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Inquisitr
The Shoshone River, near Yellowstone National Park, suddenly and without warning started boiling, changed color and began to emit a sulfuric odor on March 25. Nearby witnesses wondered if they were "all going to die." The current consensus among geologists and other experts is that a portion of the Shoshone River began to boil, located near Cody, Wyoming, and a new Yellowstone vent has opened up.
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EarthSky
Japan was struck by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake on April 15. One day later, on April 16, Ecuador was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Although the earthquakes took place across the Pacific from one another, both large earthquakes took place along what is known as the Ring of Fire, a region of tectonic activity encircling the Pacific.
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Nature
A rare collaboration between North Korean and Western scientists has probed the ground beneath a dangerous volcano on the Chinese–Korean border. The work illuminates the geological plumbing that could underlie possible future eruptions.
"Now we can start to see into the underbelly of the volcano," says Kayla Iacovino, a volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California.
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AIPG
Students, you are invited to submit an abstract! Technical sessions will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, and Tuesday, Sept. 13. They will consist of podium and poster presentations, and will include a student poster competition. To have your abstract considered for a presentation or poster, please click here to submit an abstract online by June 6.
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AIPG
To have your abstract considered for a presentation or poster, please click here to submit an abstract online by June 6.
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AIPG
The purpose of the AIPG Student Chapter of the Year Award is to recognize the most outstanding student chapter for their participation in, and contribution to, the American Institute of Professional Geologists. The award will consist of a plaque to be presented to the student chapter, a certificate to each of the officers of the chapter at the time of their submittal, a $500 award for the chapter, and a trip for one member of the winning student chapter to the annual AIPG conference and executive meetings. The student that attends the annual meeting will observe the organization and functions of AIPG and participate in the executive board meeting.
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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.
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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| Date |
Event |
More Information |
| 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
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Available colors: burgundy, charcoal, classic navy, court green, dandelion, dark green, jet black, light blue, papaya, red, royal, seafoam, white. Available sizes: small-6XL.
 Ladies Port Authority® Rapid Dry Polo is soft and breathable. This unique knit has a soft inner layer which wicks moisture away from your skin to the shirt's surface where it quickly disperses and evaporates. Available colors: banana, boysenberry pink, classic navy, dark green, dusty purple, emerald green, jet black, light blue, Moroccan blue, red, Riviera blue, royal, stone, white. Available sizes: small-4XL.
AIPG
This 17.5-inch by 14.25-inch drawsting cinch backpack compartment holds personal or business essentials. It features a front pocket with an earbud port that is great for listening to music on the go and the contrast color details on the front offer a touch of style.
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AIPG
Show off your AIPG membership with this sturdy tote that is perfect for day trips, errands and more. White durable canvas with double stitched black handles and bottom has the AIPG logo printed on one side.
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Penn State News
Kiya Riverman is a Penn State graduate student in geosciences. Riverman's glaciology research involves climbing, crawling and squeezing through an ice cave in Svalbard, Norway, in the Larsbreen glacier, every few years. Her research explores how waterfalls form and move within the glacier, which impacts its overall hydrology.
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University of Wyoming via Science Daily
A new article has apparently solved an age-old riddle of how constituent continents were arranged in two Precambrian supercontinents — then known as Nuna-Columbia and Rodinia. It's a finding that may have future economic implications for mining companies.
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Forbes
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is widely believed to be the most significant earthquake of all time with regards to destruction, loss of life and subsequent learnings. On the 110th anniversary of the April 18, 1906 earthquake, we delve into how our understanding of earthquakes has developed and how this particular earthquake helped further our understanding.
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Space Daily
University of Central Florida physics professor Dan Britt has been named to the New Horizons mission team as the spacecraft heads to the Kuiper Belt. He's also just landed a grant to help create fake asteroid material, which will help NASA and private companies prepare the technology needed to mine asteroids and eventually other planets.
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Natural Gas Intelligence
A new study released April 13 by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin adds to the growing body of research suggesting a link between seismicity and underground wastewater injection wells. The study looked at a series of earthquakes near Timpson, Texas, including a 4.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred May 17, 2012. Researchers built a computer model that simulated the effects of fluid injection on the stability of the fault suspected of generating the seismicity using a number of parameters, including the physical properties of the reservoir and the orientation of the fault.
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Phys.org
A team of scientists recently set off to drill a 1,500 meter-deep hole into the seabed off the coast of Mexico. Their goal is to learn more about the asteroid impact some 66 million years ago that many scientists believe killed the dinosaurs. But how do we know that this now-invisible crater, measuring some 180 kilometers across, is responsible for such devastation to life across the globe?
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PBS
Fueled by people's pyromania and the El Niño global weather phenomenon, carbon dioxide concentrations reached 409.44 parts per million (ppm) on April 9 at an air-sampling station atop Hawaii's Mauna Loa, a rise of more than five ppm since the same date last year. And it could get worse.
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