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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
REGISTER NOW! An In-Person Event
AIPG
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM BY OCTOBER 8TH TO SAVE!
THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS TO ATTEND THIS YEAR'S AIPG NATIONAL CONFERENCE
- JOBS
- CAREER DEVELOPMENT
- INCREASE YOUR TOOL BOX
- EXPAND YOUR NETWORK
- LEARN NEW IDEAS
We know that climate changes and the population explosion require your expertise more than ever today and into the future. That is why this year’s theme is: "The Role of Geoscientists for Resiliency, Sustainability and Opportunities in a Changing Environment."
What makes this event even better is the AIPG National Conference is In-Person with Risk-free Registration.
You will have access to:
Mini-workshops on drones in geology and environmental considerations for well fracking. Mini-Workshops (includes CEUs) - click here for mini-workshop descriptions
Technical sessions covering Ag, Water, Energy, Geologic Hazards, Mining, Droughts and Floods, Deforestation and Wildfires and Coastal Resiliency
Student Day covering everything from resume writing to getting your new job.
Field Trips to the Petrified Forest and Wine Tasting at Old Faithful Geyser, Sierra Nevada-Northern Mines Malakoff Diggins State Park/Empire Mine State Park, North Bay Geology-Flooding, Faults, Groundwater, at Train and Wine Tasting Geology of Mt. Diablo and Modern Aggregate Gravel and Gold Mining in the Lower Yuba River with Field Evidence. Field Trips (click here for field trip descriptions)
An Open Discussion Event with the entire AIPG national conference attendees will be discussing how geologists can build resilience across America as extreme weather conditions occur and populations in cities and towns increase. You will be given an opportunity to share your ideas on this important topic.
AIPG has even created itineraries for your significant others to enjoy while you are attending workshops and technical sessions.
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TPG October/November/December Issue available online
AIPG
FEATURES
Understanding of Aquifer Systematics Can Aid Water Planning and Policy, W. Peter Balleau, CPG-2716
Implementing Stealth Education in the Geosciences – Part 3, James F. Howard, Ph.D., CPG-2536
Underground Natural Gas Storage and the Future of Carbon Sequestration, James L. Gooding, MEM-3070
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October 5th - AIPG Virtual Book Club - Some Assembly Required By Neil Shubin
AIPG
Neil Shubin's Some Assembly Required is for me the most important publication on fossil evolution since Niles Eldridge and Stephen Jay Gould's 1972, Puntuated Equilibria: an alternative to phyletic gradualism, which built upon Ernst Mayr's model of geographic speciation, Michael Lerner's theories of developmental and genetic homeostasis, and their own empirical research. Eldredge and Gould proposed that the degree of gradualism commonly attributed to Charles Darwin is virtually nonexistent in the fossil record, and that stasis dominates the history of most fossil species.
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AIPG Virtual Book Club - November 8, 2021 - Getting Green Done by Auden Schendler
AIPG
The great flaw in the sustainable-business movement today is that few are willing to admit that achieving sustainability is difficult, and maybe impossible, without big changes in the way the world currently operates. (p. 9).
The bottom line is that this job isn't about the beauty, it's about the mess. It's not about the glory, it's about the dogged pursuit of an enormously challenging goal. This book is testimony to the fact that the sustainable business movement isn't gliding along rails. We're slogging through the mud, struggling with difficult problems that have complex answers. There's contradiction in the very fact of our existence, and uncertainty as to the outcome of our work. I am constantly asked: "Climate change is big these days. But what's next?" My latest response has been, "Honesty. The point is that unless we own up to the realities, we're deluding ourselves, we'll never be able to get down to solving the real problems." (pp. 238-239)
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.OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS
EFG Employment Survey 2021
AIPG
In the annual "EFG Employment Survey", the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) aims at taking a snapshot of the current labour market for geologists in Europe and beyond:
- Which industries are professional geologists working in?
- What is their current employment state and security?
- Do their professional activities align with their training?
- Are they exploiting job opportunities in other European countries?
- What are the prospects for the future?
To help us produce a comprehensive report about the evolution of our profession, we would appreciate if you could take our short survey. This report will be published later this year and provide a clear overview of work opportunities in Europe, helping (future) geoscientists to orientate their studies or career decisions and providing professional associations with a steer on which services to offer to their members.
The survey is available here and answering it will take you approximately 10 minutes: https://bit.ly/3aUc7do
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AGI Announces Back-to-School Discounts
AIPG
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) announces back-to-school discounts on publications and electronic resources for the fall 2021 semester to assist educators, students, and the wider geoscience community.
Our best-selling resources for educators and students are now discounted through October 15, 2021.
The Geoscience Handbook is now discounted 40% off retail price. Learn more about this comprehensive resource, which is available in both a full-color spiral-bound print format or as a downloadable digital file.
The definitive Glossary of Geology is 40% off its $99 retail price. The Glossary provide students, educators, and professionals access to the definitive definitions of geoscience terminology across the entire professional literature.
The Geotimes Collection, every issue of Geotimes/Earth Magazine (1956-2019) on a flash drive, is now 30% off its regular $100 price. Explore the history of the geosciences through the stories of the magazine.
All publications are available at the AGI Store: https://store.americangeosciences.org.
For more information on bulk ordering, please email pubs@americangeosciences.org.
About AGI
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI), a federation of scientific and professional associations representing over a quarter-million geoscientists, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to serving the geoscience community and addressing the needs of society. AGI headquarters are in Alexandria, Virginia.
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11th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge
AIPG
ISMAR11 includes a full day of pre-conference workshops, three days of technical sessions, plenary sessions, awards luncheon, field trips and great networking, socializing, and entertainment opportunities.
Stay connected by signing up for the ISMAR11 mailing list for the latest information on abstracts, registration information, etc.
Conference website - https://www.ismar11.net/#about
Call For Abstracts
We want to hear from you! Managed Aquifer Recharge covers such a wide variety of activities that it is impossible to capture all the potential topics in a call for abstracts. What we have listed in the link below is a general guide to how topics may be organized at the conference. Don’t feel constrained by this list, just submit your abstract!
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.AIPG SECTION NEWS
October 7, 2021 — AIPG Illinois / Indiana fall 2021 meeting
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Abstract: Climate change — present, and future — poses a serious threat to Illinois' citizens, economy, and environment. We'll discuss climate change in Illinois, its varied and interconnected impacts, and projections of future changes and the roles of mitigation and adaptation.
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.MARK YOUR CALENDAR
.AIPG ONLINE STORE
Baseball Cap
AIPG's baseball cap has a velcro enclosure and embroidered lettering.
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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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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
Roman-era mixers and millstones made with geology in mind
ScienceDaily
A study on stone tools from an outpost of the Roman Empire has found that for ancient bakers and millers, having the right tools was a matter of geology.
A team of geoscientists and archaeologists made the discovery by analyzing samples of the tools at a University of Texas at Austin geology lab, finding that dough mixing vats and millstones from Roman-era ruins of Volubilis, a city in Morocco, were made from specific rock types that probably improved each tool's function.
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Geological cold case may reveal critical minerals
Phys.org
Researchers on the hunt for why cold eclogites mysteriously disappeared from geological records during the early stages of the Earth's development may have found the answer, and with it clues that could help locate critical minerals today.
"Cold eclogites mysteriously disappeared from the Earth's rock record between 1.8 and 1.2 billion years ago before reappearing after this time," said Dr. Derrick Hasterok, Lecturer, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide.
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Geology exhibition charts rocks and minerals of Irish landscape
RTE
A new exhibition mapping Ireland's geology has opened at the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks.
'Down to Earth' is a collaboration between the museum and Geological Survey Ireland.
It centres on a large floor map showing the variety of rocks and other minerals that determine our landscape.
Dr Siobhan Power of Geological Survey Ireland said the exhibition marks its 175th anniversary and showcases how knowledge of our geology and mapping techniques have changed in that time.
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Geologists solve half-century-old mystery of animal traces in ancient rocks
Phys.org
Geologists have been baffled by perforations in an Australian quartzite (rock), identical in shape to burrows made in sands by crustaceans; the original sandy sediment is a billion years older than the oldest known animals. An international team of scientists has now resolved the mystery.
When animals move, they leave traces, such as dinosaur footprints or the burrows of worms.
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New lava lake lets DR Congo volcano 'breathe', experts say
Phys.org
The reappearance of a lava lake in the crater of the Nyiragongo volcano in eastern DR Congo is a good sign, experts said Sunday, four months after a major eruption killed 32 people.
Nyiragongo's eruption on May 22-23 spewed out lava that buried homes in its wake, stopping just short of the northern outskirts of Goma, a city of some 600,000 people.
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The geology of Mars: How eyes in the sky lead to boots on the ground
Now
For millennia, we studied the world without the benefit of a view from orbit. Then, in 1947, a camera flew 100 miles above ground. In an instant, our view expanded by far more than the millions of square miles captured in four black and white frames.
The era of studying objects in space via remote sensing continues to this day, with the aid of detailed maps using visual, thermal and chemical data.
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Identification of buried historical mineshaft using ground-penetrating radar
ScienceDirect
Buried historical mineshafts constitute significant sinkhole hazards and sources of geotechnical risks. The locations of buried mineshafts on old mining maps are prone to inaccuracies. An efficient way to limit these inaccuracies is to use geophysical methods. However, their effectiveness strongly depends on the local survey conditions.
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