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October 11, 2021
The pandemic has led to rapidly changing requirements for educational instruction. We examine the changes over this year in instructional formats for courses, labs, and field activities, the plans for integrating virtual components into the curriculum, the new instructional opportunities that are...
October 25, 2019
According to recent American Geosciences Institute (AGI) workforce data, less than 11% of geoscience graduates receiving a BA/BS or MA/MS degree develop a career in academia and/or research. Given this statistic, the question then arises: How are geologists making a living upon graduation in 2019?...
August 23, 2019
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Geologic Occurrence
Tantalum, a rare, very hard transition metal, does not occur naturally in metallic form. The estimated average abundance of tantalum in Earth's crust is about 2 parts per million (or 0.0002%). Although many tantalum-bearing minerals have been identified, the most...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Nebraska
2,245 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
5.82 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$192 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
60 total disaster declarations, including 27 severe storm, 18 flood, and 5 fire disaster...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Mississippi
2,820 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
2.26 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$216 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
68 total disaster declarations, including 29 severe storm, 11 tornado, and 10 flood...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Massachusetts
9,887 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
380 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$296 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
47 total disaster declarations, including 11 severe storm, 8 snow, and 7 flood disasters...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Kentucky
3,159 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
207 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$592 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
74 total disaster declarations, including 29 severe storm, 22 flood, and 8 fire disasters (1953-...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Vermont
941 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
37 million gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$149 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
43 total disaster declarations, including 21 severe storm, 15 flood, and 2 drought disasters (1953...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Louisiana
6,570 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.74 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$477 million: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
75 total disaster declarations, including 26 flood, 23 hurricane, and 14 severe storm...
September 05, 2018
By the numbers: Missouri
5,401 geoscience employees (excludes self-employed)1
1.74 billion gallons/day: total groundwater withdrawal3
$2.54 billion: value of nonfuel mineral production in 20174
68 total disaster declarations, including 33 severe storm, 21 flood, and 6 severe ice...
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