Embracing Change and the Future of EMD

摘要

Iam excited and honored to serve as president of the Energy Minerals Division for the 2021 -2022 term. The EMD covers many different energy resources, providing our Members with information and learning opportunities related to those resources. Because of the diverse array of subjects covered by the Division, we are positioned to play a key role within AAPG as the energy transition/revolution continues, and we all navigate the seemingly ever-changing energy landscape.I started my involvement with EMD as a contributor to the now retired Oil Shale Commodity Committee in 2011, working with then chair and now EMD past president Jerry Boak and learning the ropes of what EMD is and what makes it such an important part of the AAPG. Later I served as the first chair of the recently formed Tight Oil and Gas Committee, and now more of my focus, interest and effort has shifted toward geothermal.Pivoting between these three very different resources over the course of ten years, both as a geoscientist and EMD volunteer, has taught me that the only constant in a geoscience career is change - something I'm sure many AAPG Members can relate to.