Topical Sessions


Sunday, 5 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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-4:45 PM


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

1:30 PM-4:45 PM


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

Monday, 6 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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
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

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


Poster Session
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
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

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


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
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
Recording files available
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
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

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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
Presiding: Ganqing Jiang and Uwe Brand

Oral Session
Presiding: Kirk R. Johnson and Ian Miller

Oral Session
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
Presiding: Eugene W. Domack and Amy Leventer

Oral Session
Presiding: Bruce William Chappell , Francois Holtz and David London
Recording files available
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
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

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


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

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


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
Presiding: Ganqing Jiang and Uwe Brand

Oral Session
Presiding: Leigh M. Fall , Jocelyn Sessa , Austin J.W. Hendy and Thomas D. Olszewski
Recording files available
Oral Session
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
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

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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
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
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
Presiding: Ronald Frost and Donna L. Whitney
Recording files available
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
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

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


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

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


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
Presiding: Ronald Frost and Donna L. Whitney
Recording files available
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
Presiding: Lisa Johnston

Thursday, 9 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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
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
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