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

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

Wednesday, 22 October 2014

8:00 AM-12:00 PM

264
Paleontology: Morphology and Disparity in Modern and Ancient Biotas
Bradley Deline, Andrew B. Leslie, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
265
Geoscience Education: Research and Practice
Suzanne M. Smaglik, Leilani Arthurs, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
266
Recent Advances in Marine and Coastal Geoscience
Timothy Dellapenna, Benjamin P. Horton, Joseph Carlin and Michael Lewis
267
Environmental and Engineering Geology
William J. Burns, Mathew Crawford, Chester F. Watts, Matthew M. Crawford and William J. Burns
268
Recent Advances in Igneous Processes
Sheila J. Seaman, Diane R. Smith, James Beard, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith and Yildirim Dilek
269
The Cordilleran Ice Sheet: A Glacial Legacy in the Pacific Northwest
Andrew J. Stumpf, John Clague and Kathy Goetz Troost
270
Ridge to Trench Evolution of Oceanic Lithosphere and Its Accretion Tectonics in the Pacific Rim (Past and Present)
Yildirim Dilek, Yujiro Ogawa, John Wakabayashi, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
271
Circum-Arctic Lithosphere-Basin Evolution I
Larry S. Lane, Keith Dewing, Victoria Pease, Gordon Neil Oakey, John Shimeld, Randell A. Stephenson, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
272
Landscape Records of Earthquake Deformation
Colin B. Amos, Andrew Meigs, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
273
Exploring Spatial and Temporal Variability of Latest Pleistocene and Holocene Alpine Glacier Fluctuations
P. Thompson Davis, Douglas H. Clark, Johannes Koch, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
274
Progress and Challenges in Developing Tools and Approaches Used in Sediment Budgets
Allen C. Gellis, Philip N. Owens, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
275
Global Geoscience Education Research: Fostering Collaboration across Geographic and Cultural Borders
Jacqueline Dohaney, Alison Jolley, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
276
Improving Learning Outcomes by Transforming the Geoscience Classroom
Kelsey S. Bitting, Alan F. Halfen, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
277
New Insights on Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit Genesis, Fertility, and Exploration
Stephen Michael Rowins, Craig J.R. Hart, Ross Sherlock and G. Michael Grammer
278
Urban Geology: An Emerging Discipline in a Changing World
Michael C. Wilson, Lionel E. Jackson, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
279
Mining and the Environment: Addressing Common Challenges Faced across the Mining Industry
Matthew B.J. Lindsay, Joyce M. McBeth, K. Ulrich Mayer, Roger D. Beckie, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
280
Magmatism and Geodynamics within the Cascadia Subduction Zone
S.M. DeBari, Patricia A. McCrory, A.J. Calvert, Nathalie Vigouroux, William K. Hart, Brandy M. Toner, Diane R. Smith and Yildirim Dilek
281
New Developments in Microbialites
Frank A. Corsetti, Victoria A. Petryshyn, Yadira Ibarra, Jocelyn A. Sessa and Frank A. Corsetti
282
Regional and National Geological Mapping: Multidisciplinary 3-D Data Integration and Modeling
Richard Berg, Kelsey E. MacCormack, Hazen A.J. Russell, Harvey Thorleifson, Hannah Winkler and Monica Gaiswinkler Easton
283
Groundwater and Surface-Water Arsenic: From Source to Sink I
Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, Karen Johannesson, Saugata Datta, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
284
Gas-Water Interactions in the Subsurface
Richard T. Amos, Kevin G. Mumford, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
285
Leading Edge of Produced Water Research: Impacts, Fingerprinting, and Science of Brines Associated with Hydrocarbon Production
Madalyn S. Blondes, Mark A. Engle, Brent Mooder, Jean-Philippe Nicot, Bridget R. Scanlon, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
286
Pegmatites I Have Known and Loved
David London, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
287
Speleothem Records of Climate Change in North America
Jessica L. Oster, Isabel P. Montañez and Claude Hillaire-Marcel
288
Advancing the Digitization of Paleontology and Geoscience Collections: Projects, Programs, and Practices I
Talia S. Karim, Gil Nelson, Russell D. White, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
289
Dynamic Landscapes and the Diversification of North American Rodents
Rebecca C. Terry, Samantha S.B. Hopkins, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
290
The Holey Solar System
Jeffrey Plescia, Christian Koeberl, Gordon R. Osinski, Angela M. Stickle, Devon M. Burr, Debra L. Buczkowski and Danielle Y. Wyrick
291
Some New Gloss on Old Lips: Implications for Continental Reconstructions and Metallogeny II
Richard E. Ernst, Wouter Bleeker, Kevin R. Chamberlain and Kent C. Condie
292
Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Hominin Sites: Techniques—From the Unique and New to the Tried and True
Cynthia M. Liutkus-Pierce, Gail M. Ashley, Greg A. Ludvigson, Edward L. Simpson and Neil J. Tabor

9:00 AM-6:30 PM

293
New Insights on Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Deposit Genesis, Fertility, and Exploration (Posters)
Stephen Michael Rowins, Craig J.R. Hart, Ross Sherlock and G. Michael Grammer
294
Landslide Hazard Analysis: Maps, Monitoring, Models, and the Future (Posters)
Matthew M. Crawford, William J. Burns, Lynn M. Highland, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
295
Environmental and Engineering Geology (Posters)
William J. Burns, Michael Young and Matthew M. Crawford
296
Mining and the Environment: Addressing Common Challenges Faced across the Mining Industry (Posters)
Matthew B.J. Lindsay, Joyce M. McBeth, K. Ulrich Mayer, Roger D. Beckie, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
297
Palynology in Geoarchaeological and Environmental Studies (Posters)
Francine M.G. McCarthy, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
298
The Fate of Passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Systems: Results, Solutions, and Advances for Continued Improvement of Impaired Waters (Posters)
Carrie Davis Todd, Kyle C. Fredrick, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
299
Geomicrobiology: Microbe-Mineral Interactions (Posters)
Nathan Yee, Sean A. Crowe, Jocelyn A. Sessa and Frank A. Corsetti
300
New Developments in Microbialites (Posters)
Frank A. Corsetti, Victoria A. Petryshyn, Yadira Ibarra, Jocelyn A. Sessa and Frank A. Corsetti
301
Progress and Challenges in Developing Tools and Approaches Used in Sediment Budgets (Posters)
Allen C. Gellis, Philip N. Owens, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
302
Tracking Sediment Movement across Earth’s Surface (Posters)
Lee B. Corbett, Eric W. Portenga, Paul Bierman, Alan R. Nelson, David P. Dethier and Michael Young
303
Warnings Heeded, Problems Fixed, Disasters Averted: Stories about How Geology and Geologists Have Succeeded in Helping Society (Posters)
R. Laurence Davis, Suzanne B. O'Connell, R. Laurence Davis and Suzanne B. O'Connell
304
Improving Learning Outcomes by Transforming the Geoscience Classroom (Posters)
Kelsey S. Bitting, Alan F. Halfen, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
305
Successful Models of Blended/Hybrid Learning Environments in the Geosciences (Posters)
David A. McConnell, Elizabeth A. Nagy-Shadman, Timothy J. Bralower, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
306
Transformative Innovations in Undergraduate Geoscience Education Supported by NSF Funding Programs: Accomplishments and Future Directions (Posters)
Jeffrey Ryan, Jill Singer, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison, Randall M. Richardson and Aida Awad
307
Engaging the Next Generation of Geoscientists: Effective Educational Strategies That Broaden Participation and Prepare Diverse Learners for Advanced Study and Careers in the Earth Sciences (Posters)
Shondricka Burrell, LeAnne Teruya, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison and Randall M. Richardson
308
Where's the Data? Finding and Using Geoscience Data (Posters)
Hannah Winkler, Hannah Winkler and Monica Gaiswinkler Easton
309
Physical and Biogeochemical Measurements That Characterize Groundwater–Surface Water Interactions: Where to Go from Here? (Posters)
Andrea E. Brookfield, Michelle M. Lorah, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
310
From Peak to Playa, Saline to Fresh—The Great Diversity of Lakes (Poster)
Scott W. Starratt, Katrina A. Moser and Amy Myrbo
311
Recent Advances in Marine and Coastal Geoscience (Posters)
Michael Lewis
312
Pegmatites I Have Known and Loved (Posters)
David London, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
313
Paleontology: Biostratigraphy and Biogeography (Posters)
Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
314
Conodonts as Stratigraphic and Paleoclimatic Tools (Posters)
Charles M. Henderson, Michael J. Orchard, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
315
Paleontology: Extinction Processes Through Time (Posters)
Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
316
Subduction Zone HP-UHP Metamorphism and Its Relation (Posters)
Lifei Zhang, Yaoling Niu, Yilin Xiao, Jinghui Guo, Shuguang Song, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
317
The Holey Solar System (Posters)
Jeffrey Plescia, Christian Koeberl, Gordon R. Osinski, Angela M. Stickle, Devon M. Burr, Debra L. Buczkowski and Danielle Y. Wyrick
318
Precambrian Geology of the North American Cordillera: An Exploration of New Developments in Laurentia’s Ancient History (Posters)
Justin V. Strauss, Marcus Kunzmann, Galen P. Halverson, Robert Rainbird, Alan D. Rooney and Kent C. Condie
319
Geology of Earthquakes, Faults, and Fault Systems (Posters)
Kathleen M. Haller, Ryan D. Gold, Anke Friedrich, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
320
Sediments, Clastic (Posters)
G. Michael Grammer, Greg A. Ludvigson and Edward L. Simpson
321
Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Hominin Sites: Techniques—From the Unique and New to the Tried and True (Posters)
Cynthia M. Liutkus-Pierce, Gail M. Ashley, Greg A. Ludvigson, Edward L. Simpson and Neil J. Tabor
322
New Advances and Applications in Sequence Stratigraphy (Posters)
G. Michael Grammer, Christopher R. Fielding, Greg A. Ludvigson, Edward L. Simpson and Neil J. Tabor
323
Landscape Records of Earthquake Deformation (Posters)
Colin B. Amos, Andrew Meigs, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
324
Geologic Processes That Influence the Tectonic Development and Economic Resources of the Northern North American Cordillera (Posters)
James V. Jones III, Emily S. Finzel, Brian A. Hampton, Jeffrey M. Trop, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey

1:00 PM-5:00 PM

325
Recent Advances in Limnogeology
Amy Myrbo and Amy Myrbo
326
Circum-Arctic Lithosphere-Basin Evolution II
Larry S. Lane, Keith Dewing, Victoria Pease, Gordon Neil Oakey, John Shimeld, Randell A. Stephenson, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
327
Contrasting Styles of Phanerozoic Intracontinental Tectonics: North America versus Asia
Dickson Cunningham, Stephen Marshak, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
328
Magmatism, Tectonics, and Metallogeny of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt
Wenjiao Xiao, Bo Wan, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
329
Dynamic Planetary Geology Revealed by Long-Term Observations
Colin M. Dundas, Alexander G. Hayes, James J. Wray, Devon M. Burr, Debra L. Buczkowski and Danielle Y. Wyrick
330
Geologic Processes That Influence the Tectonic Development and Economic Resources of the Northern North American Cordillera
James V. Jones III, Emily S. Finzel, Brian A. Hampton, Jeffrey M. Trop, Dan Gibson and Christopher Bailey
331
Late Pleistocene Circum-Arctic Ice Sheets: Extent, Chronology, and Dynamic Controls
Brent C. Ward, Eiliv Larsen, Alan R. Nelson and David P. Dethier
332
Tracking Sediment Movement across Earth’s Surface
Lee B. Corbett, Eric W. Portenga, Paul Bierman, Alan R. Nelson, David P. Dethier and Michael Young
333
Engaging the Next Generation of Geoscientists: Effective Educational Strategies That Broaden Participation and Prepare Diverse Learners for Advanced Study and Careers in the Earth Sciences
Shondricka Burrell, LeAnne Teruya, Julie C. Libarkin, Christopher L. Atchison and Randall M. Richardson
334
New Research on the Taku and Llewellyn Glaciers, Juneau Icefield, Alaska and British Columbia: Extending a 68 Year Climate Science Legacy
Cathy L. Connor, Jeffrey Kavanaugh, William J. Burns and Matthew M. Crawford
335
Stable and Clumped Isotope Record of Topography, Climate, and Environments: Challenges and Recent Advances
Majie Fan, Andrew Leier, Joel E. Saylor, William K. Hart, Brandy M. Toner, Diane R. Smith and Yildirim Dilek
336
Geomicrobiology: Microbe-Mineral Interactions
Nathan Yee, Sean A. Crowe, Jocelyn A. Sessa and Frank A. Corsetti
337
Groundwater and Surface-Water Arsenic: From Source to Sink II
Prosun Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, Karen Johannesson, Saugata Datta, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
338
Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality: Are We Making Progress?
M. Cathryn Ryan, Edwin E. Cey, Benjamin J. Rostron, Christopher A. Gellasch and Michael Young
339
Environmental Effects of Oil and Gas Development on Water Quality: Toward Sustainability and Stewardship
Stephen G. Osborn, Joseph Ryan, Brent Mooder, Jean-Philippe Nicot, Bridget R. Scanlon, Benjamin J. Rostron and Christopher A. Gellasch
340
Back-Barrier Systems in Times of Change
Kristin R. Wilson, Joseph T. Kelley and Michael Lewis
341
Conodonts as Stratigraphic and Paleoclimatic Tools
Charles M. Henderson, Michael J. Orchard, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
342
Advancing the Digitization of Paleontology and Geoscience Collections: Projects, Programs, and Practices II
Talia S. Karim, Gil Nelson, Russell D. White, Phoebe Cohen, Christy C. Visaggi and Thomas D. Olszewski
343
Cenozoic Magmatism and Volcanism in the North American Cordillera
Ben Edwards, J. Kelly Russell, Graham D.M. Andrews, Philip Brown, Diane R. Smith, Yildirim Dilek and James Beard
344
Precambrian Geology of the North American Cordillera: An Exploration of New Developments in Laurentia’s Ancient History
Justin V. Strauss, Marcus Kunzmann, Galen P. Halverson, Robert Rainbird, Alan D. Rooney and Kent C. Condie
345
Bedforms: Genesis and Development Processes, Morphology, Stratigraphy, and Insights into Planetary Environment
Jeffrey A. Nittrouer, Mauricio M. Perillo, Ryan Ewing, Greg A. Ludvigson, Edward L. Simpson and Neil J. Tabor
346
New Advances and Applications in Sequence Stratigraphy
G. Michael Grammer, Christopher R. Fielding, Greg A. Ludvigson, Edward L. Simpson and Neil J. Tabor