^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ AWG E-MAIL NEWS 2002-7 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ CONTENTS 1) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MONTHLY REVIEW: FEBRUARY 2002 2) NEWS FROM AGI: HEROY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD 3) MORE FROM AGI: MICHEL HALBOUTY TO RECEIVE LEGENDARY GEOSCIENTIST AWARD 4) WASHINGTON WIRE FEBRUARY 28 2002 5) CALL FOR PANELISTS 6) UPCOMING SESSION AT SPRING AGU MEETINGS, WASHINGTON, DC MAY 28-31 7) NEWS FROM GEOTIMES 8) POSITION OPENINGS Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) Internship Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowships 9) CONTACT INFORMATION ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ Thanks to everyone who contributed to this issue of E-mail News TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ 1) AGI GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS MONTHLY REVIEW: FEBRUARY 2002 * Yucca Mountain is President's Choice for Repository * California School Board Ignores Geoscience Concerns * Special Updates Address FY 2003 Budget Request * Administration Proposes Clear Skies Initiative * Energy Legislation Too Heavy to Fly? * House Science Committee Considers R&D Budget Request * Summer Internship Application Deadline is March 15th * New Material on Web Site *** Yucca Mountain is President's Choice for Repository *** On February 15th, President Bush announced his official decision to recommend the Yucca Mountain site to Congress for construction of a geologic repository for the nation's high-level nuclear waste. The president acted less than a day after receiving Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham's official recommendation, which was the culmination of 20 years and $4 billion of site characterization activities by the Department of Energy (DOE). Abraham noted in his letter to Bush: "The results of this extensive investigation and the external technical reviews of this body of scientific work give me confidence for the conclusion, based on sound scientific principles, that a repository at Yucca Mountain will be able to protect the health and safety of the public when evaluated against the radiological protection standards adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency and implemented by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission." Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn (R) has until mid-April to submit a Notice of Disapproval to Congress, which he will certainly do (in addition to suing DOE for failing to follow proper procedures). Congress then must vote on the notice within the next 90 days that they are in session ("in the first period of 90 calendars of continuous session"). Unlike a presidential veto, the state's notice can be overturned by a simple majority vote in both houses. If it is overturned, then the Secretary of Energy has 90 days to submit a license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This series of actions could be over in a matter of months, although a recent General Accounting Office report suggested that DOE would not be ready to submit a license application for several years. Moreover, Nevada is launching a full-court press, both legally and politically, to stop the project. For more on developments related to Yucca Mountain, see http://www.agiweb.org/gap/legis107/yucca.html. The March 2002 issue of Geotimes focuses on this country's nuclear legacy, including an article on Yucca Mountain by DOE scientists and a Comment on the site's unsuitability by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV). Another article addresses contamination from nuclear tests at Amchitka Island in the Aleutian chain, and the issue also includes a photo essay on the Nevada Test Site. The Yucca Mountain article and comment are on the web at http://www.geotimes.org/mar02. *** California School Board Ignores Geoscience Concerns *** On February 1st, the American Geological Institute sent out an alert about a looming vote by the California State School Board on the implementation plan for the state's science education standards. Unlike the standards, which gave earth science an equal footing with other scientific disciplines in the curriculum, the implementation plan ("California Science Framework for K-12 Public Schools") recommended high-school graduation requirements for science under which earth science could only count in very specific circumstances, marginalizing the subject. The purpose of the alert and a letter to the school board president from AGI Executive Director Marcus Milling and Stanford Dean of Earth Science Lynn Orr was to encourage the board to delay action and address concerns about negative consequences for earth science instruction. The American Geophysical Union, Geological Society of America, and Seismological Society of America also sent out alerts on this issue. Other AGI member societies and California geoscience societies took action as well. Despite many e-mails and faxes sent by California geoscientists requesting a delay, the school board voted in favor of the Framework at its February 6th meeting. Subsequently, consultants for the board told geoscientists that their concerns were in error; however additional scrutiny suggests that this response is misleading. More on this topic, including AGI's rebuttal of the school board's response, can be found at http://www.agiweb.org/gap/legis107/cal_ed.html. *** Special Updates Address FY 2003 Budget Request *** As reported in a series of AGI special updates, President Bush released his fiscal year (FY) 2003 budget request on February 4th. Funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) would increase by 5% over last year's allocation, but nearly half of the increase is due to program transfers from other agencies rather than new funds for existing NSF programs. All of the transfers are directed at the Geosciences Directorate, so that an apparent 13.4% increase is only 1.2% without the transfers, which Congress is not likely to approve. The biggest boost for the geosciences is the requested $35 million funding of the EarthScope project in the Major Research Equipment account. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) would receive a 5 % decrease under the president's budget. Water programs take the largest hits: the Toxic Substances Hydrology Program would be eliminated with a portion of its funds transferred to NSF, the Water Resources Research Institutes are zeroed out, a $6 million cut; the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program is to be reduced by a similar amount; and the federal streamgage program funding would drop by $2 million. Among geologic programs, the biggest cut is to the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, which would lose nearly $6 million. The budget request for DOE's Office of Fossil Energy (FE) looks remarkably similar to last year's request. The overall FE request is down 5.2% from last year's allocation, and R&D activities are down 12.6%. Once again, natural gas (down 50%) and oil (down 37%) research programs are faced with particularly large cuts. The geoscience program within DOE's Basic Energy Science division would receive flat funding. The president's fiscal year (FY) 2003 budget requests a 40% increase (to $527 million) for DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, anticipating a shift from site characterization to activities supporting submission of a license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. More information on the budgets for geoscience programs in NSF, NASA, NOAA, USGS, EPA, and DOE is available at http://www.agiweb.org/gap/. *** Administration Proposes Clear Skies Initiative *** The Bush Administration unveiled a new climate change policy called the Clear Skies Initiative on February 14th. This initiative plans to use voluntary industry participation to reduce US emissions of greenhouse gases by 18 percent in the next ten years. The initiative also sets targets to cut sulfur dioxide by 73 percent, nitrogen oxides by 67 percent, and mercury emissions by 69 percent in the same time period. All of these emission targets are to be met by using a cap-and-trade program. This market-based approach to clean air establishes a maximum industry emission "cap." The electricity generators must comply with a score card of allowance versus tons of pollution they produce. The government would regulate the amount of allowances for industry and gradually reduce them. To demonstrate the capability of the Clear Skies Initiative, EPA Administrator Christie Todd Whitman introduced the Climate Leaders program, which includes 11 corporations that have volunteered to participate. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) responded to the Bush Administration's Clear Skies Initiative by saying, "Breathing the air isn't optional, and therefore reducing the greenhouse gases in it shouldn't be either." Lieberman and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) are currently developing legislation that would set mandatory reductions. *** Energy Legislation Too Heavy to Fly? *** The long-awaited Senate debate on energy policy began at the end of February but was quickly shelved due to complications with election reform legislation and the possibility of swift passage of a campaign reform bill coming over from the House. The Democrat's comprehensive energy bill, which has been folded into S. 517, is expected back on the Senate floor in early March with over 1,000 amendments possible. The bill includes tax incentives for fuel efficiency, an increase in the CAFE standards, climate change provisions, and renewable energy mandates (plus a whole lot more, weighing in at over 500 pages). The bill also includes up to $10 billion in loan guarantees for construction of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope, and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) recently announced his support for a route that would parallel the Trans Alaska Pipeline System rather than go through Canada. The Democrats' focus on Alaskan natural gas is an attempt to shift focus away from opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for petroleum exploration, which remains the most contentious aspect of the energy debate. Rumors have swirled around the Capitol that the two sides are considering a compromise that would involve swapping Republican support of higher CAFE standards for Democrat support of limited drilling in a portion of ANWR's coastal plain, but those rumors are unconfirmed. The House-passed bill, H.R. 4, includes a 2,000-acre limit on drilling, but the acreage can be spread out over the entire 1.5 million acres of the coastal plain. Democrats claim that they have the necessary votes to block any ANWR legislation. However, Senate Republicans insist that the Democrats unwillingness to compromise will prevent attaining consensus on a national energy policy. Campaign issue, anyone? For background on the current debate, see http://www.agiweb.org/gap/legis107/energy.html. *** House Science Committee Considers R&D Budget Request *** On February 13th, the House Science Committee held a hearing on the research and development (R&D) budget proposed by the Bush administration for FY 2003. Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) expressed concern that the request was out of balance with almost all the increase going to the National Institute of Health, up $3.9 billion, and the Department of Defense, up $5.4 billion. Boehlert stated that other federal agencies have a great deal to offer to the administration's biomedical and national security priorities. The chair expressed concern about the transfers of EPA, NOAA, and USGS programs to NSF, expressing plans to investigate further. The committee heard testimony from John Marburger, the president's science advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology; Deputy Secretary of Commerce Samuel Bodman; NSF Director Rita Colwell; and DOE Chief Financial Officer Bruce Carnes. An alert from the American Geophysical Union provides additional details on the hearing at http://www.agu.org/cgi-bin/asla/asla-list?read=2002-06.msg On February 28th, the House Science Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards held a hearing on NOAA's Sea Grant program, one of the programs slated for transfer to NSF in the president's budget. Sea Grant is up for reauthorization, and the subcommittee looked both at the administration's transfer proposal and at a proposal to combine activities of the Sea Grant and Coastal Oceans programs within NOAA. Panelists at the hearing, with the exception of NOAA Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher, were strongly against the idea of transferring Sea Grant to NSF due primarily to the unique setup of the program -- it uses 2 to 1 matching funds from states and has a large outreach and education component built into the research activities. Panelists did show some interest and support for the idea of merging Sea Grant and the Coastal Oceans programs within NOAA. More information on the subcommittee hearing, including testimony, is available at http://www.house.gov/science/welcome.htm. The day before that hearing, the House Resources Committee passed H.R. 3389, the National Sea Grant College Program Act, which authorizes steady increases for the program through 2008. *** Summer Internship Application Deadline is March 15th *** AGI is seeking outstanding geoscience students with a strong interest in federal science policy for a twelve-week geoscience and public policy internship in Summer 2002. Interns will gain a first-hand understanding of the legislative process and the operation of executive branch agencies. They will also hone both their writing and Web publishing skills. Stipends for the summer interns are funded jointly by AGI and the AIPG Foundation. Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2002. For more information, please visit http://www.agiweb.org/gapac/intern.html. ** New Material on Web Site ** The following updates and reports were added to the Government Affairs portion of AGI's web site http://www.agiweb.org since the last monthly update: Earth Science Education in California (2-25-02) High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal (2-25-02) Special Update: The President's FY 2003 Budget Request: DOE (2-23-02) Special Update: The President's FY 2003 Budget Request: NOAA, NASA & EPA (2-21-02) Oceans Legislation (2-20-02) Special Update: The President's FY 2003 Budget Request: USGS (2-7-02) Special Update: The President's FY 2003 Budget Request: NSF (2-6-02) Geotimes Political Scene: Anthrax in the House (by AGI 2000-2001 Congressional Science Fellow Katy Makeig; 2/02) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2) NEWS FROM AGI: HEROY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD William E. Crain and Robert L. Heller to Receive Heroy Distinguished Service Award ALEXANDRIA,VA - The American Geological Institute (AGI) is pleased to announce that William E. Crain and Robert L. Heller (posthumous) will receive the William B. Heroy, Jr. Award for Distinguished Service. The award will be presented on Sunday, March 10, in Houston, during the AGI Past Presidents and Guests dinner held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, an affiliated member society. The Heroy Award is presented annually to a geoscientist in recognition of outstanding service to the Institute and to the geoscience profession. Crain and Heller were instrumental in generating the vision and support for the development of AGI's new and innovative secondary-school Earth science curricula. "With the geosciences affecting so many aspects of our lives and our society," noted Marcus E. Milling, AGI Executive Director, "Bill and Bob both recognized early on the need for strong, new and creative educational programs in the Earth sciences so that the next generation has the scientific background to make well-informed decisions." Added Milling, "Bill's and Bob's personal commitment and joint leadership in pursuing this important investment in the future of our society and our profession qualifies them for this Distinguished Service Award." Bill Crain, working with Bob Heller, initially secured financial support from Chevron Corporation to begin the development of Investigating Earth SystemsT, a nine-unit program for middle-school students. In 1997, Crain continued this effort, together with Jan van Sant, Executive Director of the AGI Foundation, and Thomas Hamilton of EEX Corporation, in successfully raising $2.5 million for AGI educational programs over the next three years. Crain also helped increase the effectiveness of the AGI Foundation by enlisting the senior geologists of major petroleum corporations and independent producers to actively support the goals and participate in the activities of AGI and the AGI Foundation. Crain had a distinguished career as a geologist and senior executive with Chevron Corporation before retiring in 1994 as Vice President of Chevron's worldwide exploration and production activities and a member of Chevron's Board of Directors. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota - Duluth and served in the U.S. Air Force. Crain is a long-time member of the AGI Foundation. He currently lives in Danville, CA, with his wife, Jean. Heller, who passed away in 1993, established the geology department at the University of Minnesota - Duluth where he taught a variety of courses. Over the years, he advanced from professor to chancellor of the Duluth campus. Heller was passionate about educating young people and in the 1960s served as director of AGI's Earth Science Curriculum Project (ESCP) and editor of Investigating the Earth, AGI's flagship Earth science textbook. He was President of the National Association of Geology Teachers from 1976 to 1977 and was President of AGI in 1979. Heller received the Ian Campbell Award from AGI in 1985. To date, the Investigating Earth SystemsT curriculum has been adopted in 26 states. This program, along with the 5-unit Earth System Science in the Community (EarthCommT) for grades 9-12, is being developed in accordance with the National Science Education Standards and the American Association for the Advancement of Science - Project 2061's Benchmarks for Science Literacy. Both curricula consist of inquiry- based modules that can be used as stand-alone units or as a full course presented in any order. They are commercially available from It's About Time Publishing (www.its-about-time.com). The American Geological Institute's Distinguished Service Award is presented in honor of one of the outstanding geologists of the 20th century, William B. Heroy, Jr. Heroy advanced the use of geophysics in petroleum exploration and in geologic research worldwide. Recipients of this award are measured against his exemplary career. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3) MORE FROM AGI: MICHEL HALBOUTY TO RECEIVE LEGENDARY GEOSCIENTIST AWARD ALEXANDRIA,VA - Michel T. Halbouty, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Michel T. Halbouty Energy Company, will receive the Legendary Geoscientist Award of the American Geological Institute (AGI) and AGI Foundation during the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' (AAPG) All-Convention Luncheon on Monday, March 11 in Houston. M. Ray Thomasson, President of Thomasson Partner Associates, Inc., President-Elect of AGI, and Past President of AAPG, will be the citationist. Halbouty is recognized as one of the world's preeminent geologists and petroleum engineers whose contributions to the petroleum industry and to society are virtually unparalleled. He is the "perennial wildcatter" who has had a remarkable and distinguished career spanning more than 70 years as a geologist, engineer, businessman, and author. "Your commercial ventures have provided the essential energy resources that support our society, your research contributions enrich our academic community, and your service to Presidents help guide our country," said Thomasson. Halbouty says, "I consider my profession and the science it represents as one of the most vital to the welfare of the world's people." Throughout his professional career, Halbouty has given a significant amount of his time and his expertise to ensure the economic stability of the U.S. and has been a member of numerous government panels and committees. He chaired President Reagan's Energy Policy Advisory Task Force during the 1980 presidential campaign and then served as leader of the Transition Team on Energy. He also served on the Board of Earth Sciences of the National Research Council. Halbouty has been instrumental in the discovery of many oil and gas fields throughout the world and was the first independent to make a discovery in Alaska. He has written more than 300 papers on geology and petroleum engineering and is the author of several books including Salt Domes - Gulf Region, United States and Mexico, the only such single volume on the subject in the scientific literature. Several of his papers have been translated into Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and German. With a double major in geology and petroleum engineering, Halbouty earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Texas A&M University. He returned 25 years later to receive his Professional Geological Engineering degree. Halbouty was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Montana College of Mineral Science and Technology and an honorary Doctor of Geoscience degree from the USSR Academy of Sciences, the only honor the academy has bestowed to a scientist outside the Soviet Union. The University of Nanjing, People's Republic of China, presented Halbouty with an honorary Professorship in Geology to recognize his numerous contributions to the advancement of petroleum geology in China. In January 2002, Halbouty was inducted into the Texas Science Hall of Fame. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering as well as many professional and technical societies, including the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, where he is a past president; the Geological Society of America, where he is a fellow; the Society of Exploration Geophysicists; the Seismological Society of America; the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers; the Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME; the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the International Association of Sedimentologists; and the Association Mexicana de Geologos Petroleros. AGI and the AGI Foundation created the Legendary Geoscientist Award in 1999 to recognize lifetime achievements in the geosciences. Previous recipients are J. David Love and Konrad Krauskopf. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 4) WASHINGTON WIRE FEBRUARY 28 2002 The latest edition of the Washington Wire has been posted at . Topics for this week's wire are: * AWIS 2002 Fellows Recognized, Boston Mayor Proclaims Women in Science Day International Perspective * International Women's Day: March 8, 2002 * Women Hold Unequal Representation at Olympics Government * Shannon Lucid Named NASA Chief Scientist * Women Work! Loses Women's Bureau Funding * Director of Centers for Disease Control Resigns * Bush Encourages Drilling in Alaska Healthcare, Education, and the Workplace * Panel Addresses Increasing Numbers of Women Scientists in Academe * Boys and Girls Clubs Receive Afterschool Funding * Announcement of Heinz Awards Events and Announcements * National Institutes of Health Bioengineering Symposium * Development Workshop: Raising and Educating Boys * Decision Making and Environmental Policy Workshop to be Held * Conference on Peacemaking, Diversity, and Social Change ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 5) CALL FOR PANELISTS Any AWG member who would like to add personal insight on using geoscience skills in his/her current place of employment: A panel discussion will be held at the spring AGU meetings in Washington, DC (May 28-31) that will emphasize careers through the eyes of the employee and the employer. Geoscientists representing a wide variety of career choices will be available to answer questions about how geoscience skills fit into their jobs or businesses, the pathways they took to their current employment, job satisfaction, concerns about the job market, and any insights they may have on the job hunt. Midcareer changes will also be highlighted. Exact date TBA. For more information, contact: Dr. Ellen S. Kappel Geosciences Professional Services, Inc. ekappel@geo-prose.com http://www.geo-prose.com 301-229-2709 (ph/fax) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 6) UPCOMING SESSION AT SPRING AGU MEETINGS, WASHINGTON, DC MAY 28-31 ED02: Careers for Geoscience Degrees: Jobs that Fit Our Needs. Session convenors: Ines Cifuentes (Carnegie Institution of Washington) and Ellen Kappel (Geosciences Professional Services, Inc.). Exact date TBA. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 7) NEWS FROM GEOTIMES Geotimes, the monthly newsmagazine of the earth sciences, has posted a special careers page. They've interviewed some geoscientists who are working off the traditional career path or who are working in national security. You can read their stories and advice by visiting the Geotimes Web site, www.geotimes.org, or by clicking to it directly: http://www.geotimes.org/careers.html PLUS: If you want to explore a career in science writing, you can try it out this summer with a GEOTIMES SUMMER INTERNSHIP. The summer intern works as a key member of the Geotimes staff, writing science-news stories and helping to produce the monthly magazine in print and online. AGI is looking for applications from geoscience students, and we have extended our application deadline to March 25. For more details, visit: http://www.geotimes.org/current/intern.html Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Kristina Bartlett Managing Editor, Geotimes keb@agiweb.org Geotimes is published by the American Geological Institute: http://www.agiweb.org ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 8) POSITION OPENINGS Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) Internship Don't miss the March 15, 2002, deadline to apply for the JOI/USSSP Internship! Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) is seeking qualified U.S. applicants for a six month to one-year internship, beginning in summer 2002, at the JOI Office in Washington, DC. The JOI/USSSP Internship Program's goal is to introduce recent earth science graduates to science program management. This internship is ideally designed for spring 2002 graduates who seek experience with a scientific non-profit organization before continuing their education in graduate school or elsewhere. Interns will work full-time, dedicating half of their effort to specific scientific ocean drilling projects and the remainder to other tasks in support of the US Science Support Program (USSSP). For the term appointment, the intern will be a salaried JOI employee with full benefits. Specific start and end dates will be negotiated. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and the names of three references to the JOI Office by March 15, 2002. Interviews with finalists will be scheduled in late March/early April, and a decision will be made by mid-April. JOI manages worldwide cooperative research programs, including the scientific Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) and the US Science Support Program (USSSP). For more information about JOI and the science programs it manages, please visit www.joiscience.org. Interested students are welcome to contact JOI's current interns: Christina Riesselman (criesselman@joiscience.org) and Micah Nicolo (mnicolo@joiscience.org) to discuss their experiences at JOI. Please direct technical questions about the internship and/or applications to: Ms. Brecht Donoghue (bdonoghue@joiscience.org) Joint Oceanographic Institutions 1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 ****************************** Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowships Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) and the U.S. Science Advisory Committee are seeking Ph.D. and M.S. degree candidates of unusual promise and ability who are enrolled at U.S. institutions to conduct research compatible with that of the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP). April 15, 2002 is the next fellowship application deadline for both shipboard and shorebased research proposals. Shipboard research is related to future ODP legs on which the students sail as scientists. Shorebased research may be based on any DSDP or ODP leg < past, present, or future. The applicant1s proposed research may be directed toward the objectives of a specific leg or toward broader themes. Shipboard proposals submitted for this deadline should be based on one of the upcoming cruises during ODP's final year of operation: Leg 206 Fast Spreading Crust, Leg 207 Demerara Rise, Leg 208 Walvis Ridge, Leg 209 MAR Peridotite, and Leg 210 Newfoundland Margin. Cruise information can be found at www-odp.tamu.edu/sched.html. Shipboard fellowship candidates must also apply to the ODP Manager of Science Services in College Station, TX. Shipboard scientist applications can be found at www- odp.tamu.edu/sciops/cruise_application_info.html Students may apply for either one- or two-year awards, although two- year fellowships depend on the availability of funds and are only rarely given. The award is $23,000 per year to be used for stipend, tuition, benefits, research costs and incidental travel. For a fellowship application and more information, visit: www.joiscience.org/USSSP/Fellowship/Fellowship.html. If you have questions, contact: Andrea Johnson, Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship Program, JOI, 1755 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036-2102 (tel: 202- 232-3900, ext. 213; ajohnson@joiscience.org) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 9) CONTACT INFORMATION To submit an item to E-MAIL NEWS contact: editor@awg.org To submit advertising contact: ads@awg.org To change your address or be removed from the list contact: office@awg.org