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GSA CONNECTS 2022
Advocates: William Burns; Matthew Crawford; Anne Witt; T68. Sigma Gamma Epsilon Student
Stephen L. Slaughter Research Exhibition (Posters)
This session will highlight innovative landslide research as Endorsers: Sigma Gamma Epsilon; GSA Quaternary Geology and
related to hillslope and landscape evolution. Geomorphology Division; GSA Limnogeology Division; GSA Soils
and Soil Processes Division; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry,
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Marine and Coastal
Geoscience Division
T65. Integrated Drought Science and Technology Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Geomorphology,
Endorsers: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology Structural Geology
Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division; GSA Advocates: Diane Burns; James C. Walters
Geoinformatics and Data Science Division; GSA Geoscience All Sigma Gamma Epsilon student members are encouraged to
Education Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; U.S. Geological submit their research to this poster session to showcase results as
Survey Utah Water Science Center; U.S. Geological Survey Nevada well as compete for awards. ALL geological investigations, from
Water Science Center; U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain archaeological geology to volcanology, are welcome.
Regional Office; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA
Limnogeology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division T69. Three M’s of Microplastics: Methods,
Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Hydrogeology, Measurements, and Milestones
Geoinformatics Endorsers: GSA Geology and Society Division; SEPM (Society
Advocates: Rebecca Frus; Katharine Dahm; Anne Tillery; Daniel for Sedimentary Geology); GSA Limnogeology Division
Jones; Patrick Anderson; William Andrews; Eric D. Anderson Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Geochemistry,
This session focuses on data collection of aquatic and terrestrial Hydrogeology
systems, analysis of patterns and impacts of drought, developing and Advocates: Stephanie DeVries; Jordan Mader
applying predictive models, and delivering information and decision- Microplastic pollutants have become ubiquitous to terrestrial
making tools to anticipate, assess, and mitigate drought conditions. and aquatic ecosystems. This session highlights recent studies that
focus on collection, detection, quantification, transport, and health
T66. Intersections of Sustainability impacts of microplastics in these environments.
and Geosciences
Endorsers: GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Quaternary T70. Urban Geochemistry
Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Endorsers: International Association of GeoChemistry; GSA
Processes Division; GSA Energy Geology Division Geology and Society Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes
Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Geoscience Education, Division
Geoscience and Public Policy Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Geochemistry, Geology
Advocates: Leslie North; Robert Brinkmann and Health
The session seeks to highlight works that combine the fields of Advocates: W. Berry Lyons; David Long
sustainability and geoscience to examine or educate about envi- This session encourages presentations that qualify and quantify
ronmental and/or societal problems. Topics such as water manage- the geochemical and biogeochemical impacts (temporal and spa-
ment, pollution, and climate change will be explored. tial) of urbanization and urban activities on soil, water, and air
resources as well as on human and ecosystem health.
T67. Microplastics
Endorsers: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); GSA GEOLOGY AND HEALTH
Limnogeology Division; GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division;
GSA Marine and Coastal Geoscience Division T71. Challenges to Tribal Water
Disciplines: Environmental Geoscience, Hydrogeology, Resources and the Health of Indigenous Communities
Hydrogeology in North America
Advocate: Stephanie DeVries Endorsers: GSA Geology and Health Division; GSA Energy Geology
Microplastic pollutants have become ubiquitous to terrestrial Division; GSA Hydrology Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and
and aquatic ecosystems. This session highlights recent advances Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA
in methods of collecting, detecting, or quantifying microplastics Environmental and Engineering Geology Division; GSA Soils and
and their movement through aquatic and terrestrial environments. Soil Processes Division; GSA Limnogeology Division

INDUSTRY TRACKS
GSA’s technical program offers sessions relevant to applied geoscientists.
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Economic Geology Energy Engineering Hydrogeology and
Environmental Geology

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