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.AIPG NATIONAL NEWS
2022 AIPG Dues Renewal Information and President's Message
AIPG
To pay your dues go to aipg.org, Sign In, and click on Renew Now at top of page by credit card (MasterCard, VISA, American Express, Discover) or PayPal.
We've made yet another full trip around the Sun since our past President, Nancy Wolverson, reminded everyone to pay their annual dues. This year, that task falls on my shoulders. Please pay your annual dues in a timely fashion and commit to the AIPG mission. Geologists become members of AIPG for a whole host of reasons, and those reasons can change over time much as your maturing career changes over time.
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REGISTER NOW! An In-Person Event
AIPG
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:
Technical sessions
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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AIPG Virtual Book Club - Nov. 8 - 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
Oct. 28 — Rapid and Effective Characterization of Building Susceptibility to Vapor Intrusion with Building Pressure Control
AIPG
October 28, 2021, 12 - 1 PM EDT
Building pressure control (BPC) offers a means of quickly characterizing building susceptibility to vapor intrusion (VI), reducing uncertainties caused by spatial and temporal variability of indoor air data and strengthening risk management decisions. BPC uses blower doors to depressurize buildings to various levels, enhancing VI, and then pressurize buildings, inhibiting VI, while concurrently measuring indoor air contaminant concentrations and physical parameters like cross-slab and cross-building pressure differentials. The difference between contaminant concentrations measured under depressurized and pressurized conditions represents the vapor intrusion contribution to indoor air. The depressurized conditions created by BPC minimize the need for multi-season sampling to address temporal variability in indoor air concentrations; indoor air concentrations measured under depressurized conditions vary substantially less than indoor air concentrations measured under baseline conditions.
This presentation focuses on how physical and chemical data collected through BPC at sites can be used to characterize the range of potential impacts that may arise from VI under the typical operating (baseline) conditions of the building. The second part of the presentation will include how the technique was adapted to work within Michigan's regulatory framework through the development of a standard operating procedure (SOP).
Presenter: Bryan VanDuinen, P.E.(MI) and Theresa Gabris, P.G. (VA), Geosyntec
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Dec. 2 — Groundwater Modeling for Non-Modelers
AIPG
December 2, 2021, 12 - 1 PM EST
Groundwater models are often useful tools in the environmental and hydrogeology fields. Groundwater modeling is a specialized skill, and this webinar will provide the basics of groundwater modeling for non-modelers to better understand what a "groundwater model" means, when (and when not!) to use a groundwater model, data needed to build a groundwater model, what important questions to ask when reviewing a groundwater model, and how groundwater models can be responsibly applied to problems of environmental compliance. This webinar was developed in collaboration with Barr Engineering Co. and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy to provide a look into groundwater modeling from both the consulting and regulatory perspectives.
Presenters:
Katy Lindstrom, Barr Engineering and Chris Christensen, EGLE Remediation and Redevelopment Division
Katy Lindstrom is a senior environmental engineer at Barr Engineering Co. and has over 13 years of experience in environmental consulting. She obtained her master's degree in Hydrologic Science and Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and uses her background in hydrogeology and groundwater modeling to help clients assess and remediate contaminated sites, achieve environmental compliance, and address groundwater management issues.
Chris Christensen is an Environmental Hydrogeologist with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, Remediation and Redevelopment Division, in Grand Rapids since 1992. Chris works on both Leaking Underground Storage Tank sites as well as chlorinated solvent and surficial soil contamination sites. He is on Technical Teams related to Incremental Sampling, Non Aqueous Phase Liquids, Risk-based Corrective Action and Groundwater Modeling. Chris has a BS in Geology from Michigan State University and a MS in Hydrogeology from Western Michigan University.
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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
.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
Ancient driftwood tracks 500 years of Arctic warming and sea ice
EurekAlert!
A new study reconstructs the path of frozen trees as they made their way across the Arctic Ocean over 500 years, giving scientists a unique look into changes in sea ice and currents over the last half millennium.
By dating and tracing pieces of driftwood on beaches in Svalbard, Norway's archipelago in the Arctic Circle, scientists have determined where these fallen trees floated.
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Quantum phase transition detected on a global scale deep inside the Earth
ScienceDaily
The interior of the Earth is a mystery, especially at greater depths (> 660 km). Researchers only have seismic tomographic images of this region and, to interpret them, they need to calculate seismic (acoustic) velocities in minerals at high pressures and temperatures. With those calculations, they can create 3D velocity maps and figure out the mineralogy and temperature of the observed regions.
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Strike-slip faulting may be active deformation mechanism on Saturn's largest moon, Titan
EurekAlert!
Strike-slip faulting, the type of motion common to California's well-known San Andreas Fault, was reported recently to possibly occur on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. New research, led by planetary scientists from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), suggests this tectonic motion may be active on Titan, deforming the icy surface.
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