Former Officers Fall 2020

• President: Maureen Gerwin

• Vice President: Brittany Garza

• Treasurer: Jetson Le

• Secretary: Alexandra Jones

• Social Coordinator: Jabeen Momin

• Web Master: Abby Gonzalez

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Regina Capuano

Former Officers Spring 2020

• President: Maureen Gerwin

• Vice President: Tabitha Lee

• Treasurer: Jetson Le 

• Secretary: Brittany Garza

• Social Coordinator: Jabeen Momin

• Web Master: Alexander Spike

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Regina Capuano

Former Officers FALL 2019

• President: Jabeen Momin

• Vice President: Tabitha Lee

• Treasurer: Jayme Martone 

• Secretary: Maureen Gerwin

• Social Coordinator: Nicolas Ortiz 

• Graduate Representative: TBA

• Webmaster: Rucha Moharir

• Outreach Officer: TBA

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Regina Capuano

Former Officers 2017-2018

• President: Kennetch Castro

• Vice President: Claire Ong

• Treasurer: Christian Martinez

• Secretary: Flor Sanchez

• Social Coordinator: Sandra Berger 

• Graduate Representative: Trey Lobpries

• Webmaster: Michelle Loredo 

• Outreach Officer- Darling Martinez

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Regina Capuano

2019-2020 Event List:

• August 18 2019 : NSM Block Party

  • Come join us for a fun-filled evening with games! AEG/AIPG will be one of many other Natural Science and Mathematics (NSM) organizations participating in an effort to welcome students for a fresh fall semester. Join us and get to learn about our organization and upcoming activities. 

• September 3rd 2019: Fall Kickoff Meeting  

  • Our first meeting of fall 2019 will be held at the Science and Research 1 building Room 410 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm. We will officially introduce our new officers, acknowledge our merge with AIPG, and meet our faculty advisor Dr. Regina Capuano. We will also discuss career building strategies and upcoming events. 

• September 18 2019: Industry Professional Meeting 

  • Industry Professional Meeting 1 will be held at Science and Engineering Classrooms Building, Room 102 from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Our guest speaker Mr. Matt Cowan will be speaking about his career and few projects. More details about this event please check news tab. 

• October 4th - 6th 2019 : Hydrogeo Workshop

  • Hydro-Geo Workshop is an educational seminar that benefits aspiring geology, hydrogeology and environmental science students to get hands-on  learning experience and build network with professionals in the industry. AEG encourages student members to attend this workshop to learn from the leading researchers and practitioners across the state and nation.This year the workshop is scheduled to be held at Cave without a name in Boerne, Texas from October 4th to 6th. For fees and registration please visit the following website: http://www.hydrogeoworkshop.org/index.php 

• October 29 2019: Industry Professional Meeting 2

  • Industry Professional Meeting 2 will be held at Science and Research Building 1, Room 223 at 5:30pm. Our guest speaker is Alan Black. For more details about this event please check news tab. 

2017-2018 Event List:

• All4Inc- Frank Dougherty will be talking about job possibilities and environmental issues around the Houston area. Event will take place April 12th at 4;30pm. Room 223 SR 1

• Environmental Studies Internship at The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center:

  • Projects include terrestrial, atmospheric and estuarine environmental research. Projects are also offered in environmental education and environmental information management. 

  • Individuals will devote most of their time to a project and content area of particular interest to them.

  • Selected candidates will receive a stipend of $550.00 per week. Limited on-site dormitory space may be available for $105.00 per week.

  • The specific dates and duration of the internship appointment are arranged between the supervisor and the student. However, internship appointments are generally full time (40 hours per week), 12 to 16 weeks in length, and coincide with the usual academic semesters and summer terms.

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• University of Virginia Intership Opportunity: They are accepting applications from University of Houston undergraduate and graduate students for the Advanced Computing for Earth Sciences (ACES) summer school/paid internship at UVA in partnership with NASA.

  • Students enrolled in the ACES program acquire hands-on application computing experience as well as training in the essentials of software engineering and high-performance computing. This is the final year the ACES program will be offered, so if you have been thinking about applying, now is the time to do it!

  • •Important Dates for ACES 2018:

  • •Application Deadline: March 1

  • •Summer School: May 30-June15

  • •Internships: June 18-August 10

  • •APPLY TODAY!

  • •arcs.virginia.edu/aces

• GEODAYS 2018: 

• •The Association of Professional Geologists (AIPG) Texas Section is hosting and Environmental Field Course for students and new professionals the weekend of February 24-25 in Nacogdoches, Texas. For more information and to registration go to: http://bit.ly/2CGa0HA.After 1/26/18 the cost for students is $25 for a day, $40 for two days. Consider joining AIPG, student membership is free!This event includes lectures and accompanying field activities with presentations and demonstrations

• Volunteering Opportunity: 

  • xBecome a Certified Water Monitoring Volunteer for the Galveston Bay Foundation and the Houston-Galveston Area Council

  • •The program aims to detect and track nonpoint source pollutants (NPS) in lakes and rivers that drain to the Gulf of Mexico and the responsibility of the volunteer is to collect and document data from sampling the water.Certification enables volunteers to collect water quality data from assigned location that meets the requirements of the EPA and TCEQ. Volunteers are trained to perform tests using instruments to collect pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, (TDS) conductivity or salinity, and document field observations.Requirements: visit assigned location and sample water every month for a minimum of 2 years

  • •Upcoming dates for Certification:

  • •February 16, 2018 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Lake Jackson, Texas

  • •February 16, 2018 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Clear Lake, Texas

  • •May 4, 2018 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Houston, Texas

  • http://www.h-gac.com/community/water/texas_stream_team/default.aspx

• Volunteering Opportunity: 

• Trash Bash 2018- “Clean it like you mean it!”

• March 24, 2018

• 7:00 am – 1:00 pm

• Once a year thousands of volunteers gather along the Texas waterways to do their part in cleaning up the environment and participating in the largest statewide event to educate the public about the importance of water resources.

• ****Free t-shirts, Lunch, and Entertainment

  •  http://www.trashbash.org/volunteers.html

• Febuary 1, 2018: First General Meeting of the semester in room SR1 223.

• November 17, 2017: This Friday in PGH room 232, the UH Student Chapter of the American Mathematical Society will be hosting Sophia Mela alumna and undergraduate math major. She will be sharing her story from studying at the university to her job at NASA as a flight controller and astronaut trainer. There will be refreshments, for more information, https://www.math.uh.edu/uhams/

• Scholarship Opportunity: Members, AEG Foundation Scholarships are available, here's a link that will provide more information, http://www.aegweb.org/?page=ScholarshipsGrants , the deadline is February 1, 2018

• Scholarship Opportunity: The 2018 NOAA F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship is now open. This scholarship is administered by the National Oceanic Administration and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and it is target towards undergraduate students with focuses on research, public service, and/or teaching in the oceanic 

• and atmospheric fields. This link will provide more information of the scholarship, http://www.noaa.gov/office…/hollings-scholarship/prospective

• November 14, 2017: New Tech Global Environment (NTG Environmental) will be on campus for an information session from 12:00 P.M. to 1:00 P.M. in SR1 room 634. 

• October 25, 2017: Resume Workshop with Caitlin MacNeal 

• October 23,2017: 6:00pm Al Gore former Vice-President will be presenting Climate Change related Topics.

  • Admission is free, but seating is limited. Location: Tudor FieldHouse, Rice University 6100 Main St, Houston Texas,77251. For more information please refer to Rice's University website (rice.edu).

• October 14,2017: AEG Texas 

  • Please join us in Houston for the October AEG Texas Chapter Meeting.  We will focus on Causes and Effects of Land Subsidence in Harris and Galveston Counties. Location - Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Headquarters, 1660 Bay Area Blvd, Houston, TX 77058

• October 11, 2017: 4:00pm Career Tips with Caitlin MacNeal 

• September 25, 2017: 4:00pm First General Meeting

• September 8,2017: 1:00pm First Officer Meeting 

• September 15-17, 2017: Texas HydroGeo Workshop

  • The workshop will take place at  Cavern Without a Name in Boerne, TX. The workshop will include various activities that will give the students and professionals a real work field setting and a hands on experience. There is a fee of $50 and that includes the camping fee. If interested, please go to: http://caves.org/grotto/bexargrotto/HydroGeo/

Note: All Meetings Take Place in Building SR1 Room 223.

2016 - 2017 Events List:

• November 14th, 2016: TCEQ Information Session at 5:30 pm in SR1 in room 223

  • Bianca Lopez and Jason Ybarra from TCEQ will be sharing what it is like to work at TCEQ. Bianca Lopez is a graduate from the University of Houston with majors in Environmental Systems and Modeling and Geology. She minored in Atmospheric Sciences and Geophysics. She is currently an Environmental Investigator at TCEQ Region 12, Air Division. Jason Ybarra has worked for TCEQ since 1997. He started off as an Environmental Investigator, then became the Waste Work Leader, followed by the Waste Team Leader. He is now the Waste Section Manager.

  • The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality strives to protect our state's public health and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development

• November 7th, 2016: Dr. Robert Wiley, University of Houston Professor, 5:30 pm in SR1 in room 223

  • Dr. Wiley will be talking about his experience traveling around the world, bringing clean drinking water to people in need by finding aquifers and drilling viable water wells with the non-profit organization Living Water International.

• November 2nd, 2016: ATC General Information Session at 5:30 pm in SR1 in room 223

  • Frederick S. Moses from ATC will talk about what ATC does in the Environmental Science, Geology, and Geophysics fields within the company.

• October 3rd, 2016: ATC Resume and Interview Workshop at 5:30 pm in SR1 in room 223

  •  Frederick S. Moses from ATC will advise members on how to write a resume and how to succeed during interviews.

  • ATC Group Services LLC (ATC) is a full-service environmental consulting and industrial hygiene firm operating nearly 100 offices nationwide. Over the past 35 years, ATC has become one of the leading national providers of environmental and engineering support services nationwide. ATC specializes in Environmental Consulting, Industrial Hygiene, Geotechnical Engineering,Construction Materials Testing & Special Inspection, Petroleum, Due Diligence, and Environmental Health & Safety Training.

• September 13th, 2016: AECOM information session in SR1 in room 223

  • About AECOM: Delivering clean water and energy. Building iconic skyscrapers. Planning new cities. Restoring damaged environments. Connecting people and economies with roads, bridges, tunnels and transit systems. Designing parks where children play. Helping governments maintain stability and security.

• August 31st, 2016: AEG General Planning Meeting at 5:30 in SR1 room 223

For a full list of AEG National Events: AEG Events Overview For Information on Texas Section meetings: http://www.aegweb.org/sections-chapters/texas

2015 - 2016

Former AEG Officers: Officers 2015-2016

• President: Vanessa Alejandro

• Vice-President: Amber Moody

• Executive Secretary, Webmaster, and AMS Liaison: Tamara Sharp

• Director of Development: Jacob Kratavil

• Director of Internal Affairs: Caroline Menefee

• Director of Alumni: Melissa Nunez

• Secretary and Graduate Representative: Sarah Zhou

• Meeting Coordinator: Sheila Hernandez

• Graduate Representative: Trey Lobpries

• Chief Financial Officer and Outreach Officer: Rasheed Ajala

• Professional Coordinator: Kasey Mahaney 

• Marketing Cooridnator: Ashley Valeria Guerrediaga Torres 

• Socials Coordinator: Rebecca Berlanga

Events:

• April 13, 2016: AECOM information session from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm in SR1 in room 223

• March 7th, 2016: Bake Sale Fundraiser at the SC

• February 4th, 2016: Resume Workshop with Caitlin MacNeil, the UH STEM Career Counselor beginning at 4:00 pm in SR1 room 223

• October 22, 2015: AEG General Meeting beginning at 4:30 pm in SR1 room 223

  • Michael Stevens will be talking about CB&I's Environmental and Sustainability Department, the type of work they do, and his work as an entry level scientist in Houston.

• October 22, 2015: Officer meeting at 4:00 pm. in SR1 room 223

• October 1, 2015: AEG's first social event from is going to be at The Rooftop 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. This is a mandatory meeting so please try your hardest to make it. If you've never been, check out their website!

• October 1, 2015: Officer meeting from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in SR1 room 223

• September 24th, 2015: Optional Joint Meeting with AMS/AEG beginning at 6:00 pm in SR1 room 410

  • In our first AEG/AMS meeting, Mr. William Swann will be discussing the engineering behind the development of a solar tracking array. If attending, please email AEGatUH@gmail.com 

• September 10, 2015: First AEG meeting from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm in SR1 room 223

  • Get to know each other, plan future resume workshops, mock interviews, speaker visits and more.

• September 10, 2015: Officer Meeting from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm in SR1 room 223

• September 2, 2015: Officer Position interviews from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM M.D. Anderson Library room 106F

• September 1, 2015: Officers Meeting and officer position interviews SR1 room 316 from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

  • Sign up here

2014 - 2015

• March 30: Environmental Resume Workshop. 12-1 SR1 room 223 

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  • ​The AEG student chapter is having a resume workshop Monday March 30th from 1-2 pm. We are having Tiffany Bittings the NSM career counselor  help critique and edit resumes.The focus will be on applying for environmental jobs and jobs with government agencies, since that is a strong job market for environmental jobs (compared to oil industry jobs for geology/geophysics).  If PhD students attend, she will also provide information on preparing a CV. ****If you were unable to attend refer to the "Links and Resources" tab for information from this workshop****

• March 2: AEG section planning meeting. 1-2 SR1 Room 223

• February 12: Tour of KPRC with Meteorologist Frank Billingsley 7-10 

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  • Joint trip with UH-AMS club.

• November 5: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) activities and job opportunities at the Houston Waste Section

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  • AEG at the University of Houston would like to present: Mr. Jason T. Ybarra, Manager, Waste Section, TCEQ:  Houston Region Office Mr. Ybarra will talk about the activities of the TCEQ Houston Waste Section, the Mickey Leland Internship program, the Transitions Hiring Program, and hiring in general at the TCEQ. He will also bring a co-worker to speak about the Take Care of Texas program. They will both be available for questions afterward.  11:30 am-1:00 pm SEC room 204. If you have questions please contact: AEGatuh@gmail.com

• October 22: AEG 2014 Planning Meeting and New Officer Elections 11:30 am -12:30 pm Room 130 Science and Research Building 1,Email questions to geosocietyatuh@gmail.com