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Duluth, filstrup@d.umn.edu; John A. Downing, Minnesota T35. Encouraging New Scientists: What Works in STEM
Sea Grant and Large Lakes Observatory, Univ. of Minnesota Recruitment and Retention. Cosponsored by GSA
Duluth. Geoscience Education Division; National Association of
Geoscience Teachers Geo2YC Division. Joy Branlund,
T26. Groundwater Quality Degradation and Protection: Water Southwestern Illinois College, joy.branlund@swic.edu;
Quality Assessment, Modeling, and Uncertainty Analysis, Sheldon Turner, Triton College.
and Water Supply Management. Cosponsored by Minnesota
Ground Water Association. Melinda L. Erickson, U.S. T36. Teaching, Learning, and Research in Geoscience
Geological Survey, merickso@usgs.gov; Katherine S. Pound, Education. Cosponsored by National Association of
St. Cloud State Univ. and Minnesota Ground Water Association Geoscience Teachers. Kyle Gray, Univ. of Northern Iowa,
(president); William W. Simpkins, Iowa State Univ. kyle.gray@uni.edu; Beth A. Johnson, Univ. of Wisconsin–
Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus.
T27. The Hydrogeology of Fracture and Karst Bedrock
Aquifers. Cosponsored by GSA Karst Division. E. Calvin T37. Undergraduate Research Poster Session. Cosponsored by
Alexander Jr., Univ. of Minnesota, alexa001@umn.edu; Council on Undergraduate Research. Robert D. Shuster, Univ.
Anthony Runkel, Minnesota Geological Survey. of Nebraska–Omaha, rshuster@unomaha.edu.

T28. Caves and Karst of the Midwest. Cosponsored by GSA FIELD TRIPS
Karst Division. Erik Larson, Shawnee State Univ., elarson@ For additional information, please contact the Field Trip chair,
shawnee.edu; Maurice Testa, Univ. of Arkansas–Fort Smith. Carrie Jennings, cjennings@freshwater.org. All Field Trips depart
from the DECC unless otherwise noted.
T29. Addressing Habitat, Water, Ecosystem, and Sustainability
Issues through Interdisciplinary Work. Cosponsored by Pre-Meeting Trips
GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division; GSA FT1. Northern Minnesota Peatland and Soil Research Tour.
Hydrogeology Division; GSA Environmental & Engineering Sat.–Sun., 16–17 May, 9 a.m. Cost: US$300. Max.: 20 partici-
Geology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division. pants. Ed Nater, nater001@umn.edu; Kyungsoo Yoo, Univ. of
Lisa Lamb, Univ. of St. Thomas, malamb@stthomas.edu; Minnesota; Stephen Sebestyen, U.S. Northern Forest Research
Scott Clark, Univ. of Wisconsin–Eau Claire; Richard Kiesling, Station.
U.S. Geological Survey; Eric Chapman, Univ. of St. Thomas.
FT2. Geology Field Trip along the Mesabi Iron Range with
T30. Nutrient and Sediment Loading in Freshwater Systems: Fossil Collecting. Sun., 17 May. Cost: US$95. Max.:
Sources, Fate, Transport, and Strategies for Mitigation. 33 participants. Allyse Freeman, Minnesota Discovery Center,
Sarah Vitale, Univ. of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, vitalesa@uwec allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com; John Westgaard,
.edu; Anna Baker, U.S. Geological Survey. Science Museum of Minnesota.
T31. Preventing, Responding to, and Understanding the Long- FT4. The Sandstone Karst of Pine County, Minnesota.
Term Behavior of Crude Oil and Petroleum in Terrestrial Sun., 17 May. Cost: US$115. Calvin Alexander, Univ. of
and Aquatic Environments. Jared Trost, U.S. Geological Minnesota, alexa001@umn.edu; Greg Brick.
Survey, jtrost@usgs.gov; Mark Toso, Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency; Faith Fitzpatrick, U.S. Geological Survey. During the Meeting
FT5. Walking Tour of Minnesota Point. Mon., 18 May. Free.
T32. Unique Geology and Geoheritage of the Lake Superior Max.: 30 participants. Harry Jol, Univ. of Wisconsin–Eau
Region. Erika Vye, Center for Science and Environmental Claire, jolhm@uwec.edu; Andy Breckenridge, Univ. of
Outreach, Michigan Technological Univ., ecvye@mtu.edu; Wisconsin–Superior.
William I. Rose, Geological and Mining Engineering and
Sciences, Michigan Technological Univ.; Jim Miller; James M. FT6. Geology under the Surface: Lake Superior and the
DeGraff, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences, Research Vessel Blue Heron—Morning Trip. Tues., 19 May,
Michigan Technological Univ. 8 a.m. Cost: US$15. Max.: 15 participants. Doug Ricketts,
Univ. of Minnesota Duluth, ricketts@d.umn.edu; Nigel
T33. Highlighting Indigenous-Centered Geoscience Research Wattrus, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth.
and Education. Wendy Smythe, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth,
wsmythe@d.umn.edu; Christie Poitra, Michigan State Univ. FT7. Geology under the Surface: Lake Superior and the Research
Native American Institute; Judi Brown Clarke, Michigan State Vessel Blue Heron—Afternoon Trip. Tues., 19 May, 1 p.m.
Univ. BEACON Center. Cost: US$15. Max.: 15 participants. Doug Ricketts, Univ. of
Minnesota Duluth, ricketts@ d.umn.edu; Nigel Wattrus,
T34. Strategies to Address Barriers to Learning in Classroom, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth.
Lab, and/or Field. Prajukti (Juk) Bhattacharyya, Univ. of
Wisconsin–Whitewater, bhattacj@uww.edu; Caitlin Callahan,
Grand Valley State Univ.

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