24 Undergraduate Research (Posters)

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  MAPPING PARTS OF THE TOQUIMA AND TOIYABE RANGES IN NEVADA USING DEM ALONG WITH ASTER AND ALI REMOTE SENSING DATA
  Erin S. Smith, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC and Robert L. Nusbaum, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
  100098 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  PETROLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND STRUCTURE OF TALLULAH FALLS FORMATION PARAGNEISSES, CORBIN MOUNTAIN (ZIRCONIA 7.5-MINUTE QUADRANGLE), GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC
  Amanda B. Grapes, Furman University, Greenville, SC and William A. Ranson, Furman University, Greenville, SC and John M. Garihan, Furman University, Greenville, SC
  100898 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE SAURATOWN MOUNTAIN QUARTZITES; EVIDENCE FOR POLYPHASE DEFORMATION AND SHEARING
  Paul M. Betka, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Micah J. Jessup, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Richard D. Law, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
  101755 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  THE FIRST LONG TERM RECORD OF ICE-RAFTING IN THE CENTRAL ARCTIC BASED ON SAND ACCUMULATION, 0 TO 46 MA
  Kristen Mullen, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA and Michelle Summa, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA and Kristen St. John, James Madison University Dept of Geology and Env Science, Harrisonburg, VA
  101907 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  SUB-SEAFLOOR HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY AT THE DEEP-SEA PACMANUS HYDROTHERMAL FIELD, MANUS BASIN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA: EVIDENCE FROM FLUID INCLUSIONS IN QUARTZ
  Steven G. Wicker, Towson University, Towson, MD and David A. Vanko, Towson Univ, Towson, MD
  102057 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE SOUTH RIVER FLOODPLAIN, BUENA VISTA, VIRGINIA
  Katie Huffman, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA and Bill Barnhart, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA and Amy Bacastow, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA and Ryan Coppersmith, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA and Julie Jackson, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA and Caroline O'Keefe, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA and Matt Wallace, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA and Sara E. Bier, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
  102098 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  TRANSPORT OF COLLOIDS IN UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIA
  Ching Tu, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Jie Zhuang, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and John McCarthy, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Larry McKay, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  102112 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  SPELEOTHEM DEPOSITS IN A PROTEROZOIC PALEOKARST, MESOPROTEROZOIC DISMAL LAKES GROUP, ARCTIC CANADA
  James F. Glover, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Linda C. Kah, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  102118 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  SPACE UTILIZATION BY FAUNAL ELEMENTS ON A BIVALVE SHELL PAVEMENT, UPPER ORDOVICIAN MIAMITOWN SHALE, SHARONVILLE, OHIO
  Joshua Roberts, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Stephen Brellenthin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Adam Fuller, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Catherine Stewart, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Colin D. Sumrall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Troy A. Dexter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  102166 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  SIZE FREQUENCY OF ECHINODERM BIOCLASTS IN UPPER MISSISSIPPIAN, SAND-SIZED SEDIMENT
  Julie Mathis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Colin D. Sumrall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  102181 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  MINERALOGY AND MICRO-FABRIC ANALYSIS OF GARNET-SILLIMANITE GNEISS AND SILLIMANITE-TOURMALINE SCHIST FROM THE WESTERN INNER PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
  Ryan T. McClure, Furman University, Greenville, SC and William A. Ranson, Furman University, Greenville, SC and John M. Garihan, Furman University, Greenville, SC
  102231 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING LIVE VS. DEAD FAUNAL ELEMENTS AND FAUNAL INTERACTIONS ON AN OBRUTION SURFACE FROM THE UPPER ORDOVICIAN MIAMITOWN SHALE, SHARONVILLE, OHIO
  Lee Goad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and David Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Jonathan Culver, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Brittany Davis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Donald Smith, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Colin D. Sumrall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and Troy A. Dexter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  102262 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING PROPOSAL FOR THE POTENTIAL REMOVAL OF A LOW-HEAD DAM: A CASE STUDY OF THE DILLSBORO DAM, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
  Benjamin Jackson, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and Christopher Means, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and Vincent Morgan, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and Phillip Perkinson, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and Timothy Sheehan, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and Christopher Tennant, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC and Mark L. Lord, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
  102294 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  CENOZOIC PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA DIAGENETICALLY ALTERED TO SIDERITE IN LOMONOSOV RIDGE SEDIMENTS, ARCTIC OCEAN
  Brendan Quirk, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA and Kristen St. John, James Madison University Dept of Geology and Env Science, Harrisonburg, VA
  102302 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  COMPARING GASTROPOD GUILDS PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING A REGIONAL EXTINCTION: EXAMPLES FROM THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE OF FLORIDA
  Rachel Banasiak, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Sarah Greene, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Gregory S. Herbert, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Peter J. Harries, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Roger Portell, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and Eric A. Oches, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
  102329 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  TAPHONOMY OF SHELL BEDS FROM THE PLEISTOCENE BERMONT "FORMATION" AT LONGAN LAKES QUARRY, FLORIDA
  Kathryn D. Nold, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Patricia Hamann, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Peter J. Harries, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Eric A. Oches, Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Gregory S. Herbert, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
  102330 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  PLEISTOCENE SEA-LEVEL HISTORY OF FLORIDA: THE CASE FOR SMALL-SCALE VARIATION
  Paul O. Knorr, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and 2005 USF Paleoenvironments REU Team, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Peter Harries, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Gregory S. Herbert, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Eric A. Oches, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Roger W. Portell, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL
  102333 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  EARLY PLEISTOCENE PALEOTEMPERATURE SEASONAL VARIABILITY: MOLLUSCAN SCLEROCHRONOLOGY FROM SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA
  Leila K. Delaughter, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and William J. Foster, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Gregory S. Herbert, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Peter J. Harries, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Eric A. Oches, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
  102337 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF THE BIVALVES IN THE EARLY PLEISTOCENE BERMONT FORMATION
  Jennifer Chelladurai, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Peter J. Harries, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Gregory S. Herbert, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Eric A. Oches, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Roger Portell, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  102349 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  AN EVENNESS STUDY OF THE PLEISTOCENE BERMONT FAUNA OF FLORIDA
  Sarah Greene, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Rachel Banasiak, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Jeniffer Chelladurai, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Gregory S. Herbert, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Peter J. Harries, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Eric A. Oches, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Roger Portell, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  102356 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  DOES PROCESS MATTER?: AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF SAMPLE PROCESSING TREATMENTS ON ALKALINITY MEASUREMENTS
  Amy Williams, Furman Univ, Greenville, SC and C. Brannon Andersen, Furman Univ, Greenville, SC and Greg Lewis, Furman Univ, Greenville, SC
  102362 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  RESOLVING PLEISTOCENE STRATIGRAPHY AND SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATION IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA: AN AMINOSTRATIGRAPHIC APPROACH
  Paul K. Sanford, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Troy Bourn, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Eric A. Oches, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Peter Harries, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Gregory S. Herbert, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Roger W. Portell, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL
  102363 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  TAXONOMIC AND TAPHONOMIC CONTROLS ON AMINO ACID GEOCHRONOLOGY: A TEST IN THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE SHELL BEDS OF FLORIDA
  Troy Bourn, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Paul K. Sanford, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Katie Nold, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Eric A. Oches, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Peter Harries, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Gregory S. Herbert, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Roger W. Portell, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL
  102377 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  TESTING MORPHOLOGIC STASIS IN CHIONE EVELATA IN THE CONTEXT OF RAPID EARLY PLEISTOCENE SEA-LEVEL CHANGE IN FLORIDA
  Patricia A. Hamann, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Kathryn D. Nold, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Peter J. Harries, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Gregory S. Herbert, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL and Eric A. Oches, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
  102379 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  THE PETROLOGY AND MINERAL CHEMISTRY OF SELECT LAMPROPHYRE DIKE INTRUSIONS IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
  Jason N. Heck, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and David P. Moecher, Univ. Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Warren A. Anderson, University of Kentcuky, Lexington, KY
  102418 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS IN MIOCENE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL PLAIN
  Trever Z. Slack, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and Charles H. Trupe, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and Fredrick J. Rich, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
  102426 (THEME SESSIONS)
• 1:30 PM
  CALC-SILICATE PODS IN NORTH COLUMBUS METAMORPHIC COMPLEX AND IN JUNCTION CITY MYLONITE GNEISS OF WEST-CENTRAL GEORGIA: DIOPSIDE+GARNET METAMORPHISM FOLLOWED BY ZEOLITE CRYSTALLIZATION
  Jessica L. Taylor, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA and Brian Woodall, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA and Trevor Hok, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA and David Babulski, Snellville, GA and Thomas B. Hanley, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA
  102523 (THEME SESSIONS)