GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 2
Sunday, 4 November 2018: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 135 (Indiana Convention Center)

T18. Generating Sustainable Urban Systems: A Convergence of Geology and Society

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division; GSA International Interdisciplinary Interest Group

 

Richard Berg, Kathy Goetz Troost and Marilyn J. Suiter, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
2-1
8:15 AM
HOW CAN GEOSCIENTISTS ENGAGE THE NON-SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES?
TROOST, Kathy Goetz, Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, SUITER, Marilyn J., Education & Human Resources, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 and BERG, Richard, Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820
2-2
8:30 AM
ENCOURAGEMENT OF HUMAN INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS' CAMPUS
BURDSALL, Stephanie L. and COURTLAND, Leah M., Environmental Science, University of Indianapolis, 1400 E Hanna Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227
2-3
8:45 AM
VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF UNIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY
SCHULTERBRANDT GRAGG III, Richard D., School of the Environment, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307
2-4
9:00 AM
TRACING THE NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE ON THE CHEMISTRY OF ESTUARINE MACROALGAE, AND THE IMPLICATIONS IN RESPECT TO HUMAN CONSUMPTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE FIRTH OF FORTH AND FORTH ESTUARY, SCOTLAND (Invited Presentation)
OWNSWORTH, Emma1, SELBY, David2, OTTLEY, Christopher1, UNSWORTH, Emily1, RAAB, Andrea3, FELDMANN, Joerg3 and SPROSON, Adam4, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom, (4)Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa, 275-8564, Japan
2-5
9:15 AM
THE CHALLENGES OF GEOTECHNICAL EXPLORATION IN BANGLADESH FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND RISK REDUCTIONS IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
KARIM, Mir F., Geocomp Corporation, Geotesting Express Inc., 125, Nagog Park, Acton, MA 01720, KHANDAKER, Nazrul I., Earth and Physical Sciences, York College (CUNY), Geology Discipline, AC-2F09, 94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11451, HASSAN, Muhammad Qumrul, Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh and HOSSAIN, A.T.M. Shakhawat, Geological Engineering and Geohazards Group, Department of Geological Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh
2-6
9:30 AM
UNDERSTANDING THE LONG-TERM EVOLUTION OF THE COUPLED NATURAL-HUMAN COASTAL SYSTEM: THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. GULF COAST
GLICKSON, Deborah1, OZKAN-HALLER, H. Tuba2, CARTER, Gregory A.3, CEBRIAN, Just4, DALRYMPLE, Robert A.5, FISCHBACH, Jordan R.6, IRISH, Jennifer L.7, KOLKER, Alexander8, MISRA, Shubhra9, MOORE, Laura J.10, SMITH, Martin D.11, TORNQVIST, Torbjörn E.12, WONG-PARODI, Gabrielle13, KREIDLER, Heather14, DEVANE, Courtney14 and EIDE, Elizabeth14, (1)National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 500 5th St NW, K671, Washington, DC 20001, (2)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, (3)University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach, MS 39560, (4)University of South Alabama, Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory, Dauphin Island, AL 36528, (5)Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, (6)RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (7)Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (8)Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, 8124 Highway 56, Chauvin, LA 70344, (9)US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston, TX 77550, (10)Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 104 South Road, Mitchell Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, (11)Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, (12)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118, (13)Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, (14)National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC 20001
 
9:45 AM
Discussion
2-7
10:00 AM
APPLICATIONS FOR A REGIONAL MAP OF GLACIAL SEDIMENTS
SOLLER, David R., US Geological Survey, National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Mail Stop 908, Reston, VA 20192
2-8
10:15 AM
REVISED BEDROCK MAP OF WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN: AN OPPORTUNITY TO REASSESS THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF WAYNE COUNTY
HARRISON III, William B.1, VOICE, Peter J.2, ROSE, Katharine1 and TROUT, Jennifer1, (1)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, (2)Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5241
Handouts
  • Voice_GSA2018.pdf (4.3 MB)
  • 2-9
    10:30 AM
    DISASTER RELIEF APPLICATION AND GEOLOGIC DATA FOR RECORD PRECIPITATION AND LANDSLIDE ACTIVITY IN PITTSBURGH, PA., FEBRUARY TO APRIL 2018
    DELANO, Helen L., DCNR, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Road, MIddletown, PA 17057
    10:45 AM
    APPLICATIONS OF NEW SEISMIC SOIL MAPS IN KENTUCKY
    ANDREWS Jr., William, Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky, 228 Mining & Mineral Resources Bldg, Lexington, KY 40506-0107
    11:00 AM
    WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT ENERGY RESEARCH
    HILLS, Denise J. and BEARDEN, Bennet L., Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
    Handouts
  • Hills-GeoEnergy-2018.pptx (18.6 MB)
  • 11:15 AM
    MINIMIZING WATER LOSS FROM HYDRANT FLUSHING ACROSS ARMY INSTALLATIONS
    HEATH, Victoria E., JENICEK, Elisabeth M., GARFINKLE, Noah W. and HUR, Andy Y., Army Corp of Engineers (ACE), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), Champaign, IL 61822
     
    11:30 AM
    Concluding Remarks
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