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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
AIPG Member Survey — Submit by Oct. 9
AIPG
AIPG is conducting a survey about “What is the value of AIPG?”. The purpose of this survey is to help direct AIPG leadership’s activities to best serve its membership and the geologic profession. We recognize that we must continually position ourselves to adapt to changes. This survey will be used to help identify the current needs of the organization and provide guidance to make positive changes.
We appreciate you taking some time to respond to the survey and to add comments to your response. Providing comments is optional but appreciated.
If you are interested in participating in a focus group, please keep an eye out for an announcement of a series of meetings that will provide a web-based meeting for smaller groups to actively participate in discussions.
You’ll be directed to the AIPG website where you’ll need to log in as a member. The system will allow you to submit only your survey only once. The last day to submit your survey is Oct. 9.
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AIPG Student and Early Career Professional Member Survey — Submit by Oct. 9
AIPG
AIPG is conducting a survey of its student and early career professional members on "What is the value of AIPG?". The purpose of this survey is to help direct AIPG leadership's activities to best serve its membership and the geologic profession. We recognize that we must continually challenge ourselves to adapt to changes, and certainly this year has emphasized that we live in dynamic circumstances. This survey will be used to help identify the current needs of the organization and provide guidance to make positive changes.
We appreciate you taking some time to respond to the survey and to add comments to your response. Providing comments is optional but appreciated.
If you are interested in participating in a focus group meeting, please keep an eye out for an announcement of a series of focus group meetings that will provide a web-based for smaller groups to actively participate in discussions.
You’ll be directed to the AIPG website where you’ll need to log in as a member. The system will allow you to submit your survey only once. The last day to submit your survey is Oct. 9.
Please note that you will also receive an invitation to fill out the survey that was created for all members. We encourage you to fill out both surveys.
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2021 AIPG membership renewal now available
AIPG
Log in to your membership record and select renew now. Annual membership dues are due and payable January 1, 2021, in accordance with Article 8, Section 8.2.1, of the Bylaws.
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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.
Sample courses:Click here for a full course listing.
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.AIPG SECTION NEWS
EGLE AIPG Michigan Section — Establishing Soil Background for Metals Webinar — Available on YouTube
AIPG
AIPG Michigan Section Virtual Forum Learning Series presents in partnership with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Establishing Soil Background for Metals.
Did you know that if an approved soil background concentration for a hazardous substances is greater than a cleanup criterion, the criterion becomes the background concentration? Knowing the soil background concentrations for a facility/site can be a useful tool. Obtaining a soil background concentration for metals can be as simple as looking up the Michigan Statewide Default Background Level on the criteria tables. However, more methods to obtain background concentrations are available that can provide more flexibility. The objective of this webinar is to present different options to obtain soil background concentrations for a facility and to provide a better under-standing of what situations are appropriate to use a soil background concentration.
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AIPG Section Newsletters
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.OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS
SME Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 123rd National Western Mining Conference — March 1-5, 2021
SME Annual Conference
While we would prefer to hold our flagship meeting in person, it is far more important to uphold the exchange of information found in our technical program. Be inspired and support important industry causes through your participation.Mining’s most anticipated technical conference will bring fresh perspectives from around the world on a range of hot topics including COVID-19 recovery, critical minerals, water issues and tailings management – connect directly from your home, office or job site.
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Geological Society of Nevada Symposium, with Pre- and Post-Meeting Field Trips and Short Courses — May 17-20, 2021
AIPG
The Geological Society of Nevada will host its eighth symposium May 17-20, 2021, in the scenic Reno/Lake Tahoe region of northern Nevada. Symposia are held every five years and draw an international audience from the minerals industry, government and universities. GSN symposia are the preeminent regional venue combining geology and exploration in the U.S. The 2021 theme, Vision for Discovery, emphasizes the goal of science to explore and make new discoveries in the Basin and Range province.
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.MARK YOUR CALENDAR
.FROM THE AIPG ONLINE STORE
AIPG face masks available
AIPG
- This non-medical facemask is made from 100% 4-ply cotton.
- Binding and ear loops are made from a 95/5 cotton/spandex blend.
- Mask has not been FDA cleared or approved.
- These cloth face masks are washable and reusable.
- Size: One size fits most; 5" x 7".
AIPG Member Price: $10 includes shipping.
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AIPG essential sideline jacket (windbreaker)
AIPG
AIPG's lightweight essential jacket is perfect for spring and summer. It is 100% polyester with a locker loop, dyed-to-match zipper, front pouch pockets, and elastic cuffs and hem.
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AIPG beanie cap
AIPG
A warm, stylish accessory. Constructed from 100% acrylic, this beanie comes in a variety of solid colors, or with a contrasting trim, embroidered with the AIPG logo.
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.INDUSTRY NEWS
Geologists raise the speed limit for how fast continental crust can form
MIT News
Although we can’t see it in action, the Earth is constantly churning out new land. This takes place at subduction zones, where tectonic plates crush against each other and in the process plow up chains of volcanos that magma can rise through. Some of this magma does not spew out, but instead mixes and morphs just below the surface. It then crystallizes as new continental crust, in the form of a mountain range. Scientists have thought that the Earth’s mountain ranges are formed through this process over many millions of years. But MIT geologists have now found that the planet can generate new land far more quickly than previously thought.
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A 32-million year cycle detected in sea-level fluctuations over the last 545 Myr
Geoscience Frontiers
Spectral analyses of past relative sea-level oscillations as represented by the ages of 57 Phanerozoic (the last 545 Myr) stratigraphic sequence boundaries from the Canadian Arctic show a strong spectral peak at 32 Myr (>99.9% confidence). These findings concur with previous reports of significant cycles with periods of around 30 Myr in various records of fluctuations of sea level, and in potentially related episodes of tectonism, volcanism, climate, and biotic extinctions.
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Soil scientists report on conditions in five climatic zones
RUDN University via Phys.org
A team of soil scientists from RUDN University organized a summer school to study urban soils in 5 climatic zones. Students from Germany, Russia, China, and the U.S. spent two weeks analyzing the state of soils and vegetation in cities and towns all the way from the Barents to the Azov Sea. The results of their study confirmed the effect of urbanization on the soil such as decrease of soil acidity, increase of carbon concentrations, and shrinkage of tree trunks by 40% - 60%. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Environmental Quality.
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Modeling of evaporation-driven multiple salt precipitation in porous media with a real field application
Geosciences
Soil and groundwater salinization are very important environmental issues of global concern. They threaten mainly the arid and semiarid regions characterized by dry climate conditions and an increase of irrigation practices. Among these regions, the south of Tunisia is considered, on the one hand, to be a salt-affected zone facing a twofold problem: The scarcity of water resources and the degradation of their quality due to the overexploitation of the aquifers for irrigation needs.
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Precarious rocks help refine earthquake hazard in California
Science
Previous research on earthquake hazards has taken into account precariously balanced rocks, but this is the first study to use them to dramatically refine an entire hazard assessment, says Glenn Biasi, a seismologist at the U.S. Geological Survey who was not involved in the study. “This is going to be an important case study for how to approach the use of fragile geologic features,” he says.
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