Geoscience Exhibition and Competition - GEnC 2015 By Naviin Balasubramaniam (Petroleum Engineering, 2nd Year/1st Semester)

Geoscience Exhibition and Competition- GEnC 2015

By Naviin Balasubramaniam (Petroleum Engineering, 2nd Year/1st  Semester)

Chancellor Complex, 8^th & 9^th July 2015- Geoscience Exhibition and Competition (GEnC) 2015 is an event organized by American Association of Petroleum Geologist UTP Student Chapter (AAPG-UTP-SC) for the very first time which united geology and geoscience students from different universities around Malaysia to participate in this competition. This event was officiated by Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Shahir Liew, Dean of Faculty of Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering accompanied by Project Director of GEnC 2015, Lee Ming Xing at Seminar Room 7. GEnC 2015 was organized to enhance the geology understanding of students, prepare the students to face the challenges that might be encountered in the industry, to promote AAPG and to strengthen the bond among Geosciences students in Malaysia. Besides that, another objective of the event is to inculcate students with creative and innovative skills, to become a better geoscientist in the future. Students from four different universities apart from UTP, namely Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Universiti Malaya (UM) and Curtin University forming 18 teams all together including nine teams from UTP, actively participated in the Outcrop Description presentation, Outcrop and Poster Display. There were also two other main events which was Geoscience- related talks and exhibition by the Gold sponsor, Shell , Silver sponsor, LHOIST, Schlumberger, IHS Inc, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation and lastly, the grand dinner where the winners of respective categories were announced and awarded.

CHAMPION 

Holocene (UM) - RM1, 000 cash + One Trophy + Certificates

1st RUNNER UP

The Crockers (UMS) - RM800 cash + One Trophy + Certificates

2nd RUNNER UP

Geoninjas (UTP) - RM700 cash + One Trophy + Certificates

Best Presentation Award for Outcrop Presentation

Holocene (UM) - Trophy + Certificates

Best Poster for Outcrop Exhibition

Gondwana (UMK) - Trophy + Certificates

Best Booth for Outcrop Exhibition

The Crockers (UMS) - Trophy + Certificates

Amethyst group from UTP during the Outcrop Exhibition.

Photo credits: Thulashi Subramaniam (PG, 2^nd Year/1^st Semester).

CSI group from UTP during the Grand Dinner.

Photo credits: Dharmika Mardhene (PG, 2^nd Year/1^st Semester).