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Topical Sessions

Sunday, 5 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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

123
T13. Sediment in Fluvial Systems: Production, Transport, and Storage at the Watershed Scale I
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division)
L. Allan James, Michael Slattery and Mark Fonstad

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)
Jason M. Francis and André W. Droxler

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)
Lisa E. Park and David J. Bottjer

126
T49. What Good Are (Fossil) Plants Anyway? New Methods for Investigating Old Problems
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Caroline A.E. Stromberg and Matthew J. Kohn

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)
Daniel I. Hembree, Brian F. Platt and Jon J. Smith

128
T65. Late Jurassic to Recent Geodynamic Evolution of the Caribbean Region
(GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Sandra J. Wyld and James E. Wright

129
T73. Advances in Discontinuum Numerical Modeling in the Study of Earth Structure and Deformation
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division)
Julia K. Morgan, Patrick J. McGovern and David Sparks

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

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

132
T93. Environmental Mineralogy
(Mineralogical Society of America; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Peter J. Heaney and Jeffrey E. Post

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

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)
Dean Riley and Wendy Calvin

135
T135. Military Geology in the 21st Century
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Russell S. Harmon and Christopher Gellasch

136
T153. Isotopic Tracers in Deep Groundwater Basins
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Jean E. Moran and Glen Snyder

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

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)
Victor F. Bense and Mark Austin Person

139
T203. Geology and Health Issues in Texas, Mexico, and Beyond
(GSA Geology and Health Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Robert B. Finkelman and Suzette A. Morman

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)
Roman Czujko and Marilyn J. Suiter

8:00 AM-4:45 PM


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

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

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

151
T26. Lake Cores: Climate Change and Tectonics (Posters)
(GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division)
Kevin M. Bohacs and Elizabeth H. Gierlowski-Kordesch

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

153
T49. What Good Are (Fossil) Plants Anyway? New Methods for Investigating Old Problems (Posters)
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Caroline A.E. Stromberg and Matthew J. Kohn

154
T65. Late Jurassic to Recent Geodynamic Evolution of the Caribbean Region (Posters)
(GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Sandra J. Wyld and James E. Wright

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)
Helen L. Delano and Lynn M. Highland

156
T123. Real-Time, In-Field Geochemical Analysis: Current Capabilities and Future Prospects (Posters)
(International Association of GeoChemistry; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Nancy J. McMillan, Russell S. Harmon and April L. Ulery

157
T140. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Undergraduate Research (Posters)
(Sigma Gamma Epsilon)
Richard Ford, Donald Neal and Charles Mankin

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)
Nazrul I. Khandaker and Stanley Schleifer

1:30 PM-4:45 PM


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)
Jeff Marshall and Peter Sak

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

165
T13. Sediment in Fluvial Systems: Production, Transport, and Storage at the Watershed Scale II
(GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division)
L. Allan James, Michael Slattery and Mark Fonstad

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)
Jay Banner and Isabel Montanez

167
T33. Mesozoic Sedimentary Basins as Archives of Mexican Magmatic History and Paleogeography
(GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Elena Centeno García, Timothy F. Lawton and Ira A. Bradford

168
T52. Paleontological and Sedimentological Consequences of Calcite and Aragonite Sea Dynamics
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Paul D. Taylor, Mark A. Wilson and Noel P. James

169
T55. Phylogenetic Perspectives on Assembling the Tree of Life in Deep Time
(Paleontological Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Colin D. Sumrall, Christopher Brochu and Talia Karim

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

171
T102. Water-Rock Interaction on Mars: Spacecraft Data, Meteorites, Models, and Analogs
(Mineralogical Society of America; Lunar and Planetary Institute)
Allan H. Treiman, Bradley L. Jolliff and Susan Brantley

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)
Donald L. Johnson and Rolfe D. Mandel

173
T148. Management and Protection of Regional Karst Aquifers
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Eve L. Kuniansky and Lynne S. Fahlquist

174
T154. Managed Underground Storage of Recoverable Water
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
William S. Logan and Jean M. Bahr

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)
Karen McNeal and Bruce Herbert

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)
Roman Czujko and Marilyn J. Suiter

Monday, 6 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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)
Timothy Dellapenna and Julia Wellner

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

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

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

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)
Graham B. Baird, Catherine Shrady and Bruce Selleck

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)
Claudia Schroder-Adams and James Haggart

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

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)
Joshua M. Feinberg, Robert Jarrett and Joseph Liddicoat

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

190
T160. Hydrogeophysics: Characterization and Monitoring of Subsurface Parameters and Processes
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geophysics Division)
Kamini Singha, Fred Day-Lewis and Adam Pidlisecky

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)
Suzanne M. Smaglik and Edward Nuhfer

192
T209. Forensic Geology
Cherukupalli E. Nehru

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


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

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)
Linda A. Hinnov and James G. Ogg

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

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)
Huifang Xu and Yifeng Wang

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)
Karen McNeal and Bruce Herbert

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


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)
Mike Blum

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

208
T21. Lakes, Playas, and Soils
(GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division)
Elizabeth H. Gierlowski-Kordesch

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)
Linda A. Hinnov and James G. Ogg

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

211
T63. Foreland Basins: Their Tectonic Setting, Structural Geology, Sedimentology, and Economic Significance
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division)
Ibrahim Çemen, James Puckette and Darwin Boardman

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)
Graham B. Baird, Catherine Shrady and Bruce Selleck

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)
Kurt L. Frankel and Frank J. Pazzaglia

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)
W. Brent Garry and Jacob E. Bleacher

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

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)
Rolfe D. Mandel, E. Arthur Bettis III and Vance T. Holliday

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

218
T163. Groundwater Flow in Coastal Ecosystems
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Alicia M. Wilson and William P. Anderson Jr

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)
Paul M. Barlow and David P. Ahlfeld

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)
Russell F. Dubiel and Angela McDonnell

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)
Dexter Perkins and Karl Wirth

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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)
Michael D. Miner and James G. Flocks

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)
George T. Stone and Andrew M. Buddington

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

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

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)
Kirk R. Johnson and Ian Miller

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

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

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 )
Paul T. Robinson and Yildirim Dilek

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)
Eugene W. Domack and Amy Leventer

236
T88. Evolution of Simple Granite Systems (Haplogranites) and Rhyolites: A 50th Anniversary Perspective of the Tuttle and Bowen Studies
(Mineralogical Society of America)
Bruce William Chappell, Francois Holtz and David London

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))
Mark Helper and Arthur Snoke

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

239
T139. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment I
(International Association of GeoChemistry; GSA Hydrogeology Division)
LeeAnn Munk, W.B. Lyons and David T. Long

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)
Lewis A. Land and Geary Schindel

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

242
T162. Advances in Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Investigations of Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
M. Bayani Cardenas, Audrey Hucks Sawyer and Brad D. Wolaver

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)
Thomas D. Hoisch and Mark Manone

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)
Eric M. Riggs and Joe T. Elkins

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)
Yildirim Dilek, W. G. Ernst and Giovanni B. Piccardo

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)
Rivka Amit, Eric McDonald and Yehouda Enzel

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


250
T37. The Western Interior Seaway (Posters)
(Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Dee Ann Cooper and Roger W. Cooper

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

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)
Christian Koeberl and Jared R. Morrow

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

254
T162. Advances in Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions: Investigations of Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands (Posters)
(GSA Hydrogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
M. Bayani Cardenas, Audrey Hucks Sawyer and Brad D. Wolaver

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


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)
George T. Stone and Andrew M. Buddington

265
T24. Lakes in Extreme Environments: Earth and Beyond
(GSA Limnogeology Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
David B. Finkelstein and Thomas R. Kulp

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

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

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

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)
Christian Koeberl and Jared R. Morrow

270
T111. Modeling and Simulation of Dangerous Phenomena, and Innovative Techniques for Hazard Evaluation, Mapping, and Mitigation
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Michael F. Sheridan, Giulio G.R. Iovine, Manuel Pastor and Marcus Bursik

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)
Jack D. Farmer

272
T139. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements in the Environment II
(International Association of GeoChemistry; GSA Hydrogeology Division)
LeeAnn Munk, W.B. Lyons and David T. Long

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)
Lisa E. Park and Thomas A. Rothfus

274
T179. Geocognition: Researching Student Learning in the Geosciences
(GSA Geoscience Education Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Helen L. King, Julie Libarkin, Alison Stokes and Anthony D. Feig

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)
Barbara J. Tewksbury and Jeffrey Ryan

276
T208. History of the Influence of Religion on Geology and Geology on Religion
(GSA History of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division)
Stephen M. Rowland and Julie Newell

Wednesday, 8 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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)
John B. Anderson and Antonio B. Rodriguez

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)
David Mohrig and Frank Pazzaglia

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)
Anna M. Cruse

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

286
T47. Sclerochronological Archives from Rivers to the Sea: Documentation, Interpretation, and Utility
(Paleontological Society)
David H. Goodwin, David P. Gillikin and David H. Kesler

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)
Kevin J. Cunningham and H. Allen Curran

288
T56. Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Transform Faults
(GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Alexander Robinson, Michael Murphy, Gary Axen and John Dewey

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)
Elizabeth Y. Anthony, Stephen S. Gao and Robert J. Stern

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)
Stephen Laubach and Peter Eichhubl

291
T76. Gondwana-Laurentia Terrane Transfers During the Pangean and Rodinian Supercontinent Cycles
(GSA Geophysics Division; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Paul A. Mueller, David A. Foster and William A. Thomas

292
T92. Discovering Petrologic Truth in Minerals I: In Honor of Bernard W. Evans
(Mineralogical Society of America)
Ronald Frost and Donna L. Whitney

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)
Noah Petro, Rachel Klima and Ryan Zeigler

294
T127. Geochemical Tracers of Changes in Seawater Chemistry
(Geochemical Society; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
E. Troy Rasbury and Franco Marcantonio

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

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)
Melissa Lenczewski, Jean McLain and Kimberly Cook

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

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)
Michael J. Passow

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


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)
James G. Flocks and Michael D. Miner

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)
David B. Smith, Andrew Rencz and Juan Carlos Salinas

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)
Barbara J. Tewksbury and Jeffrey Ryan

309
T185. Teaching with New Tools: Visualizations, Models, Online Data, Games, and More (Posters)
(National Association of Geoscience Teachers)
Cathryn A. Manduca, Karin B. Kirk, Susan Buhr and R. Mark Leckie

1:30 PM-5:30 PM


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

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

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)
Marc Laflamme and Stephen Q. Dornbos

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

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)
John Wakabayashi and Yildirim Dilek

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)
Sharon Mosher and Richard D. Law

323
T92. Discovering Petrologic Truth in Minerals II: In Honor of Bernard W. Evans
(Mineralogical Society of America)
Ronald Frost and Donna L. Whitney

324
T106. Current Research Issues in Lunar Stratigraphy
(GSA Planetary Geology Division; AAPG Astrogeology Committee)
William A. Ambrose and David A. Williams

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)
David B. Smith, Andrew Rencz and Juan Carlos Salinas

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

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

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

Thursday, 9 October 2008

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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

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

338
T29. Recent Advances in Deepwater Sedimentology: Science Driven by the Search for Natural Resources
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Stephen M. Hubbard and David R. Pyles

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)
Julie B. Retrum and Stephen T. Hasiotis

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

341
T57. Evolution of the Lithosphere and Upper Mantle in the Western U.S.
(GSA Geophysics Division)
Alan Levander, Cin-Ty Lee, Adrian Lenardic and Fenglin Niu

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)
Mariano Cerca, Martin Valencia and Gabriel Chávez-Cabello

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

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)
Jane A. Gilotti and William C. McClelland

345
T108. Living on a Dusty Moon
(GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division)
Sarah K. Noble, Doug Rickman and Doug Stoeser

346
T119. The Science of Oil Shale
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Alicia Sánchez and John Kaszuba

347
T124. Roles of Speciation and Molecular Structure in Soil Processes
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Owen Duckworth and Alan T. Stone

348
T172. Outdoor Classrooms for Water Resources Education
(Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)
Susan H. Conrad, Kirsten Menking and John A. Conrad