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2016 GSA Fellows
Fellowship nominations are submitted Estella A. Atekwana (Oklahoma State University): Estella is
in the following categories: recognized for her pioneering work in biogeophysics, including
• Publication of the results of geologic research; innovative applications of geoelectrical methods to understand
• Applied research; interactions between microbial communities and hydrocarbon
• Training of geologists; contaminants in the subsurface; her contributions to understanding
• Administration of geological programs; the incipient stages of continental rifting; and her valued service
• Public awareness of geology; to the science profession. —Dennis Harry
• Professional organizations;
• Editorial, bibliographic, and library responsibilities; and Aida A. Awad (Maine East High School, Illinois): Aida has intro-
• Other. duced untold numbers of students to geology through exemplary
instruction and has been a tireless advocate for improving K–12
Fellowship in the Geological Society of America is an honor earth-science education. She has held key leadership positions
bestowed on the best of the geoscience profession by election at in the National Association of Geoscience Teachers and greatly
the spring GSA Council meeting. GSA members are nominated advanced both NAGT and the education mission of GSA.
by current GSA Fellows in recognition of their distinguished —Roy E. Plotnick
contributions to the geosciences. Learn more at www.geosociety
.org/members/fellow.htm. Jens T. Birkholzer (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory): Jens
is recognized for his transformative scientific contributions asso-
GSA’s newly elected Fellows will be recognized at the 2016 GSA ciated with prediction of subsurface multiphase fluid, solute, and
Annual Meeting Presidential Address & Awards Ceremony on heat transport, and to the impact that his developments have had
25 September in Denver, Colorado, USA. We invite you to read on informing U.S. decisions and regulations associated with
some of what their nominators had to say: nuclear waste disposal, carbon sequestration, and the environ-
mental consequences of hydraulic fracturing. —Susan Hubbard
Gary D. Acton (Sam Houston State University): In recognition
of creative and insightful research applying paleomagnetic and Gabriel J. Bowen (University of Utah): Dr. Bowen has made
other techniques to a broad range of tectonic questions and major pioneering advancements on the interpretation of stable isotope
contributions to the scientific community via the Ocean Drilling data in a spatial context. By constructing “isoscape” maps he has
Program. —Seth Stein shown the isotope effects of water transport systems. His Online
Isotopes in Precipitation Calculator (OIPC) has become a staple
for research in isotope hydrology. —Douglas Solomon
Jay J. Ague (Yale University): Jay has made outstanding contribu- Mark L. Brusseau (The University of Arizona): Dr. Brusseau is
tions to the fields of igneous and metamorphic geology, including nominated for fellowship in the Geological Society of America
recognition and quantification of exhumation depths in ancient for his pioneering contributions to the elucidation of coupled
magmatic arcs, thermal pulse durations and petrologic indicators processes that control mass transfer and reactive transport in the
of ultrahigh pressure/temperature conditions in metamorphic subsurface, and the development of innovative technologies
terrains, and fluid and carbon fluxes in orogens and subduction for characterization and remediation of contaminated sites.
systems. —David Evans —Qinhong Hu
Thomas J. Algeo (University of Cincinnati): Tom has unequivo- Christopher P. Carlson (USDA Forest Service): Christopher GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
cally established himself as a leader in deep-time biogeochemistry, should become a Fellow because of his contributions to govern-
paleoceanography, and geobiology. His efforts in the development mental policies on protecting the quality and sustainability of
and application of geochemical proxies of paleoredox, paleopro- groundwater resources, his leadership of hydrogeological research
ductivity and paleohydrography have provided key constraints programs for state and federal agencies, and his efforts in
on the dynamics of ancient seas, global carbon cycling, marine expanding public awareness of the importance of geology in
paleoproductivity, and extinction events. —Isabel Montanez formulating policies. —Jonathan Goodwin
Rivka Amit (Geological Survey of Israel): Dr. Amit is a superb “Her accomplishments as a scientist
arid lands and soil geomorphologist who has made significant and science leader represent the values
contributions to the geological community for many years.
In addition to her 49 scientific papers, she is the Director of the our society wishes to honor.”
Geological Survey of Israel. She is also adviser to M.S. and
Ph.D. graduate students. —Alan Gillespie
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