Alexandria, VA — The American Geological Institute (AGI) is announcing that “Understanding Climate” is the theme for the 2009 Earth Science Week. Climate is perhaps the most visible earth science topic in the news. Climate affects humans today just as it has for millions of years. It is also pivotal in understanding how the dynamics of our planet function across different scales of time and space. Earth Science Week 2009 will engage students, educators, and the general public in understanding all the factors driving climate and the role climate plays in the history of Earth and humankind. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geological Institute has published a print edition of the Status of the Geoscience Workforce 2009 Report (ISBN 0-922152-83-7). Despite the global economic crisis, the geosciences continue to see opportunity in the future, with commodities like gold pushing historic highs, oil showing signs of rebounding, and the ever present dilemma of the talent gap expected from the retirement of the Baby Boomers. Never before has there been a comprehensive look at the state of the workforce, education, and economic dynamics of the geosciences. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geological Institute has posted a PowerPoint presentation of all 147 graphs and charts published in the Status of the Geoscience Workforce Report, released in February 2009. Demographics by age, race, gender, and industry type; student and research funding statistics; commodity pricing, the GDP of the geosciences, and more are all graphed in an easy to use format. AGI is releasing this resource to assist members of the geosciences community in preparing presentations to their colleagues and other stakeholders about the issues and opportunities in the geosciences. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geological Institute (AGI) Workforce Program has released the final chapter, entitled Economic Metrics and Drivers of the Geoscience Pipeline, of the Status of the Geoscience Workforce report. All chapters of this report are now available through the AGI website at http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/. This chapter examines productive activity, commodity pricing and output, gross domestic product contribution, and market capitalization of the industries within which geoscientists work, along with the drivers that influence the geoscience component of the overall economy. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geological Institute (AGI) Workforce Program has released the third chapter, entitled Geoscience Employment Sectors, of the Status of the Geoscience Workforce report. Chapter Three, Geoscience Employment Sectors, focuses on the demographics and dynamics of the geoscience workforce. The demographics of the workforce, by industry and specialties are examined, along with salaries and experience in these areas. An additional major highlight of the report is a look at the transition of geosciences graduates into the workforce, the current number of jobs, and the projected number of employment opportunities in 2016. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geological Institute (AGI) Workforce Program has released the second chapter, entitled Trends in Geoscience Education at Four Year Institutions, of the Status of the Geoscience Workforce report. Chapters 1 and 2 are now available through the AGI website http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/. Trends in Geoscience Education at Four-Year Institutions examines data pertaining to geosciences enrollments, degrees, field camps, and funding dynamics for students, faculty, and research in the United States. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geological Institute (AGI) Workforce Program has completed the report “Status of the Geoscience Workforce 2009.” The first chapter, “Trends in Geoscience Education from K-12 through Community College” of this comprehensive benchmark report is now available through AGI’s website at http://www.agiweb.org/workforce. The “Status of the Geoscience Workforce” report is based on original data collected by AGI as well as from federal data sources, professional membership organizations, and industry. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geological Institute (AGI) now carries the book, Association of American State Geologists Centennial History: 1908-2008 by James C. Cobb as part of its extensive offerings. Written for the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) 100th anniversary, this 525-page book covers a century of the issues, activities, and accomplishments of AASG over its remarkable history which spans the time from horse and buggy geology to GPS and laser mapping and the entire development of plate tectonic theory. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The American Geological Institute (AGI) has just released the latest edition of the GeoRef Thesaurus (ISBN 978-0-922152-82-7). This essential guide to GeoRef database terminology includes over 30,000 controlled vocabulary terms and has been updated with 1,780 new terms. The GeoRef Thesaurus includes terms for rocks, soils, sediments, geologic structures, time periods and features, etc. Savvy database searchers use this indispensable tool to view term relationships and usage notes and to construct queries. [Read More]

Alexandria, VA — The Young Earth Scientists for Society (YES) network, an association of earth scientists under the age of 35 years representing geological societies from around the world, in collaboration with the International Year of Planet Earth, is organizing a world congress for young earth scientists, policy makers, advisors and decision makers. The conference will discuss global climate, environmental and geological challenges facing today’s society, and establish an interdisciplinary global network of individuals committed to solving these challenges. [Read More]