Division of Environmental Geosciences (DEG)
Established in 1992, Division of Environmental Geosciences is concerned with increasing awareness of the environment and the petroleum industry and providing AAPG with a scientific voice in the public arena.
Among its objectives are:
- educating members about important environmental issues
- supporting and encouraging research on the effects of exploration and production on the environment
- communicating scientific information to concerned governmental agencies
Officers | Standing Committees | DEG Web Site
DEG membership is additional and not automatic with membership in AAPG. Download a membership form from DEG's Web site.
DEG Dues
- DEG Membership: $45.00
- (includes DEG's Journal: Environmental Geosciences)
- DEG Membership: $55.00
- with mailing address outside North America
(includes DEG's Journal: Environmental Geosciences) - DEG Student Membership: $25.00
- (includes DEG's Journal: Environmental Geosciences ONLINE ACCESS ONLY)
Division of Professional Affairs (DPA)
Division of Professional Affairs, a division of AAPG, seeks to:
- promote professionalism and ethical standards
- provide a means for professional certification of petroleum geologists, coal geologists, and petroleum geophysicists
- assist in career planning
- improve the professional well-being of AAPG members
Committees | Advisory Board | Governmental Affairs
Energy Minerals Division (EMD)
This branch of AAPG is dedicated to:
- addressing the special concerns of geologists working with non-petroleum energy resources
- providing a vehicle to keep abreast of the latest developments in coal, coalbed methane, gas shales, geothermal, oil shale, tar sands, gas hydrates, and remote sensing
EMD serves geologists involved in energy minerals and unconventional energy resources including coal, coalbed methane, geothermal, oil shale, tar sands, gas hydrates and uranium. GIS technology and its applications are also an important member committee.
Officers | Committees | EMD Web Site
21 Good Reasons to Join EMD and AAPG
EMD membership is additional and not automatic with membership in AAPG. Download an EMD membership form.
EMD Dues
- EMD Membership
- $20.00
- EMD Student Membership
- $4.00






