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Explorer Foundation Update By Jensen Angelloz

Announcing the 2020 IBA Finals Winners

Call it unprecedented, call it exciting and unpredictable, call it historic – and you’re right each time. The 2020 Imperial Barrel Award global finals competition was one for the record books – for the first time ever, the entire competition, impacted by the global pandemic that threatened to end it before it began, was held virtually in early June, adding a new chapter in the program’s illustrious history. Indeed, this year’s competition had many firsts – a global pandemic, an entirely virtual competition and the introduction of the IBA Exploration Leadership Series.

Added on 01 July, 2020

Explorer Emphasis Article By Emily Llinás

GIS Provides a Variety of Career Options for Geoscientists

Preparing for hurricanes, creating scripts with Python and responding to pandemics are just a few of the job functions of Johann Sidial, 31-year-old geologist and AAPG Member who works with the government of Sint Maarten’s Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure. In his role as geographic information systems officer, Sidial is responsible for managing and executing the acquisition, analysis and visualization of datasets across Sint Maarten, a constituent country for the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Dutch Caribbean.

Added on 01 July, 2020

Latin America Blog By Emily Llinás

Latin America & Caribbean Region Report May 2020

The first-ever AAPG LACR Young Professionals Conference took place May 18-29 and connected 763 unique participants from 26 countries in the Americas, Europe and Africa.

Added on 17 June, 2020

Explorer Article By Jensen Angelloz

Imperial Barrel Award Competition Goes Virtual

The Imperial Barrel Award program has been associated with the AAPG and coordinated by a volunteer committee of AAPG members since 2007. With the objective of introducing geoscience students in graduate school to real world data and workflows in the oil and gas industry, the core of the annual IBA competition is the people – all volunteers, industry leaders and subject-matter experts willingly taking time to judge and coordinate competitions as well as network with the hard-working, eager and promising future industry leaders. The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent crash of crude oil prices presented the IBA Committee with unique challenges for continuing with the 2020 IBA competition while ensuring the safety of all participating teams and volunteers.

Added on 01 June, 2020

Latin America Blog By Emily Llinás

LAC Region Report April 2020

AAPG LACR members jumped into the virtual space a series of virtual talks, conferences and meetings held throughout the region.

Added on 20 May, 2020

Explorer ProTracks By Hala Alwagdani

Investing in Education

At a time when the geoscience job market is suffering from low demand and fewer jobs, the Middle East is hungry for petroleum geoscientists.

Added on 01 May, 2020

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Watkins Launches Astrogeology Dream with HGS Scholarship

In a room of more than 150 geoscientists gathered to support scholarship recipients of the Houston Geological Society, the question was asked: “How many of you secretly want to be an astronaut?” Dozens of hands shot up. Yes, it is cool to study rocks on Earth, but with exploration in the DNA of scientists, the rocks on the moon and on Mars inevitably beckon. In a keynote address to recipients of $50,000 in scholarships from the HGS Scholarship Committee chaired by past AAPG President Charles Sternbach, Jessica Watkins – a newly graduated astronaut from NASA and planetary geologist – made the possibility of space exploration a little less out of reach for budding geoscientists.

Added on 01 May, 2020

Explorer Emphasis Article By Emily Llinás

LACR Responds to Pandemic With Virtual Education Strategies

The twin crises of COVID-19 and falling oil prices have left the world spinning and schools, companies and professional associations searching for ways to adapt. For the AAPG Latin America and Caribbean Region leadership team, the new reality has led to innovation and creativity.

Added on 01 May, 2020

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Triumph and Reinvention

The Sidney Powers Memorial Award is, among everything else it represents, AAPG’s lifetime achievement award. But, more than the Association simply recognizing outstanding individuals who have contributed to the advancement of petroleum geology, the Powers medal also puts a marker by these award winners and says to future generations, “These people right here. They’re who we as geologists are and strive to be.” These winners are links between generations, even the generations not yet here. This year’s recipient of AAPG’s highest honor, past AAPG President Paul Weimer, deserves his place on that chain for his extensive research and teaching activities in global deepwater plays, and for his public outreach activities, but also for his humility.

Added on 01 May, 2020

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Geoscience Programs Evolve Through Declining Enrollment

With oil reaching historic lows, massive layoffs, a growing stigma against fossil fuels, and new fields of science with a futuristic feel, it is understandable why studying the geosciences – particularly for careers in petroleum – might strike a student as a bad idea. Most would agree the oil and gas industry has a major public relations crisis on its hands. To remain relevant, it must demonstrate the growing need for geoscientists in forward-thinking positions where job security is all but a given.

Added on 01 May, 2020

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