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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|2025-08-03T20:22:35-05:00October 10th, 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|2025-08-03T20:45:16-05:00July 9th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Webinars for Students and Professionals – 2024

SEG hosts a series of webinars to address the needs of professionals in the field of economic geology. Restrictions in travel further amplify the need to have accessible content on career resources, technical training, and scientific discoveries. The webinar series serve as a resource for all professionals in the industry. Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 38 videos 3,351 views Last updated on Jan 22, 2024

By Editor|2025-08-03T20:50:39-05:00March 16th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

Texas Chapter AIPG Offers Scholarships Again for 2024

The time to apply for a scholarship is now. The Texas Chapter of the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG-TX) offers scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Texas universities. Over the years, the Officers and the Advisory Board of Directors of the Texas AIPG raise funds for the scholarships from: 1) sponsored training programs, such as the GeoDayz programs held on even years, 2) field trips to various areas of geological interest in Texas, and 3) and webinars managed by members of the Texas Board. The Ted H. Foss Scholarship is offered for undergraduates ($1,000.00) and the [...]

By Editor|2025-08-03T20:58:51-05:00January 15th, 2024|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG Texas September Webinar at Noon this Month

The Geology of Western Sicily and its Effect on Iron Age (2800-2600 BP) and Modern Societies September 12, 2023 Please note the new time! 10:00 am pacific, 11:00 am mountain, 12:00 pm central, 1:00 pm eastern Western Sicily is underlain by African basement upon which is piled a series of thrust sheets (the south-verging Maghrebian Orogenic Belt) containing rocks as young as early Pleistocene. Uplift and large earthquakes continue to the present. Sediment loads of rivers are high, resulting in extensive alluvial plains: these were historically highly malarial, but are now drained and being dewatered by intensive irrigation. Iron [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T00:05:02-05:00September 11th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG-TX Webinar Announcement – April 18, 2023 – 7:00 PM

“USING ALTERATION AS A HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION TOOL: REMOTE SENSING AT LISBON VALLEY REVISITED” The Lisbon Valley, UT, area is one of the classical locations for the study of surface mineral alteration associated with the presence of an underlying hydrocarbon field. The Wingate sandstone at surface over the Lisbon Valley field is bleached and kaolinized. However, the geology at Lisbon Valley is complicated: hydrothermal copper and uranium deposits, and clay alteration occur along the Lisbon Valley Fault, and the Lisbon Valley field lies beneath several thousand feet of bedded evaporites, casting some doubt on the alteration being due to microseepage [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T00:25:35-05:00April 12th, 2023|AIPG-TX News|

March 2023 AIPG-TX Webinar Announcement – Tuesday, March 21st, at 7.00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Brian Smith Principal Hydrogeologist, Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District RECHARGE ENHANCEMENT & MULTIPORT WELL MONITORING OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER Multiport monitor wells have been used by the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) to study complex, multilayer, and stacked aquifers in Hays and Travis Counties, central Texas. Much of the data from water wells that are used for hydrogeological studies are of limited use because of the thickness of the aquifers, vertical variation in hydraulic properties, varying amounts of hydraulic connection between geologic units, and the often-uncertain completion of the wells. To address these concerns, hydrogeologists have [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T00:46:04-05:00March 13th, 2023|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|

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|