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Sept. 2, 2020
 
 
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AGI announces back-to-school discounts for the fall semester
American Geosciences Institute
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) announces back-to-school discounts on publications and electronic resources for the fall semester to assist educators, parents, and the wider geoscience community with virtual learning for students and those geoscientists still working from home.
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America Geoheritage II — Webinar Series Autumn 2020
Arizona Geology
A groundswell of interest in the U.S. regarding "Geoheritage" — America’s natural geologic legacy — is driving “America’s Geoheritage II: Identifying, Developing, and Preserving America's Natural Legacy Distinguished Speaker Webinar Series”. The series eight episodes kick off Tuesday, 8 September at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), and runs through fall 2020.
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AGI Currents — PPP Loan dataset as it relates to geoscience businesses
AIPG
This data brief provides insights from the recently released Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan dataset as it relates to geoscience businesses. Whereas the previous data brief examined trends in small businesses receiving PPP loans of over $150,000, this data brief examines trends in small businesses receiving PPP loans of up to $150,000. As of July 2020, 87% of PPP loan approvals for businesses were for loans up to $150,000 and comprised 28% of total PPP funding. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey showed the importance of PPP loans in helping businesses weather the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing financial assistance to cover business operational expenses such as payroll, rent, utilities and interest on mortgages.
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AIPG Minnesota Section Monthly Webcast
AIPG
The AIPG Minnesota Section is now webcasting our Technical Talk Series that runs monthly September through May. We are happy to extend the invitation to all AIPG members.

Our first talk of the season will feature Chris Braaten of American Engineering Testing speaking about Forensic Geology/Petrography.
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American Geosciences Institute releases 2020 Directory of Geoscience Departments
American Geosciences Institute
Directory of Geoscience Departments is the most comprehensive source of information about geoscience departments and researchers available. The directory is an invaluable resource for individuals working in the geosciences and all who identify or work with specialists on the issues of Earth, environment, and related fields in science and engineering.

This new edition provides a state- and country-sorted global listing of nearly 2,000 geoscience departments, research departments, and institutes, as well as over 18,000 faculty and staff. Contact information for departments and individuals is provided, as well as details on department enrollments, faculty specialties, and the date and source of faculty's and staff's highest degree. The directory includes a listing of all U.S. and Canadian geoscience theses and dissertations published in 2017 that have been reported to GeoRef Information Services, a listing of faculty by research specialty, information on specific programs and certificates offered by departments, and the availability of online courses.

For ordering, special shipping, bulk orders, and more information, email AGI Publications at pubs@americangeosciences.org.
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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.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
 
 
SEPT. 11
Establishing Soil Background for Metals webinar
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SEPT. 15-20
Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists 2020 Annual Meeting
Portland, Oregon
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SEPT. 23
Energy Exposition 2020
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NOV. 10-13
Virtual Shale Resource Plays of Oklahoma Workshop
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JUNE 14-16, 2021
10th Annual AIPG Michigan Section Technical Workshop Environmental Risk Management Workshop
Roscommon, Michigan
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OCT. 23-26, 2021
2021 AIPG National Annual Conference
Sacramento, California
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FROM THE AIPG ONLINE STORE
 
 
AIPG Legacy jacket
AIPG
The Legacy™ is our professional pick for corporate casual retreats and events. This traditional style is updated with features like an on/off hood design and contrast collar trim.
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AIPG sunglasses
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These fun sunglasses have UV protection with a black frame around the lenses and a variety of colored arms to choose from. AIPG Sections, these will make a great give-a-way for your next event. Be sure to contact HQ to receive a volume discount!
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Ceramic coffee mug with your choice of design/color
AIPG
AIPG 11 oz. white ceramic mug with your choice of designs and inside/handle color. Colorful AIPG logo on reverse side of each.

Available Designs: Drill Rig, Ore Car, Geologic Map, Brunton Compass, Gneiss Quote
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INDUSTRY NEWS
 
 
Earth's water came from enstatite chondrite-like asteroids, study suggests
Sci-News.com
A type of meteorite called an enstatite chondrite has similar isotopic composition to terrestrial rocks and thus may be representative of the material that formed Earth. A new study published in the journal Science shows that these meteorites contain sufficient hydrogen to have delivered to Earth at least three times the mass of water in its oceans.
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Insights into magma chamber processes from the relationship between fabric and grain shape in troctolitic cumulates
Frontiers in Earth Science
The strength of foliations defined by shape preferred orientation of plagioclase in troctolitic cumulates from the Layered Series of the Skaergaard intrusion, and the Rum Eastern Layered Intrusion, increases as the grains become more tabular, due either to the greater propensity of highly non-equant grains to be re-arranged by magmatic currents or tectonic disruption of poorly consolidated mush, or by the effects of a pre-existing shape preferred orientation on final grain shape in fully solidified rocks.
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The world's deepest freshwater cave just got a whole lot deeper
Science Magazine
For decades, spelunkers have flocked to the flooded caverns of the Czech Republic’s Hranice Abyss, which stretches farther below ground than any other freshwater cave system. Now, a scientific campaign to the cave has revealed it is 1 kilometer deep, more than twice as deep as previously thought. The researchers also say the abyss formed as groundwater seeped down from the surface, not as water percolated up, as previously believed — a finding that could call into question the origin of other deep caves.
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Simulation of broadband ground motion by superposing high-frequency empirical green's function synthetics on low-frequency spectral-element synthetics
Geosciences
Seismic wave-propagation simulations are limited in their frequency content by two main factors: (1) the resolution of the seismic wave-speed structure of the region in which the seismic waves are propagated through; and (2) the extent of our understanding of the rupture process, mainly on the short length scales. For this reason, high-frequency content in the ground motion must be simulated through other means. Toward this end, we adopt a variant of the classical empirical Green’s function (EGF) approach of summing, with suitable time shift, recorded seismograms from small earthquakes in the past to generate high-frequency seismograms (0.5–5.0 Hz) for engineering applications.
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It hasn't always been so quiet for Cascade Volcanoes
Discover Magazine
The Cascade volcanoes that run from northern California to southern British Columbia aren't exactly the most active volcanoes on Earth. While other places like Kamchatka in Russia and Indonesia tend to have multiple volcanoes erupting each day, only two volcanoes have erupted in the Cascades since 1900: Mount St. Helens in Washington and Lassen Peak in California. Yet, for a volcanic arc like the Cascades, 120 years is nothing. In order to really understand what is happening in such a place, we need to look at longer timescales because the geologic processes of the Cascades work on deep time. A new study tried to do just that.
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