AAPG – Rice Industry Geoscience Series (RIGS)
This is flagship event of AAPG Rice student chapter which aims to promote Rice-Industry interaction and showcase the flavor of research at Rice. The event is scheduled on two consecutive Fridays, August 18th, and 25th – 4:00-6:00 PM.
18th August (for Rice students only) – Career Info session + Resume Review session
3:30 – 4:00 PM – Coffee and Snacks – Earth Science Library – 2nd Floor
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Career info Session – Room 100 Earth Science Building (Interaction with Industry Professionals)
Career Info Session Panelists –
1. Ken Abdulah – Subsurface Clarity
2. Hunter Lockhart – BHPbilliton
3. Brandon Harper – Conocophillips
4. Sarah Dean – Shell
5. Nicole Van Den Heuvel – Director of the Center for Career Development, Rice
Resume Review Session Panelist-
Sarah Stanley – Certified Petroleum Geologist, Registered in the State of Texas ( >20 hiring experience)
5:00- 6:00 PM – After event networking – 2nd Floor Lobby, Earth Science Bldg. (beverages and snacks)
25th August – Poster + Networking Session
4:00 – 4:10 PM – Cin-Ty, Pankaj opening remarks – AAPG RIGS 2017
4:10 – 6:00 PM – student posters +networking event – 2nd Floor Lobby, Earth Science Bldg. (beverages and snacks)
| Session 1 (4:10 – 4:45 PM) | |
| David Blank | Simulating megathrust earthquakes: a window into elusive source processes |
| Justin Hayles | Theoretical calibration of the triple oxygen isotope geothermometer |
| Pankaj Khanna | Uppermost Pleistocene Coralgal Reefs and Upper Cambrian Microbial Bioherms: Morphologies and Sea Level-Induced Evolution |
| Gary Linkevich | 3D seismic observations of the Peridotite Ridge in the Deep Galicia Margin |
| Clint M. Miller | Low methane concentrations in sediment along the Siberian Slope – Inference from pore water geochemistry |
| Harsh Vora | The normal compaction of clay rocks is fundamental for understanding overpressure |
| Session 2 (5:15 – 5:30 PM) | |
| Brandee Carlson | Mudflat formation within an abandoned deltaic distributary channel: a case study from the Huanghe (Yellow River) delta, China |
| Tian Dong | Controls on gravel termination in seven distributary channels of the Selenga River delta, Baikal Rift basin, Russia |
| Chenliang Wu | Impacts of variable channel hydraulics on the stratigraphic record: an example provided from the Tullig Sandstone, Western Irish Namurian Basin |
