Dr. Elizabeth Rampe, exploration mission scientist within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at the Johnson Space Center, presents on the career options for geoscientists, particularly those with expertise in mineralogy, at NASA. To watch the video.
Aaron Palke, Senior Manager of Research at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) explains the connections between mineralogy and gemology. He also describes his work at GIA and discusses career opportunities in gemology. This is a recorded presentation. Click on the title of this session to activate the link.
Dr. Eugene Peters, Supervisory Physical Scientist and Chief of the FBI Laboratory Division's Research and Support Unit, presents the many career opportunities available for scientists at the FBI Laboratory. To watch the video.
Ryan Crosbie, PG, CHMM, Director, Environmental Legal Compliance, CRH Americas Law Group, presents opportunities for geoscientists in aggregate, as well as the mining fields. To watch the video.
This is a panel presentation highlighting the connections between the mineral community, academia, youth, industry, and societal issues. The three sessions are: Friends of Mineralogy: Bridging the Gap between Academics, Industry, and the Public (Mark Jacobson) Mineral Diplomacy: Using Minerals to Explore Global Issues (Thomas Hale) Connecting with Youth in the Mineral Community (Forrest Carithers,...
Michael T. Jarvis, Outreach Coordinator for National Minerals Information Center at the U.S. Geological Survey, will discuss his career path in science communications and the opportunities in that arena. Registration is required for this session. Click on the title of this session to activate the registration link.
Dr. Adam R. Sarafian and Dr. Bruce G. Aitken, both of Corning, Inc. present on the wide variety of science career opportunities at Corning. To watch the video.
Dr. George Harlow, Curator, American Museum of Natural History, presents on the role of a curator in gems and minerals, and what it takes to prepare for such a role. To watch the video.
Sean Karoly, Senior Staff Scientist at Geosyntec Consultants presents opportunities for geoscientists in the field of environmental consulting. To watch the video.
The Mineralogical Society of America and its partners are developing materials, organizing outreach, and collaborating with government agencies, professional associations, private corporations, and other groups to celebrate the third Minerals Day on October 10, 2022.
Mineral Photography: Celebrated photographer Jeff Scovil will be talking about how he gets his stunning results and will follow that with a question and answer session. This is a Zoom session that requires registration. Use this link to register,: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpc-igqj4sGNLz-FJXAcDH190jlkKTeNwX
Please join us for the GemKids presentation on Minerals Day 2022. GemKids is a special program of the Gemological Institute of America for children, their parents, and their teachers. Presenters will be Kristina Tuscynski and Nathan Stowe. Click here to register.
