GSA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - 2018

Session No. 170
Tuesday, 6 November 2018: 9:00 AM-6:30 PM
Halls J-K (Indiana Convention Center)

T29. New Voices in Geobiology (Posters)

GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

Authors will be present from 4:30 to 6:30 PM.

 

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THE BLACK SHALE RECORD OF THE ORDOVICIAN RADIATION: NEW INSIGHTS INTO REDOX CHANGE FROM THE ROAD RIVER GROUP OF YUKON, CANADA
RODEWALD, Beatrice M.1, VOGEL, Jacqueline2, STOCKEY, Richard G.3, FRASER, Tiffani4, STRAUSS, Justin V.5, MELCHIN, Michael6 and SPERLING, Erik A.3, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, (2)School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, (4)Yukon Geological Survey, H.S. Bostock Core Library, 918 Alaska Highway, Whitehorse, YT Y1A3E7, Canada, (5)Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, (6)Dept. of Earth Sciences, St. Francis Xavier Univ, Antigonish, NS B2G 2V5, Canada
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GENESIS OF UPPER TRIASSIC PHOSPHATIC OOID BEDS FROM WILLISTON LAKE, CANADA: MICROBIAL OR ABIOTIC MINERALIZATION?
LARINA, Ekaterina1, BOTTJER, David J.2, CORSETTI, Frank A.2, CELESTIAN, Aaron J.3 and ZONNEVELD, John-Paul4, (1)Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (2)Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (3)Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90007, (4)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada
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FAUNAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE CRETACEOUS - PALEOGENE (K-PG) BOUNDARY EVENT DEPOSIT, BRAZOS RIVER, TEXAS
IRIZARRY, Kayla M.1, GARB, Matthew P.1, WITTS, James D.2, LANDMAN, Neil H.2, DANILOVA, Anastasia1 and ROVELLI, Remy3, (1)Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11210, (2)Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192, (3)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Earth and Planetary sciences Dept., 221 Yale Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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VERTICAL VARIABILITY OF MISS MORPHOLOGY IN AN EARLY CRETACEOUS CONTINENTAL SETTING: MILL CANYON DINOSAUR TRACKSITE, MOAB, UTAH
REICHARD-FLYNN, Willow R.1, EVANS, Shannon N.1, KEEBLER, Abby2, KISLUK, Isabelle3, SIMPSON, Edward L.4 and WIZEVICH, Michael C.5, (1)Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530, (2)Earth and Space Sciences, West Chester University, Westchester, PA 19383, (3)Department of Geological Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050, (4)Dept Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, 425 Boehm, Kutztown, PA 19530, (5)Department of Geological Sciences, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley St, New Britain, CT 06050
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PHOTOTROPHIC COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION AND MORPHOLOGY ALONG A GEOTHERMAL STREAM: INSIGHTS INTO BOTH MODERN AND ANCIENT MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
BENNETT, Annastacia C.1, MURUGAPIRAN, Senthil1, HAVIG, Jeff R.2 and HAMILTON, Trinity L.1, (1)Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota, 1500 Gortner Ave, 111 Cargill Building, St. Paul, MN 55108, (2)Department of Earth Science, University of Minnesota, 116 Church Street SE, 150 Tate Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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ORIGIN OF ELEVATED ARSENIC IN POSSIBLE LANDFILL LEACHATE IN THE AUSTIN CHALK, NORTH TEXAS: BIOGENIC REDUCTION OF IN SITU IRON SULFIDES?
HORN, Jackie D., Geoscience, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080 and BRIKOWSKI, Tom, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Texas at Dallas, 2601 N. Floyd Rd, Richardson, TX 75083
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN TWO SIMILAR UNCONVENTIONAL OIL WELLS IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING
WAWROUSEK, Karen1, DROGOS, Donna2, NYE, Charles3 and QUILLINAN, Scott3, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3295, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Civil Engineering, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Dept. 3295, Laramie, WY 82071, (3)Center for Economic Geology Research, University of Wyoming, Dept. 4902, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071
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IMPACT OF LAND USE ON GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES IN GREAT BEND PRAIRIE AQUIFER
RICHARDSON, Christina1, RICHARD, Alexandria D.1, KIRK, Matthew F.2 and ZEGLIN, Lydia H.3, (1)Department of Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (2)Geology, Kansas State University, 108 Thompson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506, (3)Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
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THE ULTRAMICROBACTERIAL COMMUNITY OF THE URANIUM AND HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATED Y-12 AQUIFER
PUTT, Andrew D.1, ADAMS, Benjamin G.1, MCBRIDE, Kathryn2, WALIAN, Peter3, MCKAY, Larry D.4 and HAZEN, Terry C.5, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, (2)Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3)Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, (4)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 1621 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996, (5)Bredesen Center, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WATERS ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL CO2 ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN PERMIAN BASIN
DEVERA, Christina A.1, SHELTON, Jenna L.K.1, AKOB, Denise M.2, DOOLAN, Colin A.1, LOHR, Celeste D.1, SLUCHER, Ernie R.1 and WARWICK, Peter D.1, (1)Eastern Energy Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 956, Reston, VA 20192, (2)Reston Microbiology Laboratory, United States Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192
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BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC MINERALOGICAL SIGNATURES INDUCED BY EUXINIC METHANE-RICH BRINE SPRING DISCHARGE
BACHMAN, Emma E.1, HULLASTER, Desiree1, KRUMHOLZ, Lee R.2 and ELWOOD MADDEN, Andrew S.1, (1)School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma, 100 East Boyd St. Rm. 710, Norman, OK 73019, (2)Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology; Institute for Energy and the Environment, University of Oklahoma, 770 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019
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APPLICATION OF IMAGEJ TO QUANTIFY THE SWEEPING AND BINDING OF PRECIPITATES BY EUGLENA MUTABILIS TO FORM IRON-RICH STROMATOLITES
MONROE, Lucas H.1, MAGNIN, Benjamin P.2, BRAKE, Sandra1 and HASIOTIS, Stephen T.3, (1)Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, (2)Department of Geosciences, DePauw University, 602 South College Avenue, Greencastle, IN 46135, (3)Department of Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045
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QUANTIFYING PINNACLE MORPHOLOGY USING 3-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTIONS OF MICROBIAL MATS IN LAKE VANDA, ANTARCTICA
SRAMEK, Natasha1, MACKEY, Tyler J.2 and SUMNER, D.Y.1, (1)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616; Department of Earth, Atmosphere and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE AND DIAGENESIS OF HIGH AND LOW DENSITY BANDS IN PORITES CORAL SKELETONS, MYRMIDON REEF, GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA
FOUKE, Kyle W.1, TODOROV, Lauren G.2, SIVAGURU, Mayandi3, KINGSFORD, Michael J.4, FRIED, Glenn3, FRIED, Ellamae5, FOUKE, Kaitlyn E.6, TROP, Jeffrey M.7 and FOUKE, Bruce W.8, (1)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Bucknell University, 701 Moore Ave, Lewisburg, PA 17837; Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, (2)School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801; Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, (3)Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, (4)School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Drive, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia, (5)Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801; Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1301 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, (6)Department of Biology, Denison University, 100 W College St, Granville, OH 43023, (7)Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Bucknell University, 701 Moore Ave, Lewisburg, PA 17837, (8)Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1206 W Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801; School of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801; Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1301 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
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