Re: paleonet AGI Report

[Frank Holterhoff <frank@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, my impression was that the academic earth science community shrank 
greatly through the 1980s following the big oil business bust of the 
early 1980s.  I had the feeling that, before then, the booming oil 
business was directly or indirectly driving the academic earth sciences 
boat funding-wise.  All the college kids in the 1970s with an interest 
in geology were being advised to get geology degrees and head for the 
oil business for big bucks.  After the slowdown, they were advised to go 
elsewhere if they wanted to eat.

There may have been more new geoscientists in the 1990s than in the 
1980s, but I'd be surprised if there were more new geoscientists in the 
1990s than there were in the 1970s.

F

Bill Chaisson/Deirdre Cunningham wrote:


> Funding levels in the US have remained reasonable, but the number of new 
> scientists entering earth sciences rose steadily through the 90s.

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