PHOTOS: First Year Niah Field Trip

Enjoy your Labuan field trip!

i-Geology wishes the Year II Applied Geology Students a happy and informative field trip in Labuan.

The field trip will be held from 15th to 20th of April 2012 right after Curtin's Tuition Free Week. The students will be staying in Manikar Beach Resort, Labuan. 

Why are geology students the happiest at university?

Alum Bay, famous for its varied coloured sand cliffs near The Needles, Isle of Wight, England. Photograph: Richard Sowersby/Rex

Students on geology courses are the happiest with their degrees, while those on cinematics and photography courses are the least content, today's national student survey shows.

Some 95% of geologists quizzed in the poll of nearly 220,000 students studying all subjects at UK universities and colleges were satisfied with their courses. Only 67% of the photographers were.

It couldn't be anything to do with the geologists' annual two-week field trip to Spain or the Arran Islands to collect water and soil samples, could it?

"That's just one reason geology came top," says Paul Nathanail, professor of engineering geology at the University of Nottingham.

It is a hands-on, practical subject. Geologists can often be found with a hammer in one hand and a bottle of hydrochloric acid and compass in the other, he says.

But geology also gives students, at an early stage in their studies, the chance to be part of cutting-edge science.

"If a student sees a new rock, they can begin to challenge the established way of thinking," he says.

AAPG Bulletin: April Highlights

Hello! These are some of the highlights in the April edition of AAPG Bulletin. You can access to the publication online once you have registered. If you have not done so, please do so as soon as possible. The link to register is provided on the sidebar of this site. Enjoy your holiday!

GEOLOGIC NOTE

Temporal and lateral variation in the development of growth faults and growth strata in western Niger Delta, NigeriaHamed Fazli Khani and Stefan Back 

GEOHORIZONS

Mapping of salt structures and related fault lineaments based on remote-sensing and gravimetric data: The case of the Monte Real salt wall (onshore west-central Portugal)Fernando Carlos Lopes, Alcides José Pereira, and Vasco Manuel Mantas 

Geologic modeling and fluid-flow simulation of acid gas disposal in western WyomingShuiquan Li, Ye Zhang, Xu Zhang, and Changan Du

ARTICLES

Microstructural investigation of gas shales in two and three dimensions using nanometer-scale resolution imagingMark E. Curtis, Carl H. Sondergeld, Raymond J. Ambrose, and Chandra S. Rai

Depositional and diagenetic controls on reservoir attributes within a fluvial outcrop analog: Upper Triassic Sonsela member of the Chinle Formation, Petrified Forest National Park, ArizonaAislyn M. Trendell, Stacy C. Atchley, and Lee C. Nordt 

The lateral strike-slip domain in gravitational detachment delta systems: A case study of the northwestern margin of the Niger DeltaAmélie M. Leduc, Richard J. Davies, Alexander L. Densmore, and Jonathan Imber

Evaluation of hydrocarbon potential of the Paleozoic (Cambrian-Devonian) source rocks of the Gaspé Peninsula, Québec, Canada: Geochemical characterization, expulsion efficiency, and erosion scenarioGaëlle Grundman, Françoise Behar, Michel Malo, François Baudin, and François Lorant

Relationship between fractures, fault zones, stress, and reservoir productivity in the Suban gas field, Sumatra, IndonesiaPeter Hennings, Patricia Allwardt, Pijush Paul, Chris Zahm, Ray Reid Jr., Hugh Alley, Roland Kirschner, Bob Lee, and Elliott Hough

NEWS: i-Geology is Hiring

ARTICLE: Malaysia has huge untapped mineral resources

UNKNOWN to many, Malaysia has huge coal reserves that can be fully tapped as an additional source of energy to lessen the burden of domestic industries currently saddled with increasingly high energy costs from gas and electricity.

According to the Mineral and Geoscience Department, the country’s coal resources are estimated at 1.72 billion tonnes, of which 274 million were measured, 347 million indicated and the balance 1.1 billion inferred.

In Sarawak and Sabah alone, coal reserves are estimated to have an in situ value of 300 million tonnes worth over RM150bil.

NEWS: CGC-AAPG General Meeting 2012

30th March 2012- A General Meeting was conducted by Curtin Geology Club (CGC) and Curtin Sarawak Association of American Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) last Friday. 

CGC-AAPG President, Muhammad Syafiq Bin Suhaimi was
giving his speech to the members. Photo by Muhammad
Hafiz Bin Zulkifli

The meeting started with the general introduction of CGC and Curtin Sarawak AAPG to the first year students. President of CGC-AAPG then gave his speech to the members reminding about their cooperation and contributions to the clubs. 

An election to vote for Vice President II, Secretary, Treasurer and other various positions was conducted after that. It was a very excited moment when lots of candidates did show their eagerness to work hard in bringing CGC-AAPG to a better level. However, it was a rather sad situation when the meeting was not supported by the majority of second year students who did not turn up. 

Listed below is the final result of the election:

President : Muhammad Syafiq Bin Suhaimi

Vice President I : Muhammad Bin Saidun

Vice President II : Tai Chew Yee

Secretary : Kong Pei Lu

Assistant Secretary : Muhd Hariz bin Abdullah @ Chrisna Carlos

Treasurer : Marni Amalina Mansor

Assistant Tresurer : Shantha Kumaran (SK)

Head of Project Manager : Nur Faridah Yaakob

Public Relations Officer : Phoebe Lo

Chief Editor i-Geology : Faidhi Bin Yusoff 

The meeting ended around 7pm with a short advising speech from Dr. Nagarajan. CGC-AAPG are hoping more members will come and show their seriousness to bring benefits to all members.