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EVENTS


April 2012


April 22-25, 2011 – AAPG Annual Convention, Long Beach, CA



December 2011


December 8, 2011 – Bonnie Blosser Aera Energy Presentation, 1-2pm, CSL 422



November 2011


November 5-6, 2011 – AAPG Pacific Section Field Trip to the Monterey Fm. of Pismo Beach. Deadline Oct 27



October 2011


October 27, 2011 – AAPG Student Chapter Meeting, 1pm, GMCS 128, Lunch Will Be Provided, Bring Your Resume

October 22, 2011 – AAPG Student Chapter Field Trip, OXY 3D Seismic Shoot, Bakersfield

October 13-15, 2011 – AAPG Student Expo, Cal State Northridge

October 7-12, 2011 – GSA Conference, Minneapolis

October 1, 2011 – Kip Hering's Annual AAPG BBQ



September 2011


September 22, 2011 – Fred Bair Chevron Presentation, 12-2 pm, CSL 422

September 14, 2011 – AAPG Student Chapter Meeting, 12-1 pm, GMCS 128

September 7, 2011 – Doug miller Exxon-Mobil Presentation, 12-1 pm, CSL 422



March 2010




February 2010


February 3, 2010 – AAPG Meeting 12:30 GMCS 129

February 3, 2010 – Seminar on Azerbaijan by Dr. Mellors 1:00pm CSL 422

February 12, 2010 – Seminar on geochemical modeling by Tony Park 1:00pm CSL 422

February 18, 2010 – AAPG GIANT Humboldt squid fishing trip

February 20, 2010 – Field trip to Torrey Pines with Pat Abbott 8:30am



January 2010


Winter recess Classes start, Jan 20



December 2009


December 19, 2009 – AAPG Undergraduates participate in the Surfrider Foundation beach cleanup at Moonlight Beach, Encinitas

December 17, 2009 – AAPG end of semester wrap-up and holiday gathering.

December 16, 2009 – AAPG first Mission Beach-Pacific Beach Clean-up. Meeting 2pm in the south parking lot at Mission Beach.

December 9, 2009 – AAPG chapter meeting. Wrap up of this semesters events and the outlook for Winter break and next semester.



November 2009


November 5, 2009 – Officers help with 7th grade science fair project "Effects of eathquake source ground motions on different soils."



October 2009


October 28, 2009 – AAPG chapter meeting.

October 3, 2009 – President Bryant Fulk is invited to the Dean's box to meet with the Dean of the College of Business

October 1-3, 2009 – Pacific division student job expo. Cal State Northridge.



September 2009


September 21-22, 2009 – Fall student expo. Housten, texas.

September 12, 2009 – SDSU vs. Southern Utah football game. AAPG tailgate, SDSU Aztec home opener.

September 8, 2009 – AAPG chapter meeting. First semester meeting to discuss the agenda for the Fall semester.

September 5, 2009 – SDSU vs. UCLA football game. AAPG tailgate, a great way to start off the school year.



June 2009


June 8, 2009 – PetroAzteca competes in International Finals for AAPG Imperial Barrel Competition and finishes in top ten out of 91 teams internationally.

June, 2009 – 2008-2009 President Andy Aulia accepts Honorable Mention AAPG Student Chapter of the Year Award 2008-2009 at AAPG National Meeting in Denver.



April 2009

April 18, 2009 – AAPG BBQ at the Hering Ranch

Per tradition, the AAPG-SDSU held the AAPG semester BBQ at the Hering Ranch. The event was hosted by Kip Hering (SDSU Geology Alum) and the AAPG-SDSU. The event was capped with an award ceremony in which awards were given to Robert J. Mellors (AAPG Faculty Advisor) and Eugene “Kip” Hering (Petroleum Geology faculty) to honor their dedication and support for the 2009 SDSU-AAPG Imperial Barrel Award team and the 2008-2009 AAPG-SDSU organization. (Pictures)

 

April 16, 2009 – Discussions for the future

SDSU-AAPG student chapter held a pizza party/meeting to discuss how to close out the 2008-2009 year. This meeting serves as a purpose to discuss the AAPG-SDSU's future (2009-2010 AAPG-SDSU year). The meeting was open to everyone.

 

April 3, 2009 – PetroAzteca wins second consecutive IBA Pacific section

SDSU-AAPG student chapter (Team PetroAzteca) are declared winners of the Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) Pacific Regional competition, allowing them to compete in the IBA Finals in June 2009.  (Download: Championship Banner PDF) (Pictures)

 

 

February 2009

 

February 20, 2009 – OXY THUMS offshore oils facility field trip

SDSU-AAPG student chapter has organized a field trip to the THUMS facility in Long Beach, CA. This field trip is made possible due to the cooperation of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY). They are very generous in letting us tour their facility. (Oxy THUMS website) (Pictures)

 

February 2-3, 2009 – Trace fossils short course

Dr. Stephen Hasiotis (Univ. of Kansas) will teach a short course on uses of continental trace fossils in environmental and sequence stratigraphic interpretations. This short course is organized by Dr. Jared Morrow (SDSU Geology) and Dr. Stephen Hasiotis (Univ. of Kansas) in cooperation with the SDSU-AAPG student chapter. Most student chapter members will participate in the short course and SDSU-AAPG will help in providing the snacks and drinks for the duration of the course. (Video of Dr. Hasiotis at SDSU Dept. of Geol. Sci. seminar series) (Pictures)

 

February 2009

Congratulations to Krista Muela, recipient of the L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grant for the 2008-2009 school year. The L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grant is an AAPG foundation grant with the objective to support educational expenses of undergraduate geoscience students and their departments. Funding is provided through a generous endowment gift from L. Austin Weeks to the AAPG Foundation. This grant is given to a qualified undergraduate student, nominated by a local committee made of the Faculty Advisor, society liaison, student chapter President and the Department Chair.

 

 

January 2009

 

January 30, 2009 – AAPG-SDSU officers meeting. The SDSU-AAPG Student Chapter officers will have a meeting to review the past year and discuss the update on future events that will be held.

 

December 2008

December 23, 2008 Annual AAPG-SDSU Poinsettia Bowl tailgate + game

December SDSU-AAPG Imperial Barrel Team 2009 selection. The SDSU-AAPG Student Chapter will announce its 2009 PetroAzteca team that will represent SDSU Geology in the Imperial Barrel Award. Get ‘em State! (See Banner)

 

November 2008

November 22, 2008 SDSU vs. UNLV football, AAPG-SDSU tailgate (See Picture)

November 12, 2008 The SDSU-AAPG Student Chapter will host Mike Hart, an engineering geologist and SDSU alum, to give a talk about professional careers in engineering geology and environmental geology. Mike Hart is a veteran in the engineering geology field with 30-plus years professional experience in the field. He will be joined by Sue Tanges, an SDSU geology alum who has her own geotechnical company. (See flyer for the event)

 

October 2008

October AAPG Barbeque at Hering Ranch (Pictures)

 

September 2008

September The SDSU-AAPG Student Chapter hosted a meet-and-greet with new geology students at the SDSU Dept. of Geological Sciences. The purpose of this event was to kick off the new AAPG-SDSU year and to introduce the organization to newcomers. The organization had the opportunity to meet new members and friends.

 

April 2008

April 18 The SDSU-AAPG team (PetroAzteca) will present their Imperial Barrel data in the Imperial Barrel Award finals competition in the AAPG Annual Meeting at San Antonio, competing with 12 other schools worldwide.

 

March 2008

March 14 The Imperial Barrel Team of SDSU-AAPG presented their results in Bakersfield, CA in front of a panel of judges and several petroleum industry experts. During this meeting the SDSU-AAPG team (PetroAzteca) was crowned as winners of the Imperial Barrel Pacific Regional competition, allowing them to compete in the nationals on April 2008. (Link: SDSU-College of Sciences article)

 

January 2008

January 20 – The Imperial Barrel Competition Team to represent the SDSU-AAPG Student   chapter is selected. The name PetroAzteca is selected as a team name, showcasing both the respect towards petroleum geology and the never ending SDSU Aztecs school spirit.

 

October 2007

October 20-21 – Chevron/AAPG San Clemente State Beach Field Trip w/ Morgan Sullivan

 

September 2007

September 4, 2007 – AAPG Meeting and Membership recruitment

September 15, 2007 – AAPG Barbeque at Hering Ranch

September 26, 2007 – Sign-Up deadline for Chevron/AAPG San Clemente State Beach Trip

 

Spring 2007

April 2007 – AAPG Barbeque at Hering Ranch (Click here for pictures)