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Table of Contents News of the Association 4 The President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Treasurer’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Secretary’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 AEG Foundation News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Committee Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2017–18 Jahns Lecturer: Dr. John Wakabayashi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Student Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Remembering Bill Bryson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2018 Shlemon Specialty Conference Call for Abstracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Special Section–AEG 2017 Colorado Springs, CO Recap

Emerging Contaminants Symposium

The Women of AEG 26 Women in AEG/AWG Breakfast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 2017 “Women of Steele” Scholar: Ariel Rickel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Profile: Anna Saindon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Vapor Intrusion Conference II

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On the Cover The majestic rock formations of the Garden of the Gods was just one of the sights available to visitors and attendees of AEG’s 60th Annual Meeting that took place this past September in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The recap and extensive photo essay begins on page 14. PHOTO BY ANNA M. SAINDON

The association 2017–18 Officers President: GREGORY (GREG) L. HEMPEN Geophysical Consultant, 314-608-5843, president@aegweb.org Vice President/President Elect: DAVID F. FENSTER Retired, 301-520-6507, rockpic001@gmail.com Treasurer: CYNTHIA PALOMARES Texas Engineering Extension Service, Texas A&M University, cynthiapalomarescon@gmail.com Secretary: BILL GODWIN Consulting Geologist, 831-884-3308, aegodwin312@gmail.com Past President: DALE C. ANDREWS Carmeuse Lime & Stone, 412-995-1036, dale.andrews@carmeusena.com

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NEWS OF THE ASSOCIATION – THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

We Serve Greg Hempen, AEG 2017–18 President

am happy to serve you as AEG President again, outside the typical path to this office. A great deal has changed in the 28 years since I last began this same duty. Then, as now, I view this service to you as a sincere gesture of my appreciation for all that AEG has done for me. AEG has brought me new acquaintances and friends; exposed me to more diverse perceptions in regard to science, our profession, and management; allowed my career to develop in breadth and capacity; and has provided an experiential education. I know that each of the 2017–18 AEG Officers has a commitment to serve you. The Board of Directors will strive to improve AEG for your benefit. “Think globally, act locally” (TGAL, 1969 slogan, David Brower, founder of Friends of the Earth) may be used for many subjects. TGAL applies to a geological view of our dynamic, cataclysmic Earth. TGAL suggests how AEG serves you. AEG on a university, chapter, regional, and society level provides many benefits to its members. Please use all the benefits it offers you—especially locally. You can improve your knowledge, skills, and professional connections through Chapter offerings. If you do not happen to be in driving distance of a Chapter, as an AEG member, you may be involved by assisting students at the nearest university with geologic offerings, attending regional short courses/meetings/webinars or AEG’s Annual Meeting, participating in a technical committee, and being informed about our profession and technical topics through AEG’s publications. Please drop a note to me, your Regional Director, your Chapter officers, and/or any other AEGconnected person on how those benefits might be improved. The AEG Officers and Board of Directors have an interest in continuing many goals of the recent past. We will strive to be communicative via emails, publications, and our website. The 2018 AEG Annual Meeting/IAEG Congress (2018 AM) is being well developed by its committee. This 2018 AM will offer you many enhanced experiences relative to most Annual Meetings. In the light of 2018 AM’s international focus, we may expand our connections to new members and organizations abroad. We hope to extend AEG’s services to new student and member chapters, expanding the individuals receiving benefits. We further wish to be more technically engaged with our members who have environmental interests. AEG serves the public by our professional practice, community education and outreach, and our response to matters, which will adversely impact the public. AEG serves you through our proactive association with other science and engineering organizations as well as recognizing impacts to our practice by governmental entities. Geologic licensure is under attack instead of being expanded to more states for protection of the public. We need your involvement with local organizations, and state and local governments to be the first watch of local affairs impacting the profession. TGAL about how the AEG may serve you AND how you may serve your communities. 4

L to R: AEG 2017–18 President Greg Hempen accepts his gavel from outgoing president Dale Andrews at the 2017 Annual Meeting.

Past President Dale Andrews and President Greg Hempen share a toast before the banquet at the 2017 AEG Annual Meeting.

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NEWS OF THE ASSOCIATION – TREASURER’S REPORT

AEG Is on Solid Ground Cynthia Palomares, AEG 2017–18 Treasurer

am happy to report that at press time the fiscal health of the Association is very good! Our fiscal health is based on a combination of income from membership dues, Association level professional meetings, and our Annual Meeting, as well as sponsorships, the licensure fund, and the Treasurers reserve. This year, we met our goal to fund one year’s worth of operating expenses—approximately $330,000—in the Treasurers Reserve by contributing an additional $10,000. Our Fidelity investments (which hold the Treasurers reserve) are performing well. Our operations account is sufficiently funded to pay our current operating expenses. In addition, because of the hard work and dedication of many people, Association-level professional meetings held in 2017 performed very well. The North American Symposium on Landslides (NASL) held in Roanoke, Virginia on June 4–8, 2017, organized by AEG, netted a $26,946 surplus. The Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, was largely successful. The final fiscal numbers are not available at press time, but the meeting is expected to net approximately This year, This expected we met our goal $25,000. surplus is due to the to fund one year’s excellent meeting locaworth of operating tion and venue, and the quality of the technical expenses— program, short courses, approximately field trips and other $330,000—in the events. There were 456 Treasurers registered attendees, which Reserve… included full, one-day, exhibitor, and guest registrations. The poster sessions were hugely successful this year because they went electronic for the first time. There were four concurrent electronic monitors for the sessions and a poster reception was held on Thursday evening. In addition, the Annual meeting mobile app was available for attendees again this year and was well received. The 2018 budget looks similar to the 2017 budget with a few differences. One of the main differences is the projected budget for the 2018 Annual Meeting—a joint venture between AEG and IAEG. Because of the international appeal and accessibility, the selected meeting location is San Francisco. The venue costs for San Francisco will be higher than prior Annual Meeting locations. In addition, a different format for this meeting: four days of technical presentations, a Wednesday field course, evening poster sessions, plus the usual events will cause registration fees to be higher than previous Annual Meetings. With a thousand attendees expected to register for the 2018 Annual Meeting, the proposed budget projects a larger surplus than prior meetings, but there is also a higher risk of a shortfall. December 2017

Since we are a dues paying organization, we rely largely on membership dues to fund our member benefits and provide value to our members. Our membership revenue this year is down approximately $10,000 from last year. The Executive Council (EC) and headquarters is currently working on a membership plan to recruit new members and to improve retaining existing members, and hopefully reverse this trend. This initiative includes a plan to increase membership by 5% in 2018 and double our efforts in retaining student members as dues-paying members once they graduate and become geoprofessionals. In addition, $10,000 has been budgeted for 2018 to potentially improve AEG’s branding with the goal to become more attractive as an association to geoprofessionals. We need your help. Invite a colleague to an AEG event—at both chapter and association levels. Promote the benefits of AEG membership to a potential member. Become a mentor to a student member. And by all means, invite your colleagues to the 2018 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. If you have any additional thoughts or ideas, please discuss these with an EC member. We would love to hear from you.

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Natural Disaster Planning through Geology William Godwin, AEG 2017–18 Secretary

appreciate the confidence you have given me as your new AEG Secretary. The position will provide me the opportunity to give back to an organization that has both fulfilled me professionally and has provided a forum for the state of the practice. My role will be to work with the Executive Council, Board of Directors, and members like you to document and support the activities that have made AEG what it is today, a vital organization for the practice of environmental and engineering geology. What I did not mention is that geologists also work with the public and with selected public agencies. Geologists, and engineering geologists in particular, have the reasonability to educate and provide scientific basis for public safety. The recent fire and coastal landslides in California and hurricane disasters elsewhere in the US and its territories have brought this to the forefront. The AEG Policy Statement on Earth Science Education in Elementary and Secondary Schools states:

It is the position of the Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists that the education of the public in the basic elements of earth science emphasizing geology and geologic processes is vital to the wellbeing and effective operation of governments.

…As the population grows, and the urban centers expand into marginal lands, geologic processes including earthquakes, floods, coastal erosion, and landslides will directly impact more and more citizens… I would encourage AEG members to educate children and young adults by providing them with a simple understanding of how mountains, coastlines, and rivers work and develop under different geomorphic settings. Also teach them in the context of time so they understand that geologic processes happen slowly, that natural disasters although catastrophic and news worthy are not really the norm. Some of these younger members of the public will eventually become scientists, planners, and decision makers. Having a good foundation in the geosciences is for all of our benefit. Climate change is real, but requires more study to determine its ramifications to natural disasters. The earth and atmosphere are of finite size and capacity, yet over geologic time its biota has adapted. Future generations will benefit from today’s earth science education and scientific-based decision making. In the meantime, volunteer your time and expertise. I will endeavor to do the same.

FOUNDATION NEWS

Push to a Million! AEG Foundation Launches New Fundraising Campaign Jane Gill-Shaler, Director, AEG Foundation

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e are so very near this prized objective; won’t you help us with a generous donation by December 31 to bring us to our goal? We only need $30,000 more! AEG Foundation is a 501 (C)3 tax-exempt charity, so all donations are tax deductible. Our students count on your generous donations to help fund their field trips, their educational expenses, and their research.

Scholarships and More Congratulations to our 20 (yes, twenty!) newly minted scholarship awardees, and to those who were lucky enough to attend the very successful AEG 60th Anniversary meeting in September. Welcome back home from Colorado Springs. We are so proud of you all! All but one of the awardees are pictured on pages 13–14 of the Programs with Abstracts, and that is 6

Ariel Rickel, of the Colorado School of Mines, the very first awardee of the newly forged Susan Steele Weir “Women of Steele” Scholarship. This fund was established to recognize and support women undergraduate and graduate university students in environmental and engineering geology. The scholarship is a generous one, and honors the professional contributions, work, and pioneering career of Susan Steele Weir. More on Susan Steele Weir may be found at our Facebook page (Facebook.com/AEGFoundation/); she has an impressive resume! Read Ariel Rickel’s thoughts on the award on page 27 of this issue. And if you haven’t noticed, AEG Foundation has increased our presence on both Facebook and the AEG Insider, to update you on current and future student and professional activities, and let you know about upcoming deadlines. If you

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NEWS OF THE ASSOCIATION – FOUNDATION HEADER NEWS HERE are a member of AEG, you are already a subscriber to the AEG Insider, AEG’s e-newsletter, which is emailed to you every Thursday.

A Final Appeal Just to remind you again (as the year end is fast approaching!) AEG Foundation has a new fundraising campaign, Push to a Million! Please help us with a generous donation to the AEG Foundation scholarship fund of your choice to bring us to our goal of $1,000,000? We only need $30,000 more! You can donate online using your credit card, or sign up for an automatic deduction from your checking account. I have signed up for a monthly deduction from my bank account toward the scholarship of my choice. It is a relatively painless way to help ensure the viability and growth of your favorite funds. Won’t you try it too? For more information on our new fundraising campaign or any of our scholarships, feel free to contact me at janehgillshaler@gmail.com or 336-687-6144.

AEG Foundation Scholarships And Grants The deadline for 2018’s application is February 1st! Don’t be late! Students, remember that getting all your recommendations, transcripts, and application statements together before this date requires a lot of lead-time, so get started right away. The three scholarships listed below are our most recent. For a comprehensive list of the scholarships available to geology students through AEG Foundation and their eligibility requirements, go to our website at www.aegfoundation.org.

West-Gray Scholarship for Students in the Eastern US

(Colorado School of Mines) and James McNeil (California State University Northridge). AEG Foundation awardees are from all over the globe!

Carolinas Scholarship Funding for this recent scholarship was provided by the Carolinas Section of AEG after a very successful Vapor Intrusion Conference several years ago. What a great way to pay it forward! Congratulations to the 2017 awardee, Savannah Bryant (North Carolina State University).

Established in 2014 this fund supports undergraduate and graduate geology students studying in the eastern half of the United States. Congratulations again to the 2017 West-Gray Scholarship awardees, Kelly Hickcox (University of Missouri) and Luke Weidner (Michigan Technological University)!

Shlemon Quaternary Engineering Geology Initial funding for this scholarship was provided by a generous gift from Roy Shlemon, Honorary Member of AEG. This fund supports geologic studies by students at the graduate level. Congratulations again to the 2017 awardees, Omid Arabnia

Interesting Facts: What Geologists Do Have you ever wondered how to tell your non-geologist friends what you do and why? Here is a great link found on the AEG Website. AEG Foundation works toward providing support for students and professionals. Check it out! c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.aegweb.org/resource/resmgr/ Additional_Resources/what_geologists_do.pdf

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Call for Papers: AEG Members are encouraged to submit papers on interesting case histories, original research or other projects to its journal on the following topics: • Environmental geology • Engineering geology • Feasibility studies • Geotechnical engineering • Geomorphology • Lowtemperature geochemistry • Applied hydrogeology • Nearsurface processes • Review papers in applied geosciences and technical notes (< 6 pages) Benefits Include: • 4 Issues Per Year • Papers Are Peer Reviewed • Best Student Paper Award • Best Paper Award Instructions for Authors: http://eeg.allentrack.net/

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Tunneling Committee

resource where these documents can be accessed and used by members.

Paul Headland, Ike Issacson, and Mike Piepenburg – Committee Co-Chairs

Objective No. 3

Committee Objectives for 2018 Members of the AEG Tunneling Committee participated in several ad hoc meetings during the 60th AEG Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs last September. In addition to listening to several interesting talks about geologic and geotechnical challenges associated with underground design and construction, the committee members set three objectives that we hope to accomplish in 2018.

Objective No. 1 Re-establish the tradition of a daylong symposium at the AEG Annual Meeting dedicated to engineering geology as related to tunnel and underground design and construction. The symposium would be part of the 2018 AEG Annual Meeting which will be held jointly with our colleagues from the International Association of Engineering Geology (IAEG) and then continue to be part of the technical program at future AEG Annual Meetings. Presentations for AEG annual meetings are typically 20-minutes in length (including Q&A) and are a fine way to showcase an individual’s or company/university’s experience. Poster sessions are also welcome. Based on preliminary discussions with IAEG coordinators, the abstract (typically 250 words) will likely be due mid-March 2018. Please consider committing to make a presentation when asked to help by the Tunneling Committee in early 2018.

Objective No. 2 As committee members reflected on the 20 to 30 years each of us has been a member of AEG, we recalled numerous articles and texts in professional publications that were very useful to us as young engineering geologists and have become a key part of our standard reference libraries. Many of these documents and articles were written by the previous generation of engineering geologists who are now moving on, and we need a mechanism that can be used by the underground engineering geologist community to retain this hard-won knowledge. Other long-forgotten information comes from diligent researchers who scour the old case histories to remind us of past engineering triumphs and catastrophes. We have attended excellent presentations during past AEG meetings about the forensics of large civil infrastructure projects, which remind us that nature still remains in control and we need to avoid the belief that we know it all. To capture this objective, we hope to lay the groundwork for an Engineering Geology for Tunnel Design & Construction – Electronic Document Repository. This would likely be part of the AEG Tunneling Group website, and be a

Reach out to the engineering geologist community within the tunneling industry to better understand our collective objectives and needs, and to be more effective in enticing students to consider exploring and joining our profession. To meet this goal, we hope to develop a monthly or quarterly forum where we receive input from our group members, which will help direct the future of the AEG Tunneling Committee. Please feel free to contact us regarding committee activities. Paul Headland, PE, PG; Vice President – Geological Services, Aldea Services LLC; 5301 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD 21704; (O) 301-979-7484, (C) 301-910-0847, (F) 301-355-9705, PHeadland@AldeaServices.com Jon “Ike” Isaacson, PE, PG; Senior Engineer, Brierley Associates; 921 W. Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL 60607; (O) 414-395-3180, (C) 414-630-4161, iisaacson@brierley associates.com Michael Piepenburg, PG, CEG; Principal Project Geologist, Associate, Mott MacDonald; 18013 Cleveland Parkway Drive, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44135; (O) 216-536-3640, (C) 216-385-9121, Michael.Piepenburg@mottmac.com

Planning a Conference? AEG’s MEETINGS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MAC) has put together a list of useful tips to help your Chapter/Region host a conference. These tips will guide your path to success. Conferences, symposiums and short courses are essential to help your chapter financially as well as advocate for the geologic sciences and promote membership. These tips cover everything from the size of your planning committee to scheduling and locating and working with the venue. Go to the MAC page on aegweb.org and download your copy of the “Conference Tips” today.

Committee Involvement Starts with You! For a full list of AEG Committees and their contact persons, go to www.aegweb.org/OperationalCommittees. 8

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NEWS OF THEHEADER ASSOCIATION HERE

2017–18 GSA/AEG Richard H. Jahns Distinguished Lecturer in Engineering Geology

Dr. John Wakabayashi Professor of Geology, California State University, Fresno

Background and Biography I am a San Francisco Bay Area native who moved to Fresno in 2005 to begin my academic career as a geology professor at California State University, Fresno. I received my BA in Geology in 1980 from UC Berkeley, and my PhD in Geology in 1989 from UC Davis under the advisorship of Eldridge Moores. I am a Professional Geologist (California) and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. After graduating from Davis, I worked as an engineering and environmental geologist for 16 years (1989– 2005), the last 13 years as an independent consultant based in Hayward, California, before becoming an academic. I was fortunate to be involved in variety of different types of projects, including seismic hazard evaluation and paleoseismology, slope stability, engineering and forensic petrography, naturally occurring asbestos, and Superfund projects on which my primary specialty was evaluation of ambient concentrations of metals of environmental concern in soils and rock. I was a member of the Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities. When not doing project work (ie. not billable), I did independent geologic research, some of which derived from project Dr. John Wakabayashi teaching melange principles to geology students

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work, but most of which dealt with more esoteric research issues such as subduction initiation processes, linking tectonic process metamorphic P-T paths and contrasts, emplacement of ophiolites, subduction interface processes and development of subduction complexes, evolution of orogenic belts, development of strike-slip fault systems, and long time and length scale geomorphology. I incorporated academic research of my own and others into my project work, trying to bridge the academicapplied geology gap from the standpoint of a practitioner. After becoming an academic, I have continued my efforts to bridge this gap, with realization that the majority of geology professors have never been employed in the engineering and environmental geology profession that most geology graduates will work in. I incorporate my professional and research experience into teaching to better prepare students for professional careers, as well as providing a foundation for students who wish to undertake graduate study. I have published 82 papers in peer-reviewed journals—40 as lead author, and out of these sole author on 21. I have authored over 100 abstracts tied to presentations at major geoscience meetings. My research interests have broadened rather than narrowed over time. Despite this breadth, the geology of that beguiling trainwreck of rocks known as the Franciscan Complex of coastal California has always been my chief interest, and within the Franciscan the many aspects of mélanges became my primary focus since 2009. I currently teach non-major introductory geology; geology undergraduate courses in petrology, geomorphology, and structural geology; graduate courses on active tectonics/seismic hazard analysis and orogenic belt tectonics; and, my bread-and-butter undergraduate course in advanced geologic field mapping (students map Franciscan along with landslides, flights of stream terraces and some potentially active faults). I have supervised or am supervising a large number of graduate and undergraduate student researchers, including a number of students from outside of Fresno State.

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Panoche Gully Above & Below:

These photos show how deformation imposed on a sedimentary mélange creates “blocks” of less deformed matrix surrounded by more deformed matrix, so that there are two types of block-in-matrix material contrasts. The other type of material contrast is the “traditional” block in matrix, as represented by the large amphibolite block. The right-hand photos are taken from the bottom of the gully looking up and the black arrow shows a common feature seen in both photos. These photos are taken in Franciscan Complex rocks north of Panoche Road,

Outside of geology and beer (brewing since 1994), I am probably best known for trout fishing in the backcountry of California, having launched casts into over 750 different lakes, mostly in the Sierra Nevada. My strength and fitness routine, that keeps me tuned up for rugged fieldwork and recreational hikes, and my recent return to playing basketball, have also gained some notoriety. This routine includes excessively long plank sessions and multiple repetitions of muscle ups. The latter came in handy recently in a particularly rugged field day in Taiwan when several erosion control dams were surmounted with such moves.

2. Insight into Geologic Mapping of Mélanges from Structural Geologic Research: Implications for Engineering Geologic Analysis and Illustration of the Value of Field Geologic Training. With the continued decline in the amount and intensity of field training for geology students, researchers and young professionals are less well equipped to deal with the geologic complexity of block-in-matrix rocks units, such as mélanges, as they were 10 to 20 years ago when they were already vexed.

3. A Field-Based Alternative to Subduction Channel Models: Insight from Mélange Studies.

Proposed Lecture Topics 1. Attempting to Bridge the Growing Gap between Academic and Applied Geology: A Personal Odyssey. From feedback I have received from AEG Chapters so far, this seems to be the most popular topic of those I offer. This is also the overarching theme (“Bridging the Gap”) of my lecture tour. Here I will tell a few stories from my days as an engineering and environmental geologist as well as some other stories from the academic world.

California. They have been relabeled and reframed from similar photos in Wakabayashi (2015).

(This is the more purely academic focused look at mélanges.) Mélanges are viewed by most in the research community as “subduction channels” that accommodate subduction interface slip across a very broad (kilometers of thickness) shear zone. The mixing of blocks of apparently disparate origin into matrix in this model is attributed to large-scale megathrust slip as well as “return flow” (direction of slip opposite to that of subduction).

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4. Evolution of Step-Overs and Bends along Strike-Slip Faults: Implications for Seismic Hazard Assessment. Step-overs along strike-slip faults have been traditionally considered to grow in size and cumulative slip accommodation as more slip accrues on the parent strike-slip fault. In such a model with greater slip, a pull-apart basin grows larger and deeper and a restraining step-over generates more uplift and exhumation. Inspection of step-overs of the San Andreas fault system suggests that step-overs migrate with respect to material formerly within them.

5. Geomorphic Evolution and Cenozoic Tectonics of the Sierra Nevada, California, and Alternatives Interpretations of Paleoaltimetry Data (This work began with seismic hazard studies I did as a consultant in the northern Sierra Nevada in the early 1990s) Although stable isotope paleoaltimetry data has been interpreted to show that late Cenozoic uplift of the Sierra Nevada did not take place, stratigraphic-geomorphic relationships indicate otherwise. Such relationships show negligible stream incision between Eocene and late Miocene/Pliocene time.

Call for Submissions: AEG News–April 2018 THEME: Natural Hazards DEADLINE: February 15, 2018 Many of our regions over the past year experienced landslides, widespread wildfires, earthquakes, and flooding. For this edition of the News, we are looking for professional articles (4–6 pages) that showcase natural hazard(s), the impact, and mitigation plan(s). Refer to the AEG News Style Guide on the website (http://bit.ly/2AN2yMm) for submission and image guidelines! Don't have time to write an article? Submit a photo or two of a natural disaster with a description caption!

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t h g i l t o p S Student Troy Duron

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About My Research Experience and Myself I’m a senior at Colorado School of Mines, graduating in May 2018. I spent most of last summer doing fieldwork between my field camp and my undergraduate research position. I was hired to work as a research assistant under Dr. Paul Santi through the Geology and Geological Engineering department and I helped a few of Dr. Santi’s students on their research involving landslides. After my unforgettable, educational, and exhausting experience at field camp, I was ready to begin my research position. My input for the projects included fieldwork and aerial mapping, with some literature research. When I learned there would be three more week-long trips of fieldwork involving primitive camping, mapping old landslide deposits, and collecting samples for geochronological dating, I knew that the summer’s adventures were far from over.

What I Like To Do in My Free Time A couple of interesting skills I have include juggling and balancing

handstands—things I have been doing for quite a long time. I grew up in Austin, Texas, playing baseball year-round, and a few of my favorite hobbies are hiking, skiing, and watching baseball.

My Involvement in AEG I’ve been attending the Mines AEG Student Chapter meetings since my sophomore year and have had a few officer positions within the chapter in addition to my current position as Vice President. The AEG Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs was a good opportunity for me to get advice from experienced professionals, network with potential employers, and learn how the industry works. It was my first conference and I’m glad I attended.

My Plans After Graduation I am considering beginning my career in engineering geology, however, I would like to earn my master’s degree sometime in the near future.

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Bill Bryson, a longtime AEG member and supporter of the Kansas City/Omaha Chapter, passed away on July 10, 2017. Bill was heavily involved with expanding the membership of the KC/O Chapter, especially in the early years of its founding. He encouraged and convinced many of the geologists working in government positions in Kansas into joining AEG. As an active member of AEG, Bill held every office on the KC/O board through the years, and served as Chair in 1972. Bill put this experience to work on a larger scale when he took on the role of Chair of the AEG Annual Meeting when it was held in Kansas City in 1988. Bill mixed a dry sense of humor and a way with words to impart his geological knowledge to others in the field. He always spoke up with wit during discussions at meetings and was always to the point. His presence will be missed.

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State of the Science: Investigations of Active Faults in the Basin and Range Province

Call for Abstracts! Expanded Abstracts Due by February 15, 2018 Full Papers Appreciated by May 1, 2018 Where: Las Vegas, Nevada at UNLV Campus When: March 28–29, 2018 Who: Practitioners, Researchers, State Survey Representatives, Federal Researchers, Students Format: Day One–30-minute presentations with time for comment and discussion. Day Two–field trip to fault locations in the Las Vegas area. Capacity: Limited to 75 participants Shlemon conferences are sponsored by the AEG Foundation and supported by a generous gift from Roy Shlemon. The conferences are meant to engage leading researchers and practitioners in the subject field of scientific endeavor in order to advance the state of knowledge. For more information, contact: John H. Peck at 702-556-5229, email peckj1@juno.com or Gary Luce, 775-883-1600, email, lucegc@charter.net. December 2017

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AEG 2017 • 60th Annual Meeting Colorado Springs, CO The Peak of the Practice! Julia Frazier and David Bieber, AEG 2017 Annual Meeting Co-Chairs AEG’s 60th Annual Meeting, “Peak of the Practice,” took place in colorful Colorado Springs from September 10–16, 2017, and welcomed over 450 attendees from over 15 countries! The meeting was kicked off on Tuesday with two field trips and two short courses. The field trip Fire, Flood and Landslide Impacts and Mitigation, led by Jonathan Lovekin and Tim Mitros, toured relatively recent examples of these devastating hazards in the Colorado Springs area. The second field trip toured the beautiful Garden of the Gods, complete with a geologic history and explanation by David Glater. A short course on debris flows was led by Tim Shevlin and Dr. William Kane and covered topics to prepare attendees to characterize, analyze, and design for debris flow hazards. Dr. Christopher Mathewson led a short course entitled Professional Ethics for Geoscientists and Engineers, Things are Changing.

The Opening Session on Wednesday featured three keynote speakers. Tony Waldron, of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, spoke on the history of mining regulations in Colorado, with recent examples of successful reclamation projects across the State. John Hunyadi, of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Water Resources Dam Safety Branch, spoke on the implementation of risk analysis into the Colorado Dam Safety regulatory process with success stories. Ethan Greene, of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, presented an update on the Colorado Avalanche Information Center’s efforts to reduce the impact of snow avalanches on people that live, work, and travel in the mountainous areas of Colorado. AEG was proud to honor the Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program with the 2017 Outstanding Environmental &

Attendees of the pre-conference field trip: Fire, Flood and Landslide Impacts and Mitigation PHOTO BY KEN NEAL

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Meeting Co-chairs Julia Frazier and Dave Bieber welcomed over 450 attendees to The Peak of the Practice.

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Engineering Geologic Project Award for this program’s efforts in setting the standard in safe, responsible, and effective closure and reclamation of mined areas. The 2016–17 Jahns Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Scott Anderson, presented a recap of his year as the traveling lecturer and introduced the 2017–18 recipient, Dr. John Wakabayashi. We were excited to have AEG’s 1st Annual Environmental Geology Symposium on Emerging Contaminants at the annual meeting this year. Keynote speakers and other leaders and

practitioners in this subfield of environmental geology came together to share their knowledge and experience with characterizing and remediating the impacts of emerging contaminants on the nation’s drinking water supply and food chain. (Read a full account on page 24.) Also new to the annual meeting this year was an electronic poster presentation format using large screens and tablets for viewing. Susan Steele Weir, through a very generous donation to the AEG Foundation Scholarship fund, started the “Women of Steele” Scholarship to support geoscience field studies for outstanding female students. Other events included the Association of Women Geologist’s Breakfast, where Karen Berry, Colorado State Geologist, shared inspiring words (see separate story on page 26), and the “Young at Heart” student-professional networking happy hour, special event, student luncheon, and awards banquet. The meeting wrapped up with two more short courses and field trips. A short course covering the topic of rock core and borehole characterization was led by Gary Rogers, Bryan Simpson, James LoCoco, and Mike Neal. The popular geoDRONEology© short course was led by Ronald Bell and covered the application of drones to geoscientific mapping and included a social hour/meetup afterward. A field trip to the Cripple Creek/Victor Gold Mine led by Darin Duran. The field trip, Industrial Minerals Mining and Geology in the Royal Gorge Region, was led by David Bieber and Tom Newman. The 2017 AEG Annual meeting came together with the combined efforts of many volunteers, speakers, sponsors, students, moderators, vendors, and many more contributions. A resounding Thank You to everyone who contributed to the success of this meeting!

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Icebreaker Reception Attendees and their guests got the opportunity to catch up with colleagues, make new connections, and take in the exhibitors at this Tuesday night event.

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Daily Speaker/Moderator Breakfasts Speakers and Moderators started their day with an early breakfast courtesy of the conference. Student volunteers were on hand to make sure everythingâ€”from room assignments to AV requirementsâ€”was up and running for a smooth day.

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Awards Luncheon and Corporate Business Meeting Outstanding Chapter Awards were presented to the Carolinas Chapter and the San Francisco Chapter by the Chapter Support Committee for their continued level of excellence in activities conducted at the chapter level. In addition, the New YorkPhiladelphia Chapter received the â€œGreat Job Awardâ€? for their continued improvement of chapter activities.

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Special Eventâ€“ Phantom Ranch Brewery Those who attended the special event at the Phantom Ranch Brewery on Wednesday evening received a tour and enjoyed dinner at the breweryâ€™s beautifully restored dining facility featuring spectacular views.

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ABOVE: AEG Past Presidents gathered at a special reception before the Annual Banquet.

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ABOVE: A special Thank You to AEG Past President and Honorary Member Chris Mathewson (shown with Stephanie Coffman, Past Chair of the Texas Chapter) for acting as the “unofficial” photographer for this and so many AEG Annual Meetings. This photo essay would not be possible without his efforts. RIGHT: A gathering of AEG Presidential spouses.

The Annual Banquet

ABOVE: The 2017–18 AEG Executive Committee, L to R: William Godwin, Secretary; Cynthia Palomares, Treasurer; Greg Hempen, President; Joan Hempen; Nancy Fenster; Dave Fenster, Vice President/President-Elect; Paul Santi, 2015–16 Past President; Faith Andrews; and Dale Andrews, Immediate Past President

This is the place for AEG to honor awardees, members, and supporters, and give everyone the opportunity for one last conference-wide gathering to revel in old friendships and cement new ones.

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Chapter Chairs’ Breakfast attendees.

Fun, Fun, Fun!

AEG Foundation’s “First-Ever” Golf Tournament Fundraiser was held on Monday, September 11 (the day before the Annual Meeting) at Kings Deer Golf Club in Monument, CO.

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Work, Work, Work! Members of AEG's Executive Council (EC) and the AEG Foundation Board of Directors each had working meetings on Tuesday during the Annual Meeting. AEG's Board of Directors also had working meetings on the Saturday and Sunday following the meeting. The EC and the Foundation Board shared ideas and conversation during a joint luncheon.

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Emerging Contaminants Symposium

Loren Lasky, PG, NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection (Retired)

merging Contaminants—an environmental problem that has been under the radar even for many of us in the groundwater remediation field. Emerging ontaminants were the topic of AEG’s first Symposium on Environmental Geology, held in Colorado Springs on September 14, 2017. Emerging contaminants include all prescription medicines, personal care products, and other chemicals, notably PFAS and 1,4-Dioxane, now known to be making their way into our drinking water and food supply. Emerging contaminants are now more correctly referred to as Contaminants of Emerging Concern, (CECs) because, apparently, they’ve been around for a lot longer then we have been paying attention. Some, like antidepressants, birth control pills, and disinfectants, get flushed into the waste stream by humans through urine or housecleaning. Others, like aqueous firefighting foams (AFFFs), wash directly into surface water and groundwater. Many CECs can survive the wastewater treatment process and are transferred to biota via biosolid and sludge amendments. Collectively, this heterogeneous group of chemicals contains some substances, like hormones, that are biologically active at very low levels. Radical effects, like changes in the behavior and sexual orientation of fish in impacted streams, have been observed. A nationwide panel of invited speakers was assembled for the daylong event, including research scientists from the USGS, professors from the Colorado School of Mines and Colorado State University-Pueblo, the leading toxicologist from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and chemists, geologists, and remediation experts from the consulting industry. Our speakers revealed some shocking facts were revealed, as highlighted in the Quotable Quotes! Symposium conveners Patty Bryan (Chicago) and Loren Lasky (New York–Philadelphia) organized the event at the request of AEG’s Past President Paul Santi in order to rejuvenate AEG’s Environmental Technical Working Group.

Speaker Barbara Mahler (USGS) explains that “Sealcoat,” the black, viscous liquid that tops off many asphalt parking lots, driveways, and playgrounds, is a major source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in urban and suburban areas and a potential concern for human health and aquatic life.

Symposium conveners (L to R) Loren Lasky and Patty Bryan before the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment presentation on the perfluorinated chemicals in the drinking water in Colorado Springs.

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Speakers from the morning session field questions in a panel discussion. Standing (L to R): Stew Abrams (Langan), Michael Burke (Langan), Jim Occhialini (Alpha Analytical), David Blye (Environmental Standards), Ryan Andersen (Langan) and Ed Furlong (USGS.)

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Got an idea for a hot topic we can focus on at next year’s Environmental Geology Symposium? Our Keynote Speaker in Colorado, Professor Chris Higgins, hinted that next year’s hot topic just might be all the microfleece particles we are spewing into the air and water, from our clothing! [www.outsideonline.com/2091876/ patagonias-new-study-finds-fleece-jackets are-serious-pollutant] Please join AEG’s Environmental Technical Working Group and help us kick start an exciting program for next year! December 2017

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We are what we excrete. Ed Furlong, USGS PFCs (perfluorinated compounds) are out; PFASs (poly- and perfluoroalkyl- substances) are in. Chris Higgins, Colorado School of Mines (CSM) PFASs are like molecular rebar. Chris Higgins, CSM PFASs redefine the meaning of the term Persistent.” Chris Higgins, CSM Some 10–30% of all public water supplies may be impacted by PFASs. Chris Higgins, CSM Do we want to treat for the Known Unknowns? Chris Higgins, CSM We have a severe lack of comparable PFASs data! David Blye, Environmental Standards 71% of Long Island’s public water supply systems may be impacted by 1,4 Dioxane. Michael Burke, Langan Engineering Tap water is better than bottled water—at least its tested for 1,4 Dioxane! Michael Burke, Langan Engineering Policy makers have been unable to agree on how—or whether—to regulate the Emerging Contaminants that the USEPA’s UCMR testing detected in the public water supply. Ryan Andersen, Langan Hidden carcinogen (1, 4 Dioxane) taints tap water nationwide. Jim Occhialini, Alpha Analytical, quoting September 2017 headlines The Carbon-Fluorine bond found in poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is one of the strongest bonds known in organic chemistry.” Stuart Abrams, Langan Total oxidizable precursors can be measured as a surrogate to estimate all the PFAS parameters, even those not quantified. Stuart Abrams, Langan The basic principle of toxicology is that the dose makes the poison, but the question is— where is the cutoff? Kristy Richardson, Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment Triclosan and other disinfectants from Personal Care Products (PCPs) have been found in biosolids and reclaimed water, then also detected in the tissue of horn worms and hawk moths. Chad Kinney, Colorado State University-Pueblo Pavement ‘Sealcoats’ made from coal tar release PAHs that cause acute toxicity to aquatic organisms in the presence of sunlight. Barbara Mahler, USGS The new ABCs are the Emerging Contaminants called ‘Anthropogenic Bioactive Chemicals,’ including endocrine disruptors, which are active at sub-ppb levels. Bill Battaglin, USGS

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Women in AEG/AWG Breakfast Loren Lasky, Past Chair NYP Chapter and Forty-Year Member

n exuberant group joined host Susan Steele Weir for an early morning salute to women in the field of Environmental and Engineering Geology, at the 2017 Women in AEG/AWG Breakfast in Colorado Springs. Guest of honor and speaker Karen Berry, who serves as both State Geologist and Director of the Colorado Geological Survey, shared some of her personal history and accomplishments with the receptive crowd. Everyone laughed as we took turns sharing our own stories about the types of challenges and successes that we face on the job as women professionals. As an overall AEG enthusiast, Susan Steele Weir, Past President and Honorary Member, was excited to launch the new scholarship named in her honor this year, and introduce us to the first recipient. This scholarship is the only AEG Foundation fund designed exclusively for women studying engineering geology, and is aptly named the “Women of Steele” award. Susan herself has worked her way up in our profession, from starting in the field mapping tunnels at the Nevada Test Site, to ultimately serving as Chief Geologist for the Denver Water Board. She is a wonderful role model for the rest of us, and an excellent storyteller to boot. Ariel Rickel, a senior at the Colorado School of Mines—the enthusiastic first recipient of the “Women of Steele” award—joined us at breakfast and expressed her gratitude to Susan and to AEG for the award she had officially received the night before at the banquet. Breakfast was over before we knew it, and everyone had to rush off for a busy day. Karen Berry left to moderate the technical session she was convening titled Landslide Hazards in Colorado Springs. We all said our time together had gone by too fast, and agreed to meet again, same time next year!

Guest of Honor Karen Berry (center) shared her journey on the road to becoming Colorado’s State Geologist and Director of the Colorado Geological Survey.

Shirley West (right) was just one of the women who shared her story about the challenges women face as professionals.

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The 2017 “Women of Steele” Scholar

Ariel Rickel, Colorado School of Mines

aving grown up in Silicon Valley, California, I was always aware of geology. I remember the sporadic earthquakes rattling the dishes on the dinner table and tangentially hearing about landslides blocking traffic on the news. I remember watching the devastation from tsunamis, first in Indonesia, then in Japan. And at the time, I remember my humble but growing rock collection gathered in a small pile on the bookshelf. Back then, geology was simply a hobby, something in the background. But little did I know back then how far I will have come years later. Now, I am in my last year studying geological engineering at Colorado School of Mines. Following this path, I have been able to go places I’ve only dreamed of, from the forested mountains of Oregon to the canyons of New Mexico and the amazing rural villages of Nicaragua. People have often asked me why I’m not going into software; I’m from Silicon Valley, after all. But I just couldn’t find a passion in that career. What drew me to geology was the ability to mitigate dangerous hazards, the potential to visualize what exactly I can do in a physical setting, and do what I can to protect people from them. It’s clear to me now that I’ve become a part of something much bigger than I had first realized—something everybody in AEG is a part of—and I look forward to joining the ranks of so many amazing people. I’ve been lucky enough to have met Susan Steele Weir—the amazing woman who started the Women of 2017 “Women of Steele” Scholarship awardee Steele Scholarship—and I am so honored to Ariel Rickel on the volcano side of the safety fence be the first recipient of the award. Susan is not only a groundbreaking geologist in general, she is also a leader for many aspiring female aspiring geologist. She is an amazing person and I’m sure geologists, dispelling doubts within the industry and completely she’ll go far in the future. disproving that rumor that women in underground reconnaisThis scholarship, I know, will help even more amazing sance are bad luck. She is an incredibly smart person, and women enter the field of geological engineering. Susan will unbelievably kind on top of that. She’s shown such heart and provide an excellent example and will be a wonderful mentor passion and is such an inspiration to me. I really, truly, cannot for all of them; I have no doubt in my mind. After all, why thank her enough, and I’m sure that many future Women of waste the brilliant ideas that half the population might Steele will feel the same. offer? Who knows—there might be some little girl out there I would also like to thank Paul Santi—an amazing procollecting rocks on the side of the road who could, someday, fessor and mentor. I wouldn’t be here without him. He’s been change the world. such a help with emphasizing the practical aspects of why I You could be the next Woman of Steele Scholar! want to be a geological engineer, and an incredible person The application deadline for the 2018 award is February 1. to talk to. I would also like to properly recognize Tatjana For full details, go to www.aegfoundation.org. Scherschel, my fellow Woman of Steele and an incredible December 2017

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Anna Saindon

o say AEG has had a huge impact on my career would be an understatement. It was the first place people would review my resumes, taught me to get over my shyness, and led to my current job. The support I get from my AEG community has been huge, both technically and professionally. But the biggest impact AEG has had is that it was the first large community where I wasn’t the outcast because I’m a woman. The experiences that have been shared with me, especially from other women, made me realize I am not alone and that there are tons of people (of all genders) to help me if I ask. I didn’t have a mentor in the traditional sense. This is why it’s a personal calling to help out those I can, since I didn’t have anyone like that. But there have been dozens of people who have helped at one time or another and filled that role. Briget Doyle, as my only female instructor in college and now a dear friend, has been a great influence on me and introduced me to most of the fabulous AEG members out there who have later helped or challenged me to be a better person. My advice for women entering the industry is to foster relationships with people of all ages, gender, race, country, and professional fields related to geology. You can’t understand where we were, where we are, or where we can go, and the great things we can do unless you get a broader understanding of everyone’s experiences. And have the guts to share your experiences and help others when you can.

L to R: Anna with mentor and friend Briget Doyle getting ready to take a helicopter ride over a volcano at the 2016 AEG Annual Meeting in Hawaii

Interesting Tidbits Favorite Quote: She wasn’t looking for a knight, she was looking for a sword. — Atticus Most Important Thing I’ve Learned So Far: You always have a choice, but you don’t get to decide what the consequences are of that choice. Corollary—Not making a choice is choosing to be complicit in the way things are already going, or to give others the right to make the choice for you. Advice for Everyone: Do one thing better for you and for others today than you did yesterday. Small things add up to amazing things over time. Professional Stats: ■ BS Geological Engineering from UMR - 1999 ■ MS Geological Engineering from UMR - 2001 ■ Ph.D. Geological Engineering from UMR - 2004 ■ Professional Engineer - MO, IL ■ Registered Geologist - MO 28

Current Employment: Project Manager, Environmental Engineering Department, Geotechnology, Inc. Primary Job Types: Environmental Engineering, Hydrogeology, Waste Management, and Geotechnical Engineering Specialties: Multidisciplinary projects, coal combustion waste, Young professional mentoring Future Adventure: Spring 2018 teaching MS level Geo-Environmental course at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville AEG Participation: ■ Member since 1997 ■ Positions Officially Held: St. Louis Section Treasurer 2004–05, Secretary 2005–07, Vice Chair 2007–09, Chair 2009–10 ■ AEG Committees: SYPC 2010–12; Communications 2012–17; Strategic Planning (current); AEG News Editor 2012–16—oversaw development of new layout to full color, special editions, anniversary edition for AEG News, stream-

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ABOVE: 2016 GAT-Ninang martial arts retreat, St. Louis, Missouri (Anna, front row, second from right) LEFT: Anna’s target practice

lined procedures, increased variety of technical, public outreach, and historical topics; Scholarship committees “Not My Day Job”: ■ GAT-Ninang (Sr. Instructor, only female at this rank, received 2017) for Garimot Arnis, a Filipino martial art ■ Board game lover - and not the normal games you find at Target or Walmart

Leading Women in AEG! L to R: Julia Frazer (Colorado Springs 2017 Meeting Co-chair), Morley Beckman (SF Bay Area Chapter Chair/Region 1 Director), Kami Deputy (Region 5 Director), Chrissey Villeneuve (AEG News Co-editor), and Sarah Kalika (2018 IAEG/AEG San Francisco Meeting Co-chair)

■ Role playing games - yes, even D&D ■ Juggler - In full costume. You can’t really

juggle unless you can juggle in a corset and three layers of skirts. ■ Volunteering at veterans homes, public outreach for the geosciences, and STEM events focused on women and children. New Thing Learned This Year: Shooting pistols and rifles, and I enjoy it!

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Vapor Intrusion: Conference II – A Big Success

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he Carolinas Chapter of AEG held its second vapor intrusion (VI) conference at the Hilton Charlotte University Place on October 5 and 6, 2017. During our 2014 conference in Raleigh, which we held after the US EPA had released their draft guidance for VI, we had 225 registrants, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, and planners. It was so well received, that numerous registrants requested a follow-up conference. Our income for that conference exceeded expenses by $25,000, and we were able to make a significant donation to AEG and to establish and seed the Carolinas Chapter scholarship fund. Our chapter decided to host another conference this year with hopes for a surplus to be again be generated for the scholarship fund. We started the planning in January, with the expectation that the 2017 conference would be equally or more successful, and, with a total registration of 241, it was. We held this year’s conference in Charlotte to make it more convenient for our members and professionals in the western part of North Carolina, and with the hopes that we’d have an increase in attendance by those in South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Having organized a similar conference in 2014, we had a good foundation to start planning the 2017 conference. The planning committee of nine held conference calls monthly to track progress and maintain our planned schedule, and made two visits to the hotel to scope out the presentation and exhibitor spaces. The conference included a full day of presentations on Thursday and more on most of Friday, ending at 2:45 PM to give registrants, speakers, and exhibitors time to leave town before the start of Charlotte’s rush hour. The planners—five AEG members, a retired AEG member, an environmental attorney, and two Carolinas Chapter sponsors—started recruitment of speakers and exhibitors by first contacting many of the participants from 2014. Some of the speakers recommended others, and we ended up with 23 from across the United States. Our keynote speakers were Henry Schuver of the US EPA in Washington, DC; Dr. Blayne Harman of Hartman Environmental Geoscience in Solana Beach, California; and Rod Thompson of August Mack Environmental in Indianapolis. On Thursday afternoon, we had a special session on trichloroethene, with four speakers of varying backgrounds who presented the latest on this topic. At the end of their four presentations, they convened a panel and took questions from the audience. The presentation slides for all our speakers at the conference are in a public Dropbox at: https://www.dropbox. com/sh/no0f3qkzaix6iji/AADMmuAjl6jcDK9qwXPbSmzUa?dl=0. Registration included continental breakfasts and sit-down lunches each day, beverage breaks both mornings, a beverage and snack break on Thursday afternoon, and, immediately

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Dr. Blayne Hartman makes his keynote presentation on the first day of the conference.

following the TCE panel, a reception with hot hors d’oeuvres on Thursday evening. This is the same schedule we followed in 2014. Conference registration was $299 for AEG members, $349 for non-members, $159 for employees in the public sector, and $249 for those who joined AEG as part of the registration process. We had offered a similar discount for employees of the public sector at our 2014 conference and attracted about 15 registrants. However, in 2017, we had over 55 employees from local, state, and federal governments, due in large part to the support Jim Bateson, chief of the Superfund Section of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), and Michael Scott, Director of the Division of Waste Management of NCDEQ. When Dale Andrews visited as President of AEG to the Carolinas Chapter in January 2017, he suggested we offer a discount to registrants that joined AEG. While the planners were skeptical that this offer would attract much attention, it did

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work; we were successful in signing up 15 new members. This strategy should be considered for future AEG chaptersponsored conferences and symposiums. The conference took place without a hitch. The staff at the Hilton took good care of us and were attentive to our needs and last-minute requests, including the addition of three rooms in which to serve the continental breakfasts and sit-down lunches, which allowed us to almost double the number of exhibitors. Conference registration until the last week was handled by Yolanda Natividad and Denise Brosie of AEG’s management company—Offinger Management, after which registration was through the Carolinas Chapter website and PayPal. We had only four people register on-site, which made check-ins simple. Five students from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Karyn Hoggard, Erik Milde, Stephen Rachide, Aaron Winborne, and Matt Yankech) volunteered to work the registration booth and thus did not have to pay a registration fee. UNCC has a student chapter of AEG. Based on our experience in 2014 when we had only one student register, we did not establish a student registration rate. Our conference attracted 18 exhibitors at $750 each and three sponsors at costs that ranged from $750 to $1,000. While many of the exhibitors and sponsors were already yearly December 2017

sponsors of the Carolinas Chapter (and participated similarly at the 2014 conference), others came from other Mid-Atlantic and Eastern states. The fees they paid helped us keep down the cost of registration for the conference, and we thank them for their support. The exhibitors were Atlas Geo Sampling Company, Clean Vapor LLC, Con-Test Analytical Laboratory, Contaminant Control Inc., Ensafe Inc., Environmental Data Resources, ESC Lab Sciences, Geologic Exploration Inc., HEPACO LLC, HERR Inc., HRP Associates, Mills Environmental Insurance Services LLC, Pace Analytical Services Inc., Pine Environmental, SAEDACCO Inc., Shamrock Environmental Corporation, Tersus Environmental, and Vapor Pin Enterprises Inc. The sponsors were Prism Laboratories Inc., Eastern Solutions LLC, and Geologic Exploration Inc. We offered 12 continuing education units for geologists and engineers, and with the help of one our planners who is an environmental attorney, continuing legal education units for attorneys. The 12 hours of continuing education credit which fulfilled the new annual requirement for licensed geologists in North Carolina. Bottom line, the conference was a success, though financially not as great as in 2014. As I noted above, the hotel costs were significantly higher than the Embassy Suites we used in 2014. In addition, our income was affected by discounts offered to the large number of public-sector employees and new AEG members. Nonetheless, our income exceeded expenses by approximately $7,000, so we can make another significant deposit into our chapter’s scholarship fund. Our chapter’s next big event will be AEG’s 62nd Annual Meeting to be held in Asheville, North Carolina, in September 2019. The planning committee for the conference is comprised of Rebecca Deal of Hart & Hickman, Rick Kolb of Duncklee & Dunham, Paul Konnik of Con-Test Laboratories, Walt Plekan of AECOM, Grady Shields of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton, Brian Smith of Bridgestone, Jennifer Thomas of JennTec LLC, and Rohit Warrier of Geosyntec. Angie Frizzell, who was a planner in 2014, after which she left the workforce and moved to Oklahoma, was also a planner.

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Maddie German, Chair AEG Carolinas has continued rocking our 40th anniversary year. We had our Anniversary Social on Saturday, August 12, in Charlotte hosted by Rebecca Deal. It was a pig pick’n with all the fixins, some craft beer, music, corn-hole and a rock ID challenge. A wonderful evening was enjoyed by all the members who could make it to Charlotte to attend. This year the Carolinas Chapter was privileged to award our second scholarship. Our 2017 Carolinas Scholarship winner—Savannah Bryant from NC State—will be awarded $1,500 to help fund her field camp. Congratulations! Fall Meeting: On Friday, September 22, AEG and ASCE members packed Habitat Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina, for

our fall meeting. There were over 30 students representing UNC Charlotte, East Tennessee State University, Clemson, Western Carolina, and Appalachian State University. Plus we had a good mix of consultants, professionals and regulators representing both the geologist and engineer viewpoints. Jody Kuhne, PE, PG, from the NCDOT presented Interstate 40, Harmon Den: A Case study in Recurring Rockslide Mitigation, Rock Slope Redesign and Construction Details, which discussed the site at mile marker 7 on I-40 that had failed twice by 2013. The slope exhibits imperfect planar failure conditions and required design and construction details to deal with future rockfall, even though the primary threat was removed. Geologic Exploration and Enviro-Equipment set up tables as exhibitors and Enviro-Equipment provided one drink ticket per paid registration. Also at this meeting, a 50/50 raffle was held to raise money for the Carolinas Scholarship fund. $150 was raised at the meeting because the raffle winner generously donated his winnings to the scholarship fund. Several Foundation members present matched the funds raised at the meeting, for a total of $400 contributed to the Carolinas Scholarship fund. Very well done everyone! A Winner Once Again: At the 2017 AEG Annual Meeting held in Colorado Springs, the Carolinas Chapter was presented with the 2017 Chapter of the Year award that we shared with the San Francisco Chapter. The Carolinas membership is fantastic; a huge thank you for your efforts over the past year. Additionally, the newest Student Chapter, Wake Tech Community College, won the Best Student Chapter Award. Congratulations to the hard working students at Wake Tech.

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Vapor Intrusion: The Conference II held in Charlotte on October 5 and 6 was a full house with phenomenal speakers and garnered rave reviews. The conference program included speakers from a variety of backgrounds. Regulators, environmental consultants, scientists, researchers, and attorneys from across the country presented the latest technical, regulatory and legal perspectives on vapor intrusion. See the article that immediately preceeds The HomeFront in this issue, page 30. Fall Field Trip: Sue Buchanan and Cortney Cameron organized the Chapter’s fall field trip on October 21 to visit The Emerald Hollow Mine in Hiddenite, North Carolina. This was our first field trip to sell out and have a waiting list. Members visited the only emerald mine in the United States open to the public for prospecting. Over the day, we dug, panned, and went sluicing for gemstones. Unfortunately, no one found the retirement plan stone, but fun was had by all. See photos on the next page.

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Celebrationg 40 Years with AEG: Finishing the month of October was our 40th Anniversary dinner meeting on October 26. We held the meeting in Greensboro, North Carolinas, the city that held the very first Carolinas Section meeting 40 years ago. Cyrus Parker from the NCDOT presented Greenville’s Tenth Street Connector and the Environmental Challenges of an Urban Transportation Project to approximately 50

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Carolinas Chapter field trip attendees search for hiddenite at The Emerald Hollow Mine.

professionals, regulators, and students in attendance. Eastern Solutions and SAEDACCO set up exhibitor tables and provided one drink ticket per paid registration. Another 50/50 raffle was held adding $150 to the Carolinas Chapter Scholarship Fund to benefit the geology students in the Carolinas.

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On Deck: March 9–10, 2018 we have a field trip planned for Columbia, South Carolina. This event will include a dinner meeting on Friday and a field trip to a geotechnical laboratory and the Old Mill Dam on Saturday. Stay tuned for more details. Check out the Carolinas Chapter website at aegcarolinas.org for more news and events in the Carolinas.

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Inland Empire Chapter James Burns, Secretary Meetings for the Inland Empire Chapter (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties of California) resumed in September at Pinnacle Peak steakhouse in Corona after our usual summer hiatus, a full month earlier than usual, with a presentation by Eduardo Hernandez of Project X Corrosion Engineering entitled Corrosion Evaluations for Geotechnical Engineering: What IS a Corrosion Engineer Looking For?. Though often an underappreciated aspect of geotechnical engineering corrosive soils can be a critical factor for some projects. This presentation gave geologic professionals valuable and interesting insight into corrosive soils investigations and the steps taken to mitigate the hazards presented by such soils. At our October meeting, we welcomed Dr. Chris Milliner of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory giving a presentation entitled How Do Fault Systems release Strain? Insights Using Novel Geodetic Imaging Techniques. Dr. Milliner’s presentation covered the limitations of standard geodetic techniques and emerging techniques such as optical image correlation as well as their applications to studying geomorphic features associated with faulting such as estimating off-fault deformation and post-seismic afterslip. He discussed how using sub-pixel correlation of images taken before and after seismic events we can retrieve full surface displacement close to the rupture and how this in turn can complement the GPS and InSAR techniques to further provide useful insight into the mechanics of faulting as well as the rupture process at depth. We wish to thank all our speakers for their insightful and thought-provoking presentations. November signaled the start of elections for Inland Empire officers with long-time Vice Chair Jeff Fitzsimmons stepping down from his position. The Chapter offers its sincere appreciation to Jeff for raising the bar on getting great speakers for many years. November also hosted the longtime friend of AEG Inland and frequent speaker, Jeffrey R. Keaton PhD, of Amec Foster Wheeler. Dr. Keaton is chair of the Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering Committee of ASCE’s Geo-Institute and was recently bestowed AEG’s prestigious Honorary Member at the 2017 AEG Annual Meeting in September at Colorado Springs. His presentation was entitled Oil Infrastructure Vulnerability: Pilot Feasibility Study for the City of Los Angeles. This presentation covered a pilot study for the communities of Wilmington and San Pedro, as well as the Port of Los Angeles in relation to potential secondary hazards that existing oil infrastructure may pose in the event of an earthquake or flood in these areas.

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The AEG Nashville Chapter has formed starting with nine local AEG members of the former Southeastern Section. We have been formally accepted by the AEG Board as a Chapter, which means new and renewing members can now select Nashville Chapter when registering for 2018. We have a set of temporary officers and plan to hold our first election in November 2018 for the 2019 Chapter Executive Board. We continue to look for volunteers that are interested in the startup of the Nashville Chapter and serving with the chapter board that has been formed. We plan to hold monthly chapter meetings, a spring and fall field trip, and engage with students at local universities. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Chapter Chairman Michael Arles via email at marlesAEGNashville@gmail.com.

A record number of New York - Philadelphia (NYP) Members attended the 2017 Annual Meeting in beautiful Colorado Springs, including our past Chair, Thom Waldron of Louis Berger, who gave a talk on the Transco Natural Gas Pipeline and Bharat Patel of Maser, who spoke about solvent remediation in a tidally-influenced aquifer. Our tireless senior member George Marshall and his wife Barbara attended all the way from Albany, NY, and Matt McMillen of EnviroProbe displayed his specialized geophysical toolset in the Exhibitors Hall. Everyone loved the Garden of the Gods field trip! Several speakers from the New York - Philadelphia area were featured at AEG’s full-day Environmental Geology Symposium on Emerging Contaminants, organized by Patty Bryan of Chicago and Loren Lasky from our area. Experts from around the country examined how our nation’s drinking water supplies have been impacted by a diverse assortment of prescription medicines, perfluorinated compounds and many other organic chemicals including 1,4-Dioxane—derived from anthropogenic sources. We were proud to have the following speakers representing the New York - Philadelphia area: Michael Burke, Ryan Andersen, and Stewart Abrams of Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, who discussed the regional impact and remediation of 1,4-Dioxane in drinking water; David Blye of Environmental Standards, who explained the problems with PFAS lab analyses; and, our October 2016 NYP Speaker, Jim Occhialini of Alpha Analytical, who described the suitability of the different 1,4-Dioxane analytical methods currently available. In September, the New York - Philadelphia Chapter was gratified to receive a surprise award from AEG’s Chapter Support Committee (CSC). NYP Chair Rose DeLorenzo (Matrix) accepted the “Great Job” award at the Business Lunch in Colorado Springs, in recognition for our diverse activities last season. Past Chair Loren Lasky was also one of the handful of long-timers who were awarded with an AEG pin in recognition of forty years of membership in the association.

Inaugural Meeting On November 2, 2017, we held our inaugural meeting at the Bavarian Bierhaus in Nashville. Our speaker was A. Bruce Rogers, PG of the Nashville District US Army Corps of Engineers. His presentation was entitled, Rockslide Mechanics at Howard Cemetery, Loyall, KY: Geotechnical Investigation and Conclusions. The meeting had 22 attendees, so it’s clear that word is getting out about our new Chapter in Nashville.

The attendees of the inaugural meeting of the Nashville Chapter.

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Upcoming Meetings After a social gathering in lieu of a formal meeting in December, we will resume regular meetings in January. We are planning with the Carolinas and Atlanta Chapters to schedule the AEG Jahns Lecturer tour of the Southeast Chapters and student groups for this spring. 34

In October, we were pleased to learn that our new Student Chapter at Rutgers University-Newark (RUN), at the State University of New Jersey, had been selected to receive a Moylan Student Chapter Support award, which includes a $350 grant to kick-start activities on campus! Jalise Wright, Geoscience Engineering Student and President of the RUN AEG Student Chapter, wrote a wonderful thank you note to us and Northeast Regional Director Curt Schmidt, describing how they plan to use the Moylan grant to grow their Research Initiative in the Geosciences (RIG) Program, purchase supplies for experiments, and help students travel to local and regional AEG meetings. RUN faculty advisor, Dr. Alex Gates, has been a valued contributor to our NYP Chapter, and helped us produce an outstanding Student Night this past year, an event we hope to outdo next year!

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HISTORIC VIELE TOPOGRAPHIC MAP OF NYC, C. 1865, COURTESY OF NYC DDC

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Members of RUN AEG—Rutgers University-Newark’s new, Moylan award-winning Student Chapter L to R: Milka Casrrubias, Renyline Bacani, Yonesha Donaldson, Shruti Patel, Klaudio Peshtanie, Rebecca Eustice, and Joaquin Cambeiro; Standing: Speaker Dennis Askins

Chapter Chair Rose DeLorenzo presents newlywed Chapter Secretary Amanda Forsburg with our gift, a picture frame made of rocks, plus complimentary tickets to the NYP 2018 Field Trip

Speaker Dennis Askins NYC DDC, seated at 3 o’clock, listens as he is introduced to the NYP audience before his talk.

We started the 2017–18 season in NYP with a talk on In-Situ Remediation of Low-Permeability Soils in September, by Dan Bryant of Woodard and Curran. Mapping the Geologic Subsurface of New York City was the topic for our October meeting, presented by Dennis Askins, Engineering Geologist with the New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC). This talk featured a treasure trove of historic maps and cross-sections, some dating back literally hundreds of years. Much of this data is now archived and digitized in December 2017

Hager-Richter Geoscience, Inc. sponsored NYP’s October meeting. Dorothy Richter, President, and Rob Garfield, Vice President and Senior Borehole Geophysicist, from their New York/New Jersey Regional Office in Fords, New Jersey (file photo from November, 2015)

the city’s collection (PowerPoint posted at http://aegnyp.org/ page-7745/5353890.) We also saw some of the DCC’s latest and greatest GIS tools. Much of the NYC boring data is accessible within DDC through an indexed, interactive GIS Map of the City.

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HEADER THE HOMEFRONT HERE This talk was well attended by students from our new Rutgers-Newark chapter (see photo), as well as by many of our “regulars,” always eager to find new sources of subsurface information! We appreciate that one of our regular corporate supporters, Hager-Richter Geoscience, Geophysicists for the Engineering Community, sponsored this meeting. A talk on the New Jersey Coastal Plains, by Pete Sugarman of the New Jersey Geological and Water Survey (NJGWS), is planned for November.

Oregon Chapter Mike Marshall, Secretary Members of the Oregon Chapter are ready to kick off the season after a very busy summer. Last winter’s record rainfall put a beating on many steep slopes that has left lingering landslides across the region. The all-true rumors of Pacific Northwest gray, gloomy, and constant rain have not slowed in growth and development. Dozens of tower cranes and thousands of safety cones attest to the hours invested by Oregon Chapter members into projects to achieve regulatory compliance or construct on a solid foundation. As is tradition to keep member’s brains sharp and informed with the latest information, the Oregon Chapter started the year by meeting for pizza at the local grain fermentation establishment to listen to a brilliant scientist. It is a great evening to enjoy dinner and be engaged with stories of the practical application of science. For example, Cole Smith of Elevate UAS updated the Oregon Chapter with the current process for planning and obtaining remotely sensed data by use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). In April, Tim Blackwood of Hart Crowser discussed a rockfall project in Hawaii and immediately had a room of volunteers for the next fieldwork. Kate Mickelson and Stephen Slaughter of the Washington Department of Natural Resources presented on a new landslide mapping database, public outreach activities, and a homeowner’s guide to landslides. In September, Phil Wurst with Oregon DOT gave a talk about landslides verses bridges and effectiveness of mitigation activities. In October, Kevin Parrett with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality talked about the current state of cleanup activities in Oregon. Speakers for the rest of the year are booked, and the season is packed with great talks. At press time, Dr. Ashley Streig with Portland State University will present a talk on paleo-earthquake research. Ray Wells with the USGS will be updating the Oregon Chapter with his very exciting work into the evolution of the PNW! 2017 will end with our annual student night and talk by Professor Nick Zentner with Central Washington University. Dr. John Wakabayashi, the current Jahns Lecturer, will be visiting in April 2018 in a tour that includes Washington and Alaska. We are looking forward to that!

St. Louis Chapter Jessie Goodwin, Chapter Editor The St. Louis Chapter had our annual Cardinals game outing on Thursday, August 24. Though the Cards didn’t bring home a win, as always, we enjoyed cheering them on. On Wednesday, September 6, we teamed up with the local chapter of the American Society of Mining Engineers (ASME) for a tour of the Central Mining Equipment (CME) headquarters. CME was founded in St. Louis in 1928 and today has a 210,000-square foot state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Earth City, Missouri. CME is a drill-rig, tooling, and support equipment manufacturer, designing and manufacturing a complete product line of drilling equipment for environmental, geotechnical, mineral exploration, and construction industries. CME holds patents on auger connections, drill rig safety features, and sampling systems.

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San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Courtney Johnson, Secretary

ABOVE and BOTTOM LEFT: Members of the St. Louis AEG Chapter attend a tour of Central Mining Equipment’s manufacturing facility in Earth City, Missouri. PHOTOS BY BRAD TISSI

Our first Chapter meeting after our summer break was held on Tuesday, September 19. Our speaker was the 2016– 17 Richard Jahn’s Lecturer, Scott Anderson PhD of BGC Engineering. He shared his presentation entitled Natural Hazards, Risk, and the Resilience of the Built Environment, Especially Highways. Dr. Anderson spoke about the importance of considering risk in the characterization of natural hazards, including both the probability and consequences of an event. He discussed the role of tolerable risk and resilience in transportation networks and detailed case studies at Fisher Canyon in Colorado after the North Waldo Canyon fire and at Mount Lemmon in Tucson, Arizona. Congratulations to Jim Williams PhD, recipient of the 2017 AEG Terzaghi Mentor Award! He was recognized at the 2017 AEG Annual Meeting held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in September. Jim’s nomination was led by Stephanie Kline-Tissi, with assistance by Greg Hempen PhD, Allen Hatheway PhD, Mimi Garstang (KC Chapter), Chris Stohr PhD (Chicago Chapter), Duane Kreuger, and J. David Rogers PhD. The Terzaghi Mentor Award was established in 2008 to recognize individuals who have made a lifelong effort in providing professional, ethical, and technical mentoring for environmental and engineering geologists. During our October meeting, Mark Haddock of Golder Associates shared a presentation on the Bingham Tunnel Rehab Project in Utah. Haddock was awarded the 2017 Henry Krumb Lecturer Award for this presentation at this year’s national Society of Mining Engineers conference. The Bingham Tunnel is an approximately 9-foot-by-9-foot tunnel that is part of the system that drains and dewaters the Bingham Canyon Mine. His presentation described how the site used a combination of rockbolts, shotcrete, timber cathedral sets, and steel December 2017

In September, we attended the AEG Annual Meeting, where we were awarded Co-Chapter of the Year! The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter shares this honor with the Carolinas Chapter, and this is our second time in three years as Chapter of the Year. In October, we held our first Student/Professional Resume Workshop. We put our winnings for Chapter of the Year immediately to good use by hosting this free workshop to connect students with professionals to work on their resumes. Kleinfelder, Inc., graciously provided us meeting space for the event in Oakland. Chapter Chair Julien Waeber spoke on resume building basics and gave examples. Our professional guests all chimed in for a robust discussion of various career options, the importance of professional licensure, and how to land your first job in the industry. The students then had a chance to have their their resumes reviewed one-on-one with the professionals to receive feedback. Also this fall, elections were held for new Chapter leadership. Our new board includes Julien Cohen-Waeber as Chair, Ryan Coe as Vice-Chair, David Abbott as Treasurer, and Courtney Johnson as Secretary. We are excited to welcome new leadership and looking forward to the next two years working together! We congratulate our Chapter’s Past Chair, Morley Beckman, to his move on to the position of AEG’s Northern California Regional Director! We want to give a hearty thank you to our 2017 San Francisco Chapter/Sacramento Chapter sponsor, Gregg Drilling, and continued thanks to our other Chapter sponsors: California Push Technologies, Soil Tectonics, and San Jose State University. As always, check our Chapter website for a copy of our latest newsletter, up to the minute news, meeting information, local job postings, and events. www.aegsf.org.

Texas Chapter Rusty Branch, Chair 2017 Fall Meeting, Causes and Effects of Land Subsidence in Harris and Galveston Counties, Texas We gathered on October 13–14 in Houston for the AEG Texas Chapter Fall Meeting. Our Friday night mixer was well attended with a great mix of students and professionals. The HarrisGalveston Subsidence District (HGSD) graciously hosted our members at their office. We started by introducing the new officers: Rusty Branch, Chair, Eric Stiffler, Vice Chair; Pat Frost, Treasurer; Melissa Cordell, Secretary; and Stephanie Coffman,

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