| Tuesday, July 3 - 1:00pm
Dow 610
Mr. Frank Holcomb (alumni)
"Geology and Cement Manufacturing"
power point presentation and discussion
We are happy to announce the presentation above by one of our alumni. We apologize for the
short notice and hope that you are available to attend. |
| Fourth Thursday in History: Geology of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula
Dr. Bill Rose
The presentation starts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, 2007 and will take place in room 139 of Fisher Hall on the Michigan Tech campus. Fisher Hall is located near the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and MacInnes Drive in Houghton, Michigan. The presentation is free and open to the public. |
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2007 Michigan Section SPE Scholarship Award
We are offering a scholarship award this year of $750 to either a college student or a high school senior who is admitted to a 4-year institution and is interested in the gas and oil industry. The deadline to submit the application materials is *July 1*. The recipient of the award will be determined by August 1. If you are interested in learning more about the scholarship and would like an application, please contact Allison Schwager. |
AIPG National Scholarship Program – Deadline is February 15, 2007
American Institute of Professional Geologists
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Purpose
To assist students with college education costs and to promote student participation in the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). Up to four scholarships will be awarded to declared undergraduate geological sciences majors who are at least sophomores.
Scholarship Awards
Scholarship awards in the amount of $1,000.00 each will be made to eligible students attending a college or university in the U.S. Scholarships are to be used to support tuition and/or room and board.
Eligibility Requirements
Any student who is majoring in geology (or earth science), is at least a sophomore, and is attending a four-year accredited college or university in the U.S. can apply. Also, the student must be either a student member of AIPG or must have applied for student membership at the time the application for the scholarship is submitted.
Each student who is awarded a scholarship agrees, by accepting the scholarship, to prepare a 600 to 800 word article for publication in The Professional Geologist. The subject of the article must be related to a timely professional issue.
Application Process
Applicants must submit: a letter of interest with name, mail and e-mail addresses, and telephone number; proof of enrollment in an eligible geological sciences program, transcripts; an original one-page essay on why the applicant wants to become a geologist; and a letter of support from a faculty member familiar with the applicant’s academic work. The application packet should be submitted to:
American Institute of Professional Geologists
Attn: Education Committee Chr.
1400 W. 122nd Ave., Suite 250
Westminster, CO 80234
For questions regarding the application process
call (303) 412-6205 or e-mail: aipg@aipg.org.
Applications must be received by
February 15th
Awarded the month of
September
Basis of Awards
Awards will be based on the content and creativity
of the essays as judged by the Education Committee.
The decisions of the Education Committee are final.
Wendy J. Davidson
Assistant Director
wjd@aipg.org
American Institute of Professional Geologists
National Headquarters
1400 W. 122nd Ave., Suite 250
Westminster, CO 80234
(303) 412-6205, Fax (303) 253-9220
www.aipg.org, aipg@aipg.org
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 Geology
of Utah's National Parks 2007
Find out about the Summer 2007 summer field course |
NEWFIELD
EXPLORATION COMPANY DEMONSTRATIONS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9TH
10am - 2pm
Free snacks and lunch (beginning at 11:30 a.m.)
EERC 122
Three recent alumni from GMES will visit
from Newfield Exploration, and present a "live"
demonstration of the methods they use to explore for oil
and gas fields. They will have links back to their computers
set up, and work on real projects, from a room on the
ground floor of the EERC building. Snacks and lunches
will be provided, so that you don't have to take much
time out of your busy day to visit and learn how this
is done. Come and go as your schedule allows.
The actual activities of geologists, geophysicists,
and geological engineers in oil companies are sometimes
difficult to explain. This is a terrific opportunity for
anyone who is even remotely interested or curious about
the subject to come and see what actually takes place.
So, even if you are not in the job market, you are still
welcome to come and learn how oil and gas is found and
produced.
The alumni are Shannon (Bair) Lemke, Eric
Kuhl, and Dan Wrona.
Monday, 10/9/06 at 5:00 p.m. - Information
Session (with refreshments) in Dow 632 (atrium)
Monday, 10/9/06 at 7:00 p.m. - Dinner at the Library for anyone
interested
Tuesday, 10/10/06 all day - Interviews in Dow 604
Interview slots are still available. Students
are welcome to sign up for interviews at the Monday sessions. |
| Geology
Orientation (GE1100) Field Trip
Saturday, 23 September 2006
leave 9am, return by 5pm
Bedrock sites of the Keweenaw
The
GE1100 Field Trip this weekend might be of special interest
to many geo undergraduates, grad students, and faculty/staff.
Bill Rose and Wayne Pennington will be taking the students
on a trip along the spine and northwestern shore of the
Keweenaw peninsula, visiting Copper Harbor, Horseshoe Harbor,
Brockway Mountain, and a number of other bedrock sites.
Lunch
will be provided (free!) at a restaurant (thank your generous
alumni, and become one yourself when the time is right).
Because
we anticipate this being a popular trip, we have reserved
two large vans. If the vans fill up, we will hope that enough
cars are available to carpool. No reservations necessary.
Show
up at the foot of the Dow Building (lake level parking lot)
about 8:45am on Saturday, so that the vans can leave by
9am. We will return before 5pm.
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Dr.
David Gallo from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
will present TWO programs:
Extreme Deep: Exploring the Ends of the Earth
(7:30
pm, Sept. 25 at the Rozsa) and
Water Crisis on the Blue Planet
(Noon-1 pm, Sept. 26
in 135 Fisher Hall) at Michigan Tech
Reception and informal discussions with David Gallo
6th Floor Dow Atrium
4pm Tuesday Sept 26
Refreshments provided
...followed by....
a less formal gathering at the KBC or other establishment
...and then...
dinner at a location to be determined by the group
(Financial support for these events is provided by your
generous alumni through the Michigan Tech Fund.)
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A visitor from the Norwegian Geological
Survey, Maarten Broekmans, is going to be on campus for
a few days, working with the Transportation Center. We have
scheduled the following time for a presentation and discussion
of the research activities underway by that Survey. Dr.
Broekmans' research specialties include the laboratory evaluation
of microporosity and the use of small samples in characterization;
he will also be available at other times to speak with interested
people on those issues.
Maarten Broekmans
Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU)
Tuesday, 19 September
Noon: 12-1 (lunch will be provided by Subway)
Dow 6th floor atrium
"NGU - geology for society"
The website for the Norwegian Geological Survey is, in English,
found at
http://www.ngu.no/index.asp?ilangid=1
Please attend, learn some things about
Norway and geologic research underway there, and enjoy a free
lunch!
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| Seminar:
Monday Sept 11
12noon - 1pm Dillman 320 (lunch will be provided)
Dr. Jack Caldwell, MicroSeismic, Inc.
"Using microearthquakes recorded at the surface to
better manage oil and gas reservoirs"
Most of the talk deals with the details of hydraulic fracture
monitoring using surface passive seismic monitoring. The
speaker will also talk about permanent reservoir monitoring
using surface arrays listening to natural sources generated
by the reservoir. Finally, he will mention projects where
we have used the natural seismicity of an area to produce
a 3D seismic-velocity cube as the first step in an exploration
program in areas where man-made sources are not allowed.
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Discussion Session:
Monday Sept 11
5:30pm - 6:30pm Dow 6th Floor Atrium (pizza will be provided)
Dr. Jack Caldwell, MicroSeismic, Inc.
"The oil and gas industry is alive and well, and will
be for a long time to come"
The speaker will present arguments in support of this argument,
but the session is intended to be a discussion of career
opportunities in the oil and gas industry in general.
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All
Models Are Wrong: How Do We Know Which Are Useful?
Dr.
Eileen Poeter
National Groundwater Association 2006 Darcy Lecturer
Friday September 15 at 4:00 p.m.
642 Dow Environmental Sciences Bldg.
See
PDF of article
Lecturer: Dr. Eileen Poeter is currently a professor
of geological engineering at the Colorado School of Mines
and Director of the International Ground Water Modeling
Center. Before entering academia, she worked for Golder
Associates in the early 1980s and has continued to consult
throughout her academic career. Poeter earned a B.S. in
geology from Lehigh University in 1975, and an M.S. in
1978 and a Ph.D. in 1980 in engineering science from Washington
State University. Her research focuses on parameter estimation
(e.g., development of UCODE-a universal inverse code)
and multimodel evaluation (e.g., development of MMRI).
Eileen is part of the JUPITER (Joint Parameter IdenTification
and Evaluation of Reliability) development team. JUPITER
is an application-programming interface (API) intended
to energize the science and technology of evaluating sensitivity,
assessing data needs, estimating parameters, selecting/ranking
models, and evaluating uncertainty. This API, and associated
codes, are currently under development by the U.S. Geological
Survey, in coordination with the Environmental Protection
Agency to interface with their software modeling frameworks.
Poeter's lecture details how the ground water profession
today is searching for appropriate approaches to developing
conceptual models, evaluating which are useful, and describing
the uncertainty associated with their predictions.
Abstract:
Hydrology is modeling, starting from the moment a hydrologist
stands on a hill and develops a concept of the system;
continuing with application of an analytical model such
as Darcy’s law, the Theis equation, or chemical
equilibria; and sometimes extending to elaborate numerical
models. Darcy created the first quantitative ground water
model in 1856, driven by the practical goal of providing
a clean water supply to Dijon, France. It was clearly
useful because it not only served his immediate purpose,
but hydrologist still call upon it daily. Today we strive
to solve complex ground water flow and transport problems,
and we are asked to use model results to make decisions
without the luxury of a long assessment period. Consequently,
the ground water profession is searching for appropriate
approaches for developing conceptual models, evaluation
which models are useful, and describing the uncertainty
associated with their predictions. Formulation of a reasonable
set of alternative conceptual models, coupled with quantitative
representation (which may range from simple to complex),
is critical to the process. In spite of its apparent simplicity,
this task is more difficult than numerical modeling because
it reaches beyond consideration of scientific principles
and quantitative algorithms into the realm of human nature
and judgment. The problem is exacerbated by the dense,
opaque character of the subsurface that makes data acquisition
expensive, causing us to accomplish the work with sparse,
uncertain information. Nevertheless, movements to meet
this challenge are gaining momentum in the ground water
profession. Currently available practical approaches to
the problem are presented in down-to-earth terms and future
challenges are considered.
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and Sciences
Michigan Technological University
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