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The New President of the Texas-Statewide Virtual Student Chapter

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 serve on the AIPG-TX Board and serve as President of the Texas Statewide Student Chapter. Mr. Reyna will provide oversight and input for the general content of this web page, blog monitoring, etc. The format and content of this webpage will no doubt [...]

By Editor|2025-11-03T09:30:14-06:00March 10th, 2025|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-TX Section Webinar: GeoPolitics of Energy: Part 2: What Happened to Our Nuclear Waste Disposal Program?

OUR NOVEMBER SPEAKER: Dr. James Conca is a Trustee of the Herbert M. Parker Foundation at WSU in the Tri-Cities. He has worked on nuclear and energy issues for 40 years at NASA, Washington State University, New Mexico State University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Conca has been an advisor to DOE, EPA, state and federal regulatory agencies, and to President Obama’s Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future from 2010 to 2012. He worked on the Yucca Mt and WIPP nuclear waste projects for 25 years, was a Science Contributor to Forbes on [...]

By Editor|2025-11-02T11:59:44-06:00December 14th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report – October 19, 2024

The Ecological Screening Benchmark Tables have been updated and posted to the TCEQ’s Ecological Risk Assessments webpage. The Ecological Screening Benchmarks are numeric values for surface water, sediment, and soil that can be used to screen non-bioaccumulative chemicals of concern from further evaluation under Tier 2 Screening-Level Ecological Risk Assessments. Additionally, the West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) Ecological Protective Concentration Levels Calculator (“PCL Database”) has been re-released using updated programming language. Registered users may receive an email from WTAMU with instructions for password reset. Please contact the Remediation Division Technical Program Support (TPS) Team at techsup@tceq.texas.gov if you have any questions. Henry [...]

By Editor|2025-08-03T20:41:20-05:00October 19th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-TX at the Hydro-Geo Workshop Near the Cave, Boerne, Texas

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 of 2025. Many students have shown a strong interest in the 2025 GeoDayz event to be held in April 2025 in Stephenville, Texas. GeoDayz 2025 will be hosted by Dr. Hughbert Collier and his Collier Consulting, Inc. in Stephenville, Texas. To sign up for additional information, use the [...]

By Editor|2025-11-03T14:41:46-06:00October 14th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-TX Webinar: GeoPolitics of Energy: Part 1

Achieving a Just & 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 have what we consider a good life. For the 10+ billion humans expected to occupy this planet by mid-century, our total power production must grow from 27 trillion kWh/yr to over 40 trillion kWh/yr. This requires all non-fossil energy sources be developed to their [...]

By Editor|2025-11-03T09:36:19-06:00October 10th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

The Texas GeoDayz Program Date Has Moved to Spring, 2025

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 be managing a booth-table at the Texas Hydro Workshop in early October for the purpose of having discussions with students and young professionals concerning their educational and training needs and to advise them of the coming GeoDayz 2025. Previous GeoDayz programs at Nacogdoches and Austin [...]

By Editor|2025-08-03T20:42:48-05:00August 24th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG Texas Section Webinar Series – Carbon Capture and Storage: A New Frontier in Geoscience

Dr. Alex Bump will opine on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 that Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a key technology in climate change mitigation. It can be applied to any point source of CO2, and it can abate emissions that are otherwise intractable, such as the process emissions from cement, steel and petrochemical production. Without CCS, mitigation costs double and the paths to NetZero narrow dramatically, and yet, CCS is increasingly controversial—some see it as prolonging fossil fuel use, some see it as a waste of public money, some see it as dangerous, others see it as routine, and most [...]

By Editor|2025-12-07T12:59:42-06:00July 9th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

First Notice: GeoDayz 2024 Planning is Underway for October, 2024

Henry Wise, P.G., C.P.G., President, AIPG Texas Section, announced today that the planning for GeoDayz 2024 has begun in ernest. The Collier Consulting Group, located in north-central Texas, will be hosting the GeoDayz 2024 program. As information becomes available, we will advise the students and young professionals in the Texas and elsewhere on dates, program content, and cost. Here are summaries for the past GeoDayz programs: Austin: Ge0Dayz 2022 Nacogdoches: GeoDayz 2018 Stay tuned ...

By Editor|2025-08-03T20:46:04-05:00June 29th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

M. David Campbell Receives The AIPG-TX Outstanding Contributions Award – 2024

Citation by Letter"The Board of Directors of the Texas Chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologist (AIPG-TX), at the recommendation of the Scholarship and Awards Committee Chair, Dr. Regina Capuano, and by approval of the AIPG-TX President, would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for your 30 years of outstanding contributions to our organization (1994-2024). Your exceptional work in designing, maintaining, and protecting our website (AIPG-TX.org) and the AIPG Membership Management Google Database, and the I2M Web Portal, etc., over the years has been invaluable.We have consistently been impressed not only by the professional quality but also by the [...]

By Editor|2025-12-07T11:15:42-06:00June 16th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

2024 AIPG-TX Section Scholarship Awardee Announcements & Presentations

Henry Wise, President of the Texas Section of the AIPG, and Dr. Regina Capuano, Chair, AIPG-TX Scholarships Committee announced recently that: Kaylah Arnold at the Sam Houston State University has been awarded a Ted H. Foss Undergraduate AIPG-TX Scholarship ($1,000.00)...Presentation (here); (plaque). Jack McLaughlin at the University of Houston has been awarded a Gene Shoemaker Graduate AIPG-TX Scholarship ($2,500.00) .... Presentation (here); (plaque), (citation). Rowann Remie at the Midwestern State University has been awarded a Gene Shoemaker Graduate AIPG-TX Scholarship ($2,500.00)..... Presentation (here); (plaque), (citation). Formal presentations of the checks, plaques, with photography, were made by the AIPG-TX District [...]

By Editor|2025-12-07T11:21:43-06:00May 12th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|