AASG Editor Dave Norman, State Geologist of Washington,
working with his highly capable staff, has released the 2018 AASG Journal,
which outlines the ongoing, comprehensive role played by state geological
surveys across the USA. The Journal illustrates the earlier quantitative report
by AASG Statistician Rick Allis, State Geologist of Utah, who reported that
funding to state geological surveys in FY17 was stable as a whole at $223
million, and total staffing was at 1869 person-years. A slight increase was
projected for FY18. A few years ago, total funding dropped from an all-time
high of $237 million in 2012, a value related to the federal stimulus. Gender
balance among geoscientists is gradually rising, and is now at 28%. The Journal
is available here.
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