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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
TPG 4th Quarter Edition is Online
AIPG
The AIPG quarterly publication The Professional Geologist (TPG), October/November/December 2022 is now available online.
FEATURES
Three Strategies for Modeling & Visualizing Groundwater Contamination - Jim Reed - Page 6
Whatever Happened to the Method of Multiple Working Hypotheses? - James L. Gooding, MEM-3070 - Page 14
Dirt, Dirt, What Could It Hurt? A Discussion of Soil Management in the Critical Path of Hawaii Construction Projects - Kimberly Kim, MEM-3360 and Ken Beal, CPG-09107 - Page 28
The Effects of COVID on the Ability to Continue to Accept and Implement Projects - Michael C. Mound, Ph.D., CPG-03195 - Page 41
Investigating Earth Science Education in the State of Ohio through Teacher Input - Mackenzie (Ruthy) Rutherford, SA-10979 - Page 46
DEPARTMENTS
Page 3 Editor’s Corner
Page 4 Letters to the Editor
Page 5 2023 National Executive Officers
Page 19 Honors and Awards
Page 34 In Memoriam
Page 36 Executive Director's Message
Page 37 President's Message
Page 38 Test Your Knowledge
Page 39 Professional Ethics and Practices
Page 34 The Foundation of the AIPG
Page 48 Educator's Corner
Page 52 AIPG Membership Totals
Page 52 Professional Services Directory
Past issues available online - https://aipg.org/page/TPG
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September 26, 2022 — AIPG Town Hall - PFAS
AIPG
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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DeepEarth Technologies, Inc. is an environmental restoration company specializing in Cool-Ox® technology for cleaning up contaminated soils and groundwater. Cool-Ox® has been awarded 14 patents in the US, Canada, Europe and Australia. Cool-Ox® is designed to eliminate a wide variety of contaminants including petroleum hydrocarbons and halogenated organics including NAPL.
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Geology of Central Texas video available on AIPG YouTube Channel
AIPG
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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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
October 17, 2022 — Flash Mentoring Event for Student and Early Career Professionals
AIPG
his 2-hour event is intended to help students successfully transition from the classroom into the workforce and to guide both students and early career professionals as they start their careers. This session will include interactive engagement. Participants will talk directly to a variety of mentors in small group conversations. The concept is like speed dating in that the mentors move to a new group every 15 minutes.
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November 16, 2022 — Oklahoma and the Energy Transition — OGS Workshop 2022
AIPG
The Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS) is hosting a workshop on the role of Oklahoma in the national energy transition. Since before statehood, Oklahoma has been one of the most consequential regions for energy production globally, and today its economy is still deeply connected to extractions of energy minerals. The workshop will explore opportunities and challenges specific to Oklahoma and the midcontinent region presented by the national mandate for an energy diverse, lower-carbon future.
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.AIPG SECTION NEWS
September 20, 2022 — AIPG Texas Section Webinar Series — Climate Change and Weather: A Reality Check
AIPG
Although the evidence for anthropogenic global warming (AGW) is overwhelming, the relationship between AGW and individual weather events is far from clear. For example, over the past 100 years, EF3 and greater tornados have decreased according to NOAA. Hurricane intensity and frequency have not changed. Even the polar bear population has remained stable, despite the loss of Arctic ice. The portion of sea-level rise that can be attributed to AGW is around 1.8mm/year or 8.6 inches per 100 years. This is far less than tidal variations along most coastal areas.
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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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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
Popocatépetl volcano erupts twice, spews ash
Earth Sky
Popocatépetl volcano — an active stratovolcano located just 43 miles (70 km) southeast of Mexico City — had two explosions before dawn local time. The name Popocatépetl is pronounced poh-poh-kah-TEH-peh-til. Both eruptions spewed ash into the atmosphere, which can be a hazard for aviation.
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Wind drives geology on Mars these days
Phys.org
A new paper based on exploration by the NASA's Curiosity Mars rover — and reviewed by an astronaut while she was on the International Space Station (ISS), in what may be a first for peer-reviewed science literature — describes how dramatically different geology on Mars works from that on Earth.
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UB scientists to study how ancient climate change altered ecosystems in Southeast Alaska
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo scientists have received over $2.9 million from the National Science Foundation to study the impacts of prehistoric climate change on ecosystems in Southeast Alaska.
This coastal region "holds exceptional geologic archives of past biological and climate change," and may have also served as a crucial gateway for early human migration into the Americas, according to the project description.
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