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Geoscience: Professional Organizations & Societies

The Member Societies of American Geosciences Institute (AGI)

AASP - The Palynological Society

American Association of Geographers

American Association of Petroleum Geologists

American Geophysical Union

American Institute of Hydrology

American Institute of Professional Geologists

American Meteorological Society

American Rock Mechanics Association

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

Association for Women Geoscientists

Association of American State Geologists

Association of Earth Science Editors

Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists

Clay Minerals Society

Council on Undergraduate Research

Environmental & Engineering Geophysical Society

Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers

Geochemical Society

Geological Association of Canada

Geological Society of America

Geological Society of London

Geoscience Information Society

History of Earth Sciences Society

International Association of Hydrogeologists/U.S. National Chapter

International Medical Geology Association

Karst Waters Institute

Mineralogical Society of America

Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland

National Association of Black Geoscientists

National Association of Geoscience Teachers

National Association of State Boards of Geology

National Cave and Karst Research Institute

National Earth Science Teachers Association

National Ground Water Association

National Speleological Society

Paleobotanical Section of the Botanical Society of America

Paleontological Research Institution

Paleontological Society

Petroleum History Institute

Seismological Society of America

SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology)

Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

Society of Economic Geologists

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists

Society of Mineral Museum Professionals

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

Soil Science Society of America

The Society for Organic Petrology

United States Permafrost Association

Professional Organizations & Societies

AGI connects Earth, science, and people by serving as a unifying force for the geoscience community. With a network of 51 member societies, AGI represents more than a quarter-million geoscientists.

 

Since its founding in 1917, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists has been a pillar of the worldwide scientific community. The original purpose of AAPG, to foster scientific research, to advance the science of geology, to promote technology, and to inspire high professional conduct, still guides the Association today.

 

The Association of American State Geologists (AASG) represents the State Geologists of the 50 United States and Puerto Rico. Founded in 1908, AASG seeks to advance the science and practical application of geology and related earth sciences in the United States and its territories, commonwealths, and possessions.

 

AEG is the acknowledged international leader in environmental and engineering geology, and is greatly respected for its stewardship of the profession. AEG offers information on environmental and engineering geology useful to practitioners, scientists, students, and the public.

 

During the late 1970s and early 80s, a variety of regulatory and quality assurance requirements resulted in a great demand for services of hydrologists and hydrogeologists, a demand that could not be met by the existing number of professionals.