Chairs:  Ashlee Laura Denton Dere, Penn State University, University Park, PA, United States and Melissa A Foster, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States 
Primary Conveners:  Claire E Lukens, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States 
Co-conveners:  Ashlee Laura Denton Dere, Penn State University, University Park, PA, United States and Melissa A Foster, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States 
OSPA Liaisons:  Melissa A Foster, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, United States 
	
		
			
		
	
	
	
	
	
		
 
 
	
	
	
		
			
				Comparing Background and Recent Erosion Rates in Degraded Areas of Southeastern Brazil
			
			
			
				
					Nelson Fernandes1, Paul R Bierman2, Veronica Sosa-Gonzalez2, Dylan H Rood3, Rafaella L. Fontes1, Ana Carolina Santos1, Jose Marcus Godoy4 and Silvio Bhering5, (1)UFRJ Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, (2)University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States, (3)University of California, Santa Barabara, Earth Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, United States, (4)PUC Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, (5)EMBRAPA - Brazilian Agricultural Research Corportation, Solos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
				
			
			
			
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
		
	
	
	
	
	
		
 
 
	
	
	
		
			
				Comparing Reactive Surface Area of Sediments in Hot and Cold Arid Climates
			
			
			
				
					Rebecca Funderburg1, Megan Elwood Madden1, Young Ji Joo1, Kristen R Marra1, Gerilyn S Soreghan1 and Brenda L Hall2, (1)University of Oklahoma, School of Geology and Geophysics, Norman, OK, United States, (2)University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States
				
			
			
			
		
	 
 
	
	
		
			
		
	
	
	
	
	
		
 
 
	
	
	
		
			
				Biofilm Formation and Adaptation by Pseudomonas fluorescens on both Biotite and Glass Coupons Under Varying Fe-Nutrient Availability
			
			
			
				
					Michael Grant1, Gregory L Helms1, Zhenqing Shi1, Linda Thomashow2, C K Keller1 and James B Harsh3, (1)Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States, (2)Washington State University, USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA, United States, (3)WA St Univ-Crop & Soil Science, Pullman, WA, United States