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Explorer Emphasis Article By Brian Ervin,Susan Nash

Connecting Researchers With Funding

AAPG is committed to connecting promising original research with much-needed funding and is continually seeking – and finding – new ways to make that potential a reality.

Added on 01 November, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Ken Milam

MOOSE Offers Real-World Geophysical Modeling

MOOSE – Multiphysics Object-Oriented Simulation Environment – is a software platform designed to make predictive modeling and simulation faster and easier.

Added on 01 November, 2014

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Analyzing Big Data For Big Discovery

Unconventional plays are producing hundreds of wells within relatively small spaces, and all are cranking out more data than any human could possibly track. It’s a fact that has driven the oil and gas industry to search for technology that can intelligently quantify such data and increase the odds of a discovery.

Added on 01 November, 2014

Explorer Article By Barry Friedman

Imperial Barrel Award 2015 – Apply Now

Team registrations are now being accepted for this year’s AAPG-AAPG Foundation’s Imperial Barrel Award program (IBA), an annual prospective basin evaluation competition for geoscience graduate students from universities around the world.

Added on 01 November, 2014

Explorer Foundation Update By Lorry Oldefest

Distinguished Lecture Tours Announced for 2014-15

It has a new name, a new energy and a new lineup of experts, all primed to spread geoscience knowledge around the world. “It” is AAPG’s newly named Global Distinguished Lecture Program – emphasis on the “global” – which dates back to 1941 but continues to be the Association’s flagship initiative for offering the latest in geologic science to AAPG affiliated geological societies and universities.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Division Column DPA By Rick Fritz

Top 10 Reasons to Join DPA

As AAPG Division of Professional Affairs president I am often asked, “What is the DPA’s purpose?” I decided one of the best ways to answer this question is take the Letterman approach with a Top 10 list of purposes and reasons to be part of DPA.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Director’s Corner By David Curtiss

Student Expos and the Big Picture

As this issue of EXPLORER goes to print, geoscience students and industry recruiters are gathering on the plains of Wyoming for the Rocky Mountain Rendezvous, the annual job fair of AAPG’s Rocky Mountain Section.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer President’s Column By Randi Martinsen

Embracing Mitchell's Vision of Sustainability

I find it ironic that George Mitchell, the “father of hydraulic fracturing technology” (aka, “father of fracing”), a technology that so many people fear or hate because of its perceived negative environmental impact, was so passionate about the environment and sustainability. This is a message we need to convey.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Article

URTeC Was Even Better the Second Time Around; Plans Start for 2015

The second annual Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, which once again threw a multidiscipline spotlight on new approaches, technology and science being used to develop unconventional plays, attracted more than 5,000 attendees– a 25 percent increase over last year’s inaugural event – to Denver’s Colorado Convention Center in late August.

Added on 01 October, 2014

Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

Task Force Appointed in Lieu of Vote

It was a collective sigh of relief heard ‘round the state. Two months ago, Colorado Gov. John W. Hickenlooper managed to pull off what many call the compromise of the season – the political season, that is, in a state that has been dragged into a months-long, messy battle between the oil and gas industry and politicians and activists who oppose drilling on various levels.

Added on 01 October, 2014

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The House of Delegates of the AAPG is made up of delegates from affiliated societies and international regions throughout the world. They are selected by popular vote from within their respective areas and serve a three year term.

Who Is My Delegate?

NOTE: Membership in an affiliated society does not necessarily constitute membership in the AAPG and vice versa.

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