HGS - Houston Geological Society

Upcoming Events

HGS General Dinner Meeting

Mon 16 Sep

Join us for the first General Dinner Meeting of the 2024-25 season.

Current News

HGS Officers for 2024-25

May 20, 2024 - 2:47pm

Here are the HGS officers taking office on  July 1

Students + HGS = Mutual Benefits

May 3, 2024 - 9:19pm

HGS provides significant support to students, although this population represents a small percent

The Secret Sauce: How LSU’s AAPG Student Chapter grew four-fold during COVID-19 (2019-2023) by Allison Barbato (Duxbury)

May 3, 2024 - 9:14pm

I was president of the AAPG Student Chapter at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, L

Bill Maloney: Mentoring, exploring and living your values

March 22, 2024 - 8:14am

“Whatever brings you great joy, do it as much as you can as often as you can,” advises Bill Malon

A Conversation with Cindy Yeilding: Tenacity, Technical Work, Teamwork, and Transition

March 10, 2024 - 10:19am

“I started working in 1985 when I was four years old.  That joke never gets old, just like me,” l

Recent Blog Posts

From the President- Paul Britt

May 2, 2024 - 12:00pm

The Power of the Pen It seems like only two weeks since I had to write the last President’s Letter for the Bulletin. The policy manual actually suggests that the President’s Letters all be prepared the year before as President-Elect. Writing your column a year ahead of time is not...

From the Editor- Caroline Wachtman

May 2, 2024 - 12:00pm

Pay it Forward While Giving Back: Why the HGS Needs a Mentoring Chair Did you know that HGS members are invested in mentoring students? This month, I was privileged to speak with two students, Alexandra Price and Allison Barbato (Duxbury), who shared their experiences of receiving...