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North America Resource Symposium The Future of
Oil and Gas in North America THE CHALLENGE AND
THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITIES William L.
Fisher John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of
Geosciences The University of Texas at Austin
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WORLD ENERGY BALANCE
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US GEOSCIENCE STUDENT ENROLLMENTUndergraduate
and Graduate Levels, 1955-2002
40000
30000
Undergraduate
20000
Students
10000
Graduate
0
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Year
AGI, 2002
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TOTAL DEGREES IN GEOSCIENCE1973-2002
8000
7000
BS
6000
5000
Degrees
4000
3000
2000
MS
PhD
1000
0
1973
1976
1979
1982
1985
1988
1991
1994
1997
2000
Year
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GEOSCIENCE THESES DISSERTATION TOPICS1950s,
1980s, 1990s
Other
1990s Total 22,400
1980s Total 29,350
Structure/ Tectonics
1950s Total 6,100
Sedimentary Geology
Stratigraphy/ Paleo
Igneous/ Metamorphic
Geophysics
Geochemistry
Economic Geology
Environmental/ Hydro
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000
Number of theses and dissertation topics
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US GEOSCIENCE EMPLOYMENTNew Graduates 2001
Total Population 2,298
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EMPLOYMENT TRENDS IN THE GEOSCIENCES1986-2000
Petroleum
Environment
Academic
1986
1993
Employment sector
Mining
2000
Government
Retired/ Unemployed
Other
0
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
70000
Number of geoscientists
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PETROLEUM GEOSCIENTIST DEMANDGeologists,
Geophysicists, and Engineers
90
80
Demand
??
70
??
60
Total Workforce
50
Current Workforce
Petroleum geoscientists (thousands)
40
30
20
New Entries (3 Growth)
10
0
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Year