694 Soil Mineralogy: Reactions and Transformations: I (includes Graduate Student Competition)/ Div. S09 Business Meeting

Oral Session
S09 Soil Mineralogy
Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 8:55 AM-12:00 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 361AB

Presiding:
B.D. Lee
8:55 AM
Introductory Remarks
9:00 AM
Rare Earth Elements and their Role in Assessing Soil Genesis.
Michael Aide, Southeast Missouri State University; Wesley Mueller, Southeast Missouri State University
9:30 AM
Experimental and Numerical Assessment of Basalt Weathering Rates under Different Environmental Conditions.
Katerina Dontsova, Biosphere 2; Carl Steefel, Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Lab.; Aaron Thompson, Univ. of Arizona; Jon Chorover, Univ. of Arizona
9:45 AM
Clay Mineral Transformation In Fire-Affected Forest Soil of Northern Alabama.
Maria Nobles, Alabama A&M University; Monday Mbila, Alabama A&M Univ.
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
Mössbauer Spectra of Synthetic Aluminum Substituted Maghemites (γ-Fe2-xAlxO3).
Antonio Costa, Universidade Estadual de Maringa; Marcelo Batista, The Ohio State University; Andrea Paesano Jr., Universidade Estadual de Maringá; Jerry Bigham, Ohio State Univ., Columbus; Ivan G. Souza Junior, Universidade Estadual de Maringa; Graciele Berndt, Universidade Estadual de Maringaá
10:30 AM
Comparison of Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Asian Dust Collected In Korea and China during 2005 - 2007.
Chan-Won Park, Rural Development Administration; Sang-Gun Ha, Rural Development Administration; Seung-Oh Hur, Rural Development Administration; Yong-Sun Zhang, Rural Development Administration; Hang-Yeon Woen, Rural Development Administration; Jeong-Gyu Kim, Korea University; Seunghun Hyun, Korea University
10:45 AM
Div. S09 Business Meeting
12:00 PM
Adjourn