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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
AIPG YouTube Channel — Video Request
AIPG
AIPG has started our very own YouTube Channel! Our first series of YouTube videos will focus on "Geologists in Action." Here's where you come in. We want you to make a short (1-5 minute) video of yourself being a geologist. Whether that's in the field, the lab, the office, or some other place, we want AIPG members to be the stars of the show. Be sure to introduce yourself (I'm John Doe, a Certified Professional Geologist with AIPG) and to give a short description of what it is you're doing. You could be removing leaky storage tanks, making a geologic map, analyzing samples in the lab, or talking with clients. We want to share videos of you doing what you do!
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Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists in Appreciation of the Generous Supporters in 2020
AIPG
The Foundation of the American Institute of Professional Geologists is appreciative of the donations received during 2020. As for many, 2020 was a challenging time and the Foundation board members are very thankful for these many contributions, and especially for some very generous ones, to support the Foundation's programs. The Foundation is proud to be able to serve AIPG and the geosciences by providing financial support for scholarship programs, student workshops, and other endeavors in support of AIPG and the geosciences. Be sure to check the website www.aipg.org/foundation for additional information about the Foundation. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions are tax-deductible. We thank our many individual members and corporate donors for their generous support of the Foundation. All contributions, no matter the amount, are greatly appreciated. Thank you! Barbara Murphy, CPG, Chairperson, Foundation of the AIPG
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Skills development during COVID-19: Non-academic geoscientists
AIPG
AGI Geoscience Currents
This data brief provides insights about the types of skills non-academic geoscientists have spent time developing during the COVID-19 pandemic. One-third of non-academic geoscientists reported spending time developing geoscience technical skills, 20% of respondents reported developing skills related to data management and analysis, data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and 16% spent time developing their programming skills. Furthermore, 18% of respondents spent time on improving their communication and interpersonal skills, while 16% spent time learning how to use communication technology platforms to streamline workflows and improve virtual collaboration.
We will continue to provide current snapshots on the impacts of COVID-19 on the geoscience enterprise throughout the year. For more information, and to participate in the study, please visit: www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/covid19.
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AGI discounts available to AIPG members
AIPG
All AIPG Members are entitled to a 20% discount on most AGI publications including the Glossary of Geology, The Geoscience Handbook and our array of digital products, too. This discount can be applied during the checkout process in our online storefront using the discount code GEOSCI2021.
AGI has just implemented a new employment page, The Geoscience Job Center, at https://www.americangeosciences.org/jobs/.
AGI started the concept of "I'm a Geoscientist" years ago and it is still going strong. I’m a Geoscientist bumper stickers (8" X 3"). They're great for the car, a laptop or tablet, anything!
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.AIPG SECTION NEWS
AIPG Michigan Section
AIPG
April 29th - 2020 VOLUNTARY VOLATILIZATION TO INDOOR AIR PATHWAY SCREENING LEVELS
In September 2020, EGLE replaced the rescinded Appendix D.1 of the 2013 Guidance Document for the Vapor Intrusion Pathway – Volatilization to Indoor Air Pathway (VIAP) Screening Levels with Residential and Nonresidential VIAP Screening Level Tables. The VIAP screening levels are provided as a voluntary tool that may be used to determine that site conditions do not present a risk and allow a quick regulatory closure or that site conditions warrant a more site-specific evaluation, at common residential and nonresidential sites. This webinar will cover the purpose behind the VIAP screening levels, the basic exposure assumptions used in their development, what documentation is needed for their voluntary use, and their use.
Each webinar qualifies for 1 CEH/PDH.
Michigan.gov/EGLEevents
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:
Alana Berthold: BertholdA@michigan.gov
Joel Roseberry: RoseberryJ@michigan.gov
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.OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS
Nominations requested for EPA Science Advisory Board
AIPG
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking nominations of a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to its Science Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB is a chartered federal advisory committee that provides independent, expert advice to the EPA Administrator on a range of environmental science, engineering, environmental justice, and economic issues. Nominations are sought by May 3, 2021.
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The Institute of Geologists of Ireland (IGI) Factsheets
AIPG
As part of IGI's remit to promote the science and practice of geology, they have launched a new series of science-led information factsheets to raise awareness of the facts surrounding mineral exploration and mining in Ireland, and their vital role in relation to Ireland's green energy transition.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
South Coast geologist has front row seat to birth of world's newest volcano
KCLU-TV
A new volcano came to life March 20th in Iceland, and a UC Santa Barbara geologist who had already been studying Iceland's volcanoes had the rare opportunity to be there from the very beginning.
UCSB Geology Professor Matthew Jackson, his wife, and their two kids have been living in her native Iceland during the last year during the pandemic. He's been doing his classes via Zoom. It's also allowed him to pursue his nearly two decade long research of Iceland's geology.
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How could surface minerals get in diamonds found in the deepest depths of the earth?
ScienceAlert
Diamonds that formed hundreds of kilometers deep below Earth's surface contain traces of chemical reactions that took place on the bottom of the ocean.
Given that the bottom of the ocean is just 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) down at its deepest point, this may seem rather odd — but those diamonds are a really valuable clue for understanding the exchange of material between Earth's surface and its crushing depths, researchers say.
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New research shows that Mars did not dry up all at once
Space Ref
While attention has been focused on the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars last month, its predecessor Curiosity continues to explore the base of Mount Sharp on the red planet and is still making discoveries.
Research published today in the journal Geology shows that Mars had drier and wetter eras before drying up completely about 3 billion years ago.
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Stones hint at possible 600-mile dinosaur migration from Wisconsin to Wyoming
Smithsonian Magazine
A group of polished, ancient stones found in Wyoming may have been carried more than 600 miles in the huge bellies of plant-eating dinosaurs, reports Ashley Piccone for Wyoming Public Radio. The findings, published last month in the journal Terra Nova, could provide a new line of evidence that dinosaurs may have undertaken long overland migrations.
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Far Out and Far Below: Geology professor's lifelong passion for caves brought him to Bowling Green
College Heights Herald
In 1964, Chris Groves was a 6 year old in Maryland flipping through a national geographic magazine that he received through a subscription from his Grandmother.
In the magazine he saw a picture of a few spelunkers waist deep in cave water and was instantly hooked by the adventure and mystery of cave exploration.
"That was about as far out as you could be and still be on the planet," Groves said in an interview, "there was an instant attraction, because it was so wild and 'out there'."
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