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A perspective on revolutions, revisions, rights, and responsibilities in the geosciences

Revised October 19, 2024

A Perspective on GeoEthics

Presentation Files

• Presentation file in keynote: Geoethics (133 MB)

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ASBOG Ethics Documents

• ASBOG homepage: asbog.org
• Model Law: asbog.org/documents/ModelLawWithRevisions_10-15-17.pdf
• Model Rules and Regulations, to accompany The Professional Geologist Model Licensure Law: asbog.org/documents/ASBOG%20Rules-Regs%202019.pdf (see Section 16. Code of Ethics on pages 27-29)
• Code of Conduct/Harassment Policy and Performance Guidelines: www.asbog.org/public/conduct_harass_performance.html

Highly recommended open-access resources

• Mogk D., 2017, Geoethics and Professionalism: The Responsible Conduct of Scientists, in Peppoloni S., Di Capua G., Bobrowsky P.T., Cronin V.S. (Eds.), Geoethics at the heart of all geoscience: Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 60, Fast Track 7, https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-7584, available for download as a PDF document via https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/7584/6838. Important Note: To print this paper, download the PDF and print the document from Adobe Acrobat. If you print directly from the web document, a footer is appended that covers the bottom lines on each page.
• Mogk, D., 2014-17, Teaching GeoEthics Across the Geoscience Curriculum: serc.carleton.edu/geoethics/index.html
• Tepel, R.E., 1995, Professional Licensure for Geologists -- An Exploration of Issues : Special Publication 7, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, accessed August 2, 2023 via https://aeg.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/Publications/SP7_Professional%20Licensure%20for%20Geologists.pdf
• International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG) www.geoethics.org

Recommended reference for engineering ethics

Engineering ethics has substantial overlap with geoethics.

Quin Zhu, Mike W. Martin, and Roland Schinzinger, 2022, Ethics in Engineering [5th Edition]: New York, McGraw Hill, 311 p. (click for info from publisher)

This is an accessible and practical university-level textbook on professional ethics in engineering that I have used in my engineering geology courses since the 1980s. Copies of the previous edition are available as used (and some unused) books. The previous edition is...:

Mike W. Martin, and Roland Schinzinger, 2005, Ethics in Engineering [4th Edition]: New York, McGraw Hill, 339 p., ISBN 0-07-283115-4

The primary ethics textbook for Canadian engineers and geoscientists

Gordon C. Andrews, Patricia Shaw, and John McPhee, 2018, Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience — Practice and Ethics [6th Edition]: Toronto, Nelson College Indigenous, 504 p.

Primacy Principles for Professional Geoscientists

A primacy principle is an imperative that supercedes all others for a professional. The Hippocratic Oath is an example of a primacy principle that governs the work of medical professionals: first, do no harm.

1. The professional geoscientist must hold the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare to be paramount. (after Tepel, 1995)
2. The professional geoscientist must abide by the ethical imperatives, standards, and norms that apply to any scientist.
3. The professional geoscientist must act in ways that promote, protect, and sustain the health of the Earth environment.

Licensed geologist Robert Tepel described the essential connection between licensure laws and professional ethics. "Licensure laws are based on the same fundamental principle as are professional codes of ethics: the professional must hold the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare to be more important than his or her interest or even the interest of the client or employer" (Tepel, 1995).

Ethics codes of some relevant geoscience societies & boards in the US and globally

Text highlighted in red indicates a document that has explanatory material ( e.g., text, video, learning modules, etc.) to clarify elements of the associated ethics code or principles of professional practice.

Ethics codes from (mostly) US-based groups

• Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) — Member Code of Conduct in PDF form and on a web page
• American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG) — Code of Ethics
  AIPG member David Abbott has presented a column called "Geologic Ethics and Professional Practice" in AIPG's quarterly journal The Professional Geologist that responds to problems described by AIPG members in light of the AIPG Code of Ethics. A CD is available that contains a library of these columns from 1987 to the present. This column greatly enhances the practical application of this code, and facilitates development of community understanding of applied professional geoethics. An index for this resource is available as an Excel spreadsheet at aipg.org/resource/resmgr/documents/ethics/pe-p_index.xlsx or via AIPG's website .
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) — Code of Ethics
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) — Code of Ethics
• Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES) — Constitution, Bylaws & Code of Ethics (see Article 12, p. 11-13)
• Geological Society of America (GSA) — ethics portal
• American Geophysical Union (AGU) — ethics portal
• AGU-EGU — joint statement on codes of ethics
• American Geosciences Institute (AGI) Guidelines for Ethical Professional Conduct
  • 2015 version
  • 1999 version
• US Department of Interior Scientific and Scholarly Integrity Policy: www.doi.gov/scientificintegrity/
• U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Integrity Policy, accessible via https://www.usgs.gov/office-of-science-quality-and-integrity/usgs-scientific-integrity-policy#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Geological%20Survey%20%28USGS%29%20is%20dedicated%20to,or%20communication%20of%20scientific%20activities%20and%20their%20results.
• U.S. Geological Survey Fundamental Science Practices and Related Policy Directives, accessible via https://www.usgs.gov/office-of-science-quality-and-integrity/fundamental-science-practices-fsp-and-related-policy
• Geosciences Department, Colorado State University , Values Statement, accessible via https://croninprojects.org/Ethics-AGU2017/CSU-Geosciences-ValuesStatement.pdf
• Geosciences Department, Virginia Tech University , Values Statement, accessible via https://croninprojects.org/Ethics-AGU2017/VATech-Geosciences-ValuesStatement.pdf
• Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin Community Guidelines, accessible via https://www.jsg.utexas.edu/people/jsg-community/guidelines/

Ethics codes from US State Boards of Registration

(Under construction)

• Alabama Administrative Code, Alabama Board of Licensure for Professional Geologists, Organization and Administrative Procedures. See Chapter 364-X-14 sections 01-08 for Professional Conduct (Code of Ethics)
• Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists Rules from the Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Part 39, Chapter 851, Subchapters A and C: Code of Professional Conduct

More to come...

Ethics codes from groups based outside of the US

• European Federation of Geologists (EFG) — Code of Ethics
• Geological Society of London (GSL) — Geological Society Code of Conduct
• Geological Association of Canada (GAC) — Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct for Meetings and Events .
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba — Code of Ethics , consisting of 5 fundamental canons and an extended list of behaviors required by each canon

Ethics codes of Canadian professional licensure boards

Geoscientists Canada — Ethical Considerations in the Professional Practice of Geoscience . This document lists 21 ethics principles that professional geoscientists should abide by in their day-to-day practice (see pp. 7-8) and follows with a brief explanation of each (pp. 8-18).

• Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia — Code of Ethics, Guide to the Code of Ethics, Understanding the New Code of Ethics webinar, and Code of Ethics FAQs
• NW Territories and Nunavut Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists — Code of Ethics
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta — Professional Practice Guideline - Ethical Practice
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan — Code of Ethics and online ethics modules
• Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba — Code of Ethics and Code of Ethics Interpretive Guideline and By-Law 13: Code of Ethics — Additional Information
• Professional Geoscientists Ontario — Code of Ethics
• Engineers and Geoscientists New Brunswick — Code of Ethics; see pages 32-40.
• Geoscientists Nova Scotia — Code of Ethics
• Newfoundland and Labrador — Code of Ethics
• Ordre des géologues du Québec — links in French

Compilations of geoethics codes

International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG) list of codes of ethics/conduct from prominent geoscience organizations worldwide, accessible via www.geoethics.org/codes

Professional Societies Mission Statements and Codes of Ethics, from Teaching GeoEthics Across the Geoscience Curriculum : Science Education Resource Center, accessible via serc.carleton.edu/geoethics/prof_soc.html

Ethics codes of relevant engineering societies in the US and globally

It is often useful to read the ethics statements of fields that are adjacent to the geosciences, like civil engineers. The American Society of Civil Engineers Code of Ethics (2017 version) listed the following as the first of their Fundamental Canons : "Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of the public and shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties."
While the 2020 version of the ASCE Code of Ethics does not include that sentence, the underlying ideas remain.

Working definitions of "sustainable development" include the following:
• ...from B Commission Report (1987): "sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
• ...from the American Society for Civil Engineers: "Sustainable Development is the process of applying natural, human, and economic resources to enhance the safety, welfare, and quality of life for all of the society while maintaining the availability of the remaining natural resources."
• ...from University of California-Los Angeles Sustainability Committee (2016): Sustainability is the integration of environmental health, social equity and economic vitality in order to create thriving, healthy, diverse and resilient communities for this generation and generations to come. The practice of sustainability recognizes how these issues are interconnected and requires a systems approach and an acknowledgement of complexity.
• United Nations Sustainable Development homepage (sdgs.un.org) and goals (sdgs.un.org/goals).

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • ASCE Code of Ethics, 2020 — accessible via https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-files/career-and-growth/ethics/documents/asce-code-ethics.pdf
  • ASCE Code of Ethics, 2017 — accessible via https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-files/career-and-growth/ethics/documents/asce-code-ethics-july-2017.pdf
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) — Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) — Code of Ethics of Engineers
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) — Code of Ethics for Engineers and NSPE Ethics Reference Guide
• World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) — Code of Ethics . This document includes guidelines that illustrate and clarify the four main mandates and twelve secondary mandates of the ethics code.

Also of interest: the Washington Accord

Other Fundamental Ethics Resources

• United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948),
  • UDHR homepage: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
  • Text of the declaration (PDF): https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2021/03/udhr.pdf
• United Nations Sustainable Development
  • SD homepage: https://sdgs.un.org
  • SD goals: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
• Cape Town Statement on Geoethics , accessible via https://www.geoethics.org/ctsg
• Montreal Statement on Research Integrity (2013) www.cehd.umn.edu/olpd/MontrealStatement.pdf
• International Council for Science Statute 5 - Principle of Universality of Science (2011): www.icsu.org/cms/2017/05/Statutes_September_2011.pdf
  and www.icsu.org/what-we-do/freedoms-and-responsibilities-of-scientists
• World Integrity Conference, Singapore Statement on Research Integrity (2010), accessible via https://www.wcrif.org/downloads/main-website/singapore-statements/223-singpore-statement-a4size/file
• Belmont Report on Biomedical Research (1979): www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/belmont.html
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2017, Fostering Integrity in Research , accessible via www.nap.edu/catalog/21896/fostering-integrity-in-research
• Responsible Conduct of Research , from Teaching GeoEthics Across the Geoscience Curriculum : Science Education Resource Center, accessible via https://serc.carleton.edu/geoethics/rcr_responsible.html

Selected Bibliography

• Andrews, G.C., 2014, Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience — Practice and Ethics . [5th Edition]: Toronto, Nelson Education, 472 p.
• Andrews, G.C., Shaw, P., and McPhee, J., 2018, Canadian Professional Engineering and Geoscience — Practice and Ethics [6th Edition]: Toronto, Nelson College Indigenous, 504 p.
• Bird, S.J., 2014, Social Responsibility and Research Ethics: Not Either/Or but Both, Professional Ethics Report, v. 27(2), http://www.aaas.org/news/social-responsibility-and- research-ethics-not-eitheror-both
• Bohle, M., 2019, Exploring Geoethics -- Ethical Implications, Societal Contexts, and Professional Obligations of the Geosciences : Palgrave Pivot, Cham, XIV + 214, ISBN 978-3-030-12009-2
• Chan, M.A., and Mogk, D.W., 2023, Establishing an Ethic of Sampling for Future Generations of Geoscientists: GSA Today, v. 33, p. 16-18, https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATG559GW.1
• Charney, J.G., Study Group Chairman, 1979, Carbon Dioxide and Climate: A Scientific Assessment: Washington DC, National Academies Press, https://doi.org/10.17226/12181, https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12181/carbon-dioxide-and-climate-a-scientific-assessment
• Di Capua, G., Bobrowsky, P.T., Kieffer, S.W., and Palinkas, C., [Editors], 2021, Geoethics: Status and Future Perspectives : London, Geological Society, Special Publication 508, 311 p.
• Di Capua G., Peppoloni S. and Bobrowsky P.T., 2017, The Cape Town Statement on Geoethics. Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 60, Fast Track 7, doi: 10.4401/ag-7553, accesssible via https://www.geoethics.org/ctsg
• Gauch, H.G., Jr., 2012, Scientific Method in Brief: Cambridge University Press, 288 p., ISBN: 9781107666726
• Gunderson, L.C., [editor], 2018, Scientific integrity and ethics in the geosciences : Washington, D.C., American Geophysical Union, 327 p.,
• Hoose, S., [Editor], 1993, Professional Practice Handbook : Association of Engineering Geologists, Special Publication 5, 191 p.
• International Council for Science (ICSSU), 2011, The Principle of Universality (freedom and responsibility) of Science: ICSU Statute 5, accessible via www.icsu.org/what-we-do/freedoms-and-responsibilities-of-scientists or www.icsu.org/cms/2017/05/Statutes_September_2011.pdf
• Jackson, C.I., 2000, Honor in Science: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Sigma Xi, 41 p., available at no cost as a pdf through Sigma Xi
• Johnson, P.A., Widnall, S.E., and Benya, F.F., [Editors], 2018, Sexual Harassment of Women — Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine : Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, 292 p.
• Lollino, G., Arattano, M., Giardino, M., Oliveira, R., and Peppoloni, S., [Editors], 2014, Engineering Geology for Society and Territory — Volume 7 — Education, Professional Ethics, and Public Recognition of Engineering Geology : Cham, Switzerland, Springer International Publishing, 274 p.
• Martin, M.W., and Schinzinger, R., 2005, Ethics in Engineering [4th Edition]: New York, McGraw Hill, 339 p., ISBN 0-07-283115-4
• Mogk D., 2017, Geoethics and Professionalism: The Responsible Conduct of Scientists, in Peppoloni S., Di Capua G., Bobrowsky P.T., Cronin V.S. (Eds.), Geoethics at the heart of all geoscience: Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 60, Fast Track 7, https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-7584, available via https://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/7584/6838
• Mogk, D., 2014-17, Teaching GeoEthics Across the Geoscience Curriculum: serc.carleton.edu/geoethics/index.html

  National Academies, 2009, On Being a Scientist -- A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research [3rd edition]: Washington, D.C., National Academies Press, 63 p., available at no cost as a pdf through National Academies Press

• Nierenberg, W.A., Committee Chairman, 1983, Changing Climate -- Report of the Carbon Dioxide Assessment Committee: Washington, D.C., National Academy Press, doi 10.17226/18714, https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/18714/changing-climate-report-of-the-carbon-dioxide-assessment-committee
• Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G., 2022, Geoethics — Manifesto for an ethics of responsibility towards the Earth : Springer, Cham, XII+123 pp., ISBN 978-3030980436. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98044-3
• Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G., 2021, Current Definition and Vision of Geoethics, in Bohle M. and Marone E. (eds), Geo-societal Narratives - Contextualising Geosciences : Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp. 17-28, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79028-8_2, available via https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_5d5ee02dd02048d497430074ffd632ce.pdf?index=true
• Peppoloni S. and Di Capua G., 2021, Geoethics to start up a pedagogical and political path towards future sustainable societies: Sustainability, 13(18), 10024, https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810024, accessible via https://www.geoethics.org/_files/ugd/5195a5_9cffb8e6b1824c68b3097ec627e46db2.pdf?index=true
• Peppoloni, S., and Di Caua, G., [Editors], 2015, Geoethics — The Role and Resonsibility of Geoscientists : London, Geological Society, Special Publication 419, 187 p.
• Shuirman, G., and Slosson, J.E., 1992, Forensic Engineering -- Environmental Case Histories for Civil Engineers and Geologists : Academic Press, 296 p., ISBN 0-12-640740-1
• Tepel, R.E., 1995, Professional Licensure for Geologists -- An Exploration of Issues : Special Publication 7, Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, accessed August 2, 2023 via https://aeg.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/Publications/SP7_Professional%20Licensure%20for%20Geologists.pdf
• World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987, Our common future : Oslo, Norway: United Nations General Assembly, Development and International Cooperation: Environment, accessible via https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/5987our-common-future.pdf
• Wyss, M., and Peppoloni, S., 2014, Geoethics, Ethical Challenges and Case Studies in Earth Sciences : Elsevier, 450 p., ISBN 978-0127999357
• Zhu, Q., Martin, M.W., and Schinzinger, R., 2022, Ethics in Engineering [5th Edition]: New York, McGraw Hill, 311 p. (click for info from publisher)

Relevant Work Authored/Coauthored by Vince Cronin

• Allington, R., Cronin, V.S., Correia, V., Hori, R.S., and Tapias, J.G., 2024, Guidelines for ethical conduct at IUGS/IGC meetings and events: IUGS Commission on Geoethics, 1 p.; see the IUGS Commission on Geoethics web page at https://www.geoethics.org/iugs-cg
• Bobrowsky, P.T., Cronin, V.S., Di Capua, G., Kieffer, S.W., Peppoloni, S., 2017, The emerging field of geoethics, in Gunderson, L.C., [editor], Scientific integrity and ethics in the geosciences : American Geophysical Union, chapter 11, p. 175-212, Published Online: 20 October 2017, DOI: 10.1002/9781119067825.ch11
• Cronin, V.S., 2024a, A perspective on Geoethics: Luminary Lecture Series 2024; additional information available via CroninProjects.org/Oct2024/Geoethics/
• Cronin, V.S., 2024b, The need to include ethics content in professional licensure exams in the US(and worldwide) [abs]: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2024, Abstract EGU24-6136, additional information available via CroninProjects.org/EGU-Geoethics2024/
• Cronin, V.S., 2024c, Resources posted for ASBOG Spring Meeting, April 2024: croninprojects.org/ASBOG/April2024.html
• Cronin, V.S., 2023, Resources posted for AEG-Geoethics Webinar, August 11, 2023: https://croninprojects.org/AEG-Geoethics/index.htm
• Cronin, V.S., 2021a, Geoethics as a common thread that can bind a geoscience department together, in Di Capua, G., [editor], Geoethics — Status and Future Perspectives : Geological Society of London Special Publication SP508, p. 55-65.
• Cronin, V.S., 2021b, Geoethics in natural hazards from the perspective of an engineering geologist ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhyXb6WxyOw ), in Short Course on Geoethics, presented at the 2021 European Geoscience Union Meeting and available online at https://www.geoethics.org/geoethics-school
• Cronin, V.S., 2021c, Geoethics in Engineering Geology — A Tribute to Jerry De Graff [abs.]: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 53, no. 6, doi: 10.1130/abs/2021AM-367838, accessible via https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2021AM/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/367838
• Cronin, V.S., 2019a, Can we achieve a shared understanding of some primacy principles (protecting human safety and environmental health) and foundational ethical concepts (equal dignity, justice, and truth within the limits of uncertainty) in both science and society? [abs.]: Geosciences and Society Summit, Stockholm, Sweden, accessible via https://croninprojects.org/Ethics-AGU-GSS2019/index.html
• Cronin, V.S., 2019b, Thoughts on geoethical considerations in geoscience — society interactions [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Fall meeting, accessible via https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm19/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/553020
• Cronin, V.S., 2018a, On the fundamentals of geoethics [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Fall meeting, accessible via https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm18/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/419486
• Cronin, V.S., 2018b, Geoethics as a common thread that binds a geoscience department together [abs.]: keynote presentation, Resources for Future Generations 2018, accessible via https://rfg2018.gibsongroup.ca/pdf/rfg1812.pdf and https://croninprojects.org/Ethics-RFG2018/index.htm
• Cronin, V.S., 2018c, Considering hazards both inside and outside the property lines [abs.]: Resources for Future Generations 2018, accessible via https://rfg2018.gibsongroup.ca/pdf/rfg1810.pdf and https://croninprojects.org/Ethics-RFG2018/GeoEthics-Across-Property-Lines/index.htm
• Cronin, V.S., 2018d, Suggestions for infusing ethics throughout a geoscience department [abs.]: European Geological Union General Assembly 2018, Geophysical Research Abstracts, v. 20, EGU2018-11578, accessible via https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2018/EGU2018-11578.pdf and https://croninprojects.org/Ethics-EGU2018/index.htm
• Cronin, V.S., 2018e, Effective anti-harassment policies must also prohibit retaliation [abs.]: European Geological Union, Town Hall Meeting on "Seeking engagement and input on harassment and workplace climate issues within the geoscience community, accessible via https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2018/session/29447 and https://croninprojects.org/Retaliation-EGU2018/index.htm
• Cronin, V.S., 2017a, Facilitating a geoscience student's ethical development, in Gunderson, L.C., [editor], Scientific integrity and ethics in the geosciences : American Geophysical Union, chapter 14, p. 267-291, Published Online: 20 October 2017, DOI: 10.1002/9781119067825.ch14
• Cronin, V.S., 2017b, Steps to improve awareness of geoethics in your department: 2017 Workshop for Heads and Chairs of Earth and Space Sciences Departments (https://serc.carleton.edu/departments/heads-chairs17/index.html); presentation resources available at https://croninprojects.org/Ethics-AGU2017/index.htm
• Cronin, V.S., 2016, Infusing Geoethics One Geoscience Course at a Time [abs.]: AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/195354
• Cronin,V.S., 2015, How and what should we teach novice geoscientists about geoethics [abs.]: West Texas Geological Society, invited talk at the annual Ethics Luncheon, October 8, 2015 CroninProjects.org/Vince/GeoEthics/Cronin-WTGS2015.pdf
• Cronin, V.S., 2014, Navigating the ethical domains of a professional applied geoscientist [abs.]: Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists, Texas Section Fall Meeting, Fort Worth, 4 October 2014; https://croninprojects.org/Vince/CroninAEG2_2014.doc
• Cronin, V.S., 2003, An Augmentation of ETHICS: What Is It by Fred L. Fox: The Professional Geologist, November 2003, p. 28-31.
• Cronin, V.S., 2000, Core courses and beyond — Thoughts on academic training of engineering geologists [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 32(7), A-518. Invited presentation.
• Cronin, V.S., 1997, The whistle-blower's dilemma [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Presidential Conference on Ethics in the Geosciences, poster presentation.
• Cronin, V.S., 1993, A perspective on professional ethics in engineering geosciences, in Hoose, S., [editor], Proceedings of Symposium on Ethical Considerations in the Environmental Practice of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology : Association of Engineering Geologists National Meeting, San Antonio, p. 21-28.
• Cronin V.S., 1992, On the seismic activity of the Malibu Coast Fault Zone, and other ethical problems in engineering geoscience [abs]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 24, no. 7, p. A284, accessible via https://CroninProjects.org/Pubs/Cronin-MCFZ-Geoethics[abs]1992.pdf
• Cronin, V.S., 1991, Engineering geology must be dominated by a public-safety-based ethic [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 23, no. 5, p. A41.
• Cronin, V.S., Di Capua, G., Palinkas, C., Pappas-Maenz, C., Peppoloni, S., and Ryan, A-M., 2015, A collaborative effort to build a modular course on Geoethics [abs.]: EGU meeting, Vienna, https://media.wix.com/ugd/5195a5_5a7aa8706d984e5bbd4c5ea0e0a12796.pdf
• Cronin, V.S., Di Capua, G., Palinkas, C.M., Pappas-Maenz, C., Peppoloni, S., and Ryan, A-M., 2014, A collaborative effort to build a modular course on GeoEthics [abs.]: American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, December 2014; https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm14/preliminaryview.cgi/Paper11864
• Cronin, V.S., Ryan, A-.M., Di Capua, G., McHugh, N., Palinkas, C., Pappas-Maenz, C, and Peppoloni, S., 2015, Seeking Community Input to a Modular Course on GeoEthics [abs.]: AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, Canada, https://agu.confex.com/agu/ja2015/meetingapp.cgi#Paper/34829
• Cronin, V.S., Slosson, J.E., and Slosson, T.L., 1991, Method of multiple working hypotheses: A chimera or a necessity for ethical practice in engineering geosciences: Proceedings, Association of Engineering Geologists National Meeting, p. 137-143.
• Cronin, V.S., Slosson, J.E., Slosson, T.L., and Shuirman, G., 1990, Deadly debris flows on I-5 near Grapevine, CA, in French, R.H., [editor], Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Hydraulics/Hydrology of Arid Lands (H2AL) : New York, American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 78-83, https://cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?66988
• Cronin, V.S., and Sverdrup, K.A., 1998, Preliminary assessment of the seismicity of the Malibu Coast Fault Zone, southern California, and related issues of phlosophy and practice, in Welby, C.W., and Gowan, M.E., [editors], A Paradox of Power: Voices of Warning and Reason in the Geosciences : Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America Reviews in Engineering Geology, v. XII, P. 123-155, accessible via https://CroninProjects.org/Pubs/Cronin-Sverdrup-1998.pdf
• Kiersch, G.A., and Cronin, V.S., 1997, Past, present and future contributions of geoscientists in the public interest-- An overview [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 29, no. 6, p. A284. Invited.
• Slosson, J.E., and Cronin, V.S., 1998, Lessons relearned [abs.]: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs, v. 30, no. 6, p. A252.

• Slosson, J.E., and Cronin, V.S., 1987, On the reduction of losses due to slope instability in hillside developments [abs.]: EOS (American Geophysical Union Transactions), v. 68, p. 1285.
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