Explorer May 2015 Issue: Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE)

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Some Salaries Drop, But Some Hold Steady

The mood is gloomy, but not for everyone, according to the ...

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Q&A Videos Online

New Q&A videos featuring all six officer candidates for the 2015-16 AAPG Executive Com...

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Winchester and the Book That Changed His Wor...

Simon Winchester, Oxford graduate in geology and a multiple...

Extended Reading

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SMU Educator James Brooks Receives AAPG Presidential Award

James E. Brooks, professor emeritus at Southern Methodist University, has received th...

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ACE Returns to Denver with Vast Program, New Features

AAPG's ninth visit to Denver includes new features, a vast and wide-ranging technical...

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Spotlight Readied for ACE Opening Session

AAPG celebrates an array of innovators and explorers for elevating the industry and i...

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Things To Do in Denver When You're Off

When AAPG's Annual Convention and Exhibition hits Denver on May 31, approximately 8,500 geologists, geophysicists and engineer...

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Mitch Harris is 'The Godfather of Carbonates'

His extensive research on carbonates coupled with his globally renowned carbonate tra...

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Guzmán: Leading the Way to Success

AAPG Honorary member Alfredo E. Guzmán, this year's recipient of the Michel T. Halbouty Outstanding Leadership Award, had a sm...

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Milliken: Finding the Upside of a Downturn

Kitty L. Milliken wins not one, but two major AAPG awards for her groundbreaking rese...

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Zoback: Bridging the Gap Between Lab and Industry

AAPG bestows the Robert R. Berg Award in recognition of a singular achievement in pet...

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Anita Harris: Color Her World, With Love

Feisty. Funny. Determined. Competitive. Brilliant. Generous. The words used to describe Harris in advance of her posthumously ...

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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

When the initial Discovery Thinking forum debuted in San Antonio at the 2008 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, it garnere...

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Unlocking the Utica

Action is ongoing in the late Ordovician-age Utica shale play in the northeastern United States, despite the drilling pullback...

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Industry Background Makes Teaching Relevant

Jacqueline Bath, a geosciences teacher at ThunderRidge High School in Highlands Ranch...

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Compelling Luncheons Set for ACE

Best-selling author Simon Winchester will be the featured speaker at the All-Convention Luncheon in Denver, but that's not the...

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New Video on Colorado Geology Set for ACE Opening

'A Brief History of Colorado Through Time,' which dramatically and creatively shows h...

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Finalists Announced for 2015 IBA Competition

The semi-finals are completed. Twelve teams from around the world have their eyes set...

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In Denver? Pay Dues, Buy a Book And Help Students at the AAPG Center

It's time to pay your annual AAPG membership dues – and those attending the AAPG Annu...

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New Site, New Savings for URTeC 2015

The technical program is in place for the third annual Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC), which will be h...

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YPs Enjoy Networking at NERC CDT Opening

The historical city of Edinburgh, Scotland, was the site of a networking day where re...

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How to Fall Back in Love With Geology

During the several downturns that have occurred since I first went to work – and also sometimes during the upturns when things...

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A Jedi Master's Path to Success

While reading Ed Catmull's recent book, 'Creativity, Inc.,' I was reminded of the story of George Lucas, the creator of Star W...

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Then and Now: An EMD Perspective on Oil Shale

Oil shale is a rich petroleum source rock that never got buried deep enough to genera...

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The Transformers: A Big Aid in Interpretation

Seismic inversion for acoustic impedance is widely used in our industry today, mainly...

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Congressional Visit Days Bridge Policy and Science

AAPG Congressional Visit Days (CVD) are held annually in the spring in Washington, D....

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The Unsung 'Father of the Natural Gas industry'

In the numerous histories written of the development of natural gas and oil in the Un...

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West Africa: Land of Opportunity

Quiz time: When was the Nene Field, a 1.2 billion barrel field on the shelf in 90 feet of water, discovered?

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Bill Fisher to Receive Chairman's Award at ACE

William L. Fisher, a past chairman of the AAPG Foundation's Board of Trustees, past p...

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