Cordilleran Section - 111th Annual Meeting (11–13 May 2015)

Session No. 9
Tuesday, 12 May 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 117 (Fine Arts Building)

T11. Geoscience Education, Outreach, and Geologic Hazard Communication

 

Cheryl E Cameron, Christina A. Neal, Suzanne C. Perry and Cindi C. Preller, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
OPTIMIZING IMMINENT THREAT MOBILE ALERTS TO MOTIVATE PROTECTIVE ACTION
WOOD, Michele M., Department of Health Science, California State University, Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92834, mwood@fullerton.edu, mwood@fullerton.edu
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8:25 AM
BRIDGING GAPS IN COASTAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION:  COLOR-INDEXED ELEVATION MAPS FOR FLOOD-VULNERABLE COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN ALASKA
FISH, Aimee M., NOAA National Weather Service, Alaska Region Headquarters, 222 W 7th Ave, Box #23, Room 517, Anchorage, AK 99513, KINSMAN, Nicole, State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Rd, Fairbanks, AK 99709 and TSCHETTER, Timpthy, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Engineering and Mines, PO Box 755960, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5960, aimee.fish@noaa.gov, aimee.fish@noaa.gov
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8:45 AM
USING PALEOFLOOD AND NON-EXCEEDANCE DATA TO BETTER COMMUNICATE FLOOD HAZARD INFORMATION FOR RISK ASSESSMENT
KLINGER, R.E., Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, 85-833000, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0007, rklinger@usbr.gov, rklinger@usbr.gov
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9:05 AM
INNOVATIVE ART AND SCIENCE EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM OF THE NORTH
VANCE, Gabrielle1, AGOPIAN, Maïté1, CONNER, Laura2 and GUTHRIE, Mareca3, (1)Education & Public Programs, University of Alaska Museum of the North, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (2)CNSM Division of Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755940, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5940, (3)Museum Research & Collections, University of Alaska Museum of the North, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, gtvance@alaska.edu, gtvance@alaska.edu
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9:25 AM
INDOOR RADON DISTRIBUTION IN CLARK COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BURNS, Scott F., Department of Geology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751 and WEBB, Cameron, Department of Geology, Carleton College, One North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, burnss@pdx.edu, burnss@pdx.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
HAZARD COMMUNICATION TOOLS AT THE ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY – FROM FAX TO FACEBOOK
NEAL, Christina A.1, CAMERON, Cheryl E.2, SNEDIGAR, Seth2 and WALLACE, Kristi L.3, (1)Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, (3)Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, cheryl.cameron@alaska.gov, cheryl.cameron@alaska.gov
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10:20 AM
USE OF AUTOMATIC NUMERICAL DISPERSION/FALLOUT MODELS TO INFORM PUBLIC OF ASHFALL HAZARD
SCHWAIGER, Hans F.1, WALLACE, Kristi L.1, NEAL, Christina A.1, CAMERON, Cheryl E.2 and SNEDIGAR, Seth2, (1)Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, hschwaiger@usgs.gov, hschwaiger@usgs.gov
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10:40 AM
‘IS ASH FALLING?’, AN ONLINE ASHFALL REPORTING TOOL
WALLACE, Kristi L.1, SNEDIGAR, Seth2 and CAMERON, Cheryl E.2, (1)Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey, Volcano Science Center, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, (2)Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709, kwallace@usgs.gov, kwallace@usgs.gov
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11:00 AM
DESIGNING GEOSCIENCE LAB COURSES RELEVANT TO WESTERN ALASKA
RADENBAUGH, Todd A., University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus, Bristol Bay Environmental Science Laboratory, PO Box 1070, Dillingham, AK 99576, taradenbaugh@alaska.edu, taradenbaugh@alaska.edu
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11:20 AM
GEOFORCE ALASKA: RURAL STUDENTS ENTER THE STEM PIPELINE
FOWELL, Sarah J., Dept. of Geosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5780 and RITTGERS, Anne, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755940, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5940, sjfowell@alaska.edu, sjfowell@alaska.edu
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11:40 AM
FROM NEOPROTEROZOIC ‘PRE-CURSOR’ CLAMS TO THE KLAMATHS: DOCUMENTING THE PALEOGEOGRAPHIC EVOLUTION OF THE EASTERN KLAMATH TERRANES, AN EDUCATION OUTREACH MODEL
ROBERTI, Gina M.1, ROTH, John2 and LEDFORD, Audrey Jane2, (1)National Park Service, Oregon Caves National Monument, 19000 Caves Highway, Cave Junction, OR 97523, (2)National Park Service, Oregon Caves National Monument, Cave Junction, OR 97523, roberti.gina@gmail.com, roberti.gina@gmail.com
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