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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
Election of 2023 Advisory Board Representatives
AIPG
The four 2023 National Advisory Board Representatives were elected at the AIPG 2023 Advisory Board Meeting on Saturday, August 6th in Marquette, Michigan during the AIPG National Annual Conference.
Robert E. Andrews, CPG-11975, Ohio Section
William L. Brab, CPG-11693, Kentucky Section
Andrew T. Jones, MEM-3347, Colorado Section
Mehmet Pehlivan, MEM-1546, California Section
2023 AIPG National President
Dawn Garcia, CPG - Arizona Section
2023 AIPG National President-Elect/2024 AIPG National President
Shanna Schmitt, CPG, Minnesota Section
2023 AIPG National Past President
Matt Rhoades, CPG, Missouri Section
2023 AIPG National Vice President
Dennis Pennington, CPG, Pennsylvania Section
2022/2023 AIPG National Secretary
John Sorrell, CPG, New Mexico Section
2023/2024 AIPG National Treasurer
Mark Schaaf, CPG, Capitol Section
2023/2024 AIPG National Editor
Adam Heft, CPG, Michigan Section
2023 Early Career Professional/2024 Past Early Career Professional
Brigette Petras, ECP, Ohio Section
2023 Past Early Career Professional
Hannah Blaylock, ECP, Tennessee Section
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Changes in perceived importance of select technical skills to the geoscience profession
AIPG
AGI Geoscience Currents - In 2021 and 2022, we surveyed participants in the Geoscience COVID-19 Survey about their views on the importance of select technical skills to working in the geoscience profession. Across participant cohorts, the skills rated most important to working in the geoscience profession were data visualization and mapping software skills, followed by database development and management and graphic design.
We will continue to provide current snapshots on the impacts of COVID-19 on the geoscience enterprise throughout the year. For more information about the study, please visit: www.americangeosciences.org/workforce/covid19
Funding for this project is provided by the National Science Foundation (Award #2029570). The results and interpretation of the survey are the views of the American Geosciences Institute and not those of the National Science Foundation.
Please visit the Geoscience Currents webpage (www.americangeosciences.org/geoscience-currents) for more information.
Geoscience Currents transmit snapshots of the many facets of the geoscience profession, in-depth case studies of how geoscience is applied, factsheets that provide rigorous introductions to a range of geoscience topics, workforce trends, and career paths. These short reports and data briefs represent collaborations with other societies, employers, and professionals. Topics for Geoscience Currents are often inspired by inquiries from the geoscience community.
Don't currently subscribe to the free Geoscience Currents channel? Register for free today at www.americangeosciences.org/geoscience-currents.
If you have research related to any of the topics listed above that you would like to share with the geoscience community, please contact us at workforce@americangeosciences.org about guest authoring a data brief, factsheet, or case study for our Geoscience Currents channel.
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Geoscience Event Calendar launched for geoscience community
AIPG
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to launch its new Geoscience Event Calendar, featuring events sponsored by AGI Federation organizations.
The calendar, available to view for free by anyone, features events posted by AGI Member Societies, International Associates, Regional Associates, Trade Associates, Academic Associates, and Liaison Organizations.
Now geoscience professionals can go to one place to see many major events taking place in the coming months and years, and society leaders can plan future events with the help of a resource that provides a clear view of the timing of upcoming events.
"AGI's new Geoscience Event Calendar is an online tool designed to showcase the many in-person, virtual, and hybrid events that help to make our network of geoscience societies such a vibrant, robust professional community," said AGI Executive Director Jonathan Arthur. "These conferences, meetings, webinars, and more are the events where geoscience community members share, learn, and make connections that matter."
Visit online to see the Geoscience Event Calendar today: https://www.americangeosciences.org/calendar
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AGI launches diversity, equity & inclusion online resource
AIPG
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Diversity, Equity & Inclusion website, providing the geoscience community with a host of resources — some developed by AGI, and some by AGI Federation affiliates — addressing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
Through this website, users are linked directly to information on and ways to engage with:
- DEI initiatives and statements of dozens of AGI Federation affiliates
- A framework that geoscience societies can use to cultivate inclusion, increase equity, and address intersectionality across race, class, disability status, and gender
- A scholarship supporting geoscience graduate studies for a U.S. minority student who self-identifies as being of a minority background underrepresented in the geosciences
- Two scholarships supporting female geoscience graduate students in the United States
- An ad-hoc committee helping to coordinate the geoscience community's DEI efforts
- AGI's internal DEI committee working to ensure that that the institute is a welcoming and inclusive organization effectively engaging with all populations
- Webinars hosted by AGI exploring issues of DEI in the geosciences, as well as recommendations for effectively addressing them
- A National Science Foundation-supported report and related resources on strengthening diversity in geoscience higher education
- A website promoting girls and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including related education resources
"Working in close collaboration with our member organizations, partners, and others, AGI supports a diverse and representative geoscience community," says AGI Executive Director Jonathan Arthur. "We can provide better geoscience solutions for society only when we provide opportunities for diverse experiences, perspectives, and participation within our community."
Explore the new Diversity, Equity & Inclusion website and related pages to tap into important resources and strategies for promoting a diverse geoscience workforce that empowers all to reach their highest potential: https://www.americangeosciences.org/diversity
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Updates to Profile — AIPG Members
AIPG
Please take a few minutes to sign into your profile on the AIPG National website (www.aipg.org) click on My Profile and make sure your information is correct. Click on edit to make any changes.
Thank you!
AIPG National Office
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AIPG Mentoring Program
AIPG
AIPG believes mentoring is integral to encouraging geoscientists throughout their careers. This can include discussions on many different topics, including but not limited to:
- specific geoscience topics or questions
- education and experience required for specific career tracks
- any geoscience topic of interest
- geoscience employment search
- selecting the best-suited geoscience career track
- work abroad experiences in geosciences
AIPG is setting up this mentor site to encourage one-on-one AIPG-member discussions. We encourage the mentor and mentee to include others in their discussions and research as needed. A mentor may or may not have applicable experience or knowledge related to a mentee's area of interest, but the mentor will help find information and/or an alternate mentor.
AIPG Members interested in becoming a Mentor can submit the online Mentor form.
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2022 AIPG Member Photo Challenge
AIPG
Challenge categories:
- Scenic Wonder - show us a beautiful landscape.
- Geologic Disaster - geologic processes in action impact communities.
- Geologists in Action - people at work.
- Environmental Impact - manmade effects on the environment.
Entries must be original and taken by a member. Entry authorizes publication of the image in The Professional Geologist by AIPG with credit given to the photographer.
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.OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS
Order Your 2022 Earth Science Week Toolkit Today
AIPG
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Place your advance order for the 2022 Earth Science Week Toolkit today. The toolkit contains everything you need to prepare for Earth Science Week (October 9-15, 2022), which celebrates the theme "Earth Science for a Sustainable World."
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.AIPG SECTION NEWS
August 24, 2022 — AIPG IL/IN Section Meeting
AIPG
What to expect: Meet AIPG Board Members Become Involved with AIPG, Fall Meeting — October 2022, Comments from the AIPG National Conference 2022 (Marquette, Michigan), Bring and Share Places to Visit and See Geology, Acadia National Park for glacial geology (visit the AMC Echo Lake Camp in Maine), and AMC — Echo Lake Camp (amcecholakecamp.org).
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September 13, 2022 — AIPG Michigan Golf Outing
AIPG
2022 Golf Announcement
The 18th Annual Michigan Section AIPG Golf Outing is being held at the beautiful and majestic Fox Hills — Golden Fox Golf Course in Plymouth on September 13, 2022. Complete details, including the registration link, are in the flyer on this page. Please consider golfing, sponsoring, or even volunteering at this year's event!
Please direct any questions you may have to Kalan Briggs (briggsk2@michigan.gov or 248-635-4576), our golf outing Chairperson.
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Registration Now Open - Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2022
AIPG MN/WI Geology and Remediation Weekend
AIPG
Join us for a gathering of professional geologists and their guests to view and listen to presentations and then visit the unique natural and human areas of the SE Minnesota and SW Wisconsin corners of our States. Successful Remediation and Investigation projects (including per fluorinated chemicals PFAS and emerging contaminants ECs) will be showcased by local Consultants, Regulatory and University professionals, and students. Event participants will be offered field trip options to Bluff Natural Areas or Karst Areas, and a Cruise on the Mississippi River to #7 Dam.
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AIPG Texas Section Field Trip to West Texas in October, 2022
AIPG
A Field Trip is being planned for 2022 to West Texas. Scheduling depends on the status of the Pandemic. Areas covered: Eagle Peak area (highest point in Hudspeth County); overview of Precambrian thrusting and metamorphism, Laramide thrusting, Tertiary rifting and volcanics: Dal-Tile Talc Mines at Allamoore; Sierra Blanca Rare Earth Mine; Bonanza Mine in northern Quitman Mountains; view of Blue Origin Spaceport and more!
10/6/2022 to 10/9/2022
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.AIPG ONLINE STORE
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- 5.3-ounce, 100% preshrunk, open-ended carded cotton (except gray shirts which are 99% cotton and 1% other fibers)
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- Shoulder-to-shoulder tape and seamless collar
- Double-needle neck sleeve and bottom hem
*Price includes shipping.
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Tall Cafe Mug
This tall 16 oz. cobalt blue cafe mug has a glossy finished exterior with an easy to hold handle. It is safe in the microwave and features the AIPG logo in microwavable metallic gold.
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Baseball Cap
AIPG's baseball cap has a velcro enclosure and embroidered lettering.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Antarctic glaciers are melting away at the fastest rate in 5,500 years
SciTechDaily
A study finds that two major glaciers in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) are losing ice at the fastest rate for at least 5,500 years.
The huge glaciers that reach deep into the core of the ice sheet might contribute up to 3.4 meters to global sea level rise over the next few centuries if they continue to retreat at their current rate.
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Using seismology for groundwater management
Phys.org
As climate change increases the number of extreme weather events, such as megadroughts, groundwater management is key for sustaining water supply. But current groundwater monitoring tools are either costly or insufficient for deeper aquifers, limiting our ability to monitor and practice sustainable management in populated areas.
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A prehistoric climate feedback loop
ScienceDaily
Against the backdrop of a rapidly warming planet, the need to better understand the nature and long-term impact of positive climatic feedback loops — processes that accelerate the effects of warming — becomes critically important.
One way to assess the role and impact of climatic feedback processes is to use modeling studies to look into the likely future based on what we know now.
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