Travel: Overview of Environmental and Engineering Geology and Geohazards with a Virtual Field Trip to Landslides Near Pittsburg, PA

这个项目将为学生参加一个专业发展和技能培训讲习班提供旅费支助，帮助他们在环境地质学/工程地质学职业方面取得进展，这是全国需要的一个重要领域。环境与工程地质学家协会（AEG）是公认的环境与工程地质学领域的国际领导者，并因其对该行业的管理而备受尊重。AEG为从业者、科学家、学生和公众提供有用的环境和工程地质学信息。为了提高对AEG和AEG支持的职业道路的认识，在宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡举行的美国地质学会- GSA连接2023年年会上，将召开为期一天的会前研讨会和虚拟实地考察。这项工作将针对GSA“展望未来”项目的学生学者。OTF学生学者将了解AEG会员资格在专业技能培训、获得专业资本、发展专业网络和推进无私的环境地质/工程地质事业方面的好处。环境与工程地质学家协会（AEG）是美国国家科学基金会赞助的地球科学ASCEND研究协调网络的成员，该协会将于2023年10月14日星期六在宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡举行的美国地质学会GSA Connects 2023年年会期间举办应用地球科学职业讨论和虚拟实地考察（VFT）。研讨会的重点是调查和了解滑坡以及减轻滑坡危害。这个活动是为GSA面向未来（OTF）学生学者开发的一个为期一天的可访问的会前研讨会，向他们介绍应用地球科学的职业机会。该讲习班通过虚拟实地考察匹兹堡地区突出的山体滑坡，提供职业信息和以技能为导向的专业发展。AEG促进者将与OTF学者分享职业建议，并通过探索匹兹堡及其周边著名的地质遗址来发展研究技能。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project will provide travel support for student participation in a professional development and skills-training workshop that aids their progress toward environmental geology/engineering geology careers, an area of significant national need. The Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) is the acknowledged international leader in environmental and engineering geology and is greatly respected for its stewardship of the profession. AEG offers information on environmental and engineering geology useful to practitioners, scientists, students, and the public. To increase awareness of AEG and the career pathways AEG supports, a 1-day, pre-meeting workshop and virtual field trip will be convened at the Geological Society of America - GSA Connects 2023 annual meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. The effort will target student-scholars of GSA’s On To the Future program. OTF student-scholars will learn about the benefits of AEG membership with respect to professional skills training, acquiring professional capital, developing professional networks, and advancing altruistic environmental geology/engineering geology careers. The Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG), a member of the NSF-sponsored Geosciences ASCEND Research Coordination Network, is hosting an Applied Geosciences Career Discussion and Virtual Field Trip (VFT) during the Geological Society of America GSA Connects 2023 annual meeting in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, 14 October 2023. The focus of the workshop is investigating and understanding landslides and mitigating landslide hazards. This event is an accessible, day-long pre-meeting workshop developed for GSA On To the Future (OTF) student-scholars to introduce them to career opportunities in applied geosciences. The workshop provides career information and skills-oriented professional development via a virtual field trip to examine prominent landslides in the Pittsburgh area. AEG facilitators will share career advice with OTF scholars and develop research skills by exploring the notable geological sites in and around Pittsburgh.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.