section - 42nd Annual Meeting (24–25 April 2008)

Session No. 1
Thursday, 24 April 2008: 8:20 AM-12:00 PM

S1. Living in Ruhe’s Shadow with Loess, Paleosols, and Tills: A Session in Honor of Bob Hall’s Contributions to Quaternary Science

 

John P. Szabo and Timothy G. Fisher, Conveners
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8:20 AM
ROBERT D. HALL: GEOLOGIST, TEACHER, MENTOR, FRIEND
DOSS, Paul K., Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712, pdoss@usi.edu, pdoss@usi.edu
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8:40 AM
OBSERVATIONS ON THE LOESS COVER AND LOESS DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION
SCHAETZL, Randall, Geography, Michigan State University, 673 Auditorium Road, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, soils@msu.edu, soils@msu.edu
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9:00 AM
A LONG LOESS RECORD IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: 5 INTERGLACIAL, 2 PROMINENT INTERSTADIAL PALEOSOLS, AND 5 LOESS UNITS
WANG, Hong and GRIMLEY, Dave A., Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, wang@isgs.uiuc.edu, wang@isgs.uiuc.edu
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9:20 AM
LUMINESCENCE AND RADIOCARBON CHRONOLOGY OF LOESS-PALEOSOL SEQUENCES IN THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY
COUNTS, Ronald C., Kentucky Geological Survey, 1401 Corporate Court, Henderson, KY 42420, WANG, Hong, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr. Champaign, IL 61820, Champaign, IL 61820, GRIMLEY, Dave A., Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820 and MAHAN, Shannon A., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 974, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, rcounts@uky.edu, rcounts@uky.edu
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9:40 AM
A RECORD OF LAST GLACIAL CLIMATE CHANGES AND PALEOECOLOGY FROM A LOESS-PALEOSOL RECORD IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
GRIMLEY, David A.1, WANG, Hong1 and COUNTS, Ron2, (1)Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 E. Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, (2)Kentucky Geological Survey, Western Kentucky Office, 1401 Corporate Court, Henderson, KY 42420, grimley@isgs.uiuc.edu, grimley@isgs.uiuc.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:20 AM
CHRONOLOGICAL STATUS OF GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ
FISHER, Timothy G., Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, MS#604, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606-3390, timothy.fisher@utoledo.edu, timothy.fisher@utoledo.edu
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10:40 AM
USING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR IN THE OAK OPENINGS REGION OF OHIO
CAMPBELL, Melinda C., Environmental Science, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St. MS #604, Toledo, OH 43606, FISHER, Timothy, Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, MS #604, Toledo, OH 43606, KRANTZ, David, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606 and MARTIN-HAYDEN, James, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft St, Toledo, OH 43606, mindycampbell@gmail.com, mindycampbell@gmail.com
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11:00 AM
MINERALOGY AND PROVENANCE OF PINK INCLUSIONS IN THE ILLINOIAN TITUSVILLE TILL, MAHONING COUNTY, EASTERN OHIO
FRANKO, Belinda J., Department of Geology & Environmental Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101 and SZABO, John P., Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4101, mfrankosr@cox.net, mfrankosr@cox.net
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11:20 AM
INTERPRETING SOILS AND WEATHERING CHARACTERISTICS TO DIFFERENTIATE GLACIAL DEPOSITS IN THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS, WYOMING: THE INFLUENCE OF DR. ROBERT D. HALL
DURBIN, James M., Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712, jdurbin@usi.edu, jdurbin@usi.edu
 
11:40 AM
Concluding Remarks
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