AIPG-TX

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.

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 2nd purpose of GeoDayz 2022 is to raise money for Texas scholarships.

All sponsors receive the following standard benefits:

• Recognition via your marketing materials and advertising of your company brand in GeoDayz 2022 hand-out materials
• Ad links and logos on the AIPG Texas Chapter website for a specified period of time
• Recruit personnel during GeoDayz 2022

Also, 10 booth spaces for vendors and/or corporate sponsors are available at the Copper Rate for each during the registration and meet & greet event at the Hilton Garden Inn on Wed. Aug. 3 from 4-9 pm

For additional details, see (here).

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 sometimes, as geoscientists, we encounter new and interesting work performed by others. They do field and lab research as applied to issues with which we are unfamiliar. They have been funded by seemingly mysterious sources that we did not know were available.  These are scientists, skilled, such as ourselves, who have assembled the resources and obtained the funding to do these remarkable investigative science contributions that improve aspects of our society through applied science and research.

HOW DID THEY DO THAT, HOW MUCH DID IT COST, AND WHO PAID?

GEODAYZ, a conference series created by the Texas Chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists, August 3-5, 2022, Austin, Texas, offers a two-day series of workshops/presentations that will provide answers to this important compounded query. Below is a list of subjects for the workshops that you, as geoscientists, might not have encountered in your curricula or even in your present job.

Highlights of GEODAYZ presentations are listed below:          

• DAY 1-Aug.3-Hotel Meet & Greet and Registration 5-9 pm; get an overview of conference logistics for Thursday and Friday.
• DAY 2 Aug. 4 at Pickle Research Center–Project Management Practices: Scope of Work, Health and Safety, Laboratory Selection, Project Preparation, Practices, QA/QC in data collection, and Case Histories.
• Geophysical Applications: Use of geophysical technologies to obtain subsurface geology & physical characteristics of subsurface materials.
• Surface Resistivity Geophysical Methods and mapping: Demonstrate aquifer delineation by mapping of sands, silts, clays, carbonates, and other aquifers using state-of -the-art geophysical methods.
• Drone uses for airborne geophysics and other airborne applications: Demonstrate utilization of drones for surveys and mapping.
• Tour and lectures regarding purposes and uses of the Core Repository at the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
• Sampling of soils, sediments, and bedrock, using various technologies such as direct-push, drilling and coring methods, methods of environmental soil sampling, OVM screening, logging, & decontamination protocols, and construction of wells.
• Storage and retrieval or sequestration research in the deep subsurface formations such as salt domes. BEG research will be presented for new technologies such as hydrogen generation, storage, and retrieval, carbon dioxide sequestration, and exploitation potential for use of geothermal energy in the US.
• Technical support from Earth Sciences to support Federally funded improvements and updating the current infrastructure for drinking-water supplies throughout the U.S.
• DAY 3 Aug. 5 at Zilker Park-Historical and present efforts of combined public awareness and actions, Local and Federal government support, law interpretations and legal actions, and ongoing monitoring and scientific investigations that delineate geology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, and ecology in the Barton Creek watershed and at spring discharges and serve to protect the iconic Barton Creek & Barton Springs in Austin, Texas, for the present and for posterity.  This part of GEODAYZ will consist of a field tour of Barton Springs, lectures on geology and geophysics of subsurface Edwards aquifer, streamflow measurement and sampling, and management of endangered species in Barton Creek.
• A Panel of the principal founders of the protect Barton Creek and Barton Springs movement will assemble for a discussion of their various roles, experiences, and the importance of geological and environmental sciences in guiding the past, present, and future preservation of Barton Springs and Barton Creek.
• A walking tour and lecture featuring the constructed wetland in nearby Zilker Botanical Gardens and its significance to improving surface water quality. 

JOIN US FOR THIS DYNAMIC AND INFORMATIVE PROGRAM!

AUSTIN VENUES SCHEDULE:

August 3^rd; 4-8 pm, Registration, Hilton Garden Inn hospitality room; Happy Hour Meet and Greet
August 4^th: Hosted by Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, at J.J. Pickle Research Center Austin, Texas
August 5^th: Hosted by the Save Barton Creek Association, at Zilker Park, Austin, Texas

Registration limited to 60 attendees. 

For more information and to register, visit the AIPG website (Here).

What are you to expect? See the last GeoDayz – 2018 (Here) but even more in GeoDayz 2022.

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 4^th and 5^th 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 as direct-push, drilling and coring methods, methods of environmental soil sampling, OVM screening, logging, & decontamination protocols, and construction & testing of monitor wells
• Demonstration of sampling methods of surface water and groundwater using micropurge technique.
• Geophysical Well Logging: Use of well-logging technologies to obtain subsurface geology & physical characteristics.
• Surface Resistivity Geophysical Methods and mapping: Demonstrate aquifer mapping through the use of identification and mapping of sands, silts, clays, carbonates, and other aquifers using state-of -the-art geophysical methods.
• Drone uses for airborne geophysics and other applications: Demonstrate utilization of drones for surveys and mapping.
• Storage and retrieval or sequestration research in the deep subsurface formations such as salt domes. BEG research will be presented for materials such as hydrogen storage and retrieval and carbon dioxide sequestration.
• Historical and present efforts of combined public awareness and actions, Local and Federal government support, law interpretations and legal actions, and ongoing scientific investigations to delineate hydrogeology, geochemistry, and ecology in the Barton Creek watershed and at spring discharges, to protect the iconic Barton Springs in Austin, Texas for the present and for posterity.

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.

The Texas Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists is inaugurating a regular monthly Seminar Series this coming Tuesday, September 21^st, 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 be on the Geology of Central Texas and will be given by John Berry, P.G., CPG, who serves on the AIPG Texas Section Advisory Board as Councilor-at-Large and has recently completed a four-year tour of duty as Editor of The Professional Geologist. John’s career has ranged from exploration for copper and cobalt in central Africa to utilization of natural oil slicks for evaluating hydrocarbons in deepwater frontier basins, with other projects in mining geology, uranium and gold exploration, mapping thrust-belt structure, and other activities. He has lived in Texas for the last 40 years, and originally prepared these talks on the Geology of Central Texas as a way of familiarizing himself with the fascinating geology of the Llano Uplift.

The AIPG Texas Section management is actively recruiting speakers for future talks. Please contact Henry Wise, P.G., CPG,  Texas Section President, Melissa Hill, Ph.D., P.G., CPG, Vice-President – Western Texas, or Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., CPG, Vice-President – Eastern Texas, if you are interested in giving one (or more) presentations.

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.

Important Message from Your AIPG Texas Section President: Henry Wise: STOP the DEFUND of the TBPG

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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 (see photo below).  Please pass this e-mail along to any Texas P.G.s and G.I.T.s that you know.  Thank you.

Find out who your Texas State Representative and Senator are:

https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home

Click on their name in the results.  You can e-mail them from their page by clicking the e-mail button.

Please take action now …………………….

Henry Wise, C.P.G., P.G.
President
AIPG Texas Section