• Susan L. Barbour Wood, assistant professor of geology, co-presented “Taphonomic Trends in Late Cenozoic Benthic Mollusks from Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Deposits.”

• Christopher Tennant, who recently graduated from WCU with a degree in geology; Mark Lord, head of the geosciences and natural resources department; and Jerry Miller, Whitmire Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science, co-presented “Hydrological and Meterological Controls on Water Quality, Allens Creek, Waynesville, North Carolina.”

• Miller, Tennant, and Eric Neff, a biology graduate student, co-presented “Stabilization of Reconfigured Channels by In-stream Structures: Is it an Effective Methodology?”

• Evan S. Allen, a senior geology student from Asheville, and Benjamin Tanner, assistant professor of geology, were presenters of the project “Finding a Fingerprint for Salt Pool Deposits in Maine Salt Marshes.”

• Andrew W. Moore, a senior geology student from Asheville, and David A. Kinner, assistant professor of geology, co-presented “Infiltration and Moisture Movement in Native River Cane Stands, Western North Carolina.”

• Rob Young, professor of geology and director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, co-presented “Can Geomorphic Controls of Hurricane Damage Be Quantified for a Katrina-Size Storm?”

• Blair R. Tormey, instructor of geology, presented “Fenestral Porosity in Bahamian Eolianites: Evidence of Intensified Storms During the Last Interglacial.”

For additional information, contact Lord at (828) 227-2271 or mlord@wcu.edu.

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