T176 Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Successful Models II

Sunday, 5 October 2008
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  Shaping the Future Workforce: Challenges and Strategies
  Michael G. Loudin, ExxonMobil Exploration Co, Houston, TX
  146110 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:50 PM
  Human Resources in the Geosciences
  Lisa M. Frehill, Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology, Washington, DC
  144144 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:10 PM
  Demography of the Geological Society of America
  Dallas D. Rhodes, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
  147715 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:25 PM
  Marathon Geoscience Diversity Enrichment Program (GeoDE): A Corporate/Academic Partnership In Achieving a Strong and Diverse Workforce
  Laurie Anderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
  147451 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:40 PM
  A Paradigm Shift for Industry-Academic Collaboration: The ExxonMobil (FC)2 Alliance - Fundamental Controls on Flow in Carbonates
  Susan M. Agar, Houston, TX
  151567 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:55 PM
  Increasing Diversity in the Future Geoscience Workforce
  Cynthia Martinez, American Geological Institute, Alexandria, VA and Christopher Keane, American Geological Institute, Alexandria, VA
  149887 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:10 PM
  A Partnership Between English Language Learners and a Team of Rocket Scientists: EPO for the NASA SDO Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE)
  Susan M. Buhr, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Mark S. McCaffrey, Univ of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Frank Eparvier, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Maria Murillo, St. Vrain Valley School District, Longmont, CO
  148075 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:25 PM
  GEOPATHS: Kansas City's Pipeline Strategy for Minority Students from High School to College
  Tina Niemi, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO and Jimmy Adegoke, Univ of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO and Elizabeth Stoddard, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO and A. Louis Odum, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
  151905 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:40 PM
  GeoFORCE Texas: A Comprehensive Program to Significantly Increase Diversity in the Geosciences
  Danielle A. Horton, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Douglas C. Ratcliff, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
  149613 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:55 PM
  Teaming University TRIO Upward Bound with Geosciences
  Wendi J.W. Williams, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and Keith Brink, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and Nikki Holland, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
  145646 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:10 PM
  Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences Starting in Elementary School: An Afterschool Program at PRI's Museum of the Earth (Ithaca, NY)
  Robert Ross, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY and Samantha L. Sands, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY and S. Elizabeth Humbert, Paleontological Rsch Institution, Ithaca, NY and Molly A. Sax, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY
  152051 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:25 PM
  GEODES: Increasing Diversity of Geoscience Students through Museum-Based High School Programs
  Jane Pickering, Yale University, New Haven, CT and Jamie Alonzo, Yale University, New Haven, CT and Derek Briggs, Yale University, New Haven, CT and Thomas Hegna, Yale Univ, New Haven, CT
  149568 (Technical Sessions)