Webinars

AGI hosts webinars on a variety of topics related to the geosciences including webinars about career development, topics of interest to support the success of geoscience academic departments, and discussions with geoscientists and decision makers regarding potential solutions to challenges at the interface of geoscience and society.

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Upcoming Webinars

Using a tool to dig in a small soil pit.
Thursday, September 5, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: Early Career Professionals in Mapping Webinar Series

In this free webinar, Sydney Lance, a soil scientist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will discuss her background and work related to soil mapping techniques.

AGI's Early Career Professionals in Mapping Webinar Series features early career geoscience professionals who share their work related to mapping, especially geologic mapping, and experiences entering the geoscience community.

Geoscience students of diverse ethnicities preparing for fieldwork in a lab, packing equipment like brunton compasses, tablets, and drones, and working on computers
Friday, September 6, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs

The AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs webinar series is pleased to offer a free online webinar and discussion lead by Christopher Keane and Leila Gonzales from AGI about the latest data on how geoscience employment trends are changing within the U.S., including the skillsets that geoscientists will need to succeed in future geoscience careers. The presentation will lead into a discussion among participants about what they are seeing for their recent graduates and what that means for the next couple years.

Two people digging a trench to collect soil samples. The trench has started to fill with water.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: Early Career Professionals in Mapping Webinar Series

In this free webinar, Claire Benton, a soil scientist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will discuss her work with soil classification and mapping in Alaska.

AGI's Early Career Professionals in Mapping Webinar Series features early career geoscience professionals who share their work related to mapping, especially geologic mapping, and experiences entering the geoscience community.

Friday, October 11, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs

Procedures and support structures for new faculty going up for tenure and promotion vary between departments and institutions. Department heads and chairs, however, are responsible for providing leadership in creating expectations, managing the process, and reducing barriers for those going through the tenure and promotion process. Please join this community discussion to share and learn from each other about tips and strategies on how you have successfully guided your faculty through this and supported their advancement and personal growth.

A satellite image of the Ruki and Congo Rivers
Monday, October 14, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: Earth Science Week

Microplastics of different colors mixed with sand grains.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour 10 mins
Series: Earth Science Week

A satellite image of Meteor Crater.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: Earth Science Week

Glacier coastline with icebergs floating in the water. A research vessel is among the icebergs.
Thursday, October 17, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: Earth Science Week

Cropland in the foreground being watered by a sprinkler system. Mountains in the background.
Friday, October 18, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: Earth Science Week
A field of crops, showing rows of plants, with soil in the foreground.
Thursday, November 14, 2024 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: Early Career Professionals in Mapping Webinar Series

In this free webinar, Britney Allen, a soil scientist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will discuss her work in soil conservation, the use of technology in soil mapping, and dynamic soil properties.

AGI's Early Career Professionals in Mapping Webinar Series features early career geoscience professionals who share their work related to mapping, especially geologic mapping, and experiences entering the geoscience community.