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

 

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Sunday, 9 October 2011

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

9
Advancement in the Exploration Practices Used to Characterize Geothermal Resources
Michael B. Hillesheim and Audrey Huerta
10
Sedimentary Provenance and Evolution of the Continental Crust: Precambrian to Present
Todd LaMaskin, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
11
Linking Modern and Ancient Orogens
Clinton I. Barineau, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
12
Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism: Observations from Nano- through Outcrop- to Plate-Tectonic Scales I: In Honor of J.G. Liou, 2011 MSA Roebling Medalist
W.G. Ernst, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
13
Integrated Sedimentary Systems: Applying Source-to-Sink Concepts across Geologic Time
Andrea Fildani, Jacob A. Covault, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
14
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Studying the Causes and Consequences of Mass Extinction: Geochemistry, Paleoecology, and Paleoenvironments I
Marc Laflamme, Simon A.F. Darroch, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
15
New Ideas on Studying Exceptionally Preserved Fossils: What to Do Next?
Jih-Pai Lin, Alison Olcott Marshall, Craig P. Marshall, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
16
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Dynamics of Sinuous Channel Evolution in Different Environments
Anjali M. Fernandes, Virginia B. Smith, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
17
Gas Bubbles and Dissolved Gases in Groundwater
James W. Roy, M.C. Ryan, Kevin G. Mumford, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
18
Lacustrine Carbonates
Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch, Walter E. Dean, Daniel M. Deocampo and Amy Myrbo
19
Tropical Small Mountainous River Biogeochemistry: Terrestrial Losses, Internal Processing, Coastal Inputs, and Marine Burial
Steven Goldsmith, Ryan Moyer, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
20
Glacial Geology and Cryogenic Processes
Anders Schomacker, Mark D. Johnson, Ívar Örn Benediktsson, Michael L. Prentice, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
21
Identifying and Addressing K–16 Student Misconceptions in the Earth-Science Classroom
Laura A. Guertin, Tanya Furman, Jason Petula, Scott McDonald, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
22
Teaching Geoscience Online
Karin B. Kirk, William H. Hirt, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
23
Climate, Water, and Health
Saugata Datta, Syed E. Hasan, Hatim Sharif, Deon van der Merwe and Robert B. Finkelman
24
Impact Cratering: Geology’s Latest Revolution
Gordon R. Osinski, Tamara J. Goldin, David A. Williams and Simon A. Kattenhorn

9:00 AM-6:00 PM

34
Advancement in the Exploration Practices used to Characterize Geothermal Resources (Posters)
Michael B. Hillesheim and Audrey Huerta
35
Recent Advances in Studies of Large-Volume Silicic Volcanism: Stratigraphy, Architecture, Evolution (Posters)
Graham D.M. Andrews, Matthew E. Brueseke, Ben Ellis, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
36
Basic and Applied Aspects of Clays and Clay Minerals in Continental Settings (Posters)
Daniel M. Deocampo, W. Crawford Elliott, James Beard and Philip Brown
37
Gas Bubbles and Dissolved Gases in Groundwater (Posters)
James W. Roy, M.C. Ryan, Kevin G. Mumford, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
38
Visualizations in Geology: Advancing the Science Using Digital Tools I (Digital Posters)
Todd Halihan, Daniel A. Laó-Dávila, Priyank Jaiswal, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
39
Sigma Gamma Epsilon Undergraduate Research (Posters)
Erika R. Elswick and John F. Bratton
40
Sources, Transport, and Fate of Trace and Toxic Elements in the Environment (Posters)
LeeAnn Munk, David T. Long, W. Berry Lyons, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
41
Potentially Toxic Elements in the Environment: A Session for Students (Posters)
Jonathan Gourley, Douglas Allen, LeeAnn Munk, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
42
Assessing Potential Impacts of Geological Carbon Sequestration on Groundwater Quality: Geochemical and Hydrological Approaches (Posters)
Peng Lu, Katherine Duncker Romanak, Changbing Yang, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
43
EARTHTIME Geochronology: Improving Age Interpretations through Integration and Intercalibration (Posters)
M.D. Schmitz, Linda A. Hinnov, Blair Schoene, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
44
Student-Involved Research Experience in Earth-System Science: An Effective Tool for Recruitment and Retention in the Geosciences (Posters)
Nazrul I. Khandaker, Stanley Schleifer, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
45
Innovative Hands-on Geoscience Lab and Class Activities for use in Undergraduate Teaching (Posters)
Kate S. Pound, Cathryn Manduca, Lee Schmitt, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

51
Combining Geology and Geophysics
Kevin L. Mickus and Audrey Huerta
52
Toward a Better Understanding of the Uplift History and Mechanisms of the Tibetan Plateau
Junsheng Nie, Gregory D. Hoke, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
53
Turning up the Heat: Metamorphic Perspectives on Mineral Equilibria, Heat Transport, Tectonics, and Thermochronology
Emily M. Peterman, Matthew J. Kohn, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
54
Thresholds and Pathways of River Avulsion
Elizabeth Hajek, Douglas Edmonds, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
55
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Studying the Causes and Consequences of Mass Extinction: Geochemistry, Paleoecology, and Paleoenvironments II
Marc Laflamme, Simon A.F. Darroch, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
56
New Horizons in Precambrian Palynology and Paleobiology
Francisca E. Oboh-Ikuenobe, Lanny H. Fisk, Debra A. Willard, Paul K. Strother, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
57
Phylogenetic Approaches to Paleobiology: Diversity, Rates, and Trends
David W. Bapst, Emily A. King, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
58
Advances in Terrestrial Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology: Geochemical Techniques and Examples Using Inorganic and Organic Molecules in Fossil Soils, Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates I
Celina Suarez, Samuel Matson, Aisha Al-Suwaidi, Patrick Wheatley and Sharon L. Kanfoush
59
Fluvial Biogeomorphology: The Interconnection of Biological and Geomorphological Processes in Rivers
Joshua C. Galster, Dirk Vanderklein, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
60
Environmental Problems in Karst Terranes/Terrains and Their Solutions: In Honor of James F. Quinlan
E. Calvin Alexander Jr., Geary M. Schindel, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
61
Groundwater–Surface Water Interaction: Relating Understanding That Spans the Water-Rich Midwest to the Scarcity of the Outback
Philip Brunner, Peter G. Cook, Randall Hunt, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
62
Buried Valley Aquifers: What Do We Know and How Do We Move Forward for Sustained Groundwater Management?
Hazen A.J. Russell, David R. Sharpe, Robert Shaver, Bruce Smith, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
63
Processes within Extreme Lake Systems
Devin N. Castendyk, Laurie S. Balistrieri, Daniel M. Deocampo and Amy Myrbo
64
Quaternary Geology and Its Applications: In Honor of David M. Mickelson
William N. Mode, John W. Attig, Kent M. Syverson, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
65
Quaternary Paleoclimate Studies of the Western and Southwestern United States
Joseph C. Liddicoat, Berry Lyons, Steve P. Lund, Joseph P. Smoot, Robert M. Negrini, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
66
Sense of Place, Geoparks and National Parks: Strategies for Improved Earth Science Education
William I. Rose, Erika C. Vye, Mark F. Klawiter, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
67
Time, Events, and Places: Understanding Temporal and Spatial Learning in Geoscience Education
Thomas Shipley, Steven Semken, Carol J. Ormand, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
68
Data Preservation and Management in the Coming Decade
Frances W. Pierce, Brian J. Buczkowski, Betty M. Adrian, John C. Steinmetz, M. Lee Allison and Stephen M. Richard
69
Impact Cratering on the Earth, Moon, and Planets: Remote, Field, and Lab Studies
Christian Koeberl, Jeffrey Plescia, David A. Williams and Simon A. Kattenhorn

Monday, 10 October 2011

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

74
The Archean of North America: The Core of a Continent
M.E. Bickford, Paul A. Mueller, Joseph L. Wooden and Joseph Meert
75
Proterozoic to Modern Rifts: Sedimentary and Volcanic Processes and the Role of Inherited Structures
Melissa A. Lamb, Thomas Hickson, Paul J. Umhoefer, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
76
Beyond Balanced Sections: New Horizons in Structural and Mechanical Modeling
Gary G. Gray, Julia K. Morgan, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
77
Provenance Analysis in Modern and Ancient Sedimentary Systems
Christopher M. Fedo, Michael C. Pope, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
78
Species and Speciation in the Fossil Record I
Warren D. Allmon, Margaret M. Yacobucci, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
79
The Triassic: Turning Point for Phanerozoic Life
David Bottjer, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
80
Advances in Terrestrial Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology: Geochemical Techniques and Examples Using Inorganic and Organic Molecules in Fossil Soils, Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates II
Celina Suarez, Samuel Matson, Aisha Al-Suwaidi, Patrick Wheatley and Sharon L. Kanfoush
81
Landslides and Debris Flows: Understanding Past, Present, and Future Events
Dennis M. Staley, William H. Schulz, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
82
Processes of Subglacial Erosion, Sediment Transport, and Deposition
Neal Iverson, Scott Lundstrom, Thomas Hooyer, Kelly MacGregor, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
83
Analytic Modeling of Groundwater Flow: Advances and Applications
Henk Haitjema, Daniel B. Abrams, Randal Barnes, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
84
Recent Advances in Studies of Dissolved Arsenic and Other Metals in Global Hydrologic Systems I
Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Holly A. Michael, Jochen Bundschuh, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
85
Advances in Characterization of Groundwater Flow Processes
Remke L. Van Dam, Vitaly A. Zlotnik, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
86
Shallow Lakes and Wetlands: Sedimentary Records and Modern Dynamics of Small Systems That Pack a Big Punch in the Carbon Cycle
Kevin M. Theissen, Will Hobbs, Joy Ramstack Hobbs, Daniel M. Deocampo and Amy Myrbo
87
Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Midcontinent Rift I
James D. Miller Jr, Suzanne Nicholson, R. Michael Easton, Joshua Feinberg and Harold Noyes
88
Uranium in Groundwater: Biogeochemical Controls on Mobility and Persistence
Philip E. Long, Kenneth H. Williams, Richard Dayvault, Richard Bush, David Peterson and John F. Bratton
89
Spectroscopy for the Geosciences in the 21st Century
Russell S. Harmon, Nancy McMillan, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
90
Topics in Geoarchaeology: Reconstructions of Ancient Landscapes and Paleoenvironments
Kathleen Nicoll, Laura Murphy and Catherine Yansa
91
Honoring Maynard M. Miller, Founder of the Juneau Icefield Research Program
P. Jay Fleisher, Guy Adema, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
92
Decision Support for the Geosciences: The Interface between Public, Policy, and Science
Suzanne A. Pierce, Anthony John Jakeman and Stephen M. Richard
93
A Healthy Society, Geosciences, and Natural Resources I
H. Catherine Skinner, Eric Cheney, Syed E. Hasan and Robert B. Finkelman
94
30+ Years of Teaching about Planetary Geology: Past Lessons Learned and Future Possibilities
Eric J. Pyle, Jayne C. Aubele, David A. Williams and Simon A. Kattenhorn

9:00 AM-6:00 PM

104
Combining Geology and Geophysics (Posters)
Kevin L. Mickus and Audrey Huerta
105
New Frontiers in Sedimentary Geology: SGD/SEPM Students (Posters)
Richard P. Langford, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
106
Integrated Sedimentary Systems: Applying Source-to-Sink Concepts across Geologic Time (Posters)
Andrea Fildani, Jacob A. Covault, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
107
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Physical Properties of Atmospheric Mineral Dust: Influences on the Atmosphere, the Cryosphere, Ecosystems, and Humans (Posters)
Richard L. Reynolds, J.M. Feinberg, Suzette A. Morman, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
108
Environmental Problems in Karst Terranes/Terrains and Their Solutions (Posters): In Honor of James F. Quinlan
E. Calvin Alexander Jr., Geary M. Schindel, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
109
Advances in Characterization of Groundwater Flow Processes (Posters)
Remke L. Van Dam, Vitaly A. Zlotnik, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
110
Exploration of Karst Aquifer Systems Using New and Innovative Techniques and Methods (Posters)
Eric W. Peterson, Toby Dogwiler, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
111
Topics in Geoarchaeology: Reconstructions of Ancient Landscapes and Paleoenvironments (Posters)
Kathleen Nicoll, Laura Murphy and Catherine Yansa
112
Glacial Lake Agassiz—Its History and Influence on North America and on Global Systems (Posters): In Honor of James T. Teller
Steven Colman, Nat Rutter, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
113
Geology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, Outreach, and Resource Management (Posters)
Bruce A. Heise, Tim Connors, Jason P. Kenworthy, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
114
What Are Undergraduates Learning in/from Our Programs? (Posters)
Solomon A. Isiorho, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
115
Virtual Reality in Geoscience Education I (Digital Posters)
Declan G. De Paor, Steve Whitmeyer, John E. Bailey, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
116
Sense of Place, Geoparks and National Parks: Strategies for Improved Earth Science Education (Posters)
William I. Rose, Erika C. Vye, Mark F. Klawiter, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
117
Impact Cratering on the Earth, Moon, and Planets: Remote, Field, and Lab Studies (Posters)
Christian Koeberl, Jeffrey Plescia, David A. Williams and Simon A. Kattenhorn

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

126
The Ediacaran Period: Tectonic, Climatic, and Biological Enigmas
Mercedes Belica and Joseph Meert
127
From Nuna to Rodinia: Proterozoic Growth and Evolution of Laurentia I
David Corrigan, Daniel K. Holm, Sally Pehrsson, Val W. Chandler, Marion E. Bickford, Kevin L. Mickus, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
128
Multidisciplinary Studies of Fault System Deformation
Eric Horsman, Sarah Titus, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
129
Microbial Mediation of Authigenic Minerals: From Precipitation to Dissolution
Jake V. Bailey, Stuart Birnbaum and Nora Noffke
130
Monazite: The Ultimate Geologic Record
Gregory Dumond, Callum J. Hetherington, James Beard and Philip Brown
131
Species and Speciation in the Fossil Record II
Warren D. Allmon, Margaret M. Yacobucci, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
132
Paleoclimate, Terrestrial Ecosystems, and Human Evolution in Africa from the Pleistocene to the Present
Daniel J. Peppe, David L. Fox, Christian Tryon and Sharon L. Kanfoush
133
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Physical Properties of Atmospheric Mineral Dust: Influences on the Atmosphere, the Cryosphere, Ecosystems, and Humans
Richard L. Reynolds, J.M. Feinberg, Suzette A. Morman, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
134
Recent Advances in Studies of Dissolved Arsenic and Other Metals in Global Hydrologic Systems II
Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Holly A. Michael, Jochen Bundschuh, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
135
Dynamic Gradients in Karst Aquifers
Daniel H. Doctor, E. Calvin Alexander Jr., Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
136
Innovative Field Investigations to Assess Natural Attenuation and Engineered Remediation of Subsurface Contamination
Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Melinda L. Erickson, Jennifer T. McGuire, Jennifer R. McKelvie, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
137
Sources, Transport, and Fate of Trace and Toxic Elements in the Environment
LeeAnn Munk, David T. Long, W. Berry Lyons, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
138
Glacial Lake Agassiz—Its History and Influence on North America and on Global Systems: In Honor of James T. Teller
Steven Colman, Nat Rutter, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
139
Geo-Workforce Preparation for 21st-Century Challenges
Marilyn J. Suiter, David J. Matty, Lina C. Patino, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
140
Complexity in Modeling: How Much Is Too Much?
Craig T. Simmons, Randall Hunt and Stephen M. Richard
141
A Healthy Society, Geosciences, and Natural Resources II
H. Catherine Skinner, Eric Cheney, Syed E. Hasan and Robert B. Finkelman
142
Exploring Mercury by Spacecraft: First MESSENGER Results from Orbit
Louise Prockter, Sean C. Solomon, David A. Williams and Simon A. Kattenhorn

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

145
Deformation of the Lithosphere: Field Observations, Experimental Investigations, and Numerical Studies I
Patrice Rey, Eric Goergen, Seth C. Kruckenberg, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
146
Structural Geology and Tectonics of Foreland Basins
Ibrahim Çemen, Jack Pashin, Yucel Yilmaz, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
147
Earth's Deep Interior: In Honor of Motohiko Murakami, 2011 MSA Awardee
Jay D. Bass, James Beard and Philip Brown
148
Reconstructing Supercontinents and the Global Large Igneous Province (LIP) Record
David A.D. Evans, Kevin R. Chamberlain, Richard E. Ernst, Wouter Bleeker, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
149
Sediment Transport in Modern and Ancient Environments
Brandon McElroy, Wonsuck Kim, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
150
Applications of Bio-, Chemo-, and Lithostratigraphy to Sequence Stratigraphy
Alicia C.M. Kahn, Douglas McCarty, Miriam E. Katz, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
151
Whole Organism Paleoecology: Exploring Ecology through Time I
Amelinda E. Webb, William I. Ausich, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
152
Lessons from the Living: Paleontological Investigations Using Modern Analogs I
Daniel I. Hembree, Jon J. Smith, Brian F. Platt, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
153
Permian-Triassic Changes and Extinction Event: New Insights from Sedimentary, Geochemical, and Paleobiological Records and Modeling Approaches I
Arne M.E. Winguth, Thomas J. Algeo and Sharon L. Kanfoush
154
Defining Rates of Landscape Evolution in Drylands Using Numerical Dating Methods
Edward J. Rhodes, Lewis Owen, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
155
Springs as Sites of Dynamic Physical, Geochemical, and Ecological Processes
Sue Swanson, Abe Springer, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
156
Identification and Quantification of Groundwater Flow Using Heat as a Tracer
Christopher Lowry, Christine Hatch, Laura K. Lautz, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
157
Advances in Understanding at the Groundwater–Surface Water Interface and Challenges for the Future: A Reflection on Tom Winter’s Legacy
Donald O. Rosenberry, Walter E. Dean, Melinda L. Erickson, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
158
Advancements in Sub-Seafloor Hydrogeology and Variable-Density Systems
Brandon Dugan, Alicia Wilson and Madeline Schreiber
159
Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Midcontinent Rift II
James D. Miller Jr, Suzanne Nicholson, R. Michael Easton, Joshua Feinberg and Harold Noyes
160
International Development and the Geosciences
Jeffrey K. Greenberg, Michael D. Guebert and John F. Bratton
161
The History of Humans and the Hydrologic System: Exploring Relationships between Cultures, Climate, and Hydrology through Time I
Gail M. Ashley, Gary E. Stinchcomb, Timothy C. Messner, Kathleen Nicoll and Catherine Yansa
162
Extreme Climate and Weather Events: Past, Present, and Future
George T. Stone, Andrew M. Buddington, Michael E. Mann, Mark A. Chandler, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
163
Using GIS and Remote Sensing to Teach Geoscience in the 21st Century
Barbara Tewksbury, Brian M. Hynek, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
164
Reaching the Next Generation: Tales of Successful Strategies and Frustrating Challenges from Teaching Earth-Science Courses For Pre-Service Elementary Teachers
Kyle Gray, Ann Bykerk-Kauffman, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
165
Seeing the True Shape of Earth: Quantitative and Qualitative Applications of Airborne LiDAR
Ian P. Madin, D.E. Luman and Stephen M. Richard
166
Coal Combustion Products and Impacts on the Society
Avner Vengosh, Syed E. Hasan and Robert B. Finkelman
167
Robotic Exploration of Planetary Surfaces: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session
David A. Williams, Larry Soderblom, David A. Williams and Simon A. Kattenhorn

9:00 AM-6:00 PM

175
The Archean of North America: The Core of a Continent (Posters)
M.E. Bickford, Paul A. Mueller, Joseph L. Wooden and Joseph Meert
176
Exploring Subsurface Terranes and Buried Basins of Eastern and Central North America—Geology, Geophysics, and Geochronology (Posters)
J. Wright Horton, Marion E. Bickford, Paul A. Mueller, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
177
Tectonic Development of the Northern North American Cordillera (Posters)
Jeffrey M. Trop, Brian A. Hampton, John I. Garver, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
178
Structural Geology and Tectonics of Foreland Basins (Posters)
Ibrahim Çemen, Jack Pashin, Yucel Yilmaz, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
179
Provenance Analysis in Modern and Ancient Sedimentary Systems (Posters)
Christopher M. Fedo, Michael C. Pope, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
180
Landslides and Debris Flows: Understanding Past, Present, and Future Events (Posters)
Dennis M. Staley, William H. Schulz, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
181
Water and Sediment Dynamics in Agricultural Landscapes: Toward Prediction of Watershed Sediment Yield (Posters)
Patrick Belmont, Karen B. Gran, Sara L. Rathburn, Carrie E. Jennings, P. Kyle House and James E. O'Connor
182
Quaternary Landscape Dynamics Beyond the Ice Margin in the Upper Mississippi Valley (Posters): A Tribute to the Career of James C. Knox
Joseph A. Mason, Douglas J. Faulkner, Peter M. Jacobs, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
183
Processes of Subglacial Erosion, Sediment Transport, and Deposition (Posters)
Neal Iverson, Scott Lundstrom, Thomas Hooyer, Kelly MacGregor, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
184
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Dynamics of Sinuous Channel Evolution in Different Environments (Posters)
Anjali M. Fernandes, Virginia B. Smith, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
185
Innovative Field Investigations to Assess Natural Attenuation and Engineered Remediation of Subsurface Contamination (Posters)
Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Melinda L. Erickson, Jennifer T. McGuire, Jennifer R. McKelvie, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
186
Visualizations in Geology: Advancing the Science Using Digital Tools II (Digital Posters)
Todd Halihan, Daniel A. Laó-Dávila, Priyank Jaiswal, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
187
Advances in Understanding at the Groundwater–Surface Water Interface and Challenges for the Future (Posters): A Reflection on Tom Winter’s Legacy
Donald O. Rosenberry, Walter E. Dean, Melinda L. Erickson, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
188
Urban and Suburban Lakes: Paleorecords of Human Impacts and Opportunities for Geoscience Education (Posters)
Amy Myrbo, Kate S. Pound and Daniel M. Deocampo
189
Limnogeology: Interdisciplinary Studies of Lakes and Paleolakes (Posters)
Daniel M. Deocampo and Amy Myrbo
190
Tectonics and Metallogeny (Posters)
David Schneider, John Jamieson and Harold Noyes
191
Monitoring and Understanding Our Landscape for the Long Term through Small Catchment Studies (Posters): A Tribute to the Career of Owen P. Bricker
Karen C. Rice, Pierre D. Glynn, Jill S. Baron and John F. Bratton
192
Glacial Geology and Cryogenic Processes (Posters)
Anders Schomacker, Mark D. Johnson, Ívar Örn Benediktsson, Michael L. Prentice, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
193
Virtual Reality in Geoscience Education II (Digital Posters)
Declan G. De Paor, Steve Whitmeyer, John E. Bailey, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

200
Oceanic and Juvenile Continental Crust Formation in the Precambrian
Yildirim Dilek, Harald Furnes, A. Polat and Joseph Meert
201
From Nuna to Rodinia: Proterozoic Growth and Evolution of Laurentia II
David Corrigan, Daniel K. Holm, Sally Pehrsson, Val W. Chandler, Marion E. Bickford, Kevin L. Mickus, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
202
Deformation of the Lithosphere: Field Observations, Experimental Investigations, and Numerical Studies II
Patrice Rey, Eric Goergen, Seth C. Kruckenberg, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
203
Ophiolites, Ultrahigh Pressure Minerals, and the Origin of Podiform Chromitites: Implications for Mantle Heterogeneity
Jingsui Yang, Paul T. Robinson, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
204
Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism: Observations from Nano through Outcrop to Plate-Tectonic Scales II: In Honor of J.G. Liou, 2011 MSA Roebling Medalist (Note: This session has moved to Wednesday, 8 a.m.–noon, Room 101FG)
W.G. Ernst, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
205
Formation, Development, and Preservation of Bed Morphologies
Mauricio M. Perillo, Paul M. Myrow, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
206
Coal Systems: Sedimentation, Petrology, Natural Resources, and Environmental Sustainability
Kevin B. Jones, Margo D. Corum, Scott D. Elrick, Susan M. Rimmer, Mark A. Engle, Jack C. Pashin, Susan Rimmer and Margo Corum
207
Whole Organism Paleoecology: Exploring Ecology through Time II
Amelinda E. Webb, William I. Ausich, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
208
Lessons from the Living: Paleontological Investigations Using Modern Analogs II
Daniel I. Hembree, Jon J. Smith, Brian F. Platt, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
209
Permian-Triassic Changes and Extinction Event: New Insights from Sedimentary, Geochemical, and Paleobiological Records and Modeling Approaches II
Arne M.E. Winguth, Thomas J. Algeo and Sharon L. Kanfoush
210
Quaternary Landscape Dynamics Beyond the Ice Margin in the Upper Mississippi Valley: A Tribute to the Career of James C. Knox
Joseph A. Mason, Douglas J. Faulkner, Peter M. Jacobs, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
211
The Mono Lake Basin: A Gathering of Disciplines
Susan Herrgesell Zimmerman, Sidney R. Hemming, Daniel M. Deocampo and Amy Myrbo
212
Tectonics and Metallogeny
David Schneider, John Jamieson and Harold Noyes
213
The History of Humans and the Hydrologic System: Exploring Relationships between Cultures, Climate, and Hydrology through Time II
Gary E. Stinchcomb, Timothy C. Messner, Gail M. Ashley, Kathleen Nicoll and Catherine Yansa
214
Wind, Water, and Ice: The Geomorphology and Quaternary Geologic History of Great Lakes’ Coasts
Edward C. Hansen, Timothy Fisher, P. Kyle House, Sara L. Rathburn and James E. O'Connor
215
Developing the Global Geoscientist through International Geoscience Networks and Research Projects
Leila M. Gonzales, Sophie J. Hancock, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
216
Innovative Methods for Broadening Participation in the Geosciences through In-Service Teacher Professional Development
Carol Engelmann, William I. Rose, Jacqueline E. Huntoon, Mark F. Klawiter, Erika C. Vye, Stephen R. Mattox, Ann E. Benbow, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
217
Geological Mapping: Key to Successful Management of Water and Land Resources
Richard C. Berg, Holger Kessler, Linda Jacobsen, E. Donald McKay III, Hazen A.J. Russell, David R. Soller, Harvey Thorleifson, Norman Levine and William Schulz
218
International Collaboration and the Evolution of Geology
John Diemer, Kenneth R. Aalto and John A. Diemer

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

229
Exploring Subsurface Terranes and Buried Basins of Eastern and Central North America—Geology, Geophysics, and Geochronology
J. Wright Horton, Marion E. Bickford, Paul A. Mueller, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
230
Tectonic Development of the Northern North American Cordillera
Jeffrey M. Trop, Brian A. Hampton, John I. Garver, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
231
Frontiers in Foraminiferal Research I: Biology/Ecology/Paleoecology
Pamela Hallock, Susan T. Goldstein, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
232
Carbon and Water Dynamics in Peatlands and Their Relationship to Climatic Change
Paul Glaser, Donald I. Siegel, Andrew S. Reeve, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
233
Hydrogeology of Glaciated Terrain: Linking Glacial Geology, Quaternary History, and Groundwater Research
William W. Simpkins, Richard Gerber, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
234
Urban and Suburban Lakes: Paleorecords of Human Impacts and Opportunities for Geoscience Education
Amy Myrbo, Kate S. Pound and Daniel M. Deocampo
235
Monitoring and Understanding Our Landscape for the Long Term through Small Catchment Studies I: A Tribute to the Career of Owen P. Bricker
Karen C. Rice, Pierre D. Glynn, Jill S. Baron and John F. Bratton
236
Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Development: Geology, Geochemistry, and Engineering
Tracy Bank, Carl S. Kirby and Harold Noyes
237
EARTHTIME Geochronology: Improving Age Interpretations through Integration and Intercalibration
M.D. Schmitz, Linda A. Hinnov, Blair Schoene, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
238
STEMming the Tide: How Can We Promote Science Literacy?
J.E. Fryxell, David W. Szymanski, Karen M. McCurdy and Richard Berg
239
Dawn at Vesta: Initial Results from the Survey Orbit
Debra Buczkowski, David A. Williams, David A. Williams and Simon A. Kattenhorn

9:00 AM-6:00 PM

250
Deformation of the Lithosphere: Field Observations, Experimental Investigations, and Numerical Studies (Posters)
Patrice Rey, Eric Goergen, Seth C. Kruckenberg, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
251
Multidisciplinary Studies of Fault System Deformation (Posters)
Eric Horsman, Sarah Titus, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
252
Monazite: The Ultimate Geologic Record (Posters)
Gregory Dumond, Callum J. Hetherington, James Beard and Philip Brown
253
Paying Attention to Mudstones: Priceless! (Posters)
Neil Fishman, Sven Egenhoff, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
254
Applications of Bio-, Chemo-, and Lithostratigraphy to Sequence Stratigraphy (Posters)
Alicia C.M. Kahn, Douglas McCarty, Miriam E. Katz, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
255
Species and Speciation in the Fossil Record (Posters)
Warren D. Allmon, Margaret M. Yacobucci, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
256
New Horizons in Precambrian Palynology and Paleobiology (Posters)
Francisca E. Oboh-Ikuenobe, Lanny H. Fisk, Debra A. Willard, Paul K. Strother, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
257
Whole Organism Paleoecology: Exploring Ecology through Time (Posters)
Amelinda E. Webb, William I. Ausich, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
258
Advances in Terrestrial Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology: Geochemical Techniques and Examples Using Inorganic and Organic Molecules in Fossil Soils, Plants, Invertebrates, and Vertebrates (Posters)
Celina Suarez, Samuel Matson, Aisha Al-Suwaidi, Patrick Wheatley and Sharon L. Kanfoush
259
Techniques for Measuring Shoreline Change (Digital Posters)
Chester W. Jackson Jr. and David J.W. Piper
260
Results from Undergraduate Research in the Geosciences (Posters)
Diana Dalbotten, Karen M. Campbell, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
261
The 21st Century Geoscience Classroom: Creating Learner-Centered Environments for Undergraduates (Digital Posters)
Candace L. Kairies Beatty, William Lee Beatty, Jennifer L. Piatek, Steven H. Schimmrich, Sadredin C. Moosavi and Elizabeth Wright
262
Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic and Geophysical Maps (Posters)
Richard C. Berg, Ralph F. Crawford, Michael W. Higgins, Linda Jacobsen, E. Donald McKay III, Hazen A.J. Russell, David R. Soller, Harvey Thorleifson and Stephen M. Richard
263
Geoinformatics in Action (Posters)
Stephen M. Richard, Tim Ahern, Richard P. Hooper and Kerstin A. Lehnert

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

270
Tectonic Evolution of Eastern Oregon and Western Idaho
Basil Tikoff, Richard M. Gaschnig, Todd LaMaskin, Clyde J. Northrup, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
271
Constraints on Strain Rates, Stresses, and Deformation Processes During Shear Zone Localization at Different Lithospheric Levels
Julie Newman, Basil Tikoff, Seth C. Kruckenberg, David P. West Jr. and Phillip Resor
272
Recent Advances in Studies of Large-Volume Silicic Volcanism: Stratigraphy, Architecture, Evolution
Graham D.M. Andrews, Matthew E. Brueseke, Ben Ellis, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
273
Comprehensive Data Sets for the Reconstruction of Geological Histories: Combining Double and Triple Dating with Geochemical Fingerprinting
Andreas Möller, Daniel F. Stockli, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
274
Paying Attention to Mudstones: Priceless!
Neil Fishman, Sven Egenhoff, Brenda Beitler Bowen and Tracy D. Frank
275
Hard Substrate (Sclerobiont) Community Ecology and Evolution through Mass Extinctions
Paul D. Taylor, Mark Wilson, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
276
Frontiers in Foraminiferal Research II: Paleoceanography and Polar Biotas
Pamela Hallock, Susan T. Goldstein, Thomas D. Olszewski, Matthew E. Clapham and Caroline A.E. Stromberg
277
Soils as Archives of Past Climates
Christoph Geiss, Edward Nater and Sharon L. Kanfoush
278
Impact of Winter De-Icing Chemicals on the Environment
Rudolph Hon, Walton R. Kelly, Samuel V. Panno, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
279
Pathogens and Fecal Indicators in Soil, Groundwater, and Surface Water
Larry D. McKay, Mark Borchardt, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
280
Uranium Ore Deposits: From Genesis to Mine Tailings and Mining Wastes
Ruizhong Hu, Chen Zhu, Mostafa Fayek, Russel S. Harmon and Calvin G. Barnes
281
Monitoring and Understanding Our Landscape for the Long Term through Small Catchment Studies II: A Tribute to the Career of Owen P. Bricker
Karen C. Rice, Pierre D. Glynn, Jill S. Baron and John F. Bratton
282
Intersection of Geology and Health: Impacts of Geologic Materials on Public Health
Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Jean M. Morrison, Syed E. Hasan and Robert B. Finkelman
283
Advances in Characterizing Sources and Release of Naturally Occurring Trace Elements to Aquatic Systems and Groundwater
Sarah L. Nicholas, Brandy M. Toner, Madeline Schreiber and Alicia Wilson
284
Terrestrial Analogs in Solar System Studies
Simon A. Kattenhorn, Larry S. Crumpler and David A. Williams
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