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Call for Nominations
GSA DIVISION AWARDS
MGPV Early Career Award ■ STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND
TECTONIC DIVISION
Nominations due 15 July
Submit nominations to J. Alex Speer, jaspeer@minsocam.org Career Contribution Award
This award will go to an individual near the beginning of his/ Nominations due 1 March
her professional career who has made distinguished contributions Submit nominations to Terry Pavlis, tlpavlis@utep.edu
in one or more of the following fields of research: mineralogy,
geochemistry, petrology, volcanology, with emphasis on multi This award is for an individual who throughout his or her
disciplinary, field-based contributions. Nominations are restricted career has made numerous distinguished contributions that have
to those who are within eight years past the award of their final clearly advanced the science of structural geology or tectonics. For
degree. For more information, go to www.geosociety.org/ more information, go to http://rock.geosociety.org/sgt/
divisions/mgpv/awards.htm. CareerAward.htm.
■ QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND Outstanding Publication Award
GEOMORPHOLOGY DIVISION
Nominations due 1 March
Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research This award is given annually for a published work (paper, book,
Nominations due 1 April or map) of exceptional distinction that clearly advances the
Submit nominations to Anne Chin, anne.chin@ucdenver.edu science of structural geology or tectonics. For more information,
go to http://rock.geosociety.org/sgt/BestPaperAward.htm.
This award recognizes excellence in desert geomorphology
research worldwide. It is intended to stimulate research in desert ■ SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY DIVISION AND
environments by recognizing an individual whose research has STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND TECTONIC
significantly advanced the understanding of the Quaternary DIVISION JOINT AWARD
geology and geomorphology of deserts. For more information,
go to http://rock.geosociety.org/qgg/. Stephen E. Laubach Structural Diagenesis Research Award
Distinguished Career Award Nominations due 1 April
Submit nominations to James Evans at james.evans@usu.edu
Nominations due 1 April
Submit nominations to Sarah Lewis, Division Secretary, sarah This joint award promotes research combining structural
.lewis@oregonstate.edu geology and diagenesis and curriculum development in structural
diagenesis. It highlights the growing need to break down disci-
This award is presented annually to a Quaternary geologist or plinary boundaries between structural geology and sedimentary
geomorphologist who has demonstrated excellence in their petrology. Note that the application includes a budget page; we
contributions to science. For more information, go to http://rock anticipate giving one award of US$2500 in 2016. For more infor-
.geosociety.org/qgg/. mation, go to http://rock.geosociety.org/sgt/Laubach.htm.
■ SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY DIVISION GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
Laurence L. Sloss Award for Sedimentary Geology
Nominations due 1 March
Submit nominations to Linda Kah, lckah@utk.edu
This award is given annually to a sedimentary geologist whose
lifetime achievements best exemplify those of Larry Sloss—i.e.,
achievements that contribute widely to the field of sedimentary
geology and service to GSA. For more information, go to http://
rock.geosociety.org/sed/SGD_Awards2.html#Sloss.
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