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Public release date: 6-Mar-2013
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Boulder, Colorado, USA - Geoscientists from across the northeastern U.S. and beyond will convene in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, on 18-20 March to celebrate GSA's 125th Anniversary and discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the unique geologic and historic features of the region. Field trip topics include the Mount Washington Observatory and glacial geology and archeology in the Northern White Mountains. Symposia cover climate change, the Northern Appalachians, and the history of geology in the Northeast.
This meeting is creating unprecedented interest -- already, it has set an all-time, GSA single-Section record for submitted abstracts (618; previous record: 501) and is expected to attract more than 1,000 attendees during its three-day run.
Topics of interest presented on Monday include groundwater contaminants; unconventional natural gas, potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing, and Project SWIFT (Shale-Water Interaction Forensic Tools); and natural and induced seismic hazards, including discussion of the M5.8 August 2011 Mineral, Virginia, earthquake.
A special Plenary Session on Monday evening (5:30 to 6:30 p.m.) will address "21st-Century Sea Level Rise: An Overview of Current Status & Alternative Modeling Approaches," with speaker W. Tad Pfeffer of the Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Pfeffer is a member/lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I.
Sessions of interest on Tuesday include innovations in education and research using digital technologies such as Google Earth; applications of digital terrain data in research, mapping, and design; and LiDAR surveys of the entire ocean coast of New Jersey immediately before and just after the landfall of Hurricane Sandy.
Wednesday's sessions include continued study of the impact of Hurricane Sandy, especially the damage, clean-up, and mitigation. A poster session from 8 a.m. to noon continues Monday's discussion of "Unconventional Natural Gas Plays in the Eastern U.S. and Canada with Emphasis on the Marcellus Shale and Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing."
Selected Highlights of the Scientific Program
The scientific program is composed of oral and poster presentations organized into 32 themed sessions plus an array of research in general discipline areas. Go to http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/ne/2013mtg/techprog.htm to learn more.
MONDAY, 18 MARCH
Naturally Occurring Contaminants in Groundwater Used for Water Supply in the Northeastern United States
Joseph D. Ayotte of the U.S. Geological Survey and Yan Zheng of Queens College, CUNY, and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, presiding, 8 a.m. to noon (session 3).
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/Session31760.html
Natural and Induced Seismic Hazards in Intraplate Regions
John E. Ebel of Weston Observatory at Boston College and Margaret Boettcher of the University of New Hampshire, presiding, 8 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. (session 5).
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/Session31768.html
Unconventional Natural Gas Plays in the Eastern U.S. and Canada with Emphasis on the Marcellus Shale and Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing
Brett T. McLaurin of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania and Cynthia Venn of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, presiding, 10:40 a.m. to noon (session 4).
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/Session31766.html
TUESDAY, 19 MARCH
Innovations in Geoscience Education and Research Using Google Earth and Related Digital Technologies
Stephen J. Whitmeyer of James Madison University and Declan G. De Paor of Old Dominion University, presiding, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. (session 52).
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/Session31777.html
The Emerging LiDAR Landscape: Applications of Digital Terrain Data in Research, Mapping, and Design
Rick Chormann of the New Hampshire Geological Survey and Fay Rubin of the University of New Hampshire, presiding, 1:30 to 3:55 p.m. (session 53).
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/Session31782.html
WEDNESDAY. 20 MARCH
The Geomorphic Impact of Hurricane Sandy: Predictions Made, Damage Done, Clean-Up & Mitigation
David Robert Wunsch of the Delaware Geological Survey, Rick Chormann of the New Hampshire Geological Survey, and Stephen G. Pollock of the University of Southern Maine, presiding, 8 a.m. to noon (session 73).
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/Session32270.html
Poster Session: Unconventional Natural Gas Plays in the Eastern U.S. and Canada with Emphasis on the Marcellus Shale and Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing
Abstracts: https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/Session32501.html
Authors will be present from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
View the complete session schedule by day or search the program by keywords at https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013NE/webprogram/start.html. Click on session titles for a list of presentations, and click on presentations for the individual abstracts.
Find complete meeting information at http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/ne/2013mtg/index.htm.
Find local contact information at http://www.geosociety.org/Sections/ne/2013mtg/contact.htm.
MEDIA REGISTRATION
Eligibility for media registration is as follows:
Present media credentials to William Cox onsite at the GSA registration desk to obtain a badge for media access. Complimentary meeting registration covers attendance at all technical sessions and access to the exhibit hall. Journalists and PIOs must pay regular fees for paid luncheons and any short courses or field trips in which they participate. Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, and for-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk and pay the appropriate fees.
For additional information and assistance, contact Christa Stratton, GSA Director of Communications, at the address above.
The Geological Society of America, founded in 1888, is a scientific society with more than 25,000 members from academia, government, and industry in more than 100 countries. Through its meetings, publications, and programs, GSA enhances the professional growth of its members and promotes the geosciences in the service of humankind. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, GSA encourages cooperative research among earth, life, planetary, and social scientists, fosters public dialogue on geoscience issues, and supports all levels of earth science education.
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