Initial Publication Date: April 13, 2015
Perspectives on an Emerging Workforce Crisis in Geology: Assessing a Looming Irony
At the 2008 annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, John Holbrook and Kevin Bohacs convened a session on the projected workforce shortage (relative to the number of jobs available) in geology. Some of the presenters at this session agreed to share their presentations here.
Anatomy of a Department Closure: When Workforce Needs and Administrative Priorities Meet the Worst Case Scenario
John Holbrook and Gary Lowell, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas at Arlington
Supply and Demand Vectors of the Next Generation of Geoscientists
Christopher M. Keane, American Geosciences Institute
The 21st Century Geoscience Workforce: Global Opportunities and Challenges in the Energy Industry
Lori L. Summa and Michael G. Loudin, ExxonMobil Exploration Company
Cultivating the Next Generation Geoscience Workforce: The View from NSF (PowerPoint 12.2MB Nov4 08)
Jill Karsten and Lina C. Patino, Directorate for Geosciences, National Science Foundation
The Mining Perspective: Carpe Diem
Leigh W. Freeman, Downing Teal Inc.
The Academic Dimension of a Geoscience Workforce Crisis (PowerPoint 117kB Nov4 08)
P. Geoffrey Feiss, Office of the Provost, College of William and Mary
Consulting Engineering Geology Workforce Crisis: Making Do and Limiting Liability
Jeffrey R. Keaton and Rosalind Munro, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc.
Thoughts on the Future of Higher Education In Public Research Institutions, with Particular Reference to the Rocky Mountain West
Judith Totman Parrish, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Idaho
The Future GeoEnvironmental Workforce - Will There Be Enough Talent?
Richard M. Powers, PG, BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc.
Geoscience Departments and the Workforce: Bringing Together Student Interests and Industry Needs
Cathryn A. Manduca, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College
R. Heather Macdonald, College William & Mary
P. Geoffrey Feiss, Office of the Provost, College of William and Mary
Randall M. Richardson, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
Timothy J. Bralower, Department of Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University
Carolyn H. Eyles, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University
Carol J. Ormand, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College
Career Paths for the 21st Century Geoscientist - Petroleum Industry Trends, Technologies and Challenges
Cindy Yeilding, BP
Perspectives on the Future Unconventional Geoscience Workforce
Charles G. Groat, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin