2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

Session No. 303
Wednesday, 22 October 2014: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Exhibition Hall C (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T142. Warnings Heeded, Problems Fixed, Disasters Averted: Stories about How Geology and Geologists Have Succeeded in Helping Society (Posters)

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Authors will be present from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, and 5:00 to 6:30 PM.

 

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ASSESSMENT OF LOCATION, IMPACTS, POTENTIAL RISKS, AND CLEANUP COSTS OF DEFENSE-RELATED URANIUM MINES IN THE UNITED STATES
SHAFER, David S.1, DAM, William L.2, STECKLEY, Deborah2, CUMMINS, Laura3, ELMER, John3, FORD, John4 and PICEL, Mary H.5, (1)U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management, 11025 Dover Street Unit 1000, Westminster, CO 80021, (2)U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management, 2597 Legacy Way, Grand Junction, CO 81503, (3)S.M. Stoller Corporation, 2597 Legacy Way, Grand Junction, CO 81503, (4)S.M. Stoller Corporation, 11025 Dover Street Unit 1000, Westminster, CO 80021, (5)Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, EVS/Building 240, Argonne, IL 60439
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STORYTELLING AND SITE VISITS TO VULNERABLE COASTAL AREAS STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS AND BUILD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN MAINE AND NEW JERSEY
MAHONEY, Michael R.1, SMITH, Martin2, AUERMULLER, Lisa3, GRANT, Kristen4, FEURT, Christine5, WILSON, Kristin R.1, COX, Annie1 and BICKFORD, Sue1, (1)Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd, Wells, ME 04090, (2)Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, ME 04090, (3)Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, Jacques Cousteau Coastal Education Center, 130 Great Bay Blvd, Tuckerton, NJ 08087, (4)Maine Sea Grant, Marine Extension Associate, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, ME 04090, (5)Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells, ME 04090
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A GIS STUDY OF THE FATALITIES FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY ON STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
BENIMOFF, Alan I., Department of Engineering Science and Physics and the Masters Program in Environmental Science, The College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314, FRITZ, William J., President, College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314 and KRESS, Michael, Professor of Computer Science and Member of the Doctoral Faculty CUNY Graduate Center, College of Staten Island/CUNY, 2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314
Handouts
  • Benimoff_FRITZ_KRESS_VANCOUVER_R1.pdf (4.5 MB)
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    CONNECTING DECISION MAKERS WITH THE GEOSCIENCES: THE AMERICAN GEOSCIENCES INSTITUTE’S CRITICAL ISSUES PROGRAM
    TUBMAN, Stephanie C., GONZALES, Leila M. and BOLAND, Maeve A., American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302
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    LESSONS LEARNED FROM A BI-NATIONAL EXCHANGE BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND THE UNITED STATES: REAL-LIFE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS FROM A WORST-CASE SCENARIO
    BEASON, Scott R.1, DRIEDGER, Carolyn L.2, LOCKHART, Andrew B.3, SCHELLING, John D.4, GIBSON, Zane D.5, BURKHART, Frances6, BANKS, Dan C.4, BUSTAD, Kyle D.7, ALLEN, Robert H.8 and SCOTT, Marci R.9, (1)Mount Rainier National Park, 55210 238th Ave E, Ashford, WA 98304, (2)Cascades Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Bldg 10, Suite 100, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Vancouver, WA 98683, (3)Cascade Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Bldg 10, Suite 100, 1300 SE Cardinal Court, Vancouver, WA 98683, (4)Washington State Military Department's Emergency Management Division, 20 Aviation Drive, Building 20, Cam Murray, WA 98430, (5)Orting Valley Fire and Rescue, PO Box 386, Orting, WA 98360, (6)Whatcom County Sheriff's Office Division of Emergency Management, 311 Grand Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225, (7)Pierce County Department of Emergency Management, 2501 S 35th St, Suite D, Tacoma, WA 98409, (8)Pierce County Economic Development Department, 950 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402, (9)Emergency Response Training, 25324 217th Pl SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038
    Handouts
  • gsa_colombia_poster.pdf (3.5 MB)
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    ORSNET CONCEPT: A PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR SEISMIC HAZARDS MITIGATION
    LEBELLEGARD, Pierre1, GARAEBITI BULE, Esline2, TODMAN, Sylvain2, PILLET, Robert3 and ROULAND, Daniel4, (1)UMR 7329 Géoazur, IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), IRD BP A5, Noumea CEDEX, 98848, New Caledonia, (2)Geohazards Division, VMGD (Vanuatu Meteorological and Geohazards Department), Private Mail Bag 9054, Port Vila, Vanuatu, (3)UMR 7329 Géoazur, 250, rue Albert Einstein, Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, 06560, France, (4)EOST (Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre), 5, rue René Descartes, Strasbourg, 67084, France
    Handouts
  • 20141001 Poster GSA 2014.pdf (13.1 MB)
  • PosterA0_Geoazur_en.pdf (16.3 MB)
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