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Disciplines: Precambrian Geology, Economic Geology, Petrology, Geochronology Division; GSA Continental Scientific Drilling
Metamorphic Division; GSA Marine and Coastal Geoscience Division
Advocates: Lewis Kleinhans; Lisa Fisher; Libby Prueher Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Economic Geology,
This session is a contribution to the knowledge base of Environmental Geoscience
Precambrian Colorado and its relationship to correlative rocks of Advocates: Douglas Gouzie; Kevin Mickus
the western USA, with a focus on paleotectonic environments, We seek case studies or projects from practicing professionals:
protoliths, economic geology, metallogeny, geochronology, petrol- resources to environment to engineering to health. This session
ogy, and more. will also let students see a variety of employment opportunities
and typical projects in those fields.
ENERGY GEOLOGY
T61. GSA Environmental and
T57. Energy: Environmental Legacies and Engineering Geology Division Student Research
Futures Competition (Posters)
Endorsers: GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Energy Endorsers: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology
Geology Division Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; Geoscience
Disciplines: Energy Geology, Environmental Geoscience, Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research
Geology and Health Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Energy Geology
Advocates: Zhen Wang; Rachel Coyte; Nathaniel Warner Advocates: Thomas Oommen; Arpita Nandi; Francis Rengers
This session welcomes scientific and/or policy presentations (online We encourage graduate and undergraduate students to submit
or in person) on the environmental and human health impacts, both poster presentations on topics related to applied research in envi-
legacy and incipient, caused by the exploration, development, and ronmental and engineering geology. Monetary awards will be
utilization of conventional and emerging energy resources. given to the top presenters at the Division awards ceremony.

T58. Exploration of Helium in Sedimentary T62. GSA Environmental and
Basins: The New “Gold” Rush? Engineering Geology Division
Endorsers: Geochemical Society; GSA Energy Geology Division Endorsers: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology
Disciplines: Energy Geology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division
Advocates: Daniele Pinti; Oliver Warr; Barbara Sherwood Lollar Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Environmental Geoscience,
This session addresses the mechanisms controlling the migration Energy Geology
and accumulation of helium in sedimentary basins at exploitable Advocates: Thomas Oommen; Arpita Nandi; Francis Rengers
concentrations, through a multidisciplinary approach involving all This session for the GSA Environmental and Engineering
working parties, from noble gas specialists to petroleum geologists. Geology Division provides an opportunity for the geosciences
community to present their research, data, and work pertaining
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY to environmental and engineering geology.
T59. A Bird’s Eye View: Remote Sensing T63. Reassessing Natural Hazard Risk in a
Applications for Geohazards Changing World (Posters)
Endorsers: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Endorsers: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology
Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Mineralogy,
Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division
Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Environmental Geoscience,
Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Geomorphology, Geoscience and Public Policy
Environmental Geoscience Advocate: Barbara EchoHawk
Advocates: Corey Scheip; Karl W. Wegmann Are current methods for assessing natural hazard risk sufficient
This session is aimed at novel uses of remote sensing technolo- and appropriate to inform decision makers, citizens, and other
gies to investigate geohazards, including, but not limited to, stakeholders of the likely impacts of hazardous events? Past his-
floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and atmo- tory and recent events provide perspective.
spheric disturbance events.
T64. Understanding Landslides Role in Hillslope
T60. Case Studies and Professional and Landscape Evolution
Projects—A Day in the Life of Practicing Geologists Endorsers: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology
Endorsers: GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics Division; GSA Division; GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division—
Karst Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; GSA Energy Geology Landslide Committee; GSA Quaternary Geology and
Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Geomorphology Division; Association of Environmental &
GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; Society of Engineering Geologists; GSA Geology and Society Division;
Economic Geologists; GSA Karst Division; GSA Geology and GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division
Society Division; GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Geomorphology, Quaternary
GSA Geobiology and Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Geology

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