Boulder, Colorado, USA - Geoscientists from the north-central U.S. and beyond will convene in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, on 2-3 May to celebrate GSA's 125th Anniversary and discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the unique geologic and historic features of the region, with a special emphasis on the Great Lakes. Events include a showing of Scott Tinker's film, Switch, and a keynote address by William F. Ruddiman titled, "When Did We Transform Earth's Surface?"
Selected Highlights of the Scientific Program
The scientific program is composed of oral and poster presentations organized into 23 themed sessions plus an array of research in general discipline areas. Go to http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/nc/2013mtg/techprog.htm to learn more.
THURSDAY, 2 MAY
CO2 Storage and Greenhouse Gases
Charles W. Rovey II of Missouri State University, presiding, 8 a.m.noon (session 1)
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NC/webprogram/Session33405.html
- Paper 1-2: CO2 Storage Resource Potential of a Deep Saline Aquifer: St. Peter Sandstone, Michigan Basin, USA. First author: John H. Sosulski of Western Michigan University: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NC/webprogram/Paper218804.html (8:20 a.m.).
Applied Geology: Engineering, Environmental, Geotechnical and Hydrogeology (Posters)
Authors will be present 2:30:30 p.m. to discuss their posters (session 21).
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NC/webprogram/Session33393.html
- Poster 31-6: Relative Contributions of Hypoxia and Natural Gas Extraction to Atmospheric Methane Emissions from Lake Erie. Contact: Douglas Disbennett of the University of Cincinnati: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NC/webprogram/Paper218761.html (posted for viewing 1:30:30 p.m.)
FRIDAY, 3 MAY
Paleontology as a Murder Mystery: How the Study of Predation and Taphonomy Reveals the Means, Motives & Opportunities of Ancient Perpetrators and Their Victims
Karen A. Koy of Missouri Western State University and Joseph E. Peterson of the University of WisconsinOshkosh, presiding, 8 a.m.noon (session 27)
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NC/webprogram/Session32248.html
- Paper 27-3: Carnivorous Trilobites: Morphologic, Ichnologic, and Taphonomic Evidence. First author: Loren E. Babcock of The Ohio State University: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NC/webprogram/Paper218789.html (8:40 a.m.).
Addressing Environmental Aspects of Geology: Research, Pedagogy, and Public Policy
Michael A. Phillips of Illinois Valley Community College, presiding. 1:30:30 p.m. (session 31)
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NC/webprogram/Session32241.html
- Paper 31-9: Water Resource Impacts Associated with the Sand-Mining Boom in Western Wisconsin: A Comparison between Agricultural Activities and Sand Processing. First author: Kent M. Syverson of the University of WisconsinEau Claire: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NC/webprogram/Paper218689.html (4:30 p.m.).
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