The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), founded in 1963, is the largest association dedicated to supporting the Professional Geologist in the U.S.
AIPG presently has approximately 8,000 members in the U.S. and abroad, organized into 36 regional Sections, and many more thousands of Alumni. The Institute adheres to the principles of professional responsibility and public service and is the only international organization that certifies the competence and ethical conduct of geological scientists in all branches of geoscience with members employed in industry, government, and academia. AIPG emphasizes competence, integrity and ethics. AIPG is an advocate for the profession and communicates regularly to federal and state legislators and agencies on matters pertaining to the geosciences. The Texas Section of the AIPG represents some 500 geoscientists, who hold the C.P.G. designation, are implicitly charged with the professional responsibility to protect human health and environment as an integral part of their professional activities.
Abundant natural resources (i.e., oil and gas, sulfur, uranium, coal, lignite, groundwater, and other resources) have allowed Texas to develop a diversified range of technology-driven petrochemical, heavy industry, mining, and associated industries, as well as a sound agricultural base, all with environmental awareness and effective regulations.
This is Texas…
Texas is geologically and structurally complex (1, 2) in places. The physiography is also quite variable, with rainfall of 56 inches per yr. in the easternmost Texas near sea level to less than 8 inches per yr. on the High Plains of westernmost Texas, over a distance of more than 800 road miles (see map).
Dr. Roger Lee, P.G., and Bruce Handley, P.G. manned a table again at the recent Texas Hydro-Geo Workshop held near Boerne, Texas. They spoke to many students and young professionals about joining the AIPG and about the AIPG-TX Scholarship and Awards program, and especially about the the approaching AIPG-TX GeoDayz training program in the spring […]
Achieving a Just and Sustainable Energy Mix by 2040 October 15, 2024 12:00 Noon Central Time by James Conca, Ph.D. Eradicating global poverty, and its evil stepchildren war and terrorism, presents an unforeseen conundrum with respect to human health and the environment. About 3,000 kiloWatt-hours (kWh) per person per year is necessary for someone to […]
Henry Wise, P.G., C.P.G., has announced today that AIPG-TX’s GeoDayz 2025 will be held in April 2025. Dr. Roger Lee, P.G. and Bruce Handley, P.G., both members of the Board of Directors of the AIPG-TX, will be attending the Hydro-Geo Workshop in early October, 2024 near Boerne, Texas. They will be discussing the value of […]
Based on discussions among the Texas AIPG Board of Directors, Henry Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President, announced yesterday that planning efforts have moved the date for next GeoDayz program to Spring, 2025. This decision was made to avoid conflicting with the Texas Hydro Workshop, which the AIPG-TX strongly supports. As in the past, Board Members will […]