T205 Reaching New Peaks in Geoscience: Geoscience in the Service of a Sustainable Future

Tuesday, 2 November 2010
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 1AB

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  MY CAREER OF STUDYING GLACIERS: AM I EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING WHAT I KNOW AND IS MY MESSAGE SUSTAINABLE?
  Bruce F. Molnia, National Civil Applicatons Center, Reston, VA
  180109 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:10 PM
  RESOURCE DEMANDS OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
  James Burnell, Colorado Geological Survey, Denver, CO
  180221 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  CARBON MITIGATION IN THE POWER SECTOR AS A SOLUTION TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, A GOOD IDEA BUT HOW MUCH WATER WILL It COST?
  James A. Datko, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH and Motomu Ibaraki, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  182212 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:45 PM
  COMMUNICATION OF GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION FOR SOCIETAL BENEFIT AND SUSTAINABILITY – A UK VIEWPOINT
  Richard Hughes, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, N/A
  178314 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:00 PM
  FREEING POLAR DATA IN AN INFORMATION COMMONS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND NORMS OF SCIENCE
  Mark A. Parsons, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO and Ruth Duerr, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, CO
  182087 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  MODELLING OF 3D PHYSICAL PROPERTY INTRA-UNIT HETEROGENEITY OF THE UK EAST MIDLANDS FOR THE BGS PropBase PROJECT
  Andrew Kingdon, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, N/A and John D.O. Williams, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, N/A and J. Paul Williamson, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, N/A
  177057 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  EVALUATING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SITES: A GEOLOGIST'S ROLE
  Laurel M. Bauer, Rockville, MD and Gerry L. Stirewalt, Washington, DC
  181888 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES FROM CO-PRODUCED FLUIDS USING EXISTING DATA FROM DRILLING LOGS: WILLISTON BASIN, NORTH DAKOTA
  Anna M. Crowell, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND and William Gosnold, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND and Lance D. Yarbrough, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
  181947 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  ACCELERATING SEA-LEVEL RISE – PROJECTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
  Harold Wanless, Univ of Miami, Coral Gables, FL and Peter Harlem, Florida International University, Miami, FL
  181816 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  SEA LEVEL RISE RESPONSE OF DEVELOPED BARRIER ISLANDS: SEAWALLS ARE DAMS
  Orrin H. Pilkey, Duke University, Durham, NC and David M. Bush, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
  180831 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  ASSESSING SUSTAINABLE YIELD OF AQUIFERS AS PART OF THE GEORGIA COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
  Robin John McDowell, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
  181452 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  A STATEWIDE ANALYSIS OF WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN MAINE AS A STEP TOWARD SUSTAINABLE WATER USE
  Marc Loiselle, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, ME and Robert Marvinney, Maine Geolical Survey, Augusta, ME
  178528 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:00 PM
  ASSESSING FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY OF WATERSHED: WATER, BIOFUEL AND CLIMATE CHANGE
  Eugene Yan, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL and Yonas Demissie, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
  182661 (Technical Sessions)
• 5:15 PM
  CONGRESSIONAL SCIENCE FELLOWSHIPS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROMOTING THE GEOSCIENCES IN THE SERVICE OF SOCIETY
  Craig M. Schiffries, Geophysical Laboratory, Washington, DC
  182743 (Technical Sessions)