2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014)

19 October | 20 October | 21 October | 22 October |

Monday, 20 October 2014

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

86
Crustal Deformation Processes—From Orogens and Oroclines to Meteorite Impacts: Recent Advances Based on Field and Modeling Studies
Gabriel Gutiérrez-Alonso, Stephen T. Johnston, Jessica Shaw, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
87
Fluvial Geomorphology
Sarah L. Lewis, David P. Dethier, Alan R. Nelson, David P. Dethier and Michael Young
88
Energy Resource Development and Groundwater: Looking Broader and Deeper I
Grant Ferguson and Andrew H. Manning
89
Continental Arcs #1: Tectonopetrologic Processes Controlling Arc Tempos and Evolution
Alan D. Chapman, David Pearson, Robert B. Miller, Mark Behn, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
90
Megathrusts: 50 Years after the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake—In Honor of George Plafker
Ray E. Wells, Peter J. Haeussler, Kelin Wang, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
91
Deformation Localization throughout the Crust
Nicholas Perez, Graham Lederer, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
92
Landscape Evolution through the Lens of Cosmogenic Nuclides
Matthew Cross Jungers, Rónadh Cox, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
93
A Grand Tour of the World’s Most Important Geological Sites on Google Earth
Declan G. De Paor, Steve Whitmeyer, Callan Bentley, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
94
Supporting Student Success in Colleges and Universities II
Robert H. Blodgett, Norlene R. Emerson, Bruce E. Herbert, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
95
Coastal Geoarchaeology
Eduard Reinhardt, Joseph I. Boyce, Katherine A. Adelsberger and Cynthia M. Fadem
96
Innovative Across-Scale Integration in Economic Geology: In the Giant Footprint of Rob Kerrich
David A. Groves, Richard J. Goldfarb and G. Michael Grammer
97
Landslides with Flow Characteristics: From Glaciomarine Sediment to Mountains with Degrading Permafrost
Marten Geertsema, Stephan Gruber, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
98
GeoCorpsTM America—A Successful Partnership Promoting Individual Professional Development and Application of Geoscience to Management of America’s Public Lands
Lisa Norby, Melody Holm, Matthew Dawson, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
99
Geoscience Investigations of the Polar Regions
Samantha E. Hansen, Kevin L. Mickus, Audrey D. Huerta, Samantha E. Hansen and Nicholas C. Schmerr
100
The Great Ideas in Geology
Renee M. Clary, Michele Aldrich, Alan E. Leviton, Nathalie Nicole Brandes, Paul T. Brandes, Joanne Bourgeois and Renee M. Clary
101
Characterization and Remediation of Fractured Rock
Kent Novakowski, Bernie Kueper, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
102
It's a Cold, Cold World: Permafrost and Glacial Hydrogeology
Randy L. Stotler, Stephen E. Grasby, Mark Person, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
103
Relative Sea-Level Changes since the Last Glacial Maximum
Dan H. Shugar, Ian J. Walker, Olav B. Lian, Jordan B.R. Eamer, Christina Neudorf and Michael Lewis
104
Gemological Research in the 21st Century: Exploration, Geology, and Characterization of Diamonds and Other Gem Minerals I
James E. Shigley, Dona Dirlam, Frank C. Hawthorne, Lee A. Groat, Thomas Stachel, Barbara L. Dutrow, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
105
Organic-Rich Mud Rocks: Geochemistry, Physical Properties, and Paleo-Environments
Greg Ravizza, Chrsiton Achong, Timothy W. Lyons and Marc L. Buursink
106
Climate Change in the Geological Record: What Can We Learn from Data and Models?
Yannick Donnadieu, Christopher J. Poulsen, Dana L. Royer, Isabel Montanez, Emmanuelle Pucéat, Heiko Palike and Claude Hillaire-Marcel
107
Timing, Tempo, and Mode of Evolutionary and Paleoenvironmental Changes across Boundary Events and Transitions: The Protistan Evidence
Eduardo A.M. Koutsoukos, Brian T. Huber, R. Mark Leckie, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
108
Major Evolutionary Events of the Early Mesozoic— Paleontology and Paleoecology from the Middle Triassic to the Late Jurassic
Lydia S. Tackett, Rowan C. Martindale, David Bottjer, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
109
Co-Evolution on Earth’s Surface: Terrestrial Ecosystem and Environmental Interactions I
Jonathan P. Wilson, Ellen D. Currano, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
110
Chikyu Meets Lithoprobe: Can We Connect Modern Arcs and Ancient Continental Crust?
Paul A. Mueller, M.E. Bickford, Robert Stern, Sally Pehrsson, Ronald M. Clowes, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
111
When Water Meets Rock: Aqueous Alteration in the Solar System I
John F. Mustard, Devon M. Burr, Debra L. Buczkowski and Danielle Y. Wyrick
112
Carbonate Reservoirs—Characterization, Geochemical Modeling, and Case Studies
Tina L. Roberts-Ashby, Lester Williams, Greg A. Ludvigson, Edward L. Simpson and Neil J. Tabor

9:00 AM-6:30 PM

113
Digital Geology Sandpit II (Digital Posters)
Declan G. De Paor, Steve Whitmeyer, Callan Bentley, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
114
Recent Advances in Economic Geology (Posters)
Shaun L.L. Barker, E.E. Marsh, Andrew H. Wulff, Murray W. Hitzman and Nigel Kelley
115
Undergraduate Research in Economic Geology (Posters)
Andrew H. Wulff and G. Michael Grammer
116
GeoCorpsTM America—A Successful Partnership Promoting Individual Professional Development and Application of Geoscience to Management of America’s Public Lands (Posters)
Lisa Norby, Melody Holm, Matthew Dawson, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
117
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Environmental and Engineering Geology (Posters)
Norman Levine, John Chadwick, Khalid A. Ali, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
118
Magmas and Their Sources: A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Fred Frey (Posters)
Michael O. Garcia, J. Michael Rhodes, Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, William K. Hart, Brandy M. Toner, Diane R. Smith and Yildirim Dilek
119
Frontiers in Non-Traditional Stable Isotopes: In Honor of Fang-Zhen Teng, Recipient of the 2014 MSA Award (Posters)
Roberta L. Rudnick, William F. McDonough, Nicholas Dauphas, William K. Hart, Brandy M. Toner, Diane R. Smith and Yildirim Dilek
120
Trace Elements and Organics in Environmental and Urban Geochemistry(Posters)
David T. Long, LeeAnn Munk, W. Berry Lyons, William K. Hart, Brandy M. Toner, Diane R. Smith and Yildirim Dilek
121
Aeolian Processes and Landscapes: From Dust to Dunes (Posters)
Ian J. Walker, Derek W.T. Jackson, Nicholas Lancaster, Alan F. Halfen, Karen E. Kohfeld, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
122
Geophysical Solutions to Geological Problems: Current Research Results and the Annual George P. Woollard Award Presentation (Posters)
Samantha E. Hansen, Anna M. Courtier, Samantha E. Hansen and Nicholas C. Schmerr
123
Geoscience Education (Posters)
Julie C. Libarkin, Randall M. Richardson, Aida Awad and Christopher L. Atchison
124
Geology and Hydrology of the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management (Posters)
Bruce A. Heise, Jason P. Kenworthy, F. Edwin Harvey, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
125
Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Development on Water Quality: Toward Sustainability and Stewardship (Posters)
Stephen G. Osborn, Joseph Ryan, Brent Mooder, Jean-Philippe Nicot, Bridget R. Scanlon, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
126
Antarctic Fjords, Interaction of Biotic, Oceanographic, and Cryospheric Systems under Changing Climate (Posters)
Eugene Domack, Julia S. Wellner, Charles Nittrouer and Michael Lewis
127
Mineralogy/Crystallography (Posters)
James Beard, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith and Yildirim Dilek
128
Theory and Experiment in Petrology and Geochemistry: A Session in Honor of Bernard J. Wood, 2014 Roebling Medalist (Posters)
Jon Blundy, Andrew K. Matzen, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
129
Organic-Rich Mud Rocks: Geochemistry, Physical Properties, and Paleo-Environments (Posters)
Greg Ravizza, Chrsiton Achong, Timothy W. Lyons and Marc L. Buursink
130
Climate Change in the Geological Record: What Can We Learn from Data and Models? (Posters)
Yannick Donnadieu, Christopher J. Poulsen, Dana L. Royer, Isabel Montanez, Emmanuelle Pucéat, Heiko Palike and Claude Hillaire-Marcel
131
Timing, Tempo, and Mode of Evolutionary and Paleoenvironmental Changes across Boundary Events and Transitions: The Protistan Evidence (Posters)
Eduardo A.M. Koutsoukos, Brian T. Huber, R. Mark Leckie, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
132
Paleontology: Taphonomic Processes, Patterns, and Methods (Posters)
Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
133
Paleontology: Predation in the Fossil Record (Posters)
Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
134
Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems (Posters)
Amelinda E. Webb, Darrin J. Molinaro, Ben M.J. Collins, Austin J.W. Hendy, Gary J. Motz, Michael E. Burns, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
135
Paleontology: Phylogeny, Taxonomy, and Morphology in the Fossil Record (Posters)
Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
136
Topics in Planetary Geology (Posters)
Devon M. Burr, Robert C. Anderson, Devon M. Burr, Debra L. Buczkowski and Danielle Y. Wyrick
137
Quaternary Geology: Glacial Deposits and Processes, Sediment Transport and Channels (Posters)
Alan R. Nelson, David P. Dethier and Michael Young
138
The Cordilleran Ice Sheet: A Glacial Legacy in the Pacific Northwest (Posters)
Andrew J. Stumpf, John Clague, Kathy Goetz Troost, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
139
Younger Dryas and Other Dansgaard-Oeschger Events in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere (Posters)
Don Easterbrook, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
140
Sedimentary Geology: The Now and the Next Generations of Scientists (Posters)
Katherine A. Giles, Marjorie Chan, Greg A. Ludvigson, Edward L. Simpson and Neil J. Tabor
141
The Structure of Faults from Top to Bottom: Implication for Fluid Flow, Ore Deposits, and Seismic Hazard (Posters)
W. Ashley Griffith, Christie D. Rowe, Joseph Clancy White, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
142
Tectonics of the Northwest Cordillera: A Session in Honor of the Career Contributions of Ned Brown, Jim Monger, and Glenn Woodsworth (Posters)
Robert B. Miller, George E. Gehrels, Margaret E. Rusmore, Elizabeth R. Schermer, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
143
The Geodynamics of Flat-Slab Subduction and Its Influence on Upper Plate Deformation, Magmatism, and Basin Evolution (Posters)
Jeff Benowitz, Brian K. Horton, Meghan S. Miller, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

144
Paleontology: New Insights from Quantitative Paleobiology
Philip M. Novack-Gottshall, Roy E. Plotnick, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
145
Energy Resource Development and Groundwater: Looking Broader and Deeper II
Grant Ferguson and Andrew H. Manning
146
Birth and Death of Supercontinents
Daniel Pastor-Galán, J. Brendan Murphy, William J. Collins, Dan Gibson, Christopher Bailey and Kent C. Condie
147
Continental Arcs #2: Processes at Arc to Magma Reservoir-Scale and Connections from Magma Source to Volcano
Vali Memeti, Calvin G. Barnes, Scott R. Paterson, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
148
Forearc Basin Tectonics and Sedimentation
Marwan A. Wartes, Robert J. Gillis, Jeffrey M. Trop, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
149
Modern and Ancient Continental Depositional Environments: Linking Landscape Evolution with Fluvial Systems and Lacustrine Basins through the Cenozoic
Eric C. Carson, Jeffrey T. Pietras, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
150
Records of Past Watershed Dynamics Archived in Lowland Wetlands and Lakes
Jonathan F. Hughes, Lisa L. Ely, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
151
Spatial Thinking in Geoscience Teaching, Learning, and Professional Practice
Heather L. Petcovic, Carol J. Ormand, Robert W. Krantz, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
152
Involving Pre-Service and In-Service Teachers in Geoscience Research: Innovations and Strategies for Evaluating Their Success
Mark Abolins, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
153
Geoscience Alliance: Building Collaborative Partnerships That Strengthen Earth-Science Research
Nievita Bueno Watts, Diana Dalbotten, Jon Harbor, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
154
Geology of Metals and Human Health Impacts
Saugata Datta, Nurdan S. Duzgoren-Aydin, Karen Johannesson, Catherine Skinner, Mohammad Alauddin, Saugata Datta and Michael Young
155
Karst Systems and Processes in Mountainous and Alpine Terrain
Lewis A. Land, Tim R. Stokes, Chas Yonge, Cory W. Blackeagle and George Veni
156
Environmental and Engineering Geology Student Research Competition
Dennis M. Staley, Scott F. Burns, Terry R. West, Jerry Higgins, Matthew M. Crawford and William J. Burns
157
Trace Elements and Organics in Environmental and Urban Geochemistry I
David T. Long, LeeAnn Munk, W. Berry Lyons, William K. Hart, Brandy M. Toner, Diane R. Smith and Yildirim Dilek
158
Critical Earth-Life Transitions: The Marine Perspective
Christopher T. Reinhard, Noah Planavsky, Timothy W. Lyons, Gordon D. Love, Jocelyn A. Sessa and Frank A. Corsetti
159
Geophysical Solutions to Geological Problems: Current Research Results and the Annual George P. Woollard Award Presentation
Samantha E. Hansen, Anna M. Courtier, Samantha E. Hansen and Nicholas C. Schmerr
160
Great Ideas, Locations, and Outcrops in Geology
Renee M. Clary, Michele Aldrich, Alan E. Leviton, Nathalie Nicole Brandes, Paul T. Brandes, Joanne Bourgeois and Renee M. Clary
161
Application of Isotopes of Water to Characterize Hydrogeological Processes in Mine Environments
Jim Hendry, Lee Barbour, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
162
Hydrogeology of Arid Region Endorheic Basins: Groundwater Flow, Geochemical Evolution, and Hydrostratigraphy
Gregory T. Carling, Scott A. Hynek, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
163
Antarctic Fjords, Interaction of Biotic, Oceanographic, and Cryospheric Systems under Changing Climate
Eugene Domack, Julia S. Wellner, Charles Nittrouer and Michael Lewis
164
Theory and Experiment in Petrology and Geochemistry: A Session in Honor of Bernard J. Wood, 2014 Roebling Medalist
Jon Blundy, Andrew K. Matzen, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
165
Gemological Research in the 21st Century: Exploration, Geology, and Characterization of Diamonds and Other Gem Minerals II
James E. Shigley, Dona Dirlam, Frank C. Hawthorne, Lee A. Groat, Thomas Stachel, Barbara L. Dutrow, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
166
Extreme Environmental Conditions and Biotic Responses during the Permian-Triassic Boundary Crisis and Early Triassic Recovery I
Thomas J. Algeo, Hugo Bucher, Peter Roopnarine, Arne M.E. Winguth and Claude Hillaire-Marcel
167
Mass Extinctions: Volcanism, Impacts, and Catastrophic Environmental Change I
David P.G. Bond, Gerta Keller, Thierry Adatte, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
168
Co-Evolution on Earth’s Surface: Terrestrial Ecosystem and Environmental Interactions II
Jonathan P. Wilson, Ellen D. Currano, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
169
Subduction Zone HP-UHP Metamorphism and Its Relation to the Coeval Magmatism I
Lifei Zhang, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
170
When Water Meets Rock: Aqueous Alteration in the Solar System II
John F. Mustard, Devon M. Burr, Debra L. Buczkowski and Danielle Y. Wyrick
171
Mud Deposition
Juergen Schieber, S. George Pemberton, Murray Gingras, Greg A. Ludvigson, Edward L. Simpson and Neil J. Tabor

2:00 PM-3:35 PM

172
GSA Gold Medal Lectures
Harry McSween

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

173
GSA Hydrogeology Division: Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecture
Benjamin J. Rostron, Christopher A. Gellasch and Benjamin J. Rostron