Several students and faculty from the department are presenting their research at this years annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Phoenix, AZ.  A schedule of U-Mass Geosciences presentations are listed below.  Be sure to pop by these talks to hear about some great research!

36-24 A DYNAMIC KUROSHIO CURRENT EXTENSION DURING THE PLIOCENE

SCHILLING, Solveig H., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, LAM, Adriane R., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, LECKIE, R. Mark, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 627 North Pleasant Street, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003 and MACLEOD, Kenneth G., Department of Geological Sciences, The University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri, 101 Geology Building, Columbia, MO 65211

Sunday, 22 September 2019 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Phoenix Convention Center - Hall AB, North Building

60-6 TIMING OF DEFORMATION AND METAMORPHISM OF GRENVILLIAN METAPELITE, ROCK AND BEAR PONDS AREA, EASTERN ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS, TICONDEROGA, NY, USA

MISTIKAWY, Justin, Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 627 N. Pleasant St., Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003-9354, WILLIAMS, Michael L., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003 and REGAN, Sean P., Department of Geosciences, University of Alaska at Fairbanks, 900 Yukon dr, Fairbanks, AK 99775

Sunday, 22 September 2019 2:55 PM - 3:10 PM Phoenix Convention Center - Room 229B, North Building

159-9 AIMING FOR FACULTY EQUITY REQUIRES A TRANSPARENT REWARDS SYSTEM

BRIGHAM-GRETTE, Julie, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, Morrill Science Center II, Amherst, MA 01003

Tuesday, 24 September 2019 10:50 AM - 11:05 AM Phoenix Convention Center - North Ballroom 120D, North Building

223-12 COASTAL AND NERITIC FORAMINIFERA OF UTAH: A RECORD OF OCEANIC ANOXIC EVENT 2 (~94-93 MA) IN THE US WESTERN INTERIOR SEA

LECKIE, R. Mark, PARKER, Amanda L.2, BOUDINOT, F. Garrett3, SEPÚLVEDA, Julio3, JONES, Matthew M.4, SAGEMAN, Bradley B.5, BRALOWER, Timothy J.6 and OAKES, Rosie7, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 627 North Pleasant Street, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003, (2)University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Geosciences UMass, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003, (3)Department of Geological Sciences & Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, (4)Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, (5)Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208, (6)Department of Geoscience, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 1680, (7)Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802

Tuesday, 24 September 2019 4:40 PM - 4:55 PM Phoenix Convention Center - Room 228AB, North Building

AN EDUCATIONAL ONLINE COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

BAUER, Jennifer E., Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611 and LAM, Adriane R., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003

Tuesday, 24 September 2019 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM Phoenix Convention Center - Room 104AB, West Building

291-8 RISE AND FALL OF THE ACADIAN ALTIPLANO

HILLENBRAND, Ian W.1, WILLIAMS, Michael L.2, LI, Cong2 and GAO, Haiying2, (1)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 627 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-9354, (2)Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003

Wednesday, 25 September 2019 3:35 PM - 3:50 PM Phoenix Convention Center - Room 229B, North Building

299-5 TESTING POTENTIAL OUTCOMES OF A WETLAND RESTORATION USING A GROUNDWATER MODELING APPROACH

ITO, Erika T., Geosciences, UMass Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, HATCH, Christine E., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, LOHEIDE II, Steven P., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706, CLEMENT, William P., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, 627 North Pleasant Street, 233 Morrill Science Center, Amherst, MA 01003 and BOUTT, David F., Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Morrill Science Center, 611 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003

Wednesday, 25 September 2019 2:35 PM - 2:50 PM Phoenix Convention Center - Room 105BC, West Building