Department 2009 GSA Abstracts

2009 Presentations at GSA meeting

Many of our faculty are at the GSA meeting this year. All would be pleased to discuss the many research opportunities we have here at UW. We invite you to contact any of us in Portland or better yet, set-up a meeting in advance. For information about research opportunities in our department, please visit our staffed booth, where you can chat with Carol Pribyl and some of our current graduate students.

Sessions:

Alexis Navarre-Sitchler and John Kaszuba are chairing a session titled: The Science of Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Talks (Sunday AM); Posters (Monday PM)

Posters and Talks (click titles to view abstracts):

* indicates student author
† indicates extra-departmental collaborator at the University of Wyoming
- Click names for contact information

1. Basin Analysis of an Evolving Foreland Basin in the Eastern Cordillera (Angastaco Basin, NW Argentina). *Sharon Bywater-Reyes, Barbara Carrapa, and E. Mortimer.

2. The Effect of Late Cenozoic Aridification on Sedimentation in the Eastern Cordillera of NW Argentina (Angastaco Basin).  *Sharon Bywater-Reyes, Barbara Carrapa, L. Schoenbohm, and Mark Clementz.

3. Sequence Stratigraphy of the Sego Sandstone and its Relationship with Sevier Fold and Thrust Belt Tectonics. *Clayton Painter, *Carly York, Barbara Carrapa, and J.M. Boyles.

4. Sedimentological Characterization of the Sego Sandstone of Western Colorado and Details on Flood Tidal Delta Deposits.  *Carly York, *Clayton Painter, Barbara Carrapa, and J.M. Boyles.

5. Surface Response to Lithospheric Delamination: An Example from the Puna Plateau of NW Argentina. Barbara Carrapa, L. Schoenbohm, P. DeCelles, Mark Clementz, and K. Huntington

6. Combining Apatite (U-Th)/He and Fission-Track Dating: Implications for Differential Uplift of the Teton Range and Initiation of the Teton Fault, Wyoming.  S. Brown. J.A. Spotila, L.M. Tranel, William C. Krugh, Barbara Carrapa, and R.J. Thigpen.

7. Cyclic Behavior in Cordilleran Orogenic Systems.  P. DeCelles, M. Ducea, G. Zandt, P. Kapp, S. Graham, Barbara Carrapa, J. Pelletier, J. Kendall, G. Gehrels, and D. Pearson.

8. Is the Cheyenne Belt Really a Paleosubduction Zone?: Tectonic Implications of New Geologic Mapping and U-Pb Ages from the Big Creek Gneiss. *Daniel Jones and Arthur Snoke.

9. The Angel Lake Gneiss Complex Revisited: Precambrian Geology of the Northern East Humboldt Range, Elko County, Nevada.  A.J. McGrew, W.R. Premo, Arthur Snoke, and A. Asher.

10. Incremental Plutonic Assembly over Tens of Millions of Years? U-Pb Geochronology and Ghost Stratigraphy in Pegmatitic Granite, Ruby Mountains, Nevada.  K.A. Howard, J.L. Wooden,  W.R. Premo, C.G. Barnes, Arthur Snoke, and S.Y. Lee.

11. An Isotopic Study of the Burnt River Schist: Implications for the Development of the Composite Baker Terrane, Blue Mountains Province, NE Oregon.  *Jason Mailloux, *Edward (Ted) Starns, Arthur Snoke, and Carol Frost.

12. Geochemical Characterization of Three Potential Receiving Formations for Geologic Carbon Dioxide Sequestration in Southwestern Wyoming, USA.  *Matthew Smith, †Shikha Sharma, Carol Frost, and †Teal Wycoff.

13. Carbon Isotope Technique for Coalbed Aquifer Characterization; Powder River Basin, Wyoming. *S. Quillinan, Carol Frost, and †Shikha Sharma.

14. Isotopic Analysis of Aquifer Systems, Atlantic Rim, Carbon County, Wyoming: A New Tool for Characterizing Coalbed Natural Gas Systems.  †J. Fred McLaughlin, Carol Frost, and †Shikha Sharma.

15. Provenance of the Upper Belt Supergroup and Lemhi Group: Constraints from Hf and Nd Isotopes. E.D. Stewart, P. Link, C.M. Fanning, Carol Frost, and M. McCurry.

16. Long-Term Trends and Correlations between Climate and Hydrology in Yellowstone National Park, USA.  *Timothy Moloney, D.D. Susong, D. Mahony, and C. Jaworowski.

17. Documenting Change in Water Levels of Northern Range Lakes, Yellowstone National Park.  C.M.Feeney, C. Jaworowski, and *Timothy Moloney.

18. Structural Evidence for Juxtaposition of Two Archean Terranes in the Teton Range, Western Wyoming.  *Sarah Stacy, Susan Swapp, Barbara John, B. Ronald Frost, and J.C. Reed.

19. Evidence for Extensive Melting of the Broken Hill Ore Body.  B. Ronald Frost, Susan Swapp, and J.A. Mavrogenes.

20. Fluvial Response to Climate Change at the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary in the Clarks Fork Basin, NW Wyoming, U.S.A. *Brady Foreman and Paul Heller.

21. Application of Detrital Zircon Geochronology in Basin Analysis to Evaluate Tectonic vs. Climatic Origin for Widespread Conglomerates at the K/T Boundary.  *Genevive Mathers and Paul Heller.

22. High-Precision Geochronological Test of Big Tank: Magmatic Evolution of Upwardly Zoned Wooley Creek Batholith with Implications for Zircon Residence Times.  Kevin Chamberlain, C.G. Barnes, N. Coint and M.A. Barnes.

23. Completing the Plate Tectonic Revolution: A Project to Reconstruct Pre-Pangea Supercontinents Using the Large Igneous Province (LIP) Record.  R.E. Ernst, W. Bleeker, M.A. Hamilton, U. Söderlund, Kevin Chamberlain, and P.J. Sylvester.

24. A Natural Analogue in Wyoming for Geologic Co-Sequestration.  *Curtis Chopping, Alexis Navarre-Sitchler, John Kaszuba, and †Geoffrey Thyne.

25. Predicting Alteration of Well Bore Cement Using Numerical Models. Alexis Navarre-Sitchler, John Kaszuba, and †M. Wigand.

26. Timeless Benefits of Field Geology Education: Professional and Scientific Skills.  Erin Campbell-Stone.

27. Reservoir Heterogeneity Characterization of the Bighorn Dolomite for CO2 Geosequestration, Moxa Arch, SE Wyoming. Ranie Lynds and Erin Campbell-Stone.

28. How Well Do the Stable Hydrogen Isotope Ratios of Bone Collagen from Modern Herbivores Track Climatic Patterns?  K. A. Hoppe, and Mark Clementz.

29. Lessons from Hugh and Buffet: Establishing Stable Isotope Proxies for Sirenian Foraging Habits through Study of Captive Specimens. Mark Clementz.

30. Revisiting Old Bones: Coupled Carbon Isotope Analysis of Bioapatite and Collagen as an Ecological and Paleoecological Tool.  K. Fox-Dobbs, Kena, Mark Clementz, P.V. Wheatley, P.L. Koch and †Daniel Doak.

31. Photochemical Reduction of Organically-Bound FeIII in a High-Altitude Stream that Results in Unexpected Increases in [FeIII(Aq)].  C.J. Borman, †Patrick Sullivan, Carrick Eggleston, and †Patricia Colberg.

32. The Site Well Catalog: II. Identifying Requirements and Establishing Design Criteria. James Myers, †Alan Buss, †Deborah Myers.

33. The Site Well Catalog: I. A Means for Managing Borehole Data for Sequestration Site Characterization, Selection and Permitting. †Alan Buss, James Myers, †Deborah Myers.

34. Teaching about Energy with Online Materials from on the Cutting Edge. K.B. Kirk, C.A. Manduca, James Myers, F. Loxsom, D.W. Mogk, and M.Z. Bruckner.

35. Teaching about Energy in Geoscience Cources: Current Research and Pedagogy—An on the Cutting Edge Workshop Report. James Myers, K.B. Kirk, C.A. Manduca, F. Loxsom.

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