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1 Associated Societies GSA has a long tradition of collaborating with a wide range of partners in pursuit of our mutual goals to advance the geosciences, enhance the professional growth of society members, and promote the geosciences in the service of humanity. GSA works with other organizations on many programs and services. AASP - The Palynological Society American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) American Geophysical Union (AGU) American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) American Quaternary Association (AMQUA) American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Asociación Geológica Argentina (AGA) Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) Association of American State Geologists (AASG) Association of Earth Science Editors (AESE) Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) Association of Geoscientists for International Development (AGID) Blueprint Earth (BE) The Clay Minerals Society (CMS) Colorado Scientific Society (CSS) Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division (CUR) Cushman Foundation (CF) Environmental & Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS) European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) European Geosciences Union (EGU) Geochemical Society (GS) Geologica Belgica (GB) Geological Association of Canada (GAC) Geological Society of Africa (GSAF) Geological Society of Australia (GSAus) Geological Society of China (GSC) Geological Society of London (GSL) Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA) Geologische Vereinigung (GV) Geoscience Information Society (GSIS) Geoscience Society of New Zealand (GSNZ) Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA) History of Earth Sciences Society (HESS) International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

2 As the Society looks to the future, it aims to build strong, meaningful partnerships with societies and organizations across the country and around the world in service to members and the larger geoscience community. National and international societies with consistent aims and missions of advancing the geosciences and/or science in general are invited to affiliate with GSA as Associated Societies. For further information, or if your organization s contact person has changed, please contact GSA s Executive Director, Vicki McConnell, at vmcconnell@geosociety.org. International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG) International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) International Association of GeoChemistry (IAGC) International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) International Medical Geology Association (IMGA) International Society for Aeolian Research (ISAR) Israel Geological Society (IGS) Karst Waters Institute (KWI) Microanalysis Society (MAS) Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC) The Mineralogical Society (MS) Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Minnesota Ground Water Association (MGWA) National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG) National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG ) National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA) National Ground Water Association (NGWA) Nepal Geological Society (NGS) Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) Paleontological Society (PS) Seismological Society of America (SSA) Sigma Gamma Epsilon (SGE) Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, A.C. (SGM) Società Geologica Italiana (SGI) Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Western Interior Paleontological Society (WIPS) September Denver, Colorado USA 101

3 Organizing Committee GSA extends a very special thank you to our GSA 2016 Organizing Committee General Chair, Karen Berry, Colorado Geological Survey Technical Program Chair, Paul Baldauf, Nova Southeastern University Vice Technical Program Chair, Dick Berg, Illinois State Geological Survey Co-Field Trip Chair, Steve Keller, Colorado Geological Survey Karen Berry Paul Baldauf Dick Berg Steve Keller Co-Field Trip Chair, Matt Morgan, Colorado Geological Survey Education & Outreach Chair, Rick Aster, Colorado State University K 12 Chair, Samantha Richards, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Matt Morgan Rick Aster Samantha Richards Student Committee Charles Shobe, University of Colorado Rachel Glade, University of Colorado Annette Patton, Colorado State University Jay Merrill, Colorado State University Charles Shobe Rachel Glade Annette Patton Jay Merrill Sean Smith, Colorado School of Mines Hank Matthew Cole, Colorado School of Mines Rania Eldam, Colorado School of Mines Sean Smith Hank Matthew Cole Rania Eldam GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

4 Joint Technical Program Committee Representatives 2016 Technical Program Chair: Paul Bauldauf 2016 Technical Program Vice-Chair: Richard Berg Associated Societies Association of Earth Science Editors: Monica Easton Geochemical Society: Matthew Brueseke Geoscience Information Society: Chris Badurek Mineralogical Society of America: James S. Beard, Philip Brown NAGT: Don Duggan-Haas Paleontological Society: Marc Laflamme, Matt Clapham Society for Sedimentary Geology: Piret Plink-Bjorklund Society of Economic Geologists: Garth Graham GSA Divisions Archaeological Geology Division: Cynthia M. Fadem, Richard Dunn Archaeological Geology Division Interim JTPC: Gary Huckleberry, Laura Murphy Energy Geology Division: J. Fred Mclaughlin, Marc L. Buursink Environmental & Engineering Geology Division: Thad A. Wasklewicz, Jessica E. Witt Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division: Lydia Tackett Geoinformatics Division: M. Lee Allison, Leslie Hsu, Denise Hills Geology & Health Division: Saugata Datta Geology & Society Division: Christopher P. Carlson, Alan Benimoff Geophysics Division: Nicholas C. Schmerr, Lisa Tauxe Geoscience Education Division: Shane V. Smith, Natalie Bursztyn History and Philosophy of Geology Division: Renee Clary, Joanne (Jody) Bourgeois, Dorothy Sack Hydrogeology Division: Mark Engle, Kallina Dunkle Karst: Cory BlackEagle, Jonathan Sumerall Limnogeology Division: Tim Cook, Scott Starratt Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, Volcanology Division: Wendy A. Bohrson, Anita L. Grunder Planetary Geology Division: Danielle Wyrick, Debra Buczkowski, James J. Wray, Bradley Thomson Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division: Anne Chin, Glenn D. Thackray Sedimentary Geology Division: Ryan F. Morgan, Piret Plink-Bjorklund Structural Geology and Tectonics Division: Mary S. Hubbard, Juliet Crider Representatives at Large Marine/Coastal Geology: Joseph Kelley Paleoceanography/Paleoclimatology: Miriam E. Katz Precambrian Geology: Kent Condie Soils and Soil Processes (Interdisciplinary Interest Group): Steven G. Driese, Neil J. Tabor SEPTEMBER Denver, Colorado, USA Annual Program Committee Chair: Peter T. Bobrowsky Christopher M. Bailey Paul Baldauf Richard C. Berg Kevin Mickus Amy Brock-Hon Andres Meglioli Lisa Park Boush Bernardo Cesare Rebecca Pickering Brian R. Pratt September Denver, Colorado USA 103

5 Session Cosponsor Organizations American Association of Petroleum Geologists American Geosciences Institute American Institute of Professional Geologists American Quaternary Association Association for Women Geoscientists Association of American State Geologists Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists Belt Association Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory China University of Geosciences CLEAN Network Colorado Geological Survey Colorado Scientific Society Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division Cushman Foundation Deep Carbon Observatory EarthScope Gemological Institute of America Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division Geochemical Society GEODE Geological Survey of Israel Geology and Public Policy Committee Geoscience Information Society GSA Archaeological Geology Division GSA Energy Geology Division GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division GSA Foundation GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division GSA Geoinformatics Division GSA Geology and Society Division GSA Geophysics Division GSA Geoscience Education Division GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division GSA Hydrogeology Division GSA International/International Interdisciplinary Interest Group GSA Karst Division GSA Limnogeology Division GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division GSA Planetary Geology Division GSA Publications GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division GSA Sedimentary Geology Division GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division GSA Student Advisory Council History of Earth Sciences Society idigbio International Association for Geoscience Diversity International Association of GeoChemistry International Association of Hydrogeologist International Association of Sedimentologists International Society for Aeolian Research International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development Journal of Maps Karst Waters Institute Large Igneous Provinces Commission of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth s Interior Marine/Coastal Science Discipline Microanalysis Society (MAS) Mineralogical Society of America Minnesota Groundwater Association National Association of Geoscience Teachers National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division National Cave and Karst Research Institute National Earth Science Teachers Association National Ground Water Association Palaeontological Association Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography Discipline Paleontological Research Institution Paleontological Research Institution Department of Paleobiology Paleontological Society Past Global Changes (PAGES) Floods Working Group Regional Groundwater Flow Commission S4SLIDE SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) Sigma Gamma Epsilon Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Society of Economic Geologists Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Soil Science Society of America STEPPE The Paleontological Society The Pander Society University of Colorado Museum of Natural History U.S. Forest Service U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey Landslide Hazards Program U.S. Geological Survey National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program U.S. National Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

6 2017 GSA Section Meetings South-Central Section Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Dates: March Meeting Chair: Benjamin Surpless, Aerial overview of the Canyon Lake spillway of south-central Texas. Photo by Larry Walther. JOINT MEETING Northeastern Section (Joint with North-Central Section) Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Dates: March Meeting Chair: Patrick Burkhart, North-Central Section (Joint with Northeastern Section) Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Dates: March Meeting Chair: Timothy G. Fisher, Pittsburgh skyline panorama at night. Southeastern Section Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA Dates: March Meeting Co-Chairs: David Spears, Karen Layou, Midlothian Mines. Photo used with permission from Richmond Region Tourism. Cordilleran Section Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Dates: May Meeting Chair: Craig R. Glenn, Waikiki view from Diamond Head. Rocky Mountain Section Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Dates: 9 10 June Meeting Chair: Katherine Boggs, kboggs@mtroyal.ca Dinosaur Provincial Park. Photo by Jenni Scott.

7 Sessions by Category All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center. View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM Archaeological Geology 91 T2. Reconstructing Environmental Controls on Societal Change from Monday 8 11:35 a.m. Room 301 Prehistory to Present Day I 116 T1. Pluvials, Atmospheric Rivers, Monsoons, and Water Availability in Monday 10 a.m. noon Room 404 Western North America from the Quaternary into the Future: Modeling, Observations, and Paleo Reconstructions of Hydroclimate Extremes 124 T2. Reconstructing Environmental Controls on Societal Change from Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 301 Prehistory to Present Day II 147 Recent Advances in Archaeological Geology (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 233 T2. Reconstructing Environmental Controls on Societal Change from Prehistory to Present Day III (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Economic Geology 3 T9. Rare Earth and Critical Elements in Ore Deposits Sunday 8 11:45 a.m. Room T5. Magmatic-Hydrothermal Ore Deposits: Metal Transport from Sunday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Room 301 Source to Sink 148 T9. Rare Earth and Critical Elements in Ore Deposits (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 180 T6. Micro-Analytical Techniques in Ore Deposit Research Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Room T7. Mineral Resources for Society: Honoring the Career and Tuesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 301 Contributions to Economic Geology of Jean S. Cline 268 Economic Geology Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Room T3. Economic Geology of the Extensional Terrains Wednesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room Economic Geology (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 319 T7. Mineral Resources for Society: Honoring the Career and Contributions to Economic Geology of Jean S. Cline (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Energy Geology 4 T13. Fracture, Faulting, and Reactive Fluid Flow in Tight Rocks: Coupled Sunday 8 11:35 a.m. Room 506 Processes in Shale, CO 2 Sequestration, and Geothermal Energy I 33 T13. Fracture, Faulting, and Reactive Fluid Flow in Tight Rocks: Coupled Processes in Shale, CO 2 Sequestration, and Geothermal Energy II Sunday 1:30 5:05 p.m. Room P1. Mastery of the Subsurface: The Challenge to Improve Subsurface Energy Systems 92 T15. Geology and Geochemistry of Carbon Dioxide, Helium, and Other Low-BTU Natural Gas Systems GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition Sunday 1:45 6 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Monday 8 11:05 a.m. Room T16. Mudstone Evolution: From Deposition through Diagenesis Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room T14. Geologic Energy Research I Tuesday 8 11:15 a.m. Room T14. Geologic Energy Research II Tuesday 1:30 4:45 p.m. Room T14. Geologic Energy Research (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 276 T19. Unconventional Energy Resources Wednesday 8 11:15 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 2B 320 T13. Fracture, Faulting, and Reactive Fluid Flow in Tight Rocks: Coupled Processes in Shale, CO 2 Sequestration, and Geothermal Energy (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F

8 NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM Engineering Geology 58 Recent Advances in Engineering Geology (Posters) Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 126 T20. Advances in Data Collection and Delivery for Geohazards: Monday 1:30 4:55 p.m. Room 303 Reaching Out to Stakeholders 149 T23. Environmental and Engineering Division Geology Student Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Research Competition (Posters) 150 T24. Landslide Hazards: Inventories, Hazard Maps, Risk Analysis, and Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Warning Systems (Posters) 178 Recent Advances in Engineering Geology Tuesday 8 10:30 a.m. Room T20. Advances in Data Collection and Delivery for Geohazards: Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Reaching Out to Stakeholders (Posters) 277 T25. Landslides, Debris Flow, and Rock Fall: Processes and Hazards I Wednesday 8 11:30 a.m. Room T25. Landslides, Debris Flow, and Rock Fall: Processes and Hazards II Wednesday 1:30 5:05 p.m. Room 303 Environmental Geoscience 34 T28. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Assessing Environmental Impact of Mining Sunday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room P2. When Oil and Water Mix: Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Shale Development I Monday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A 93 T26. Biogeochemical Redox Cycling of Metals and Radionuclides Monday 8 a.m. noon Room Recent Advances in Environmental Geoscience I Monday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room P2. When Oil and Water Mix: Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Shale Development II 123 P2. When Oil and Water Mix: Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Shale Development III (Posters) 151 T28. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Assessing Environmental Impact of Mining (Posters) 182 T27. Find Your Park (and Other Public Lands) One Internship at a Time: Two Decades of Providing Career Development Opportunities in Public Lands for Students and Recent Graduates Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom Prefunction Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Room T29. Intersections of Sustainability and Geosciences Tuesday 1:30 4:50 p.m. Room T27. Find Your Park (and Other Public Lands) One Internship at a Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Time: Two Decades of Providing Career Development Opportunities in Public Lands for Students and Recent Graduates (Posters) 237 T30. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Undergraduate Research (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 278 T31. Water Quality and Aqueous Contaminants Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Room Recent Advances in Environmental Geoscience II Wednesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room Recent Advances in Environmental Geoscience (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 322 T29. Intersections of Sustainability and Geosciences (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 323 T31. Water Quality and Aqueous Contaminants (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Geochemistry 35 T39. Go Small or Go Home: Microbeam Techniques Applied to Sunday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Room 404 Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Petrology of Earth and Planetary Materials 87 T40. Non-Traditional Stable Isotope Fractionation at Extreme Monday 8 9:40 a.m. Room 404 Conditions: In Honor of Anat Shahar, 2016 MSA Awardee 127 T33. Beyond EARTHTIME: Accuracy and a Multi-Chronometer Time Scale Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 403 SESSIONS BY CATEGORY September Denver, Colorado USA 107

9 Sessions by Category All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center. View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM 128 T41. pxrf in the Geosciences: Applications to Environmental, Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 404 Regional, and Exploration Geology 152 T39. Go Small or Go Home: Microbeam Techniques Applied to Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Petrology of Earth and Planetary Materials (Posters) 183 T37. Excursions, Extinctions, and Environmental Change: New Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Room 404 Advances in Geochemical Tools Linked to Critical Intervals of Environmental and Biotic Change in Earth History 206 Geochemistry I Tuesday 1:30 4:30 p.m. Room T43. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements and Tuesday 1:30 5:05 p.m. Room 404 Organics in the Environment 238 T33. Beyond EARTHTIME: Accuracy and a Multi-Chronometer Time Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Scale (Posters) 239 T35. Contamination and Human Impact Records from Lake and Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Estuarine Sediment (Posters) 240 T37. Excursions, Extinctions, and Environmental Change: New Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Advances in Geochemical Tools Linked to Critical Intervals of Environmental and Biotic Change in Earth History (Posters) 241 T41. pxrf in the Geosciences: Applications to Environmental, Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Regional, and Exploration Geology (Posters) 269 Geochemistry II Wednesday 8 11 a.m. Room T44. The Holistic Approach to Landscape Evolution: Incorporating Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Room 404 Chronometric Data into the Geologic History of a Region 299 T36. Environmental Effects Related to Unconventional Oil and Wednesday 1:30 5:20 p.m. Room 403 Gas Resources 300 T45. Urban Geochemistry Wednesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room Geochemistry (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 325 T43. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements and Organics in the Environment (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Geoinformatics 216 T46. Advanced Information Systems and the Geosciences: Visioning Tuesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 205 the Future 242 Recent Advances in Geoinformatics (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 280 T47. Big Data in the Geosciences: In Memory of M. Lee Allison Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Room 205 Geology and Health 217 T48. Current Medical Geology Research on Natural Materials, Tuesday 1:30 5:20 p.m. Room 507 Outreach, and Education Activities 326 T48. Current Medical Geology Research on Natural Materials, Outreach, and Education Activities (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

10 NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM Geomicrobiology 184 T49. Geobiology of Earth-Life Systems I Tuesday 8 11:35 a.m. Room T49. Geobiology of Earth-Life Systems II Tuesday 1:30 5:20 p.m. Room 503 Geomorphology 5 T51. CRevolution 2.5: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River Sunday 8 11:30 a.m. Room 406 System and Cenozoic Landscape Evolution of the Colorado Plateau- Rocky Mountain Region I 6 T55. Heterogeneity in Geomorphic Systems: Driving Forces and Sunday 8 a.m. noon Room 405 Landscape Response 36 T53. Floodplain Hydrogeomorphology: Dynamics of Sediment, Sunday 1:30 4:50 p.m. Room 405 Vegetation, and Organic Matter in Altered and Unaltered Systems 59 Recent Advances in Geomorphology, from the Mountains to the Coast Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) 60 T51. CRevolution 2.5: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F and Cenozoic Landscape Evolution of the Colorado Plateau-Rocky Mountain Region (Posters) 61 T52. Deep Weathering, Ancient Landscapes and Regolith-Dominated Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Terrains (Posters) 62 T55. Heterogeneity in Geomorphic Systems: Driving Forces and Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Landscape Response (Posters) 88 Geomorphic Processes in Coastal, Alluvial, Hillslope, and Monday 8 a.m. noon Room 406 Extraterrestrial Environments 94 T57. Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems: Rehabilitating Monday 8 a.m. noon Room 405 or Accommodating Altered Hydrologic and Sediment Regimes 153 T57. Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems: Rehabilitating or Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Accommodating Altered Hydrologic and Sediment Regimes (Posters) 154 T58. Morphodynamics and Stratigraphy of Meandering Rivers (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 185 T58. Morphodynamics and Stratigraphy of Meandering Rivers Tuesday 8 11:20 a.m. Room T60. Quantifying and Interpreting the Role of Climate, Tectonics, and Tuesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room 405 Autogenic Processes in Landscape Dynamics 281 T61. Quantifying Geomorphic Processes and Rates of Landscape Wednesday 8 11:55 a.m. Room 405 Evolution I 282 T62. Quantifying Geomorphic Response to Floods: From Geochronologic Methods to High-Resolution Data and State-of-the-Art Models Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Room T51. CRevolution 2.5: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System and Cenozoic Landscape Evolution of the Colorado Plateau-Rocky Mountain Region II Wednesday 1:30 5 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A 302 T54. Geomorphology and Hydrology of Wildland Fires Wednesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room T59. Paleofloods and Related Fluvial Processes during the Late Wednesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room 407 Quaternary: Reconstructions and Causes 304 T61. Quantifying Geomorphic Processes and Rates of Landscape Wednesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 405 Evolution II 327 T60. Quantifying and Interpreting the Role of Climate, Tectonics, and Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Autogenic Processes in Landscape Dynamics (Posters) 328 T61. Quantifying Geomorphic Processes and Rates of Landscape Evolution (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F SESSIONS BY CATEGORY September Denver, Colorado USA 109

11 Sessions by Category All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center. View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM Geophysics/Geodynamics 7 T65. Precambrian Evolution and Mineral Resources of the Sunday 8 11:40 a.m. Room 407 Midcontinent Rift Region I: In Honor of William J. Hinze 37 T65. Precambrian Evolution and Mineral Resources of the Sunday 1:30 4:50 p.m. Room 407 Midcontinent Rift Region II: In Honor of William J. Hinze 63 Geophysical Solutions to Geological Problems: Current Research Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Results (Posters) 64 T63. From Mantle to Landscape: Cenozoic Evolution of the Rocky Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Mountain (Posters) 95 T64. Injection-Induced Earthquakes: Geologic and Operational Monday 8 11:15 a.m. Room 407 Constraints, Seismic Hazard, Mitigation, and Societal Impact 129 T63. From Mantle to Landscape: Cenozoic Evolution of the Rocky Monday 1:30 4:30 p.m. Room 503 Mountain 130 T66. Structure and Tectonics of the South-Central United States: Monday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room 407 Craton to Gulf of Mexico and the Annual George P. Woollard Award Presentation 177 Geophysical Solutions to Geological Problems: Current Research Results Tuesday 8 11 a.m. Room T65. Precambrian Evolution and Mineral Resources of the Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Midcontinent Rift Region (Posters): In Honor of William J. Hinze 244 T66. Structure and Tectonics of the South-Central United States Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters): Craton to Gulf of Mexico and the Annual George P. Woollard Award Presentation 275 P4. Geologic Evolution of Cuba Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Geoscience and Public Policy 8 T70. The Animas River and Beyond: Balancing Science and Policy in Sunday 8 11:50 a.m. Room 403 Cleaning up America s Abandoned Mine Lands 38 T69. Geoscience, Society, and the Law: Exploring the Legal Problems Sunday 1:30 4:50 p.m. Room 403 Entailed with Geologic Research and Practice 131 T68. Geoscience and Engineering Research Applied to Mined Geologic Repositories and Deep Borehole Concepts for Disposal of Radioactive Waste Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 406 Geoscience Education 9 T73. Bringing Outside In: Incorporating Field Experiences and Project-Based Learning into the Geoscience Classroom 10 T85. Planning to Make a Difference through the Next Generation Science Standards I 39 T72. Advances in In-Service and Pre-Service K 12 Earth Sciences Teacher Preparation and Professional Development 40 T85. Planning to Make a Difference through the Next Generation Science Standards II GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition Sunday 8 11:45 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4D Sunday 8 11:30 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4EF Sunday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4D Sunday 1:30 5 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4EF 65 Geoscience Education (Posters) Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F

12 NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM 66 T73. Bringing Outside In: Incorporating Field Experiences and Project- Based Learning into the Geoscience Classroom (Posters) 67 T76. Digital Poster Session: Training Preservice Teachers to Apply Digital Technology across the Geoscience Curriculum (Posters) 68 T77. Disseminating Best Practices and Resources Developed in Education Projects Funded by the National Science Foundation or by Other Federal/State Agencies (Posters) 96 T71. A Centennial Celebration of Geology and Hydrology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management I Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Monday 8 11:50 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4D 97 T82. Methodological Decision Making in Geoscience Education Research Monday 8 11:45 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4EF 132 T71. A Centennial Celebration of Geology and Hydrology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management II 133 T86. Supporting Geoscience Student Transfer Between Institutions and Transitions into the Workforce: Pathways for Success I 155 T78. Encouraging K9 16 Partnerships in the Geosciences to Maximize Recruitment and Retention Efforts (Posters) 186 T74. Climate Literacy in Formal and Informal Education, for Policy Makers and the Public, and Measures of Impact 187 T86. Supporting Geoscience Student Transfer Between Institutions and Transitions into the Workforce: Pathways for Success II Monday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4D Monday 1:30 5:05 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4EF Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Tuesday 8 11:45 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4D Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 4EF 207 Geoscience Education Tuesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2C 220 T83. Place as an Organizing Principle in Geoscience Education Tuesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4D 221 T87. Supporting Diverse Student Populations: Innovations and Strategies for Geo-Success 245 T71. A Centennial Celebration of Geology and Hydrology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management (Posters) 246 T74. Climate Literacy in Formal and Informal Education, for Policy Makers and the Public, and Measures of Impact (Posters) 247 T86. Supporting Geoscience Student Transfer Between Institutions and Transitions into the Workforce: Pathways for Success (Posters) Tuesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4EF Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 283 T79. Graduate Student Preparation for STEM Workforce Wednesday 8 11:15 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4D 284 T81. Increasing Engagement and Improving Learning Outcomes for Geology Students: Using Cognitive Science to Inform Geoscience Teaching and Learning I 305 T80. Implementing Discovery-Based Research Experiences in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses and Curricula 306 T81. Increasing Engagement and Improving Learning Outcomes for Geology Students: Using Cognitive Science to Inform Geoscience Teaching and Learning II Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 4EF Wednesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4D Wednesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4EF 329 T79. Graduate Student Preparation for STEM Workforce (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 330 T83. Place as an Organizing Principle in Geoscience Education (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Geoscience Information/Communication 69 T91. Geologic Maps and Their Derivatives (Posters) Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 156 T93. Use of Geoscience Data Resources in Education and Research (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F SESSIONS BY CATEGORY September Denver, Colorado USA 111

13 Sessions by Category All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center. View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM 222 T92. Open Data, Open Access: Trends in Geoscience Publications and Tuesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room 504 Data Sources 285 T89. Bringing the Horse to Water and Getting It to Drink: Obstacles Wednesday 8 11:55 a.m. Room 503 and Innovative Ways of Getting the Religious Public to Consider Scientific Evidence 307 T94. Women and Geology: Who Are We, Where Have We Come From, and Where Are We Going? Wednesday 1:30 4:35 p.m. Room 503 History and Philosophy of Geology 11 T95. Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Sunday 8 11:50 a.m. Room 303 Geology I 41 T95. Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Sunday 1:30 5 p.m. Room 303 Geology II 70 T96. The Geology of Art: The Use of Earth-Derived Materials in the Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Manufacture of Modern and Ancient Art Forms (Posters) 98 T97. Unearthing the History of Women in Geosciences Monday 8 11:50 a.m. Room 303 Hydrogeology 12 T100. Approaches to Characterizing Groundwater Flow Systems at the Sunday 8 a.m. noon Room 502 Watershed-Scale for Water Management and Regulation 13 T103. Emerging Contaminants in Water Supplies Sunday 8 a.m. noon Room Recent Advances in Hydrogeology I Sunday 1:30 4:45 p.m. Room T99. A Showcase of Undergraduate Research in Hydrogeology (Posters) Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 72 T100. Approaches to Characterizing Groundwater Flow Systems at the Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Watershed-Scale for Water Management and Regulation (Posters) 99 T109. Karst Hydrology: New Insights of Dynamic Aquifer Systems Monday 8 11:40 a.m. Room T112. Quantifying Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions in the Field Monday 8 a.m. noon Room 501 and on the Computer 101 T113. Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology and Geology Monday 8 11:15 a.m. Room Recent Advances in Hydrogeology II Monday 1:30 4:45 p.m. Room T102. Cycling of Arsenic and Other Associated Trace Elements in Monday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room 502 Global Geohydrological Systems and Management 146 GSA Hydrogeology Division: Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecture Monday 4 5 p.m. Room T112. Quantifying Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions in the Field Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F and on the Computer (Posters) 158 T113. Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology and Geology (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 188 T101. Can t Take the Heat? Temperature as an Indicator and Tracer of Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Room 502 Environmental Change 189 T108. Interaction of Physical and Biogeochemical Processes at Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Room 501 Groundwater Surface-Water Interfaces in Rivers, Lakes, Estuaries, and Coastal Marine Settings 232 GSA Hydrogeology Division: Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture Tuesday 4:30 5:30 p.m. Room GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

14 NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM 248 T102. Cycling of Arsenic and Other Associated Trace Elements in Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Global Geohydrological Systems and Management (Posters) 249 T104. From Pores to Mountains, and Minutes to Millennia (Posters): Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Session Dedicated to the Contributions of Rob Bowman, Fred Phillips, and John Wilson 250 T108. Interaction of Physical and Biogeochemical Processes at Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Groundwater Surface-Water Interfaces in Rivers, Lakes, Estuaries, and Coastal Marine Settings (Posters) 286 T111. Polar Changes Wednesday 8 11:35 a.m. Room T104. From Pores to Mountains, and Minutes to Millennia: Session Wednesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room 502 Dedicated to the Contributions of Rob Bowman, Fred Phillips, and John Wilson 309 T107. In-Situ Technologies for Energy Resource Extraction: The Role of Water Wednesday 1:30 5:05 p.m. Room T110. Hydrogeological and Geomorphological Responses to El Niño, Extreme Weather Events, and Landscape Disturbances Wednesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 3B 331 Recent Advances in Hydrogeology (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 332 T110. Hydrogeological and Geomorphological Responses to El Niño, Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Extreme Weather Events, and Landscape Disturbances (Posters) Karst 2 The Multidisciplinary Methodologies of Karst Studies and their Sunday 8 a.m. noon Room 504 Practical Applications to Science, Planning, Policy, and Natural Resource Management 31 Something for Everybody: The Many Faces of Karst Science in all its Sunday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 504 Multidisciplinary Glory 135 T116. Karst Critical Zone Evolution: The Rapid Responses of Carbonate Monday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room 504 Systems to Changes in Climate, Sea Level, Groundwater Pumping, and Land Cover/Land-Use 190 T115. Advances in Cave and Karst: A Tribute to the Distinguished Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Room 504 Career of E. Calvin Alexander Jr. 251 Something for Everybody: The Many Faces of Karst Science in all its Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Multidisciplinary Glory (Posters) 252 T115. Advances in Cave and Karst (Posters): A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of E. Calvin Alexander Jr. Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Limnogeology 14 T122. A Celebration of Lakes Past and Present: In Honor of Dan Sunday 8 11:35 a.m. Room 207 Livingstone 42 T123. From Outcrop to Core: Integrating Paleoenvironmental and Sunday 1:30 4:30 p.m. Room 207 Paleoclimatic Records across Time and Space 73 T122. A Celebration of Lakes Past and Present (Posters): In Honor of Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Dan Livingstone 102 T124. Lake Deposits on Earth and Mars: In Memory of Elizabeth H. Monday 8 11:55 a.m. Room 207 Gierlowski-Koredesch 159 T124. Lake Deposits on Earth and Mars (Posters): In Memory of Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Elizabeth H. Gierlowski-Koredesch 253 T123. From Outcrop to Core: Integrating Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic Records across Time and Space (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F SESSIONS BY CATEGORY September Denver, Colorado USA 113

15 Sessions by Category All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center. View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM Marine/Coastal Science 15 T125. Experimental Approaches and Technology in Service of Sunday 8 a.m. noon Room 507 Micropaleontology 43 T127. Geoscience Applications of Diatom Micropaleontology: Sunday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Room 507 Celebrating the Career of John A. Barron 103 T126. Geological Effects of Extreme Storm Events on Small Tropical Monday 8 11:45 a.m. Room 507 Island Nations 160 T126. Geological Effects of Extreme Storm Events on Small Tropical Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Island Nations (Posters) 271 New Research in Coastal Environments Wednesday 8 11:15 a.m. Room Current Research in Coastal Environments (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Mineralogy/Crystallography 136 T128. Gemological Research in the Twenty-First Century: Monday 1:30 5:20 p.m. Room 207 Characterization, Exploration, and Geological Significance of Diamonds and Other Gem Minerals 191 T129. Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Room 207 and Biosphere: In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling Medalist 231 Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lectures, Presidential Tuesday 3 5:30 p.m. Room 207 Address, and Annual Business Meeting 254 T128. Gemological Research in the Twenty-First Century: Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Characterization, Exploration, and Geological Significance of Diamonds and Other Gem Minerals (Posters) 255 T129. Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F and Biosphere (Posters): In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling Medalist 334 Mineralogy/Crystallography (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography 30 Recent Advances in Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography Sunday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room Recent Advances in Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography (Posters) Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 104 T132. Microfossil Proxies in Earth History Monday 8 11:45 a.m. Room T132. Microfossil Proxies in Earth History (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 192 T133. New Views of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum Tuesday 8 11:30 a.m. Room T130. Influence of Volcanism on the Evolution of Cretaceous and Tuesday 1:30 5 p.m. Room 505 Paleogene Marine Ecosystems and Climate 287 T135. Timing, Drivers, and Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystem Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Room 504 Responses to the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction Event 311 T131. Marine and Terrestrial Records of Extreme Climates and Wednesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 504 Extinction: Making Sense of Similarities and Differences 335 T131. Marine and Terrestrial Records of Extreme Climates and Extinction: Making Sense of Similarities and Differences (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

16 NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM Paleontology, Biogeography/Biostratigraphy 16 T136. Across Space and through Time: Understanding Evolution and Ecology Using Biogeography I Sunday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 3C 44 T136. Across Space and through Time: Understanding Evolution and Ecology Using Biogeography II Sunday 1:30 5 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 3C 45 T137. Conodonts from Shallow Water and Related Environments: In Honor and Memory of Bruce Wardlaw Sunday 1:30 5 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4C 75 Paleontology, Biogeography/Biostratigraphy (Posters) Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 105 T138. Fossil Specimens 0 s and 1 s: Databases, Standards, & Mobilization Monday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 4C 193 T139. High-Precision Geochronological Constraints on the Geologic History of Dinosaur Evolution Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 4C 46 T140. Evolution, Development, and Paleogenomics Sunday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4AB 76 Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination (Posters) Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 106 T145. Volcanism, Mass Extinctions, and Environmental Change Monday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 3C 118 Paleontology 1: Diversity, Extinction, and Origination Monday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4C 137 T142. Past and Present Global Biotic Crises: From Microbes to Megafauna Monday 1:30 5:10 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 3C 224 T143. The Early Paleozoic World: Radiations, Extinctions, and Paleoenvironmental Change I 225 T144. The Permian-Triassic Crisis and Its Aftermath: Biotic, Climatic, and Environmental Upheavals 288 T143. The Early Paleozoic World: Radiations, Extinctions, and Paleoenvironmental Change II Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy Tuesday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 3C Tuesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4AB Wednesday 8 11:50 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 3C 17 T148. Making Paleoecology Relevant to the Twenty-First Century Sunday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 4AB 18 T149. Mesozoic Ergs of the Colorado Plateau and Adjacent Areas: Genesis, Paleoenvironments, Paleogeography, Paleontology, and Paleoclimate 77 T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems (Posters) Sunday 8 11:40 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4C Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 107 T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems I Monday 8 11:35 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4AB 138 T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems II Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4AB 162 Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 194 T147. Height, the Elusive Third Dimension of Terrestrial Ecosystems: New Approaches for Determining the Structure and Complexity of Ecosystems on Land in Deep Time Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 3C 195 T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems III Tuesday 8 11:45 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4AB 209 Paleontology 2: Paleoecology and Paleoclimate Tuesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4C SESSIONS BY CATEGORY September Denver, Colorado USA 115

17 Sessions by Category All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center. View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM 272 Paleontology 3: Taphonomy and Predation Wednesday 8 11:45 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 4C Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns 163 Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 289 T151. New Approaches to Phylogenetic Paleobiology Wednesday 8 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4AB 312 T152. Troubles and Triumphs with Fossil Phylogenies Wednesday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 4AB Petrology, Igneous 19 T153. Alkaline Rocks: In Honor and Memory of Daniel S. Barker Sunday 8 a.m. noon Room T154. Recent Advances in Understanding Magmatism along and within Sunday 1:30 4:55 p.m. Room 205 the Northern North American Cordillera 78 T153. Alkaline Rocks (Posters): In Honor and Memory of Daniel S. Barker Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 164 T154. Recent Advances in Understanding Magmatism along and within Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F the Northern North American Cordillera (Posters) 256 Recent Advances in Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Petrology, Metamorphic 108 T155. Fifty Years of Innovation in Petrology and Orogenic Systems I: Monday 8 a.m. noon Room 205 A Tribute to Lincoln Hollister 139 T155. Fifty Years of Innovation in Petrology and Orogenic Systems II: Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 205 A Tribute to Lincoln Hollister 196 T157. Mineral Equilibria, Fluid Flow and Metamorphism: Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Room 205 A Celebration of John Ferry s Career 257 T155. Fifty Years of Innovation in Petrology and Orogenic Systems Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters): A Tribute to Lincoln Hollister 258 T157. Mineral Equilibria, Fluid Flow and Metamorphism (Posters): Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F A Celebration of John Ferry s Career 270 Heat and Mass Transfer through Earth s Crust during Metamorphism Wednesday 8 11:15 a.m. Room T158. Partitioning of Chlorine and Associated Halogens between Wednesday 1:30 4:40 p.m. Room 205 Minerals, Melts, and Brines 336 From Shallow to Deep: Recent Advances in Metamorphic Petrology (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Planetary Geology 20 T170. Sedimentary Records in the Solar System Sunday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 2C 21 T172. Tectonic, Volcanic, and Volcanotectonic Processes on Rocky Sunday 8 11:35 a.m. Room 201 Planetary Bodies 48 T160. Friends of Hoth: Satellites of the Outer Solar System Sunday 1:30 5:20 p.m. Room T173. The Evolution of Mars from Mantle through Crust: New Views from Petrology and Geochemistry Sunday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2C GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

18 NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM 79 The Surface of Mars: Mineralogy, Geomorphology, and Habitability Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) 80 T169. Planetary Geologic Mapping: Exploring the Solar System (Posters) Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 109 T168. Past and Present Biosignature Recognition on Earth, Mars, and Beyond Monday 8 11:30 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 2C 110 T174. The Geology of Dwarf Planet Ceres Monday 8 11:20 a.m. Room T161. From Bouncing Grains to Cemented Sandstones: Aeolian Processes and Stratigraphy in the Solar System 141 T162. From Stardust to Planets: A Geological Tour of the Career of Harry Y. McSween Jr. Monday 1:30 5:05 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2C Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room Meteorites and Planetary Potpourri (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 166 T159. Ceres Surface Composition as an Indication of Interior Evolution Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) 197 T167. Mineral Spectroscopy Harnessing Energy to Probe Solid Bodies in the Solar System: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session Tuesday 8 11:55 a.m. Room P3. Exploring the Third Zone: The Geology of Pluto, Charon, and the Kuiper Belt 259 T163. Frontiers in Geochronology: Ancient Systems and Planetary Environments (Posters) Tuesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 290 T165. Impact Cratering on Earth and throughout the Solar System Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Room T166. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) in the Solar System Wednesday 1:30 4:55 p.m. Room T165. Impact Cratering on Earth and throughout the Solar System Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) 338 T167. Mineral Spectroscopy Harnessing Energy to Probe Solid Bodies in the Solar System: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Precambrian Geology 1 Precambrian Geology Sunday 8 10:45 a.m. Room Precambrian Geology (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Public Policy 179 P5. The High Plains Aquifer: Can it be Managed for Today and the Future? Quaternary Geology 50 T181. Undergraduate Research Talks: The Next Step in Student Research Projects 81 Pleistocene-Holocene Glaciation, Earthquakes, and Environmental Change (Posters) 121 Recent Quaternary Research in Lacustrine, Glacial, Eolian, and Tectonic Systems 198 T179. Quaternary Geochronometers: Applications of Multi-Technique Approaches in Geomorphology and Archeology 226 T175. Aeolian Processes in Time and Space: Evidence from Landforms and Sediments 227 T177. Insights and Challenges for Geomorphic, Geologic, and Paleoseismic Investigations in the Rocky Mountain Central U.S. Transition Region (New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana) 291 T180. The Legacy of Herbert E. Wright, Jr.: Seminal Contributions toward Understanding Interactions among Quaternary Climate, Landscape Processes, Vegetation, and Human Society Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Sunday 1:30 4:50 p.m. Room 406 Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Monday 1:30 5 p.m. Room 405 Tuesday 8 11:40 a.m. Room 405 Tuesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 407 Tuesday 1:30 5:10 p.m. Room 406 Wednesday 8 a.m. noon Room 407 SESSIONS BY CATEGORY September Denver, Colorado USA 117

19 Sessions by Category All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center. View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM 339 T175. Aeolian Processes in Time and Space: Evidence from Landforms and Sediments (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Sediments, Carbonates 28 Carbonate Pore Systems and Diagenesis Sunday 1:30 4:30 p.m. Room T184. New Insights to the Dynamics of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) 296 Sediments, Carbonates Wednesday 1:30 4:45 p.m. Room Sediments, Carbonates (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Sediments, Clastic 22 T190. Modern and Ancient Sediment Transport on Earth and Sunday 8 11:20 a.m. Room 404 Planetary Surfaces 23 T191. Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud: Advances in Stratigraphic, Sunday 8 a.m. noon Room 401 Sedimentologic, Geochemical, and Geomechanical Analyses of Fine- Grained Lithologies 51 T196. The Other Red Planet: Terrestrial Environments and Climates Sunday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 501 from the Permian and Triassic 111 T194. The Context of Our Origins: Geological Studies of Old World Monday 8 a.m. noon Room 401 Fossil Primate and Hominin Sites 142 T193. Sedimentary Basins Monday 1:30 5:20 p.m. Room T194. The Context of Our Origins: Geological Studies of Old World Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Fossil Primate and Hominin Sites (Posters) 260 T186. Combining Sedimentology, Ichnology, and Paleontology to Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Refine Spatiotemporal (Paleo)Environmental Interpretations and Clarify Salinity-Discharge Fluctuations along Modern and Ancient Complex Coastlines (Posters) 261 T193. Sedimentary Basins (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 273 Sediments, Clastic Wednesday 8 11:15 a.m. Room T187. Deep-Marine Sedimentary Environments: Linking Depositional Wednesday 8 11:35 a.m. Room 401 Processes, Geomorphology, and the Sedimentary Record 341 Sediments, Clastic (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 342 T187. Deep-Marine Sedimentary Environments: Linking Depositional Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Processes, Geomorphology, and the Sedimentary Record (Posters) 343 T190. Modern and Ancient Sediment Transport on Earth and Planetary Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Surfaces (Posters) Soils 199 T198. Beneath Da Vinci s Feet: The Multidisciplinary World of Tuesday 8 11:45 a.m. Room 402 Soil Science 262 T198. Beneath Da Vinci s Feet: The Multidisciplinary World of Soil Science (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

20 NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM Stratigraphy 24 T201. Cenozoic Geology of the Great Plains and Western United States: Sunday 8 a.m. noon Room 402 Toward an Integrated Understanding of a Sedimentary, Paleoecologic, and Geohydrologic System 52 T202. Detrital Zircons on the North American Continental Interior I Sunday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Room T201. Cenozoic Geology of the Great Plains and Western United States: Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Toward an Integrated Understanding of a Sedimentary, Paleoecologic, and Geohydrologic System (Posters) 115 T230. Sedimentary, Paleobiologic, and Geochemical Studies of Deep Monday 8 11:30 a.m. Room 402 Time Ocean-Climate Perturbations I: Honoring the Scientific Contributions of Michael A. Arthur 145 T230. Sedimentary, Paleobiologic, and Geochemical Studies of Deep Monday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room 402 Time Ocean-Climate Perturbations II: Honoring the Scientific Contributions of Michael A. Arthur 169 T202. Detrital Zircons on the North American Continental Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Interior (Posters) 200 T202. Detrital Zircons on the North American Continental Interior II, Tuesday 8 11:30 a.m. Room 403 and Sediment Dispersal 210 Stratigraphy Tuesday 1:30 4:30 p.m. Room T206. The Effects of Discharge Variability on Alluvial Stratigraphy: Tuesday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Room 401 Toward a New Facies Model 263 T203. Dynamics of Continental Margin Sedimentation (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 264 T230. Sedimentary, Paleobiologic, and Geochemical Studies of Deep Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Time Ocean-Climate Perturbations (Posters): Honoring the Scientific Contributions of Michael A. Arthur 315 T205. The Colorado Scientific Society III: From the Mountains to the Wednesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room 402 Plains New Concepts and Discoveries in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region 344 Stratigraphy (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 345 T205. The Colorado Scientific Society III: From the Mountains to the Plains New Concepts and Discoveries in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Structural Geology 25 T208. Deconstructing Damage: Holistic Perspectives on the Sunday 8 a.m. noon Room 203 Spatiotemporal Evolution of Brittle Fault Zones 53 T210. Folds and Folding: Form, Process, and Consequences Sunday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room T208. Deconstructing Damage: Holistic Perspectives on the Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Spatiotemporal Evolution of Brittle Fault Zones (Posters) 112 T213. Structure and Tectonics of Mesoproterozoic Basins Monday 8 a.m. noon Room New Approaches and Results in Structural Geology and Neotectonics Monday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Room T210. Folds and Folding: Form, Process, and Consequences (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 171 T212. Multifaceted Approaches to Understanding Fluid-Fault Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Interactions in Natural Resources and Geologic Hazards (Posters) 201 T212. Multifaceted Approaches to Understanding Fluid-Fault Tuesday 8 11:35 a.m. Room 203 Interactions in Natural Resources and Geologic Hazards 229 T211. Large-Scale Continental Extensional Tectonics Tuesday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Room Structural Geology: Active and Ancient Deformation in North America and around the World (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F SESSIONS BY CATEGORY September Denver, Colorado USA 119

21 Sessions by Category All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center. View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM 266 T207. Best Student Geologic Mapping Competition (Posters) Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 293 T209. Earth History in the Broadest Context Ophiolites, Global Wednesday 8 11:35 a.m. Room 203 Tectonics, and Public Awareness of Earth Science I: Celebrating the Contributions of Eldridge Moores 316 T209. Earth History in the Broadest Context Ophiolites, Global Wednesday 1:30 5:05 p.m. Room 203 Tectonics, and Public Awareness of Earth Science II: Celebrating the Contributions of Eldridge Moores 346 T211. Large-Scale Continental Extensional Tectonics (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Tectonics/Tectonophysics 26 T215. Applications of Geochronology and Thermochronology for Understanding the Tectonic Mechanisms and Surface Processes of the Tibetan Plateau 27 T223. Rates in Metamorphism and Tectonism: From Mineral Growth to Orogenesis 54 T216. Cenozoic Evolution of the Southern Rocky Mountains and Northern Rio Grande Rift: Exploring Linkages between Geologic History, Processes, and Landscape Change 55 T217. Earth History in the Broadest Context Tectonics, Impacts, Mass Extinctions, and Big History: Celebrating the Contributions of Walter Alvarez 85 T219. In Honor of Chuck Kluth: The Pennsylvanian Permian Ancestral Rocky Mountains and its Links to the Texas and Southern California Northwestern Mexico Continental Margins of North America (Posters) 86 T223. Rates in Metamorphism and Tectonism: From Mineral Growth to Orogenesis (Posters) 113 T214. Along-Strike Variations in Mountain Belts: Why Are They Important and What Causes Them? 114 T219. In Honor of Chuck Kluth: The Pennsylvanian Permian Ancestral Rocky Mountains and its Links to the Texas and Southern California Northwestern Mexico Continental Margins of North America 143 T221. Plate Tectonics, Arc-Trench Systems, Cordilleran Tectonics, Sedimentary Basins, Sandstone Provenance, and Geoarchaeology I: A Celebration of William R. Dickinson s Career 144 T227. Time Matters: Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of Samuel A. Bowring 172 T214. Along-Strike Variations in Mountain Belts: Why Are They Important and What Causes Them? (Posters) 173 T216. Cenozoic Evolution of the Southern Rocky Mountains and Northern Rio Grande Rift: Exploring Linkages between Geologic History, Processes, and Landscape Change (Posters) 174 T227. Time Matters (Posters): Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of Samuel A. Bowring Sunday 8 11:50 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 2B Sunday 8 11:50 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 3B Sunday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2B Sunday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 3B Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Sunday 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Monday 8 11:35 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 2B Monday 8 11:45 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 3B Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2B Monday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 3B Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

22 NO. SESSION TITLE DAY TIME ROOM 202 T218. Evidence for Neotectonic Earthquakes and Their Driving Mechanisms in the Intraplate Region of Central and Eastern North America 203 T221. Plate Tectonics, Arc-Trench Systems, Cordilleran Tectonics, Sedimentary Basins, Sandstone Provenance, and Geoarchaeology II: A Celebration of William R. Dickinson s Career 204 T222. Proterozoic Accretion of the North American Continent United Plates of America Revisited I Tuesday 8 a.m. noon Room 507 Tuesday 8 11:40 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 2B Tuesday 8 11:45 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 3B 205 T224. Records of Subduction Initiation in Modern and Ancient Settings Tuesday 8 11:30 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 2C 208 Intrusion, Accretion, Exhumation, and Collapse: Tectonics around the World 230 T222. Proterozoic Accretion of the North American Continent United Plates of America Revisited II 267 T221. Plate Tectonics, Arc-Trench Systems, Cordilleran Tectonics, Sedimentary Basins, Sandstone Provenance, and Geoarchaeology (Posters): A Celebration of William R. Dickinson s Career Tuesday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2B Tuesday 1:30 5:15 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 3B Tuesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 274 Tectonics of Western North America: Late Paleozoic and through Time Wednesday 8 11:30 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 2C 294 T220. Physical and Numerical Modeling of Geologic Processes Wednesday 8 10 a.m. Mile High Ballroom 3B 317 T225. Tectonics of North American Cordillera and the Alps: Celebrating the Telling-It-Like-It-Is Scientific Career of Tim Wawrzyniec Wednesday 1:30 5:25 p.m. Mile High Ballroom 2B 347 Tectonics/Tectonophysics (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 348 T220. Physical and Numerical Modeling of Geologic Processes (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 349 T222. Proterozoic Accretion of the North American Continent United Plates of America Revisited (Posters) Wednesday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F Volcanology 56 T228. Field Geology to Inform Volcanic Processes: A Tribute to the Sunday 1:30 5:30 p.m. Room 503 Distinguished Career of Don Swanson 89 Recent Advances in Volcanology: Volcanic Phenomena Monday 8 11:10 a.m. Room Volcanology (Posters) Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F 176 T228. Field Geology to Inform Volcanic Processes (Posters): A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Don Swanson Monday 9 a.m. 6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall E/F SESSIONS BY CATEGORY SEPTEMBER Denver, Colorado, USA September Denver, Colorado USA 121

23 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION SUNDAY, 25 SEPT. 1 8 a.m. Precambrian Geology Room a.m. The Multidisciplinary Methodologies of Karst Studies and their Practical Applications to Room 504 Science, Planning, Policy, and Natural Resource Management 3 8 a.m. T9. Rare Earth and Critical Elements in Ore Deposits (Society of Economic Geologists) Room a.m. T13. Fracture, Faulting, and Reactive Fluid Flow in Tight Rocks: Coupled Processes in Shale, Room 506 CO 2 Sequestration, and Geothermal Energy I 5 8 a.m. T51. CRevolution 2.5: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System and Cenozoic Room 406 Landscape Evolution of the Colorado Plateau Rocky Mountain Region I (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 6 8 a.m. T55. Heterogeneity in Geomorphic Systems: Driving Forces and Landscape Response Room 405 (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 7 8 a.m. T65. Precambrian Evolution and Mineral Resources of the Midcontinent Rift Region I: Room 407 In Honor of William J. Hinze (GSA Geophysics Division; Society of Economic Geologists; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 8 8 a.m. T70. The Animas River and Beyond: Balancing Science and Policy in Cleaning up America s Abandoned Mine Lands (GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) Room a.m. T73. Bringing Outside In: Incorporating Field Experiences and Project-Based Learning into the Geoscience Classroom (GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 10 8 a.m. T85. Planning to Make a Difference through the Next Generation Science Standards I (National Earth Science Teachers Association; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 11 8 a.m. T95. Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Geology I (GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; History of Earth Sciences Society; Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) 12 8 a.m. T100. Approaches to Characterizing Groundwater Flow Systems at the Watershed-Scale for Water Management and Regulation (GSA Hydrogeology Division; International Association of Hydrogeologists; Regional Groundwater Flow Commission; GSA Geology and Society Division) 13 8 a.m. T103. Emerging Contaminants in Water Supplies (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 14 8 a.m. T122. A Celebration of Lakes Past and Present: In Honor of Dan Livingstone (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society) 15 8 a.m. T125. Experimental Approaches and Technology in Service of Micropaleontology (Paleontological Society; Cushman Foundation; Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography Discipline; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Limnogeology Division) 16 8 a.m. T136. Across Space and through Time: Understanding Evolution and Ecology Using Biogeography I (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution; Palaeontological Association) GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition Mile High Ballroom 4D Mile High Ballroom 4EF Room 303 Room 502 Room 501 Room 207 Room 507 Mile High Ballroom 3C

24 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION 17 8 a.m. T148. Making Paleoecology Relevant to the Twenty-First Century (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) 18 8 a.m. T149. Mesozoic Ergs of the Colorado Plateau and Adjacent Areas: Genesis, Paleoenvironments, Paleogeography, Paleontology, and Paleoclimate (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society) 19 8 a.m. T153. Alkaline Rocks: In Honor and Memory of Daniel S. Barker (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 20 8 a.m. T170. Sedimentary Records in the Solar System (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division) 21 8 a.m. T172. Tectonic, Volcanic, and Volcanotectonic Processes on Rocky Planetary Bodies (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 22 8 a.m. T190. Modern and Ancient Sediment Transport on Earth and Planetary Surfaces (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 23 8 a.m. T191. Mud, Mud, Glorious Mud: Advances in Stratigraphic, Sedimentologic, Geochemical, and Geomechanical Analyses of Fine-Grained Lithologies (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 24 8 a.m. T201. Cenozoic Geology of the Great Plains and Western United States: Toward an Integrated Understanding of a Sedimentary, Paleoecologic, and Geohydrologic System (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; National Ground Water Association) 25 8 a.m. T208. Deconstructing Damage: Holistic Perspectives on the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Brittle Fault Zones (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; U.S. Geological Survey; Geological Survey of Israel) 26 8 a.m. T215. Applications of Geochronology and Thermochronology for Understanding the Tectonic Mechanisms and Surface Processes of the Tibetan Plateau (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 27 8 a.m. T223. Rates in Metamorphism and Tectonism: From Mineral Growth to Orogenesis (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) Mile High Ballroom 4AB Mile High Ballroom 4C Room 205 Mile High Ballroom 2C Room 201 Room 404 Room 401 Room 402 Room 203 Mile High Ballroom 2B Mile High Ballroom 3B 28 1:30 p.m. Carbonate Pore Systems and Diagenesis Room :30 p.m. Recent Advances in Hydrogeology I Room :30 p.m. Recent Advances in Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography Room :30 p.m. Something for Everybody: The Many Faces of Karst Science in all its Multidisciplinary Glory Room :30 p.m. T5. Magmatic-Hydrothermal Ore Deposits: Metal Transport from Source to Sink (Society of Room 301 Economic Geologists; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 33 1:30 p.m. T13. Fracture, Faulting, and Reactive Fluid Flow in Tight Rocks: Coupled Processes in Shale, Room 506 CO2 Sequestration, and Geothermal Energy II 34 1:30 p.m. T28. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Assessing Environmental Impact of Mining (GSA Room 302 Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 35 1:30 p.m. T39. Go Small or Go Home: Microbeam Techniques Applied to Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Petrology of Earth and Planetary Materials (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division) Room 404 SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 123

25 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION 36 1:30 p.m. T53. Floodplain Hydrogeomorphology: Dynamics of Sediment, Vegetation, and Organic Matter in Altered and Unaltered Systems (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 37 1:30 p.m. T65. Precambrian Evolution and Mineral Resources of the Midcontinent Rift Region II: In Honor of William J. Hinze (GSA Geophysics Division; Society of Economic Geologists; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 38 1:30 p.m. T69. Geoscience, Society, and the Law: Exploring the Legal Problems Entailed with Geologic Research and Practice (GSA Geology and Society Division; Geology and Public Policy Committee) 39 1:30 p.m. T72. Advances in In-Service and Pre-Service K-12 Earth Sciences Teacher Preparation and Professional Development (GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; NAGT Teacher Education Division) 40 1:30 p.m. T85. Planning to Make a Difference through the Next Generation Science Standards II (National Earth Science Teachers Association; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 41 1:30 p.m. T95. Museums at the Forefront of the History and Philosophy of Geology II (GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; History of Earth Sciences Society; Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) 42 1:30 p.m. T123. From Outcrop to Core: Integrating Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic Records across Time and Space (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group) 43 1:30 p.m. T127. Geoscience Applications of Diatom Micropaleontology: Celebrating the Career of John A. Barron (Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division) 44 1:30 p.m. T136. Across Space and through Time: Understanding Evolution and Ecology Using Biogeography II (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution; Palaeontological Association) 45 1:30 p.m. T137. Conodonts from Shallow Water and Related Environments: In Honor and Memory of Bruce Wardlaw (Paleontological Society; The Pander Society) 46 1:30 p.m. T140. Evolution, Development, and Paleogenomics (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) 47 1:30 p.m. T154. Recent Advances in Understanding Magmatism along and within the Northern North American Cordillera (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) 48 1:30 p.m. T160. Friends of Hoth: Satellites of the Outer Solar System (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) 49 1:30 p.m. T173. The Evolution of Mars from Mantle through Crust: New Views from Petrology and Geochemistry (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) Room 405 Room 407 Room 403 Mile High Ballroom 4D Mile High Ballroom 4EF Room 303 Room 207 Room 507 Mile High Ballroom 3C Mile High Ballroom 4C Mile High Ballroom 4AB Room 205 Room 201 Mile High Ballroom 2C GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

26 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION 50 1:30 p.m. T181. Undergraduate Research Talks: The Next Step in Student Research Projects (Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division) 51 1:30 p.m. T196. The Other Red Planet: Terrestrial Environments and Climates from the Permian and Triassic (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 52 1:30 p.m. T202. Detrital Zircons on the North American Continental Interior I (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 53 1:30 p.m. T210. Folds and Folding: Form, Process, and Consequences (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) 54 1:30 p.m. T216. Cenozoic Evolution of the Southern Rocky Mountains and Northern Rio Grande Rift: Exploring Linkages between Geologic History, Processes, and Landscape Change (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 55 1:30 p.m. T217. Earth History in the Broadest Context Tectonics, Impacts, Mass Extinctions, and Big History: Celebrating the Contributions of Walter Alvarez (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division) 56 1:30 p.m. T228. Field Geology to Inform Volcanic Processes: A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Don Swanson (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 57 1:45 p.m. P1. Mastery of the Subsurface: The Challenge to Improve Subsurface Energy Systems (Department of Energy; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division) Room 406 Room 501 Room 402 Room 203 Mile High Ballroom 2B Mile High Ballroom 3B Room 503 Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A 58 9 a.m. Recent Advances in Engineering Geology (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 59 9 a.m. Recent Advances in Geomorphology, from the Mountains to the Coast (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 60 9 a.m. T51. CRevolution 2.5: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System and Cenozoic Exhibit Hall E/F Landscape Evolution of the Colorado Plateau-Rocky Mountain Region (Posters) (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 61 9 a.m. T52. Deep Weathering, Ancient Landscapes and Regolith- Dominated Terrains (Posters) (GSA Exhibit Hall E/F Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group) 62 9 a.m. T55. Heterogeneity in Geomorphic Systems: Driving Forces and Landscape Response (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 63 9 a.m. Geophysical Solutions to Geological Problems: Current Research Results (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 64 9 a.m. T63. From Mantle to Landscape: Cenozoic Evolution of the Rocky Mountain (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) 65 9 a.m. Geoscience Education (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 66 9 a.m. T73. Bringing Outside In: Incorporating Field Experiences and Project-Based Learning into Exhibit Hall E/F the Geoscience Classroom (Posters) (GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 67 9 a.m. T76. Digital Poster Session: Training Preservice Teachers to Apply Digital Technology across the Geoscience Curriculum (Posters) (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Karst Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) Exhibit Hall E/F SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 125

27 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION 68 9 a.m. T77. Disseminating Best Practices and Resources Developed in Education Projects Funded by Exhibit Hall E/F the National Science Foundation or by Other Federal/State Agencies (Posters) 69 9 a.m. T91. Geologic Maps and Their Derivatives (Posters) (Association of American State Geologists) Exhibit Hall E/F 70 9 a.m. T96. The Geology of Art: The Use of Earth-Derived Materials in the Manufacture of Modern Exhibit Hall E/F and Ancient Art Forms (Posters) (GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division) 71 9 a.m. T99. A Showcase of Undergraduate Research in Hydrogeology (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 72 9 a.m. T100. Approaches to Characterizing Groundwater Flow Systems at the Watershed-Scale for Exhibit Hall E/F Water Management and Regulation (Posters) (GSA Hydrogeology Division; International Association of Hydrogeologists; Regional Groundwater Flow Commission; GSA Geology and Society Division) 73 9 a.m. T122. A Celebration of Lakes-Past and Present (Posters): In Honor of Dan Livingstone Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society) 74 9 a.m. Recent Advances in Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 75 9 a.m. Paleontology, Biogeography/Biostratigraphy (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 76 9 a.m. Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 77 9 a.m. T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) 78 9 a.m. T153. Alkaline Rocks (Posters): In Honor and Memory of Daniel S. Barker (GSA Mineralogy, Exhibit Hall E/F Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 79 9 a.m. The Surface of Mars: Mineralogy, Geomorphology, and Habitability (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 80 9 a.m. T169. Planetary Geologic Mapping: Exploring the Solar System (Posters) (GSA Planetary Exhibit Hall E/F Geology Division) 81 9 a.m. Pleistocene-Holocene Glaciation, Earthquakes, and Environmental Change (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F 82 9 a.m. T184. New Insights to the Dynamics of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 83 9 a.m. T201. Cenozoic Geology of the Great Plains and Western United States: Toward an Integrated Exhibit Hall E/F Understanding of a Sedimentary, Paleoecologic, and Geohydrologic System (Posters) (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; National Ground Water Association) 84 9 a.m. T208. Deconstructing Damage: Holistic Perspectives on the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Exhibit Hall E/F Brittle Fault Zones (Posters) (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; U.S. Geological Survey; Geological Survey of Israel) 85 9 a.m. T219. In Honor of Chuck Kluth: The Pennsylvanian Permian Ancestral Rocky Mountains Exhibit Hall E/F and its Links to the Texas and Southern California Northwestern Mexico Continental Margins of North America (Posters) (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 86 9 a.m. T223. Rates in Metamorphism and Tectonism: From Mineral Growth to Orogenesis (Posters) (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) Exhibit Hall E/F GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

28 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION MONDAY, 26 SEPT a.m. T40. Non-Traditional Stable Isotope Fractionation at Extreme Conditions: In Honor of Anat Room 404 Shahar, 2016 MSA Awardee (Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 88 8 a.m. Geomorphic Processes in Coastal, Alluvial, Hillslope, and Extraterrestrial Environments Room a.m. Recent Advances in Volcanology: Volcanic Phenomena Room a.m. P2. When Oil and Water Mix: Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Shale Development I (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division) 91 8 a.m. T2. Reconstructing Environmental Controls on Societal Change from Prehistory to Present Day I (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; American Quaternary Association; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 92 8 a.m. T15. Geology and Geochemistry of Carbon Dioxide, Helium, and Other Low-BTU Natural Gas Systems (GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 93 8 a.m. T26. Biogeochemical Redox Cycling of Metals and Radionuclides (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 94 8 a.m. T57. Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems: Rehabilitating or Accommodating Altered Hydrologic and Sediment Regimes (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division) 95 8 a.m. T64. Injection-Induced Earthquakes: Geologic and Operational Constraints, Seismic Hazard, Mitigation, and Societal Impact (GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division) 96 8 a.m. T71. A Centennial Celebration of Geology and Hydrology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management I (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 97 8 a.m. T82. Methodological Decision Making in Geoscience Education Research (GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers) 98 8 a.m. T97. Unearthing the History of Women in Geosciences (GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; History of Earth Sciences Society; GSA Geology and Society Division) 99 8 a.m. T109. Karst Hydrology: New Insights of Dynamic Aquifer Systems (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Karst Division; National Cave and Karst Research Institute; Karst Waters Institute) a.m. T112. Quantifying Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions in the Field and on the Computer (GSA Hydrogeology Division) a.m. T113. Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology and Geology (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T124. Lake Deposits on Earth and Mars: In Memory of Elizabeth H. Gierlowski-Koredesch (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T126. Geological Effects of Extreme Storm Events on Small Tropical Island Nations (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; STEPPE; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; Marine/Coastal Science Discipline) a.m. T132. Microfossil Proxies in Earth History (Cushman Foundation; Geochemical Society; Paleontological Research Institution; Paleontological Society; GSA Limnogeology Division) a.m. T138. Fossil Specimens 0 s and 1 s: Databases, Standards, & Mobilization (Paleontological Society; idigbio; STEPPE; University of Colorado Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History; Paleontological Research Institution Department of Paleobiology) Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Room 301 Room 506 Room 302 Room 405 Room 407 Mile High Ballroom 4D Mile High Ballroom 4EF Room 303 Room 504 Room 501 Room 502 Room 207 Room 507 Room 505 Mile High Ballroom 4C SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 127

29 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. T145. Volcanism, Mass Extinctions, and Environmental Change (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) a.m. T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems I (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) a.m. T155. Fifty Years of Innovation in Petrology and Orogenic Systems I: A Tribute to Lincoln Hollister (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T168. Past and Present Biosignature Recognition on Earth, Mars, and Beyond (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society) Mile High Ballroom 3C Mile High Ballroom 4AB Room 205 Mile High Ballroom 2C a.m. T174. The Geology of Dwarf Planet Ceres (GSA Planetary Geology Division) Room a.m. T194. The Context of Our Origins: Geological Studies of Old World Fossil Primate and Room 401 Hominin Sites (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Paleontological Society) a.m. T213. Structure and Tectonics of Mesoproterozoic Basins (Belt Association; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) Room a.m. T214. Along-Strike Variations in Mountain Belts: Why Are They Important and What Causes Them? (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division) a.m. T219. In Honor of Chuck Kluth: The Pennsylvanian Permian Ancestral Rocky Mountains and its Links to the Texas and Southern California Northwestern Mexico Continental Margins of North America (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T230. Sedimentary, Paleobiologic, and Geochemical Studies of Deep Time Ocean-Climate Perturbations I: Honoring the Scientific Contributions of Michael A. Arthur (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society) a.m. T1. Pluvials, Atmospheric Rivers, Monsoons, and Water Availability in Western North America from the Quaternary into the Future: Modeling, Observations, and Paleo Reconstructions of Hydroclimate Extremes (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Archaeological Geology Division) Mile High Ballroom 2B Mile High Ballroom 3B Room 402 Room :30 p.m. New Approaches and Results in Structural Geology and Neotectonics Room :30 p.m. Paleontology 1: Diversity, Extinction, and Origination Mile High Ballroom 4C 119 1:30 p.m. Recent Advances in Environmental Geoscience I Room :30 p.m. Recent Advances in Hydrogeology II Room :30 p.m. Recent Quaternary Research in Lacustrine, Glacial, Eolian, and Tectonic Systems Room :30 p.m. P2. When Oil and Water Mix: Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Shale Development II (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division) Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

30 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION 123 1:30 p.m. P2. When Oil and Water Mix: Understanding the Environmental Impacts of Shale Development III (Posters) (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division) 124 1:30 p.m. T2. Reconstructing Environmental Controls on Societal Change from Prehistory to Present Day II (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; American Quaternary Association; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 125 1:30 p.m. T16. Mudstone Evolution: From Deposition through Diagenesis (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division) 126 1:30 p.m. T20. Advances in Data Collection and Delivery for Geohazards: Reaching Out to Stakeholders (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists; GSA Geology and Society Division) 127 1:30 p.m. T33. Beyond EARTHTIME: Accuracy and a Multi-Chronometer Time Scale (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 128 1:30 p.m. T41. pxrf in the Geosciences: Applications to Environmental, Regional, and Exploration Geology (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Limnogeology Division) 129 1:30 p.m. T63. From Mantle to Landscape: Cenozoic Evolution of the Rocky Mountain (GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) 130 1:30 p.m. T66. Structure and Tectonics of the South-Central United States: Craton to Gulf of Mexico and the Annual George P. Woollard Award Presentation (GSA Geophysics Division) 131 1:30 p.m. T68. Geoscience and Engineering Research Applied to Mined Geologic Repositories and Deep Borehole Concepts for Disposal of Radioactive Waste (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 132 1:30 p.m. T71. A Centennial Celebration of Geology and Hydrology in the National Parks: Research, Mapping, and Resource Management II (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 133 1:30 p.m. T86. Supporting Geoscience Student Transfer Between Institutions and Transitions into the Workforce: Pathways for Success I (GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 134 1:30 p.m. T102. Cycling of Arsenic and Other Associated Trace Elements in Global Geohydrological Systems and Management (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD)) 135 1:30 p.m. T116. Karst Critical Zone Evolution: The Rapid Responses of Carbonate Systems to Changes in Climate, Sea Level, Groundwater Pumping, and Land Cover/Land-Use (GSA Karst Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Karst Waters Institute; International Association of GeoChemistry) 136 1:30 p.m. T128. Gemological Research in the Twenty-First Century: Characterization, Exploration, and Geological Significance of Diamonds and Other Gem Minerals (Gemological Institute of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 137 1:30 p.m. T142. Past and Present Global Biotic Crises: From Microbes to Megafauna (Paleontological Society; Palaeontological Association; STEPPE) 138 1:30 p.m. T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems II (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) 139 1:30 p.m. T155. Fifty Years of Innovation in Petrology and Orogenic Systems II: A Tribute to Lincoln Hollister (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) Mile High Ballroom Prefunction Room 301 Room 506 Room 303 Room 403 Room 404 Room 503 Room 407 Room 406 Mile High Ballroom 4D Mile High Ballroom 4EF Room 502 Room 504 Room 207 Mile High Ballroom 3C Mile High Ballroom 4AB Room 205 SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 129

31 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION 140 1:30 p.m. T161. From Bouncing Grains to Cemented Sandstones: Aeolian Processes and Stratigraphy in the Solar System (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division ) 141 1:30 p.m. T162. From Stardust to Planets: A Geological Tour of the Career of Harry Y. McSween Jr. (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 142 1:30 p.m. T193. Sedimentary Basins (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 143 1:30 p.m. T221. Plate Tectonics, Arc-Trench Systems, Cordilleran Tectonics, Sedimentary Basins, Sandstone Provenance, and Geoarchaeology I: A Celebration of William R. Dickinson s Career (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Publications; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) 144 1:30 p.m. T227. Time Matters: Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of Samuel A. Bowring (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Smithsonian Institution; GSA International/International Interdisciplinary Interest Group) 145 1:30 p.m. T230. Sedimentary, Paleobiologic, and Geochemical Studies of Deep Time Ocean-Climate Perturbations II: Honoring the Scientific Contributions of Michael A. Arthur (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society) Mile High Ballroom 2C Room 201 Room 401 Mile High Ballroom 2B Mile High Ballroom 3B Room p.m. GSA Hydrogeology Division: Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecture Room a.m. Recent Advances in Archaeological Geology (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T9. Rare Earth and Critical Elements in Ore Deposits (Posters) (Society of Economic Geologists) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T23. Environmental and Engineering Division Geology Student Research Competition Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists) a.m. T24. Landslide Hazards: Inventories, Hazard Maps, Risk Analysis, and Warning Systems (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T28. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Assessing Environmental Impact of Mining (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T39. Go Small or Go Home: Microbeam Techniques Applied to Igneous, Metamorphic, and Exhibit Hall E/F Sedimentary Petrology of Earth and Planetary Materials (Posters) (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division) a.m. T57. Management and Restoration of Fluvial Systems: Rehabilitating or Accommodating Exhibit Hall E/F Altered Hydrologic and Sediment Regimes (Posters) (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division) a.m. T58. Morphodynamics and Stratigraphy of Meandering Rivers (Posters) (GSA Quaternary Exhibit Hall E/F Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T78. Encouraging K9 16 Partnerships in the Geosciences to Maximize Recruitment and Retention Efforts (Posters) (GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Science and Society Division) Exhibit Hall E/F GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

32 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. T93. Use of Geoscience Data Resources in Education and Research (Posters) (Geoscience Information Society) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T112. Quantifying Groundwater/Surface Water Interactions in the Field and on the Computer Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) (GSA Hydrogeology Division) a.m. T113. Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology and Geology (Posters) (GSA Hydrogeology Exhibit Hall E/F Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T124. Lake Deposits on Earth and Mars (Posters): In Memory of Elizabeth H. Gierlowski- Exhibit Hall E/F Koredesch (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T126. Geological Effects of Extreme Storm Events on Small Tropical Island Nations (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; STEPPE; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; Marine/Coastal Science Discipline) a.m. T132. Microfossil Proxies in Earth History (Posters) (Cushman Foundation; Geochemical Society; Exhibit Hall E/F Paleontological Research Institution; Paleontological Society; GSA Limnogeology Division) a.m. Paleontology, Paleoecology/Taphonomy (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. Paleontology, Phylogenetic/Morphological Patterns (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T154. Recent Advances in Understanding Magmatism along and within the Northern North Exhibit Hall E/F American Cordillera (Posters) (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Geochemical Society; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) a.m. Meteorites and Planetary Potpourri (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T159. Ceres Surface Composition as an Indication of Interior Evolution (Posters) (GSA Planetary Exhibit Hall E/F Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. Precambrian Geology (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T194. The Context of Our Origins: Geological Studies of Old World Fossil Primate and Exhibit Hall E/F Hominin Sites (Posters) (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Paleontological Society) a.m. T202. Detrital Zircons on the North American Continental Interior (Posters) (GSA Exhibit Hall E/F Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T210. Folds and Folding: Form, Process, and Consequences (Posters) (GSA Structural Geology Exhibit Hall E/F and Tectonics Division) a.m. T212. Multifaceted Approaches to Understanding Fluid-Fault Interactions in Natural Resources Exhibit Hall E/F and Geologic Hazards (Posters) (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Society of Economic Geologists; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T214. Along-Strike Variations in Mountain Belts: Why Are They Important and What Causes Exhibit Hall E/F Them? (Posters) (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division) a.m. T216. Cenozoic Evolution of the Southern Rocky Mountains and Northern Rio Grande Rift: Exhibit Hall E/F Exploring Linkages between Geologic History, Processes, and Landscape Change (Posters) (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T227. Time Matters (Posters): Celebrating the Scientific Legacy of Samuel A. Bowring (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Smithsonian Institution; GSA International/International Interdisciplinary Interest Group) Exhibit Hall E/F SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 131

33 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. Volcanology (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T228. Field Geology to Inform Volcanic Processes (Posters): A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Don Swanson (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) Exhibit Hall E/F TUESDAY, 27 SEPT a.m. Geophysical Solutions to Geological Problems: Current Research Results Room a.m. Recent Advances in Engineering Geology Room a.m. P5. The High Plains Aquifer: Can it be Managed for Today and the Future? (GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; GSA Hydrogeology Division; National Ground Water Association; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group) a.m. T6. Micro-Analytical Techniques in Ore Deposit Research (Society of Economic Geologists; Microanalysis Society (MAS); GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T14. Geologic Energy Research I (GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T27. Find Your Park (and Other Public Lands) One Internship at a Time: Two Decades of Providing Career Development Opportunities in Public Lands for Students and Recent Graduates (GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T37. Excursions, Extinctions, and Environmental Change: New Advances in Geochemical Tools Linked to Critical Intervals of Environmental and Biotic Change in Earth History (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; Geochemical Society; Paleontological Society; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T49. Geobiology of Earth-Life Systems I (GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society) a.m. T58. Morphodynamics and Stratigraphy of Meandering Rivers (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T74. Climate Literacy in Formal and Informal Education, for Policy Makers and the Public, and Measures of Impact (GSA Geoscience Education Division; CLEAN Network; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Limnogeology Division) a.m. T86. Supporting Geoscience Student Transfer Between Institutions and Transitions into the Workforce: Pathways for Success II (GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T101. Can t Take the Heat? Temperature as an Indicator and Tracer of Environmental Change (GSA Hydrogeology Division) a.m. T108. Interaction of Physical and Biogeochemical Processes at Groundwater Surface-Water Interfaces in Rivers, Lakes, Estuaries, and Coastal Marine Settings (GSA Limnogeology Division) Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Room 301 Room 506 Room 302 Room 404 Room 503 Room 406 Mile High Ballroom 4D Mile High Ballroom 4EF Room 502 Room GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

34 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. T115. Advances in Cave and Karst: A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of E. Calvin Alexander Jr. (GSA Karst Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; International Association of Hydrogeologist; Karst Waters Institute; Minnesota Groundwater Association; National Cave and Karst Research Institute; National Ground Water Association) a.m. T129. Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere: In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling Medalist (Mineralogical Society of America; Deep Carbon Observatory; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Geochemical Society ) a.m. T133. New Views of the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (Cushman Foundation; Geochemical Society; Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T139. High-Precision Geochronological Constraints on the Geologic History of Dinosaur Evolution (Paleontological Society; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Paleontological Research Institution) a.m. T147. Height, the Elusive Third Dimension of Terrestrial Ecosystems: New Approaches for Determining the Structure and Complexity of Ecosystems on Land in Deep Time (GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; The Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; Paleontological Research Institution) a.m. T150. Topics in Paleoecology: Modern Analogues and Ancient Systems III (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) a.m. T157. Mineral Equilibria, Fluid Flow and Metamorphism: A Celebration of John Ferry s Career (Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T167. Mineral Spectroscopy Harnessing Energy to Probe Solid Bodies in the Solar System: The G.K. Gilbert Award Session (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T179. Quaternary Geochronometers: Applications of Multi-Technique Approaches in Geomorphology and Archeology (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division) a.m. T198. Beneath Da Vinci s Feet: The Multidisciplinary World of Soil Science (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group) a.m. T202. Detrital Zircons on the North American Continental Interior II, and Sediment Dispersal (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T212. Multifaceted Approaches to Understanding Fluid-Fault Interactions in Natural Resources and Geologic Hazards (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Society of Economic Geologists; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T218. Evidence for Neotectonic Earthquakes and Their Driving Mechanisms in the Intraplate Region of Central and Eastern North America (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; EarthScope; U.S. Geological Survey) a.m. T221. Plate Tectonics, Arc-Trench Systems, Cordilleran Tectonics, Sedimentary Basins, Sandstone Provenance, and Geoarchaeology II: A Celebration of William R. Dickinson s Career (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Publications; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) a.m. T222. Proterozoic Accretion of the North American Continent United Plates of America Revisited I (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) Room 504 Room 207 Room 505 Mile High Ballroom 4C Mile High Ballroom 3C Mile High Ballroom 4AB Room 205 Room 201 Room 405 Room 402 Room 403 Room 203 Room 507 Mile High Ballroom 2B Mile High Ballroom 3B SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 133

35 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. T224. Records of Subduction Initiation in Modern and Ancient Settings (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) Mile High Ballroom 2C 206 1:30 p.m. Geochemistry I Room :30 p.m. Geoscience Education Mile High Ballroom 2C 208 1:30 p.m. Intrusion, Accretion, Exhumation, and Collapse: Tectonics around the World Mile High Ballroom 2B 209 1:30 p.m. Paleontology 2: Paleoecology and Paleoclimate Mile High Ballroom 4C 210 1:30 p.m. Stratigraphy Room :30 p.m. P3. Exploring the Third Zone: The Geology of Pluto, Charon, and the Kuiper Belt (GSA Planetary Geology Division; AGU Planetary Sciences Section) 212 1:30 p.m. T7. Mineral Resources for Society: Honoring the Career and Contributions to Economic Geology of Jean S. Cline (Society of Economic Geologists; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 213 1:30 p.m. T14. Geologic Energy Research II (GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 214 1:30 p.m. T29. Intersections of Sustainability and Geosciences (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 215 1:30 p.m. T43. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements and Organics in the Environment (International Association of GeoChemistry; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 216 1:30 p.m. T46. Advanced Information Systems and the Geosciences: Visioning the Future (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 217 1:30 p.m. T48. Current Medical Geology Research on Natural Materials, Outreach, and Education Activities (GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division) 218 1:30 p.m. T49. Geobiology of Earth-Life Systems II (GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; Paleontological Society) 219 1:30 p.m. T60. Quantifying and Interpreting the Role of Climate, Tectonics, and Autogenic Processes in Landscape Dynamics (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 220 1:30 p.m. T83. Place as an Organizing Principle in Geoscience Education (GSA Geoscience Education Division) 221 1:30 p.m. T87. Supporting Diverse Student Populations: Innovations and Strategies for Geo-Success (International Association for Geoscience Diversity; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Earth Science Teachers Association; National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division; NAGT TED (Teacher Education Division) 222 1:30 p.m. T92. Open Data, Open Access: Trends in Geoscience Publications and Data Sources (Geoscience Information Society) Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Room 301 Room 506 Room 302 Room 404 Room 205 Room 507 Room 503 Room 405 Mile High Ballroom 4D Mile High Ballroom 4EF Room GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

36 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION 223 1:30 p.m. T130. Influence of Volcanism on the Evolution of Cretaceous and Paleogene Marine Ecosystems and Climate (Cushman Foundation; Paleontological Society; Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Paleontological Research Institution) 224 1:30 p.m. T143. The Early Paleozoic World: Radiations, Extinctions, and Paleoenvironmental Change I (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) 225 1:30 p.m. T144. The Permian-Triassic Crisis and Its Aftermath: Biotic, Climatic, and Environmental Upheavals (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) 226 1:30 p.m. T175. Aeolian Processes in Time and Space: Evidence from Landforms and Sediments (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; International Society for Aeolian Research; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 227 1:30 p.m. T177. Insights and Challenges for Geomorphic, Geologic, and Paleoseismic Investigations in the Rocky Mountain Central U.S. Transition Region (New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana) (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists; Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists-Rocky Mountain Section; Colorado Geological Survey; Colorado Scientific Society ) 228 1:30 p.m. T206. The Effects of Discharge Variability on Alluvial Stratigraphy: Toward a New Facies Model (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division) 229 1:30 p.m. T211. Large-Scale Continental Extensional Tectonics (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) 230 1:30 p.m. T222. Proterozoic Accretion of the North American Continent United Plates of America Revisited II (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) p.m. Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) Awards Lectures, Presidential Address, and Annual Business Meeting Room 505 Mile High Ballroom 3C Mile High Ballroom 4AB Room 407 Room 406 Room 401 Room 203 Mile High Ballroom 3B Room :30 p.m. GSA Hydrogeology Division: Birdsall-Dreiss Distinguished Lecture Room a.m. T2. Reconstructing Environmental Controls on Societal Change from Prehistory to Present Exhibit Hall E/F Day III (Posters) (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; American Quaternary Association; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T14. Geologic Energy Research (Posters) (GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Exhibit Hall E/F Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T20. Advances in Data Collection and Delivery for Geohazards: Reaching Out to Stakeholders Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T27. Find Your Park (and Other Public Lands) One Internship at a Time: Two Decades Exhibit Hall E/F of Providing Career Development Opportunities in Public Lands for Students and Recent Graduates (Posters) (GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T30. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Undergraduate Research (Posters) (Sigma Gamma Epsilon) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T33. Beyond EARTHTIME: Accuracy and a Multi-Chronometer Time Scale (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T35. Contamination and Human Impact Records from Lake and Estuarine Sediment (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Limnogeology Division; Marine/Coastal Science Discipline; Paleontological Society) a.m. T37. Excursions, Extinctions, and Environmental Change: New Advances in Geochemical Tools Linked to Critical Intervals of Environmental and Biotic Change in Earth History (Posters) (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; Geochemical Society; Paleontological Society; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) Exhibit Hall E/F SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 135

37 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. T41. pxrf in the Geosciences: Applications to Environmental, Regional, and Exploration Exhibit Hall E/F Geology (Posters) (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Limnogeology Division) a.m. Recent Advances in Geoinformatics (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T65. Precambrian Evolution and Mineral Resources of the Midcontinent Rift Region (Posters): Exhibit Hall E/F In Honor of William J. Hinze (GSA Geophysics Division; Society of Economic Geologists; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T66. Structure and Tectonics of the South-Central United States (Posters): Craton to Gulf of Exhibit Hall E/F Mexico and the Annual George P. Woollard Award Presentation (GSA Geophysics Division) a.m. T71. A Centennial Celebration of Geology and Hydrology in the National Parks: Research, Exhibit Hall E/F Mapping, and Resource Management (Posters) (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T74. Climate Literacy in Formal and Informal Education, for Policy Makers and the Public, Exhibit Hall E/F and Measures of Impact (Posters) (GSA Geoscience Education Division; CLEAN Network; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Limnogeology Division) a.m. T86. Supporting Geoscience Student Transfer Between Institutions and Transitions into the Exhibit Hall E/F Workforce: Pathways for Success (Posters) (GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; National Association of Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T102. Cycling of Arsenic and Other Associated Trace Elements in Global Geohydrological Exhibit Hall E/F Systems and Management (Posters) (GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD)) a.m. T104. From Pores to Mountains, and Minutes to Millennia (Posters): Session Dedicated to the Exhibit Hall E/F Contributions of Rob Bowman, Fred Phillips, and John Wilson a.m. T108. Interaction of Physical and Biogeochemical Processes at Groundwater Surface-Water Exhibit Hall E/F Interfaces in Rivers, Lakes, Estuaries, and Coastal Marine Settings (Posters) (GSA Limnogeology Division) a.m. Something for Everybody: The Many Faces of Karst Science in all its Multidisciplinary Glory Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) a.m. T115. Advances in Cave and Karst (Posters): A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of E. Exhibit Hall E/F Calvin Alexander Jr. (GSA Karst Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; International Association of Hydrogeologist; Karst Waters Institute; Minnesota Groundwater Association; National Cave and Karst Research Institute; National Ground Water Association) a.m. T123. From Outcrop to Core: Integrating Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic Records across Time and Space (Posters) (GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group) Exhibit Hall E/F GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

38 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. T128. Gemological Research in the Twenty-First Century: Characterization, Exploration, and Exhibit Hall E/F Geological Significance of Diamonds and Other Gem Minerals (Posters) (Gemological Institute of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T129. Mineralogical Evidence for the Co-Evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere (Posters): Exhibit Hall E/F In Honor of Robert M. Hazen, 2016 Roebling Medalist (Mineralogical Society of America; Deep Carbon Observatory; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Geochemical Society ) a.m. Recent Advances in Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T155. Fifty Years of Innovation in Petrology and Orogenic Systems (Posters): A Tribute to Exhibit Hall E/F Lincoln Hollister (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T157. Mineral Equilibria, Fluid Flow and Metamorphism (Posters): A Celebration of John Exhibit Hall E/F Ferry s Career (Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T163. Frontiers in Geochronology: Ancient Systems and Planetary Environments (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Planetary Geology Division) a.m. T186. Combining Sedimentology, Ichnology, and Paleontology to Refine Spatiotemporal Exhibit Hall E/F (Paleo)Environmental Interpretations and Clarify Salinity-Discharge Fluctuations along Modern and Ancient Complex Coastlines (Posters) (Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T193. Sedimentary Basins (Posters) (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Exhibit Hall E/F Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T198. Beneath Da Vinci s Feet: The Multidisciplinary World of Soil Science (Posters) (GSA Exhibit Hall E/F Hydrogeology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group) a.m. T203. Dynamics of Continental Margin Sedimentation (Posters) (GSA Sedimentary Geology Exhibit Hall E/F Division; Marine/Coastal Science Discipline; Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography Discipline; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T230. Sedimentary, Paleobiologic, and Geochemical Studies of Deep Time Ocean-Climate Exhibit Hall E/F Perturbations (Posters): Honoring the Scientific Contributions of Michael A. Arthur (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society) a.m. Structural Geology: Active and Ancient Deformation in North America and around the World Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) a.m. T207. Best Student Geologic Mapping Competition (Posters) (U.S. Geological Survey National Exhibit Hall E/F Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program; Association of American State Geologists; GSA Foundation; American Geosciences Institute; American Institute of Professional Geologists; Journal of Maps) a.m. T221. Plate Tectonics, Arc-Trench Systems, Cordilleran Tectonics, Sedimentary Basins, Sandstone Provenance, and Geoarchaeology (Posters): A Celebration of William R. Dickinson s Career (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Publications; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) Exhibit Hall E/F WEDNESDAY, 28 SEPT a.m. Economic Geology Room a.m. Geochemistry II Room a.m. Heat and Mass Transfer through Earth s Crust during Metamorphism Room a.m. New Research in Coastal Environments Room a.m. Paleontology 3: Taphonomy and Predation Mile High Ballroom 4C a.m. Sediments, Clastic Room 402 SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 137

39 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. Tectonics of Western North America: Late Paleozoic and through Time Mile High Ballroom 2C a.m. P4. Geologic Evolution of Cuba (GSA International/International Interdisciplinary Interest Group; Cuban Geological Society) a.m. T19. Unconventional Energy Resources (GSA Energy Geology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T25. Landslides, Debris Flow, and Rock Fall: Processes and Hazards I (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; U.S. Geological Survey Landslide Hazards Program) a.m. T31. Water Quality and Aqueous Contaminants (GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division) Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Mile High Ballroom 2B Room 303 Room a.m. T44. The Holistic Approach to Landscape Evolution: Incorporating Chronometric Data into Room 404 the Geologic History of a Region (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T47. Big Data in the Geosciences: In Memory of M. Lee Allison (GSA Geoinformatics Division) Room a.m. T61. Quantifying Geomorphic Processes and Rates of Landscape Evolution I (GSA Quaternary Room 405 Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T62. Quantifying Geomorphic Response to Floods: From Geochronologic Methods to High-Resolution Data and State-of-the-Art Models (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division) Room a.m. T79. Graduate Student Preparation for STEM Workforce (GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; International Association for Geoscience Diversity; GSA Student Advisory Council; National Earth Science Teachers Association) a.m. T81. Increasing Engagement and Improving Learning Outcomes for Geology Students: Using Cognitive Science to Inform Geoscience Teaching and Learning I a.m. T89. Bringing the Horse to Water and Getting It to Drink: Obstacles and Innovative Ways of Getting the Religious Public to Consider Scientific Evidence (GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Paleontological Society) Mile High Ballroom 4D Mile High Ballroom 4EF Room a.m. T111. Polar Changes (GSA Limnogeology Division) Room a.m. T135. Timing, Drivers, and Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystem Responses to the Cretaceous- Paleogene Extinction Event (Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; Society of Vertebrate Paleontology ) Room a.m. T143. The Early Paleozoic World: Radiations, Extinctions, and Paleoenvironmental Change II (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) a.m. T151. New Approaches to Phylogenetic Paleobiology (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) a.m. T165. Impact Cratering on Earth and throughout the Solar System (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division) Mile High Ballroom 3C Mile High Ballroom 4AB Room GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

40 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. T180. The Legacy of Herbert E. Wright, Jr.: Seminal Contributions toward Understanding Interactions among Quaternary Climate, Landscape Processes, Vegetation, and Human Society (American Quaternary Association; GSA Archaeological Geology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division) a.m. T187. Deep-Marine Sedimentary Environments: Linking Depositional Processes, Geomorphology, and the Sedimentary Record (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; Marine/Coastal Science Discipline; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division) a.m. T209. Earth History in the Broadest Context Ophiolites, Global Tectonics, and Public Awareness of Earth Science I: Celebrating the Contributions of Eldridge Moores (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA International/International Interdisciplinary Interest Group; GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division) a.m. T220. Physical and Numerical Modeling of Geologic Processes (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) Room 407 Room 401 Room 203 Mile High Ballroom 3B 295 1:30 p.m. Recent Advances in Environmental Geoscience II Room :30 p.m. Sediments, Carbonates Room :30 p.m. T3. Economic Geology of the Extensional Terrains (Society of Economic Geologists; GSA Room 301 Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 298 1:30 p.m. T25. Landslides, Debris Flow, and Rock Fall: Processes and Hazards II (GSA Environmental Room 303 and Engineering Geology Division; U.S. Geological Survey Landslide Hazards Program) 299 1:30 p.m. T36. Environmental Effects Related to Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources (GSA Room 403 Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 300 1:30 p.m. T45. Urban Geochemistry (International Association of GeoChemistry; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) Room :30 p.m. T51. CRevolution 2.5: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System and Cenozoic Landscape Evolution of the Colorado Plateau Rocky Mountain Region II (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 302 1:30 p.m. T54. Geomorphology and Hydrology of Wildland Fires (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) 303 1:30 p.m. T59. Paleofloods and Related Fluvial Processes during the Late Quaternary: Reconstructions and Causes (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; American Quaternary Association; Past Global Changes (PAGES) Floods Working Group; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division) 304 1:30 p.m. T61. Quantifying Geomorphic Processes and Rates of Landscape Evolution II (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 305 1:30 p.m. T80. Implementing Discovery-Based Research Experiences in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses and Curricula (Council on Undergraduate Research Geosciences Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division) 306 1:30 p.m. T81. Increasing Engagement and Improving Learning Outcomes for Geology Students: Using Cognitive Science to Inform Geoscience Teaching and Learning II 307 1:30 p.m. T94. Women and Geology: Who Are We, Where Have We Come From, and Where Are We Going? (Association for Women Geoscientists; GSA Geology and Society Division) 308 1:30 p.m. T104. From Pores to Mountains, and Minutes to Millennia: Session Dedicated to the Contributions of Rob Bowman, Fred Phillips, and John Wilson 309 1:30 p.m. T107. In-Situ Technologies for Energy Resource Extraction: The Role of Water (GSA Hydrogeology Division) Mile High Ballroom 2A/3A Room 406 Room 407 Room 405 Mile High Ballroom 4D Mile High Ballroom 4EF Room 503 Room 502 Room 501 SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 139

41 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION 310 1:30 p.m. T110. Hydrogeological and Geomorphological Responses to El Niño, Extreme Weather Events, and Landscape Disturbances (GSA Hydrogeology Division) 311 1:30 p.m. T131. Marine and Terrestrial Records of Extreme Climates and Extinction: Making Sense of Similarities and Differences (GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; GSA Limnogeology Division; Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) 312 1:30 p.m. T152. Troubles and Triumphs with Fossil Phylogenies (Paleontological Society; Paleontological Research Institution) 313 1:30 p.m. T158. Partitioning of Chlorine and Associated Halogens between Minerals, Melts, and Brines (Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) 314 1:30 p.m. T166. Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) in the Solar System (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; Large Igneous Provinces Commission of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth s Interior [IAVCEI]) 315 1:30 p.m. T205. The Colorado Scientific Society III: From the Mountains to the Plains New Concepts and Discoveries in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region (Colorado Scientific Society; Colorado Geological Survey; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division ) 316 1:30 p.m. T209. Earth History in the Broadest Context Ophiolites, Global Tectonics, and Public Awareness of Earth Science II: Celebrating the Contributions of Eldridge Moores (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA International/International Interdisciplinary Interest Group; GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division) 317 1:30 p.m. T225. Tectonics of North American Cordillera and the Alps: Celebrating the Telling-It-Like-It- Is Scientific Career of Tim Wawrzyniec (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) Mile High Ballroom 3B Room 504 Mile High Ballroom 4AB Room 205 Room 201 Room 402 Room 203 Mile High Ballroom 2B a.m. Economic Geology (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T7. Mineral Resources for Society: Honoring the Career and Contributions to Economic Exhibit Hall E/F Geology of Jean S. Cline (Posters) (Society of Economic Geologists; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T13. Fracture, Faulting, and Reactive Fluid Flow in Tight Rocks: Coupled Processes in Shale, Exhibit Hall E/F CO2 Sequestration, and Geothermal Energy (Posters) a.m. Recent Advances in Environmental Geoscience (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T29. Intersections of Sustainability and Geosciences (Posters) (GSA Environmental and Exhibit Hall E/F Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division) a.m. T31. Water Quality and Aqueous Contaminants (Posters) (GSA Environmental and Engineering Exhibit Hall E/F Geology Division) a.m. Geochemistry (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T43. Sources, Transport, Fate, and Toxicology of Trace Elements and Organics in the Environment (Posters) (International Association of GeoChemistry; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) Exhibit Hall E/F GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

42 NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. T48. Current Medical Geology Research on Natural Materials, Outreach, and Education Exhibit Hall E/F Activities (Posters) (GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division) a.m. T60. Quantifying and Interpreting the Role of Climate, Tectonics, and Autogenic Processes in Exhibit Hall E/F Landscape Dynamics (Posters) (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. T61. Quantifying Geomorphic Processes and Rates of Landscape Evolution (Posters) (GSA Exhibit Hall E/F Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T79. Graduate Student Preparation for STEM Workforce (Posters) (GSA Geology and Society Exhibit Hall E/F Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; International Association for Geoscience Diversity; GSA Student Advisory Council; National Earth Science Teachers Association) a.m. T83. Place as an Organizing Principle in Geoscience Education (Posters) (GSA Geoscience Exhibit Hall E/F Education Division) a.m. Recent Advances in Hydrogeology (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T110. Hydrogeological and Geomorphological Responses to El Niño, Extreme Weather Events, Exhibit Hall E/F and Landscape Disturbances (Posters) (GSA Hydrogeology Division) a.m. Current Research in Coastal Environments (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. Mineralogy/Crystallography (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T131. Marine and Terrestrial Records of Extreme Climates and Extinction: Making Sense of Exhibit Hall E/F Similarities and Differences (Posters) (GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group; GSA Limnogeology Division; Paleontological Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. From Shallow to Deep: Recent Advances in Metamorphic Petrology (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T165. Impact Cratering on Earth and throughout the Solar System (Posters) (GSA Planetary Exhibit Hall E/F Geology Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division) a.m. T167. Mineral Spectroscopy Harnessing Energy to Probe Solid Bodies in the Solar System: Exhibit Hall E/F The G.K. Gilbert Award Session (Posters) (GSA Planetary Geology Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division) a.m. T175. Aeolian Processes in Time and Space: Evidence from Landforms and Sediments Exhibit Hall E/F (Posters) (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; International Society for Aeolian Research; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. Sediments, Carbonates (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. Sediments, Clastic (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T187. Deep-Marine Sedimentary Environments: Linking Depositional Processes, Exhibit Hall E/F Geomorphology, and the Sedimentary Record (Posters) (SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]; Marine/Coastal Science Discipline; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division) a.m. T190. Modern and Ancient Sediment Transport on Earth and Planetary Surfaces (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F (GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Planetary Geology Division; SEPM [Society for Sedimentary Geology]) a.m. Stratigraphy (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T205. The Colorado Scientific Society III: From the Mountains to the Plains New Concepts Exhibit Hall E/F and Discoveries in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region (Posters) (Colorado Scientific Society; Colorado Geological Survey; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division ) a.m. T211. Large-Scale Continental Extensional Tectonics (Posters) (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) Exhibit Hall E/F SESSIONS CALENDAR September Denver, Colorado USA 141

43 Sessions Calendar All 349 Technical Sessions will take place in the Colorado Convention Center (CCC). View for details and to browse the entire meetings schedule, or download GSA s smart-phone app at community.geosociety.org/gsa2016/mobileapp. NO. TIME DESCRIPTION (COSPONSORS) LOCATION a.m. Tectonics/Tectonophysics (Posters) Exhibit Hall E/F a.m. T220. Physical and Numerical Modeling of Geologic Processes (Posters) (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) a.m. T222. Proterozoic Accretion of the North American Continent United Plates of America Revisited (Posters) (GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division) Exhibit Hall E/F Exhibit Hall E/F SEPTEMBER Denver, Colorado, USA GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition

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