2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

PRÉAT Sr, Alain R.Y.¹, DE JONG, Jeroen T.M.¹, DE RIDDER Sr, Chantal² and GILLAN, David C.³, (1)Earth Sciences and Environment, University of Brussels, av F-D Roosevelt, 50, Brussels, B-1050, (2)Marine Biology, University of Brussels, av F-D Roosevelt, 50, Brussels, B-1050, (3)Marine Biology, University of Brussels, Brussels, B-1050, apreat@ulb.ac.be, apreat@ulb.ac.be

SANTILLAN, E.F.U., Geosciences, University of Texas Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and BENNETT, Philip C., Department of Geological Sciences, The Univ of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, esantill@mail.utexas.edu, esantill@mail.utexas.edu

LOOPE, David B., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Lincoln, NE 68588, KETTLER, Richard M., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, WEBER, Karrie A., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340 and SPANBAUER, Trisha L., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, dloope1@unl.edu, dloope1@unl.edu

KETTLER, Richard M., Department of Geosciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, LOOPE, David B., Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Lincoln, NE 68588, WEBER, Karrie A., School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340 and SPANBAUER, Trisha L., Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588-0118, rkettler1@unl.edu, rkettler1@unl.edu

BETHKE, Craig M.¹, SANFORD, Robert A.¹ and FLYNN, Theodore M.², (1)Department of Geology, University of Illinois, 1301 W. Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, (2)Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439, bethke@illinois.edu, bethke@illinois.edu

BRASWELL, John J., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Bldg, 1100 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005 and MOJZSIS, Stephen J., Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Colorado, UCB 399, 2200 Colorado Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309-0399, jbraswel@umich.edu, jbraswel@umich.edu

KWON, Man Jae¹, O'LOUGHLIN, Edward J.¹, ANTONOPOULOS, Dionysios A.¹, SKINNER, Kelly A.¹ and FINNERAN, Kevin T.², (1)Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, (2)Civil and Enviornmental Engineering, University of Illinois, 205 N. Matthews Ave, Urbana, IL 60801, mkwon@anl.gov, mkwon@anl.gov

DE LA RUE, Sarah R.¹, WILLIAMS, Thomas J.² and ISAACSON, Peter E.¹, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3022, (2)College of Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3025, sarah.delarue@vandals.uidaho.edu, sarah.delarue@vandals.uidaho.edu

LANG, Darin M., Geology, Indiana State University, Science Building 175, Terre Haute, IN 47809, BAILEY, Zackary, Geology, Indiana State University, Science Building 159, Terre Haute, IN 47809, BERNHARD, Joan M., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543 and RATHBURN, Anthony E., Geology Program, Indiana State University, Science Building 159, Terre Haute, IN 47809, dml7777@gmail.com, dml7777@gmail.com

MYERS, Kimberly D., Jackson School of Geosciences, Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Geological Sciences Department, 1 University Station C1100, Austin, TX 78712 and BENNETT, Phillip, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Texas Austin, 1 University Station C1140, Austin, TX 78712, k.myers@mail.utexas.edu, k.myers@mail.utexas.edu

BARBARA, Cavalazzi, Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, CNRS, Rue Charles Sadron, Orléans, 45000, France, CADY, Sherry L., Department of Geology, Portland State University, 1721 SW Broadway, 17 Cramer Hall, Portland, OR 97201 and BARBIERI, Roberto, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e Geo-Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Via Zamboni 67, Bologna, 40126, Italy, barbara.cavalazzi@cnrs-orleans.fr, barbara.cavalazzi@cnrs-orleans.fr

BLANCO-PIÑON, Aberto¹, ZAVALA-DIAZ DE LA SERNA, Francisco Javier², HERNANDEZ-AVILA, Juan¹, MAURRASSE, Florentin J.³ and DUQUE-BOTERO, Fabian⁴, (1)Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Tierra y Materiales, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Ciudad Universitaria, Mineral de la Reforma, 42184, Mexico, (2)Departamento de Biotecnologia y Bioingenieria, Centro de Investigaciones Avanzadas, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Campus Zacatenco, Mexico, D.F, 07360, Mexico, (3)Department of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, (4)Chevron Energy Technology Company, 1500 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX 77002, blanco.earthsciences@gmail.com, blanco.earthsciences@gmail.com

GRUNERT, Patrick, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 26, Graz, 8010, HARZHAUSER, Mathias, Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria and PILLER, Werner E., Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 26, Graz, 8010, Austria, werner.piller@uni-graz.at, werner.piller@uni-graz.at

HUGO, Richard C., Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97201, SMYTHE, Wendy, Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction, Oregon Health & Science University, 20000 NW Walker Road, Beaverton, OR 97006 and CADY, Sherry, Department of Geology, Portland State University, P. O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, hugo@pdx.edu, hugo@pdx.edu