We are the Texas A&M University
AAPG Student Chapter
Our mission is to provide professional development and networking opportunities for students pursuing careers in the petroleum geosciences or related disciplines.
Upcoming Events
We organize talks with geoscientists in several industries, with focus on the petroleum geosciences. See what we have planned moving forward through 2020!
Talks
We organize field trips to some of the most spectacular geological sites in the region as well as industry campus visits.
Field Trips
AAPG Student Chapter Officer Elections
Applications are open for TAMU students to apply for an AAPG Student Chapter Officer position. All positions (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Social Chair, Treasurer, IT Chair) are available.
Please find more information in the Resources tab. Applications are due by Friday, March 27, 2020.
Elections for TAMU AAPG
Student Chapter officers will
be announced March 28, and will last for approximately 1 week (thru 11:59 pm on Friday, April 3, 2020).
Field Trip to the Ouachita Fold and Thrust Belt
Due to the spread of COVID-19, this field trip has been postponed to the Fall 2020 semester, tentatively for the dates of Friday, October 30 thru Monday, November 2, 2020.
Field stops will be within NW
Arkansas and eastern OK;
Waiver, Emergency Contact and our EHS packet/itinerary are available upon request for interested TAMU students.
Attendance Cap: 12
Additional information can be found under the Field Trip tab.
The Elements of Chemostratigraphy: History, Techniques, Applications and Challenges through the 21st Century
From planetary geology, to environmental geology, to resource geology, the use of "chemostrat" helps us make sense of increasingly large, integrated geochemical datasets involving all aspects of rocks, including minerals, cements, organic matter and the fluids within them.
Speaker: Eric J. Peavey, Ph.D. Student @ TAMU
Date/Time TBA Fall 2020
We believe in giving back to our community of Bryan/College Station. Find out more about how we get involved and how you can be a part of it.
Outreach
Social Events
Kick back and relax with other TAMU AAPG Student Chapter members! Join us in Fall 2020 for our football tailgates, hosted jointly with other student chapters!
Represent Texas A&M on the sectional, regional and world stage in the "petrobowl" of the geosciences, the Imperial Barrel Award.