Gemmology Today June 2020 Issue

Gemmology Today June 2020 Issue

—- AMERICAN GEM ACADEMY —-

Articles in this Issue!

THROUGH THE LENS – Family Matters – Meet Orasa Weldon. An interview with Orasa Weldon, featuring some of her gorgeous photography.
GEM QUIZ #15 – Test your knowledge and enter a draw to win a digital copy of The Handbook of Gemmology.
GEMMOLOGY – ‘Standing on the shoulders of a Giant…an unforgettable legacy. Remembering Tino Hammid. Sixteen images that illustrate just how talented he was and how he changed the way we look at gemstones.
WORLD GEM FOUNDATION WORKSHOPS & COURSES
GRADE SCHOOL – ‘Round Brilliant Cut Beauty and Light Performance Part 1’. Michael D. Cowing looks at what makes an ‘Ideal’ cut so ideal.
MONEY CENT$ – ‘Canton Fair – A Bond for Friendship, A Bridge for Trade’. Geoff Dominy looks at the Canton Virtual Fair and asks the question ‘Is this the future?’
CARBON COPY – ‘Tickled Pink’. Swedish gemmologist Jan Asplund looks at pink diamonds and explains why we can expect the prices to go up in the not too distant future.
OUT IN THE FIELD – ‘Digging in the Dirt – Fossicking’. Author and gemmologist Kim Rix looks at fossicking in Australia.
OUT OF THIS WORLD – ‘Treasures from the Sky’. Nina Zolotukhina takes a close up look at these micro-spheres raining down from the heavens.
MEET THE TEAM – The faces behind the World Gem Foundation
ACADEMY DIRECTORY & CONTACT INFORMATION

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1) Acknowledged & Awarded as an International Distinguished Scholar
An International Scholastic & Lifetime Achievement Recognition
Academic Honor Society (2015)

2) Lifetime achievements: Twenty-Eight Diplomas & Certificate

3) Certified By the Honor Society, Washington DC (2016)

4) An International Member of the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education

Notable Members/Laureates (2017)

5) Official Member of The National Space Society (NASA)
6) Official Member of The Planetary Society
7) Official Member of The Geological Society of America

8) An official member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. On a mission to advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people.