SGD Student Information

Read: Fall 2009 Newsletter inside SEPM Sedimentary Record

Attend: 2009 GSA Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, October 18-20th; Joint Business Meeting & Awards Reception with Limnogeology Division (Cosponsored by SEPM), Convention Center, Tuesday, October 20th, Rm D139/140, 5:45-8:15 PM

Seds & Suds Icebreaker:Student Forum: What can we do for you? Getting the low-down on what students actually need from professional societies these days. Saturday October 17th
Hilton Portland & Executive Tower Pavilion Ballroom West 6:00-9:00pm

Congratulations: Newly elected officers are Rip Langford as Vice-Chair elect and Linda Kah as Secretary-Treasurer elect

Congratulations: 2009 Laurence L. Sloss Award recipient Dr. Raymond Ingersoll of the University of California at Los Angeles and 2009 SGD Student Research Award recipient Eric Hogan, graduate student at the University of Tennesee-Knoxville

Propose: The Cordilleran Section of GSA and Pacific Section of AAPG is soliciting them sessions, symposia, field trips, and shortcourse/ workshops for the 106th annual meeting May 27-29, 2010 in Anaheim, CA, click on the attachment for more information.

Along with several student centered awards, the Sedimentary Geology Division offers students opportunities to network with Sedimentary Geologists through GSA SGD membership and attendance at annual meetings.

SGD Student Research Award

The SGD Student Research Award is given to an outstanding student grant proposal in the field of sedimentary geology and stratigraphy selected by the Geological Society of America Committee on Research Grants from the applications submitted annually to the GSA Research Grants Program.

Fieldtrip Attendance Awards

Monetary support is given to students who would like attend one of the fieldtrips offered during the annual meeting. Students should submit a letter of request to the SGD Secretary-Treasurer.

Best Poster Awards

Awards are presented to students that presented posters during the student poster sessions at the annual meeting. Students need to attend the SGD/SEPM business meeting and awards reception to find out if they won and to claim their award.