Officer Elections
It is about that time of year again when we start looking to see who will be the future leaders of the Texas A&M Student Chapter!
If you would like to submit your name for a position or nominate somebody please click the link below to fill out the form. We are looking to have elections start the week before Spring Break!
We are looking to consolidate some positions as well as spell out more specific position rolls for the future officers.
Here is a description of the positions that we will be electing for as well as a brief description of each:
President:
Current President: Brandon Bush
Weekly coordination of chapter activities. Assigning tasks to chairs and facilitating meetings as well as seminars. Talking with industry personnel to come and speak as well as dealing with Texas A&M Student Activities Organization.
Vice-President (Education Chair):
Current VP: Kyle Goodson (Matthew Wehner)
Help facilitate industry personnel seminars and coordinate with the department.
Treasurer (Social Chair):
Current Treasurer: Maggie Smoot (Jonathan Fry)
Track chapter expenditures, keep chapter budget and acquire items needed for chapter functions. Interaction with department and Student Activities.
Secretary (Webmaster):
Current Secretary: Zhao Zhang (Brandon Bush)
Help other officers complete tasks and coordinate with industry contacts.
Newsletter Editor:
Current Secretary: Rami Ibrahim & Abram Bar
Attend chapter events to take photographs and document chapter happenings. Collection of chapter events twice a year for Semi-Annual Chapter Report to submit to the AAPG.
If there are any questions please email: tamu.aapg@gmail.com
2013 ExxonMobil Play Evaluation Short Course
Howdy!
Once again ExxonMobil's own Bob Stewart will be conducting a Play Evaluation Short Course at Texas A&M.
The short course will take place April 16th (It's a Tuesday).
If you are interested and able to attend I encourage all to sign up. If you are selected to attend (first come first serve-type system), there will be a $10 fee to attend. This fee is designed to have people invest in the short course as well as help provide food and refreshments for short course participants.
If there are any questions please email: tamu.aapg@gmail.com
AAPG Membership
Sing up for the American Association of Petroleum Engineers!
Chevron is covering Student Dues, so the only requirment on your part is to fill out the form and tell the AAPG you want Chevron to pay for you.
Chevron Corporation is the sponsor of AAPG’s Corporate Sponsorship Program. Under this program Chevron will pay the dues of any AAPG Student member if they so elect. Information contained in AAPG’s records about a student using this option may be sent by AAPG to Chevron.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE AAPG
When filling out your application your academic advisor information is as follows:
Dr. Yuefeng Sun
Also, if you have not renewed your membership for the upcoming year, it is a good idea to do so, Chevron is covering renewal dues for students as well.
Once you have signed up for AAPG and have received confirmation email, please email tamu.aapg@gmail.com with your name and member# (will be in confirmation email from AAPG)
If there are any questions please email: tamu.aapg@gmail.com
9/25 Seminar: Dr. Eric Erslev
Howdy!
Tomorrow (9/25) we will be having a seminar by Dr. Eric Erslev from 12-1 in Halbouty 327:
Natural Fractures in the Niobrara Resource Play of the Rocky Mountains
Natural fractures commonly provide critical fluid conduits for the tight reservoirs that characterize resource plays (e.g., shale gas and oil). Natural fracture orientations, intensity, timing and mechanisms are crucial to planning horizontal well sites and horizontal leg geometries as the objective is to tap as many oil- and/or gas-bearing fractures as possible while avoiding water conduits. This presentations will examine natural fractures and their mechanisms in the Rocky Mountains region, with a special emphasis on the Cretaceous Niobrara Formation of the eastern Rockies, which is the target of a major shale oil play. A wide range of fracture mechanisms will be illustrated and discussed, providing a tool box for intelligent fracture studies in other orogens as well.
Eric Erslev is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Wyoming. He received his BA from Wesleyan University in 1976 and his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1981. Eric also taught at Lafayette College (1981-83) and Colorado State University (1981-2008). He is known for his field-based classes, structural modeling and RMAG/AAPG/GSA field trips in the Rockies, receiving the 2008 RMAG Outstanding Scientist Award in 2008 and an AAPG Distinguished Educator Award in 2010. Eric is a structural geologist specializing in field-based investigations of basement-involved foreland deformation, commonly in collaboration with the petroleum industry. He and his students have published on Rocky Mountain Precambrian petrogenesis, Laramide tectonics, fault-related-folding (trishear) and fracture mechanisms. He is the lead investigator for the Bighorn Project and also does structural geology consulting for oil companies.
9/22 Tailgate
The second tailgate of the new season is tomorrow September 22nd @ 1:00 pm.
15th Annual AAPG-SEG Student Expo
15th Annual
17-18 September 2012
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
About the AAPG/SEG Student Expo:
- The Student Expo is a unique event for linking geosciences students with industry recruiters!
- Students benefit by networking, sharing their resume, presenting their research, and interviewing with multiple employers.
- Companies enjoy cost-efficient and timely recruiting from a diverse and talented student population.
Activities at the two-day Student Expo include:
- Open poster sessions on geology and geophysics, followed by poster awards,
- Multiple field-trip and short-course options,
- Company sponsored Ice Breaker, and
- A potentially full day of poster presentations and interviews!
Note: Students are requested to submit their resumes and poster abstracts in advance of the meeting (deadline: 5 September 2012). This allows companies to identify candidates with the required skill sets!
Students who graduated within the last two years may still participate in this event.
Geosciences Faculty members are encouraged to attend. You may register for free by emailingmmlynek@aapg.org. Name badges may be picked up onsite.
