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• Exam Rebate Application for March 2025 FG Exam

  • Start
    March 10, 2025
  • End
    September 21, 2025

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  Application for Pennsylvania Fundamental of Geology Exam Rebate

  Barbara J Dunst Memorial Fund

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  PCPG has established a Memorial Fund in memory of Barbara Dunst, PG and PCPG Past President in conjunction with the Dunst family. Barb, throughout her career, was a strong supporter of geology education and the Profession of Geology in Pennsylvania. A strong advocate of all students and women in particular, her career embodied everything a Professional Geologist should be – a consummate professional, mentor, educator and supporter of the Geosciences in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

  Purpose: The fund was established to offset the cost for the ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology (FG) examination fee administered in PA. This fund is directed to young professionals and students who desire to obtain a license to practice geology in PA and have completed the courses needed to fulfill the requirements for taking the FG exam. Upon passing the PA FG examination and completing this application within the required time frame, the applicant will be reimbursed the cost of the FG examination fee on a first-come, first-served basis.

  Deadline: This application must be submitted within six (6) months of the exam date.

  Fund Review: The Fund will accept applications within the required time frame on a first-come first-served basis.
  
  Exclusions: No reimbursements will be awarded to applicants whose employer offers an exam fee reimbursement benefit.
  
  Special Considerations: Special circumstances (e.g. state of residency) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  PCPG will verify license issuance by accessing PA DOS BPOA online verification system.

  If you prefer to submit the application and required documentation by email, download the FG rebate application. Instructions are provided on the form.

  
  

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• 6-Webinar Package: PG Review Course for the Practicing Geologist and ASBOG® Exam Candidate (900 mins.)

  • Start
    July 24, 2025
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    6:00 PM
  • End
    August 12, 2025
  •  
    8:30 PM
  • Location
    Webinar

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  6-Webinar Package: PG Review Course for the Practicing Geologist and ASBOG® Exam Candidate (900 mins.)

  You are registering for a six-part webinar series as noted below.  If you intended to enroll for a single date, please return to the home page calendar and select the date for any specific topic(s).

  Post-webinar recordings will not be available.
  

  Our usual and customary cancellation policy applies to the six-part webinar series, and cancellation must be requested five business days prior to the first webinar scheduled for July 24.  Partial refunds will not be made for missed webinars.

  Reference materials will be sent ahead of each webinar, with some handouts available during the live webinar. If joining by mobile phone (audio), you must first join using a browser, and select Phone under Audio on Control Panel so your attendance is recorded and tied to your phone number.  No certificate(s) will be issued for individuals failing to follow this guidance.  Alternatively, you may join using the GoToWebinar mobile app. Don't wait until the day of the first webinar. Download and open it ahead of Thursday, July 24.
  

  You will receive separate log-in credentials for EACH of the six webinar sessions, sent via GoToWebinar one week, one day, and one hour prior to the webinar.  It is important to keep organized so you readily locate appropriate log-in credentials.  Also, pay attention to the date noted in subject line and be sure to add to your calendar.

   

  
  

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  Thursday, July 24, 2025 - Part One:  6:00-8:30 PM
  

  General and Field Geology, Geomorphology (75 mins.)

  Rachel O’Brien, PhD. P.G., Allegheny College

  Mineralogy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (75 mins.)

  Kurt Friehauf, PhD, P.G., Kutztown University

   

  Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - Part Two:  6:00-8:30 PM

  Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology (85 mins.)
  Tamra Schiappa, PhD, Slippery Rock University
  

  Seismology, Exploration Geophysics, and Well Logging (65 mins.)

  Thomas E. Jordan, PhD, P.G., JGGS, LLC

  
  

  Thursday, July 31, 2025 - Part Three:  6:00-8:30 PM

  Structural Geology and Tectonics (150 mins.)

  Daniel Harris, PhD, PennWest California

  
  

  
  

  Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - Part Four:  6:00-8:30 PM

  Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (150 mins.)

  Kyle Fredrick, PhD, PennWest California

  Chris Mulry, PG, Groundwater and Environmental Services, Inc.

  
  

  Thursday, August 7, 2025 - Part Five:  6:00-8:30 PM

  Engineering Geology (150 mins.)

  Gary MB Kribbs, PG, AEON Geoscience, Inc.

  Matthew Morris, PG, GFT, Inc.

  
  

  Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - Part Six:  6:00-8:30 PM

  Economic and Resources Geology: Petroleum and Coal (75 mins.)

  Kristin Carter, PG, DCNR Geologic Survey

  Economic and Resources Geology: Mining (75 mins.)

  Kurt Friehauf, PhD, P.G., Kutztown University

  
  

  Our instructors are wholly focused on your learning experience, and remain available via Email and telephone to answer questions after the webinar concludes.
  
  Mock tests are a component of the 6-part webinar series.

  
  

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  PCPG Review Course Participants / Future ASBOG® Exam Candidates:
  The components of this 6-part webinar series are aligned with the general subject areas contained in the ASBOG® Geologist Examinations. However, the course is not intended as a sole-source for your test preparation. It is instead a proven resource and guide for your further preparation efforts. The course also provides a concentrated review and a general refresher for the practicing Professional Geologist and PDH/CEU certificates will be awarded.
       During this 6-part webinar series, about one hour is devoted to review a full-semester college course. The webinars are not intended as a "How to take the Test" review. Registrants usually take this course 6 to 12 months from their intended exam date with the understanding that significant, additional preparation will be needed prior to sitting for their examination.
       We are certain that you will find the provided information helpful to your preparation, enabling you to better succeed in the ASBOG® Examinations.

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• Webinar Part 6: PG Review Course for the Practicing Geologist and ASBOG® Exam Candidate (150 mins.)

  • When
    August 12, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Webinar
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    70

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  Economic and Resources Geology: Petroleum and Coal (75 mins.)

  Kristin Carter, P.G., DCNR Geologic Survey

  Economic and Resources Geology: Mining (75 mins.)

  Kurt Friehauf, PhD, P.G., Kutztown University
  

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  Please read:  After registering on our site you'll receive a PCPG confirmation email indicating Action Required in the subject line. Your registration is not complete until you click through the unique link in that email directing you to the GoToWebinar web site, where you'll enter your name, email address, consent to terms and conditions, and click the Register button.  Check your spam filter if you do not see the PCPG 'Action Required' mail within 60 seconds of registering, here.

  PCPG will circulate a PDH certificate documenting registrant’s participation time, not to exceed 150 minutes, within 72 hours of the conclusion of the webinar.

  You are registering for one webinar, as above noted.  A post-webinar recording will not be available.

  Our usual and customary cancellation policy applies to this webinar, and cancellation must be requested five business days prior to webinar date.  Refund will not be made for a missed webinar.

  Reference materials will be sent ahead of the webinar, with some handouts available during the live webinar. If joining by mobile phone, please be familiar with the GoToWebinar app's control panel so you readily locate the attachment download under the Handout tab.  

  Our instructors are wholly focused on your learning experience, and remain available via Email and telephone to answer questions after the webinar concludes.
  
  Mock tests are a component of the webinars.

  Visit What others have said about this course.
  
  PCPG Review Course Participant / Future ASBOG® Exam Candidates:
  The components of these webinars are aligned with the general subject areas contained in the ASBOG® Geologist Examinations.  However, the course is not intended as a sole-source for your test preparation. It is instead a proven resource and guide for your further preparation efforts.  The course also provides a concentrated review and a general refresher for the practicing Professional Geologist.
       During these webinars, about one hour is devoted to review a full-semester college course. The webinars are not intended as a "How to take the Test" review. Webinar registrants usually take this course 6 to 12 months from their intended exam date with the understanding that significant, additional preparation will be needed prior to sitting for their examination.
       We are certain that you will find the provided information helpful to your preparation, enabling you to better succeed in the ASBOG® Examinations.

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• Webinar: Geologic implications of the Helene Weather Event in the southern Appalachians (60 mins.)

  • When
    September 23, 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Webinar
  • Spaces left
    231

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  Geologic implications of the Helene Weather Event in the southern Appalachians

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  Philip Prince, PhD

  Appalachian Landslide Consultants, PLLC

  Adjunct, Virginia Tech Geosciences

  
  

  Within four business days and after auditing participation, PCPG will circulate a PDH certificate documenting registrant’s participation time, not to exceed 60 minutes.

  Level: Intermediate to advanced, though extensive conceptual illustration will make the presentation understandable to a general audience.

  Webinar Overview:  Impacts of tropical or post-tropical weather systems on the southern Appalachians have been significant during recorded history in the region, but documentation of these events prior to the availability of digital topography—and photography—has been difficult. Region-scale impacts of the Helene weather event were documented in detail by on-the-ground observers, post-event aerial photography, and an increasing amount of post-event lidar imagery, allowing a comprehensive evaluation of the geomorphic implications of the storm across an entire region. Lidar is particularly valuable in establishing patterns of sediment transport from slopes into channels, with lidar change evaluation indicating large-scale fluvial transport of mobilized debris in many instances. The detailed record of this storm serves to inform understanding of the interplay between geology and climate in the region while also representing a valuable record of what low recurrence interval storm impacts look like in the region.

  Who should attend:  The presentation will be of interest to environmental and engineering geologists as well as those interested in environmental policy, and individuals with an interest in Appalachian landscape evolution, slope stability, fluvial geomorphology, and structural geology as a control on Appalachian topography. Historians and social scientists engaging with those affected by disasters may also find value in increased understanding of the geologic factors driving flood and landslide events in the Appalachian region.
  

  About our presenter: Philip Prince, PhD (Appalachian Landslide Consultants, PLLC) - Philip Prince is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, where he completed a BS in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Furman University in 2004. Following 2 years of work in environmental consulting, Philip began graduate study at Virginia Tech in 2006, completing a PhD focused on Appalachian landscape evolution in 2011. Philip taught and continued his research at Virginia Tech from 2011 to 2016 before beginning work with the Virginia Geological Survey in Charlottesville in 2017. He began work in landslide studies in 2019 after returning to upstate South Carolina to begin a landslide mapping project in western North Carolina. Today, Philip divides his professional time between landslide-related work in the southern Appalachian Blue Ridge and bedrock mapping in the Virginia Valley and Ridge, and is an adjunct with Virginia Tech Geosciences.

  Please read:  After registering on our site you'll receive a PCPG confirmation email indicating Action Required in the subject line. Your registration is not complete until you click through the unique link in that email directing you to the GoToWebinar web site, enter your name, email address, consent to terms and conditions, and click the Register button.  Check your spam filter if you do not see the PCPG 'Action Required' email within 60 seconds of registering, here; or ask IT to release the Email.  If you use Gmail, our system workflow emails are received into some other Gmail folder. Please check all Gmail folders and white-list @pcpg.org emails, or don't use a Gmail email address when registering.

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• Save the date: PCPG 2026 Annual Meeting & Education Sessions

  • When
    February 12, 2026
  •  
    8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Best Western Central Hotel & Conference Center 800 East Park Drive Harrisburg, PA
  • Spaces left
    143

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  PCPG 2026 Annual Meeting

  Thursday, February 12, 2026

  The Best Western Central Hotel & Conference Center

  Ballroom A/B/C
  

  800 East Park Drive
  Harrisburg, PA  17111

  8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

  
  

  
  

  8:30-9:30

  Arrivals, Registration, Networking, Morning Refreshments

  
  

  9:30-4:30

  Program

  
  

  4:30-6:00

  Continental Drifters Networking Event

  
  

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  You must sign-in and sign-out at the registration table to receive a certificate. Certificates will be distributed electronically within 72 business hours.
  

  
  

  

  
  

  Hotel Room Block; PCPG has secured a rate of $129.95++ for the night of Wednesday, February 11 and/or Thursday, February 12, 2026. You can either book your reservation on the personalized PCPG reservations page hosted by the hotel, or telephone the hotel by dialing (717) 561-2800. If phoning directly, request the rate for the Pennsylvania Council of Professional Geologists. Rate expires December 31, 2025, or when sold out. Be sure to ask what the cancellation policy is for this rate. Comp breakfast not included in this rate.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  

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• Certificate Replacement

  • When
    January 01, 2027
  • Location
    See order form

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  To order a replacement certificate for a previously attended PCPG event, please complete the order form and remit payment.
  
  Replacement will occur only if attendee initialed the sign-in/sign-out sheet.
  
  During busy periods, certificate replacement may take 7-10 days.
  
  Questions? Contact Rose Jeffries by phoning (717) 730-9745.
  

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• PCPG Memorial Fund Honoring Barbara J. Dunst, P.G., C.P.G.

  • Start
    December 31, 2027
  • End
    December 31, 2029

  Barbara J. Dunst, P.G., C.P.G. Memorial Fund
  

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  Dear PCPG Community,

  Barb passed away unexpectedly at Akron General Hospital on August 29, 2022.

  PCPG extends its deepest condolences to her husband Brian, their four children, her professional colleagues at Musser Engineering, Inc., where she was employed as Senior Regional Director, and all in the geologic community who had the privilege and honor to know and work with Barb throughout her career.

  With her husband’s support and guidance, PCPG plans to establish a memorial initiative honoring Barb’s boundless energy and passion both for PCPG, and geology.

  A champion of PCPG’s mission, Barb was currently serving as Communications Committee co-chair and past president. She spent nearly a decade sharing her passion through service to PCPG. While winding down her term this year, she continued to be a dedicated participant preparing for PCPG’s November strategic planning session and recently delivered the Economic Geology-Mining component of the PCPG PG Review Course webinar series. Barb served two 3-year terms as an elected board member (2013-2018), five years as Membership Services chair (2014-2018), President Elect (2019), and two 1-year terms PCPG President (2020, 2021).

  Barb will be dearly missed by the PCPG community and will be remembered in many ways, but perhaps most notably by our members as a friendly, well-respected Professional Geologist who was a continuous source of wonderful ideas – ideas that greatly strengthened and advanced our organization.

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