Join us on Thursday, September 4, 2025 for the AEG National Preseident, Renee Wawczak. Her presentation will be pertaining to using high resolution site characterization techniques to expedite environmental investigations.

When: Thursday September 4, 2025 at 5:30 pm

Where: Terracon’s office at 11600 Lilburn Park Rd, St. Louis, MO 63146

Dinner will be provided (TBD). Meeting rates (have changed) are $20 for members and $25 for non-members.

Please RSVP Here: Click Me!

email emy.ludwig “at” rocksmithgeo.com for questions/issues with RSVP and email luke.ducey “at” wsp.com for all other questions.

Renee Wawczak has been a geologist with a focus on environmental remediation and hydrogeology since 2008, with experience in both public and private sector roles. She received her B.S. in Earth Science from Northeastern Illinois University and is a Licensed Professional Geologist in the State of Illinois. She has been a member of AEG for 15 years, and has been a volunteer for the Association through the duration of her membership. Renee started her AEG volunteer path with the Chicago Chapter (formerly known as the North Central Section) as Treasurer, and then served as the Section Chair & Board Director for four years. From there she served on the Governance Committee, including leading as Chair. Next she served as a Strategic Initiatives Coordinator for three years, until she accepted the nomination to serve on the Executive Council. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, running, scuba diving, traveling, and gardening.

Upcoming AEG Webinar. More details below:

The Dirt on Deep-Sea Mining: The Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Seabed Mining

Presenters: Dr. Laura Lilly, Dr. Rachel Kelly, & Dr. Kate Murdock

Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Time: 1:00-2:00 PM EDT

Cost: Free* for AEG Members, $20 for non-members

Register: https://www.aegweb.org/webinars

*Members will find their discount code at https://www.aegweb.org/webinar-registration.

Mining companies and other interested parties, including the current U.S. administration, are interested in collecting polymetallic nodules off the sea floor in areas like the CCZ, which holds the most well-studied deposit of polymetallic nodules on the planet. Studies on the potential environmental impacts of seabed mining, however, are evolving, and there currently are no regulations to address its possible effects.  As a result, the rush to mine the sea floor may expose companies and governments to legal action related to potential damage to the biosphere. We will present a look at the environmental impacts of seabed mining in the face of shifting and in-progress policies.

Association of Environmental & Engineer Geologists 68th Annual Meeting. AEG’s 68th annual meeting will be held at the Westin Chicago River North (320 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654) this year. Additional information on abstract deadlines, virtual day registration (if you can not attend in person this is offered on the 22nd), short course registration, guest registration, and of course the full package registration can be accessed Here.  

Fees vary but:

 Full Registration for Member Early/Late – $645/$700

One Day for Member Early/Late – $325/ $400

Student – $95

Guest for Early/Late – $350/$375

AEG’s 68th Annual Meeting is going to be an amazing experience full of outstanding technical sessions and great networking events all in one of the top tourist destinations in the country. Chicago is a welcoming city with world class dining and attractions. The Westin Chicago River North is in the heart of downtown and walking distance from Millennium Park, the Chicago Riverwalk, the Magnificent Mile and the Chicago Theatre District.

Don’t forget to register for a field course, the Special Event (Architectural Cruise with Chicago’s Emerald Lady), The Support Your Peers/Be Yourself Luncheon, or the Annual Banquet. 

Tuesday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 27th, 2025: 

AEG Annual Meeting Field offers educational field courses. You can earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for these courses. For more information click Here

If you are not attending the Annual Meeting, you can register for Field Courses only at https://www.aegweb.org/am25_fieldcourse-only.

Courses offered: 

Geologic Trip down the Chicago Area Waterway – Tuesday, 9/23/2025

Urban Remediation and Restoration in the Chicago Area – Tuesday, 9/23/2025

Geology, Infrastructure, and Shoreline Morphodynamics of Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois – Saturday, 9/27/2025

Reefs to Roads: The Role of Ancient Reefs in the Development of Chicago’s Infrastructure and its Stone Industry – Saturday, 9/27/2025

You do not need to be an Annual Meeting attendee to attend the Short Course: 

Strategies for Solving Hydrogeologic Complexities from the Sedimentary Sequence in the Western Chicago Suburbs

All full meeting attendees can attend for half price ($100 for students). Email Headquarters (contact@aegweb.org) for the discount code & sign up today as space is limited!

Date: Friday, September 26, 2025

Time: 8:00am to 12:00pm

Cost: $450 members/$550 non-members

Professional Development Hours: 4.0 PDH

Instructors: Dan Kelleher & Susan Grover

*Registration for this course is separate & not included in the Annual Meeting registration but does include a one-day only (Friday) pass for those Short Course only registrants not attending the full Annual Meeting.

Visit https://www.aegannualmeeting.org/ for more details. Questions can be emailed to Heather Clark, heather@aegweb.org.

Register for the meeting Here

Reserve a room Here

Association of Environmental & Engineer Geologists 68th Annual Meeting. AEG’s 68th annual meeting will be held at the Westin Chicago River North (320 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654) this year. Additional information on abstract deadlines, virtual day registration (if you can not attend in person this is offered on the 22nd), short course registration, guest registration, and of course the full package registration can be accessed Here.  

Fees vary but:

 Full Registration for Member Early/Late – $645/$700

One Day for Member Early/Late – $325/ $400

Student – $95

Guest for Early/Late – $350/$375

AEG’s 68th Annual Meeting is going to be an amazing experience full of outstanding technical sessions and great networking events all in one of the top tourist destinations in the country. Chicago is a welcoming city with world class dining and attractions. The Westin Chicago River North is in the heart of downtown and walking distance from Millennium Park, the Chicago Riverwalk, the Magnificent Mile and the Chicago Theatre District.

Don’t forget to register for a field course, the Special Event (Architectural Cruise with Chicago’s Emerald Lady), The Support Your Peers/Be Yourself Luncheon, or the Annual Banquet. 

Tuesday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 27th, 2025: 

AEG Annual Meeting Field offers educational field courses. You can earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for these courses. For more information click Here

If you are not attending the Annual Meeting, you can register for Field Courses only at https://www.aegweb.org/am25_fieldcourse-only.

Courses offered: 

Geologic Trip down the Chicago Area Waterway – Tuesday, 9/23/2025

Urban Remediation and Restoration in the Chicago Area – Tuesday, 9/23/2025

Geology, Infrastructure, and Shoreline Morphodynamics of Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois – Saturday, 9/27/2025

Reefs to Roads: The Role of Ancient Reefs in the Development of Chicago’s Infrastructure and its Stone Industry – Saturday, 9/27/2025

You do not need to be an Annual Meeting attendee to attend the Short Course: 

Strategies for Solving Hydrogeologic Complexities from the Sedimentary Sequence in the Western Chicago Suburbs

All full meeting attendees can attend for half price ($100 for students). Email Headquarters (contact@aegweb.org) for the discount code & sign up today as space is limited!

Date: Friday, September 26, 2025

Time: 8:00am to 12:00pm

Cost: $450 members/$550 non-members

Professional Development Hours: 4.0 PDH

Instructors: Dan Kelleher & Susan Grover

*Registration for this course is separate & not included in the Annual Meeting registration but does include a one-day only (Friday) pass for those Short Course only registrants not attending the full Annual Meeting.

Visit https://www.aegannualmeeting.org/ for more details. Questions can be emailed to Heather Clark, heather@aegweb.org.

Register for the meeting Here

Reserve a room Here

Association of Environmental & Engineer Geologists 68th Annual Meeting. AEG’s 68th annual meeting will be held at the Westin Chicago River North (320 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654) this year. Additional information on abstract deadlines, virtual day registration (if you can not attend in person this is offered on the 22nd), short course registration, guest registration, and of course the full package registration can be accessed Here.  

Fees vary but:

 Full Registration for Member Early/Late – $645/$700

One Day for Member Early/Late – $325/ $400

Student – $95

Guest for Early/Late – $350/$375

AEG’s 68th Annual Meeting is going to be an amazing experience full of outstanding technical sessions and great networking events all in one of the top tourist destinations in the country. Chicago is a welcoming city with world class dining and attractions. The Westin Chicago River North is in the heart of downtown and walking distance from Millennium Park, the Chicago Riverwalk, the Magnificent Mile and the Chicago Theatre District.

Don’t forget to register for a field course, the Special Event (Architectural Cruise with Chicago’s Emerald Lady), The Support Your Peers/Be Yourself Luncheon, or the Annual Banquet. 

Tuesday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 27th, 2025: 

AEG Annual Meeting Field offers educational field courses. You can earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for these courses. For more information click Here

If you are not attending the Annual Meeting, you can register for Field Courses only at https://www.aegweb.org/am25_fieldcourse-only.

Courses offered: 

Geologic Trip down the Chicago Area Waterway – Tuesday, 9/23/2025

Urban Remediation and Restoration in the Chicago Area – Tuesday, 9/23/2025

Geology, Infrastructure, and Shoreline Morphodynamics of Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois – Saturday, 9/27/2025

Reefs to Roads: The Role of Ancient Reefs in the Development of Chicago’s Infrastructure and its Stone Industry – Saturday, 9/27/2025

You do not need to be an Annual Meeting attendee to attend the Short Course: 

Strategies for Solving Hydrogeologic Complexities from the Sedimentary Sequence in the Western Chicago Suburbs

All full meeting attendees can attend for half price ($100 for students). Email Headquarters (contact@aegweb.org) for the discount code & sign up today as space is limited!

Date: Friday, September 26, 2025

Time: 8:00am to 12:00pm

Cost: $450 members/$550 non-members

Professional Development Hours: 4.0 PDH

Instructors: Dan Kelleher & Susan Grover

*Registration for this course is separate & not included in the Annual Meeting registration but does include a one-day only (Friday) pass for those Short Course only registrants not attending the full Annual Meeting.

Visit https://www.aegannualmeeting.org/ for more details. Questions can be emailed to Heather Clark, heather@aegweb.org.

Register for the meeting Here

Reserve a room Here

Association of Environmental & Engineer Geologists 68th Annual Meeting. AEG’s 68th annual meeting will be held at the Westin Chicago River North (320 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654) this year. Additional information on abstract deadlines, virtual day registration (if you can not attend in person this is offered on the 22nd), short course registration, guest registration, and of course the full package registration can be accessed Here.  

Fees vary but:

 Full Registration for Member Early/Late – $645/$700

One Day for Member Early/Late – $325/ $400

Student – $95

Guest for Early/Late – $350/$375

AEG’s 68th Annual Meeting is going to be an amazing experience full of outstanding technical sessions and great networking events all in one of the top tourist destinations in the country. Chicago is a welcoming city with world class dining and attractions. The Westin Chicago River North is in the heart of downtown and walking distance from Millennium Park, the Chicago Riverwalk, the Magnificent Mile and the Chicago Theatre District.

Don’t forget to register for a field course, the Special Event (Architectural Cruise with Chicago’s Emerald Lady), The Support Your Peers/Be Yourself Luncheon, or the Annual Banquet. 

Tuesday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 27th, 2025: 

AEG Annual Meeting Field offers educational field courses. You can earn Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for these courses. For more information click Here

If you are not attending the Annual Meeting, you can register for Field Courses only at https://www.aegweb.org/am25_fieldcourse-only.

Courses offered: 

Geologic Trip down the Chicago Area Waterway – Tuesday, 9/23/2025

Urban Remediation and Restoration in the Chicago Area – Tuesday, 9/23/2025

Geology, Infrastructure, and Shoreline Morphodynamics of Illinois Beach State Park, Lake County, Illinois – Saturday, 9/27/2025

Reefs to Roads: The Role of Ancient Reefs in the Development of Chicago’s Infrastructure and its Stone Industry – Saturday, 9/27/2025

You do not need to be an Annual Meeting attendee to attend the Short Course: 

Strategies for Solving Hydrogeologic Complexities from the Sedimentary Sequence in the Western Chicago Suburbs

All full meeting attendees can attend for half price ($100 for students). Email Headquarters (contact@aegweb.org) for the discount code & sign up today as space is limited!

Date: Friday, September 26, 2025

Time: 8:00am to 12:00pm

Cost: $450 members/$550 non-members

Professional Development Hours: 4.0 PDH

Instructors: Dan Kelleher & Susan Grover

*Registration for this course is separate & not included in the Annual Meeting registration but does include a one-day only (Friday) pass for those Short Course only registrants not attending the full Annual Meeting.

Visit https://www.aegannualmeeting.org/ for more details. Questions can be emailed to Heather Clark, heather@aegweb.org.

Register for the meeting Here

Reserve a room Here

Association of Missouri Geologists 72nd Annual Meeting in Farmington, Missouri.

AMG is offering field trips on Friday and Saturday. Business Meeting, Social Banquet, & Program will be Friday evening. The venue this year is Baymont Inn & Suites, 1625 W Columbia St, Farmington, MO; Phone: 573-756-8031. A block of rooms have been reserved at a discount rate for AMG members ($85 tax for Friday night – IF you make reservations by September 3, 2025)

For more information visit there webpage at: https://missourigeologists.org/

Association of Missouri Geologists 72nd Annual Meeting in Farmington, Missouri.

AMG is offering field trips on Friday and Saturday. Business Meeting, Social Banquet, & Program will be Friday evening. The venue this year is Baymont Inn & Suites, 1625 W Columbia St, Farmington, MO; Phone: 573-756-8031. A block of rooms have been reserved at a discount rate for AMG members ($85 tax for Friday night – IF you make reservations by September 3, 2025)

For more information visit there webpage at: https://missourigeologists.org/

 Saturday, October 25, 2025 will be the biannual AEG/UES Student Workshop. This all-day event will be held at the office of UES (formerly Geotechnology) and will provide a hands-on opportunity for soil and rock logging with a drill rig, soil laboratory operations, environmental sampling, and geophysical methods.

Keep an eye out for upcoming information on registration for this event! Reach out to Jessie Goodwin at jgoodwin2 at teamues.com with questions.

📅When: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 5:30 pm

🏢Where: Pietro’s (3801 Watson Road, STL)

📝Meeting Information: When you arrive at Poetro’s ask for the AEG meeting room. Before our meeting starts, a waiter will take you order (beef, chicken, fish, or vegitrain/glueten free)

📨RSVP: https://forms.gle/4ijEvob58tcKY5ku9

💳 Meeting Cost: Members: $20/Non-Members: $25 (we do realize an email was sent with different costing – what is on the website is correct)

🔈About the Speaker: Justin White, Rocksmith Geoenginering.

Justin is a Senior Engineer with over 18 years of experience in geotechnical and hydrogeological and environmental consulting and is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) with licensure in several states. He has extensive experience in geotechnical, hydrogeological, stormwater and environmental services projects.  Primary areas of expertise include subsurface characterization studies, slope stability, underground mine stability, in situ testing and instrumentation and associated permitting.