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

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)
Kurt Steinke

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


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)
Marith Reheis, Mark Miller and Ted M. Zobeck

121
P5. Perspectives on an Emerging Workforce Crisis in Geology: Assessing a Looming Irony
(All GSA Divisions)
John Holbrook and Kevin Bohacs

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-2:00 PM

8:00 AM-4:00 PM

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

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


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

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


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


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

511
SASES Graduate School Workshop
(Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES))
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


159
Geoscience Education II: Best Practices for Teaching Geoscience
Paul Baldauf, Iris Totten and Anne Ewing Rassios

160
Marine/Coastal Science
Terra J. George and Kyle M. Straub

161
Structural Geology / Tectonics / Neotectonics/Paleoseismology I
Roberto S. Molina-Garza, Richard M. Engelkemeir and Steven J. Whitmeyer

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

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

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

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


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

4:00 PM-4:45 PM


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

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

7:00 PM-9:30 PM

7:30 PM-10:00 PM

8:00 PM-9:00 PM


513
SASES 48th National Speech Contest--Finals
(Z00 Students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Sciences (SASES))
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


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