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July 14, 2020

AIPG NATIONAL NEWS

Results of the election of AIPG 2021 National Officers AIPG President-Elect 2021 — Matt Rhoades, CPG-07837, Missouri Section Vice President 2021 — Christine Lilek, CPG-10195, Wisconsin Section Treasurer 2021-2022 — David Heidlauf, CPG-09365, Illinois/Indiana Section Editor 2021-2022 — Adam Heft, CPG-10265, Michigan Section Early Career Professional 2021 — Taylor Murray, ECP-0407, Arizona Section Congratulations!

AIPG's commitment to inclusiveness AIPG In response to the current racial unrest in our country and across the world, AIPG is restating our commitment to operate as an inclusive organization dedicated to the highest standards of personal integrity and professional conduct, where all are welcomed and encouraged. READ MORE

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CEUs available — AGI/AIPG Geoscience Online Learning Initiative (GOLI) AIPG and American Geosciences Institute GOLI on-demand online courses provide learners with the flexibility to self-pace their progress, since on-demand courses do not have a set schedule like traditional academic semester-based courses. Brought to you via the OpenedX Learning Management System (LMS), learners are able to browse course descriptions, enroll in specific courses, access content, and complete any course completely free of charge. All learners who complete online courses offered through the GOLI platform with a passing grade of 70% or higher are eligible to purchase Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for a nominal charge. Sample courses: An Introduction to Professional Writing for Geoscience Careers Tracking Global Supply Critical Materials Basics of Seismic Petroleum Exploration for New Hires Best Practices in Mineral Resource Estimation & Reporting Fundamentals of Professional Ethics: Elements and Examples Professional Geologist Licensure Requirements and the ASBOG National Geology License Examinations Understanding Professional Geologist License Requirements: California 2019 Click here for a full course listing.

AGI results from the Geoscience COVID-19 study AIPG This data brief provides insights from the most recent results from the Geoscience COVID-19 study regarding impacts to research activities during Spring 2020 from the COVID-19 pandemic. The most common impacts to research and project activities included deferring research activities to a later time and changing the mode of the research activities to utilize virtual or computational activities, or to literature review and writing activities. Cancellation of planned research and projects was more common among post-doctoral fellows and students than among other cohorts. READ MORE

2020 AIPG Annual Meeting Postponed until October 23-26, 2021 AIPG The American Institute of Professional Geologists has been monitoring the evolving situation with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Executive Committee in conjunction with the California Section Organizing Committee, has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2020 AIPG Annual Meeting that was scheduled to take place this October in Sacramento, California. READ MORE

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

JULY 14 Professional Geoscientists Ontario Symposium — Building a Collaborative Work Environment MORE INFO JULY 21 Professional Geoscientists Ontario Symposium — Staying Fully Stocked: Trends in Prof. Practice MORE INFO SEPT. 15-20 Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists 2020 Annual Meeting Portland, Oregon MORE INFO SEPT. 23 Energy Exposition 2020 MORE INFO SEPT. 26 AIPG IL/IN Section Fall Field Trip MORE INFO JUNE 14-16, 2021 10th Annual AIPG Michigan Section Technical Workshop Environmental Risk Management Workshop Roscommon, Michigan MORE INFO OCT. 23-26, 2021 2021 AIPG National Annual Conference Sacramento, California MORE INFO

INDUSTRY NEWS

Biosignatures may reveal a wealth of new data locked inside old fossils Yale News Step aside, skeletons — a new world of biochemical “signatures” found in all kinds of ancient fossils is revealing itself to paleontologists, providing a new avenue for insights into major evolutionary questions. In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, Yale researchers outline a novel approach to finding biological signals long thought to be lost in the process of fossilization. READ MORE

Study could rewrite Earth's history Curtin University via ScienceDaily New research has found evidence to suggest that the Earth's first continents were not formed by subduction in a modern-like plate tectonics environment as previously thought, and instead may have been created by an entirely different process. Published in the journal Geology, the research team measured the iron and zinc isotopes in rock sourced from central Siberia and South Africa and determined that the composition of these rocks may have formed in a non-subduction environment. READ MORE

A novel type of neural networks for feature engineering of geological data: Case studies of coal and gas hydrate-bearing sediments Geoscience Frontiers The nature of the measured data varies among different disciplines of geosciences. In rock engineering, features of data play a leading role in determining the feasible methods of its proper manipulation. The present study focuses on resolving one of the major deficiencies of conventional neural networks (NNs) in dealing with rock engineering data. READ MORE

New evidence of long-term volcanic, seismic risks in northern Europe University of California – Los Angeles via ScienceDaily An ancient European volcanic region may pose both a greater long-term volcanic risk and seismic risk to northwestern Europe than scientists had realized, geophysicists report. The densely populated area is centered in the Eifel region of Germany, and covers parts of Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg. The scientists are not predicting that a volcanic eruption or earthquake is imminent in the densely populated area. But the study revealed activity that is uncommon for the region. READ MORE

Study: Multi-university center aims to minimize mine tailings risk Tunissoir News In an effort to minimize the risk and better prepare mining engineers and operators for managing tailings facilities, the University of Arizona, Colorado State University and the Colorado School of Mines have joined forces to launch the Tailings Center of Excellence. The center is focused on educating engineers on responsible and sustainable mine waste management and advancing research-backed best practices. READ MORE

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