ARCHAEOLOGICAL GEOLOGY DIVISION
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF
Student News and Views
Student Listserver
A new listserver has been started for student members of AGD. This listserver is a moderated e-mail-based forum, giving the students in the division a way to interact both professionally and socially. Students can get to know one another, share information and experience, organize field trips and sessions, connect at conferences, sell books, vent frustrations, and talk about other subjects subscribers would like to discuss. Hopefully subscribers will find the list both useful and enjoyable. This came about as an excellent suggestion from Laura Murphy at the University of Kansas. For additional information about the listserver, including how to subscribe, please visit the site below:
http://web.mac.com/elleryfrahm/iWeb/Geoarchlist
If you are a student, either graduate or undergraduate, interested in the earth sciences and archaeology, but you are not a member of GSA and/or AGD, please do consider membership so you can gain the benefits of membership and contribute to the society and division. If you are not yet a student member but are interested in learning more or meeting people using the listserver, please feel free to send me an email.
Richard Hay Student Paper/Poster Award
Welcome to the student section of the Archaeological Geology Division's webpage! The Management Board recognized last year that students attending the Annual Meeting and presenting papers and posters were not applying for the Archaeological Geology Division student paper award. In order to encourage student involvement, they decided to broaden and rename the award as the Richard Hay Student Student Paper/Poster Award. Undergraduates are elligible and co-authorship is permitted, provided the student attend the annual meeting and be first author of the presentation. The award can be used to present a paper or a poster. Keep an eye on this section for future updates and announcements. And of course, your comments and opinions are welcome.
Trying to garner information on grants and fellowships is not an easy endeavor. AGD member Ellery Frahm has made the job a little easier by compiling and maintaining a database of funding opportunities for graduate students in geoarchaeology and archaeological geology.
If you have never put together a poster presentation for a conference, it may seem like a rather daunting task. Check out this brief how-to on putting together an effective poster.
The
Student Member Committee of the Archaeological Geology Division
is a good way to become involved with the GSA. One of the committee’s responsibilities will
be to maintain this section of the AG Division homepage and update the site
with relevant material. The committee is
still in the formative stages and we’re looking for students who are willing to
serve and share their ideas. We can
especially use help with PR and recruitment for membership in the AG Division.
If you’re interested in joining the
committee or have suggestions for topics you’d like to see addressed here,
please contact Ellery Frahm (frah0010@umn.edu).
A
crucial objective of the AG Division is to promote scientific communication and
collaboration between its members.
Students are an important part of the scientific community and our
contributions are valuable and strongly encouraged. The AG Division newsletter has a “News from
the Membership” section that can be used to share your current research in
earth sciences and archaeology with other members, and student members are
urged to submit descriptions of their research to the newsletter. Abstracts from theses or dissertations are
appropriate and encouraged. As the future leaders of GSA, students need to stay
active in the Society and have a voice in the decisions that affect its
long-term development and goals. GSA has
several committees that are responsible for making these decisions and
membership is open to all interested parties.
You can view a description of these committees at the
GSA website.
Participation in meetings is a good way to present your research and get some feedback from your peers. If the cost of attending these meetings is prohibitive (which is often the case for students on a tight budget), there are several sources of funding available that can alleviate expenses. The AG Division offers a competitive student travel grant to present a paper at the annual GSA meeting. In addition, each of the six GSA sections offers financial assistance to student members to attend both the GSA Annual Meeting and individual section meetings. Your academic department may also provide travel support to meetings in which you are participating. Another option is to consult the student government at your university and ask about establishing a student interest group. The University of Iowa, for example, has the Association for Geology Graduate Students. Once they’re officially recognized by the university, these groups are often eligible for an annual budget (paid in part out of your student activity fees) that can be used to help defray the costs of attending conferences.
Keep an eye on this section for future updates and announcements. And of course, your comments and opinions are welcome.
Thanks,
Ellery Frahm (frah0010@umn.edu), AGD Student Representative