The Professional Geologist Professional Credentials and the Workplace Considerations After the University

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The Professional Geologist Professional
Credentials and the WorkplaceConsiderations
After the University

• AIPG and the Profession

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Academic Years
• Participate in professional associations.
• Take advantage of University programs.
• Work with peers.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Academic Years/Professional Associations
• -Participate in student geoscience societies.
• -Attend professional meetings-dont be
  intimidated.
• -Establish contact with potential employers
  through
• professional colleagues active in societies.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Academic Years/University Programs
• -Use the placement office.
• -Seek part-time employment with a prospective
  employer.
• -Interview prospective employers before your
  final year.
• -Ask professors for recommendations.
• -Volunteer.
• -Achieve excellent grades.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Academic Years/Work with Peers
• -Discuss career expectations and realities.
• -Research prospective employers and share
  information.
• -Discuss expectations of potential employers.
• I dont want to have to train someone to map!
  Ill hire a Brit or Australian who can map
  already.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Student Chapters
• ? Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
• ? James Madison University, Harrisonburg,
  Virginia.
• ? Colorado School of Mines, Golden Colorado.
• ? Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant,
  Michigan.
• ? Bowling Green University, Bowling green, Ohio.
• ? Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
• ? Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Credentials
• The definition of professional goes beyond the
  ability to do good geology.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Credentials
• ? Degrees.
• ? Licenses.
• ? Certification.
• ? Other recognition.
• ? Activism in Professional Societies.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Licensure

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Licensure
• National Association of State Boards of Geology
• www.asbog.org
• (Geology Registration Standards (Nov. 2004)
• Exemptions
• ? State/Municipal/Federal Employees.
• ? Subordinates.
• ? Engineers.
• ? Teaching/Research.
• ? Other Professionals.
• ? Exploration/non-Public.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Licensure
• Registration (licensure) s a legal Instrument of
  the state, and
• ? Grants a privilege to practice.
• ? Is intended to protect the public health and
  welfare.
• ? Is required in order to practice.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Licensure
• Some underlying considerations
• ? Some view registration as restraint of
  trade.
• ? Registration minimizes competition.
• ? Protection of livelihood for the registrant.
• ? Registration is legal professional standing.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession
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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Licensure
• ? In ten of the thirteen Canadian provinces and
  territories, legislative acts restrict the
  practice of geoscience to individuals who are
  registered.
• ? Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New
  Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories
  Nunavut, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and
  Saskatchewan.
• ? Currently, more than 6,500 geoscientists are
  licensed in Canada.
• Source Canadian Council of Professional
  Geoscientists (www.ccpg.ca)

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Title
• European Federation of Geologists (EFG)
• (www.eurogeologists.de/)

MEMBER Countries Belgium-Luxembourg, Czech
Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK. OBSERVER Countries Bulgaria,
Norway, Turkey, Canada (CCPG). ASSOCIATED member
USA (AIPG).
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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Certification
• ? AIPG.
• ? Division of Professional Affairs of AAPG.
• Certification by AIPG and the DPA is a
  recognition by ones peers of a certain minimal
  level of competency.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Certification
• Professional Geologist A geologist who has
  accumulated a minimum of five (5) years
  post-baccalaureate experience in the practice of
  geology as a vocation, and who has a sustained
  record of adherence to exemplary standards of
  professional and ethical conduct.
• (From AIPG Definitions January 12, 1991)

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Professional Development/Certification
• should be guided by the highest standards of
  personal integrity and professional conduct.
• should uphold the public health, safety, and
  welfare in the performance of professional
  services, and avoid even the appearance of
  impropriety.
• should respect the rights, interests, and
  contributions of their professional colleagues.
• should serve their employers and clients
  faithfully and competently within their overall
  professional and ethical obligations.
• should continually strive to improve the
  profession of geology so at it may be of ever
  increasing benefit to society.
• (Excerpted from Canons 1-5, AIPG Code of Ethics)

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Employment

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The Professional Geologist Employment in
Energy Oil and Gas Exploration

• Exploration geophysics
• Team of geologists and geophysicists
• 3-Dimensional seismic surveys are the key

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The Professional Geologist Employment in
Energy Oil and Gas Exploration/Development
Team of geologists and engineers 3 to 1
ratio ? Drilling engineer. ?
Production engineer. ? Reservoir engineer.
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The Professional Geologist Employment in
Energy Oil and Gas Exploration/Development

• Develop an oil and gas prospect (target)
• ?Map the structure and stratigraphy.
• ?Estimate reserves.
• ?Sell to management - per barrel is the key.
• ?Drill the exploration wells.
• ? Develop reservoir model calculate
  reserves.
• ? Production primary and enhanced
  recovery.

The New Boom Coal Bed Methane
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The Professional Geologist Employment in Mining

• Metallic and Nonmetallic Minerals
• ? Exploration drilling.
• ? Core study and assays.
• ? Geophysical surveys.
• ? Geologic mapping.

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The Professional Geologist Employment in Mining

• Typical Products
• ? Coal.
• ? Decorative rock.
• ? Sand and gravel.
• ? Limestone.
• ? Clay.
• ? Ores.

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The Professional Geologist Employment in
Education

• Typical Opportunities
• ? University, PhD required.
• ? Community College, MS required, PhD
  preferred.
• ? Secondary Education, degree plus state license
  (certification).

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The Professional Geologist Employment in
Government.
Federal ? U.S. Geological Survey. ? Army Corps
of Engineers. ? Bureau of Reclamation.
Federal Mapping Projects
Mine Reclamation
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The Professional Geologist Employment in
Government.
Federal ? Bureau of Land Management. ? Forest
Service. ? Bureau of Indian Affairs. ? National
Park Service.
Federal Mapping Projects
Mineral Resource Leases Sales
Park Service Interpreters
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The Professional Geologist Employment in
Government.
State, County, Municipal ? State Geological
Survey. ? Parks and Recreation. ? Water
Supply. ? Mineral Resource Management.
Federal Mapping Projects
Groundwater Monitoring.
Resources Interpretation.
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The Professional Geologist Employment in
Consulting.
Federal Mapping Projects
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The Professional Geologist Employment
Federal Mapping Projects
Excerpted from AAPG EXPLORER April 2004
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The Professional Geologist Employment
Federal Mapping Projects
Excerpted from AAPG EXPLORER April 2004
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The Professional Geologist Employment
Federal Mapping Projects
Excerpted from AAPG EXPLORER April 2004
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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Activism (Advocacy)

NATIONAL LEVEL
STATE LEVEL
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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Activism (Advocacy/Education)

? AIPG Washington, D.C. Fly-In. ? National
Conference of State Legislatures Annual Meeting.
? Cooperate with the Association of American
State Geologists to procure funding for state
geologic mapping. ? Ongoing dialogue with the
USGS regarding the issue of competition. ?
Cooperation agreement with ASBOG.
NATIONAL LEVEL
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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Activism (Advocacy/Education)

? Registration issues. ? Statutes/Regulations
affecting the practice. ? Legislative
receptions. ? Efforts to address issue of
license reciprocity between states. ? AIPG
educational exhibit at the annual Tucson Gem
Mineral Show.
STATE LEVEL
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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Activism (Advocacy)

INTERNATIONAL LEVEL
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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Activism (Advocacy)
• ? In Canada CPGs are accepted as Qualified
  Persons (QP) for reporting mineral resources and
  reserves.
• ? In Canada CPGs are recognized for purposes of
  Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas.
• ? In Australia Australian Stock Exchange
  identifies AIPG as a Recognized Overseas
  Professional Organization for purposes of
  defining Competent Persons to prepare reports on
  Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore
  Reserves for submission to the ASX.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• Activism (Advocacy)
• ? In Europe AIPG CPGs are qualified through
  reciprocal agreement for the title European
  Geologist.
• ? In Ireland AIPG enjoys credential reciprocity
  with the Institute of Geologists of Ireland.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• AIPG Continuing Professional Development
• ? CPD Program currently voluntary.
• ? Participation.
• ? AIPG issues CEUs.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• AIPG Distance Learning
• ? On-line CPD and college level courses.
• ? Live by June.
• ? Negotiating with a major University regarding
  making available college credit.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• AIPG CPG
• ? AIPG title CPG affected by registration
  statutes in some states.
• ? 2005 AIPG President Robert Fonts CPG
  committee.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• AIPG Odds and Ends
• ? 2008 3rd IPGC
• (3rd International Professional Geology
  Conference)
• ? TPG.
• ? Finance Committee.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• USGS Coalition Coalition Member Organizations
  (69)
• ?American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
  ?American Fisheries SocietyAmerican Geological
  InstituteAmerican Geophysical Union?American
  Institute of Biological Sciences ?American
  Institute of Professional Geologists?American
  Society for Photogrammetry Remote
  Sensing?American Society of AgronomyAmerican
  Society of Civil EngineersAmerican Water
  Resources AssociationAmerican Water Works
  Association?AmericaView, Inc.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• USGS Coalition Coalition Member Organizations
  (69)
• Applied Technology CouncilAssociation of
  American Geographers?Association of Ecosystem
  Research CentersAssociation of Engineering
  GeologistsAssociation of Metropolitan Sewerage
  AgenciesAssociation of Metropolitan Water
  AgenciesAssociation of State Floodplain
  Managers?The Botanical Society of AmericaBureau
  of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at
  Austin California Institute of
  TechnologyCalifornia Seismic Safety
  CommissionClean Beaches Council?Council of
  Entomology Department AdministratorsCouncil of
  Science EditorsCrop Science Society of
  AmericaEarthquake Engineering Research
  Institute?Ecological Society of
  AmericaEnvironmental Systems Research Institute,
  Inc.

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• USGS Coalition Coalition Member Organizations
  (69)
• Geological Society of AmericaGeoscience
  Information SocietyGeoInstitute of ASCEThe
  Groundwater Foundation Incorporated Research
  Institutions for SeismologyInternational
  Association of Emergency Managers?International
  Association of Fish Wildlife AgenciesInterstate
  Council on Water Policy Kansas Geological
  SurveyNational Association of State Universities
  Land Grant Colleges?National Association of
  University Fisheries and Wildlife
  ProgramsNational Council for Science and the
  EnvironmentNational Flood Determination
  AssociationNational Geographic SocietyNational
  Ground Water AssociationNational Institutes for
  Water ResourcesNational Mining
  AssociationNatural Science Collections Alliance
  ?NatureServe?NBII Coalition

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession

• USGS Coalition Coalition Member Organizations
  (69)
• North American Benthological SocietyOhioView?Orn
  ithological Council?Phycological Society of
  AmericaRenewable Natural Resources
  FoundationSeismological Society of
  America?Society for Range ManagementSociety of
  Economic GeologistsSociety of Environmental
  Toxicology Chemistry -- North AmericaSoil
  Science Society of AmericaSouthern California
  Earthquake Center at the University of Southern
  CaliforniaUniversities' Council on Water
  ResourcesUniversity Consortium for Geographic
  Information ScienceUniversity Corporation for
  Atmospheric ResearchUniversity of Southern
  CaliforniaWater Environment FederationWeed
  Science Society of AmericaWestern States Seismic
  Policy Council?The Wildlife Society

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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession
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The Professional Geologist AIPG and the
Profession
The President's Fiscal Year 2006 Budget
Request The Department of the Interior (DOI)
received a proposed total budget of 10.8
billion. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) would
receive 933.5 million, a decrease of 1.9
million from last year. Within USGS, the proposal
would fully fund all fixed costs, provide
increases for hazards, mapping and seismic
monitoring programs and decreases for mineral and
water programs. The Mineral Resources Program
would receive a 53 cut, leaving the program with
only 25 million in FY06.
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