DE VLEESCHOUWER, David¹, DA SILVA, Anne-Christine², BOULVAIN, Frédéric² and CLAEYS, Philippe³, (1)MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Universität Bremen,, Bremen, 28359, Germany, (2)Pétrologie sédimentaire, Université de Liège, Sart Tilman B20, Liège, 4000, Belgium, (3)Earth System Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1050, Belgium, dadevlee@vub.ac.be, dadevlee@vub.ac.be

MONTANEZ, Isabel¹, EROS, James M.², OSLEGER, David A.³, DAVYDOV, V.I.⁴, POLETAEV, Vladislav I.⁵, NEMYROVSKA, Tamara I.⁵ and ZHYKALYAK, M.V.⁶, (1)Department Geology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, (2)ExxonMobil Development Company, CORP-GP6-615, 12450 Greenspoint Dr, Houston, TX 77060, (3)Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, (4)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Boise State University, 1910 University Drive, Boise, ID 83725, (5)Institute of Geological Sciences, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, O. Gonchar Street, 55-b, Kiev, 052054, Ukraine, (6)Donetsk State Regional Geological Survey, Sybirtseva str. 17, Artemovsk, UA-84500, Ukraine, ipmontanez@ucdavis.edu, ipmontanez@ucdavis.edu

LUDVIGSON, G.a.¹, JOECKEL, R.M.², GONZALEZ, Luis A.³, KIRKLAND, J.I.⁴, MURPHY, Laura⁵, SUAREZ, C.A.¹, GULBRANSON, Erik L.⁶, RASBURY, Troy⁷ and HUNT, Gary⁸, (1)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, (2)School of Natural Resources and Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583, (3)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 120, Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, (4)Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT, (5)Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Ave, Lawrence, KS 66047, (6)Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, (7)Dept of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, (8)Department of Geological Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, gludvigson@kgs.ku.edu, gludvigson@kgs.ku.edu

ZAKHAROV, Yuri D.¹, TANABE, Kazushige², SAFRONOV, Peter P.¹, POPOV, Alexander M.¹, SMYSHLYAEVA, Olga P.¹, VELIVETSKAYA, Tatiana A.¹ and AFANASYEVA, Tamara B.¹, (1)Russian Academy of Sciences (Far Eastern Branch), Far Eastern Geological Institute, Prospect Stoletiya 159, Vladivostok, 690022, Russia, (2)Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, Sci. Bldg. No. 5, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan, yurizakh@mail.ru, yurizakh@mail.ru

GROSSKOPF, Jacob, Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, 202 Pineland Dr, Mandeville, LA 70471 and ANDERSON, Laurie C., Geology and Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 501 East St. Joseph St, Rapid City, SD 57702, jgross2@tigers.lsu.edu, jgross2@tigers.lsu.edu

TOBIN, Thomas S., Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Johnson Hall 070 - Box 351310, 4000 15th Avenue NE - University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, WARD, Peter D., Departments of Biology and Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Kincaid Hall, Seattle, WA 98125, KIRSCHVINK, Joseph L., Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology / ELSI, Tokyo Tech, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 170-25, Pasadena, CA 91125, OLIVERO, Eduardo B., Laboratorio de Geología Andina, Centro Austral de Investigaciones Cientificas (CADIC-CONICET), Houssay 200, Ushuaia, (9410), Argentina and EILER, John, Geology and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, MC100-23, Pasadena, 91125, ttobin@u.washington.edu, ttobin@u.washington.edu

KATZ, Miriam E., Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St, Troy, NY 12180, CRAMER, Benjamin, Theiss Research, Eugene, OR 97403, ESMAY, Gar, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, LIU, Chengjie, ExxonMobil Exploration Co, P.O.Box 4778, Houston, TX 77210-4778, MILLER, Kenneth, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sci, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854, ROSENTHAL, Yair, IMCS & Earth & Planetary Sci, Rutgers University, 71 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, TOGGWEILLER, J.R., Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA, Princeton, NJ 08540, WADE, Bridget S., Department of Earth Sciences, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom and WRIGHT, James D., Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Wright-Reiman Labs, Piscataway, NJ 08854, katzm@rpi.edu, katzm@rpi.edu

KEATING-BITONTI, Caitlin, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W. Dayton St, Weeks Hall, Madison, WI 53706, KELLY, D. Clay, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin, 1215 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706, PETERS, Shanan E., Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1215 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706 and BILLUPS, Katharina, School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, 700 Pilottown Rd, Lewes, DE 19958, keatingbiton@wisc.edu, keatingbiton@wisc.edu

BEDASO, Zelalem K., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620 and WYNN, Jonathan G., Department of Geology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SCA 528, Tampa, FL 33620, zbedaso@mail.usf.edu, zbedaso@mail.usf.edu

WHITE, Sarah M.¹, HILL, Tessa M.¹, KENNETT, James² and BEHL, Richard J.³, (1)Dept of Geology, Univ of California Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, (2)Earth Sciences, University of California Santa Barbara, Webb Hall, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (3)Geological Sciences, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Department of Geological Sciences; PH1-104, Long Beach, CA 90840, smwhite@ucdavis.edu, smwhite@ucdavis.edu

GILLIKIN, David P.¹, VERSTEEGH, Emma A.A.², POULAIN, Celine³, HAVELES, Andrew W.⁴, LORRAIN, Anne³, IVANY, Linda C.⁵ and DEHAIRS, Frank⁶, (1)Department of Geology, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308, (2)Department of Geology (DGLG), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, 1000, Belgium, (3)Umr Lemar, IRD, IRD Brest BP 70, Plouzané, 29280, France, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, Syracuse University, 204 Heroy Geology Laboratory, Syracuse, NY 13244, (6)Department of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, B-1050, Belgium, gillikid@union.edu, gillikid@union.edu

KIM, Donghyun¹, LEE, Yong Il², CHOI, Taejin³, HYEONG, Kiseong⁴ and YOO, Chanmin⁴, (1)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, 25-1 Dong 404 Ho, 599 Gwanakro Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-747, South Korea, (2)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National Univ, San 56-1, Sillim 9-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151 747, South Korea, (3)School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Gwanakro 599, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-747, South Korea, (4)Deep-sea Research Center, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Ansan P.O.Box 29, Seoul, 425-600, truesage@snu.ac.kr, truesage@snu.ac.kr

WONG, Corinne I., Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, BANNER, Jay, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and MUSGROVE, MaryLynn, U.S. Geological Survey, 1505 Ferguson Lane, Austin, TX 78754, ciwong@utexas.edu, ciwong@utexas.edu

FENG, Weimin¹, BANNER, Jay L.², MUSGROVE, MaryLynn³ and JAMES, Eric W.¹, (1)Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, 1505 Ferguson Lane, Austin, TX 78754, weimin.feng@gmail.com, weimin.feng@gmail.com

DEELY, Aislinn E., RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, NY 11547-0866, BLACKWELL, Bonnie A.B., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267, MYLROIE, John E., Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, CAREW, James L., Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, BLICKSTEIN, Joel, Box 866, RFK Science Research Institute, Glenwood Landing, 11547-0866, DAVIS, R. Laurence, Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven, 300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven, CT 06516 and SKINNER, Anne R., Department of Chemistry, Williams College, Williamstown, MA 01267-2692, aislinndeely@yahoo.com, aislinndeely@yahoo.com

CASTEEL, Richard, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and BANNER, Jay L., Department of Geological Sciences, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, rcasteel@mail.utexas.edu, rcasteel@mail.utexas.edu