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15/Jun/2010: The PI student chapter of the European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) place second in the international Geo-Quiz competition. 31/Mar/2010: Association of Geoscientists & Engineers (EAGE) student chapter at the PI among the top 3 chapter winners in Online Geo-quiz. MIT students Sabka Trip March 2010. Gallery. Sed. & Stratigraphy Field Trip to Dibba March 2010. Gallery. 8/Mar/2010: PI Geosciences Students WIN first and third place in the 2010 SEG regional challenge bowl. Read more. 7/Nov/2009: The AAPG female student chapter went to the Sharjah Museums. Read more. 25/Oct/2009: PI faculties and students took part at the SEG International Showcase in Houston, Texas USA. Read more. 25/Aug/2009: The PI has received approval from the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research for the Master of Science in Petroleum Geosciences. The program will start with the spring 2010 semester and applications are accepted. 03/Jun/2009: A SEM of calcium carbonate crystal picture submitted by Melina Miralles from Geosciences department has been chosen to appear in the website and front cover of Microscopy and Analysis website. 14/May/2009: Geosciences students WIN the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) Regional Challenge Bowl for the second consecutive year. 10-15/April/2009: Two PI students’ posters selected to go to the SEG annual meeting in Houston. 08/April/2009 – Presentation “Energy Security: Building Global Bridges” by Dr Scott W. Tinker, President of American Association of Petroleum Geologist (AAPG) to the PI and visit to Geosciences students and faculty. Dr Stephen Lokier will be convening a session entitled ‘Sedimentary processes in modern and ancient carbonate systems’ at this years European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria 19-24 April This session will bring together scientists working on sedimentary processes associated with the development of modern and ancient carbonate platform systems. The session will give new insights into: - The effects of external parameters on carbonate depositional systems. - Internal feedback mechanisms as a role of influencing carbonate sedimentation. - Quantitative estimates of carbonate sediment production and accumulation rates. - Carbonate platform development in mixed carbonate-evaporite and carbonate-siliciclastic settings. - Carbonate sedimentation is stressed environments. The www link is: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2009/session/979 On 24th of March, 2009 Dr Stephen Lokier presented a guest lecture entitled ‘New Sedimentological Research Activity Along the Abu Dhabi Coastline’, to the Emirates Society of Geosciences (ESG) in Abu Dhabi. During his talk Dr Lokier presented new results detailing the complex facies geometries and sedimentary systems of this complex mixed carbonate-evaporite setting. The PI SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists) Student Chapter, becomes the newest student chapter as they get approved by the SEG Executive Committee. Ms. Melissa Brown, SEG University and Student Programs Coordinator informed the PI on Thursday April 2, 2009. Dr. Thomas Steuber has been appointed as Chairman of Petroleum Geosciences on March 24th, 2009.

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