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- Membership Dues were due Jan. 1.
- Members that have not paid as of Feb. 15 will be suspended.
- An additional $20 (late fee) is required for payments received after Feb. 15.
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Plan on attending AIPG's 2018 Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs. Our field trips will explore central Colorado including the Cripple Creek & Victor gold mine, the Portland cement plant and adjacent Niobrara Fm quarry, the upper Arkansas geothermal systems, the latest in SW South Park geology and the Wall Mountain Tuff, among others. The technical sessions will cover the full spectrum of geosciences; start thinking about your presentation. We're planning short courses on being an expert witness, the use of Rockware's software and preparing an AIPG/AGI GOLI course. We'll have a Student Career Day on Saturday, Sept. 8. Young professionals start working on a presentation on a project you're working on that will induce your employer to send you to the meeting; remember such presentations are also good marketing for your firm. And we're arranging a trip on the Pikes Peak Cog Railway to the 14,115-foot summit of America's mountain.
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AIPG Sections: Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana
A half-day webinar specifically designed for directors, managers, supervisors, hydro geologists, engineers, equipment manufacturers, college professors and students involved in groundwater quality monitoring.
Registration fee: $5 students / $20 professionals
Participants will receive CEUs/PDHs.
Speakers include:
Carl Keller (FLUTe) — Innovative FLUTe Mapping for NAPL & Dissolved Contaminants
Randy St. Germain (Dakota Technologies) — Characterizing LNAPLs and DNAPLs with Laser-Induced Fluorescence
Seth Pitkin — National Director (Cascade) — Value of High Resolution Site Characterization
Contact Jayne Englebert P.G., CPG — for registration questions and sponsorship opportunities!
Online registration is available.
Locations: The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI or on-line viewing provided by ICS.
Register and receive a link to watch or show anytime!
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Registration Announcement
When: Feb. 24 and 25
Sessions begin daily at 9 a.m.
Mixer at 5 p.m., Feb. 24
See GeoDayz program, registration and sponsor information here.
Guest Speaker for GeoDayz Event:
Kevin Stafford, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Geology,
Stephen F. Austin State University
AIPG
Submittal deadline for abstract: Jan. 19.
Call for Abstracts for the 8th Annual Technical Workshop. Watch your email for updates and information. If you have suggestions for workshop topics, or would like to receive announcement, please email the Workshop Co-Chairs, Rick Dunkin or Sara Pearson.
Sections please send your section events to be posted to aipg@aipg.org.
American Geosciences Institute
In Geoscience Currents #124, we examine the state of the enrollment of women in U.S. geoscience programs.
The participation rate of women in geoscience degree programs saw marked changes in 2016. There was a spate of doctoral degrees awarded to women in 2016, which has also been reflected in a decline in the participation rate of graduate enrollment of women. We observe that often December graduates and prior summer graduates are counted as "degrees awarded," but not as "enrolled." The percent of women receiving bachelor and master's degrees remained steady, but undergraduate enrollment rates increased sharply to near historic highs at 44 percent.
The sharp increase in female undergraduate enrollment rates is most likely driven by the exiting of a male-dominated cohort. This cohort, which entered degree programs around 2012, was pursuing geoscience degrees to gain employment in the shale gas fields. Though this cohort was overwhelmingly male, we continued to see absolute increases in female participation, which is now being reflected in the participation rates.
Please visit the Geoscience Currents webpage for more information.
AIPG
The recent dramatic increase (and more recent decline) of seismic activity in Oklahoma poses both scientific questions and environmental/economic challenges. Understanding the controlling factors of seismicity requires significant research efforts in multiple disciplines of geosciences and engineering. Oklahoma represents a natural laboratory of tectonic and induced seismicity. Many researchers from Oklahoma universities (University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Tulsa, etc.), state agencies (Oklahoma Geological Survey, Oklahoma Corporation Commission) and energy companies are investigating a wide range of topics related to these earthquakes (http://earthquakes.ou.edu). In addition, adjacent states with potentially induced seismicity are engaged in activities related to the work in Oklahoma.
We propose to have a two-day workshop, Feb. 20-21, in Norman, Oklahoma. The workshop will allow researchers from Oklahoma and other states, Federal agencies, the energy industry, and other interested parties to meet and discuss models of tectonic versus-induced earthquakes, as well as explore practical procedures to mitigate seismic hazard.
Persons or teams interested in a presentation should submit a title and a 200-word abstract, including whether the presentation will be of work planned, in progress or nearing completion to: jboak@ou.edu. Presenters will be asked to complete a release form to include a web-publishable version of the presentation in the workshop summary report. That version may delete sensitive or proprietary material presented at the workshop. The workshop organizers prefer presentations that can be released publicly.
For additional information on the technical program, contact the workshop organizers: Jeremy Boak, (405) 325-7968; Kyle Murray, (405) 325-7502; Jacob Walter, (405) 325-8497.
Geoscience-2018
International Conference on Geology & Earth Science will be held May 2-4, in Rome. Geoscience-2018 is an excellent platform for professionals and who are working in the field. The annual conference creates a platform for experts interaction, simultaneously with networking opportunities and also provides an opportunity to explore the innovative ideas of the other communities, companies and associations. Geoscience-2018 conference includes Plenary lectures, Keynote lectures and short courses by eminent personalities from around the world in addition to contributed papers both oral and poster presentations. It aims to discover advances, practical experiences and innovative ideas on issues related to geology and earth science as well as a breadth of other topics. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with your peers at this scientific event. Your participation in the conference will enhance your knowledge and professional skills. This International Conference on Geology & Earth Science is a gathering of experts, professionals, academicians and researchers from all over the world. Meet experts, strengthen and update your ideas at Geoscience-2018.
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Energy Exposition
Save the date!
Join us May 22-23 at The Ranch Event Complex in Loveland, Colorado, for Energy Exposition 2018.
Check ou the Energy Exposition now!
RFG 2018
The Resources for Future Generations 2018 conference continues to grow an impressive program. With more than 200 anticipated sessions, a robust Short Course and Field Trip program, and a thrilling list of international thought-leaders, the discussion around the availability of Earth's resources at this event will be invigorating and inspiring.
Within the big, multi-sector themes for the conference — Energy, Minerals, Water, the Earth, Resources and Society, and Education — are extensive opportunities to share the details of your work, the ideas you have and new approaches to challenges. The Resources for Future Generations 2018 Conference has a place for you!
Deadline to submit an abstract is Jan. 15. Details available here.
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European Federation of Geologists
In the last decade, a structural change has taken place in global mineral markets and the global demand for raw materials stands at the bottom of a new growth curve. In this perspective, safeguarding the domestic minerals supply will be challenging for the European Union and all other technologically advanced countries to ensure economic sustainability and to improve our quality of life. In this sense, the European Commission's communication "The raw materials initiative — meeting our critical needs for growth and jobs in Europe," (November 2008) recognizes the need to address the raw materials issue at a high political level to ensure future security of supply for Europe.
The European Union's overall growth strategy "Europe 2020" (2010) outlines the EU's aim to develop into a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy. In this context, seven so-called flagship initiatives were presented as new engines to boost growth and jobs. Two of these initiatives are particularly relevant for the INTRAW project:
The core message of "An Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era" is that industry must be placed centre stage if Europe is to remain a global economic leader. Only a European Raw Materials Policy targeting competitiveness and sustainability on an international level can muster the critical mass of change and coordination needed for success.
"A resource-efficient Europe" intends to support the shift towards a resource-efficient, low-carbon economy to achieve sustainable growth. Europe needs technological improvements and significant changes in the fields of raw materials research, recycling, energy, industrial production and transport systems.
In addition, the European Commission established in 2010 the European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs). An EIP on Raw Materials was set up in 2012 to promote research and innovation along the entire value chain of raw materials.
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Hanes® men's Beefy-T® long sleeve T-shirt is crafted from 6.1 oz., 100 percent ring-spun cotton for a soft hand with excellent durability. Comes with embroidered AIPG lettering with pick and gavel.
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GeoScienceWorld
An important issue in Earth's earliest history is the timing and mixing history of the late accreted material that supplied highly siderophile elements to Earth's mantle after core segregation. Previously, constraints on ancient mantle processes could only be obtained indirectly from mantle-derived magmas such as basalts or komatiites. Relics of Eoarchean (older than 3.8 Ga) mantle were proposed to occur within the Eoarchean terrains of western Greenland. Here we provide geochemical evidence showing that modern mantle-like peridotites occur at two localities in southwest Greenland.
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Minerals
The formation of ordered particle arrays plays an essential role in nanotechnology, biological systems and inorganic photonic structures in the geosphere. Here, we show how ordered arrays of amorphous silica spheres form in deeply weathered lithologies of the Great Artesian Basin (central Australia). Our multi-method approach, using optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray microdiffraction, Raman spectroscopy and electron probe microanalysis, reveals that particle morphologies trace the flow of opal-forming colloidal suspensions and document syn- and post-depositional deformation.
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Sustainability
The contents of seven toxic metals (Cu, Cr, Cd, Zn, Pb, Hg and As) in soils from Central China were collected from published papers from 2007 to 2017. The geoaccumulation index, health risk assessment model and statistics were adopted to study the spatial contamination pattern, to assess the human health risks and to identify the priority control pollutants.
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Minerals
Heap leach operations typically employ some form of modelling and forecasting tools to predict cash flow margins and project viability. However, these vary from simple spreadsheets to phenomenological models, with more complex models not commonly employed as they require the greatest amount of time and effort. Yet, accurate production modelling and forecasting are essential for managing production and potentially critical for successful operation of a complex heap, time and effort spent in setting up modeling tools initially may increase profitability in the long term.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Salinization and alkalinization impact water quality, but these processes have been studied separately, except in arid regions. Globally, salinization has been largely attributed to agriculture, resource extraction and land clearing. Alkalinization has been attributed to recovery from acidification, with less recognition as an environmental issue. We show that salinization and alkalinization are linked, and trends in these processes impact most of the drainage area of the United States.
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Geosciences
We report the equilibration temperatures derived from the oxygen isotope thermometry of pyroxene-olivine pair from the Dar al Ghani (DaG) 476 (1200 +105/−90 degrees Celcius) and Sayh al Uhaymir (SaU) 008 (1430 +220/−155 degrees Celcius) meteorites showing a difference of more than 200 degrees Celcius at the face values. Regardless of the large associated uncertainties, contrasting geochemical and isotopic characteristics such as oxygen fugacities, hydrogen isotopic compositions (referred to as the D/H ratios), olivine abundances, presence of merrillite and/or apatite, and their chlorine contents between the two meteorites are observed in the literature.
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Geoscience Frontiers
Shale and greywacke compositions from the Archean to Phanerozoic record a secular change in the siliciclastic material that comprises much of Earth's continental margins, past and present. This study explores the metamorphic consequence of these compositional changes, by comparing phase equilibrium models constructed for average Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic shale and greywacke compositions equilibrated along two Barrovian-type geotherms.
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