Session: Undergraduate and Graduate Research Part II (Posters) (South-Central Section

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DESCRIPTION OF NOACHIAN-HESPERIAN GEOLOGIC CONTACT AT NE SYRTIS MAJOR PLANUM, MARS

MILLER, Jeremy J., Department of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 West Campbell Road, FO 21, Richardson, TX 75080, jmiller26_2@msn.com, jmiller26_2@msn.com

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IMPROVING PALYNOSTRATIGRAPHY TO REDUCE EXPLORATORY RISK: A CASE STUDY FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS UMIR FORMATION IN COLOMBIA

SANTOS, Carlos, Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, E-235 Howe-Russell Complex, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, WARNY, Sophie, Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, VALLEJO, Maria Camila, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Unit 0948, APO AA 34002, Balboa, Ancon, 0843-03092, Panama and DE LA PARRA, Felipe, Biostratigraphy Team, Instituto Colombiano del Petróleo - ECOPETROL S.A, km. 7 Autopista Bucaramanga - Piedecuesta, Piedecuesta, 681011, Colombia, csanto5@lsu.edu, csanto5@lsu.edu

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GRAPTOLITE BIOGEOGRAPHY: USING PALEO-GIS TO EXAMINE THE EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF EARLY PALEOZOIC ZOOPLANKTON

JOHNSON, Catherine E.¹, GOLDMAN, Daniel² and WU, Shuang-Ye², (1)Biology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, (2)Department of Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, cejohnson127@gmail.com, cejohnson127@gmail.com

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DETERMINING AIR QUALITY PLUME OVER NEAR-SHORE LAKE MICHIGAN

SCHULZ, Laura A. and CLEARY, Patricia, Geosciences, University of Wisconsin - Parkside, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI 53144, schul084@uwp.edu, schul084@uwp.edu

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CHARACTERIZATION OF OSAGEAN AND KINDERHOOKIAN STRATA OF NE OKLAHOMA

KREMAN, Drew¹, ZACHRY, Doy L.¹, MATSON, Shane², WICKSTROM, Charles² and XIE, Xiangyang¹, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, (2)Spyglass Energy Group, Tulsa, OK 74103, dkreman@uark.edu, dkreman@uark.edu

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INVESTIGATION OF STORM GENERATED SALINITY AND CHEMICAL CHANGES IN A COASTAL AQUIFER

THIBAULT, Charles H., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, 208 Johnson Hall, Memphis, TN 38152 and LARSEN, Daniel, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, Johnson Hall, Rm 1, Memphis, TN 38152, cthibalt@memphis.edu, cthibalt@memphis.edu

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USING CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION (CONOP9) TO EXAMINE CONODONT BIODIVERSITY DYNAMICS FROM THE ORDOVICIAN OF BALTOSCANDIA

PANTLE, Carolyn, Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, GOLDMAN, Daniel, Department of Geology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469, BERGSTROM, Stig M., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1308 and SHEETS, H. David, Dept. of Geology, SUNY at Buffalo, 411 Cooke Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, carolyn.pantle@notes.udayton.edu, carolyn.pantle@notes.udayton.edu

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THERMAL GRADIENT METHODOLOGIES IN GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE-WATER INTERACTIONS

DANIELSON, Ryan W., Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798, Ryan_Danielson@baylor.edu, Ryan_Danielson@baylor.edu

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SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EVOLUTION OF CENOZOIC MAGMATISM IN THE ARABIA-EURASIA CONVERGENCE ZONE

LIEU, Warren, Department of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080 and STERN, Robert, Geosciences Department, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080, lieu.warren@gmail.com, lieu.warren@gmail.com

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EVALUATING WATER LEVEL AND GENERAL WATER QUALITY DATA OF THREE WETLAND AREAS IN THE ALBION BASIN AND LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK, ALTA, UTAH

MACDONALD, Roberta A., University of Wisconsin - Parkside, 900 Wood Rd, Kenosh, WI 53144 and SKALBECK, John D., Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 900 Wood Road, Kenosha, WI 53141, macdo018@uwp.edu, macdo018@uwp.edu

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THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ELLENBERGER KARST SPRINGS, COLORADO BEND STATE PARK, TEXAS

DORNAK, Sherri¹, MITCHELL, Katie², DE LEON, Jessica¹ and STAFFORD, Kevin W.¹, (1)Department of Geology, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 13011, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, (2)Department of Geological Engineering, Montana Tech, 1300 W. Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, dornaksm@titan.sfasu.edu, dornaksm@titan.sfasu.edu

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SHALLOW GROUNDWATER CHARACTERIZATION WITH CAPACITIVELY COUPLED RESISTIVITY IN FORESTED WATERSHEDS, EAST TEXAS

TATE, Brandon P., STAFFORD, Kevin W. and BROWN, Wesley, Department of Geology, Stephen F. Austin State University, P.O. Box 13011, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, tatebp@titan.sfasu.edu, tatebp@titan.sfasu.edu

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PETROFACIES AND DIAGENESIS OF THE LATE PALEOCENE SALT MOUNTAIN LIMESTONE, SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA

ROOT, Elizabeth A.¹, HAYWICK, Douglas W.¹ and KOPASKA-MERKEL, David C.², (1)Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, LSCB 136, Mobile, AL 36688, (2)Geol Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, ear601@jaguar1.usouthal.edu, ear601@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

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STORMWATER ASSESSMENT OF NUTRIENT LOADING AND E. COLI CONTAMINATION OF TOWN CREEK, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

BERCH, Hunter and GALICKI, Stan, Millsaps College, 1701 N. State St, Jackson, MS 39210, berchhc@millsaps.edu, berchhc@millsaps.edu

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FOSSIL EVIDENCE OF GLYPTOTHERIUM CF. G. FLORIDANUM IN THE PLEISTOCENE OF LOUISIANA

CANNON, Ian, 15 Grandbay Ct, Kenner, LA 70065 and SCHIEBOUT, Judith A., LSU Museum of Natural Science and Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, neovenator250@gmail.com, neovenator250@gmail.com

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LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY AND STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF THE ATOKA FORMATION (MIDDLE PENNSYLVANIAN), INTERSTATE 540 ROADCUTS, SOUTHERN OZARKS, NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS

MOON, D.C., PEARCE, M.R., ROWLAND, A.R. and MANGER, Walter L., Geosciences, University of Arkansas, 113 Ozark Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, dcmoon@uark.edu, dcmoon@uark.edu

South-Central Section - 45th Annual Meeting (27–29 March 2011)

T14. Undergraduate and Graduate Research Part II (Posters)