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Geoscience Careers Posted: July 12, 2006
The following Slide presentation on Geoscience Careers was prepared by Chuck Caughey, Chair of the AAPG Visiting Geoscientist Program Committee, for use by Visiting Geoscientists on campus visits. Visiting Geoscientists may wish to add or subtract slides to personalize the presentation and adapt it to their audiences. Talking points are included.
Grand Canyon: Geology is Scenery! Posted: May 19, 2005
In 1991 Kansas Geological Survey sent an expedition to the Grand Canyon to re-photograph a 1923 visit. These slides provided, by Lee Gerhard, include that expedition and other trips Gerhard has made.
Energy Posted: April 6, 2005
These slides were provided by Will Green from talks he presents when he visits university campuses as a Visiting Geoscientist. They are compiled from data found at DOE/EIA.
Canadian Rocky Mountains Posted: October 11, 2004
A virtual field trip designed to familiarize viewers with the geology of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and the overthrust belt. Not much later, the overthrust belt in the United States became a prime exploration target. Lee Gerhard
Anatomy of a Reef Posted: September 22, 2004
A photographic virtual field trip though a classical Caribbean reef complex, photographed prior to the collapse of the ecosystem owing to coral and echinoderm disease. Clarendon Bowman (deceased) and Lee Gerhard
Geologic CO2 Sequestration and Denali Fault Earthquake Posted: August 25, 2003
The earthquake slides illustrate how the engineering of the Alaskan pipeline really works and that development of oil and gas in sensitive areas can be accomplished without damage to the environment. Larry Wickstrom, Ohio Geological Survey, Columbus, Ohio
Is There a Future for Professionals In the Petroleum Industry? Posted: August 18, 2003
Today's Students, Tomorrow's Professionals. A report presented by John Kaldi, National Centre for Petroleum Geology and Geophysics, University of Adelaide, Australia
AAPG Membership Benefit Pyramid Posted: January 16, 2003
Help promote AAPG through this simply slide presentation for just about every audience.
Energy and Environment: A Partnership That Works Posted: January 14, 2003
Slides from four the speakers at this AAPG President's Conference held September 23, 2002 in Washington D.C.
Distinguished Lecture Program Slide Library Posted: November 12, 2002
 
The Future Need for Petroleum Geoscientists Posted: May 1, 2002
presented originally by Donald W. Lewis  
Presented as a report from the Future of Earth Scientists Committee to the House of Delegates at the AAPG Annual Meeting, March 2002, Houston
The Quest for Energy: Rewarding Careers in Petroleum Exploration Posted: February 2000
presented originally by John Armentrout  
The entire slide set is 139 slides, which includes a number of slides dealing with petroleum statistics and images of the exploration process

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