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GSA 2018 ANNUAL MEETING & EXPOSITION
T22. Changing Information Needs in the Geosciences Mobile and web applications are increasingly being used to
access and collect geoscience data. We encourage submission by
Cosponsors: Geoscience Information Society; the creators and users of these applications. Demonstrations are
GSA Geoinformatics Division also encouraged.
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication, ARCHAEOLOGICAL GEOLOGY
Geoinformatics, Geoscience Education
T27. The Application of Soil Science in Archaeological
Advocates: Cynthia L. Prosser; Chris A. Badurek Research During the 21st Century
This session addresses the constantly changing information Cosponsors: GSA Archaeological Geology Division;
needs of researchers in the geosciences. GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division;
GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group;
T23. Current Developments in Geological Mapping GSA International Interdisciplinary Interest Group
Cosponsors: Association of American State Geologists; Disciplines: Archaeological Geology, Geomorphology
GSA Geoinformatics Division; GSA Karst Division
Advocates: Rolfe Mandel; Vance T. Holliday
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication,
Hydrogeology, Economic Geology This session focuses on recent advancements in soil science
that have shed light on what soils can reveal about archaeological
Advocates: Richard Berg; Harvey Thorleifson landscapes and site formation processes, buried-site potential,
paleoe nvironments, and other aspects of the human past.
This session will highlight new mapping and innovations in
geological mapping, including data management, web accessibility, T28. Geoarchaeological Approaches to the Study of Human
3D, and applications in water and land management. Dispersal in the Pleistocene
T24. Geoscience and Other STEM Internships on Public Cosponsors: GSA Archaeological Geology Division;
Lands: Providing Career Development Opportunities for GSA Soils and Soil Processes Interdisciplinary Interest Group;
Students and Recent Graduates GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division;
GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division; GSA Limnogeology
Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Society Division; National Park Division; GSA International Interdisciplinary Interest Group
Service; U.S. Forest Service
Disciplines: Archaeological Geology, Soils, Geomorphology
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication,
Geoscience Education, Environmental Geoscience Advocates: Justin A. Holcomb; Angela K. Gore
Advocates: Lisa Norby; Johanna Kovarik; Matthew Dawson Geoarchaeological research is uniquely poised to contribute
to archaeological narratives, such as the dispersal of H. sapiens.
The National Park Service Geoscientists-in-the-Parks and the This session highlights methodological and theoretical papers
GeoCorpsTM America programs provide professional development seeking to contextualize human movement, migration, and
and resource management opportunities on public lands for geo- mobility in the Pleistocene.
science students and others pursuing careers in STEM fields.
This session highlights the scientific accomplishments of these GEOMICROBIOLOGY
internship programs.
T29. New Voices in Geobiology
T25. Geoscience Information Needs in Education and
Research (Posters) Cosponsor: GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division
Cosponsors: Geoscience Information Society; Disciplines: Geomicrobiology, Geochemistry, Paleoclimatology/
GSA Geoinformatics Division Paleoceanography
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication, Advocates: Victoria A. Petryshyn; Lydia S. Tackett; Rowan C.
Geoinformatics, Geoscience Education Martindale; Simon A.F. Darroch
Advocates: Chris A. Badurek; Cynthia L. Prosser The goal of this session is to bring together new research focus-
ing on the interplay between geologic and biologic processes with
This poster session examines the information needs involved in a special emphasis on new field sites, novel materials/methods,
successful teaching or research activities. Posters highlighting and the development/refinement of proxies.
innovative methods of supplying geoscience information and data
sources to users are welcome.
T26. Geoscience Apps on the Web and in Your Hand (Posters)
Cosponsor: GSA Geoinformatics Division
Disciplines: Geoscience Information/Communication,
Geoscience Education, Geoinformatics
Advocate: Shane Loeffler
20 4–7 November • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
