GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California

Session No. 206
Tuesday, 24 September 2024: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Ballroom A&B (Anaheim Convention Center)

P4. Attracting and Educating a 21st Century Mining Workforce: Addressing the Need for a Resilient Domestic Supply of Critical Minerals

 

James Kubicki, Emma Hunt, Marek Locmelis and Antonio Arribas, Conveners
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
THE ENERGY TRANSITION WILL NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT A RADICAL MINDSET CHANGE AMONG GEOLOGY FACULTY
SIMON, Adam, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
1:55 PM
THE SCARCITY OF QUALIFIED GEOLOGISTS AND THE CHALLENGE OF ASSEMBLING A TEAM TO MANAGE CRUCIAL MINERAL PROGRAMS IS A PRESSING ISSUE, POTENTIALLY SURPASSING THE DIFFICULTY OF MAKING NEW DISCOVERIES
LAMBECK, Lex and GOMEZ, Celeste, MAG Silver Corp., Suite 770, 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C, BC V6C 2V6, Canada
2:35 PM
A DISCONNECTED INDUSTRY; CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 21ST CENTURY MINERALS INDUSTRY WORKFORCE
JOWITT, Simon, Ralph J. Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557-0178
 
2:55 PM
Discussion
3:35 PM
BUILDING WORKFORCE CAPACITY THROUGH THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: ADAPTING GEOSCIENCE CURRICULA
HUNT, Emma, Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences, Furman University, 3300 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, SC 29613
3:50 PM
CRITICAL MINERALS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AT A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY – RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
BRIDGES, Carey, Missouri Geological Survey, Dept of Natural Resources, PO Box 250, Rolla, MO 65402
4:05 PM
PROJECT BASED LEARNING AND MENTORING PROGRAM PROPOSALS FOR ENGAGING AND ATTRACTING STUDENTS TO GEOLOGY
CHADDOCK, Lisa, Geography, Geology and GIS, San Diego City College, 1313 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101
Handouts
  • PROJECT BASED LEARNING AND MENTORING PROGRAM PROPOSALS FOR ENGAGING AND ATTRACTING STUDENTS TO GEOLOGY GSA 2024.pptx (9.0 MB)
  • 4:20 PM
    THE ROLE OF POLITICAL GEOLOGY IN ADVANCING 21ST CENTURY GEOSCIENCE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
    HALE, Tom, Geography and Spatial Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711
    4:35 PM
    APPLYING HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN THE MINING SECTOR TO PROMOTE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
    ROJAS, Mateo, Colorado School of Mines, Humanitarian Engineering and Science Program, Golden, CO 80401
     
    4:50 PM
    Concluding Remarks