Learn a new topic. Build your skills. Enhance your professional development with short courses. Led by experts, these sessions offer practical training across a wide range of geoscience topics.
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Plan now to take advantage of these cutting-edge courses as part of your GSA Connects 2025 experience. Explore the full course list below.
Discover how AI is transforming geoscience research. Come ready to learn, collaborate, and imagine the future of AI-enhanced geoscience.
In both English and Spanish, learn how to visualize and analyze Earth’s plate tectonic history for both science and teaching using free GPlates software.
Unlock the power of data visualization tools like Tableau, PowerBI, and Spotfire in this course, which bridges the gap between spreadsheets and coding.
Explore challenges and opportunities facing geoscientists with disabilities in the workplace, hear from experts, and brainstorm ideas to improve accessibility and inclusion.
Gain an awareness that sedimentary petrology and petrography have value in interpreting, assessing and predicting porous and permeable sandstones resource and storage potential.
Communicating is a vital skill as a scientist. Practice distilling your work into fun, digestible conversations about geoscience.
SC25CN502
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Short Course and Field Trip
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Fri., 17 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN508
Evaporitic Sequences of Texas and Their Relevance for Current Energy Decarbonization Efforts.
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Fri., 17 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN515
Methods and Geological Applications in Geo-Thermo-Petro-Chronology I.
Fri., 17 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN520
Overview of X-ray CT Data Acquisition, Visualization, and Quantitative Analysis for Geological Applications.
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Fri., 17 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN516
Methods and Geological Applications in Geo-Thermo-Petro-Chronology II
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN503
Building a Culture of Access for Geoscientists with Disabilities in the Workforce
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN504
Collecting Data with StraboField Mobile App and StraboMicro Application
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN512
Landslide Mapping Using Lidar and Ortho Imagery in a GIS – Building Fundamental Mapping Skills for the Next Generation of Landslide Scientists
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN521
Plate Tectonics for Science and Teaching Using GPlates Paleo-GIS Software
Connects 2025 Theme: Geology without Borders
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN522
Quantitative Analysis, Visualization, and Modelling of Detrital Geochronology Data
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN525
Talking Science: A Communication Course
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN528
Using Basic Sandstone Petrology Concepts and Petrography Data to Understand the Resource and Storage Potential of Porous and Permeable Formations
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Sat. 18 Oct. 8 a.m.--5 p.m.
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SC25CN531
Introduction to Field Safety Leadership
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m. US$25 for students.
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SC25CN533
ASBOG FG and PG Exam Prep: By Reg Review
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN501
GeoGPT: The One-stop AI Research Platform for Geoscientists
Connects 2025 Themes: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century; From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
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SC25CN532
Advanced geochemical modeling for critical mineral resourcing and processing (Online)
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
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SC25CN514
Mastering Quantitative Analysis Using XRF, XRD, and X-ray CT
Connects 2025 Themes: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century; From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet
Sat., 18 Oct., 1–5 p.m.
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SC25CN526
Transforming Undergraduate Geoscience Teaching: Implementing Recommendations from a National Academies Report
Sat., 18 Oct., 1–5 p.m.
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SC25CN530
Visualizing Data: Unleash the Power of Interactive Data Dashboards (Online)
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Fri., 7 Nov., 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. MST
Follow up on Fri., 14 Nov., 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. MST
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SC25CN501
GeoGPT: The One-stop AI Research Platform for Geoscientists
Connects 2025 Themes: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century; From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
Register
SC25CN502
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Short Course and Field Trip
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Fri., 17 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Register
SC25CN503
Building a Culture of Access for Geoscientists with Disabilities in the Workforce
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Register
SC25CN508
Evaporitic Sequences of Texas and Their Relevance for Current Energy Decarbonization Efforts.
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Fri., 17 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Register
SC25CN514
Mastering Quantitative Analysis Using XRF, XRD, and X-ray CT
Connects 2025 Themes: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century; From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet
Sat., 18 Oct., 1–5 p.m.
Register
SC25CN520
Overview of X-ray CT Data Acquisition, Visualization, and Quantitative Analysis for Geological Applications.
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Fri., 17 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Register
SC25CN528
Using Basic Sandstone Petrology Concepts and Petrography Data to Understand the Resource and Storage Potential of Porous and Permeable Formations
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Sat. 18 Oct. 8 a.m.--5 p.m.
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SC25CN529
Value of Applied Geophysics: Theory and Value of Applied Geophysics for Exploration and Production; Subsurface Characterization for CCS, Fault Identification and Mapping for Injection Well Permitting, and General Research
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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SC25CN530
Visualizing Data: Unleash the Power of Interactive Data Dashboards (Online)
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Fri., 7 Nov., 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. MST
Follow up on Fri., 14 Nov., 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. MST
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SC25CN532
Advanced geochemical modeling for critical mineral resourcing and processing (Online)
Connects 2025 Theme: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
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SC25CN521
Plate Tectonics for Science and Teaching Using GPlates Paleo-GIS Software
Connects 2025 Theme: Geology without Borders
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Register
SC25CN501
GeoGPT: The One-stop AI Research Platform for Geoscientists
Connects 2025 Themes: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century; From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–12 p.m.
Register
SC25CN514
Mastering Quantitative Analysis Using XRF, XRD, and X-ray CT
Connects 2025 Themes: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century; From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet
Sat., 18 Oct., 1–5 p.m.
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SC25CN523
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Deltas: Old and New Concepts
Connects 2025 Themes: Energy and Resource Innovations in the 21st Century; From Earth to the Cosmos: Geoscience Beyond Our Planet
Sat., 18 Oct., 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
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