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Continuing Education and CEH Opportunities

Below are listed various educational opportunities for geology. These programs are not limited to Professional Geologists, they are open for anyone with an interest in learning more about the various facets of geology. For Professional Geologists, these are opportunities to gain Continuing Education Hours (CEHs) and are provided with the following caveats:

  • The New Hampshire Joint Board does not pre-approve any activity for CEHs.
  • Guidance on the criteria that continuing education activities must meet is located in the Code of Administrative Rules, Part Geo 403. The continuing education requirements can be found at: www.state.nh.us/jtboard/geoce.htm. A Generic Activity Form and Continuing Education Activity Log are located at: www.state.nh.us/jtboard/pgce.htm
  • GSNH has not evaluated any of the activities that are sponsored by other organizations. This list is simply provided as a service to Professional Geologists seeking opportunities to gain CEH.

Lecture at Bates College

There will be a lecture titled "Geological Storage as a Carbon Mitigation Option" on the evening of March 28, 2008 (N.B.: Re-scheduled for March 27, 2008) at Bates College by Michael Celia, Chair of the Dept of Civil Engineering at Princeton University. His research has been done as a part of the Carbon Mitigation Initiative, a large multidisciplinary effort at Princeton. This lecture is sponsored by the National Groundwater Association, and Dr. Celia is being hosted by Bates.

The talk will begin at 7:30 p.m., and the location is Carnegie 204. Carnegie is the the Science Building on Campus Avenue.

Second Annual New Hampshire Water Conference to be held on April 16, 2008

Save the date for the second annual New Hampshire Water Conference to be held on April 16, 2008 at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH. This year's theme will be Science, Policy, and Management of Water in New Hampshire.

The 2008 conference committee is working on developing sessions and a call for abstracts will be issued soon. Sessions will be organized around the following topics:

  • Water, land use, and policy
  • Groundwater withdrawal issues and management
  • Water supply: resource assessment, usage, and needs
  • Flood forecasting, planning, and response

The first New Hampshire Water Conference in 2007 drew over 200 people, including researchers, legislators, water system operators, land use planners, and government officials and we expect a larger turnout in 2008. Visit the conference Web site for updates nhwaterconference.org.

For more information contact:

  • Conference Chair Kevin McGuire, Assistant Professor of Hydrology, Center for the Environment, Plymouth State University and Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, kmcguire1@plymouth.edu
  • Conference Co-chair David Wunsch, State Geologist and Director of New Hampshire Geological Survey, NH Department of Environmental Services, dwunsch@des.state.nh.us
The Weston Observatory of Boston College hosts a series of colloquia regarding regional and world geology. A schedule can be found at their website.
The Mt. Washington Observatory conducts winter educational field trips, some of which are focused on or relate to geology.  For details, visit their website.
The New England Section of the Association of Engineering Geologists (AEG) meets monthly (generally the third Thursday of the month) and the lecture portion of the meeting counts for 1 hour of continuing education. For details about the next meeting visit: www.aegne.org.
Online Courses:

The Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC) offers internet-based training primarily for environmental technologies. The sessions last 2.25 hours and cover technical and regulatory information. A list of the available courses can be found at www.itrcweb.org.

Red Vector offers online courses for various licensed professionals. To view courses that are gology-related search on the "New Hampshire Other Professions" list. The sessions last from 1 to 8 hours depending on the topic. The list of topics can be found at www.redvector.com.

Geoscience Data Management offers three online courses: "Practical Petroleum Geoscience", "Understanding Natural Geologic Hazards" and "An Introduction to Landslides or Mass Wasting". Details are available on their website at www.geodm.com/profinst.shtml.

The CRA Institute offers Short Courses, Live Internet Seminars and CD-ROM Courses. A list of available courses and seminars can be found at www.cra-institute.com/courses.htm.

The following organizations sponsor courses or conferences throughout the year. These are offered in a variety of states, so check their websites for locations and complete details.

If you know if other continuing education opportunities, please email the information to the webmaster.

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