Christopher Keane, Leila Gonzales, Heather Houlton American Geosciences Institute 10 October 2011.
Transcript of Christopher Keane, Leila Gonzales, Heather Houlton American Geosciences Institute 10 October 2011.
Christopher Keane, Leila Gonzales, Heather Houlton
American Geosciences Institute
10 October 2011
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ure, we have something to contribute, among others….
Scale is a challenge. Geoscience contribution to US
GDP was 0.3% in 2010…
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e need to punch above our weight
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he ideal science for the 21st Century?
First Issue
Today’s middle school student will be the person in your seat in 2050
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here is little you can do today to change the system to fundamentally change their path
Real change will affect the workforce of the 22nd Century
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he U.S. will be majority minority. Will the geosciences get it right?
Second Issue
United States: 250,000 geoscientists
Russia: 80,000 geoscientist
Europe: 60,000 geoscientists
China: 40,000 geoscientists
Canada: 35,000 geoscientists
Africa: ~10,000+ geoscientists
South America: Unknown
Middle East: Unknown Iraq: 5,000
India: Unknown
Exporting geoscience talent
Has domestic demand butexports talent
Largely is pr nt talent domestically
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25,000 geoscientists expected to retire
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2,000 geoscience job growth by 2021 (BLS)
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5,000 total new graduates over the next 10 years
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r 45,000 total new graduates if you hire B.S. level
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et deficit of over 150,000 by 2021
Third Issue
In resource-oriented economies…. Geoscience is distinctly solid-earth geology Near-surface processes are often omitted Water issues often viewed as external
Licensure, bonding, and reporting to market authorities often
required for practiceI
n non-resource economies… Geoscience is encompassing Licensure is required unevenly
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n general, licensure is not transferrable – but there are efforts to help
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icensure requirements can inhibit the rise of the
journeyman geoscientistN
ationality can become irrelevant, but the right to practice remains critical
Fourth Issue
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ecrease student attritionI
mport talent This isn’t Information Technology….
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xpand domestic capacity
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ubstitution with non-geoscientists
Efficiencies Wide open opportunity for innovations and entrepreneurial efforts. 3% p.a. efficiency increases currently.
Solution by Recognizing Leadership
Solution by Recognizing Leadership
Take Ownership in the Solution
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e honest about scale and scope
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ecognize where workforce processes are working
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uild involvement by the broad community in the civil society of the profession
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ecognize the time lag of change – build for the second next
generation to see through real change