Meeting announcements are issued monthly. To be added to our email list, please send an email to Secretary Sean Garcia (sgarcia at trrccompanies.com).
Chapter meetings, field trips and other events are listed on the calendar below.
RSVP to our Chapter meetings via this website.
If you’d like to present a geoscience-related topic to our chapter, contact our Chair Luke Ducey (luke.ducey at wsp.com) or Vice Chair Ben Luetkemeyer (ben.luetkemeyer at terracon.com) to schedule a presentation date!
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March 7, 2017 Chapter Meeting
Regular Meeting – speaker is Mr. Boston Fodor, of Geotechnology, Inc., who will present on “Crosshole Seismic Tomography.” The meeting will be held at Pietro’s – 3801 Watson Rd, St. Louis, MO 63109
RSVP deadline is past
2017 Earthquake Insight Field Trip
“2017 Earthquake Insight Field Trip” is tentatively planned for the weekend of Friday afternoon, March 31, through Sunday afternoon, April 2. Contact Phyllis Steckel ([email protected]) for more information. Starts in Cahokia, Ill., near St. Louis.
RSVP deadline is past
April 12, 2017 Regular Chapter Meeting
The April Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 12 at 5:30 PM at the Old Spaghetti Factory in Chesterfield, Missouri (17384 Chesterfield Airport Road). Students from local universities will be giving 5 to 10 minute oral presentations summarizing their research project, methodology, and results-to-date. The material for these presentations can be from independent studies, paid or unpaid internships, senior projects, graduate thesis or dissertation work, or other geoscience-related student research work. It is planned that a small honorarium will be provided to the best presentations. Judging will be based on good science practice, documentation, quality control, relevance to geoscience, and presentation. Cost will be $25 per member, $35 for non-members, $10 for students and those between jobs.
RSVP deadline is past
May 17, 2017 Regular Chapter Meeting
Mark Milward will talk on the “Fire In The Mountain – West Lake and Bridgeton Landfills.”
Meeting to be held at 5:30 PM at Pietro’s (3801 Watson Road, St. Louis).
Cost will be $25 per member, $35 for non-members, $10 for students and those between jobs.
RSVP deadline is past
September 6, 2017 Joint AEG/ASME CME Field Trip
Please join ASME and AEG on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 for a joint field trip at Central Mine Equipment (CME); founded in St. Louis in 1928. CME is a local drill-rig, tooling, and support equipment manufacturer; designing and manufacturing a complete product line of drilling equipment for environmental, geotechnical, mineral exploration, and construction industries. CME holds patents on auger connections, drill rig safety features, and sampling systems. Please join us in a tour of their 210,000-square foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Earth City, Missouri.
This event will be free, but an RSVP is required. Attendance is limited to the first 40 people to sign up. Please RSVP at https://www.aegstl.org/monthly-section-meetings/. Dinner will be Jimmy John’s boxes, so please remember to choose your food as you complete your RSVP (food details are below).
Agenda:
5:30-5:40 Introductions
5:40-6:10 Dinner
6:10-6:30 Drilling and sampling tools
6:30-7:00 History of CME
7:00-8:00 Factory tour
Please choose one main item, one cookie, one chips and one drink, and put these choices in the notes section below. If you have a specific food request (i.e., gluten-free), please put this in the notes section as well.
Dinner options from Jimmy Johns:
Main Items
Slim 1 – Ham and Provolone Cheese
Slim 2 – Roast Beef
Slim 3 – Tuna Salad
Slim 4 – Turkey Breast
Slim 5 – Salami, capicola, and provolone cheese
Slim 6 – Double Provolone cheese
#1 Pepe – Ham, provolone cheese, garnished with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#2 Big John – Roast beef (medium rare), garnished with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#3 Totally Tuna – House made tuna mixed with celery, onions, and “tasty” sauce, garnished with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#4 Turkey Tom – Turkey breast, garnished with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#5 Vito – Genoa salami, provolone cheese, capicola, onion, lettuce, tomato, and Italian vinaigrette
#6 Vegetarian – Provolone cheese, real avocado spread, garnished with cucumbers, lettuce, tomato, and mayo
J.J.B.L.T. – Bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#7 – Smoked Ham Club – ¼ pound of ham, provolone cheese, garnished with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#8 Billy Club – Roast beef (medium rare), smoked ham, provolone cheese, Dijon mustard, garnished with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#9 Italian Night – Genoa salami, provolone cheese, capicola, smoked ham, mayo, onion, lettuce, tomato, and Italian vinaigrette
#10 Hunter’s Club – ¼ pound roast beef (medium rare), provolone cheese, garnished with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#11 Country Club – Turkey, ham, provolone cheese, garnished with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#12 Beach Club – turkey, provolone chese, avocado spread, cucumber, lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#13 Gourmet Veggie Club – Double provolone cheese, avocado spread, cucumber, lettuce, tomato and mayo
#14 Bootleggers Club – Roast beef, turkey, lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#15 Club Tuna – A larger version of #3 with provolone cheese and cucumber
#16 Club Lulu – Turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo
#17 – Ultimate Porker – Ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo
J.J. Gargantuan – Genoa Salami, ham, capicola, roast beef, turkey and provolone cheese, with onions, mayo, lettuce, tomato, and Italian dressing.
Sides:
Cookies: Chocolate Chunk or Oatmeal Raisin
Chips: BBQ, Jalapeno, Thinny, Regular, or Salt and Vinegar
Drinks:
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Lemonade, Ice Tea, Cherry Coke, Root Beer, or Dasani Bottled Water
RSVP deadline is past
September 19, 2017 Regular Section Meeting – Jahn’s Lecturer
Dr. Scott Anderson, AEG’s Jahns Lecturer. Presentation: Natural hazards, risk, and the resilience of the built environment, especially highways. Location: Pietro’s Restaurant.
RSVP deadline is past
October 25, 2017 Regular Section Meeting
Mark Haddock of Golder Associates. Presentation: Bingham Tunnel Rehab Project in Utah. Location: Pietro’s Restaurant.
RSVP deadline is past
November 14 Regular Section Meeting
Current Jahn’s Lecturer, Dr. John Wakabayashi, will present on “Attempting to bridge the growing gap between academic and applied geology: A personal odyssey.”
Meeting to be held at Pietro’s – map link
RSVP deadline is past
December 5, 2017 Regular Section Meeting
Dr. Paco Gomez of the University of MO-Columbia will present “Not a Pretty Picture: UAV Photogrammetry and 3D Modeling”
Meeting to be held at Pietro’s on Watson Road: Map link.
RSVP deadline is past
January 23, 2018 Regular Section Meeting
Bob Berri of Berri Exploration will present “The Rocks that Built St. Louis and the Surrounding Area.”
Meeting to be held at Pietro’s on Watson Road – map link
RSVP deadline is past