182 Expanding Geology’s Horizons: Geoinformatics, Open Science, and Open Data (Posters)

This session highlights the development of new methodologies for collecting, sharing, and analyzing geological datasets and the advancement of FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) data practices.

Tuesday, 21 October 2025
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
HBGCC, Hall 1

Participants

• Chair Tao WEN
• Chair Anirudh Prabhu
• Chair Samuel Shaheen
• Chair Shanan Peters
• Chair Mir Md Tasnim Alam
• Chair C. Brenhin Keller
• Chair Kerstin Lehnert

Presentations

• 8:00 AM
  Exfoliation Dome Distribution: Leveraging crowdsourced data and AI for geomorphic feature detection.
  Olivia Gerhart, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas and Faye Moser, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina and Martha Eppes, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
  412920 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  petro-image: A Web-based Platform for Open and Accessible Digital Microscopy
  Glenn Sharman, Univ of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and Jonathan Sharman, Niche.com, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
  412935 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Testing Accuracy of PolyCam® LiDAR in Littoral Caves Under Low Light Conditions, Hiawatha National Forest, Upper Peninsula of Michigan
  Matthew VanHook, University of Arkansas Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR and Tucker Kelly, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR and Ross Bieker, University of Arkansas Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR and Maurice Testa, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, Fort Smith, AR
  413570 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  A Comparison of Preconditions on Appalachian Cyclone-Related Flooding, Asheville, NC
  Mackenzie Choffel, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky and Meredith Swallom, Kentucky Geological Survey, Lexington, Kentucky and Jason Dortch, Kentucky Geological Survey, Lexington, Kentucky and James Thigpen, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky and Summer Brown, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  413637 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Increasing Efficiency of Underground Geologic Mapping by Integrating Mine Vision System FaceCapture™ Data Collection with Datamine 3D modeling Software.
  Justin Reppart, Nevada National Security Sites, Mercury, Nevada and Morgan Aittama, Nevada National Security Sites, Mercury, Nevada and Matthew Dietel, Nevada National Security Sites, Mercury, Nevada and Margaret Townsend, Nevada National Security Sites, Mercury, Nevada and Devon Smith, Nevada National Security Sites, Mercury, Nevada and Miles Bodmer, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Jennifer Wislon, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico
  413641 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:00 AM
  Characterizing Earth’s Earliest Life using machine learning
  Anirudh Prabhu, Carnegie Science, Washington, DC and Michael Wong, Carnegie Science, Washington, DC and Robert Hazen, Carnegie Science, Washington, DC
  414537 (Technical Sessions)