November 14, 2023, 7pm: Special Zoom and Facebook Live presentation. Speaker: Wilson (Wai-Yin) Cheung, Queens University of Ontario. Topic: Physical Geography and Climate Change in the Greenland and Canadian Arctic.

November 28, 2023, 6pm: Atlanta Geological Society monthly meeting Speaker: Daniel Gebregiorgis Yirgaw, Ga State University. Topic: to be announced.

When: 10am-12noon, January 27, 2024 Where: Zoom presentation.  Contact Benjamin Black for login details: [email protected] Course Syllabus: Geophysical techniques are often cost-effective and safe ways to investigate the subsurface. Using these tools, engineers and geologists can characterize sites and image subsurface conditions better.  Common applications include determining lithology, depth to rock, integrity and quality of rock masses, fracture and foliation orientation, locating subsurface hazards such as voids or manmade … Continue reading "January 27 Professional Geologist Candidate Workshop: Geophysics"

January 30, 2024, 6pm: Atlanta Geological Society monthly meeting. Speaker: Zhigang Peng, Georgia Tech. Topic: Ongoing studies of southeastern earthquakes.

This workshop will be offered via zoom Course Syllabus: The workshop will explore current practices in the field of hydrogeology with an emphasis on water resources. Mr. Foldesi will cover techniques utilized for groundwater exploration and development in both bedrock and coastal plain environments. The process of implementing and maintaining Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) … Continue reading "PG Workshop: Hydrogeology"

February 27, 2024, 6pm: Atlanta Geological Society monthly meeting. Speaker: Andy Newman, Georgia Tech. Topic:  Understanding earthquake and tsunami behavior in subduction zones.

AGS Executive Committee Meeting via zoom

March 26, 2024, 6pm: Atlanta Geological Society monthly meeting. Speaker: Christy Visaggi, Ga State University. Topic: Paleontological resources in the National Park Service: stories from the field and in the collections.

April 30, 2024, 6pm: Atlanta Geological Society monthly meeting. Speaker: Anthony Boxleiter, Ga State University. Topic: A new look at the Late Cretaceous-Eocene stratigraphy of the Upper Coastal Plain of central Georgia

AGS Executive Committee Meeting via zoom

May 28, 2024, 6pm: Atlanta Geological Society monthly meeting. Speaker: Jessica Turner, GEI Consultants. Topic: Brownfields.

It’s time to start planning for the annual BBQ social. Remember last year’s event with lots of door prizes and Tony and his jokes? Who can top that?  Well, we can try but we need volunteers, and sponsors to make it happen. We only have three more monthly meetings before the Social. So, in the … Continue reading "AGS Annual BBQ Social"