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121 P5. Perspectives on an Emerging Workforce Crisis in Geology: Assessing a Looming Irony
(All GSA Divisions)

Sunday, 5 October 2008: 8:00 AM
George R. Brown Convention Center, General Assembly Theater Hall A
Presiding:
John Holbrook and Kevin Bohacs
8:00 AM
121-1
Anatomy of a Department Closure: When Workforce Needs and Administrative Priorities Meet the Worst Case Scenario
John Holbrook, The Univ of Texas at Arlington; Gary Lowell, The Univ of Texas at Arlington
8:15 AM
121-2
Supply and Demand Vectors of the Next Generation of Geoscientists
Christopher M. Keane, American Geological Institute
8:30 AM
121-3
The 21st Century Geoscience Workforce: Global Opportunities and Challenges in the Energy Industry
Lori L. Summa, ExxonMobil Exploration Company; Michael G. Loudin, ExxonMobil Exploration Co
8:45 AM
121-4
Cultivating the Next Generation Geoscience Workforce: The View from NSF
Jill Karsten, National Science Foundation; Lina C. Patino, National Science Foundation
9:00 AM
121-5
Perspectives on An Emerging Workforce Crisis in Geology: Assessing a Looming Irony – the Mining Perspective: Carpe Diem
Leigh W. Freeman, Downing Teal Inc
9:15 AM
121-6
The Academic Dimension of a Geoscience Workforce Crisis
P. Geoffrey Feiss, College of William and Mary
9:30 AM
121-7
Consulting Engineering Geology Workforce Crisis: Making Do and Limiting Liability
Jeffrey R. Keaton, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc; Rosalind Munro, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc
9:45 AM
121-8
Thoughts on the Future of Higher Education In Public Research Institutions, with Particular Reference to the Rocky Mountain West
Judith Totman Parrish, Univ of Idaho
10:00 AM
121-9
The Future GeoEnvironmental Workforce - Will There Be Enough Talent?
Richard M. Powers, PG, BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc
10:15 AM
121-10
Geoscience Departments and the Workforce: Bringing Together Student Interests and Industry Needs
Cathryn A. Manduca, Carleton College; R. Heather Macdonald, College William & Mary; P. Geoffrey Feiss, College of William and Mary; Randall M. Richardson, University of Arizona; Timothy J. Bralower, Pennsylvania State University; Carolyn H. Eyles, McMaster University; Carol J. Ormand, Carleton College
10:30 AM
121-11
Career Paths for the 21st Century Geoscientist - Petroleum Industry Trends, Technologies and Challenges
Cindy Yeilding, BP
10:45 AM
121-12
Perspectives on the Future Unconventional Geoscience Workforce
Charles G. Groat, The University of Texas at Austin
11:00 AM
Panel Discussion
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