GSA Rocky Mountain Section Meeting

May 17 – May 20, 2026 · Albuquerque, New Mexico · Meeting Code: 2026RM
Sessions (78)
# Title Program Type Papers
1 Distributed volcanic fields of the southwestern U.S. Technical Sessions Oral 9
2 Interdisciplinary Paleontology: New approaches to solving complex paleontological problems (Part I) Technical Sessions Oral 11
3 Paleo-climate and -ecosystems of the Southwest and High Plains: From the Paleozoic to the Quaternary Technical Sessions Oral 6
4 Everyday Geoscience Technical Sessions Oral 5
5 Environmental Geochemistry and Health Impacts (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 6
6 Surficial geology and neotectonics in the West: Celebrating and advancing the legacy of Kirk Bryan through field-based geomorphology studies (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 7
7 The Campanian Crucible: A synthesis of vertebrate paleobiogeography and ecosystem dynamics in Laramidia (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 4
8 Multidisciplinary studies of fault and earthquake hazard in low-strain environments: Applications to the Intermountain West region (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 5
9 Cenozoic Tectonics in Asia and North America: Linking Processes Across Scales (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 7
10 Advancements in the Proterozoic tectonics of western North America (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 3
11 Future Voices in Geoscience- Undergraduate Research Posters Technical Sessions Poster 19
12 Tectonics, Volcanism, and Sediment Dispersal Within and Proximal to the Rio Grande Rift and Southern Rocky Mountains Technical Sessions Oral 7
13 Hazards and Resources Mapping in the Southwest US: Applications and Future Opportunities Technical Sessions Oral 3
14 Interdisciplinary Paleontology: New approaches to solving complex paleontological problems (Part II) Technical Sessions Oral 4
15 Environmental Geochemistry and Health Impacts Technical Sessions Oral 6
16 Understanding the Past and Present Cryosphere of the Rocky Mountains Technical Sessions Oral 6
17 Structural Inheritance in the Rocky Mountain Region Technical Sessions Oral 4
18 Surficial geology and neotectonics in the West: Celebrating and advancing the legacy of Kirk Bryan through field-based geomorphology studies Technical Sessions Oral 7
19 The Campanian Crucible: A synthesis of vertebrate paleobiogeography and ecosystem dynamics in Laramidia Technical Sessions Oral 9
20 Critical Minerals Potential in the Land of Enchantment: Past Production and Future Potential Technical Sessions Oral 8
21 Advancements in the Proterozoic tectonics of western North America Technical Sessions Oral 6
22 Everyday Geoscience (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 7
23 Distributed volcanic fields of the southwestern U.S. (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 7
24 Tectonics, Volcanism, and Sediment Dispersal Within and Proximal to the Rio Grande Rift and Southern Rocky Mountains (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 7
25 Paleo-climate and -ecosystems of the Southwest and High Plains: From the Paleozoic to the Quaternary (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 6
26 Interdisciplinary Paleontology: New approaches to solving complex paleontological problems (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 8
27 From Data to Decision: Integrating Geophysics, Data Systems, and Modeling for Aquifer Characterization in Data-Sparse Regions (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 5
28 Geologic Mapping in the West (Posters) Technical Sessions Poster 12
29 Cenozoic Tectonics in Asia and North America: Linking Processes Across Scales Technical Sessions Oral 7
30 Geological and Geochemical Investigations of Critical Minerals in New Mexico and Beyond, and Technological Advances in Extraction of Critical Minerals Technical Sessions Oral 9
31 Stratigraphic Studies in the Colorado Plateau Technical Sessions Oral 5
32 Climate Change and Extreme Heat in the Rocky Mountain Southwest: Impacts, Adaptation, and Geoscience Perspectives Technical Sessions Oral 5
33 Advances in Subsurface Characterization for Energy Exploration and Utilization Technical Sessions Oral 6
34 Geobiology and Astrobiology in Modern and Ancient Environments: From Microbial Interactions to Planetary Exploration Technical Sessions Oral 5
35 Mining Legacies and Environmental Remediation in the Southwest Technical Sessions Oral 4
36 From Data to Decision: Integrating Geophysics, Data Systems, and Modeling for Aquifer Characterization in Data-Sparse Regions Technical Sessions Oral 12
37 The Heat Beneath our Feet: Geologic Controls on Geothermal Resources in the Rocky Mountain Region Technical Sessions Oral 3
— An Introduction to the Developing Filed of Climate Psychology for Geoscience Professionals Short Courses — 0
— Career Planning and Networking Session Non-Technical Events — 0
— Cover Letters, Résumés and CVs Workshop Non-Technical Events — 0
— Critical Minerals in the Basin and Range Short Courses — 0
— Exhibit Hall Non-Technical Events — 0
— Exhibit Hall Non-Technical Events — 0
— Exhibit Hall Non-Technical Events — 0
— Exhibit Hall Non-Technical Events — 0
— Faulty Science Movie Night Events — 0
— Field-Based Geologic and Geomorphic Information For Long-Term Flood Frequency Analyses Short Courses — 0
— Geology Club Meetup Non-Technical Events — 0
— Geoscience Career Exploration Panel Non-Technical Events — 0
— Geothermal 101: Systems, Resources, and Characterization Short Courses — 0
— Ground Penetrating Radar: Principles & Practice Short Courses — 0
— GSA Town Hall Non-Technical Events — 0
— Indigenous Geology in New Mexico Field Trips — 0
— John Mann Mentor Luncheon in Applied Hydrogeology Program Events — 0
— Map Blast Non-Technical Events — 0
— New Insights into the Heat Source for the Valles Caldera Geothermal System Based on Geophysics Field Trips — 0
— Night at the Museum Events — 0
— Opening Reception Non-Technical Events — 0
— Registration Non-Technical Events — 0
— Registration Non-Technical Events — 0
— Registration Non-Technical Events — 0
— Registration Non-Technical Events — 0
— Rocky Mountain Section Board Meeting Non-Technical Events — 0
— Rocky Mountain Section Business Meeting Non-Technical Events — 0
— Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Lunch in Applied Geoscience Events — 0
— Session Chair Orientation Non-Technical Events — 0
— Session Chair Orientation Non-Technical Events — 0
— Session Chair Orientation Non-Technical Events — 0
— Speaker Ready Room Non-Technical Events — 0
— Speaker Ready Room Non-Technical Events — 0
— Speaker Ready Room Non-Technical Events — 0
— Speaker Ready Room Non-Technical Events — 0
— Stratigraphy, age control, and evolution of Lake Socorro, a late Miocene playa lake in the Socorro Basin: implications for early downstream-directed integration of the ancestral Rio Grande Field Trips — 0
— Student Volunteer Desk Non-Technical Events — 0
— Student Volunteer Desk Non-Technical Events — 0
— Student Volunteer Desk Non-Technical Events — 0
— Student Volunteer Desk Non-Technical Events — 0
— What you can do with superb rift basin-fill exposures: Recent lithostratigraphic, paleoclimatic, biostratigraphic, and structural studies of the Española Basin, New Mexico (USA) Field Trips — 0