Geology & Earth Science  Tags: geology earth_science  

This guide links to professional organizations related to geology and Earth science.

National and International

•       Geological Society of America
  • organization supporting the professional growth of earth scientists at all levels of expertise.
•       Associated Societies of the Geological Society of America
  • links to societies concerned with different aspects of geology and earth science.
•       American Geological Institute
  • federation of 40 geoscientific and professional associations.
•       AGI Member Societies
  • lists member societies of the American Geological Institute and links to their homepages.
•       American Geophysical Union
  • "worldwide scientific community that advances the understanding of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity".
•       Society of Exploration Geophysicists
  • promotes the science of geophysics and the education of exploration geophysicists.
•       American Association of Petroleum Geologists
  • "the world's largest professional geological society".
•       Scholarly Societies Project
  • good resource for locating web pages for societies which may not be listed elsewhere (University of Waterloo).

California and West Coast

•       California Board for Geologists and Geophysicists
  • state board for licensing geologists and geophysicists.
•       California Council of Geoscience Organizations
  • " advocates the use of sound geologic knowledge and practice".
•       Pacific Section of the AAPG
  • west coast chapter of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (CA, OR, WA, AK).
•       Coast Geological Society
  • geological society based in Ventura.

• Dept. of Earth Science
  
• Institute for Crustal Studies
• Marine Science Institute