CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

Session No. 242
Wednesday, 12 October 2011: 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

Geobiology & Geomicrobiology (Posters)

Authors will be present from 2 to 4 PM, and 4:30 to 6 PM.

 

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MICROBIAL PRECIPITATION OF IRON OXIDE IN SANDSTONE, CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
BAGHAI-RIDING, Nina1, CHOUDHARY, Vinod2, COLLINS Jr, Joe D.3, DEGNY, Assonman3, GUTHRIE, Calista L.3, KIRKLAND, Brenda L.3, PUTNAM, Barbara1 and WILLIAMS, Kersten Lee1, (1)Biological and Physical Sciences, Delta State University, Cleveland, MS 38733, (2)Biological and Physical Science, Mississippi State University, 130 Harned Hall Lee Blvd, Starkville, MS 39762, (3)Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 5448, Mississippi State, MS 39762, joe.collins1982@gmail.com, joe.collins1982@gmail.com
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HYDROCARBON-DERIVED AUTHIGENIC CARBONATES ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO CONTINENTAL SLOPE
MANSOUR, Ahmed Sadek M., Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Science, Geology Department, Moharam Beih, Alexandria, 21511, Egypt, ah_sadek@hotmail.com, ah_sadek@hotmail.com
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MN OXIDE BIOMINERALIZATION BY FUNGI IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN CAVES
ROBLE, Leigh Anne, Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 13038, Boone, NC 28608, CARMICHAEL, Sarah K., Dept. of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, SANTELLI, Cara, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C, 20560 and BRAUER, Suzanna L., Biology, Appalachian State University, ASU P.O. Box 32027, Boone, NC 28608, roblela@email.appstate.edu, roblela@email.appstate.edu
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ESTABLISHING STROMATOLITE-BUILDING EUKARYOTIC BIOFILM IN A CONTROLLED LABORATORY SETTING
SMART, Saundra M.1, BUREN, Douglas D.1, BRAKE, Sandra S.1, WOLF, Stephen F.2 and HASIOTIS, Stephen T.3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Department of Chemistry and Physics, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (3)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613, ssmart1@indstate.edu, ssmart1@indstate.edu
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MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND GEOCHEMICAL CYCLING OF UNIQUE CARBONATE SPINGS IN NOTHERN NEW MEXICO:THE GEOMICROBIOLOGY OF TIERRA AMARILLA ANTICLINE
CRON, Brandi1, CROSSEY, Laura J.2, KARLSTROM, Karl E.2 and NORTHUP, Diana E.3, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, Northrop Hall, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Earth and Planetary Science, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (3)Biology, University of New Mexico, MSC03-2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, b1985@unm.edu, b1985@unm.edu
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BACTERIAL DIVERSITY AND HETEROTROPHIC BIODEGRADATION RATE FROM COASTAL MARSHES IN GULF OF MEXICO
LIU, Chang, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 and ENGEL, Annette S., Dept. Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, cliu14@tigers.lsu.edu, cliu14@tigers.lsu.edu
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LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT OF SHIFTING MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION IN SANDY BEACHES FOLLOWING THE 2010 DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL AND REMEDIATION EFFORTS
GUPTA, Axita A. and ENGEL, Annette Summers, Dept. Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E235 Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, agupta6@tigers.lsu.edu, agupta6@tigers.lsu.edu
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CARBONATES ASSOCIATED WITH CYANOBACTERIAL MATS IN SINKHOLES OF LAKE HURON
DICK, Gregory J.1, MARCUS, Daniel N.1, SHELDON, Nathan D.1, LONG, Stephen A.2 and BIDDANDA, Bopaiah A.2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 CC Little Building, 1100 N. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, (2)Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, 740 West Shoreline Drive, Muskegon, MI 49441, dnmarc@umich.edu, dnmarc@umich.edu
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ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF ACIDOPHILIC GALLIONELLA-LIKE BACTERIA IN PENNSYLVANIA COAL MINE DRAINAGE
KOLESAR, Courtney A.1, JONES, Daniel S.2, LARSON, Lance N.3, BURGOS, William D.3 and MACALADY, Jennifer L.2, (1)Geosciences, Pennsylvania State Univeristy, University Park, State College, PA 16802, (2)Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (3)Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State Univeristy, University Park, State College, PA 16802, cak5152@psu.edu, cak5152@psu.edu
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GROWTH OF CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPHIC SULFUR BACTERIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE DISSOLUTION OF AUTHIGENIC CARBONATE ROCKS
HANCOCK, Leanne, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, OLSON, Sannie J., College of St. Scholastica, 1200 Kenwood Avenue, Duluth, MN 55811, FLOOD, Beverly E., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive, Pillsbury Hall, Room 108, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and BAILEY, Jake V., Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, leanneh89@gmail.com, leanneh89@gmail.com
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EVALUATION OF BIOGENICITY AND BRANCHING IN STROMATOLITES FROM THE TIPTON MEMBER, GREEN RIVER FORMATION
MILLER, Samuel E.1, SAUVAGE, Justine F.2, BAHNIUK, Anelize M.3, JARRETT, Amber J.M.4, CORSETTI, Frank A.5, PETRYSHYN, Victoria A.5 and SHAPIRO, R.S.6, (1)The Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, (2)Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882, (3)Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Zürich, 8092, (4)Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, 0200, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (6)Geological and Environmental Sciences, California State University-Chico, 400 West 1st. Street, Chico, CA 95929-0205, samuelmiller@uchicago.edu, samuelmiller@uchicago.edu
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GLACIER MELTWATER COMPOSITION AS AN INDICATOR OF SUBGLACIAL GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY ONn MOUNT RAINIER, WA
LAPO, Kristiana1, JOHNSON, Skylar2, LANDIS, Erica2, WILSON, Jessica2, HEGLAND, Matthew1, TODD, Claire1 and SIEGESMUND, Amy2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, (2)Department of Biology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, lapoke@plu.edu, lapoke@plu.edu
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