2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008)

Sunday, 5 October 2008

6:30 AM-8:30 AM

7:30 AM-9:00 AM

7:30 AM-10:00 AM


S-591 K-12 Committee Meeting
(Events: Committee Meetings)

7:30 AM-5:30 PM


515 Turfgrass Tour
(C05 Turfgrass Science)
Presiding: Kurt Steinke

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
51 J9. Gains and Losses: Soil Nutrients and Moisture in Aridic Soils Under Changing Climates
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation; S05 Pedology)
Presiding: Marith Reheis , Mark Miller and Ted M. Zobeck

Oral Session
Presiding: Abdul Shakoor and Norman Levine

Oral Session
Presiding: A.E. Springer and Donald I. Siegel

Oral Session
Presiding: John Holbrook and Kevin Bohacs

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
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
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
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
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

8:00 AM-2:00 PM

8:00 AM-4:00 PM

8:00 AM-4:45 PM


Poster Session

Poster Session

Poster Session

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
Presiding: Richard Ford , Donald Neal and Charles Mankin

Poster Session
Presiding: Nazrul I. Khandaker and Stanley Schleifer

8:00 AM-5:00 PM

8:30 AM-12:30 PM

8:30 AM-4:00 PM

9:00 AM-11:00 AM

9:00 AM-11:30 AM


Oral Session
508 SASES Program/Business Meeting: II
(Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES))

9:00 AM-12:00 PM


Agronomy Journal Editorial Board
(Events: Committee Meetings)

9:30 AM-11:30 AM


SASES Business Meeting: II
(Business Meetings)

9:30 AM-12:30 PM

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
Presiding: Carolyn Olson

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

11:30 AM-3:00 PM


GCSSEPM Board Meeting
(2008am_ode)

11:35 AM-1:15 PM

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

12:00 PM-2:00 PM

12:00 PM-4:00 PM

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

1:00 PM-1:30 PM


SSSA Journal New Editor Training
(Events: Committee Meetings)

1:00 PM-2:30 PM


Poster Session
509 SASES National Student Club Poster Contest
(Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES))

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

1:00 PM-5:30 PM

1:30 PM-3:00 PM


Oral Session
510 SASES 48th National Speech Contest--Prelims
(Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES))
Presiding: Michael Macek

Oral Session
511 SASES Graduate School Workshop
(Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES))
Presiding: Amber Brewe

1:30 PM-3:30 PM


SSSA Journal Editorial Board
(Events: Committee Meetings)

1:30 PM-4:00 PM

1:30 PM-4:45 PM


Oral Session
Presiding: Paul Baldauf , Iris Totten and Anne Ewing Rassios

Oral Session
Presiding: Terra J. George and Kyle M. Straub

Oral Session
Presiding: Roberto S. Molina-Garza , Richard M. Engelkemeir and Steven J. Whitmeyer

Oral Session
162 P6. Return to the Moon: A New Era of Lunar Exploration
(GSA Planetary Geology Division)
Presiding: Jeffrey Plescia and Paul D. Spudis

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
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

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

2:00 PM-4:30 PM


Clover & Special Legumes CGC Meeting
(Events: Committee Meetings)

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

3:00 PM-4:20 PM


Forage and Grazinglands Editorial Board
(Events: Committee Meetings)

3:00 PM-5:00 PM


C06 Symposium Planning Meeting
(Events: Committee Meetings)

3:00 PM-5:30 PM

3:30 PM-5:00 PM

3:40 PM-4:30 PM


Oral Session
512 SASES National Student Research Symposium Contest
(Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES))
Presiding: Derek Husmoen

4:00 PM-4:45 PM


Oral Session
First Time Attendee Orientation
(Events: Committee Meetings)

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

4:00 PM-8:00 PM


SSSA Div. S05/S09 Planning Retreat
(Events: Committee Meetings)

4:30 PM-7:00 PM

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

5:00 PM-7:00 PM


Oral Session
Presiding: Joe Palca

6:00 PM-8:00 PM


Forage & Turf Grass Crop Germplasm Committee
(Events: Committee Meetings)

6:00 PM-9:00 PM


ARS-GRACEnet Investigators Meeting
(Events: Committee Meetings)

6:30 PM-8:30 PM

7:00 PM-9:00 PM


Oral Session
Presiding: Aaron Patton

7:00 PM-9:30 PM

7:30 PM-10:00 PM

8:00 PM-9:00 PM


Oral Session
513 SASES 48th National Speech Contest--Finals
(Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES))
Presiding: Michael Macek

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

8:30 PM-10:30 PM


Graduate Student Social
(Events: Food Functions/Socials)

9:00 PM-11:00 PM


Oral Session
514 SASES National Student Quiz Bowl
(Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES))
Presiding: Brad Paulus and Torrey Sharkey