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GSA 2020 ANNUAL MEETING
usefulness of multiple perspectives from the geologic record and T167. Sedimentary Records of Neogene and Quater-
storm-activity observations for refining predictive models and nary Environmental Change from Eastern Africa
informing mitigation and adaptation efforts. Cosponsors: GSA Continental Scientific Drilling Division;
GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and
LIMNOGEOLOGY Geomorphology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division;
GSA Structural Geology and Tectonics Division
T164. Crossing the Salinity Divide—Life through Disciplines: Limnogeology, Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography,
the Gateway between Marine and Freshwater Systems Quaternary Geology
Cosponsors: GSA Limnogeology Division; Paleontological Advocates: Michael M. McGlue; Sarah Ivory; Anne L. Billingsley;
Society; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division Catherine C. Beck
Disciplines: Limnogeology, Paleontology, Biogeography/ This session explores the Neogene and Quaternary history of
Biostratigraphy, Marine/Coastal Science eastern Africa, including linkages among rift tectonics, volca-
Advocates: Lisa Park Boush; Eric Schultz nism, and hydroclimate change. Contributions that use the sedi-
This session will investigate lifeforms across the tree of life and mentary record to reconstruct paleoenvironments, paleoclimate,
through space and time that have successfully transitioned from and paleoecology are welcome.
marine to freshwater environments or that have adapted to life in a
spectrum of halohabitats. T168. Out of This World Lakes
Cosponsors: GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Planetary
T165. Walden Pond: From Glaciation to Thoreau Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology
and Beyond Division; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Geochemical
Cosponsors: GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA History and Society
Philosophy of Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Disciplines: Limnogeology, Planetary Geology, Geochemistry
Geomorphology Division Advocates: Kathleen C. Benison; Brenda B. Bowen; Johan C.
Disciplines: Limnogeology, History and Philosophy of Geology, Varekamp
Quaternary Geology This session will seeks current studies of the sedimentology,
Advocates: J. Bradford Hubeny; Francine M.G. McCarthy mineralogy, geochemistry, and/or habitability of lakes on Mars and
We encourage contributions on the environmental and ecological other planets and moons in the Solar System, as well as extreme
history of Thoreau’s iconic Walden Pond, the region, and similarly terrestrial lakes that serve as analogs for extraterrestrial lakes.
impacted ponds. Contributions on intersections between humans
and nature, or changes since Thoreau’s time are especially welcome. HYDROGEOLOGY
T166. Lakes of the World through Time and T169. Integrated and Interdisciplinary Approaches
Space in Hydrostratigraphic Characterization
Cosponsors: GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Continental Cosponsors: GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Sedimentary
Scientific Drilling Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division
Geology Division; GSA Geochronology Division; GSA Disciplines: Hydrogeology, Environmental Geoscience
Sedimentary Geology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology Advocates: Jessica R. Meyer; Anthony C. Runkel; Emmanuelle
and Geomorphology Division; International Association of Arnaud; Colby Steelman
Limnogeology; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Hydrostratigraphy forms the framework for all groundwater
Geochemical Society; Paleontological Society; American models by supporting quantitative description of flow paths. We
Quaternary Association (AMQUA) encourage studies presenting innovative geologic, geophysical,
Disciplines: Limnogeology, Paleoclimatology/Paleoceanography, geochemical, and hydraulic methods for delineating hydrostratig-
Stratigraphy raphy for variety settings and scales.
Advocates: Scott W. Starratt; Michelle F. Goman
This session celebrates lacustrine research across the globe. Lakes T170. Heat in the Hydrosphere: Elucidating
contain important historical records as their sediments are archives of Environmental Processes and Environmental
global change, local human impact, and ecological succession. Change Using Water Temperature
Cosponsors: GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Marine and
Coastal Geoscience Division; GSA Energy Geology Division
Disciplines: Hydrogeology, Environmental Geoscience,
Geophysics/Geodynamics

INDUSTRY TRACKS Look for these icons, which identify sessions in the following areas:

Economic Geology Energy Engineering Hydrogeology and
Environmental Geology

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