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2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 56
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 318 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T58. Undergraduate Research Talks: The Next Step in Student Research Projects

GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division
Jacqueline A. Smith, Bradley G. Johnson and Edward C. Hansen, Session Chairs
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Start Time
56-1
1:30 PM
ROCK MAGNETIC CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOMAGNETIC STUDY OF THE PLUM POINT MEMBER OF THE CALVERT FORMATION, CALVERT CLIFFS, MD
PETTIT, Mary1, CARNES, Lorrie1, CUMMINS, Taylor1, GIAMPA, Rachel1, JOHNSON, Noel1, SOWELL, Erin1, KIMBALL, Katie1, VOGT, Peter R.2, PAZZAGLIA, Frank3 and KODAMA, Kenneth4, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 West Packer Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18015-3001, (2)Marine Science Institute, University of California at Santa Barbara, 552 University Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-6150, (3)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, 1 West Packer Ave., Bethlehem, CO 18015-3001, (4)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, mrp216@lehigh.edu
56-2
1:45 PM
CRYSTAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION AND TEXTURAL ANALYSIS AT THRIHNUKAGIGUR VOLCANO, ICELAND
KOEBERLE, Raleigh1, HUDAK, Michael R.2 and FURMAN, Tanya1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Department of Geosciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, raleigh.koeberle@gmail.com
56-3
2:00 PM
PETROGENESIS OF INTERMEDIATE LAVAS AT HASANDAG STRATOVOLCANO, CENTRAL ANATOLIA
CIPAR, Jacob, GALL, Helen and FURMAN, Tanya, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, jhc5220@psu.edu
56-4
2:15 PM
TOOLS FOR ESTIMATING ASH FALL THICKNESS: USING REFERENCE PHOTOGRAPHS TO IMPROVE ACCURACY
PERLMUTTER, Eliana1, WILSON, Thomas2, HAMPTON, Samuel3 and BLAKE, Daniel2, (1)Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, (3)Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand; Frontiers Abroad, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, eperlmutter@smith.edu
56-5
2:30 PM
TRACKING THE CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF SUBDUCTION ZONE ROCKS
SHIELDS, Jessie E.1, WIRTH, Karl R.1, TORAMAN, Erkan2, FORNASH, Katherine F.2 and WHITNEY, Donna L.2, (1)Geology Department, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, jessieshields9@gmail.com
56-6
2:45 PM
RADIOACTIVITY OF THE LUCERNE PLUTON, MAINE: EVIDENCE FOR POST-INTRUSIVE URANIUM REDISTRIBUTION
THURSTON, Olivia G., Department of Geology, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308 and GARVER, John I., Geology Department, Union College, 807 Union ST, Schenectady, NY 12308, thurstoo@union.edu
56-7
3:00 PM
NATURAL AND LABORATORY EXAMPLES OF ANNEALING RADIATION DAMAGE IN ZIRCON
SUAREZ, Kaitlyn, Department of Geology, Union College, 807 Union St, Schenectady, NY 12308, GARVER, John I., Geology Department, Union College, 807 Union ST, Schenectady, NY 12308 and DAVIDSON, Cameron, Department of Geology, Carleton College, 1 N College St, Northfield, MN 55057, suarezk@union.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
56-8
3:30 PM
THE EFFECTS OF MILL DAMS ON PIEDMONT STREAMS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES OF IREDELL, ROWAN, CABARRUS, AND MECKLENBURG
RIEDEN, Hannah, Environmental Studies, Davidson College, 209 Ridge Rd., Davidson, NC 28035 and JOHNSON, Bradley G., Environmental Studies, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035, harieden@davidson.edu
56-9
3:45 PM
CHANNEL EVOLUTION OF THE LOWER SAN JUAN RIVER, SE UTAH
YON, Jeffry C.E., Physical Science, Southern Utah University, 1888 North Wedgewood Lane #201, Cedar City, UT 84721 and MACLEAN, John S., Geology, Southern Utah University, SC 309, 351 West University Boulevard, Cedar City, UT 84720, jeffry.yon@gmail.com
56-10
4:00 PM
SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES IN CARBONATE EOLIANITES AS INDICATORS OF CLIMATE INSTABILITY AND INTENSE STORMS DURING THE LAST INTERGLACIAL; ELEUTHERA ISLAND, BAHAMAS
DONOVAN, Bailey G., Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, 101 Graham Building, Greenville, NC 27858 and TORMEY, Blair R., Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, donovanb15@students.ecu.edu
56-11
4:15 PM
QUANTIFYING ERODED SEDIMENT VOLUME DURING DRUMLIN FORMATION IN SIMCOE COUNTY
MALONEY, Katie M., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster Univerity, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada, INGRAM, Rebekah C., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada, MACLACHLAN, John C., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada and LEE, Rebecca E., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada, malonekm@mcmaster.ca
56-12
4:30 PM
USING STA COMBINED WITH FTIR TO COMPARE AMMONIA GAS RELEASE AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF COMMON FERTILIZERS
ARRUE, Dayana A., RAMLOGAN, Marlon V. and ROUFF, Ashaki A., Earth & Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St., Newark, NJ 07102, dayana.arrue@rutgers.edu
56-13
4:45 PM
RECONSTRUCTING GEOMORPHOLOGY AT A STONE AGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
PAPADIMITRIOS, Sacha, Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, 22 Russel St, Toronto, ON M5S3B1, Canada, BANK, Carl-Georg, Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, 22 Russell St, Toronto, ON M5S 3B1, Canada and CHAZAN, Michael, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto, AP 500, Toronto, ON M5S 2S2, Canada, k.papadimitrios@mail.utoronto.ca
56-14
5:00 PM
STUDY OF HISTORICAL CHANGES IN WATER-WARD EXTENT OF SALT MARSHES IN NEW YORK CITY’S SPRING CREEK, IDLEWILD, AND PELHAM BAY PARKS
GARCIA BLANCO, Zulema, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 and BOGER, Rebecca, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210, zulemagarcia0715@gmail.com
56-15
5:15 PM
MAPPING THE IMPACTS OF ICELAND’S KATLA SUBGLACIAL VOLCANO ON THE MÝRDALSJÖKULL GLACIER
OLDFIELD, Lauren, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster Univerisity, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada, MACLACHLAN, John C., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1, Canada and LEE, Rebecca E., School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada, oldfiele@mcmaster.ca
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