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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
September 26, 2022 — AIPG Town Hall - PFAS
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PFAS compounds are found in soil, groundwater, surface waters, and precipitation. Resistant to degradation and therefore persistent in the environment due to their carbon-fluorine bonds, PFAS have come under increasing scrutiny over the last decade. To better understand the fate and transport of some regulated PFAS compounds, we will examine the primary and secondary controls on PFAS distribution in the subsurface.
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Geology of Central Texas video available on AIPG YouTube Channel
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Geology of Central Texas - The Mesozoic: Rifting, Drifting, Drowning, then getting Bombed!,
John Berry, AIPG Texas Section Webinar Series
In this video, John Berry gives us a detailed overview of the geologic history and evolution of modern-day Texas, during the Mesozoic Era. John covers the rifting that broke apart Pangea, the formation of the great Texas salt deposits, and the geologic forces that resulted in the extinction of the dinosaurs. Come along for a great ride!
https://youtu.be/rrCzpMz3iF8
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AIPG Student Poster Winners
AIPG
The student poster winners at the AIPG 2022 National Conference:
1st prize for the student graduate category received $600 - Nolan Gamet, AIPG Student Member, Michigan Technological University, Hancock, Michigan. Poster: Geometry and Kinematics of the Keweenaw Fault System Southeast of Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan: Preliminary Structural Analysis.
2nd prize for the graduate category received $250 each - Emilie Pray, AIPG Student Member and Elana Barth, AIPG Student Member, Michigan Technological University, Chassell, Michigan. Poster: The Southern Complex: Formation and Deformation Reinterpreted.
1st prize for the undergraduate category received $500 - William Horn, AIPG Student Member, Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado. Poster: Transportation of Natural Gas Containing Helium from Wellhead to Refinery.
Congratulations!
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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
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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September 21, 2022 — AIPG Colorado Section - Virtual Lunch Talk
AIPG
Join the AIPG Colorado Section for the first presentation in our relaunched virtual lunch talks! The AIPG Colorado Section is excited to launch our every-other-month virtual lunch talks. It's been a few years since we hosted talks, and we're thrilled to be back at it! Cost: Members - $10, Non-Members - $15, Student Members - FREE (must be a currently registered member or student member to receive the discounted price)
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September 30 - October 2, 2022 — AIPG IL/IN Section Field Trip
AIPG
Joint AIPG IL-IN Section and
University of Illinois Department of Geology Field Trip!
The St. Francois Mountains in southeast Missouri are a range of Precambrian igneous rocks rising over the Ozark Plateau. This range is one of the oldest exposures of igneous rock in North America, formed by volcanic and intrusive activity 1.5 billion years ago. Come join University of Illinois students and faculty as we explore the geology around the highest point in Missouri!
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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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October 18, 2022 — AIPG IL/IN Section Fall Meeting
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Topics and Keynote Speakers: "How Long Can Chicago Suburbs Stay on the Sandstone Aquifer?" Daniel R. Hadley, MS, PG, Hydrogeologist and "Where are High Chloride Concentrations in Groundwater and What Pathways Enable this Accumulation?" Cecilia Cullen, Scientific Specialist, Hydrogeology Our two speakers are with the Groundwater Science Section of the Illinois State Water Survey.
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.MARK YOUR CALENDAR
.AIPG ONLINE STORE
T-shirt Earth is Our Coloring Book
- Heavy Cotton Tee
- Choice of colors: white and ash gray
- 5.3-ounce, 100% preshrunk, open-ended carded cotton (except gray shirts which are 99% cotton and 1% other fibers)
- Classic loose fit for all-day comfort
- Shoulder-to-shoulder tape and seamless collar
- Double-needle neck sleeve and bottom hem
*Price includes shipping.
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Baseball Cap
AIPG's baseball cap has a velcro enclosure and embroidered lettering.
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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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.INDUSTRY NEWS
'Zombie ice' from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches, study warns
CBS News
"Zombie ice" from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches (27 centimeters) on its own, according to a study released.
Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached to thicker areas of ice, but is no longer getting fed by those larger glaciers. That's because the parent glaciers are getting less replenishing snow. Meanwhile the doomed ice is melting from climate change, said study co-author William Colgan, a glaciologist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.
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Rock-hunting NASA rover reveals Martian crater's surprising geology
Reuters
Core samples drilled by NASA's Perseverance rover on the Martian surface are revealing the geology of a gaping crater scientists suspect may have harbored microbial life billions of years ago, including surprises about the nature of the rock present there.
The samples, obtained by the car-sized, six-wheeled robotic rover and stored for future transport to Earth for further study, showed that rock from four sites inside Jezero crater is igneous — formed by the cooling of molten material.
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Ancient landslide destroyed area size of Cincinnati
ScienceDaily
University of Cincinnati geologists reconstructed a massive landslide in Nevada that wiped out an area the size of a small city more than 5 million years ago.
UC College of Arts and Sciences graduate Nick Ferry and UC assistant professor of geology Daniel Sturmer pieced together details of the Blue Diamond landslide, a natural disaster that sent rocks and boulders tumbling more than 6 miles across what is now a desert outside Las Vegas.
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Strong earthquake shakes western Indonesia; other quakes recorded
UPI
A series of strong earthquakes were recorded in shallow waters off the Indonesian coast on Monday and rattled many residents on the western part of the island.
The strongest quake was measured with a magnitude of 6.4, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 5.9.
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Explainer: The different types of volcanoes on earth
Visual Capitalist
Even if you don't live near a volcano, you've been impacted by their activity.
It's estimated that more than 80% of our planet's surface has been shaped by volcanic activity. They've helped create our mountain ranges, plains, and plateaus, and have even helped fertilize the land that we now use to grow crops.
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