2023 Joint Southeastern & Northeastern Section Meeting

USGS National Center

Marci M. Robinson, U.S. Geological Survey, mmrobinson@usgs.gov; Jean M. Self-Trail, U.S. Geological Survey, jstrail@usgs.gov.

Description: This full day workshop will introduce and discuss different microfossil groups, such as benthic and planktic foraminifera, calcareous nannofossils, ostracods, diatoms, conodonts, and palynomorphs, and their applications for biostratigraphy and paleoecological and paleoclimate reconstructions. Detailed examples of regional and global correlations and paleoceanographic reconstructions will be provided.

Hyatt Regency Reston

Robert K. Denton, Jr., Terracon Consultants, Inc., robert.denton@terracon.com.

Description: This four-hour course will discuss stormwater management with an emphasis on protection of the karst groundwater aquifer within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The course will cover the basics of karst geology and hydrology, survey and assessment, stormwater management design, and special challenges that designers face in karst terrains.

USGS National Center

Alan Pitts, U.S. Geological Survey, apitts@usgs.gov; Daniel H. Doctor, U.S. Geological Survey, dhdoctor@usgs.gov; Alex Gray, U.S. Geological Survey, agray@usgs.gov.

Description: This course will focus on introducing web GIS-enabled workflows using ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and ESRI Field Maps. The first portion of this short course will guide participants through publishing GIS data as web services using ArcGIS Pro followed by a field demo collecting data using ESRI Field Maps.

Hyatt Regency Reston

Michelle Nelson, Utah State University and Virginia Geological Survey; Paula Figueirdo, North Carolina State University-Raleigh; Ginni DeWitt, East Carolina University; Shannon Mahan, U.S. Geological Survey.

Description: This short course is designed for researchers, professionals, and students interested in applying luminescence in their research. We will review the scientific basis for luminescence dating, outline sample collection, talk about “dose rates”, describe a broad range of suitable applications, and have practical demonstration during a field trip (if possible).