Farouk El Baz is the 2009 Honorary Degree Recipient at the American University of Beirut. El Baz has been a professor and director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University since 1986. An expert in satellite imagery, he has worked with the Apollo Space Program, studied arid areas using space photography, and applied technology to geography, the geosciences, and archeology. To learn more about this honor, visit http://www.aub.edu/activities/doctorates/.
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Farouk El Baz Receives Honorary Doctorate at AUB
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Denver SIPES Consultant & Independent Workshop - June 16, 2009
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009SIPES Consultant & Independent Workshop
Venue: Â Wynkoop Brewery
Date: Â June 16th
Time: Â 4 - 8pm
Cost: Â $45 per person (Includes appetizers and 1 beer/wine ticket)
Join us for this informative workshop focused on consultants and independents. Â Whether you are currently a consultant/independent or considering this as an option with the current status of the industry, this workshop could assist you. Â Topics will include legal, entity structure, accounting/tax consideration, pricing your services, marketing, networking, data and software needs, and success stories.
Presenters: Â Jim Applegate, Michael Austin, Judy Cain, Erin Capra, Robert Cluff, Michael Faas, et., al.
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CPST Highlights Latest STEM Bachelor’s Degree Data
Thursday, May 7th, 2009In the May 7th issue of STEM Trends, CPST brakes down the latest data on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Bachelor’s degrees granted in 2006. Statistics include data by gender, race, and citizenship status. In 2006, the largest percentage of STEM bachelor’s degrees were granted to white females. The report also brakes down the bottom and top 10 states ranked by the percentage of women STEM degree recipients in 2006.
To read issues of STEM Trends, please visit http://www.cpst.org/hrdata/pages/ComResult.cfm?xDocSource=B.
Effects of the Economic Crisis on Geoscience Departments
Monday, April 6th, 2009The Effects of the Economic Crisis on Geoscience Departments report provides a snapshot of the impacts of the economic downturn as of March 2009 on geoscience departments within the United States as well as in other countries. The report includes analyses based on institution type and regional analyses for U.S. geoscience departments.
Overall, 83 percent of geoscience departments that responded to the survey expect budget cuts for 2009 and/or 2010. These budget cuts are expected to impact faculty (reductions and hiring freezes) and support activities (IT, lab equipment, etc.) the most. Graduate student admission and graduate student support will be least impacted. Although the majority of departments expect to be viable beyond the next three years, several U.S. departments indicated that their future was “definitely” or “immediately” threatened by the impacts of the economic downturn.
Read more about how geoscience departments are weathering the economic downturn by downloading the report from the Geoscience Workforce Program’s Reports page: http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/data.html.
Status of the Geoscience Workforce 2009 Report Now Available in Print
Thursday, March 26th, 2009The American Geological Institute has published a print edition of the Status of the Geoscience Workforce 2009 Report (ISBN 0-922152-83-7).
Despite the global economic crisis, the geosciences continue to see opportunity in the future, with commodities like gold pushing historic highs, oil showing signs of rebounding, and the ever present dilemma of the talent gap expected from the retirement of the Baby Boomers. Never before has there been a comprehensive look at the state of the workforce, education, and economic dynamics of the geosciences. In these times of uncertainty, The Status of the Geoscience Workforce 2009 report provides the intelligence needed for decision makers that rely on geoscience professionals to accomplish their missions.
The report integrates all available data sources, including original data collected by AGI, as well as federal, society, and industry sources, into a comprehensive view of the human and economic parameters of the geosciences, including supply and training of new students, workforce demographics and employment projections, to trends in geoscience research funding and other economic indicators.
Demographics by age, race, gender, and industry type; student and research funding statistics; commodity pricing, the GDP of the geosciences, and more are all detailed thoroughly. This book was published as a resource to assist members of the geosciences community in preparing presentations to their colleagues and other stakeholders about the issues and opportunities in the geosciences.
To learn more and purchase this essential publication visit http://www.agiweb.org/pubs/pubdetail.html?item=300355.
This report was produced with support from the American Geological Institute Foundation.
The American Geological Institute is a nonprofit federation of 45 geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 120,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society’s use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment.
AGI Releases Geoscience Workforce Data PowerPoints
Monday, March 9th, 2009The American Geological Institute has posted a PowerPoint presentation of all 147 graphs and charts published in the Status of the Geoscience Workforce Report which was released in February of 2009.
Demographics by age, race, gender, and industry type; student and research funding statistics; commodity pricing, the GDP of the geosciences, and more are all graphed in an easy to use format. AGI is releasing this resource to assist members of the geosciences community in preparing presentations to their colleagues and other stakeholders about the issues and opportunities in the geosciences. These slides may be used freely with proper citation.
The Status of the Geoscience Workforce report is based on original data collected by AGI as well as existing data from federal sources, professional and scientific membership organizations and industry. The report integrates all available data sources into a comprehensive view of the human and economic parameters of the geosciences, including supply and training of new students, workforce demographics and employment projections, to trends in geoscience research funding and other economic indicators.
To view this PowerPoint presentation and the complete Status of the Geoscience Workforce report, please go to http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/reports.html.
This report was produced with support from the American Geological Institute Foundation.
AGI Releases the report Status of the Geoscience Workforce: K-12 through Community College
Friday, February 13th, 2009The American Geological Institute (AGI) Workforce Program has completed the report Status of the Geoscience Workforce 2009. The first chapter, Trends in Geoscience Education from K-12 through Community College of this comprehensive benchmark report is now available through AGI’s website at http://www.agiweb.org/workforce.
The Status of the Geoscience Workforce report is based on original data collected by AGI as well as from federal data sources, professional membership organizations, and industry. The report integrates all of these various data sources into a comprehensive view of the human and economic parameters of the geosciences, including supply and training of new students, workforce demographics and employment projections, to trends in geosciences research funding and economic indicators.
Chapter 1: Trends in Geoscience Education from K-12 through Community College, takes an in-depth-look at the access students have to earth science education. The report details state requirements for earth science education in middle through high school and the number of high school teachers nationwide.
In addition to course requirements, the report focuses on trends in college bound students including SAT scores and choice of college major. The Status Report also highlights the availability of geosciences education at community colleges and examines the trends in associate degrees conferred from geosciences programs at these institutions.
To view chapter one in its entirety, please go to http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/reports.html. The rest of the Status of the Geoscience Workforce report will be released over the course of February 2009.
This report was produced with support from the American Geological Institute Foundation.
Geoscience Currents #18: Employment Trends of Recent Geoscience Ph.D.s
Friday, January 23rd, 2009Geoscience Currents #18 explores the trends in employment for new geoscience Ph.D. graduates. Since 1996, the majority of new geoscience Ph.D. graduates have entered into academic positions (both post-doctoral and non-postdoctoral). Of note, is the increase in new geoscience Ph.D. recipients taking academic post-doctoral positions since 2000. Read more about this geoscience data snapshot on the Geoscience Currents page.
Geoscience Currents #17: Geoscience Degree Completion Rates
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008Geoscience Currents #17 discusses the link between geoscience degree completion rates and current events. A common assertion is that the number of geoscience degrees granted is dependent on the price of oil. However, this metric requires a response lag greater than oil price change velocity. A more responsive mechanism would likely be the rate of degree completion – that students would be incentivized to complete their geoscience degree by improved economic prospects. Degree completion rates do show sensitivity to current events. Read more about this geoscience data snapshot on the Geoscience Currents page.
Geoscience Currents #14: Federal Funding of Geoscience Research
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Geoscience Currents #14 reports that the total federal funding of for geoscience research has leveled off since 2003, as have the proportions of funding for atmospheric science, geological science, and oceanography. Since the mid-1980’s however, the percentage of geoscience research funding applied to interdisciplinary geosciences has steadily increased. Read more in Geoscience Currents #14: Federal Research Funding of Geosciences.