The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME)'s Mining School Faculty Grant application period opened on December 1; the deadline is January 31, 2018. Read the full 2017 announcement.
The American Geological Institute (AGI) expects the profession to adhere to the highest ethical standards in all professional activities. The following aspirational guidelines are presented as representative of the core values that form the foundation of the ethics for the geoscience profession. They are presented as the highest common denominator of values for the profession.
A new certification is available from the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). The Certified Soil Technician (CST) will allow individuals working professionally with soil an opportunity for career advancement. CST requires passing the fundamentals in soil science exam and three years of experience.
On March 23-24, 2017, the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) is offering a training course on applications of groundwater geochemistry. The course is worth 1.45 CEUs. See the website for more information or read the summary copied below:
This section includes activities, resource links and PowerPoint presentations to use in NASA STEM workshops. The "Links" section takes you to a Delicious site where thousands of NASA-based resources are categorized according to subject matter and grade levels.
These are NASA generated posters that are available for your use; just click on the description to download the poster. Some presentations have speaker notes and some do not. Posters are arranged alphabetically.
This section will provide you with sample powerpoint presentations. Feel free to use and modify them as you see fit. Below you will find some presentations that where designed to help illustrate some pedagogical models of insturction.
