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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 Editor|2025-11-03T09:32:59-06:00January 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 Editor|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 Editor|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 Editor|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 Editor|2025-08-04T11:45:59-05:00April 30th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

News: The Bill & Rider to Defund the TBPG has been Tabled and has Died …. for Now

Important Message from Your AIPG Texas Section President: Henry Wise: STOP the DEFUND of the TBPG Subject: EFFORT TO DEFUND THE TBPG - Vote is Tomorrow: April 22, 2021 All Licensed Geoscientists in Texas: Good afternoon. As a sneak attack, Representative Cason from Bedford has introduced a budget rider to defund the TBPG. The House will be voting on it tomorrow and the Senate soon thereafter. PLEASE e-mail your Senator and Representative before close of business today and ask them NOT to support Cason's amendment. Please pass this e-mail along to any Texas P.G.s and G.I.T.s that you know. [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T11:50:29-05:00April 21st, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

A New AAPG Webinar Presentation by AIPG Texas Section Vice President – Eastern Texas Released Yesterday on Uranium & Rare Earth Supply Chains

This presentation was contributed as part of the AAPG Webinar: "Pivoting 2021: Energy Industry Supply Chains" moderated by Susan Nash, Ph.D., Director, Innovation & Emerging Science and Technology, AAPG, Tulsa, OK. For the Webinar program, see: (here) The presentation: "Uranium & Rare Earth Supply Chains: A Brief Discussion" is available on the AAPG EMD YouTube Channel: (here) For the PDF version of this presentation with hyperlinks, see: (here) The rest of the Webinar presentations are now available on the AAPG EMD YouTube Channel playlist: (here)

By Editor|2025-08-04T11:52:35-05:00April 19th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

Mini-Webinar on the I2M Web Portal

This Mini-Webinar explains the purpose, the function, and how to use the I2M Web Portal. It now contains a database of more than 10,500 records consisting of: enhanced hyperlinks in abstracts, comments and hyperlinks to industry and government reports, technical papers, and technical news releases, all involving geoscience topics selected by the I2M management team, and now made available to the geoscience community in industry, university, and government. Members of the general public might also find the I2M Web Portal contents of interest. The I2M Web Portal reflects our client-research activities over the years and our research in [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T11:57:33-05:00March 30th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

Texas has Lost Four Great Geologists Due to COVID-19 in 2020

Henry Wise, President of the AIPG Texas Chapter, released this special note on the passing of four great Texas geologists due to Covid-19: James Word Sansom Jr. Jim Sansom died of Covid-19 on February 27, 2021 at the age of 82. He graduated from University of Texas (Austin), majoring in Geology. His professional career began in 1962 with the Texas Highway Department. In 1965, he joined the Texas Department of Water Resources (now the Texas Water Development Board). In 1980 he joined the Texas Railroad Commission’s Surface Mining and Reclamation Division, where he worked until retirement in 1989. Jim worked [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T12:00:26-05:00March 21st, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

Final Announcement for Applying for AIPG Texas Section 2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Scholarships

President Wise announced today that two scholarships will be offered this coming spring of 2021, one undergraduate: Foss Undergraduate Scholarship, and one graduate scholarship: Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship. For more information go to Scholarships | AIPG-TX. Due Date for Applications: May 1, 2021. Send to: Henry Wise, President A Virtual Student webpage is now available for Texas student use. For Q&A, see: Christian Martinez, the Senior Student Councilor of the Texas Statewide AIPG Student Chapter.

By Editor|2025-08-04T12:02:15-05:00March 18th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|