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22–25 SEPTEMBER  PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA

All Sigma Gamma Epsilon student members are encouraged T159. Bio-Geochemistry of Petroleum-
to submit their research to this poster session to compete for Produced Water: Challenges and Opportunities
awards. All geological investigations, from archaeological toward Its Beneficial Use and Safe Disposal
geology to volcanology, are encouraged to be entered. Cosponsor: GSA Hydrogeology Division
Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Geochemistry,
T155. Mineral Dissolution and Hydrogeology
Precipitation in Subsurface CO 2 Storage and Advocates: Javier Vilcaez; Tracy M. Quan; Omar R. Harvey
CO 2 -Plume Geothermal Energy Capture: This session is to gather researchers and practitioners working
Experimental and Modeling on various aspects of produced water, including its chemical and
Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Energy Geology, microbiological characterization, treatment, beneficial use/reuse,
Geochemistry and/or safe disposal.
Advocates: Liwei Zhang; Christina Lopano
This topical session aims to capture recent progress in investi- ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
gations of the pore-scale geochemical processes associated with
CO 2 geological storage and CO 2-plume geothermal energy cap- T160. Landslide Inventories, Hazard
ture, which are recently hot research topics in geoscience. Assessments, and Risk Reduction
Cosponsors: GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology
T156. Microplastics in the Environment: Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology
Methods, Findings, and Implications Division; U.S. Geological Survey Landslide Hazards Program
Cosponsors: GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Geomorphology, Geoscience
Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Limnogeology Information/Communication
Division; GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Geology and Advocates: Matthew M. Crawford; Stephen L. Slaughter
Society Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division This session will discusses landslide inventories that support
Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Hydrogeology, Marine/ sophisticated efforts of hazard and risk assessment. Landslide
Coastal Science hazard assessment techniques yield not only variable landslide
Advocates: Jacqueline A. Smith; Brian E. Bodenbender behavior but also advancements and challenges of data resources
Evidence for microplastic pollution in marine, freshwater, and and communication.
terrestrial environments continues to mount. This session
encompasses all aspects of microplastic research, including field T161. Environmental & Engineering
and lab methodology, findings, education, and implications for Geology Division Student Research Competition
health and environmental stewardship. (Posters)
Cosponsors: GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology
T157. Intersections of Sustainability and Division; Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists
Geosciences Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Environmental Geoscience
Cosponsor: GSA Hydrogeology Division Advocates: Stephen L. Slaughter; Anne C. Witt; Robert J. Mitchell
Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Geoscience We encourage graduate and undergraduate students to submit
Information/Communication, Geoscience and Public Policy poster presentations on topics related to applied research in
Advocates: Leslie A. North; Robert Brinkmann environmental and engineering geology. Monetary awards will
Papers are sought for a special session on sustainability and be given to the top presenters at the Division awards ceremony.
the geosciences. The session seeks to highlight works that
combine the fields of sustainability and geoscience to examine T162. Environmental & Engineering
or educate about environmental and/or societal problems. Geology Division
Cosponsor: GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division
T158. Incorporating Place-Based Knowledge Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Environmental Geoscience
in Geoscience Research and the Classroom Advocates: Anne C. Witt; Stephen L. Slaughter; Robert J. Mitchell
Cosponsors: GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Diversity The oral session for the Environmental & Engineering
in Geosciences Committee; GSA Environmental & Engineering Geology Division gives an opportunity to the geoscience
Geology Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; community to present their research, data, and work pertaining
National Association of Geoscience Teachers to environmental and engineering geology.
Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Geoscience Education,
Geoscience and Public Policy ENERGY GEOLOGY
Advocates: Michael A. Phillips; Pauline W.U. Chinn
This session will explore the use of indigenous and other T163. Utilizing Field Tests and Numerical
place-based knowledges to develop an understanding of earth Simulations for Reservoir Characterization,
processes and human impacts on those processes through Risk Analysis, or Uncertainty Quantification of
primary research and field and classroom instruction. Engineered Fluid Systems
Disciplines: Energy Geology, Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology
Advocates: Richard Jayne; Yingqi Zhang

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