| Final disposition of your abstract will be e-mailed to you by 31 August. |
Topical Sessions
All sessions will take place at the Oregon Convention Center,
777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd., Portland.
Invited and Volunteered Papers
These sessions are topically focused with a mix of invited and volunteered papers. Sessions are designed to promote the exchange of interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art information.
Can’t find a topical session that fits your abstract?
No problem! In addition to the topical sessions, there will be quite a few discipline categories for which you can submit an abstract. Discipline sessions are equally vital to our technical program. Please feel free to contact the JTPC member associated with your discipline if you have any questions regarding your abstract.
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- T1. Geological Mapping: Key to Successful Management of Water and Land Resources
GSA Geology and Society Division; Association of American State Geologists; U.S. Geological Survey; British Geological Survey; GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee; International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG); Engineering Geology Division
Richard C. Berg, Holger Kessler, E. Donald McKay, H.A.J. Russell, David R. Soller, L. Harvey Thorleifson, Linda Jacobsen - This session will highlight new mapping and innovations in geological mapping, including data management, web accessibility, 3D, and applications in water and land management.
- Geoscience Information/Communication; Hydrogeology; Engineering Geology
- T2. Geologic Maps, Digital Geologic Maps, Geophysical Maps, and Derivatives from Geologic Maps (Posters)
GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; Association of American State Geologists; U.S. Geological Survey; British Geological Survey; GSA Geology & Public Policy Committee; International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG); GSA Engineering Geology Division
Michael W. Higgins, Ralph F. Crawford, Richard Berg, Holger Kessler, E. Donald McKay, David Soller, Hazen Russell, Harvey Thorleifson, Linda Jacobsen - Almost all geoscience research is based on geologic maps. This session highlights innovations in mapping, data management, Web accessibility, 3-D, and applications in water and land management, as well as using geophysical maps for interpreting crustal features.
- Geoscience Information/Communication; Hydrogeology; Structural Geology
- T8. Terroir — The Relationship of Geology, Soils, Hydrology, and Climate to Wine: A Special Tribute to George Moore
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; International Association of Hydrogeologists, Groundwater Resources Association of California
Scott F. Burns, Vicki Kretsinger, Kevin Pogue, Alan Busacca - This session will present papers that communicate the differences in wines relative to geology, soils, hydrology, and climates. The northern Willamette Valley is a great place to study terroir. Papers will cover local and regional terroir topics.
- Quaternary Geology; Hydrogeology; Geomorphology
- T10. Geoheritages, Geoantiquities, and Geomorphosites
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA History of Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
John F. Shroder - The geological heritage of any nation, especially in the United States, lies in the unusual rock and landform sites that need attention and conservation preserve them for future generations and improve and promote education, scientific research, and geotourism.
- Geomorphology; Geoscience Education; Geoscience Information/Communication
- T23. Geochemistry of Arsenic and Other Toxic Elements and Assessment of Environmental Risks in Global Groundwater Systems
GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA International Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Geochemical Society; International Society of Groundwater for Sustainable Development (ISGSD)
Prosun Bhattacharya, Alan E. Fryar, Abhijit Mukherjee - Groundwater environments are contaminated by geogenic arsenic and other toxic elements across the world. This interdisciplinary session serves as a platform for scientific exchange leading to improved understanding of the dynamics of arsenic and other toxic elements.
- Hydrogeology; Geology and Health; Geomicrobiology
- T62. Reducing Risk from Geologic Hazards in the Dynamic Landscape of Oregon and Washington
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
Vicki McConnell, Dave Norman, Cynthia Gardner, W.E. Scott - The dynamic Pacific Northwest landscape hosts a variety of high-impact geologic hazards to growing communities. Session topics include hazards affecting the region, recurrence intervals, tools for evaluating risk and uncertainty, economic affects, and mitigation efforts.
- Neotectonics/Paleoseismology; Volcanology; Public Policy
- T120. Darwin, Geology and Evolution: Impact of Darwinian Views on Scientific Theory-Making
GSA History of Geology Division; GSA International Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division; Paleontological Society; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division
Yildirim Dilek, Michael Roberts, Léo F. Laporte - In this session, we will discuss and celebrate Darwin's thoughts and past-present impact on geosciences, and will examine implications of Darwin's theory of evolution for geology, biology, theology, and scientific philosophy.
- History of Geology; Paleontology, Diversity, Extinction, Origination; Quaternary Geology
- T134. Risks and Realities: Current Advances in Understanding Societal Risk and Resilience to Natural Hazards
GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee, GSA Geoinformatics Division, GSA Engineering Geology Division, GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
Nathan J. Wood, Monica E. Gowan - Understanding disaster potential requires the synthesis of natural and social science to gauge pre-event risk and post-event resilience. This session focuses on methods and outcomes of assessing societal risk to and recovery from disasters.
- Geology and Health; Public Policy; Remote Sensing/Geographic Info System
- T135. Geology in the National Forests and Grasslands — Stewardship, Education, and Research
GSA Geology and Society Division; USDA Forest Service, Minerals & Geology Management and Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air & Rare Plants Programs; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Engineering Geology Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT)
Christopher P. Carlson, Paul K. Doss, J. Courtney Cloyd, Michael A. Crump - This session will explore some of the many aspects of the geological sciences conducted on the National Forests and Grasslands. Topics include paleontology, cave and karst geology, engineering geology and natural-hazard mitigation, hydrogeology, interpretive and recreational geology, geoecology, and more.
- Environmental Geoscience; Public Policy; Geoscience Education
- T142. Applications of Landslide Inventories: Creating Hazard Maps and Guiding Policy
GSA Geology and Society Division; Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG); GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee
William J. Burns - The session is designed to gather and share information on the value of landslide inventories and their use toward risk reduction, including creation of hazard maps and policy guidelines.
- Engineering Geology; Geomorphology; Public Policy
- T151. Clean Coal: Can it be a Reality?
GSA Coal Geology Division; GSA Engineering Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Health Division
Leslie Ruppert, Allan Kolker, Sean Brennan - This session examines what it will take to make "clean coal" a reality and what would happen if we cannot. Topics include science and technology of carbon capture, geologic sequestration, and partial capture environmental consequences.
- Coal Geology; Environmental Geoscience; Public Policy
- T160. From Virtual Globes to Geoblogs: Digital Innovations in Geoscience Research, Education, and Outreach
GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; Google, Inc.; National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); GSA Geology and Society Division
Peter A. Selkin, Glenn A. Richard, John E. Bailey, Kyle House, Ronald C. Schott, Mano Marks - Virtual globes, various means of online collaboration, and novel applications of digital images can significantly enhance geoscience research, education, and outreach. This session will highlight particularly innovative examples.
- Geoinformatics; Geoscience Education; Geoscience Information/Communication
- T162. Your Attention Please! Advances in Natural Hazard Warning and Information Systems
GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA International Division; GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division; GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; U.S. Geological Survey
Linda Gundersen - The combination of technology and the geosciences can provide real-time natural hazard warnings to emergency managers, the public, and scientists through a variety of media. This session highlights the state-of-the-art in local to global warning and forecasting.
- Geoinformatics; Geophysics/Tectonophysics/Seismology; Public Policy
