Title:  Red and yellow ochres used by the Himba and Nama people of Namibia: Mineralogical composition and characterization by XRD and SEM-EDS. Abstract: Ocher is a natural iron oxide earth pigment that can vary from shades of light yellow to deep oranges to intense reds. The use of ochres as pigments is global and they … Continue reading "AGS Monthly Meeting"

Subject: A review of the ASBOG practice exam for the Fundamentals of Geology Speaker: Ben Bentkowski and Abigail Knapp Date: Saturday, January 29, 2022 Time: 10:00 am until 12:00 pm Place: Online webinar hosted by Scott Harris of Fernbank Science Center – registration information below. This workshop is virtual only. Registration: To receive the zoom link and password, please check that you … Continue reading "AGS PG Workshop"

Title:  Better Understanding Seismic Activity in the Southeast USA: Case studies of the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone and Vicinity of the Thurmond Reservoir Abstract: The Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone (ETSZ) is the second most active seismic zone in the eastern United States, after the New Madrid Seismic zone in the Mississippi Valley area. A few … Continue reading "AGS Monthly Meeting"

Speaker: Abigail Knapp Subject: Remote Sensing Place: Online webinar. For more information and link contact Abigail Knapp: [email protected] Please join us for a Saturday morning overview of remote sensing, with a highlight on the Landsat satellite applications. Remote Sensing falls under the General Geology/Field Methods section of the ASBOG FG and PG questions. In this … Continue reading "March 2022 PG Candidate Workshop"

Title: Geology for the Next Generation:  Purposeful Training in Geoscience Education Abstract: Education seems susceptible to a particular form of bias. An instructor learns a thing a certain way, and thus considers this is the way that instruction is done. Over time, the curriculum of a program builds, sometimes by the demands of the job … Continue reading "AGS Monthly Meeting"

Title: Structure, Geochemistry, Geochronology, and 2- and 3-dimensional strain analysis of the Long Island Creek Gneiss with proximity to the zone of most intense shearing in the Brevard Zone in western Georgia and eastern Alabama Abstract:  Two- and three-dimensional strain analysis of the Long Island Creek Gneiss (LICG) was conducted from natural exposures in western … Continue reading "AGS Monthly Meeting"

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022 Time: 10:00 am until 12:00 pm Place: Online webinar. For more information and link contact Abigail Knapp: [email protected] Speaker: Benjamin Black, PE, PG, CPG, RPG Ben has over 26 years of diverse experience in the field of engineering geology, geological engineering, mining, and hydrogeology.  He has a BS in Geology … Continue reading "AGS PG Workshop"

May 21: PG Workshop. Topic: Hydrogeology and Contaminant Transport. Speaker: Dr. Jim Kennedy. For more information contact Abigail Knapp, [email protected]

Special AGS monthly meeting, sponsored jointly with the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG) Atlanta Chapter featuring Jahns Lecturer Richard Wooten, North Carolina Geological Survey (retired). Topic: Going Against the Grain: Linking Brittle Cross-Structures with Landslides, Hydrogeology, and Earthquakes in the North Carolina Blue Ridge and Piedmont.

Come join us for some great food and fun! Door prizes, giant screen movie and socializing! When: Tuesday, June 28, 2022, 630-800pm Where: Fernbank Museum Cost: Members Free; Guests $5 Door prizes: Please bring items to give away as door prizes. These can be geology books, maps, samples, rocks, fossils, company swag or an endless … Continue reading "AGS Annual Social"

July 16: PG Workshop. Topic: Karst Geology. Speaker: Steve Stokowski. Steven Stokowski, CPG, is the owner and materials geologist of Stone Products Consultants. Steve’s primary professional interests are aggregates and concrete petrography. Steve has extensive geological and petrographic experience across the US. He has a MS in Geology from the South Dakota School of Mines … Continue reading "AGS PG Workshop"

AGS PG Candidate Workshop--Online webinar Subject: Geomorphology Speaker: Ginny Mauldin, GIT, PMP. Ginny is employed in the Engineering Design division of Southern Company Gas - Atlanta Gas Light. She holds an M.S. in Geology from Georgia State University where she conducted research in Meteoritics and Martian Geomorphology. She is a veteran Solar System Ambassador with … Continue reading "AGS PG Candidate Workshop"