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GSA TODAY | JANUARY 2015 ■ MINERALOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, PETROLOGY,
AND VOLCANOLOGY (MGPV)
Nominations due 15 July 2015
Submit nominations to J. Alex Speer, Mineralogical Society of
America, 3635 Concorde Pkwy, Ste 500, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110,
USA; jaspeer@minsocam.org.
MGPV awards emphasize achievements in geologic and multidis-
ciplinary approaches. Geologic work is by nature generalistic and has
an important field component, with Earth as the natural laboratory.
For either award outlined below, please submit (1) a cover letter from most significant publications related to desert research.
an MGPV Division member, no longer than three pages, summa-
rizing the nominee’s most important accomplishments in geologic
approaches to mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, and/or volca-
nology, with special attention paid to describing how the nominee’s
published work demonstrates field-based multidisciplinary geologic
accomplishments of a ground-breaking nature. The letter should
include the name, address, and contact information of nominator as
well as from whom letters of support can be expected; (2) the nomi-
nee’s CV; and (3) three letters of support. Nominees need not be
citizens or residents of the United States, and membership in GSA is
not a requirement. The awards will not be given posthumously.
For more information, go to www.geosociety.org/divisions/mgpv/
awards.htm.
MGPV Distinguished Geologic Career Award
This award goes to an individual who, throughout his or her
career, has made distinguished contributions in one or more
of the following fields of research: mineralogy, geochemistry,
petrology, volcanology, with emphasis on multidisciplinary,
field-based contributions.
MGPV Early Career Award
The MGPV award will go to an individual near the beginning
of his or her professional career who has made distinguished
contributions in one or more of the following fields of research:
mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, volcanology, with emphasis
on multidisciplinary, field-based contributions. Nominations are
restricted to those who are within eight years past the award of
their final degree. For example, awards decided before 31 Dec. 2014
included all candidates whose final degree was awarded no earlier
than 1 Jan. 2007. Extensions of up to two years will be made for
nominees who have taken career breaks for family reasons or
because of serious illness.
■ QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND
GEOMORPHOLOGY
Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research
Nominations due 1 Apr. 2015
Submit nominations to Anne Chin at anne.chin@ucdenver.edu.
This award is intended to stimulate research in desert environ-
ments by recognizing an individual whose research has signifi-
cantly advanced the understanding of the Quaternary geology and
geomorphology of deserts worldwide. Although the award
primarily recognizes achievement in desert research, the funds
that accompany it may be used for further research. The award is
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normally given to one person but may be shared by two people if
the recognized research was the result of a coequal partnership.
Any scientist from any country may be nominated, but self-nomi-
nation is not permitted. Neither nominators nor nominees need
be GSA Members. Monies for the award are derived from the
annual interest income of the Farouk El-Baz Fund, administered
by the GSA Foundation.
Nomination materials should include (1) a statement of the
significance of the nominee’s research; (2) a CV; (3) letters of
support; and (4) copies of no more than five of the nominee’s
Distinguished Career Award
Nominations due 1 Apr. 2015
Submit nominations to Sarah Lewis at sarah.lewis@oregonstate.edu.
This award recognizes a Quaternary geologist or geomorpholo-
gist who has demonstrated excellence in his or her contributions
to science. Neither nominators nor nominees need be GSA
Members, and self-nomination is not permitted.
Nominations should include (1) a brief biographical sketch of
the nominee; (2) a statement of no more than 200 words
describing the candidate’s scientific contributions to Quaternary
geology and geomorphology; (3) a selected bibliography of no
more than 20 titles; and (4) a minimum of four letters from
colleagues supporting the nomination.
Kirk Bryan Award for Research Excellence
Nominations due 15 Jan. 2015
Submit nominations to Sarah Lewis at sarah.lewis@oregonstate.edu.
This award is bestowed upon the author or authors of a published
paper of distinction that advances the science of geomorphology or
some related field, such as Quaternary geology. The paper consti-
tuting the basis of the award must fulfill the following requirements:
(1) it must deal with geomorphology or with a bordering field; and
(2) it will have been published not more than five years prior to its
selection for the award.
Nominations should include (1) a letter (1–3 pages long) by the
chief nominator outlining the significance and importance of the
nominated publication; (2) a copy of the publication; (3) reviews
of the publications that have appeared in journals, newsletters, or
books (if any); and (4) one or more letters from other supporters
of the nomination.
■ SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY
Laurence L. Sloss Award for Sedimentary Geology
Nominations due 1 Mar. 2015
Submit nominations to Linda Kah at lckah@utk.edu.
This award is given to a sedimentary geologist whose lifetime
achievements best exemplify those of Larry Sloss—i.e., achieve-
ments that contribute widely to the field of sedimentary geology
and service to GSA. Monies for the award are derived from the
annual interest income of the Laurence L. Sloss Award for
Sedimentary Geology Fund, administered by the GSA Foundation.
Nominations should include (1) a cover letter describing the
nominee’s accomplishments in sedimentary geology and contri-
butions to GSA; and (2) the nominee’s CV. For more information,
go to http://rock.geosociety.org/sed/SGD_Awards2.html#Sloss.