31 Geoscience Careers for New Geoscience Graduates

Saturday, 21 March 2020
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lake Fairfax

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Presentations

• 8:05 AM
  USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO INTRODUCE THE GEOSCIENCES AS A CAREER OPTION AT XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
  Camellia Okpodu, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
  343716 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:25 AM
  PREPARING OUR WORKFORCE: THINKING DIFFERENTLY ABOUT GEOSCIENCE CAREERS
  Michael Lawless, Blacksburg, VA
  344165 (Theme Sessions)
• 8:45 AM
  LEARNING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LONG-HAUL GEOSCIENCE CAREER
  Christopher Keane, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA
  343081 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:05 AM
  CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND GROWTH AS YOUNG PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTIST
  Brandy Barnes, Cary, NC
  345338 (Theme Sessions)
• 9:25 AM
  LIFE AT A STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: THE VIRGINIA PERSPECTIVE
  Marcie Occhi, Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, Charlottesville, VA
  345090 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:00 AM
  GEOLOGY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
  Ronald Wallace, Roswell, GA
  343619 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:20 AM
  OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL GEOLOGIST WITH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GLOBAL CONSULTING FIRM
  J. Todd McFarland, Wood, Nashville, TN
  344085 (Theme Sessions)
• 10:40 AM
  GEOSCIENCE CAREERS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY
  John Popp, Wilmore, KY
  344206 (Theme Sessions)
• 11:00 AM
  SURPRISE - TRAINING REQUIRED FOR PETROLEUM/HYDROGEOLOGY GEOSCIENTISTS OPENS MANY DOORS TO ADDITIONAL CAREERS
  Donna Willette, Illinois State Geological Survey - Energy and Minerals Research, Champaign, IL
  344003 (Theme Sessions)