The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) congratulates master’s student Cissy Ming and doctoral student Behnaz Hosseini for being named as the 2022 recipients of the Harriet Evelyn Wallace Scholarship. This highly competitive scholarship, which is awarded to women pursuing graduate degrees in geoscience, provides each recipient with a $5,000 award for one academic year. Cissy Ming is a second-year graduate student in the Department of Geosciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the release of the Directory of Geoscience Departments, 57th Edition. The Directory of Geoscience Departments is the comprehensive source of information about geoscience departments and geoscience researchers available. The directory is invaluable for individuals working in the geosciences and all who identify with working with specialists on the issues of Earth, environment, and related fields in science and engineering. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce that its Geoscience COVID-19 Study has been extended into a third and final phase thanks to continued support by the National Science Foundation (Award #2029570). This final phase of the study will track the transition of instructional and work intervention strategies used during the pandemic into their adoption as permanent approaches used within academia and the workforce.** Throughout 2022, project participants will be given the opportunity to provide feedback once a month about their work or learning environment in the study’s ongoing longitudinal survey. [Read More]

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) has released its annual report for the fiscal year 2021, titled “Working Together.” The report highlights AGI’s impactful activities from October 2020 through September 2021 and provides a detailed statement of financial position covering the past three fiscal years. AGI Executive Director Jonathan Arthur emphasized the importance of collaboration in achieving AGI’s greatest achievements. “AGI’s greatest achievements arise from the vital collaborations and partnerships continually forged among leading organizations and professionals in our community,” he said. [Read More]

AGI releases a report detailing the demographics, activities, experiences, employment, plans, and skills development of geoscience degree recipients in the United States during the 2020-21 academic year. Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce the release of Status of Recent Geoscience Graduates 2021. This report provides a glimpse into the experiences of graduates most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and offers insights into the breadth and depth of their educational experience and ongoing trajectory in the geoscience profession. [Read More]

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) is sponsoring four contests focusing on the theme of this year’s Earth Science Week celebration, “Earth Science for a Sustainable World.” The 2022 competitions will feature video, photography, visual arts, and essay contests: Photography Contest: Open to all ages, participants are asked to show “Sustainability in Action” in their communities. Visual Arts Contest: Open to students in grades K-5, the contest encourages children to depict “Our Sustainable World. [Read More]

Alexandria, Va. — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) congratulates Oliver Stephenson on his selection as the 2022-2023 William L. Fisher Congressional Geoscience Fellow. The Fisher Fellowship offers geoscientists the unique opportunity to spend a year in Washington, D.C., working as a staff member in the office of a member of Congress or with a congressional committee. Currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Seismological Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Stephenson uses satellite data, deep learning, and computer simulations to understand earthquakes, how they break faults and deform the Earth, and the damage they do to buildings. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) congratulates the University of Indonesia’s American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Student Chapter as the winner of the Earth Science Week AAPG Student Chapters Video Contest for the Asia Pacific Region. The contest was developed as an extension of Earth Science Week 2021, which celebrated the theme of “Water Today and for the Future.” Organized by AGI, Earth Science Week is an annual celebration and public awareness campaign reaching millions of people worldwide each year with information about geoscience. [Read More]

Alexandria, Va. — David Amidon, a science teacher at LaFayette Junior/Senior High School in LaFayette, New York, has been named the 2022 recipient of the American Geoscience Institute’s (AGI) Edward C. Roy Jr. Award for Excellence in K-8 Earth Science Teaching. Amidon earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from State University of New York (SUNY) Geneseo, a master’s degree in education from SUNY Oswego, and has achieved National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification in science. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) congratulates the winners and finalists of this year’s Earth Science Week art, photo, essay, and video contests. This year’s theme was “Water Today and for the Future.” AGI organizes Earth Science Week, an annual celebration reaching millions of people worldwide with information about geoscience. Visual Arts Contest Nathan Xu of Clyde Hill, Washington, won first place. Finalists: Benjamin Kwack of Lisle, Illinois; Everett Lee of Fargo, North Dakota; Justin Xu of Sugar Hill, Georgia; and Elizabeth Xu of Sugar Hill, Georgia. [Read More]