News & Announcements

The annual TA meeting kicked off on Thursday night June 15 with a reception at the Brown Palace in Denver. In addition to TAs and their invited guests, we invited several local AAPG members to join us at the reception. We think this is one of the best ways to recruit new members and we intend to continue the practice of inviting TA candidates to our events.

With a history of her innovative approach to geoscience education, her involvement in the industry and her service to the profession, Gómez is the first educator from Latin America to receive the Foundation’s IGEA. 

Bradford “Brad” Burton is an associate professor in the Natural and Environmental Sciences Department at Western Colorado University (WCU) in Gunnison, Colo. He holds the Rady Chair in Petroleum Geology at WCU.  

The AAPG Foundation's 2019 Inspirational Geoscience Educator Award recipient, Brett Carpenter, was the Earth Science Week speaker at University of Tulsa's Geo Seminar. His research is a project that examines the elements that make pre-existing basement faults prone to earthquakes.

International semifinalist teams compete for Excellence in Teamwork award, Excellence in Innovation Award, Third Place Stoneley Medal, Second Place Selley Cup and First Place Imperial Barrel Award.

The AAPG Foundation is proud to announce the recipient of the 2019 Teacher of the Year (TOTY) award, Laura Branch. Branch teaches AP Environmental Science, geology and general science classes at Ernest Righetti High School in Santa Maria, Calif.