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T3. Geomorphic Anomalies and Underlying Geologic
Controls Identified from Surficial and Bedrock Mapping,
Southeastern United States. Kathleen M. Farrell, North
Carolina Geological Survey, kathleen.farrell@ncdenr.gov;
Christopher S. Swezey, USGS, cswezey@usgs.gov.
T4. Chemostratigraphy as a Tool for Reconstruction of Past
Environments. Cosponsored by GSA Sedimentary Geology
Division. Linda C. Kah, University of Tennessee, lckah@utk T17.
.edu; Miles A. Henderson, University of Tennessee,
mhende16@vols.utk.edu.
T5. Environmental Problems and Solutions Associated with
Appalachian Shale Plays and Coal Mining. Anna
Szynkiewicz, University of Tennessee, aszynkie@utk.edu;
Nathaniel Warner, Pennsylvania State University, nrw6@
engr.psu.edu.
T6. Karstology: Mechanisms and Case Studies in the
Southeastern United States. Cosponsored by GSA
Hydrogeology Division. Terri Brown, Lincoln Memorial
University, tbrown23@vols.utk.edu.
T7. Linkages among Subterranean Ecosystems and
Geological Events in the Eastern United States. Nicholas
S. Gladstone, University of Tennessee, ngladsto@vols.utk
.edu; Matthew L. Niemiller, University of Alabama,
cavemander17@gmail.com; Evin T. Carter, University of
Tennessee, ecarte19@vols.utk.edu; Michael L. McKinney,
University of Tennessee, mmckinne@utk.edu; Sarah W.
Keenan, University of Tennessee, skeenan1@vols.utk.edu.
T8. Geomicrobiology of Microbes and Minerals: Influence
across Ecosystem Scales. University of Tennessee,
jmikucki@utk.edu; Caleb Schuler, University of Tennessee,
cschuler@vols.utk.edu.
T9. Nutrient Hotspots through Time: Taphonomy in Modern
and Fossil Ecosystems. Sarah W. Keenan, University of
Tennessee, skeenan1@vols.utk.edu; Jennifer M. DeBruyn,
University of Tennessee, jdebruyn@utk.edu; Sean M.
Schaeffer, University of Tennessee, sschaef5@utk.edu.
T10. Biogeochemical Cycling and Microbial Dynamics in
Response to Pulse Events. Sean Schaeffer, University of
Tennessee, sschaef5@utk.edu; Jennifer DeBruyn,
University of Tennessee, jdebruyn@utk.edu.
T11. Morphology and Evolutionary Trends. Cosponsored by
Paleontological Society. Bradley Deline, University of
West Georgia, bdeline@westga.edu; Maggie R. Limbeck,
University of Tennessee, mlimbeck@vols.utk.edu.
T12. Taphonomy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
Cosponsored by Paleontological Society. Rebecca Freeman,
University of Kentucky, rebecca.freeman@uky.edu; Linda
McCall, University of Texas at Austin, lndmccall02@
yahoo.com; Simon Darroch, Vanderbilt University,
simon.a.darroch@vanderbilt.edu.
T13. Neontological Approaches to Paleontological Questions.
Stephanie K. Drumheller, University of Tennessee,
sdrumhel@utk.edu; Matthew A. Tibbits, Broward College,
matthew.a.tibbits@gmail.com.
T14. Geologic Mapping from the Appalachians to the Planets.
Cosponsored by GSA Planetary Division. Robert Jacobsen,
University of Tennessee, rjacobse@vols.utk.edu; Keenan B.
Golder, University of Tennessee, kgolder@vols.utk.edu.
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T15. Planetary Surface Processes. Devon M. Burr, University
of Tennessee, dburr1@utk.edu; Bradley J. Thomson,
University of Tennessee, bthomso1@utk.edu.
T16. Structure, Stratigraphy, and Tectonics of the Craton in
the Southeastern United States. Mark Abolins, Middle
Tennessee State University, mark.abolins@mtsu.edu.
Teaching Geosciences at the College Level—Resources
and Projects for Community College Students. Renee
Mazurek, ABTech Community College, reneemazurek@
abtech.edu.
T18. Undergraduate Research (Posters). Cosponsored by
Council on Undergraduate Research. Lee Phillips, University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, plphilli@uncg.edu; Jeff
Ryan, University of South Florida, ryan@mail.usf.edu.
FIELD TRIPS
All trips will depart from the Hilton Knoxville lobby, unless
otherwise noted below.
Pre-Meeting
1. Quaternary Faulting along the Dandridge-Vonore Fault
Zone in the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone. 11 April,
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Max: 20. US$105. Principal organizer:
Robert D. Hatcher, Jr., University of Tennessee–Knoxville;
co-organizer: Randel Tom Cox, University of Memphis.
2. The Blue Ridge Basement Complex of the Eastern Great
Smoky Mountains: New Insight into Old Rocks from New
U-Pb Geochronology. 11 April. Max: 20. US$60.
Participants should arrange their own lodging for the night of
10 April in the Maggie Valley–Dellwood–Waynesville area,
North Carolina. Trip will depart from the parking lot of the
Maggie Valley Inn & Conference Center (http://maggieval-
leyhotel.com/), North Carolina, at 8 a.m., returning mid-day.
Principal organizer: David Moecher, University of Kentucky.
Post-Meeting
3. Blue Ridge–Inner Piedmont Geotraverse from the Great
Smoky Thrust to the Inner Piedmont: Upper Crust to
Upper Lower Crust, Terranes, Large Faults, and Sutures.
5 p.m., 13 April–5:30 p.m., 15 April. Max: 30. US$290.
Principal organizer: Arthur J. Merschat, USGS; co-organiz-
ers: J. Ryan Thigpen, University of Kentucky; Elizabeth
McClellan, Radford University; Mark W. Carter, USGS;
Robert D. Hatcher, Jr., University of Tennessee–Knoxville.
4. Steaming through the Ordovician. 14 April, 6:45 a.m.–2
p.m. Max: 200. US$65. Principal organizer: C. Howard
Capito, Knoxville, Tennessee; co-organizer: Stephanie
Drumheller-Horton, University of Tennessee–Knoxville.
5. Lessons from Limestone: How to Teach All Sciences with
Limestone. 14 April, 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Max: 34. US$35.
Principal organizer: Michael A. Gibson, University of
Tennessee–Martin; co-organizer: Don Byerly, University of
Tennessee–Knoxville.
6. Revisiting the Flynn Creek Impact Structure, Jackson
County Tennessee. 14 April, 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Max: 32.
US$130. Principal organizer: Steven J. Jaret, Stony Brook
University; co-organizer: David T. King, Jr., Auburn
University.