Near Surface Geophysics Focus Group

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January Near Surface Focus Group newsletter.
Briefly:

1. State of the Union
2. State of the NS FG
3. Help the Near Surface Focus Group Fund Make a Bigger Impact!
4.Workshop in Groundwater Resource Assessment in Western Australia
5. SEG-AGU SEG-AGU Hydrogeophysics Workshop
6. New Job openings

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CHECK HERE for Deadlines of important upcoming meetings and publication opportunities!
Last updated Jan. 2012
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Contributions to the NS Fund

As you renew your dues this year, you may want to consider making a contribution and designating it for the NS Fund.

To join this Focus Group
log into the AGU. Update your membership and select "Near Surface Geophysics" as your primary or "other" affiliation under the "Areas of Scientific Interest" section.

Announcements

Message from the new Chair of the Near-Surface Geophysics Focus Group Louise Pellerin
In looking over Lee's parting message to the NSFG many things came to mind; first a special thanks to Lee Slater, past chair, for all his work in shepherding the NSFG in a short period of time from a fledgling focus group to a stable and well-recognized part of the AGU. We also had the good fortune of forming the NSFG as AGU governance was being restructured, and we now are voting members of the AGU Council. As Lee mentioned, the work of many dedicated members made this possible, and I want to share with Lee my gratitude and appreciation for those who have given their service in the past, will do so in the future, and those new to the NSFG leadership. We still have informal liaisons with AGU hydrogeophysics, EEGS and SEG, but have added Asian, European and South American Representatives along with the role of past chair to the Executive Committee - so we are keeping Lee in the leadership for a couple more years! Feel free to contact any of us. (For a list of NSFG officers click here.)

Message from the new Near-Surface Geophysics Focus Group Student Representative Seth Campbell

I'm excited to join the executive committee of the NSFG as the student representative beginning this September. I am a 1st year PhD student at the University of Maine and I primarily use geophysics for glaciological, permafrost, and Army research. I've been a college student for 13 years and there is running joke at UMaine of whether I'll gain tenure because I've been a student for so long! This said, I've also worked for a variety of science and geophysics organizations over the past decade. My experiences have provided a unique glimpse at the options available for geophysics students both in the educational and professional realm. As the new student representative, my primary goal is to help foster and grow connections between NSFG students and the professional world. I look forward to working with each of you over the next two years and will start posting my plans and ideas on the WIKI in the near future. Please feel free to contact me at any time.

Last year (2011) 22% of our membership contributed to the NSFG. Our corporate sponsors supported 30 students to attending the NS Luncheon at the fall meeting. The AGU is launching a fundraising campaign 'Science for Humanity', which resonants with NS. A strong response from our members and corporations will allow us to support students at NSG's Fall Meeting social/networking events, and through Fall Meeting registration, and travel grants. Supporting the 'Science for Humanity' campaign supports our future.
   Some current statistics (December, 2011):
   Primary NS Membership: 793
   Secondary NS Membership: 2,881

Do You Want to Organize a Chapman Conference? If so, please contact the current NS Focus Group Chair Louise Pellerin, Pellerin@ak.net. See the AGU web site for more information about Chapman Conferences at http://www.agu.org/meetings/chapman.html.