Three members of the geosciences department presented their research at the 119th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA). William R. Kenan Professor of Geosciences Barbara Tewksbury, Associate Professor Todd Rayne and Dave Tewksbury, geosciences technician, spoke at the meeting held in Denver
from October 27-31. About 6,300 scientists attended the meeting.
Barbara Tewksbury made two presentations, "Practical Strategies for Improving Student Learning in the Field" and "A GIS Exercise for Students to Evaluate a Proposed Solar-Hydroelectric Power Project in the Qattara Depression, Egypt."
Rayne spoke on "Comparison of a Finite-Difference Model to an Analytic Element Model: Results, Costs, and Benefits" and "Effective Ways of Presenting Model Results to Non-Hydrogeologists."
Dave Tewskbury's talk was titled "Incorporating GIS into a Traditional Geosciences Curriculum."
The GSA is a global professional society with a growing membership of more than 20,500 individuals in over 85 countries. The GSA is committed to fostering the human quest for understanding Earth, planets, and life, catalyzing new scientific ways of thinking about natural systems and supporting the application of geoscience knowledge and insight to human needs, aspirations and stewardship of the Earth.
