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Discipline Session					D2. Recent Advances in Paleontology (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM		D1. Recent Advances in Geomorphology, Marine Geology, and Mineralogy (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM
Events				Exhibit Hall 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Opening Reception 5:00 PM-7:00 PM	Session Chair Orientation 7:15 AM-7:30 AM Geoscience Career Program Workshop Part 1: Career Planning and Informational Interviewing 9:00 AM-10:00 AM Geoscience Career Program Workshop Part 2: Geoscience Career Exploration 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Jeremy Lancaster, California State Geologist and Director of the California Geological Survey: Post-fire Geohazard Risk Management in California’s Warming Climate 11:15 AM-12:15 PM	Roy J. Shlemon Mentors Program in Applied Geoscience 12:00 PM-1:30 PM CANCELLED National Science Foundation (NSF) Lunchtime Q&A. NSF Program Director Rachel Teasdale (GEO-Earth Sciences) will share information about NSF, including new changes Earth Sciences (EAR) programs, new and ongoing award opportunities, tips for proposal preparation and information about the proposal review process. There will be lots of time for Q&A and discussion. Please come learn more about ways to engage with NSF! 12:15 PM-1:15 PM Geology Club Meetup 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Career Networking Meet & Greet – Connect with professionals in the field! 2:30 PM-3:30 PM GSA Town Hall (Open Bar) 5:45 PM-6:45 PM Student Pizza Party sponsored by Groundwater Resources Association, Sacramento 6:00 PM-8:00 PM	Session Chair Orientation 7:15 AM-7:30 AM Geoscience Career Program Workshop Part 3: Cover Letters, Résumés, and CVs 9:00 AM-10:00 AM	Cal State System Geoscience Department Roundtable: This is an open forum to discuss how geoscience departments in the California State University are being affected by state-level budget cuts. 12:00 PM-1:30 PM John Mann Mentors Program in Applied Hydrogeology 12:00 PM-1:30 PM LGBTQ+ Meetup 5:00 PM-7:00 PM GSA Cordilleran Section Business Meeting 5:30 PM-6:30 PM	Session Chair Orientation 7:15 AM-7:30 AM
Field Trips	Sold Out The Iconic Subduction Interface-Forearc Triad: Franciscan Complex, Coast Range Ophiolite, Great Valley Group. 8:00 AM-5:00 PM	Sutter Buttes Volcanic Field Trip. 7:00 AM-5:00 PM Sold Out The Iconic Subduction Interface-Forearc Triad: Franciscan Complex, Coast Range Ophiolite, Great Valley Group. 8:00 AM-5:00 PM	Sutter Buttes Volcanic Field Trip. 7:00 AM-5:00 PM Cancelled Vineyards on Volcanoes: Clear Lake Volcanic Field. 7:00 AM-8:00 PM Sold Out The Iconic Subduction Interface-Forearc Triad: Franciscan Complex, Coast Range Ophiolite, Great Valley Group. 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Groundwater: California’s Hidden Water Supply. 8:00 AM-6:00 PM Active Tectonics of Napa Valley. 8:00 AM-6:30 PM							Sold Out The Birth, Growth, and Burial of the Enigmatic Triassic–Jurassic Arc System of the Sierra Nevada Foothills. 4:00 PM-6:00 PM	A Geologic Excursion through the Sierra Foothills Metamorphic Belt along the Historic Amador Central Railroad. 7:00 AM-6:00 PM Sold Out Forearc Volcanism and Mantle Peridotites of the Coast Range Ophiolite, Stonyford California. 7:00 AM-7:00 PM Cretaceous Methane Seep Ecosystems of the Forearc. 8:00 AM-3:00 PM Sold Out The Birth, Growth, and Burial of the Enigmatic Triassic–Jurassic Arc System of the Sierra Nevada Foothills. 8:00 AM-6:00 PM	Sold Out The Birth, Growth, and Burial of the Enigmatic Triassic–Jurassic Arc System of the Sierra Nevada Foothills. 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Short Courses			Basic Borehole Geophysical Logs 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Practical Paleomagnetism. 9:00 AM-4:00 PM						Ground Penetrating Radar - Principles, Practice and Processing 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Theme Sessions					Investigations of Hydrologic Resources in the Cordillera 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Mysteries of the Sierra Nevada 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Tectonics and Magmatism in the Modern and Ancestral Cascades Volcanic Arc I 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Critical and Metallic Resources of the American Cordillera 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Critical and Metallic Resources of the American Cordillera (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Mysteries of the Sierra Nevada (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Undergraduate Research Posters I 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Undergraduate Research Posters II 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Urban Estuary: Lake Merritt, Jewel of Oakland (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM	Cordilleran Tectonics: Integrating Field and Analytical Approaches 1:30 PM-5:30 PM Tectonics and Magmatism in the Modern and Ancestral Cascades Volcanic Arc II 1:30 PM-5:30 PM Urban Estuary: Lake Merritt, Jewel of Oakland 1:30 PM-5:30 PM	Hydrogeologic Basin Characterization: Integrated Approaches Using Geophysical, Geochemical, Geologic, and Hydrologic Methods 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Cordilleran and Other Orogenic Belt Evolution from Components to Whole 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Tectonic Controls on Cenozoic Magmatism in the Cordillera 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Bridging the Gap: Strategies for Preparing Geoscience Students for the Workforce from K-12 to Career 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Hydrogeologic Basin Characterization: Integrated Approaches Using Geophysical, Geochemical, Geologic, and Hydrologic Methods (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Investigations of Hydrologic Resources in the Cordillera (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Volcanic and Plutonic Connections in Cordilleran Arcs: Integrating Studies from Extinct and Active Systems (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Undergraduate and Graduate Geoscience Student Lightning Talk Showcase (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Cordilleran Tectonics: Integrating Field and Analytical Approaches I (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM Cordilleran Tectonics: Integrating Field and Analytical Approaches II (Posters) 8:00 AM-5:30 PM	Mesozoic-Cenozoic Orogenesis Along the Pacific Northwest Cordilleran Margin 1:30 PM-5:30 PM Volcanic and Plutonic Connections in Cordilleran Arcs: Integrating Studies from Extinct and Active Systems 1:30 PM-5:30 PM Undergraduate and Graduate Geoscience Student Lightning Talk Showcase (Lightning Talks) 1:30 PM-5:30 PM	Plumes, Ophiolites and Oceanic Crust: Honoring the Scientific Contributions of John W. Shervais 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Evolution of Plutons and Batholiths at Different Crustal Levels 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Earthquake Hazards in Applied Geology 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Quaternary Geology of the Great Central Valley of California: What Have We Learned in the Past 60 Years? 8:00 AM-12:00 PM Mesozoic-Cenozoic Orogenesis Along the Pacific Northwest Cordilleran Margin (Posters) 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Cordilleran and Other Orogenic Belt Evolution from Components to Whole (Posters) 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Plumes, Ophiolites and Oceanic Crust: Honoring the Scientific Contributions of John W. Shervais (Posters) 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Carbon Mineralization Potential of Ultramafic and Ophiolitic Units (Posters) 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Earthquake Hazards in Applied Geology (Posters) 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Bridging the Gap: Strategies for Preparing Geoscience Students for the Workforce from K-12 to Career (Posters) 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Quaternary Geology of the Great Central Valley of California: What Have We Learned in the Past 60 Years? (Posters) 8:00 AM-4:00 PM Evolution of Plutons and Batholiths at Different Crustal Levels (Posters) 8:00 AM-4:00 PM

Cordilleran Section - 121st Annual Meeting - 2025