Earth Science at the University of Auckland has a newly formed AAPG Student Chapter, established at the end of 2016. This is New Zealand's only AAPG Student Chapter.
This has been done through the support of local AAPG geologist Dr Robert Park, and regional chapter coordinator, Steve Brennan, as well as faculty members. Throughout 2017 we hope to expand upon opportunities provided by the AAPG.
The AAPG Chapter President for 2017 is Monique Mckeown. Monique will be returning to begin her Masters degree at UoA in July this year.
This has been done through the support of local AAPG geologist Dr Robert Park, and regional chapter coordinator, Steve Brennan, as well as faculty members. Throughout 2017 we hope to expand upon opportunities provided by the AAPG.
The AAPG Chapter President for 2017 is Monique Mckeown. Monique will be returning to begin her Masters degree at UoA in July this year.
Imperial Barrel Award Program
In 2017 we entered our first team into the AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Program, competing in the Asia/Pacific Region against 19 other teams.
The team comprised of Team Captain Monique Mckeown, Giovanni Pradel, Ryan Lunenberg, Shanshan Liu, and Michael Macaughtan. The team had a diverse mix of skills, and did us proud over the eight weeks of data processing and the final presentation.
We are looking forward to building on their experience and regularly submitting a team to the IBA.
The team comprised of Team Captain Monique Mckeown, Giovanni Pradel, Ryan Lunenberg, Shanshan Liu, and Michael Macaughtan. The team had a diverse mix of skills, and did us proud over the eight weeks of data processing and the final presentation.
We are looking forward to building on their experience and regularly submitting a team to the IBA.
AAPG's Imperial Barrel Award Program (IBA) is an annual prospective basin evaluation competition for geoscience graduate students from universities around the world. University teams compete to win scholarship funds for their geoscience department and the international recognition that comes from competing or winning in the competition. The program is rigorous and contributes to AAPG's mission of promoting petroleum geoscience training and advancing the careers of geoscience students.
In this global competition, university teams analyze a dataset (geology, geophysics, land, production infrastructure, and other relevant materials) in the eight weeks prior to their local competition. Each team delivers their results in a 25 minute presentation to a panel of industry experts. Students have the chance to use state of the art technology on a real dataset, receive feedback from an industry panel, impress potential employers in the audience, and win cash awards for their school. The judges select the winning team on the basis of the technical quality, clarity and originality of presentation.
In this global competition, university teams analyze a dataset (geology, geophysics, land, production infrastructure, and other relevant materials) in the eight weeks prior to their local competition. Each team delivers their results in a 25 minute presentation to a panel of industry experts. Students have the chance to use state of the art technology on a real dataset, receive feedback from an industry panel, impress potential employers in the audience, and win cash awards for their school. The judges select the winning team on the basis of the technical quality, clarity and originality of presentation.