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AIPG Texas Chapter Vice President Gave Interview on National Radio Discussing Uranium and Nuclear Power

The weekend of Saturday and Sunday, September 3th and 4th, at both 11 am (EDT) and 8 pm (EDT) on THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY radio program on America Out Loud Talk Radio, Michael D. Campbell was interviewed by Dr. Jay H. Lehr, who was one of Mr. Campbell’s geology professors at Ohio State in the 1960s. They discussed the future of nuclear power in the U.S. and around the world. For details, see the introductory article on nuclear power, the Radio Interview link, and the supporting references discussed during the interview (here). The podcast version of the [...]

By |2025-08-04T10:59:34-05:00September 4th, 2022|AIPG-TX News|

2022 Shoemaker Scholarship Award Made By AIPG Texas Section District I Representative

Regina M. Capuano, Ph. D., P.G., CPG, Chair of the AIPG Texas Section’s Scholarship Committee announced that one Texas Section scholarship has been awarded for 2022 to the following student in Texas:  Gene M. Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship ($2,500.00) Rachel Faye Phillips, University of Texas at El Paso, Geology Department, Texas; Recommended by Benjamin Brunner, Ph. D., University of Texas at El Paso; Presentation by Michael Jacobs (District I – AIPG Texas Section,(Shoemaker Plaque); plus a copy of the book, Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an Impact, by David H. Levy, with the inscription (here).

By |2025-08-04T11:02:39-05:00August 1st, 2022|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-TX GeoDayz 2020 Schedule and Program Presenters

A message from: Henry Wise, P.G., CPG, AIPG-TX President Roger Lee, Ph.D., GeoDayz 2022 Convener Melissa Hill, Ph.D., PG., CPG, AIPG-TX  Vice-President-Western Texas Registration is heating up but there is still room for new registrations, so don't wait. The GeoDayz 2022 Schedule (here). The GeoDayz 2022 Program Presenters (here). For GeoDayz 2022 Registration (here). If you have any questions, contact any of us above. We look forward to seeing you in Austin next week. HW, RL, and MH.

By |2025-08-04T11:04:48-05:00July 28th, 2022|AIPG-TX News|

GeoDayz 2022 Registration Filling Up Fast: Sponsorships Still Available

Texas GeoDayz Sponsorship Opportunities Join us as a sponsor for GeoDayz 2022, hosted by the Texas Chapter of the AIPG. This is a great opportunity to promote your company and increase your brand exposure to professionals locally and throughout the US. Who is AIPG? See (here) for details. This 3-day training seminar, August 3-5, 2022, is designed to introduce students and new professionals to information they will be expected to know as they enter industry or when they initiate their careers in the environmental field or in fields requiring knowledge of environmental investigations and the methods employed therein. The [...]

By |2025-08-04T11:05:44-05:00July 8th, 2022|AIPG-TX News|

GeoDayz 2022 is Approaching! Make Your Reservations Now

AIPG GeoDayz 2022 — Methods & Applied Science in the Field and Laboratory for Geologic Research & Other Investigations:  Hosted by Texas Chapter of American Institute of Professional Geologists Convenor - Roger W. Lee, Ph.D., P.G. and Oversight by Vice-President - Western Texas: Melissa Hill, Ph.D., P.G. Attending PG’s can collect Education Credits for attending sessions. Who is AIPG? See (here) for details. Continuing Support of Students Majoring in Geology and Earth Sciences and Professional Geologists and Hydrogeologists in Texas and Surrounding States in District I, District II, District III and District IV of Texas. Dr. Lee suggests that [...]

By |2025-08-04T11:10:43-05:00June 7th, 2022|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG Texas Chapter Announces GeoDayz 2022 Training Program in Early August, Austin, Texas

Henry Wise, P.G., CPG, President of the AIPG-TX Chapter, announced today the group is planning the 2022 GeoDayz Training Program to be held August 4th and 5th 2022, in Austin, Texas. The Convener for the program is Dr. Roger Lee, P.G,, Austin, Texas. Featuring Demonstrations and Presentations for Students and Professionals: Project Management Practices: Scope of Work, Health and Safety, Laboratory Selection, Duplicates and Blanks, Project Preparation, Practices, and Case Histories. Tour and lectures regarding purposes and uses of the Core Repository at the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Sampling of soils, sediments and groundwater, using various technologies such [...]

By |2025-08-04T11:12:28-05:00January 28th, 2022|AIPG-TX News|

TBPG Proposed Amendments and Repeals

Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists Proposed Amendments & Repeals At its August 13, 2021 Board Meeting, TBPG proposed to amend and repeal some of its rules as a result of its four year rules review (see proposed changes to Chapter 850 and Chapter 851). The proposals have been submitted to the Texas Register and will be considered for adoption at the next Board meeting on November 19, 2021. If you would like to submit public comments on these proposed amendments and repeals, please send an e-mail to TBPG on or before November 17, 2021. Please include “Comments on Proposed Rules” in the subject line of the email. [...]

By |2025-08-04T11:13:22-05:00October 16th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

New Uranium District in the Seward Peninsula, Unusual Rare Earth Elements, and Possible New Impact Crater?

AIPG Texas Section's Vice President - Eastern Texas and  Chief Geologist/Hydrogeologist of I2M Consulting, LLC, Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., CPG, presented a 23-min summary on the title subjects during the IMAGE 21 International Conference for Applied Geoscience & Energy on September 28, Afternoon Section of Theme 9 (Abstract). The presentation was released on the I2M YouTube Channel after the conference presentation. The PDF of the presentation is available with reference links (here).  The narrated version is available via the link on the first slide of the PDF version. For Conference Technical Program, see (here), scroll down to “Tuesday [...]

By |2025-08-04T11:35:55-05:00September 21st, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-TX Online Seminars are Coming Soon – Sign Up Now

The Texas Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists is inaugurating a regular monthly Seminar Series this coming Tuesday, September 21st, at 7.00 pm CST.  Following talks will be at the same time every month on the third Tuesday evening. Each talk counts 0.4  AIPG continuing education units,  and a certificate will be issued to participants on request. In view of this, there is a small charge for each talk, payable through AIPG National (details below). Any funds raised by the lecture series will be used by AIPG-TX to augment its Scholarship Fund. The first four talks will [...]

By |2025-08-04T11:41:12-05:00September 16th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

The New AIPG Journal: The Professional Geologist… Now Available

The Professional Geologist (TPG) is published quarterly by the American Institute of Professional Geologists and provides a forum for discussion and dissemination of professional and scientific information. TPG publishes peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed technical articles in all areas of geology. TPG is distributed to over 18,000 in the geosciences including members, non-members, businesses, libraries, universities/colleges, and government agencies. All Past TPG's are available in pdf format free online.

By |2025-08-04T11:45:59-05:00April 30th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|