The Acquisition Editor’s Pen

Tunneling

Paul Headland, Ike Isaacson, & Mike Piepenburg, Co-chairs Paul Headland pheadland@aldeaservices.com Ile Isaacson iisaacson@brierlyassociates.com Mike Piepenburg michael.piepenburg@mottmac.com This Technical Working Group has the responsibility of reviewing environmental, engineering geology, and geotechnical questions and issues related to feasibility, planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of tunnels and underground structures (tunnels, shafts, and caverns). The group makes recommendations to the Board for consideration with respect to position or policy statements on tunnels and underground structure related matters. The technical working group activities include: informing our membership of new and emerging technologies; improving public awareness of tunneling and underground projects (tunnels, shafts, and caverns) and promoting our profession; Improving public awareness of societal benefits associated with development of underground infrastructure; providing input to local, state, or federal regulations impacting underground infrastructure; outreach to high schools and universities regarding careers in underground engineering; and publishing papers and organizing AEG tunneling symposia and short courses.

The Tunneling TWG has conducted symposia at the last two Annual Meetings and was planning a full-day symposium at the Portland AM. They will conduct a symposium during the virtual Annual Meeting instead. The Tunneling TWG has been discussing the potential for a technical forum during 2021. If you are interested in the participating in the forum, please contact our enthusiastic co-chairs.

The Geologic Resource Management; Rock Mechanics; Solid, Hazardous & Mine Waste Management; Subsidence; and Sustainability

These TWGs have been inactive for several years. If you are interested in joining or providing leadership, please contact me at pp@aegweb.org.

The Rock Mechanics TWG practitioners have been working in the Landslide TWG (rock slope stability) or in the Tunneling TWG.

The Solid, Hazardous & Mine Waste Management TWG has been largely incorporated into the Environmental TWG.

NEWS OF THE ASSOCIATION – AEG NEWS ACQUISITIONS EDITOR’S PEN

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i, my AEG family. I hope everyone is doing well and keeping safe in these turbulent times! These are hard times for all of us Looking forward, I would like to encourage all the AEG members to participate in our joint venture to grow and learn from and with each other. We can Visty Dalal, AEG News Acquisitions Editor H to keep an even keel, but we do have our friends accomplish this by sharing our experiences—both and family to depend and lean on. We all have an professional and personal, with others through this extended family—AEG, with whom we find solace in and other mediums of expression. We at AEG News our mutual times of need. I have really gained a are always looking for new thoughts, suggestions, renewed appreciation for my family and friends in contributions, professional news, etc. that you would these times when we all are sequestered at home and like to share with others. I would like to make AEG News can’t go outside. I don’t know if I ever had so much time to a newsletter that you can’t put down once you start reading it spend at home with my family. So, I have and continue to and can’t wait until the next edition comes out. However, Andie, cherish these times together and will be disappointed when we Bill, and I can’t do it alone as we need your assistance, contrihave to return to the “new normal” schedule in the near future. butions, thoughts, etc. to make it a joint success! So, won’t you Since last December, when I took over as the ‘Acquisitions help us out by sharing a part of your life story with us? I am

Editor’ for AEG News, I have had the wonderful opportunity of only an email away, so when you have a chance just pen me an knowing some of you through our communication for the News. email and share those wonderful ideas with me. I look forward

It has been a rewarding experience to say the least knowing to that sincerely! you and what you all do for AEG, and in your professional and Meanwhile, enjoy this summer edition of the AEG News, personal lives. Everyone that I have come in contact with has with great contributions from a lot of people who have kindly been extremely gracious in assisting the AEG News’ editorial spent time putting their pieces together for your reading staff (Andie Ptak and Bill Roman) with their valued contributions pleasure. It will soon be your turn to return the favor! and experiences that they have readily shared. I want to take I wish everyone a blessed summer and hope to interact this opportunity of thanking everyone for their assistance and with you in the ‘Virtual Annual Meeting’ in September. Looking patience in working with me while I learned the “tricks of the forward to your professional contributions there! Contact me at trade.” news@aegweb.org or (443) 271-8122 (Cell).