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

Session No. 160
Monday, 20 October 2014: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
221/222 (Vancouver Convention Centre-West)

T149. Great Ideas, Locations, and Outcrops in Geology

GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; History of Earth Sciences Society

 

Renee M. Clary, Michele Aldrich, Alan E. Leviton, Nathalie Nicole Brandes and Paul T. Brandes, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
1:00 PM
HISTORY AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE OPHIOLITE CONCEPT
MOORES, Eldridge M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
1:15 PM
ISTHMIAN LINKS: AN IDEA THAT DRIFTED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, 1932-1967
LEVITON, Alan E., Institute of Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118 and ALDRICH, Michele, California Academy of Sciences, 24 Elm Street, Hatfield, MA 01038
1:30 PM
DEEP TIME IN ALDO LEOPOLD’S, “A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC,” AS INTEGRAL TO MODERN ENVIRONMENTALISM
ROSENBERG, Gary D., 1522 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202 and NICHOLS, Deborah, Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), 723 W. Michigan St., SL 118, Indianapolis, IN 46202
1:45 PM
DARWIN, TRANSMUTATION, AND LIVING FOSSILS BY EXAMPLE
LIDGARD, Scott, Integrative Research Center, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
2:00 PM
CYCLOTHEMS: READING THE ROCK RECORD IN THE MIDCONTINENT
BUCHANAN, Rex C., Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, 1930 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047-3724 and MAPLES, Christopher G., Oregon Institute of Technology, 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601
2:15 PM
INSTANTANEOUS VERSUS FINITE MOTION OF A LITHOSPHERIC PLATE RELATIVE TO ANOTHER PLATE
CRONIN, Vincent S., Department of Geology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97354, Waco, TX 76798-7354
2:30 PM
COCORP – A GREAT IDEA AND THOSE BEHIND IT
BRICE, William R., 116 Luna Lane, Johnstown, PA 15904-3068 and BROWN, Larry D., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
 
2:45 PM
Break
3:00 PM
THE MCCONNELL THRUST; EVIDENCE FOR PLATE TECTONICS IN THE 1880S
BOGGS, Katherine, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mount Royal University, 4825 Mount Royal Gate SW, Calgary, AB T3E6K6, Canada
3:15 PM
ABBE PARAMELLE, 19TH CENTURY KARST HYDROGEOLOGIST
BOBECK, Patricia, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, P.O. Box 161391, Austin, TX 78716
3:30 PM
TRAVELOGUE OF SCOTLAND: VENERABLE OUTCROPS AND THE VISIONARY GEOLOGISTS WHO STUDIED THEM
EVANS, Kevin Ray, Geography, Geology, and Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897 and WILLIAMS, Nancy S., Geography, Geology, & Planning, Missouri State University, 901 S. National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897
Handouts
  • GSA2014_Scotland.pdf (7.9 MB)
  • 3:45 PM
    THE PORPHYROBLASTS OF THE BOSSòST DOME, CENTRAL PYRENEES: DISCOVERING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN METAMORPHISM AND DEFORMATION
    MEZGER, Jochen E., Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1930 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775
    4:00 PM
    PENROSE’S WHAT A GEOLOGIST CAN DO IN WAR: A CAUSE AND EFFECT LOOK
    OLSEN, Joshua E.S., Department of Geology and Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260-3332 and LENCZEWSKI, Melissa, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, Davis Hall 312, DeKalb, IL 60115
    Handouts
  • WhatAGeologistCanDoInWar-Presentation.pptx (14.5 MB)
  • 4:15 PM
    THE RANCHO LA BREA COLLECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY, A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
    DUNDAS, Robert G., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740
    4:30 PM
    CONTEMPORARY EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN GEOLOGY IN NEW HARMONY, INDIANA
    ELLIOTT Jr., William S. and FELDHAUS, Aaron M., Geology and Physics, University of Southern Indiana, 8600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712
    4:45 PM
    FOLLOWING DAWSON TO HAIDA GWAII
    SUTHERLAND BROWN, Atholl, 546 Newport Ave,, BC, Victoria, BC V8S 5C7, Canada
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