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We would like your help in submitting articles that will assist our student members in knowing what to be prepared for. Students are also encouraged to submit articles. This information will be placed in the upcoming January/February/March 2018 Student Issue of TPG. Your submittal can be a couple of paragraphs, a letter, an opinion piece, an article on what you are currently working on, student chapter information, a geologic field trip or field camp (include photos), etc. Send to aipg@aipg.org. The deadline for submitting an article is Dec. 15.
Articles are always welcome, so if you cannot make the deadline please send it in when you can.
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Send in your nominations for AIPG National Awards and AIPG Section Leadership Awards by Jan. 15.
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AIPG Student Scholarship applications for undergraduate and graduate are due Feb. 15.
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Annual membership dues are due and payable Jan. 1, in accordance with Article 8, Section 8.2.1, of the Bylaws.
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The AIPG Texas Section News — December 2017
The AIPG Arizona Section News — December 2017
The AIPG California Section Newsletter — December 2017
Sections, send your newsletters or link to aipg@aipg.org. Past Section Newsletters are available here.
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Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G. announced the appointment of Roger Lee, P.G., Ph.D., Austin, Texas, and John L. Berry, P.G., C.P.G., Austin, Texas, as Councilors-at-Large for the Texas Section of the AIPG. Mr. Wise indicated that he was particularly pleased about the new Councilors joining the Officers and other Councilors-at-Large and Members-at-Large, and District Representatives of the AIPG Texas Section Board. They will help us move forward into the future with new programs for the benefit of the members of the Texas Section of the AIPG.
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This technique provides the contaminant distribution on the 6 in. to 3 ft scale, as desired. It's obtained by diffusion of the dissolved phase into an activated carbon felt strip pressed against the wall by a flexible liner in a sealed borehole.
For details: www.flut.com or ask: info@flut.com
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AIPG Sections: Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and Indiana
A half-day webinar specifically designed for directors, managers, supervisors, hydro geologists, engineers, equipment manufacturers, college professors and students involved in groundwater quality monitoring.
Registration fee: $5 students / $20 professionals
Participants will receive CEUs/PDHs.
Speakers include:
Carl Keller (FLUTe) — Innovative FLUTe Mapping for NAPL & Dissolved Contaminants
Randy St. Germain (Dakota Technologies) — Characterizing LNAPLs and DNAPLs with Laser-Induced Fluorescence
Seth Pitkin — National Director (Cascade) — Value of High Resolution Site Characterization
Contact Jayne Englebert P.G., CPG — for registration questions and sponsorship opportunities!
Online registration is available.
Locations: The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St, Madison, WI or on-line viewing provided by ICS.
Register and receive a link to watch or show anytime!
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Submittal deadline for abstract: Jan. 19.
Call for Abstracts for the 8th Annual Technical Workshop. Watch your email for updates and information. If you have suggestions for workshop topics, or would like to receive announcement, please email the Workshop Co-Chairs, Rick Dunkin or Sara Pearson.
Sections please send your section events to be posted to aipg@aipg.org.
RFG 2018
Passionate about resources, sustainability, the Earth and the future of our planet? RFG is launching an exciting video contest where students and early career professionals have the chance to win a prize and free RFG2018 registration! Engaging young people globally to help build a community that is passionate about communicating and engaging in all aspects of sustainability on Earth, from the very small practical matters to the big ideas! So if you are creating change through your research, innovation or inspiration, you are our champions and we want to hear your stories.
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The recent dramatic increase (and more recent decline) of seismic activity in Oklahoma poses both scientific questions and environmental/economic challenges. Understanding the controlling factors of seismicity requires significant research efforts in multiple disciplines of geosciences and engineering. Oklahoma represents a natural laboratory of tectonic and induced seismicity. Many researchers from Oklahoma universities (University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Tulsa, etc.), state agencies (Oklahoma Geological Survey, Oklahoma Corporation Commission) and energy companies are investigating a wide range of topics related to these earthquakes (http://earthquakes.ou.edu). In addition, adjacent states with potentially induced seismicity are engaged in activities related to the work in Oklahoma.
We propose to have a two-day workshop, Feb. 20-21, in Norman, Oklahoma. The workshop will allow researchers from Oklahoma and other states, Federal agencies, the energy industry, and other interested parties to meet and discuss models of tectonic versus-induced earthquakes, as well as explore practical procedures to mitigate seismic hazard.
The workshop will address topics such as:
- Regional seismic monitoring, data management and analysis
- Regional subsurface fault structures; seismicity-fault relations; in-situ stress
- Rock mechanical properties of significant Oklahoma rock units
- Modeling fluid flow and solid deformation related to produced water injection
- Hydrological analyses of relevant aquifers and reservoirs
- Geomechanical modeling of ground shaking within the central United States
- Best practices for regulation and management of Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II disposal wells
- Modeling of earthquake effects on surface or underground structures
- Assessment approaches for seismic hazard
- Innovative methods to distinguish between induced and tectonic earthquakes
At the workshop, we will discuss current progress from individual research groups, main challenges and research needs for understanding the phenomena, and we will seek to coordinate future collaborative research plans, which may lead to medium-to-longer-term multi-disciplinary projects. The workshop is meant to be informal and to facilitate current and future collaboration, so that even projects at early stages of development are invited to discuss plans and objectives. The structure of the workshop will likely involve panel discussions on topical areas, with short (12-15 minute) presentations and extensive discussion periods.
Persons or teams interested in a presentation should submit a title and a 200-word abstract, including whether the presentation will be of work planned, in progress or nearing completion to: jboak@ou.edu. Presenters will be asked to complete a release form to include a web-publishable version of the presentation in the workshop summary report. That version may delete sensitive or proprietary material presented at the workshop. The workshop organizers prefer presentations that can be released publicly.
For additional information on the technical program, contact the workshop organizers: Jeremy Boak, (405) 325-7968; Kyle Murray, (405) 325-7502; Jacob Walter, (405) 325-8497.
Geoscience-2018
International Conference on Geology & Earth Science will be held May 2-4, in Rome. Geoscience-2018 is an excellent platform for professionals and who are working in the field. The annual conference creates a platform for experts interaction, simultaneously with networking opportunities and also provides an opportunity to explore the innovative ideas of the other communities, companies and associations. Geoscience-2018 conference includes Plenary lectures, Keynote lectures and short courses by eminent personalities from around the world in addition to contributed papers both oral and poster presentations. It aims to discover advances, practical experiences and innovative ideas on issues related to geology and earth science as well as a breadth of other topics. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with your peers at this scientific event. Your participation in the conference will enhance your knowledge and professional skills. This International Conference on Geology & Earth Science is a gathering of experts, professionals, academicians and researchers from all over the world. Meet experts, strengthen and update your ideas at Geoscience-2018.
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Energy Exposition
Save the date!
Join us May 22-23 at The Ranch Event Complex in Loveland, Colorado, for Energy Exposition 2018.
Check ou the Energy Exposition now!
INTRAW
The MIN-GUIDE Annual Conference 2017, entitled "An Innovation-Friendly Policy Framework along the Mineral Production Value Chain," will be held Dec. 13-14, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. This year's MIN-GUIDE Annual Conference will provide insights into the cornerstones and future trends of an innovation-friendly policy framework for exploration and extraction, processing, waste management and mine closure.
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American Geosciences Institute
The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is accepting applications for the 2018 Edward C. Roy, Jr. Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching. Given annually, this award is presented to one teacher of grades K-8 in the United States or Key Stages 1-3 in the United Kingdom each year. The award recognizes leadership and innovation in Earth science education. The winner of the Edward C. Roy Award will receive a cash prize and an additional travel grant to attend the National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference in Atlanta in March 2018. To be eligible, applications must be submitted by Jan. 22. The Edward C. Roy Award is given in honor of Dr. Edward C. Roy, Jr., a strong and dedicated supporter of Earth science education. A past president of AGI and former chair of the AGI Education Advisory Committee, Roy was a lifelong supporter of teachers and students of all ages.
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White T-shirt with AIPG logo on the front and "Geologists are Gneiss, Tuff and a Little Wacke" the on back. Available sizes: Small-2XLarge.
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A 6.5 oz. fabric, 100 percent cotton, garment washed, generous cut, double needle stitched, tuck-in tail, button-down collar, horn tone buttons, patch pocket and adjustable cuffs with an embroidered AIPG logo is now available. Available in sizes small-3XL.
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The AIPG Expandable Briefcase has the AIPG logo, durable 600 denier polyester fabric and a large, padded main compartment with a laptop sleeve. It contains an organizational panel under the flap with a front slip pocket, a large zippered pocket in the front flap, detachable, adjustable, padded shoulder strap and a dual buckle closure on the front. Available in black, chili red, forest green, navy and twilight blue.
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Geoscience Frontiers
Cohesion and friction angle of rock are important parameters required for reliability analysis of rock slope stability. There is correlation between cohesion and friction angle, which affects results of reliability analysis of rock slope stability. However, the characterization of joint probability distribution of cohesion and friction angle through which their correlation can be estimated requires a large amount of rock property data, which are often not available for most rock engineering projects. As a result, the correlation is often ignored or simply assumed during reliability studies, which may lead to bias estimation of failure probability.
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Geoderma
Mineral weathering transforms rock into soils that supply nutrients to ecosystems, store terrestrial carbon and provide habitat for organisms. As a result, the mineralogy and geochemistry of soils from contrasting environments are well-studied. The primary objective of this research was to examine how climate, topography and dust interactively control the mineral and geochemical composition of granitic soils that span an environmental gradient in Southern Arizona.
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Geosciences
In this study, we conduct numerical simulations of thermochemical mantle convection in a 2-D spherical annulus with a highly viscous lid drifting along the top surface, in order to investigate the interrelation between the motion of the surface (super)continent and the behavior of chemical heterogeneities imposed in the lowermost mantle.
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Chemical Geology
Losses of small mineral particles can be a significant physical process that affects the elemental composition of soils derived from sedimentary rocks. Shales, in particular, contain abundant clay-sized minerals that can be mobilized by simple disaggregation, and solutional weathering is limited because the parent rock is composed primarily of recalcitrant minerals previously subjected to continental weathering. Here, the dual-phase mass balance model is employed to quantify losses of small mineral particles as water dispersible colloids (WDCs) from three previously studied soil profiles along a hill slope at the Susquehanna Shale Hills Critical Zone Observatory (SSHO).
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Fluids
The structure of natural tornadoes and simulated analogs are sensitive to the lower boundary condition for friction. Three-dimensional numerical simulations of storms require a choice for turbulence parameterizations and resolution of wind near the lower boundary. This article explores some of the consequences of choices of a surface drag coefficient on the structure of a mature simulated tornado, using a conventional axisymmetric model.
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Pure and Applied Geophysics
Imaging shallow subsurface density structure is an important goal in a variety of applications, from hydrogeology to seismic and volcanic hazard assessment. We assess the effectiveness of surface and subsurface gravity measurements in estimating the density structure of a well-characterized rock volume: the mesa (a small, flat-topped plateau) upon which the town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, is located.
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Journal of Hydrology
Estimating the time required for water to travel through headwater catchments from where it recharges to where it discharges into streams (the transit time) is important for understanding catchment behaviour. This study uses tritium activities of stream water to estimate the mean transit times of water in the upper Latrobe and Yarra catchments, southeast Australia, at different flow conditions.
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Marine Geology
Fast-flowing ice streams and outlet glaciers exert a major control on glacial discharge from contemporary and past ice sheets. Improving our understanding of the extent and dynamic behaviour of palaeo-ice streams is crucial for predictions of how the chryosphere will respond to climate warming and the associated implications for global sea level. This paper presents results from two 3-D-seismic surveys located on the continental shelf adjoining the Disko Bay Trough Mouth Fan, one of the largest glacial outlet systems in Greenland.
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