Developing a Resilience Model for North America’s Energy Sector Infrastructure

Threats to our energy infrastructure continue to grow and evolve. The NAERM addresses these concerns.

step drawdown test

step drawdown test . A type of aquifer test in which the water level in a pumped well is measured while the well is pumped at a constant rate for a given period of time; the pumping rate is successively increased for each of several time intervals, the water level is measured during each interval, and drawdown is calculated for each pumping rate. The derived relationship between drawdown and pumping rate can be used to estimate aquifer properties, the practical yield of the pumping well, and the appropriate depth setting of the pump in a production well.

100 years of female Fellows: Ethel Woods (nee Skeat)

Geological Society of London

2019 marks 100 years since women were able to be elected as Fellows of the Geological Society, with the first eight elected in May 1919. They came from a diverse range of specialisms, backgrounds and experience - as part of our activities to mark the anniversary, we're profiling each of them. Continue reading →

medenbachite

GeoWord of the Day

medenbachite . A yellow to brownish-yellow triclinic mineral: Bi₂Fe³⁺(Cu,Fe²⁺)O(AsO₄)₂(OH)₃.

Administration Releases Critical Minerals Strategy

GSA Speaking of Geoscience

By Laura Szymanski, GSA Science Policy Fellow

The Trump Administration released A Federal Strategy to Ensure a Reliable Supply of Critical Minerals on 4 June 2019. The strategy assesses the supply chain of critical minerals and identifies ways to strengthen the supply chain through recycling, reprocessing, and identifying alternative minerals and materials, diversification of the supply chain through trade with allies and partners, and streamlining the permitting and review process. The strategy also outlines a plan to identify new mineral resources within the Nation through mapping efforts.

Celebrating 25 Years of Petroleum Geoscience

Geological Society of London

Over the last 25 years, Petroleum Geoscience has been publishing leading research papers on exploration and development of sub-surface hydrocarbon resources and related themes in applied geoscience. The journal is a joint enterprise between the Geological Society of London (GSL) and the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), published by the GSL Publishing House. … Continue reading →

Convergence: A Call for More Robust Global Science Collaboration

AGU - From the Prow

(L to R) AGU Exec. Vice President Janice LaChance, Head of the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences Brijesh K Bansal, AGU President Robin Bell, and AGU CEO/ Exec. Director Chris McEntee ⁦at the ⁦IUGG⁩ general assembly in Montreal.

hurricane

GeoWord of the Day

hurricane (hur'-ri-cane). A tropical cyclone, esp. in the North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific basins, in which the sustained near-surface wind speed equals or exceeds 64 knots (73 mph). See also: typhoon.

IGC Travel Grant and Mentoring Program 2020

Paleontological Society

The Geological Society of America, the Geological Society of America Foundation, and the U.S. National Committee for Geological Sciences announce a travel grant and mentoring program for graduate students and early career scientists (within 7 years of receiving their PhD). Click below for more information!

The Paleontological Society is now accepting applications for two student members to participate in Geo-CVD 2019!

Paleontological Society

The Paleontological Society is now accepting applications for two student members to participate in Geo-CVD 2019!

The American Geosciences Institute (AGI), in collaboration with other science societies including the Paleontological Society, invites members of the geoscience community from across the nation to come to Washington, DC, for the annual Geoscience Congressional Visits Day (Geo-CVD) on September 10-11, 2019.

American Geosciences Institute

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