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GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Sunday, 15 October 2023

7:00 AM-8:00 AM

New GSA Members - Welcome Coffee
Allegheny Overlook (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

7:30 AM-8:30 AM

OTF Grab and Go breakfast
403 /404 / 405 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

7:30 AM-5:00 PM

GSA Communications Interview Room
313 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Environmental and Engineering Geology Division Business Meeting
411 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

8:00 AM-11:30 AM

American Geosciences Institute Board of Directors Meeting
Butler East (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

1
D4. Economic Geology: Ore Deposits and Extractions Related to Critical Minerals
333 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
2
D8. Paleontology: Diversity, Extinction, and Origination I
306 / 307 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
3
T24. Field-Based Geoscience Education I: Advances in Research, Program Evaluation, Pedagogy, and Curriculum
328 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
4
T38. Inclusive Geoscience Teaching for Today’s Students
330 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
6
T59. Microbotanical and Macrobotanical Analyses in Geoarchaeology I: Approaches, Methods, and Applications
334 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
7
T64. Celebrating the Diverse Utility of Conodonts in the Birthplace of the Color Alteration Index, the Appalachian Basin: Integrated Studies of the Biosphere, Stratigraphy, and Geochemistry
303 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
8
T66. Evolution of the Western Interior Basin: New Advances and Fresh Perspectives
301 / 302 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
9
T67. The Early Paleozoic I: Radiations, Extinctions, and Environment
304 / 305 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
10
T86. Subduction Zone Processes in the Evolution of Ophiolites, Continental Crust, and Orogenic Belts I
327 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
11
T88. Urban Geochemistry
325 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
12
T97. Investigating Earth’s Past, Present, and Future with Continental Scientific Drilling
324 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
13
T98. Geomorphology and Interdisciplinary Science I: In Memory of Edward A. Keller
310 / 311 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
14
T100. Advancements in the Science and Management of Wildfire Impacts on the Critical Zone
317 / 318 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
15
T114. Impact Cratering Across the Solar System
323 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
16
T135. The Past, Present, and Future of the Digital Data Revolution and Its Effect on the Geosciences
335 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
17
T140. Hydrothermal Systems and Their Geologic Records
319 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
18
T154. A Session in Honor of Georges Calas, Professor Emeritus, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, and 2023 Roebling Medalist of the Mineralogical Society of America I
315 / 316 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
19
T167. New Insights into Controls on the Behavior of Orogenic Systems and their Associated Basins
326 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
20
T173. Maximum Depositional Ages (MDAs) from Detrital Mineral Geochronology: Recent Advances in Sampling, Experimental Designs, Interpretive Tacts, and Chronostratigraphic Applications
320 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

8:00 AM-12:10 PM

5
T41. Cycles of Climate and Layers of Time I: The Scientific Legacies of Roger Y. Anderson and Walter E. Dean, Jr.
321 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

GeoCareers Corner
403 /404 / 405 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

8:00 AM-5:30 PM

Poster Hall - Authors Present Sun-Wed 9-11a.m. or 3:30-5:30p.m.
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
21
D1. Advances in Geomorphology and Quaternary Geology (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
22
D8. Paleontology: Diversity, Extinction, and Origination (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
23
D22. Recent Developments in Biogeography and Biostratigraphy (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
24
T2. Emerging Voices in Energy Geology Research: Contributions from Students and Early Career Professionals (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
25
T3. The Changing Landscape of Energy Geology (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
26
T5. Carbon and Hydrogen Storage in Geologic Systems (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
27
T8. Critical Research on Critical Minerals in Western North America (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
28
T9. Regional Characterization of Critical Mineral Potential (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
29
T10. Characterization of Critical Metals in Unconventional Ores to Inform Recovery Potential (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
30
T16. No Well Left Behind: Quantifying Impacts and Improving Management of Active, Abandoned, and Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells to Safeguard Air, Water, and Land Resources (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
31
T19. Environmental and Engineering Geology Division: Poster Session for Graduate and Undergraduate Students (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
32
T21. Environmental and Engineering Geology Division (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
33
T27. Making Sense of Methodologies and Theoretical Frameworks in Geoscience Education Research (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
34
T66. Evolution of the Western Interior Basin: New Advances and Fresh Perspectives (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
35
T88. Urban Geochemistry (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
36
T91. Advances in Non-Traditional Stable Isotope Measurements and Utility as Proxies in Modern and Paleo-Settings (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
37
T92. Geologic Fluids: Agents of Change (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
38
T101. Geomorphic Evolution of River Corridors in the Eastern United States, Pleistocene to Anthropocene (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
39
T105. Quaternary Glaciations of the Great Lakes Region: Progress in Understanding Sediments, Landforms, Chronology, and Landscape Evolution through Space and Time (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
40
T110. Creative Contributions in Volcanology and Petrology: In Honor of Katharine V. Cashman, Recipient of the 2023 Distinguished Geological Career Award from the Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology and Volcanology Division (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
41
T125. Karst Hazards and Monitoring (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
42
T126. Characterization of Karst Aquifers Using Chemical, Biological, and Hydrogeological Data (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
43
T131. New Advances in Geobiology (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
44
T132. New Voices in Geobiology (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
45
T133. New Advances in the Study of Microbialites (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
46
T135. The Past, Present, and Future of the Digital Data Revolution and Its Effect on the Geosciences (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
47
T136. Current Research in Coastal Processes and Shoreline Change (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
48
T144. Showcase of Undergraduate Research in Hydrogeology (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
49
Are We Alone in the Universe? The Science and Strategies to Search for Evidence of Past Life on Earth, in the Solar System, and Beyond: In Memory of Jack Farmer—Father of Exopaleontology, Face of Astrobiology, Teacher to Thousands Around the World (Posters)
Hall B (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

8:30 AM-9:30 AM

GSA International-hosted Business Meeting
Crawford East (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)

9:00 AM-1:00 PM

GeoCareers Day **Ticketed Event**
Ballroom A (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

9:45 AM-11:30 AM

Outdoor Afro & GSA Riverwalk!

Description: Outdoor Afro is a national organization dedicated to reconnecting Black people and Black communities to nature. Join Outdoor Afro’s Pittsburgh chapter and fellow GSA members for a leisurely riverwalk and non-expert-level discussion of geoscience. Participants will meet at the East Lobby of the David L Lawrence Convention Center and then depart from there for a walk along the river. Participants will end the event at the East Lobby of the David L Lawrence Convention Center.

East Lobby (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

10:00 AM-3:00 PM

Drop-in Mentoring
403 /404 / 405 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
Resume/CV Review
403 /404 / 405 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

10:30 AM-11:45 AM

Presidential Photoshoot with Fellows
Ballroom B/C (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

11:00 AM-1:30 PM

GSA Hydrogeology Division Management Board Meeting I
412 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

GSA Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony: Christopher (Chuck) Bailey: Geoscience at the Confluence
Ballroom B/C (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
GSA Presidential Address: Christopher (Chuck) Bailey, "Geoscience at the Confluence"
Ballroom B/C (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
Success in Publishing
403 /404 / 405 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

12:15 PM-12:45 PM

GSA Student Volunteer Technical Session Coordinator Training
306 / 307 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

GSA Session Chair Orientation
306 / 307 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

50
D8. Paleontology: Diversity, Extinction, and Origination II
306 / 307 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
51
D16. Recent Advances in Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography
330 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
52
T13. Characteristics, Reactivity and Role of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in Elemental Cycling in the Environment
333 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
53
T24. Field-Based Geoscience Education II: Advances in Research, Program Evaluation, Pedagogy, and Curriculum
328 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
54
T41. Cycles of Climate and Layers of Time II: The Scientific Legacies of Roger Y. Anderson and Walter E. Dean, Jr.
321 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
55
T50. These Old Mountains Still Got It: Natural Hazards of the Evolving Appalachian Mountain Belt
317 / 318 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
56
T59. Microbotanical and Macrobotanical Analyses in Geoarchaeology II: Approaches, Methods, and Applications
334 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
57
T65. Future Leaders in Paleontology
303 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
58
T67. The Early Paleozoic II: Radiations, Extinctions, and Environment
304 / 305 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
59
T86. Subduction Zone Processes in the Evolution of Ophiolites, Continental Crust, and Orogenic Belts II
327 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
60
T98. Geomorphology and Interdisciplinary Science II: In Memory of Edward A. Keller
310 / 311 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
61
T107. Appalachian Paleozoic Stratigraphy and Tectonics: A Special Session to Honor the Career of Richard (Rick) Diecchio
329 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
62
T113. Recent Advances in Soil and Paleosol Science
320 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
63
T122. Planetary Exploration and Education: How We Learn about Our Solar System and Beyond
323 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
64
T136. Current Research in Coastal Processes and Shoreline Change
325 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
65
T141. Arsenic, Fluoride, and Other Geogenic Contaminants in Groundwater: Advances in Application of Data Science, Machine Learning for Risk Assessment and Monitoring for Sustainable Mitigation of Associated Health Hazards
319 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
66
T149. Geologic Carbon Storage
324 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
67
T154. A Session in Honor of Georges Calas, Professor Emeritus, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, and 2023 Roebling Medalist of the Mineralogical Society of America II
315 / 316 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
68
T160. Convergent Margin Systems
326 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
69
Are We Alone in the Universe? The Science and Strategies to Search for Evidence of Past Life on Earth, in the Solar System, and Beyond: In Memory of Jack Farmer—Father of Exopaleontology, Face of Astrobiology, Teacher to Thousands Around the World
335 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

Ethnicity and Identity Meetup: GeoCommunidad. Join other Latinx geoscientists for informal conversation and snacks!
410 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

American Geosciences Institute Board of Directors Training
Butler East (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)

2:30 PM-3:15 PM

70
Toward Collaborative Solutions: Advancing Environmental Justice Through Local Engagement
Ballroom B/C (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

2:30 PM-4:00 PM

National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) and USGS Field Education Forum
Somerset (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)

3:00 PM-5:00 PM

Geology and Society Division Board and Membership Meeting
Crawford East (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

Ethnicity and Identity Meetup: Indigenous and Native American in Geoscience. An informal gathering of Indigenous geoscientists in which Indigenous values are respected and upheld.
410 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

4:00 PM-5:30 PM

Keck Geology Consortium Workshop.
331 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

GSA Fireside Chats Circle Sunday
Hall A (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
GSA HQ Pavilion
Hall A (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
GSA Resource and Innovation Center Opening Reception
Hall A (David L Lawrence Convention Center)
Jack Farmer Reception
335 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

5:30 PM-7:30 PM

GSA Geochronology Division Board Meeting
Pennsylvania East (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)

6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Keck Geology Consortium Rep Meeting
Fayette (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)

6:30 PM-8:00 PM

GSA Continental Scientific Drilling Division Town Hall and Reception
413/414 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

6:30 PM-8:30 PM

GSA President's Reception (By Invitation)
Westmoreland (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)
StraboSpot Reception:  Introducing StraboMicro and StraboSpot2
Washington (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)

6:30 PM-10:30 PM

Paleontological Society (PS) Business Meeting and Awards Reception Buffet **Ticketed Event**
Ballroom A (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

New Terranes: Where Geoscience, Society, and Policy Come Together (Networking Event)
The Standard Market and Pint House

7:00 PM-9:30 PM

Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology, Board Meeting
Cambria East (The Westin Pittsburgh Hotel)
Student and Early Career Night at the Museum **Ticketed Event**
Senator John Heinz History Center