Joint 69th Annual Southeastern / 55th Annual Northeastern Section Meeting - 2020

Session No. 31
Saturday, 21 March 2020: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Lake Fairfax (Hyatt Regency Reston)

T28. Geoscience Careers for New Geoscience Graduates

 

Michael D. Lawless and Ron Wallace, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO INTRODUCE THE GEOSCIENCES AS A CAREER OPTION AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
OKPODU, Camellia, Office of the Dean, Xavier University of Louisiana, College of Arts and Sciences, 1 Drexel Drive, New Orleans, LA 70125
8:25 AM
PREPARING OUR WORKFORCE: THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT GEOSCIENCE CAREERS
LAWLESS, Michael D., Draper Aden Associates, 2206 S Main St, Blacksburg, VA 24060
8:45 AM
LEARNING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LONG-HAUL GEOSCIENCE CAREER
KEANE, Christopher, American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302
9:05 AM
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND GROWTH AS YOUNG PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTIST
BARNES, Brandy, Draper Aden Associates, 114 Edinburgh South Drive, Cary, NC 27511
9:25 AM
LIFE AT A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: THE VIRGINIA PERSPECTIVE
OCCHI, Marcie, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, 900 Natural resources drive, Suite 400, Charlottesville, VA 22903
 
9:45 AM
Break
10:00 AM
GEOLOGY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
WALLACE, Ron James, Georgia Department of Natural Resources (retired), 3650 Garrards Crossing, Roswell, GA 30075
10:20 AM
OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL GEOLOGIST WITH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GLOBAL CONSULTING FIRM
MCFARLAND, J. Todd, Wood, 3800 Ezell Road, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37211
10:40 AM
GEOSCIENCE CAREERS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY
POPP, John, 109 Anderson Way, Wilmore, KY 40390
11:00 AM
SURPRISE - TRAINING REQUIRED FOR PETROLEUM/HYDROGEOLOGY GEOSCIENTISTS OPENS MANY DOORS TO ADDITIONAL CAREERS
WILLETTE, Donna Caraway, Illinois State Geological Survey, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820
 
11:20 AM
Concluding Remarks
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