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).
Henry Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President of the Texas Section of the AIPG, and Dr. Regina Capuano, P.G., C.P.G., Chair, AIPG-TX Scholarships Committee anounced recently that: Anna Heikes at Trinity University has been awarded a Ted H. Foss Undergraduate AIPG-TX Scholarship ($1,000.00)….. To be Presented (here) and (plaque). and Jayla (Jay) Braddock at the University of Houston has been awarded […]
Henry Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President of the AIPG Texas Section, announced the appointment of Roberto Reyna, a graduate student working on a masters degree in geology at the University of Houston Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, as the new Student Councilor-at-Large for the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) – Texas Chapter. Mr. Reyna will also […]
Henry Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President of the AIPG Texas Section, has announced that AIPG-TX’s GeoDayz 2025 will be held in Stephenville, Texas beginning with a Meet-and-Greet-and-Register gathering on Friday evening of April 25th. The technical program will then be presented on Saturday, April 26th. He and Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., C.P.G., Vice-President, AIPG-TX, and […]
The Wise Report Henry M. Wise, P.G. March 29, 2025 The Texas Legislature is back in session through June 2, 2025. As usual, I’ll be filing updates as new bills come in. New information is in bold. HB 49, by Darby, Companion bills: HB 3156 (Duplicate) and SB 1399 (Identical), Relating to fluid oil and gas waste […]
