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The LIAPG Wants To Build Connections In Our Professional and Academic Communities!

The Long Island Association of Professional Geologists is a NYS Not For Profit organization registered as an IRS 501(c)6. The LIAPG is a business league of professional geologists, environmental professionals, and associated business persons on Long Island and in the NYC Metropolitan Area. We are located in New York State’s region having the largest number of professionals holding Professional Geologist licenses.

We would like be a strong  resource for information and connections between professionals in our community and those academics and students interested in the geological sciences and its application to the many related fields in our industry group [e.g., geological sciences applicable to Natural Resource Use & Protection, Environmental Health, Environmental Protection, Environmental Hazards, Environmental Justice, Energy Resources, and Climate Resilience; as well as applicable to Earth Science Education at the secondary and primary school levels].

As an organization of professional geologists and other environmental professionals we seek to reach out to the departments’ educators and all students interested in entering our industry including those interested in pursuing the NYS Professional Geologist licensure and future engineers seeking to concentrate in the geological sciences. We are reaching out to all NYS schools of higher education in the earth sciences and geosciences because we want to develop an active and robust connection between our professionals and the State’s undergraduate and graduate programs, department research areas, and students’ geosciences program groups.  We are also hoping to develop an active interest in supporting our organization and its mission by seeking speakers and presenters from undergraduate and graduate Earth Sciences and Geosciences departments to present and promote their school’s programs, recent student projects, recent research projects, school events, etc.  

Finally, we are always seeking enthusiastic and talented volunteers to assist our board members, who are professionals within LIAPG’s community, in developing and executing our group projects, organizing and presenting webinar and live meetings, and posting on our website and social media outlets.

If interested, please reach out to Brian Duggan at brianrduggan@gmail.com or LIAPG President Chris Wenczel, PG at liapgpres@gmail.com.  Visit our website at https://www.liapg.org/ and follow us on LinkedIn. We always welcome your comments and questions, and look forward to hearing back from you.

Brian R Duggan, JD, PG

Chris W. Wenczel, PG

The LIAPG Board of Directors


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  • October 12, 2023 2:51 PM | Chris Wenczel (Administrator)

    Please come and celebrate the life of Gilbert Nikolai Hanson (87) who passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023 in E. Setauket, NY.

    He was a professor of geology at Stony Brook University, NY and an active member of the Unitarian Universal Fellowship at Stony Brook.

    He is survived by his loving wife, Janet Hanson; siblings E. Katherine Schultz (Donald), Ludmilla Isaacson (Philip), and John J. Hanson (Freya); children, Lynn Hoff (John), Kevin Hanson (Tina), and Darlene Anderson (Edmond); and grandchildren, Bryson and Deanna Hoff, Isabel Tuason and Emma Hanson, and Saimoen, Edmond, and Gia Anderson.

    This soft spoken, gentle soul was a loving, kind, understanding, and supportive father, husband, grandfather, brother, teacher and friend.

    There will be a Celebration of Life service held on Sunday, November 5th at 3:00pm at the Unitarian Universal Fellowship at Stony Brook. The service will also be streamed for those who are unable to attend. The link will be available at the website below. Many who attend will be wearing blue, as that was his favorite color. We ask, if you feel so moved, to bring a rock to the service and/or bring or email to the UUFSB office a brief written remembrance or photo of Gil.

    Unitarian Universal Fellowship at Stony Brook
    380 Nicolls Road
    East Setauket, NY 11733

    https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uufsb.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjhoff%40mccrone.com%7C4a4cd943fda7422c80d608dbc908d091%7C67779c82c91c48cea2934b6df3388d76%7C0%7C0%7C638324811934175238%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=D1kU76niy5mL%2BtHLXLKIMQ61EMw5%2FsJudNnvwf0ThAY%3D&reserved=0

    Email: office@uufsb.org

  • October 03, 2023 9:13 AM | Chris Wenczel (Administrator)

    It is with great sadness that our founding father Gil Hanson passed away on 21 September 2023.  He did such a wonderful webinar this past February on Hummocky Terrain of Long Island, you can watch the recording on the Media tab of the website.  Below is a memoriam published by SUNY Stony Brook.

     

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    It is with great sadness that we share news that our friend and colleague Gil Hanson passed away on September 21, 2023. Gil was an incredible mentor, friend, and so much more to so many of us. He will forever be remembered for his knowledge, compassion, wisdom, positive outlook, and dedication to us all.

    Among many distinctions, Gil was one of the leaders and developers of modern isotope geochemistry.  His research career also included investigations of the regional geology of New York and Connecticut, critical studies of ground water and hydrogeology of Long Island and Long Island Sound, and a research program on the glacial geology of southern New England and Long Island. Gil also was instrumental in developing Stony Brook’s Earth Science teacher training program, founded the Long Island Geologists professional and academic group and organized its annual meeting, and was heavily involved in the push for New York State to begin licensing professional geologists.  He leaves behind a vast network of colleagues, former students, and friends who will miss his pioneering vision.

    Hanson


  • March 15, 2023 8:17 PM | Chris Wenczel (Administrator)

    LIAPG Monthly Meeting Presenters Needed: If you or someone you work with can prepare a presentation for us, preferably for continuing education credit, please consider it. We all work on very interesting projects all the time and it can be very rewarding to share them with our peers. Again, feel free to reach out to me or any of our board members if you think you might have something to share.



  • March 15, 2023 8:12 PM | Chris Wenczel (Administrator)

    Geology Days 2023: Once again, NYSCPG is hosting our annual Geology Days event in Saratoga Springs from November 13 to 15, 2023. If you are a PG in New York State, this is a chance to knock out all your required continuing education credits for the year. For more information or to become a sponsor, please click here. last year was the first-ever event of this kind, everyone met many old colleagues and had a grand-old time learning lots of new stuff from seasoned professionals. So save the dates if you are interested in attending or presenting! 


  • June 14, 2022 8:43 AM | Chris Wenczel (Administrator)

    The LIAPG Board has agreed to take a summer hiatus for webinars during July and August. The group will devote efforts to the canoe trip and the Museum of Natural History field trip.  We intend to resume webinars in September with a dual in-person/webinar event.  Details to follow.


  • April 19, 2022 4:47 PM | Chris Wenczel (Administrator)

    The Long Island Association of Professional Geologists is a NYS Not For Profit organization registered as an IRS 501(c)6. The LIAPG is a business league of professional geologists, environmental professionals, and associated business persons on Long Island and in the NYC Metropolitan Area. We are located in New York State’s region having the largest number of professionals holding Professional Geologist licenses.

    We would like be a strong  resource for information and connections between professionals in our community and those academics and students interested in the geological sciences and its application to the many related fields in our industry group [e.g., geological sciences applicable to Natural Resource Use & Protection, Environmental Health, Environmental Protection, Environmental Hazards, Environmental Justice, Energy Resources, and Climate Resilience; as well as applicable to Earth Science Education at the secondary and primary school levels].

    As an organization of professional geologists and other environmental professionals we seek to reach out to the departments’ educators and all students interested in entering our industry including those interested in pursuing the NYS Professional Geologist licensure and future engineers seeking to concentrate in the geological sciences. We are reaching out to all NYS schools of higher education in the earth sciences and geosciences because we want to develop an active and robust connection between our professionals and the State’s undergraduate and graduate programs, department research areas, and students’ geosciences program groups.  We are also hoping to develop an active interest in supporting our organization and its mission by seeking speakers and presenters from undergraduate and graduate Earth Sciences and Geosciences departments to present and promote their school’s programs, recent student projects, recent research projects, school events, etc.  

    Finally, we are always seeking enthusiastic and talented volunteers to assist our board members, who are professionals within LIAPG’s community, in developing and executing our group projects, organizing and presenting webinar and live meetings, and posting on our website and social media outlets.

     If interested, please reach out to me at brianrduggan@gmail.com or LIAPG President Chris Wenczel, PG at liapgpres@gmail.com.  Visit our website at https://www.liapg.org/ and follow us on LinkedIn. We always welcome your comments and questions, and look forward to hearing back from you.

    Brian R Duggan, JD, PG

    Chris W. Wenczel, PG

    The LIAPG Board of Directors


  • September 22, 2021 8:07 AM | Chris Wenczel (Administrator)

    The New York State Education Department has informed the New York State Council of Professional Geologists (NYSCPG) that they have been approved as an entity authorized to approve providers of continuing education for geologists.

    Some restrictions were placed on the type of eligible subjects that do not contribute to the professional practice of geology as defined in the Education Law, such as, risk management, limiting the design professional’s liability, project management related to profitability and maximizing fees, marketing and public relations, laws related to arbitration, mediation, liens (unless they relate to safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of the public), real estate, real estate development, expanding a design professional’s business, basic AutoCAD, personal development, succession planning, zoning as it relates to increasing a developer or design professional’s profitability, design build are not acceptable subjects.


  • March 18, 2021 5:34 PM | Chris Wenczel (Administrator)

    LIAPG would like to share that the NYSCPG and ALPHA ANALYTICAL are sponsoring a significant informational update!

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    Please join us for a FREE WEBINAR on the:

    Continuing Education Bill for Professional Geologists in New York State

    April 1, 2021 (12:00pm to 1:00pm EST)

    This webinar will focus on the content of the Law and will attempt to answer questions that NYSCPG members and NY PGs may have about the requirements for continuing education as it relates to maintaining licensure status in New York.

    Please see the attached event flyer.

    Register here:

    https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5035531671669737999

    Thank you Alpha Analytical for hosting the event!!!

    Best,

    New York State Council of Professional Geologists

    NYSCPG-Alpha Continuing Education Webinar Flyer.pdf


  • September 15, 2020 2:58 PM | Jennifer Lewis (Administrator)

    Senate Bill S7986A/Assembly Bill A10021A have passed the NYS Senate and Assembly and is awaiting signature from the governor. Here are some of the key provisions of the bill, which will also apply to Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors:

    • During each triennial registration period, Professional Geologist and Professional Engineer applicants shall complete a minimum of 36 hours of acceptable continuing education and Land Surveyor applicants shall complete a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education.
    • No more than six continuing education hours taken during one triennium may be transferred to a subsequent triennium.
    • Licensed professionals shall be exempt from the mandatory continuing education requirement for the triennial registration period during which they are first registered.
    • Professional Geologists directly employed on a full-time basis by the State of New York, its agencies, public authorities, public benefit corporations, or local governments prior to January 1, 2022 and who meet other criteria are deemed to have satisfied the continuing education requirements.
    • Acceptable continuing education shall mean courses of learning and educational activities in architecture, engineering, interior design, land surveying, landscape architecture, and geology.
    • The mandatory continuing education fee shall be $45 and is in addition to the triennial registration fee.

    To ensure that this bill is signed, please contact the governor's office and let him know that you support this bill.

    You can read the full text of the Assembly Bill here: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/a10021/amendment/a

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