2019 GSA Research Grant Recipients

The 2019 GSA Committee on Research Grants awarded D. Hawkes, Ellen K. Herman, Miquela Ingalls, Alexandra R. US$812,000 to 392 graduate students (~52% of the 748 who Isern, Brian R. Jicha, Rebecca A. Lange, Andrew Leier, applied), with an average grant of US$2071. The committee Michelle M. Lorah, Peter J. Modreski, Nathan A. Niemi, Bryan also selected 10 alternate candidates in the event that any grant- A. Oakley, Cindy Palinkas, Stephen J. Piercey, Christopher J. ees return all or part of their funds due to a change in their Potter, William Ian Ridley, Michael R. Rosen, Randall J. research project or receipt of funds from another source. The Schaetzl, Jennifer A. Thomson, Ben van der Pluijm, Gary S. GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Program is funded by Weissmann, Mark A. Wilson, and James D. Wright. GSA, the GSA Foundation, GSA Divisions, and the National Alternate committee members: Zeynep Oner Baran, Science Foundation (award no. 1712071). Whitney M. Behr, John Bershaw, Mark J. Caddick, Michelle L. Committee members: William Ian Ridley, Lyndsay B. Ball, Coombs, Martin B. Goldhaber, Judith L. Hannah, Qinhong Hu, James V. Browning, William C. Burton, Cathy J. Busby, Gwen Sharon L. Kanfoush, Gregory Nadon, Mohammad Hassan M. Daley, Timothy M. Demko, Stephanie DeSisto, Besim Rezaie-Boroon, and Ellen Thomas. Dragovic, James E. Faulds, Julie C. Fosdick, David L. Fox, Josh The following awards will be presented at the 2019 GSA C. Galster, Andrew M. Gombos, Jr., Steven J. Hageman, Andrea Annual Meeting & Exposition in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

2019 Outstanding Mentions

(Proposals having exceptional merit in conception and presentation.)

Adele Conde Trista Mckenzie Christopher Svoboda University of Vermont University of at Mānoa Michigan State University

Malcolm Hodgskiss Catherine Ross Chia Pei Teoh Stanford University The University of Texas at Austin Texas A&M University

Iva Lihter Claire Ruggles Sara Warix University of British Columbia Okanagan Iowa State University Idaho State University

Corrie Lucchesi Northern Illinois University

2019 ExxonMobil/GSA Student Geoscience Grants

ExxonMobil recognized 10 of the top 30 GSA student research grant proposals with a grant of US$5,000 each.

Kyle Henderson Claire Ruggles Liannie Velazquez Santana McGill University Iowa State University Miami University

Siyan Liu Ben Suranovic Sara Warix University of Kansas University of Anchorage Idaho State University

Scott Pantaleone Logan Tegler Joshua Zimmt University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Technology University of Berkeley

Catherine Ross The University of Texas at Austin

26 GSA Today | July 2019 2019 Specialized Awards

Sponsored by the GSA Foundation

Michele Aldrich History and Philosophy of Allan V. Cox Research Award Geology Student Research Award Ogochukwu Ozotta, University of North Dakota Joseph Moffitt, Mississippi State University The Allan V. Cox Research Award supports research grants in The Michele Aldrich History and Philosophy of Geology geophysics. The recipient is determined by the GSA Geophysics Student Research Award Fund supports research grants through and Geodynamics Division. the History and Philosophy of Geology Division for students who conduct historical research within the geosciences. John T. Dillon Alaska Research Award Preference will be given first to doctoral then master’s-level Joseph Biasi, California Institute of Technology students. Graduates who received their Ph.D. in the previous Caitlin Meadows, The University of Chicago five years may also be considered. The recipient is determined Scott Pantaleone, University of Alaska Anchorage by the GSA History and Philosophy of Geology Division. Ben Suranovic, University of Alaska Anchorage Matthew Trembath, University of Iowa Marland Pratt Billings and Katharine Fowler- The John T. Dillon Alaska Research Award honors the mem- Billings Research Award ory of Dr. Dillon, who was particularly noted for his radiometric Ian Hillenbrand, University of Massachusetts Amherst age-dating work in the Brooks Range, Alaska, USA. Two areas Joshua Zimmt, University of California Berkeley that serve as guidelines for selection of the award are field-based The Marland Pratt Billings and Katharine Fowler-Billings studies dealing with the structural and tectonic development of Research Award encourages and promotes geological fieldwork Alaska and studies that include some aspect of geochronology and related research in New England and adjacent regions. (either paleontologic or radiometric) to provide new age control for significant rock units in Alaska. John A. Black Award Katya Jay, Oregon State University Robert K. Fahnestock Award The John A. Black Award supports graduate student field- Ian Armstrong, Indiana University Bloomington based research on coastal processes. All field-based coastal The Robert K. Fahnestock Award honors the memory of Dr. geomorphology research should be located in the United Fahnestock, a former member of the Research Grants Committee, States, Puerto Rico, or Canada. In the event there are no wor- who died indirectly as a result of service on the committee. The thy graduate student field-based research projects in coastal grant is awarded for the best proposal in sediment transport or geomorphology, the award may be used to support graduate related aspects of fluvial geomorphology, Dr. Fahnestock’s field. student field-based research in volcanology. All field-based volcanology research should be located in the , Gould Research Grant New Zealand, or Iceland. Alan Seltzer, University of California San Diego–Scripps Institution of Oceanography Gretchen L. Blechschmidt Award Michelle Valkanas, Duquesne University Rebecca Smith, University of Massachusetts Amherst The Gould Research Grant supports graduate student research The Gretchen Louise Blechschmidt Award Fund was estab- in the geosciences. lished for women in the geological sciences who have an interest in achieving a Ph.D. in the fields of biostratigraphy and/or paleo- Robert D. Hatcher Research Award ceanography, sequence stratigraphy analysis, particularly in con- Michael Say, University of Nevada, Reno junction with research in deep-sea sedimentology, and a career The Robert D. Hatcher Research Award supports field-based in academic research. research and geologic mapping through an annual award to an outstanding graduate student in the earth sciences to conduct Ian S.E. Carmichael Research Award research for that student’s master’s thesis or Ph.D. dissertation. Allison Pease, University of Michigan Preference may be given to students working in the Appalachian The Ian S.E. Carmichael Research Award supports graduate orogeny broadly construed, but it is not restricted to this region. student research and related activities in the fields of igneous petrology and volcanology. The recipient is determined by the William B. & Dorothy Heroy Research Grant GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Michael Frothingham, University of Colorado Boulder Division. Megan Saalfeld, Montana State University

www.geosociety.org/gsatoday 27 Christina Seeger, Western Washington University addresses GSA’s overall strategic commitment to building a Rachelle Turnier, University of Wisconsin–Madison diverse geoscience community by engaging groups traditionally The William B. & Dorothy Heroy Research Grant supports underrepresented in the geosciences. The student chosen for this graduate student research in the geosciences. grant will be invited to participate in the On To the Future pro- gram and receive a partial travel award, full meeting registra- John W. Hess Research Grant tion, and be recognized at the Diversity in the Geosciences Jonathan Wilson, University of Kentucky Reception at the GSA Annual Meeting. The John W. Hess Research Grant in Karst Research Studies supports student research involving any aspect of cave and karst Bruce L. “Biff” Reed Scholarship Award studies aimed at providing improved understanding of how caves Michael Hudak, University of Oregon and karst work, including how these resources can be better The Bruce L. “Biff” Reed Scholarship Fund was established managed. The recipient is determined by the GSA Karst Division. to provide research grants to graduate students pursuing studies in the tectonic and magmatic evolution of Alaska primarily, and Roscoe G. Jackson II Award also can fund other geologic research. Adrian Broz, University of Oregon The Roscoe G. Jackson II Award funds one recipient per year Charles A. & June R.P. Ross Research Award in the field of sedimentology. Troy Ferland, Pennsylvania State University Scarlette Hsia, The University of Texas at Austin Lipman Research Award Elena Robakiewicz, University of Connecticut Kirkland Broadwell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Jesus Robles, California State University, Bakersfield University Logan Tegler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Richard Chow, Dalhousie University Tyler Winkler, Texas A&M University Seth Coursey, Northern Illinois University Boyang Zhao, University of Massachusetts Amherst Rose Gallo, Northern Arizona University The Charles A. & June R.P. Ross Research Fund is awarded to Brenna Halverson, University of Missouri Columbia support research projects for graduate students, post-graduate stu- Coleman Hiett, Utah State University dents, and post-doctorate researchers in the fields of biostratigra- Jordan Lubbers, Oregon State University phy (including, but not limited to, fossil age dating and the study Alex Maruszczak, University of South Florida of evolutionary faunal successions), stratigraphy and stratigraphic Suzanne Mulligan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas correlation, paleogeography and paleobiogeography, interpreting Tyler Schlieder, University of California Davis past environments of deposition and their biological significance, Jesse Scholpp, Utah State University and the integration of these research areas into better global Marie Takach, Oregon State University understanding of (1) past plate motions (plate tectonics and sea- Jennifer Thines, University of Iowa floor spreading); (2) past sea-level events, including their identifi- Karissa Vermillion, New Mexico State University cation and ages; and/or (3) climate changes and effects of those Dani Vitarelli, New Mexico State University climate changes on Earth’s inhabitants through geologic time. The Lipman Research Fund was established in 1993 and is There should be, over time, a balance of money among the awards supported by gifts from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation. across these various subject subfield categories depending on the The purpose of the fund is to promote and support student merit of the annual project proposals. research grants in volcanology and petrology. The president of the Lipman Foundation, Peter W. Lipman, was the recipient of a GSA Alexander Sisson Research Award research grant in 1965. The recipient is determined by the GSA Maximilian Barczok, Kent State University Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division. Family members of the Alexander Sisson family established a fund in his memory to promote and support research for John T. and Carol G. McGill Award students pursuing studies in Alaska and the Caribbean. Joel Leonard, Arizona State University Eyal Marder, Colorado State University Parke D. Snavely, Jr., Cascadia Research Award Seth Williams, University of Washington Katherine Lang, Western Washington University Nicholas Wondolowski, University of Pittsburgh The Parke D. Snavely, Jr., Cascadia Research Award Fund The John T. and Carol G. McGill Award, which is in memory provides support for field-oriented graduate-student research of John T. McGill, supports graduate student scholarships and that contributes to the understanding of the geologic processes research grants in engineering geology and geomorphology. and history of the Pacific Northwest convergent margin or to the evaluation of its hazard or resource potential. On To the Future (OTF) Research Grant Elisandra Hernandez, Missouri University of Science and Harold T. Stearns Fellowship Award Technology Christopher DeFelice, University of Nevada, Las Vegas The purpose of this grant is to recognize an excellent student Dr. Stearns established the Harold T. Stearns Fellowship research proposal and connect the student to GSA’s On To the Award in 1973 for student research on aspects of the geology of Future (OTF) program. OTF is a grassroots initiative that the Pacific Islands and the circum-Pacific region.

28 GSA Today | July 2019 Lauren A. Wright & Bennie W. Troxel Student programs conducting field-based research (1) in the region Research Award broadly centered on Death Valley National Park, or (2) in the Nadine Reitman, University of Colorado Boulder western and southern Basin and Range tectonic province. This Elijah Turner, University of Nevada, Las Vegas research grant is associated with the GSA Structural Geology The Lauren A. Wright & Bennie W. Troxel Student Research and Tectonics Division. Fund supports two graduate students in master’s or Ph.D.

2019 GSA Graduate Student Research Grant Recipients

(Listed in alphabetical order by university.)

Acadia University Alison Franco Drexel University Jackson Malone Rachel Hohn Johannes Krause

Arizona State University California State University, Sacramento Duquesne University Jisoo Kim Zack Levinson Michelle Valkanas Joel Leonard Theron Sowers Logan Raming Florida International University Central Michigan University Kimberly Beck Boise State University Stephan Hlohowskyj Mayara Fernanda Cizina Leah Jackson Florida State University Scott Ducar Daniel Govert Anna Roser Central Washington University Nevin Kozik Allison Vincent David Bruce Georgia College & State University Boston University Coastal Carolina University Idah Ngoma Justin Holcomb Madison Fink Georgia State University Brandon University Colorado School of Mines Shellby Miller Janelle Vachon William Aertker Mark Hansford Harvard University Brown University Haipeng Li Longfeng Wu Brendan Anzures Logan Powell Sarah Cooley Ariel Rickel Idaho State University Christopher Kremer Patience Bosompemaa Sarah McGrath Colorado State University Sara Warix Nora Richter John Kemper Ningli Zhao Eyal Marder Indiana University–Purdue University Brianna Rick Indianapolis California Institute of Technology Derek Gibson Joseph Biasi Columbia University Clara Chang Indiana University Bloomington California State University, Bakersfield Sarah Giles Ian Armstrong Toni Ramirez Sarah Burgess Jesus Robles Cornell University Clarke Delisle Cindy Rodriguez Aristides Alfaro Marissa Schorr

California State University, Chico Dalhousie University Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) Alexis Lopez Shaomin Chen María Flores Richard Chow Violeta J. Marcial California State University, Long Beach Yuqiu Zhao Mario Martínez Yáñez Clay Kelty Dartmouth College Iowa State University California State University, Northridge Jordan Fields Hannah Carroll Anthony Downey Claire Ruggles

www.geosociety.org/gsatoday 29 Johns Hopkins University Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Rutgers University Joseph Browning-Hanson Jacqueline Chisholm Chen Wang

Kansas State University New Mexico Institute of Mining and Saint Louis University Emily Fenner Technology Abigail Ritter Abbey Marcotte Landon Daniell Christine Ward Lochlan Vaughn San Diego State University Drake Singleton Kent State University New Mexico State University Maximilian Barczok Ronny Sholdt Simon Fraser University Md Abu Chowdhury Karissa Vermillion Jocelyn Ross-Lindeman Sydney Laubscher Dani Vitarelli Zachary Loffer Southern Illinois University State University Joseph Krienert Laurentian University Rachel Atkins Xuyang Meng Corbin Kling Stanford University Rachael McCaully Zachary Burton Louisiana State University Allison Vo Malcolm Hodgskiss Larry Tuttle Tyler Kukla Leslie Valentine Northern Arizona University Richard Stockey Rose Gallo Arden Wells Massachusetts Institute of Technology Claire Pringle Logan Tegler Alexis Riche State University of New York at Binghamton McGill University Northern Illinois University Joshua Novello Kyle Henderson Seth Coursey Mebrahtu Weldeghebriel Noah Phillips Corrie Lucchesi Caroline Seyler Lillian Lueck Syracuse University Valerie Voisin Julio Beltran McMaster University Kyle Makovsky Rebecca Lee Oklahoma State University Nicolas Perez Michelle Abshire Miami University David Herman Texas A&M University Masoomeh Kousehlar Rohit Raj Matthew Dorsey Liannie Velazquez Santana Seyi Sholanke Yibin Huang James Martell Michigan State University Oregon State University Samuel Neely Patricia Jaimes Alexander Bippus Richard Sullivan Eleanor Rappolee Jennifer Fedenko Anne Tamalavage Ronald Steiner Katya Jay Chia Pei Teoh Christopher Svoboda Meghan King Tyler Winkler Jordan Lubbers Mississippi State University Pichawut Manopkawee Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Joseph Moffitt Erin Rooney Hao Yu Marie Takach Missouri University of Science and Texas Tech University Technology Pennsylvania State University Ethan Backus Damian Cardenas Troy Ferland Katie Gates Edward Duarte Donald Maute Elisandra Hernandez Portland State University Giovanni Zanoni Jane Eisenberg Montana State University Ryan Levinson The Ohio State University Elijah Adeniyi Alexander Mclean Teresa Avila Caden Howlett Adolfo Calero Aislin Reynolds Purdue University Melisa Diaz Mariah Romero Yang Zhang Ji-Eun Kim Megan Saalfeld Queen’s University The University of Chicago Alison Martin Caitlin Meadows

30 GSA Today | July 2019 The University of Texas at Austin University of Arkansas University of Connecticut Kendra Bunnell Cole Jimerson Elena Robakiewicz Cansu Demir Natchanan Doungkaew University of British Columbia University of Delaware Scott Eckley Okanagan Elizabeth Davis Abdulah Eljalafi Iva Lihter Megan Flansburg University of Florida Scarlette Hsia University of Calgary Scott Miller Estefania Jauregui Jacob Forshaw Sean Moran Cullen Kortyna Henry Galvis-Portilla Ingrid Lundeen Ryan McKay University of Georgia Micaela Pedrazas Simone Pujatti Rachel Rotz Eirini Poulaki Thomas Wilson Evan Ramos University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Catherine Ross University of California Berkeley Krista Evans Lily Serach Larry Taylor Trista Mckenzie Joshua Zimmt The University of Texas at Dallas University of Idaho Ning Wang University of California Davis Wesley Sandlin Alexander Lombardo Kelsey Wetzel The University of Texas at El Paso Margarita McInnis David Lankford-Bravo Alba Mar Rodriguez Padilla University of Iowa Alondra Soltero Tyler Schlieder Jennifer Thines Melissa Ward Matthew Trembath The University of Tulsa Alana Bobka University of California Irvine University of Kansas Jonathan Major Elizabeth Patterson Christine Chan Siyan Liu Tulane University University of California Los Angeles Anna Whitaker Kevin Reece Kevin Shao University of Kentucky Universidad Nacional Autónoma de University of California Riverside Elizabeth Avery México (UNAM) Rachel Surprenant Felicia Harris María del Mar Almazán López Autumn Helfrich Jonathan Anaya University of California San Diego Brandon Spencer Rodrigo Gutierrez Benjamin Birner Jonathan Wilson Fernanda Lases-Hernandez Jacob Morgan Norma Betania Palacios Garcia Jessica Ng University of Maine Mildred Zepeda-Martínez Scott Braddock University of California San Diego– Tess Walther University at Buffalo, SUNY Scripps Institution of Oceanography Maggie Leclair Alan Seltzer University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) University of Alabama University of California Santa Barbara Hunter Hughes Jian Chen Jenna Adams Andrew McGrath University of Maryland, College Park University of Alaska Anchorage Mary Ringwood Kayleigh Harvey Scott Pantaleone Haley Talbot-Wendlandt Ben Suranovic University of Cincinnati Abigail Kelly University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Alaska Fairbanks Christopher Sheehan Ian Hillenbrand Zena Robert Karin Lehnigk University of Colorado Boulder Rebecca Smith University of Arizona Michael Frothingham Evan Thaler Robert Hayes Aaron Hurst Boyang Zhao Jihyun Kim Nadine Reitman Alexandra Wallenberg Brittany Selander University of Michigan Madelyn Cook Elizabeth Crowther

www.geosociety.org/gsatoday 31 Sarah Katz University of Northern Colorado University of Vermont Nikolas Midttun Haylie Brown Adele Conde Mara Page Allison Pease University of Notre Dame University of Victoria Keith O’Connor Sandy McLachlan University of Minnesota Duluth Samuel Duncanson University of Oklahoma University of Washington Collin Murphy Evan Hamilton Joel Gombiner Dalila Jesus Michael Kipp University of Minnesota Twin Cities Alexander Lowe Hannah Blatchford University of Oregon Kelsay Stanton Kathryn Hobart Adrian Broz Seth Williams Christine Newville Michael Hudak Paige Wilson Natalie Raia Brooke Hunter Marian Tate-Jones University of Waterloo University of Missouri–Columbia Jillian Kendrick Grace Allison University of Pittsburgh Brenna Halverson Rebecca Forgrave University of Wisconsin–Madison Nicholas Wondolowski Naomi Barshi University of Missouri–Kansas City Lisa Haas Joseph Nolan University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Dougal Hansen Kaylee Thomas Brian Minkin Aaron Kufner Emily Mixon University of Nebraska–Lincoln University of Rochester Nicholas Sullivan Robert Gillham Wriju Chowdhury Rachelle Turnier Fabiana Richter University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Wyoming Shaimaa Abdelhaleem University of Saskatchewan Cole Messa William Barba Hoang Anh Tu Nguyen Nathan Swaim Christopher DeFelice Emily Dektar University of South Florida Utah State University Deborah Morales Robert Constantinescu Matthew Ellison Suzanne Mulligan Abigail Martens Coleman Hiett Alex Maruszczak Cayla Kennedy University of Nevada, Reno Danielle Molisee Rebekah Riemann Scott Feehan Surui Xie Jesse Scholpp Ann Hanson Dominique Shore Michael Say University of Southern California Kayla Smith Elijah Turner Tarryn Cawood Alison Cribb Vanderbilt University University of New Hampshire Amanda Godbold Cameron de Wet Maria Fahnestock Abigail Wesley Douglas Macleod Villanova University University of Tennessee Nicole Marks University of New Orleans Maggie Limbeck Jessica Villers Virginia Polytechnic Institute University of Tennessee, Knoxville and State University University of North Carolina Jake Alexander Kirkland Broadwell Wilmington Jacob Cecil Graydon Konzen Adam Collins Jeremy Leierzapf Morrison Nolan Frank Marshall Anthony Maue Maxwel Schwid Jack Nolan Michael Vadman Benjamin Snyder University of Utah Hao Wu Elizabeth Yanuskiewicz Jeremiah Bernau Yezi Yang Benjamin Breeden University of North Dakota Robin Fults Washington State University Chioma Onwumelu Courtney Wagner Nolan Blackford Ogochukwu Ozotta Ross Salerno

32 GSA Today | July 2019 West Virginia University David Ryan Yale University Autum Downey Christina Seeger Neta Bar Grace Sutherland Erica Evans Western Washington University Alexie Millikin Eric Brown William Marsh Rice University Jasmina Wiemann Cassandra King Ben Belzer Eve Lalor Chenliang Wu Katherine Lang

2019 GSA International, GSA Division, and GSA Section Student Research Grants

GSA International, GSA Divisions, and GSA Sections have recognized the following student research grant recipients who submitted proposals of exceptionally high merit in conception and presentation in their fields. These students will be honored at the 2019 GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

GSA International Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Farouk El-Baz Student Research Grants Division Nicholas McCarroll, Utah State University, for “Evolution of MGPV Division Student Research Grant Awards the Book Cliffs Dryland Escarpment in Central Utah—Testing Mayara Fernanda Cizina, Boise State University Models of Dryland Escarpment Retreat.” Maria Fahnestock, University of New Hampshire Rachel Rotz, University of Georgia, for “Investigation of Linear Mebrahtu Weldeghebriel, State University of New York at Dune Erosion and Lacustral Events in the Simpson Desert of Binghamton Australia during the Late Quaternary.” This grant is to encourage and support desert studies by Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division students worldwide either in their senior year of their under- Peter Birkeland Soil Geomorphology Research Award graduate studies or at the master’s or Ph.D. level. Evan Thaler, University of Massachusetts Arthur D. Howard Student Research Award Division Graduate Research Grants Zena Robert, University of Alaska Fairbanks Continental Scientific Drilling Division J. Hoover Mackin Student Research Award Continental Scientific Drilling Division Student Research Grant Joel Gombiner, University of Washington Samuel Duncanson, University of Minnesota Duluth Marie Morisawa Research Award Collin Murphy, University of Minnesota Duluth Tess Walther, University of Maine Marissa Spencer, Missouri University of Science and Stanley A. Schumm Research Grant Award Technology John Kemper, Colorado State University Caroline Studnicky, Utah State University Sedimentary Geology Division Geophysics & Geodynamics Division Sedimentary Geology Division Student Research Grant Award Allan V. Cox Research Award and Supplement Eve Lalor, Western Washington University Ogochukwu Ozotta, University of North Dakota Geophysics Student Research Grant Award and Supplement Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Evan Hamilton, University of Oklahoma Structural Geology and Tectonics Division Student Research Travel Grant Awards Hydrogeology Division Michael Frothingham, University of Colorado Boulder Hydrogeology Division Student Research Grant Awards and Katherine Lang, Western Washington University Travel Grants Iva Lihter, University of British Columbia Okanagan Patience Bosompemaa, Illinois State University Claire Ruggles, Iowa State University Frank Marshall, University of North Carolina Wilmington Elijah Turner, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Haley Talbot-Wendlandt, University of Maryland Allison Vincent, Boise State University Valerie Voisin, Northern Illinois University

www.geosociety.org/gsatoday 33 Section Graduate Research Grants Southeastern Section Undergraduate Research Grants Southeastern Section Graduate Research Grants Emily Fischer, Georgia Southern University Cristopher A. Alvarez Villa, University of Kentucky Anna Foster, Tennessee Technological University Alexandra Bridges, University of Georgia Meredith Helmick, Concord University Mohammed Harthy, University of Mississippi James Melton, Concord University Eva Lyon, University of Kentucky Jane Wadhams, Florida State University Md Sharif Mustaque, Auburn University Annelise Waling, Clemson University Jasmin Naher, Auburn University Marie White, Murray State University Nicholas Smith, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Matthew Yandle, Clemson University Lisa Tanh, University of Miami Alireza Valian, University of Kentucky 2019 AGeS2 (Awards for Geochronology Student Elizabeth Vitale, University of Mississippi Research2) Grants Kristan Watkins, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville AGeS offers opportunities for graduate students to develop the scientific rationale for projects involving geochronology and then Section Undergraduate Research Grants provides them with hands-on experience acquiring data in labs, Rocky Mountain Section Undergraduate Research Grants all while being mentored by geochronologists. This grants pro- Kaitlyn Crouch, Utah State University gram is available to GSA student members and is separate from, Kofoworola Fadeyi, The University of Texas at El Paso but complementary to, GSA’s longstanding Graduate Student Rudolph Hummel, Montana State University Research Grants program. In 2019, 78 students submitted propos- Alec Martin, Brigham Young University als, and awards were made to 20 students. The average award Andrew Perkins, Utah State University amount was US$8,186. These AGeS2 awardees will participate in Megan Tarmichael, University of Montana Western teleconferences with the cohort of funded AGeS students over a two-year interval. Each awardee will also receive an additional North-Central Section Undergraduate Research Grants US$500 to attend an AGeS cohort workshop preceding the 2020 Shannon Brink, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh or 2021 GSA Annual Meeting, and will be encouraged to present Stephanie Connell, University of Winnipeg their results at the meeting. For more information, see the AGeS2 Kaela Gollob, Iowa State University homepage: www.geosociety.org/ages. The AGeS2 program is Mary Humphreys, Missouri State University supported by the National Science Foundation under the following Alexis Parkinson, University of Winnipeg awards: EAR-1759200, EAR-1759353, and EAR-1759201. Catherine Seguin, University of Michigan Nathalie Turenne, University of Winnipeg Francisco Apen, University of California Santa Barbara Hannah Veldhuizen, Indiana State University Joseph Biasi, California Institute of Technology Joshua Weimer, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Tarryn Cawood, University of Southern California Johanna Eidmann, Colorado State University Northeastern Section Stephen G. Pollock Undergraduate Karol Faehnrich, Dartmouth College Research Grants Joel Gombiner, University of Washington Jeng Hann Chong, University of Maryland Lisa Grohn, University of Rochester Evan Filion, Bucknell University David Hernandez Uribe, Colorado School of Mines Kyle Fouke, Bucknell University Ellen Lamont, Oregon State University Sabrina Koetter, Wesleyan University Drew Levy, University of Nevada, Reno Edward Ruger, Lafayette College Madeline Lewis, California Institute of Technology Landon Williamson, University of Vermont Craig Martin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jonnathan Zuna, Kingsboro Community College Kirsty McKenzie, Pennsylvania State University Nikolas Midttun, University of Michigan South-Central Section Undergraduate Research Grants Erin Peck, Oregon State University Christopher Jones, Oklahoma State University Logan Powell, Colorado School of Mines Skylar Kaminski, Oklahoma State University Maria Alejandra Rodriguez Mustafa, University of Michigan Wade Leibach, University of Kansas Jennifer Thines, University of Iowa Erin Roark, Oklahoma State Univesity Kirk Townsend, University of Michigan Tristan Tompkins, University of Arkansas Karissa Vermillion, New Mexico State University Joshua Wynn, Wayland Baptist University

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