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Pardee Keynote Symposia

Pardee Keynote Symposia are named in Geological Survey Landslide Hazards Program; GSA Geology
honor of GSA Fellow and benefactor Joseph and Society Division
Thomas Pardee (1871–1960) via a bequest Disciplines: Engineering Geology, Environmental Geoscience,
from Mary Pardee Kelly. Pardee is perhaps Geoscience Information/Communication
best known for his work on Glacial Lake Advocates: Matthew Crawford; Ann Youberg; Francis Rengers;
Missoula. These symposia consist of William Burns; Stephen Slaughter; Anne Witt
invited presentations covering a broad Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Environmental and
range of topics. Engineering Geology Division, this session will discuss the past,
present, and exciting future of many applied geology disciplines.
P1. Geoheritage: Connecting Our The focus will be cutting-edge research and communication
Joseph Thomas Pardee
Stories to Earth’s History related to geologic hazards, geotechnical engineering, mining
Endorsers: GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division; geology, remote sensing, geophysics, hydrogeology, and soil and
History of Earth Sciences Society; GSA Energy Geology Division; rock mechanics. The session will contribute to a better under-
GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Karst Division; GSA standing of these complex topics and processes, support hazard
Hydrogeology Division mitigation, improve human health and safety, and help build resil-
Disciplines: History and Philosophy of Geology, Geoscience ience under changing climatic conditions.
Education, Geoscience Information/Communication
Advocates: Christina DeVera; Renee M. Clary; William Andrews Jr.; P3. The Proterozoic-Phanerozoic Transition: Laying
Timothy Connors the Foundation for the Modern Earth System
Geoheritage communicates the story about Earth’s geologic his- Endorsers: Paleontological Society; GSA Geobiology and
tory shaping our diverse cultures. Your stories and perspectives Geomicrobiology Division; GSA Sedimentary Geology Division;
ARE important. Join us to share ideas about best practices for col- SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); Geochemical Society;
lecting information, developing mapping and metadata standards, GSA Continental Scientific Drilling Division; GSA Geochronology
and disseminating knowledge about how the unique landscapes Division
that we inhabit have impacted our societies. We want to hear your Disciplines: Geomicrobiology, Paleontology, Diversity,
stories about geoheritage projects within your community and Extinction, Origination, Sediments, Carbonates
how they have increased public awareness and conservation Advocates: Emily F. Smith; David A.D. Evans; C. Brenhin Keller;
efforts through effective, inclusive, and accessible communica- Kimberly Lau; Alan Rooney; Justin V. Strauss; Shuhai Xiao
tion. This session provides inspiration, empowerment, and the The Proterozoic-Phanerozoic transition represents one of the
foundational elements needed to develop geoheritage efforts in our most profound geobiological events in Earth’s history, marking
professional, public, and personal communities. the diversification of major animal groups that unmistakably mark
the Phanerozoic eon. Key advances have been made in recent
P2. Looking to the Future of Environmental and years using an integrative and interdisciplinary approach to shed
Engineering Geology: EEGD 75th Anniversary novel insights into biological, environmental, and tectonic changes
Endorsers: GSA Environmental and Engineering Geology during this transition. This symposium will showcase some of
Division; GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Quaternary these advances from sedimentological, stratigraphic, paleontologi-
Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Environmental and cal, geochronological, geochemical, geophysical, and science-
Engineering Geology Division—Landslide Committee; U.S. communication perspectives. Parallel topical session(s) and a
science-communication panel discussion will be arranged.

Special Session

From the Mantle to the Mesosphere: Diversified Approaches The 15 January 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai
Toward Understanding the Cataclysmic January 2022 Volcano was the most powerful volcanic eruption in the past
Eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai Volcano ~30 years, and the first of its kind recorded on modern scientific
Endorsers: GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and instruments. Gaining insight into the events surrounding this
Volcanology Division; GSA Geophysics and Geodynamics eruption will require input from researchers in all areas of earth
Division; GSA Geology and Society Division science—from magma origin and transport, eruption dynamics,
Disciplines: Volcanology, Geophysics/Geodynamics, Petrology, seismicity, tsunami and atmospheric waves, to evaluating societal
Igneous impacts. We hope to receive abstracts that will fulfill this subject.
Advocates: Melissa Scruggs; Frank J. Spera

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