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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|

AIPG Texas Chapter Now On Facebook

Henry Wise, President of the AIPG Texas Chapter, and the AIPG-TX Board announced today that AIPG-TX now has a social media account at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AIPGTexas It’s now up to all of us to use it and encourage others to do so as well.

By Editor|2025-08-04T12:10:15-05:00February 24th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

Houston Geological Society GeoEducation & 2020 AAPG ACE First Virtual Conference Videos

Be sure to review the list of YouTube videos made available by the Houston Geological Society: https://www.youtube.com/user/HGSGeoEducation/videos Also see the First Virtual AAPG ACE Conference presentations by the Energy Minerals Division and Astrogeology Committee: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI3dyuNS2IhDZA7qjdwte3Q For the full versions of the Uranium (Nuclear & REE) Committee presentations: "Uranium and Nuclear Power are on the Move ... Again" See YouTube video and reference PDF with active links in comments below: https://i2massociates.com/downloads/UCOM-Issues2020ShortSlides.pdf and "Sources of Rare Earth Elements in the U.S. and around the World" See YouTube video with reference PDF with active links in comments below: https://i2massociates.com/downloads/REE-EMDPresentation8-31-20.pdf

By Editor|2025-08-04T12:35:03-05:00January 27th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

Geoscience in Texas

By the numbers: Texas 54,266 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1 7.2 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3 $5.22 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174 254 total disaster declarations, including 154 fire, 36 flood, and 20 hurricane disasters (1953-2017)⁶ $70.2 million: NSF GEO grants awarded in 201714 Your State Source for Geoscience Information Texas Bureau of Economic Geology The University of Texas at Austin University Station, Box X Austin, TX 78713-8924 http://www.beg.utexas.edu/ 512-471-1534 Workforce in Texas 54,266 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed) in 20171 $107,652: average median geoscience employee salary1 39 academic geoscience departments2 Water Use in Texas 7.2 billion gallons/day: [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T12:35:44-05:00January 27th, 2021|AIPG-TX News|

New Vice President – Western Texas Appointed – AIPG-Texas Section

Henry Wise, P.G., CPG, President of the AIPG Texas Section, announced the Texas Board approval and appointment of Dr. Melissa Hill, P.G.,CPG as the new Vice-President for Western Texas. Dr. Hill began her professional career at Southwest Research Institute while working on her M.S. in Geology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She pursued a Ph.D. in Geology at the University of South Florida while working as a hydrologist at the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Her Ph.D. research focused on karst springs and numerical simulations of both laminar and turbulent flow in the Upper Floridan Aquifer. After [...]

By Editor|2025-12-07T13:14:21-06:00December 22nd, 2020|AIPG-TX News|

Beyond Hydrocarbons … The Rest of the Story

Michael D. Campbell, I2M’s Chief Geologist (and VP-Eastern Texas - AIPG Texas Chapter), and Chairman of UCOM said in a recent AAPG - EMD virtual conference that serious competition is now underway to determine which energy source will dominate the power-grid of the foreseeable future. With coal declining rapidly, only natural gas, uranium (and nuclear power), hydroelectric power, and renewables (wind and solar) are in the running. Both natural gas and nuclear power are providing back-up to the power grid because of the inherent drawbacks of wind and solar, (where the former does not blow all the time and [...]

By Editor|2025-12-07T12:53:37-06:00December 18th, 2020|AIPG-TX News|

Important New Articles for Texas Students of the Geosciences

The Two-Year On-Ramp for Geoscience Training & Editorial: How to Combat Bullying and Discrimination in the Geosciences of Academia Also see AIPG All-Texas Student Chapter (here). For any questions, e-mail: President of the Texas Section of AIPG Henry M. Wise, P.G., C.P.G.

By Editor|2025-12-07T16:53:13-06:00November 26th, 2020|AIPG-TX News|

Environmental Careers for Geologists Webinar

Presented by Ron Wallace, CPG One hour webinar on Environmental Career Opportunities for Geologists. -Different Services Consultants Offer -Types of Work for New Employees -Other Companies that Offer Services to Consultants that Hire Geologists -Geotechnical Services -State and Federal Programs

By Editor|2025-08-04T12:47:43-05:00November 24th, 2020|AIPG-TX News|

Winner of Geophoto Contest: “Morning Rolling into the Grand Canyon, AZ”

Texas Section President, Henry Wise and Christian Martinez, the Senior Student Councilor of the AIPG Texas Section announced today the winner of the very first AIPG Texas Section geophoto contest: "Miss Emery Green is the winner of the very first AIPG Texas Section geophoto contest. Her submission “Morning Rolling into the Grand Canyon, AZ”, captivated the attention of the Texas Section Board members and proved to mix the scenery, photo quality, and interesting caption to win it all. Miss Emery Green is expected to receive her B.S. degree in geology from Texas Christian University in December 2021, and afterwards intends to [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T12:38:19-05:00October 29th, 2020|AIPG-TX News|

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