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We’re proud to share that AAPG is a supporting partner of WGLC 2026.

WGLC returns to Houston on October 28-29, 2026 at the Marriott Marquis Houston, bringing together professionals from across the industry for meaningful conversations around leadership, career growth, and the ideas shaping what comes next.

This year’s theme, Powering Energy Forward, reflects the momentum behind today’s energy leaders and the importance of building stronger teams, broader perspectives, and lasting industry connections.

We’re excited to support an event that creates space for learning, networking, and leadership development across the energy sector.

Join us at WGLC 2026 and use code AAPG10 for 10% off your registration.
Register here: https://hubs.la/Q04xYvYB0

Where do critical minerals hide, and what can the rocks tell us?

Hear from AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Lauren Birgenheier for a closer look at the geologic controls behind critical mineral enrichment in sedimentary rocks.

Uncover how geologic, depositional and diagenetic processes influence REE enrichment, and how geoscientists can use advanced analytical tools to identify and quantify these resources.

▶️ Lauren Birgenheier, The University of Utah
▶️ 6 Oct. 2026 | 12:00 p.m. CT
▶️ Register for FREE: https://hubs.la/Q04xVHyK0

Stanford’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences is hiring!

Applications are now open for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Structural Geology and Geomechanics. Stanford is seeking candidates whose research explores how rocks deform, fracture, flow, and interact with fluids in Earth’s upper crust.

Learn more and apply: https://tinyurl.com/structuralgeoprof-epsStanford

Two margins. One shared Cretaceous play. Two very different economic stories.

Join AAPG Academy and Fiona Piggott of Wood Mackenzie for a data-driven look at Brazil’s mature Santos Basin and the largely untested Southwest African Coastal Basin.

Drawing on insights from 471 plays, 103 basins, and more than 34,000 exploration and appraisal wells, this webinar will explore:
🔹 Why Southwest Africa may be the strongest analogue for a reimagined Santos ultra-deepwater campaign
🔹 How fiscal regimes are driving the value gap
🔹 Where South Atlantic exploration capital may go next

📅 23 September 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. CT
💻 Online and open to the public

See where geology, economics, and opportunity intersect to shape the next wave of South Atlantic exploration.
Register today: https://hubs.la/Q04x765B0

What’s hiding in the rocks that could power the future?

Join AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Lauren Birgenheier for a look at the geologic controls behind critical mineral enrichment in sedimentary rocks, with a focus on rare earth elements (REE) in coal-bearing strata and phosphatic limestones.

Explore how geologic, depositional and diagenetic processes influence REE enrichment, and how geoscientists can use advanced analytical tools to identify and quantify these resources.

🎤 Lauren Birgenheier, The University of Utah
📅 6 Oct. 2026 | 12:00 p.m. CT
🎟️ Register for FREE: https://hubs.la/Q04w_NrJ0

Your professional community matters, and AAPG is stronger when you are part of it.

If your membership has lapsed, renew today using our Quick Renew option:
https://hubs.ly/Q04x164_0

Not yet a member? Explore the connections, resources and opportunities available through AAPG, and join our global geoscience community:
https://hubs.ly/Q04x16500

Renew or join today. We look forward to having you with us!

What happens when AI meets interpreter expertise?
AI and machine learning are opening new possibilities for seismic interpretation, but the goal isn’t to take the interpreter out of the process. It’s to help them do more.

Join AAPG Academy for a webinar exploring how AI-assisted seismic interpretation can help:
🔹 Scale interpretation across large seismic volumes
🔹 Reduce interpretation time from days to hours
🔹 Improve consistency and minimize rework
🔹 Identify uncertainty that requires additional interpreter input
🔹 Keep human expertise and judgment at the center

See how machine learning and interpreter knowledge can work together to create faster, more scalable interpretation workflows.
🔗 Register today: https://hubs.la/Q04wc3rT0

Free and open to the public. AAPG membership is not required.
Presented in collaboration with .

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰! ⏰

Have you registered for tomorrow's Distinguished Lecture? Daisy Ning will share how advanced subsurface modeling and distributed fiber optic sensing can help predict reservoir behavior and monitor CO₂-induced changes in real time.

Explore applications in CO₂ storage, geothermal energy and hydrogen storage—and how integrating modeling with monitoring can support safer, more efficient subsurface resource management.

▶️ Daisy Ning, Clemson University
▶️ 1 Sept. 2026 | 12:00 pm CT
▶️ Register for FREE: (https://hubs.ly/Q04vHJkV0)

What's Next for Geoenergy?

Join AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Daisy Ning to explore how subsurface modeling, fluid-geomechanical simulation, and distributed fiber optic sensing are advancing geothermal energy, hydrogen storage, and geological carbon sequestration; and how predictive modeling and real-time monitoring can enable safer, more efficient, large-scale CO₂ storage.

▶️ Daisy Ning, Clemson University
▶️ 1 Sept. 2026 | 12:00 pm CT
▶️ Register for FREE: (https://hubs.la/Q04vctr_0)

Your career starts before graduation, and you should not have to build it alone.

AAPG Student Membership connects you with a global community of geoscientists, industry professionals, mentors, and fellow students who can help you learn, grow, and discover what comes next.

Build your network. Expand your knowledge. Find your community.
Ready to get started? Visit the link in our bio to join.

Need help covering the cost of membership? You can also use the link in our bio to request membership sponsorship. Financial circumstances should never stand between a student and an opportunity.

No student left behind. No potential overlooked. Your future in geoscience starts here. 🧭🌎