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GSA 2018 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
Topical Sessions
KARST Abstracts are sought that deal with the study of cave and karst
ecosystems, including the identification, quantification, and/or
T1. Karst Hazards and Monitoring discussion of biota, flora, microbial, and related biogeochemical
processes or environments in or near karst features.
Cosponsors: GSA Karst Division; GSA Geophysics and
Geodynamics Division T5. Karst Processes and Speleology
Discipline: Karst Cosponsor: GSA Karst Division
Advocates: Andrew J. Luhmann; Jonathan B. Sumrall; Jason Polk Discipline: Karst
Abstracts should be focused on hazards monitoring approaches Advocates: Andrew J. Luhmann; Jonathan B. Sumrall; Jason Polk
found in karst landscapes. Topics include technical applications
(e.g., LiDAR, 3D scanning, geodatabase development) and man- This session seeks abstracts involving cave and karst forming
agement implications (resource management, education, policy processes, geomorphic evolution of karst landscapes, and cave
and regulation in karst areas). system development, including geochemical, morphological,
and cave survey studies. Carbonate weathering, diagenesis,
T2. Cave and Karst Research in Indiana and Kentucky: hypogene processes, carbonate mineralogy, and structural con-
A Tribute to Art Palmer, Peg Palmer, and Dick Powell trols influencing cave development.
Cosponsors: GSA Karst Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; T6. Critical Zone Science in Karst and Carbonate Terrains
GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division;
National Cave and Karst Research Institute; Indiana Geological Cosponsors: GSA Karst Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division;
and Water Survey GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group;
GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA
Disciplines: Karst, Hydrogeology, Geomorphology Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; National
Cave and Karst Research Institute
Advocates: Lee J. Florea; Patricia N. Kambesis
Disciplines: Karst, Environmental Geoscience, Hydrogeology
This session seeks presentations and conversations from those
whose lives and careers have been touched by friendships and Advocates: Chris Groves; Matthew D. Covington; Alan Fryar;
collaborations with Art Palmer, Peg Palmer, and Dick Powell. C. Zhu
T3. Karst Hydrology and Hydrogeology To advance understanding of relevant processes, we seek
contributions that integrate geochemistry, biogeochemistry,
Cosponsors: GSA Karst Division; GSA Geophysics and hydrogeology, geophysics, and geomorphology, as well as those
Geodynamics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division that employ isotope and modeling techniques, to examine karst
critical zone processes.
Discipline: Karst
T7. Karst Sedimentary, Paleoclimate, and Historical Records
Advocates: Andrew J. Luhmann; Jonathan B. Sumrall; Jason Polk
Cosponsor: GSA Karst Division
This session calls for abstracts themed around the fundamental
aspects of fluid-rock interactions within karst landscapes, includ- Discipline: Karst
ing geologic, hydrogeologic, and hydrologic investigations. Topics
include dye tracing, aquifer processes, surface-subsurface hydrol- Advocates: Andrew J. Luhmann; Jonathan B. Sumrall; Jason Polk
ogy, and quantitative modeling.
Abstracts are sought that include the use of cave deposits,
T4. Karst Ecosystems and Biogeochemistry karst environmental records, and geoarchaeological and historical
investigations to reconstruct or interpret past climates, land-
Cosponsor: GSA Karst Division scapes, extreme events, and land use histories in karst areas.
Discipline: Karst
Advocates: Andrew J. Luhmann; Jonathan B. Sumrall; Jason Polk
INDUSTRY TRACKS
GSA’s technical program offers sessions relevant to applied geoscientists. Look for these icons,
which identify sessions in the following areas:
Economic Geology Energy Engineering Hydrogeology and
Environmental Geology
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