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GSA2015 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
Geoscience Information/Communication T97. Specimen-Based Research and the Reality of
Paleontological Resource, Specimen, and Data Management:
T92. Clear As Mud? Advancing Communication in Strengthening Partnerships among Federal Land Managers,
the Geosciences Repositories, and Researchers
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication; Public Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication; Public
Policy; Geoscience Education Policy; History and Philosophy of Geology
Advocates: Justin M. Samuel; Christa K. Stratton; Susanna W. Blair Advocates: Kathy A. Hollis; Brian T. Huber; Hans-Dieter Sues;
Julia F. Brunner; Vincent L. Santucci; Scott E. Foss
Communication research offers insight that can help us build a
better societal conversation about science and advance more scien- The goal of this session is to promote a better understanding of
tifically based policy decisions. This session examines dynamics for mutual interests in paleontological resources and what practices
improving engagement across the geoscience/society interface. need to be in place for better science and resource management,
including data accessibility and sharing, among all stakeholders.
T93. Climate Change Preparedness: What We Know, What
We Can Do, and How We Can Work Together History and Philosophy of Geology
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication; T98. The Great Images in Geology
Public Policy; Environmental Geoscience
Disciplines: History and Philosophy of Geology; Paleontology,
Advocates: Erik R. Hankin; Elizabeth Landau; Lexi Shultz Biogeography/Biostratigraphy; Tectonics/Tectonophysics
Climate change is no longer just about future impacts—it’s also Advocates: Renee M. Clary; Joanne Bourgeois
about what we are already experiencing today. This session
explores the varying impacts of climate change and how scientists, Presented papers will explore the great images in geology that
policy makers, business leaders, and other stakeholders can help have become cornerstones within the science, as well as inter-
us prepare and cope. esting, but incorrect, graphics that have been revised through
further scientific investigations.
T94. Entering Our Third Century in the Footsteps of William Hydrogeology
Smith: Status and Future of Geological Mapping
T99. A Showcase of Undergraduate Research in Hydrogeology
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication; Disciplines: Hydrogeology; Geoscience Education
Hydrogeology; Engineering Geology Advocates: Kallina M. Dunkle; Cailin Huyck Orr; Jeffrey D. Wilcox;
Christopher S. Lowry
Advocates: Richard C. Berg; Holger Kessler; Peter T. Lyttle;
Hazen A.J. Russell; Harvey Thorleifson This session is designed for undergraduates presenting research
and senior theses in the field of hydrogeology. Prizes will be awarded
This session will highlight new mapping and innovations in for top presentations. The session will conclude with information for
geological mapping, including data management, Web accessi- undergraduates interested in hydrogeology research.
bility, 3-D, and applications in water and land management.
T100. Advances in Groundwater Modeling
T95. Evolution of the Data Life Cycle Disciplines: Hydrogeology; Environmental Geoscience; Karst
Advocates: Javier Vilcaez; Todd Halihan
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication; Geology
and Health; Geoscience Education This session will address the application of advanced computa-
tional methods to predict the fate of groundwater and contami-
Advocate: Hannah Winkler nants in reactive porous and fractured aquifers at the pore and
field scales.
With the increased expectations in sharing of geoscience
research data and complexities in the evolution of the data life
cycle, we evaluate best practices in scientific data collection,
preservation, recovery, and subsequent reuse.
GSA TODAY | MAY 2015 T96. Geologic Maps and Their Derivatives (Posters) T101. Arsenic: Source to Sustainability
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication; Disciplines: Hydrogeology; Environmental Geoscience; Geology
Hydrogeology; Engineering Geology and Health
Advocates: Richard C. Berg; Holger Kessler; Hazen A.J. Russell; Advocates: Prosun Bhattacharya; Abhijit Mukherjee; Alan E.
David R. Soller; Harvey Thorleifson Fryar; Saugata Datta; Mohammad Alauddin
This poster session will highlight new geologic maps, mapping The session will focus on studies of on-the-source and hydro-
programs, and innovations in geological mapping, including data logical and (bio)geochemical processes controlling the fate of
management, Web accessibility, 3-D, and applications in water dissolved arsenic, and the finding of alternate sustainable water
and land management. and its societal effects.
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