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Popular Science
The Curiosity rover has been exploring Gale Crater on Mars for more than three years now, decoding sand dunes, digging up ancient lakes and now figuring out how a mountain was built. In a study published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers announce that they think they know how the three mile-high Mount Sharp in the center of the crater was formed.
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The Gisborne Herald
The brand-new flagship of the German research fleet has started a month-long voyage off New Zealand's Poverty Bay and Hawke's Bay coasts investigating links between underwater gas vents and submerged landslides. Scientists are not sure what is causing the slow-moving, under-sea landslides but are testing several theories through the use of a robotic sampler on board the 124 million-euro research vessel "Sonne," during a joint German/New Zealand scientific research voyage.
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Phys.org
It's a mystery that has stumped geologists for more than a century. Now, thanks to new technology — including satellite laser imagery — researchers may be one step closer to understanding the origins of an archetypal landform: the drumlin hill.
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AIPG
The AIPG Section Leadership Award was established by the Executive Committee in 2013 to recognize one or more of our members who have demonstrated a long-term commitment and have been long-term contributors to AIPG at the section level. AIPG has many sections where one or more individuals have demonstrated exceptional leadership for their section and in many instances kept the section together and moving forward. These individuals are commonly not known at the National level or by AIPG members outside of their sections, however, their contributions have been vital to their sections and they perform this work because of their commitment to our profession and AIPG. The award will consist of a plaque (or similar) that will be presented to the awardees at the annual meeting of AIPG.
Based on the above criteria the Awards Committee may select multiple nominees for the award.
The AIPG Section Leadership Award is administered by the Executive Committee of AIPG. The selection of the winning member(s) will be decided by the AIPG Awards Committee. The deadline for submittal of nominees for the AIPG Section Leadership Award, to AIPG National Headquarters, is May 31 of each year. The nomination form for AIPG Section Leadership Award (pdf file or Word doc). The awardees will be announced in early July so they may attend the annual meeting.
| Chair of the AIPG Texas Section Scholarship Committee announces award selections
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AIPG
Glen A. Collier, P.G., C.P.G., Chair of the AIPG Texas Section's Scholarship Committee announced today that four scholarships have been awarded to the following students:
- 2016 Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship ($2,500.00)
- Anna Mwangi, University of Texas at El Paso; Recommendation by Dr. Laura Serpa, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas
- William C. Farrell, Rice University, Houston, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Harold R. Wanless, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
2016 Foss Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,000.00)
- Sarah P. Gerenday, Rice University, Houston, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Cin-Ty Lee, Rice University, Houston, Texas
- Melanie G. Bowen, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; Recommendation by Dr. Andreas Kronenberg, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
The awards will be made by a member of the Scholarship Committee of the AIPG Texas Section with a commemorative plaque (and checks) presented during each of the above department’s graduation ceremony.
Congratulations to the students listed above for their outstanding performances to date. The AIPG Texas Section members trust that the they will continue to distinguish themselves and their universities in the years to come. We encourage those students who applied, but were not selected this year, to re-submit and update their applications for consideration next year. All applications received this year were from highly qualified students. The Committee reported that the scoring was very competitive (see Selection Process).
Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G.
President, AIPG Texas Section
AIPG
The AIPG National Awards will be presented at the AIPG National Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Sept. 12 at the Drury Plaza Hotel. The awardees are:
- Ben H. Parker Memorial Medal — Vincent Amy, CPG-02035, Florida;
- Martin Van Couvering Memorial Award — Foster Sawyer, CPG-10000, South Dakota;
- John T. Galey, Sr. Memorial Public Service Award — Logan MacMillan, CPG-04560, Colorado;
- Award of Honorary Membership — Larry Cerrillo, CPG-02763, Colorado;
- Outstanding Achievement Award — Pat Leahy, CPG-10507, Virginia.
Congratulations!
American Geosciences Institute
The Search Committee invites applications for the position of Executive Director for the American Geosciences Institute.
The Executive Director conducts the affairs of the Institute, with direction from the Executive Committee, including administering all planning and policies, supervising AGI staff and coordinating the various activities, projects and programs of the Institute. The Executive Director maintains and fosters relationships with the officers and administrators of the 51 AGI member societies, international and regional associates, and with other geosciences and science-related organizations in addition to academia, government agencies and industry representatives.
The ideal candidate will be an established scientist who has demonstrated leadership and vision in their field; possesses proven senior management and budgetary experience and excellent interpersonal skills; and has a record of success as a fundraiser for not-for-profits. The successful applicant must have the ability to communicate effectively across the scientific community, academia, industry, government and the public.
An earth sciences background is highly desirable. An advanced degree is preferred. The successful candidate must be willing to relocate to the Washington, DC area and willing to fulfill the demands of frequent travel.
Interested persons are invited to submit a resume, an expression of interest, and a list of five references. Submission may be made by email to executive-director-search@americangeosciences.org or by mail to the address below. Review of applications will begin April 2016.
Chair, Search Committee
American Geosciences Institute
4220 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22302
Applications and inquiries will receive confidential consideration. AGI is an equal opportunity employer.
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AIPG
With support from key member societies, AGI’s Geoscience Policy and Critical Issues Programs offer multiple internships for young and early-career geoscientists and two fellowships each year. These opportunities provide unique experiences to combine geoscience information and research with data analysis, outreach, and policy. For more information or to apply, please visit the AGI website at http://www.americangeosciences.org/policy/internships-and-fellowships#CriticalIssuesInternship.
AIPG
Showcase your company! Sign up for a one year business card size ad in AIPG's The Professional Geologist (TPG) publication (four quarterly issues). The TPG Professional Services Directory lists companies with experience and expertise in all phases of geology and is distributed to more than 15,000 in the geosciences around the globe. TPG is printed, placed online and emailed. The journal is made available at all the conferences that AIPG hosts and attends. For only $400 (AIPG members) and $500 (nonmembers) it is a great deal!
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| Date |
Event |
More Information |
| April 4-6 |
GSA Cordilleran Section |
Ontario, California |
| April 5-6 |
AIPG Water Resources Unplugged Conference |
Orlando, Florida |
| April 7-8 |
2016 Western South Dakota Hydrology Meeting |
Rapid City, South Dakota |
| April 18-19 |
GSA North-Central Section |
Champaign, Illinois |
| April 29-30 |
AIPG Kentucky Section
Professional Development Course |
Part A Registration
Part B Registration |
| May 14-15 |
AIPG Texas Section Field Trip |
Registration |
| May 18-19 |
GSA Rocky Mountain Section |
Moscow, Idaho |
| June 14-15 |
6th Annual AIPG Michigan Section Technical Workshop — Environmental Risk Management: Why, When, Where and How |
Roscommon County, Michigan |
| June 25 |
AIPG Executive Committee Meeting |
Thornton, Colorado |
| Aug. 8-11 |
NCSL Legislative Summit |
Chicago |
| Aug. 17-18 |
17th Annual Energy Exposition |
Loveland, Colorado |
| Aug. 22-25 |
Rocky Mountain Energy Summit |
Denver |
| Aug. 27-Sept. 4 |
35th International Geological Congress |
Cape Town, South Africa |
| Sept. 10-13 |
AIPG 2016 National Conference |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Sept. 18-24 |
Association of Environmental &
Engineering Geologists 2016 Annual Meeting |
Kona, Hawaii |
| Sept. 25-28 |
GSA National Conference |
Denver |
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AIPG
The AIPG Expandable Briefcase has the AIPG logo, durable 600 denier polyester fabric and a large, padded main compartment with a laptop sleeve. It contains an organizational panel under the flap with a front slip pocket, a large zippered pocket in the front flap, detachable, adjustable, padded shoulder strap and a dual buckle closure on the front. Available in black, chili red, forest green, navy and twilight blue.
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AIPG
The "down under" styling adds a sense of adventure to any outing. Heavyweight 100 percent cotton canvas; drawstring with cord locks and fashion brass eyelets. Two-side snaps give the option of wearing the brim up or down. Available colors: canvas/canvas, canvas/navy (navy inside).
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KWWL-TV
Iowa may be far from the beach, but experts say that likely wasn't the case 385 million years ago.
Geologists like Ryan Clark say fossils dug up during Iowa City construction reveal the whole state may have once been underwater. Over the past several weeks, construction workers at the University of Iowa's Seaman's Center have found fossilized coral and sponge-like creatures.
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Scientific American
Marc Rayman, chief engineer and mission director of NASA's Dawn spacecraft, takes us on a tour of Ceres with images collected during the mission's first year.
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Phys.org
Greenland's lithosphere has hot depths, which originate in its distant geological past and cause Greenland's ice to rapidly flow and melt from below. To understand Greenland's ice of today researchers have to go far back into Earth's history.
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Resource Investor
Finding a multi-billion dollar diamond discovery is something that geologist Buddy Doyle dreams of every day. For more than a decade, it's been his obsession. But it would be foolish to dismiss him as a self-deluded wishful thinker. History bears testament to him being quite the opposite.
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Motherboard
Gravity along Earth's surface is anything but constant. The variation from location to location may not be enough to handicap basketball games, but it is large enough to matter. A gravity map of Earth then winds up looking more like a malformed wad below rather than a smooth uniform sphere.
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Co.Design
Not everyone who flies has a burning desire to know what they’re seeing 35,000 feet below. But for Shane Loeffler, creator of the Flyover Country app, flying is a chance to observe "planetary scale processes and the ways humans live around them." When you open the app, you draw your flight path to access the relevant data points, which are then downloaded to the app so you can access them offline.
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Scientific American
The 1980 eruptive sequence completely changed the landscape around Mount Saint Helens. Geologists flocked there to measure and investigate, taking thousands of photos in the process. Here is a collection of some jaw-dropping photos of the event.
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