The American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), founded in 1963, is the largest association dedicated to supporting the Professional Geologist in the U.S.
AIPG presently has approximately 8,000 members in the U.S. and abroad, organized into 36 regional Sections, and many more thousands of Alumni. The Institute adheres to the principles of professional responsibility and public service and is the only international organization that certifies the competence and ethical conduct of geological scientists in all branches of geoscience with members employed in industry, government, and academia. AIPG emphasizes competence, integrity and ethics. AIPG is an advocate for the profession and communicates regularly to federal and state legislators and agencies on matters pertaining to the geosciences. The Texas Section of the AIPG represents some 500 geoscientists, who hold the C.P.G. designation, are implicitly charged with the professional responsibility to protect human health and environment as an integral part of their professional activities.
Abundant natural resources (i.e., oil and gas, sulfur, uranium, coal, lignite, groundwater, and other resources) have allowed Texas to develop a diversified range of technology-driven petrochemical, heavy industry, mining, and associated industries, as well as a sound agricultural base, all with environmental awareness and effective regulations.
This is Texas…
Texas is geologically and structurally complex (1, 2) in places. The physiography is also quite variable, with rainfall of 56 inches per yr. in the easternmost Texas near sea level to less than 8 inches per yr. on the High Plains of westernmost Texas, over a distance of more than 800 road miles (see map).
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 […]
Dr. Alex Bump will opine on July 16, 2024 – Tuesday 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]