News & Announcements

Susan Eaton will embark on her third Antarctic expedition from December 29th, 2012 to January 19th, 2013. The expedition is entitled “Antarctica and the Scotia Arc: Tectonics, Climate and Life” and its purpose is to study glaciology, climate change and plate tectonics of Antarctica, South Georgia and the Falkland Islands (the three areas constitute the “Scotia Arc”).

The AAPG Foundation would like to welcome John W. Robinson to the Trustee Associates. John is the owner of North Ranch Resources in Denver, Colorado.

The Trustee Associates welcome Marty Hewitt (Houston), Priscilla Grew (Lincoln, NE) and James Henderson (Dallas) to the membership.

Stewart Welch, Jimmie Herrington, Mark Wilson, Sid Bonner and Michael Shearn have passed away in the last few months. We are sorry to lose them, and we honor their memory by recognizing them on the Trustee Associates obit page - http://foundation.aapg.org/TrusteeAssociates/obits/index.cfm.

The AAPG Foundation is currently sponsoring a web series of educational videos set in the kitchen.

Boy Scouts of America hosts a National Jamboree event every four years, showcasing their program to more than 40,000 Scouts and Adults. Teenage boys are introduced to geology career opportunities through the BSA Merit Badge Program. AAPG Foundation has been the national sponsor of the Geology merit badge since the 1997 Jamboree.

The AAPG Foundation is proud to sponsor the 6th annual AAPG Student Chapter Leadership Summit in August, 2012.

The AAPG Foundation will sponsor Earth Science Week from October 14-20th.

Dr. Grant Wach, Professor of Petroleum Geoscience at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia has been named the 2012 American Association of Petroleum Geologists’ Foundation Professorial Award recipient.