GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA - 2017

Session No. 261
Tuesday, 24 October 2017: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls 4EF (Washington State Convention Center)

T121. Natural History Museums in the 21st Century—Programming for the Future While Preserving the Past (Posters)

GSA Geoscience Education Division; Paleontological Society; GSA Geoinformatics Division
Authors will be present from 2 to 4 PM and 4:30 to 6:30 PM.
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3D DIGITIZATION OF GRASS SILICA SHORT CELL PHYTOLITHS (GSSCP’S): A DIGITAL REFERENCE COLLECTION TO IMPROVE THEIR UTILITY FOR THE STUDY OF GRASSES AND GRASSLAND EVOLUTION
GALLAHER, Timothy J.1, SENSKE, Ashly1, MARVET, Claire1, AKBAR, Sultan1, WONG, Silishia1, HSU, Tingting1, JESSETT, Kari1, KLAHS, Phillip C.2, CLARK, Lynn G.2 and STRÖMBERG, Caroline A.E.3, (1)Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, (2)Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, 251 Bessey Hall,, Ames, IA 50011, (3)Department of Biology and Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98015, tjgallaher@gmail.com
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EXPLORATIONS IN THE GEOLOGY, SEDIMENTOLOGY, AND PALEONTOLOGY OF THE KETTLEMAN HILLS IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH VIRTUAL FIELDWORK EXPERIENCES
WHITE, Lisa D., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, CLITES, Erica C., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, ROSS, Robert, The Paleontological Research Institution, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 and DUGGAN-HAAS, Don, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY 14850, ldwhite@berkeley.edu
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MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS IN SCIENCE AT THE BURKE MUSEUM (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE): CREATING A SAFE SPACE AND COMMUNITY FOR GIRLS TO UNLEASH THEIR INNER SCIENTIST
CLARK, Andrea1, DAVIS, Arryn1 and STROMBERG, Caroline A.E.2, (1)Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195-3010, (2)Department of Biology, University of Washington, 24 Kincaid Hall, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800; Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195-3010, aeclark@uw.edu
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VALLEY OF THE MASTODONS: CASE STUDY OF AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO RESEARCH COLLABORATION, OUTREACH, AND EXHIBITS
DOOLEY Jr., Alton C.1, SMITH, Kathlyn M.2, STONEBURG, Brittney1, RADFORD, Darla1, OZOLINS, Margaret1, DROUAULT, Krystle1 and DOOLEY, Brett S.3, (1)Western Science Center, 2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543, (2)Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Box 8149, Statesboro, GA 30460, (3)S.T.E.M. Division, Patrick Henry Community College, 645 Patriot Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112, adooley@westerncentermuseum.org
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PARTNERSHIPS IN PALEONTOLOGY: BRINGING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS INTO THE COLLECTION TO EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC SCIENCE AND DEVELOP EDUCATION OUTCOMES
HENDY, Austin J.W.1, ESTES-SMARGIASSI, Kathryn1, WALKER, Lindsay J.1 and HAMDAN, Kamal2, (1)Invertebrate Paleontology, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, (2)Center for Innovation in STEM Education (CISE), California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747, kestes@nhm.org
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TEEN SCIENCE SCHOLARS: INCREASING DIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY IN THE SCIENCES THROUGH AN INCLUSIVE MUSEUM PROGRAM
BUTTERWORTH, Laurel E., LAUGHTON, Kathleen L., FLOWERS, Khalil, FONTES, Jairo, GUTIERREZ, Leslie, WAY-SMITH, Aeon, WOOTEN, Brynn, FLORA, Geoffrey, HUPS, Kent, LYSON, Tyler, MILLER, Ian and SKAER, Allie, Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205, Laurelbutterworth@gmail.com
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