Joint Sessions


Sunday, 5 October 2008

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

Monday, 6 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
52 J4. Characterization and Interpretation of Soils and Geologic Formations with Carbonates, Gypsum, and Other Soluble Salts
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S05 Pedology; S09 Soil Mineralogy; Mineralogical Society of America)
Presiding: Wayne Hudnall and Thomas Reinsch

Oral Session
53 J12. Land Subsidence Attributable to Subsurface Fluid Extraction in Coastal Lowlands: Contributions to Relative Sea-Level Rise
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; National Ground Water Association, Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers; Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; USGS Subsidence Interest Group; Gulf Coast Association)
Presiding: Devin L. Galloway , Stanley A. Leake , Keith R. Prince and Thomas J. Burbey

Oral Session
54 J14. Natural Zeolite Utilization in Agriculture, Environmental Science, and Industry: Characterization, Properties, and Applications
(Mineralogical Society of America; S02 Soil Chemistry; S09 Soil Mineralogy; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality)
Presiding: Robert Bowman and Philip S. Neuhoff

Oral Session
55 J15. Organic Contaminants in Water, Soil and Sediments: Sources, Interactions and Ecological Impacts I
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Ground Water Association–Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers; A05 Environmental Quality; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality; S02 Soil Chemistry; S03 Soil B)
Presiding: Joseph Pignatello , Hui Li , Thomas Moorman , Brian Katz and Patrick J. Phillips

Oral Session
56 J20. Soils through Time: Critical Zone Studies of Processes and Their Effects
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Geochemical Society; S05 Pedology)
Presiding: Marjorie Schulz , David Stonestrom and Daniel Richter Jr

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


Poster Session
57 J3. Biologically Induced Dissolution and Precipitation of Minerals in Soils and Sediments (Posters)
(S09 Soil Mineralogy; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; The Clay Minerals Society; S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry; S05 Pedology; S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils; S10 Wetland Soils; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Presiding: Deborah Soukup and Amy Brock-Hon

Poster Session
58 J5. Desert Pavements and Vesicular A Horizons (Posters)
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S05 Pedology)
Presiding: Robert Graham , Eric V. McDonald and Leslie McFadden

Poster Session
59 J14. Natural Zeolite Utilization in Agriculture, Environmental Science, and Industry: Characterization, Properties, and Applications (Posters)
(Mineralogical Society of America; S02 Soil Chemistry; S09 Soil Mineralogy; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality)
Presiding: Robert Bowman and Philip S. Neuhoff

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


Oral Session
60 J13. Land Use and Short-Term Erosion Processes
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S05 Pedology; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation; A02 Military Land Use & Management)
Presiding: Gerald Matisoff , Peter Whiting and K.G. Karthikeyan

Oral Session
61 J15. Organic Contaminants in Water, Soil and Sediments: Sources, Interactions and Ecological Impacts II
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Ground Water Association–Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers; A05 Environmental Quality; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality; S02 Soil Chemistry; S03 Soil B)
Presiding: Joseph Pignatello , Hui Li , Thomas Moorman , Brian Katz and Patrick J. Phillips

Oral Session
62 J17. Soil Hydrology
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; S01 Soil Physics; S05 Pedology; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division)
Presiding: James Harrison , Brad Wilcox , Eric McDonald and Michael Young

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
63 J19. Soil Respiration: From Human to Geologic Time Scales
(S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry; S05 Pedology; S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils; S09 Soil Mineralogy; The Clay Minerals Society)
Presiding: Paul A. Schroeder and Alan Franzluebbers

Oral Session
64 J21. Subsurface Fate and Transport of Agricultural Contaminants
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; S02 Soil Chemistry; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality)
Presiding: Christopher Green , Thomas Harter and Jan Fleckenstein

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


Poster Session
65 J7. Digital Detection, Interpretation, and Mapping of Soil, Sediments and Bedrock (Posters)
(GSA Geoinformatics Division; S05 Pedology; S09 Soil Mineralogy)
Presiding: John Galbraith and Jon Hempel

Poster Session
66 J15. Organic Contaminants in Water, Soil and Sediments: Sources, Interactions and Ecological Impacts (Posters)
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Ground Water Association–Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers; A05 Environmental Quality; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality; S02 Soil Chemistry; S03 Soil B)
Presiding: Joseph Pignatello , Hui Li , Thomas Moorman , Brian Katz and Patrick J. Phillips

Poster Session
67 J21. Subsurface Fate and Transport of Agricultural Contaminants (Posters)
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; S02 Soil Chemistry; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality)
Presiding: Christopher Green , Thomas Harter and Jan Fleckenstein

Poster Session
68 J22. U.S. Agriculture’s Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation (GRACEnet) (Posters)
(GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation)
Presiding: Stuart Birnbaum , Ronald Follett and Ronald Turco

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


Oral Session
69 J7. Digital Detection, Interpretation, and Mapping of Soil, Sediments and Bedrock
(GSA Geoinformatics Division; S05 Pedology; S09 Soil Mineralogy)
Presiding: John Galbraith and Jon Hempel

Oral Session
70 J22. U.S. Agriculture’s Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation (GRACEnet)
(GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation)
Presiding: Stuart Birnbaum , Ronald Follett and Ronald Turco

Oral Session
71 J23. Urban Geochemistry and Associated Human and Ecological Health Issues
(S11 Soils & Environmental Quality; S02 Soil Chemistry; GSA Geology and Health Division)
Presiding: Nicholas Basta and Dibyendu Sarkar

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
72 J6. Developments in Aeolian Research: Bridging the Interface between Soil, Sediment, and Atmosphere I
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation; International Society of Aeolian Research (ISAR); S05 Pedology; GSA Geology and Health Division)
Presiding: Thomas E. Gill and Ted M. Zobeck

Oral Session
73 J11. Agriculture, Aquifers, and Climate Change
(A04 Extension Education; GSA Hydrogeology Division)
Presiding: Hans Kok , Ken Rainwater , Mark Tomer and William W. Simpkins

Oral Session
74 J16. Scaling Methods in Hydrological Research
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; S01 Soil Physics)
Presiding: Jianting Zhu , Michael Young , Robert Lascano , Steve Evett and David I. Stannard

Oral Session
75 J24. Variably Saturated Flow in Soil and Rock: What's the Same, What's Different?
(S01 Soil Physics; S05 Pedology; GSA Hydrogeology Division)
Presiding: John R. Nimmo , Boris A. Faybishenko and Henry Lin

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


Poster Session
76 J20. Soils through Time: Critical Zone Studies of Processes and Their Effects (Posters)
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Geochemical Society; S05 Pedology)
Presiding: Marjorie Schulz , David Stonestrom and Daniel Richter Jr

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


Oral Session
Presiding: David Stonestrom , Jean M. Bahr and Jack E. Barbash

Oral Session
78 J6. Developments in Aeolian Research: Bridging the Interface between Soil, Sediment, and Atmosphere II
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation; International Society of Aeolian Research (ISAR); S05 Pedology; GSA Geology and Health Division)
Presiding: Thomas E. Gill and Ted M. Zobeck

Oral Session
79 J10. Hydrogeomorphology and Hydropedology: Emerging Disciplines that Embrace Earth and Soil Sciences
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; S01 Soil Physics; S05 Pedology; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation)
Presiding: Roy Sidle , David Montgomery and Henry Lin

Thursday, 9 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Oral Session
80 J2. Biofuels Production: Environmental Challenges for Soil and Water
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; S06 Soil & Water Management & Conservation; S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality)
Presiding: William W. Simpkins , Mark Tomer and Mahdi Al-Kaisi

Oral Session
81 J8. Energy from Renewables Using Soil Microbes and Microbial Processes
(GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; S03 Soil Biology & Biochemistry; S10 Wetland Soils; USDA-NRI Soil Processes Program)
Presiding: Mary Ann Bruns and Shiping Deng

Oral Session
82 J18. Soil Physics and Vadose Zone Hydrology: Our Future Contributions
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; S01 Soil Physics; S05 Pedology)
Presiding: Scott Tyler and Jan Hendrickx