Program: Topical Sessions

Oral Session

122 T2. Coastal and Aeolian Geomorphology Processes and Landforms
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division)

Presiding: Chris Houser

Oral Session

123 T13. Sediment in Fluvial Systems: Production, Transport, and Storage at the Watershed Scale I
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division)

Presiding: L. Allan James , Michael Slattery and Mark Fonstad

Oral Session

124 T32. Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate Systems: Mixing through Time and Space
(GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM); Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Jason M. Francis and André W. Droxler

Oral Session

125 T44. Deep Time Earth Life Observatories (DETELOs): Focusing on Critical Transitions in the History of Life
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Lisa E. Park and David J. Bottjer

Oral Session

126 T49. What Good Are (Fossil) Plants Anyway? New Methods for Investigating Old Problems
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Caroline A.E. Stromberg and Matthew J. Kohn

Oral Session

127 T51. Neontological Solutions to Paleontological Problems: Actualistic Studies of the Morphology, Behavior, and Ecology of Modern Analogs for Ancient Organisms
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Daniel I. Hembree , Brian Platt and Jon J. Smith

Oral Session

128 T65. Late Jurassic to Recent Geodynamic Evolution of the Caribbean Region
(GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Sandra J. Wyld and James E. Wright

Oral Session

129 T73. Advances in Discontinuum Numerical Modeling in the Study of Earth Structure and Deformation
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division)

Presiding: Julia K. Morgan , Patrick J. McGovern and David Sparks

Oral Session

130 T75. Modes of Lithospheric Extension: Oceanic and Continental Core Complexes
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA International Division)

Presiding: Yildirim Dilek and Elena A. Miranda

Oral Session

131 T87. Magnetism of Sedimentary Rocks and Sediments
(GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Sedimentology Division, GSA Limnogeology Division, GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Kenneth P. Kodama , John W. Geissman and R. Douglas Elmore

Oral Session

132 T93. Environmental Mineralogy
(Mineralogical Society of America; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Peter J. Heaney and Jeffrey Post

Oral Session

133 T99. The Geology of Small Volcanic Vents and Their Associated Vent Fields throughout the Solar System
(GSA Planetary Geology Division)

Presiding: Jacob Bleacher and Scott Hughes

Oral Session

134 T101. Geological and Geophysical Remote Sensing Applications for Earth, the Moon, and Mars
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Engineering Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Dean Riley and Wendy Calvin

Oral Session

135 T135. Military Geology in the 21st Century
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Russell S. Harmon and Christopher Gellasch

Oral Session

136 T153. Isotopic Tracers in Deep Groundwater Basins
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Jean E. Moran and Glen Snyder

Oral Session

137 T155. Mercury Cycling, Fate, and Bioaccumulation in Coastal Zones: The Next Big Stage for Mercury Research?
(GSA Hydrogeology Division)

Presiding: David P. Krabbenhoft and Robert P. Mason

Oral Session

138 T166. Fault Seals or Conduits? Insights from Hydrologic and Petroleum Systems
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Victor F. Bense and Mark Austin Person

Oral Session

139 T203. Geology and Health Issues in Texas, Mexico, and Beyond
(GSA Geology and Health Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Robert B. Finkelman and Suzette A. Morman

Oral Session

140 T206. Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Successful Models I
(GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Roman Czujko and Marilyn J. Suiter

Poster Session

148 T2. Coastal and Aeolian Geomorphology Processes and Landforms (Posters)
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division)

Presiding: Chris Houser

Poster Session

149 T4. Oceanic Geohazards: Distribution, Controls, and Risks (Posters)
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Brandon Dugan and Julia Morgan

Poster Session

150 T18. Soil Geomorphology and Chronosequences (Posters)
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S05 Pedology; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Scott Burns

Poster Session

151 T26. Lake Cores: Climate Change and Tectonics (Posters)
(GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division)

Presiding: Kevin M. Bohacs and Elizabeth H. Gierlowski-Kordesch

Poster Session

152 T31. The Future of Sedimentary Geology: Student Research (Posters)
(Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM); Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Daniel Larsen

Poster Session

153 T49. What Good Are (Fossil) Plants Anyway? New Methods for Investigating Old Problems (Posters)
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Caroline A.E. Stromberg and Matthew J. Kohn

Poster Session

154 T65. Late Jurassic to Recent Geodynamic Evolution of the Caribbean Region (Posters)
(GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Sandra J. Wyld and James E. Wright

Poster Session

155 T112. Landslide Inventories, Landslide Hazards, Databases, and Mapping: Status of Information and Progress toward a Shared Standard (Posters)
(GSA Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Association of American State Geologists; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Helen L. Delano and Lynn M. Highland

Poster Session

156 T123. Real-Time, In-Field Geochemical Analysis: Current Capabilities and Future Prospects (Posters)
(International Association of GeoChemistry; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Nancy J. McMillan , Russell S. Harmon and April Ulery

Poster Session

157 T140. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Undergraduate Research (Posters)
(Sigma Gamma Epsilon)

Presiding: Richard Ford , Donald Neal and Charles Mankin

Poster Session

158 T177. Disseminating Hands-on Geological Knowledge and Creating a Greater Awareness for the Environment: Emphasis on the Involvement of Undergraduates and K–12 Students (Posters)
(GSA Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Nazrul I. Khandaker and Stanley Schleifer

Oral Session

163 T5. Coastal Tectonics of the Pacific Rim: Geomorphology, Structure, and Hazards
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies; GSA Geophysics Division)

Presiding: Jeff Marshall and Peter Sak

Oral Session

164 T10. Ancient Polar Ecosystems and Environments: Proxies for Understanding Climate Change and Global Warming
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Anthony Fiorillo and Paul McCarthy

Oral Session

165 T13. Sediment in Fluvial Systems: Production, Transport, and Storage at the Watershed Scale II
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division)

Presiding: L. Allan James , Michael Slattery and Mark Fonstad

Oral Session

166 T20. Assessment of Speleothem Paleoenvironment Proxies Using Studies in Modern Karst Systems
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Jay Banner and Isabel Montanez

Oral Session

167 T33. Mesozoic Sedimentary Basins as Archives of Mexican Magmatic History and Paleogeography
(GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Elena Centeno García , Timothy F. Lawton and Ira A. Bradford

Oral Session

168 T52. Paleontological and Sedimentological Consequences of Calcite and Aragonite Sea Dynamics
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Paul D. Taylor , Mark A. Wilson and Noel P. James

Oral Session

169 T55. Phylogenetic Perspectives on Assembling the Tree of Life in Deep Time
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Colin D. Sumrall , Christopher Brochu and Talia Karim

Oral Session

170 T91. Strengthening Links between Metamorphic Conditions and Time: New Advances in High-Temperature Geochronology and Tracing P-T-t Paths of Metamorphic Terranes
(Mineralogical Society of America)

Presiding: Thomas J. Lapen , Andrew Kylander-Clark and Erik Scherer

Oral Session

171 T102. Water-Rock Interaction on Mars: Spacecraft Data, Meteorites, Models, and Analogs
(Mineralogical Society of America; Lunar and Planetary Institute)

Presiding: Allan H. Treiman , Bradley L. Jolliff and Susan Brantley

Oral Session

172 T143. The Origin of Mima Mounds and Similar Micro-Relief Features: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
(GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S05 Pedology; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Donald Johnson and Rolfe D. Mandel

Oral Session

173 T148. Management and Protection of Regional Karst Aquifers
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Eve L. Kuniansky and Lynne S. Fahlquist

Oral Session

174 T154. Managed Underground Storage of Recoverable Water
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: William S. Logan and Jean M. Bahr

Oral Session

175 T174. Teaching and Learning about Complex Earth Systems: Effective Strategies in Undergraduate Classrooms and Teacher Development Programs
(GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Karen McNeal and Bruce Herbert

Oral Session

176 T206. Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Successful Models II
(GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Roman Czujko and Marilyn J. Suiter

Oral Session

181 T6. Estuarine and Fjord Sedimentary Processes in Modern and Holocene Systems
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Gulf Coast SEPM; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Timothy Dellapenna and Julia Wellner

Oral Session

182 T25. Terrestrial Response to Climate Variability during the Medieval Warm Period: Lakes, Tree-Rings, and Human Adaptation
(GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division)

Presiding: Kenneth D. Adams , David M. Miller and Edward R. Cook

Oral Session

183 T46. Leaving Traces—Making Marks I: In Honor of H. Allen Curran
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Neil Tibert and Bosiljka Glumac

Oral Session

184 T74. Models of Folding and Structural History of Shale Basins
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: John H. Shaw , Stuart Hardy , Chris A. Guzofski , David D. Pollard , Julia F. W. Gale and Terry Engelder

Oral Session

185 T77. Recent Advances in the Understanding of Adirondack and Southern Grenville Province Tectonics I: In Honor of James McLelland
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Graham B. Baird , Catherine Shrady and Bruce Selleck

Oral Session

186 T78. From the Forearc to the Foreland: Contrasting Tectonics, Paleogeography, and Paleoenvironments of the North American Cretaceous
(GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM); Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Claudia Schroder-Adams and James Haggart

Oral Session

187 T96. Planetary Pummeling: Cataclysmic Bombardment of the Solar System as Catastrophe, Catalyst, Cauldron, and Crucible
(GSA Planetary Geology Division)

Presiding: Stephen Mojzsis and Barbara Cohen

Oral Session

188 T145. From Quaternary Geology and Physical Volcanology to Geoarchaeology and Paleoanthropology: A Memorial to Harold E. Malde
(GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; U.S. Geological Survey; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Joshua M. Feinberg , Robert Jarrett and Joseph Liddicoat

Oral Session

189 T147. Innovative Methods for Investigating Flow and Transport in Karst Systems I
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Barbara Mahler and Pierre-Yves Jeannin

Oral Session

190 T160. Hydrogeophysics: Characterization and Monitoring of Subsurface Parameters and Processes
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geophysics Division)

Presiding: Kamini Singha , Fred Day-Lewis and Adam Pidlisecky

Oral Session

191 T176. The Human Connection with Planet Earth: What is it and Why is it Important?
(National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Suzanne M. Smaglik and Edward Nuhfer

Oral Session

192 T209. Forensic Geology

Presiding: Cherukupalli E. Nehru

Poster Session

198 T35. Paleozoic Oceanographic and Climatic Changes: Evidence from Seawater Geochemistry and Sedimentology Records (Posters)
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Ganqing Jiang and Uwe Brand

Poster Session

199 T36. The Astronomically Forced Sedimentary Record: From Geologic Time Scales to Lunar-Tidal History (Posters)
(GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Linda A. Hinnov and James G. Ogg

Poster Session

200 T90. Whole Earth Systems Science: New Perspectives on the “Rock Cycle” from the Deep Earth to the Atmosphere to Life (Posters)
(Geochemical Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Cin-Ty Lee , Andreas Luttge , Adrian Lenardic and Gerald Dickens

Poster Session

201 T94. Nano-Phases and Nano-Structures in Earth Environments (Posters)
(Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Huifang Xu and Yifeng Wang

Poster Session

202 T174. Teaching and Learning about Complex Earth Systems: Effective Strategies in Undergraduate Classrooms and Teacher Development Programs (Posters)
(GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Karen McNeal and Bruce Herbert

Oral Session

206 T8. Late Quaternary of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Margin: Climate Change, Sea-Level Change, and the Depositional Record
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division)

Presiding: Mike Blum

Oral Session

207 T9. Crises on the Reefs? Anticipating the Effects of Global Warming on Reefs by Reference to the Fossil Record—Is the Past Really the Key to the Present in the New Field of Conservation Paleobiology?
(Paleontological Society; Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM); Paleontologic Research Institute; Cushman Foundation; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Claudia C. Johnson , Jere Lipps , George D. Stanley and Dennis Hubbard

Oral Session

208 T21. Lakes, Playas, and Soils
(GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division)

Presiding: Elizabeth H. Gierlowski-Kordesch

Oral Session

209 T36. The Astronomically Forced Sedimentary Record: From Geologic Time Scales to Lunar-Tidal History
(GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Linda A. Hinnov and James G. Ogg

Oral Session

210 T46. Leaving Traces—Making Marks II: In Honor of H. Allen Curran
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Neil Tibert and Bosiljka Glumac

Oral Session

211 T63. Foreland Basins: Their Tectonic Setting, Structural Geology, Sedimentology, and Economic Significance
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division)

Presiding: Ibrahim Çemen , James Puckette and Darwin Boardman

Oral Session

212 T77. Recent Advances in the Understanding of Adirondack and Southern Grenville Province Tectonics II: In Honor of James McLelland
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Graham B. Baird , Catherine Shrady and Bruce Selleck

Oral Session

213 T86. Reconciling Geologic and Geodetic Rates of Deformation
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Kurt L. Frankel and Frank J. Pazzaglia

Oral Session

214 T110. Analog Sites and Field Exercises for Training Planetary Field Geologists
(GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: W. Brent Garry and Jacob E. Bleacher

Oral Session

215 T132. Biofilms and Biomineralization: Evidence from Ancient and Modern Systems
(GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Penelope J. Boston and Leslie A. Melim

Oral Session

216 T142. Soils as Components of Archaeological Landscapes
(GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S05 Pedology; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Rolfe D. Mandel , Art Bettis III and Vance Holliday

Oral Session

217 T147. Innovative Methods for Investigating Flow and Transport in Karst Systems II
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Barbara Mahler and Pierre-Yves Jeannin

Oral Session

218 T163. Groundwater Flow in Coastal Ecosystems
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Alicia M. Wilson and William P. Anderson Jr

Oral Session

219 T167. Combined Use of Groundwater and Optimization Models to Address Groundwater Management Challenges: Case Studies and Innovative Solution Approaches
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Paul M. Barlow and David P. Ahlfeld

Oral Session

220 T171. The Gulf of Mexico as a Geologic Laboratory: Making New Links in Depositional Systems from the Coastal Plain to Deep Water
(GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Russell F. Dubiel and Angela McDonnell

Oral Session

221 T175. What Should Students be Learning in Our Geology Classrooms?
(GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Dexter Perkins and Karl Wirth

Oral Session

227 T7. The Mississippi River Delta as a Natural Laboratory for Evaluating Coastal Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Innovations in Transgressive Coastal Management: Shea Penland Memorial Session
(U.S. Geological Survey; Louisiana Department of Natural Resources; Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences; New Orleans Geological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Michael D. Miner and James G. Flocks

Oral Session

228 T11. Global Warming Science: Implications for Geoscientists, Educators, and Policy Makers I
(GSA Geoscience Education Division; The American Quaternary Association (AMQUA); GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Gulf Coast A)

Presiding: George T. Stone and Andrew M. Buddington

Oral Session

229 T30. River-Dominated Continental Margin Processes: Modern and Ancient
(GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Section SEPM, GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Janok P. Bhattacharya , Liviu Giosan , Timothy M. Dellapenna and Mead A. Allison

Oral Session

230 T35. Paleozoic Oceanographic and Climatic Changes: Evidence from Seawater Geochemistry and Sedimentology Records I
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Ganqing Jiang and Uwe Brand

Oral Session

231 T40. After the Last Ammonite and before the First Horse: Patterns of Ecological and Climatic Change during the Paleocene
(Paleontological Society; Denver Museum of Nature & Science)

Presiding: Kirk R. Johnson and Ian Miller

Oral Session

232 T42. Breaking the Curve: Historical Development, Current State, and Future Prospects for Understanding Local and Regional Processes Governing Global Diversity I
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Leigh M. Fall , Jocelyn Sessa , Austin J.W. Hendy and Thomas D. Olszewski

Oral Session

233 T59. EarthScope: Bringing Geology and Geophysics Together to Study the 4-D Evolution of the Lithosphere
(GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Anne Trehu , G. Randy Keller and Ben van der Pluijm

Oral Session

234 T79. The Himalayan Orogen and Rise of the Tibetan Plateau: An Earth Systems Approach to the Tectonic and Landscape Evolution of Asia
(GSA International Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA History of Geology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological )

Presiding: Paul T. Robinson and Yildirim Dilek

Oral Session

235 T80. Antarctic Science in the International Polar Year—Geologic Evolution of the Antarctic Peninsula: Changes in Tectonics, Biota, and Climate over Time
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Eugene W. Domack and Amy Leventer

Oral Session

236 T88. Evolution of Simple Granite Systems (Haplogranites) and Rhyolites: A 50th Anniversary Perspective of the Tuttle and Bowen Studies
(Mineralogical Society of America)

Presiding: Bruce William Chappell , Francois Holtz and David London

Oral Session

237 T104. The Role of Field Geology and Geophysics in the Return to the Moon
(GSA Planetary Geology Division; Field Exploration and Analysis Team (FEAT))

Presiding: Mark Helper and Arthur Snoke

Oral Session

238 T136. Sulfates in the Solar System
(GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Stephen E. Grasby and Penny Morris

Oral Session

239 T139. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment I
(International Association of GeoChemistry; GSA Hydrogeology Division)

Presiding: LeeAnn Munk , W.B. Lyons and David Long

Oral Session

240 T146. Hypogenic Karst: Shedding Light on Once Poorly Understood Hydrologic and Morphologic Features
(National Cave and Karst Research Institute; GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Lewis A. Land and Geary Schindel

Oral Session

241 T152. In Situ Approaches for Measuring Biodegradation Potential and Rates in Subsurface Environments
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Isabelle Cozzarelli and Michelle Lorah

Oral Session

242 T162. Advances in Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Investigations of Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: M. Bayani Cardenas , Audrey Hucks Sawyer and Brad D. Wolaver

Oral Session

243 T184. Advances in Using Recent and Emerging Technologies to Facilitate Learning of the Geosciences in the Classroom, Laboratory, and Field
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Thomas D. Hoisch and Mark Manone

Oral Session

244 T187. Research on Geoscience Teaching and Learning in Experiential Environments
(National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Eric M. Riggs and Joe T. Elkins

Oral Session

245 T207. Alpine Concepts in Geology and the Evolution of Geological Thought
(GSA History of Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA International Division; GSA Geophysics Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers)

Presiding: Yildirim Dilek , W. G. Ernst and Giovanni B. Piccardo

Oral Session

335 T17. Integration of Soils and Geomorphology in Deserts: A Tribute to the 50 Years of Soil Research of Dan Yaalon
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S05 Pedology; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Rivka Amit , Eric McDonald and Yehouda Enzel

Poster Session

250 T37. The Western Interior Seaway (Posters)
(Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Dee Ann Cooper and Roger W. Cooper

Poster Session

251 T59. EarthScope: Bringing Geology and Geophysics Together to Study the 4-D Evolution of the Lithosphere (Posters)
(GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Anne Trehu , G. Randy Keller and Ben van der Pluijm

Poster Session

252 T97. Terrestrial Impact Structures: Origin, Structure, and Evolution (Posters)
(GSA Planetary Geology Division; International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP); GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Christian Koeberl and Jared R. Morrow

Poster Session

253 T147. Innovative Methods for Investigating Flow and Transport in Karst Systems (Posters)
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Barbara Mahler and Pierre-Yves Jeannin

Poster Session

254 T162. Advances in Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Investigations of Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands (Posters)
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: M. Bayani Cardenas , Audrey Hucks Sawyer and Brad D. Wolaver

Oral Session

264 T11. Global Warming Science: Implications for Geoscientists, Educators, and Policy Makers II
(GSA Geoscience Education Division; The American Quaternary Association (AMQUA); GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Gulf Coast A)

Presiding: George T. Stone and Andrew M. Buddington

Oral Session

265 T24. Lakes in Extreme Environments: Earth and Beyond
(GSA Limnogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: David B. Finkelstein and Thomas R. Kulp

Oral Session

266 T35. Paleozoic Oceanographic and Climatic Changes: Evidence from Seawater Geochemistry and Sedimentology Records II
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Ganqing Jiang and Uwe Brand

Oral Session

267 T42. Breaking the Curve: Historical Development, Current State, and Future Prospects for Understanding Local and Regional Processes Governing Global Diversity II
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Leigh M. Fall , Jocelyn Sessa , Austin J.W. Hendy and Thomas D. Olszewski

Oral Session

268 T95. Mineralogic and Petrologic Mapping of Planetary Surfaces: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session
(GSA Planetary Geology Division)

Presiding: Herbert V. Frey and Ronald Greeley

Oral Session

269 T97. Terrestrial Impact Structures: Origin, Structure, and Evolution
(GSA Planetary Geology Division; International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP); GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Christian Koeberl and Jared R. Morrow

Oral Session

270 T111. Modeling and Simulation of Dangerous Phenomena, and Innovative Techniques for Hazard Evaluation, Mapping, and Mitigation
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Michael F. Sheridan , Giulio G.R. Iovine , Manuel Pastor and Marcus Bursik

Oral Session

271 T133. Microbialites: A 3.5-Billion-Year Record of Microbe-Sediment Interactions
(GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Jack D. Farmer

Oral Session

272 T139. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment II
(International Association of GeoChemistry; GSA Hydrogeology Division)

Presiding: LeeAnn Munk , W.B. Lyons and David Long

Oral Session

273 T170. From San Salvador and Beyond: A Tribute to Don and Kathy Gerace and the Development of the Gerace Research Centre
(Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Lisa E. Park and Thomas A. Rothfus

Oral Session

274 T179. Geocognition: Researching Student Learning in the Geosciences
(GSA Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Helen L. King , Julie Libarkin , Alison Stokes and Anthony D. Feig

Oral Session

275 T182. Teaching Petrology and Structural Geology in the 21st Century
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; On the Cutting Edge; Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Barbara J. Tewksbury and Jeffrey Ryan

Oral Session

276 T208. History of the Influence of Religion on Geology and Geology on Religion
(GSA History of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division)

Presiding: Stephen M. Rowland and Julie Newell

Oral Session

282 T1. Response of Coastal Environments to Accelerated Sea Level Rise
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: John B. Anderson and Antonio B. Rodriguez

Oral Session

283 T12. Channel Networks as a Template for Earth and Environmental Processes: Toward an Integrative Process Model for Landscape Evolution
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; National Center for Earth Dynamics)

Presiding: David Mohrig and Frank Pazzaglia

Oral Session

284 T27. From Mud to Mudrock: Use of Modern Depositional Settings as Analogs for the Interpretation of Ancient Mudrocks
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Anna M. Cruse

Oral Session

285 T41. Recoveries from Mass Extinction: Patterns, Processes, and Comparisons I
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Peter J. Harries and Richard J. Twitchett

Oral Session

286 T47. Sclerochronological Archives from Rivers to the Sea: Documentation, Interpretation, and Utility
(Paleontological Society)

Presiding: David H. Goodwin , David P. Gillikin and David H. Kesler

Oral Session

287 T48. Exploring the Role of Endobenthic Organisms in Enhancing Porosity and Permeability of Sedimentary Aquifers and Reservoirs
(Paleontological Society; National Ground Water Association; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Kevin J. Cunningham and H. Allen Curran

Oral Session

288 T56. Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Transform Faults
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Alexander Robinson , Michael Murphy , Gary Axen and John Dewey

Oral Session

289 T64. Lithospheric Structure and Geologic Evolution of the Gulf of Mexico Passive Margin
(GSA Geophysics Division; GSA South-Central Section; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Elizabeth Y. Anthony , Stephen S. Gao and Robert Stern

Oral Session

290 T68. Brittle Deformation and Diagenesis as Coupled Processes
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Stephen Laubach and Peter Eichhubl

Oral Session

291 T76. Gondwana-Laurentia Terrane Transfers During the Pangean and Rodinian Supercontinent Cycles
(GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Paul A. Mueller , David A. Foster and William A. Thomas

Oral Session

292 T92. Discovering Petrologic Truth in Minerals I: In Honor of Bernard W. Evans
(Mineralogical Society of America)

Presiding: Ronald Frost and Donna L. Whitney

Oral Session

293 T105. Preparations for the New Era of Lunar Science: Laboratory Measurements and New Insights into the Moon
(GSA Planetary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Noah Petro , Rachel Klima and Ryan Zeigler

Oral Session

294 T127. Geochemical Tracers of Changes in Seawater Chemistry
(Geochemical Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: E. Troy Rasbury and Franco Marcantonio

Oral Session

295 T130. Opportunities at the Interface: Minerals, Bugs, and Aqueous Solutions
(Geochemical Society)

Presiding: Maria Dittrich and Andreas Luttge

Oral Session

296 T138. New Strategies for Survival and Transport of Pathogens in Soils, Surface Waters, and Aquifers
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Melissa Lenczewski , Jean McLain and Kimberly Cook

Oral Session

297 T149. Groundwater Arsenic: A Global Environmental Health Problem and Sustainable Mitigation I
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA International Division; Geochemical Society; International Association of Hydrogeologists; International Society of Groundwater Sustainable Development)

Presiding: Prosun Bhattacharya , Abhijit Mukherjee , D. Kirk Nordstrom , Jochen Bundschuh and Mohammad Alauddin

Oral Session

298 T192. Professional Society, Organization, Institution, and Federal Agency Achievements Supporting K–12 Teachers and Students
(GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Earth Science Teacher Association; GSA Geology and Society Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Michael J. Passow

Poster Session

306 T7. The Mississippi River Delta as a Natural Laboratory for Evaluating Coastal Response to Relative Sea-Level Rise and Innovations in Transgressive Coastal Management (Posters): Shea Penland Memorial Session
(U.S. Geological Survey; Louisiana Department of Natural Resources; Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences; New Orleans Geological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: James G. Flocks and Michael D. Miner

Poster Session

307 T122. Soil Geochemistry: Databases and Applications at Regional to Continental Scales (Posters)
(Geochemical Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies; GSA Geology and Health Division)

Presiding: David Smith , Andrew Rencz and Juan Carlos Salinas

Poster Session

308 T182. Teaching Petrology and Structural Geology in the 21st Century (Posters)
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; On the Cutting Edge; Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Barbara J. Tewksbury and Jeffrey Ryan

Poster Session

309 T185. Teaching with New Tools: Visualizations, Models, Online Data, Games, and More (Posters)
(National Association of Geoscience Teachers)

Presiding: Cathryn A. Manduca , Karin B. Kirk , Susan Buhr and R. Mark Leckie

Oral Session

317 T15. Trends in Geomorphology: Advances and Innovations in Measurement and Analysis
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Chris Houser

Oral Session

318 T41. Recoveries from Mass Extinction: Patterns, Processes, and Comparisons II
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Peter J. Harries and Richard J. Twitchett

Oral Session

319 T50. Quantifying the Early Evolution of Life: Numerical Approaches to the Evaluation of Precambrian-Cambrian Animals and Ecosystems
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Marc Laflamme and Stephen Q. Dornbos

Oral Session

320 T81. Continental and Marine Fold and Thrust Belts I
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; IUGS Task Group on Structural Geology and Tectonics; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Luke A. Jensen , Hermann Lebit , Terry Pavlis and Rob Butler

Oral Session

321 T82. Southwest Pacific Cenozoic Tectonics and Comparisons with Other Orogenic Belts
(GSA International Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics; GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: John Wakabayashi and Yildirim Dilek

Oral Session

322 T83. Mid- to Lower Crustal Deformation Processes: Strain, Kinematics and Relationships to Upper Crustal Structures
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Sharon Mosher and Richard D. Law

Oral Session

323 T92. Discovering Petrologic Truth in Minerals II: In Honor of Bernard W. Evans
(Mineralogical Society of America)

Presiding: Ronald Frost and Donna L. Whitney

Oral Session

324 T106. Current Research Issues in Lunar Stratigraphy
(GSA Planetary Geology Division; AAPG Astrogeology Committee)

Presiding: William A. Ambrose and David A. Williams

Oral Session

325 T122. Soil Geochemistry: Databases and Applications at Regional to Continental Scales
(Geochemical Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies; GSA Geology and Health Division)

Presiding: David Smith , Andrew Rencz and Juan Carlos Salinas

Oral Session

326 T144. Geochemical and Geoarchaeological Analysis of Shell Middens: Climate, Ecology, and Culture
(GSA Archaeological Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: C. Fred T. Andrus and Bernd Schöne

Oral Session

327 T149. Groundwater Arsenic: A Global Environmental Health Problem and Sustainable Mitigation II
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA International Division; Geochemical Society; International Association of Hydrogeologists; International Society of Groundwater Sustainable Development)

Presiding: Prosun Bhattacharya , Abhijit Mukherjee , D. Kirk Nordstrom , Jochen Bundschuh and Mohammad Alauddin

Oral Session

328 T198. Libraries in Transformation: Exploring Topics of Changing Practices and New Technologies
(Geoscience Information Society)

Presiding: Lisa Johnston

Oral Session

336 T19. Loess and Loess Soils
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Randall Schaetzl and Mark Sweeney

Oral Session

337 T28. Permian and Triassic Terrestrial Biotic Responses to Global Perturbations
(GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; The Paleontological Society; Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM); Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Robert A. Gastaldo , Isabel P. Montanez , Neil Tabor and William A. DiMichele

Oral Session

338 T29. Recent Advances in Deepwater Sedimentology: Science Driven by the Search for Natural Resources
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Stephen M. Hubbard and David R. Pyles

Oral Session

339 T43. Field and Quantitative Paleontology, Micropaleontology, and Taxonomy: A Memorial to Roger L. Kaesler
(Paleontological Society; Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM); Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Julie B. Retrum and Stephen T. Hasiotis

Oral Session

340 T54. Integrative Systematic Paleontology for a New Century: Advancing Evolutionary, Phylogenetic, Biogeographic, and Ecologic Theory with Specimen-Based Studies
(Paleontological Society)

Presiding: Alycia L. Stigall and Jonathan Hendricks

Oral Session

341 T57. Evolution of the Lithosphere and Upper Mantle in the Western U.S.
(GSA Geophysics Division)

Presiding: Alan Levander , Cin-Ty Lee , Adrian Lenardic and Fenglin Niu

Oral Session

342 T62. Recent Advances in the Study of the Laramide Orogeny and Related Processes in Mexico and the Southern United States
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division)

Presiding: Mariano Cerca , Martin Valencia and Gabriel Chávez-Cabello

Oral Session

343 T81. Continental and Marine Fold and Thrust Belts II
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; IUGS Task Group on Structural Geology and Tectonics; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Luke A. Jensen , Hermann Lebit , Terry Pavlis and Rob Butler

Oral Session

344 T84. Exhumation of Continental Ultrahigh-Pressure Terranes
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; UNESCO International Lithosphere Program Task Force IV: Ultra-Deep Continental Crust Subduction; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Jane A. Gilotti and William C. McClelland

Oral Session

345 T108. Living on a Dusty Moon
(GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division)

Presiding: Sarah K. Noble , Doug Rickman and Doug Stoeser

Oral Session

346 T119. The Science of Oil Shale
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Alicia Sánchez and John Kaszuba

Oral Session

347 T124. Roles of Speciation and Molecular Structure in Soil Processes
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Owen Duckworth and Alan Stone

Oral Session

348 T172. Outdoor Classrooms for Water Resources Education
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Presiding: Susan H. Conrad , Kirsten Menking and John A. Conrad

Topical Sessions

Sunday, 5 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

8:00 AM-4:45 PM

1:30 PM-4:45 PM

Monday, 6 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

8:00 AM-6:00 PM

1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Thursday, 9 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM