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Distinguished Lecture and Annual Seminar Draw Large Crowds

5th Donald C. Haney Distinguished Lecture 

About 120 people crowded the seminar room on the first floor or the Mining and Mineral Resources Building for the 5th Donald C. Haney Distinguished Lecture on April 19.  Texas State Geologist Scott W. Tinker spoke on the topic of world energy in a presentation titled The Global Energy Scene: An Energy, Economy, Environmental Waltz.  Tinker examined historic trends in energy use and expectations for the future needs of coal, natural gas, nuclear and other energy sources. His talk drew listeners from the University of Kentucky campus community as well as other higher-education campuses in the state along with geologists and related professionals in the region.

Tinker spent 18 years working in the oil and gas industry and is a former AAPG and SPE Distinguished Lecturer and current AAPG International Distinguished Ethics Lecturer. He is president of the Association of American State Geologists, sits on the National Research Council Board of Energy and Environmental Systems and was recently appointed by the Secretary of Energy to the National Petroleum Council.

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Texas State Geologist Scott Tinker spoke on world energy at the Haney Distinguished Lecture April 19.


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The seminar room was packed for Scott Tinker's energy lecture.



47th KGS Annual Seminar

The next morning, an audience of about 130 people attended the 47th KGS Annual Seminar at the Survey's Well Sample and Core Library.  The theme for the year was "Geology and Public Policy," as state legislative and executive branch officials, KGS researchers, and a private consultant discussed geologic and public policy issues in the energy and water-supply fields. Topics included state energy legislation, exploration of heavy-oil resources in western Kentucky and the future of coal.

KGS Director and State Geologist Jim Cobb also recognized Paul Potter with a plaque for the "Best Unpaid KGS Employee." Potter, a retired professor at the University of Cincinnati Department of Geology, has just completed a second edition of his popular book, Exploring the Geology of the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Region.

During the afternoon, KGS staff demonstrated new capabilities of the Survey's large on line water, oil, and coal databases as well as the GIS and mapping tools available at the KGS web site.

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Kentucky House Majority Leader Rocky Adkins was one of the speakers at the Annual Seminar
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KGS Director Jim Cobb presents Paul Potter with a recognition plaque during the Annual Seminar

 


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