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2016 GSA Fellows
been nothing short of foundational to understanding of the evolu-
tion of soil-mantled erosional landscapes. —Kelin X. Whipple
G. Warfield Hobbs IV (Ammonite Resources Company): Skip has
been an outstanding geologist for close to a half of a century.
He has been active professionally in industry and has founded his
own successful consulting firm specializing in petroleum and
mineral resources. He has been active at the leadership level in
several professional societies including AAPG, AGI, CSSP, and GSA.
—P. Patrick Leahy
Christopher H. House (Pennsylvania State University): Dr. House
has produced a rich set of papers ranging from analysis of ancient
fossils to whole genome-based phylogenic analysis. His body of
work represents an innovative contribution to early life research
using state-of-the-art geoanalytical, microbiological, and genomic
techniques to answer both geological and biological questions.
—Susan L. Brantley
Miriam E. Katz (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute): Mimi is an
active and highly productive researcher in both paleontology
and paleoceanography. She has made valuable contributions to
such wide and varied topics including Phanerozoic sea-level
change, interpretation of the Paleocene/Eocene Thermal
Maximum, phytoplankton evolution, and geochemical cycles.
She is a dedicated educator, and a valued contributor to many
professional organizations, including GSA. —Peter J. Sugarman
Shuhab D. Khan (University of Houston): Shuhab Khan is at the
forefront of using remote sensing for applied geoscience research.
He has mentored over 36 grad level students in the last decade and
has been the undergraduate advisor at the University of Houston
for the past several years. He has also offered many workshops on
remote sensing methods to geology departments in developing
countries. —Paul Mann
Stephen E. Laubach (The University of Texas at Austin): Dr.
Laubach is nominated for his outstanding accomplishments and
research in the geosciences. His contributions to geologic research
are exemplified by his publication record and citations, and espe-
cially for his service, leadership, mentorship and research contri-
butions in fracture mechanics, diagenesis and fracture formation
in sedimentary basins. —Scott W. Tinker
Charles E. Lesher (University of California, Davis): For innova-
tive studies of the chemistry and physics of magmatic systems
with particular reference to physical and transport properties
that impact the differentiation of Earth and the planets.
—David Walker
Fulai Liu (Institute of Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological
Sciences): Liu has a proven record as a world-class metamorphic
petrologist and is best known for his successful research in
micro-size mineral inclusions in zircons of supracrustal UHP
rocks to establish a consistent P-T-time path for a collision orogen
of eastern China. This approach was applied to findings of two
additional new UHP terranes in China. —Juhn Liou
Donald R. Lowe (Stanford University): Dr. Lowe exemplifies the GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
spirit, character and ethics of a GSA fellow and is one of, if not
the leading, sedimentologists/Precambrian geologists in the
world. His reputation as a scholar unraveling the early Archean
world is outstanding. His original works on the fluid mechanics of
sediment flows in the mid-1970s are seminal papers in the field.
—Edward L. Simpson
William R. Lund (Utah Geological Survey): Among Utah’s best
geologists, Lund has served for 35 years at the Utah Geological
Survey. His awards for publications (over 90) mostly on geologic
hazards include: 2009 Utah Governors Medal, 2010 Holdredge
(AEG), 2010 and 2016 Frye (GSA), Crawford (UGS, for 2005, 2011,
2014), and 2012 Hintze awards. —Peter D. Rowley
Anna M. Martini (Amherst College): Anna is an aqueous
geochemist whose research has contributed to the fields of climate
change, environmental contamination, and unconventional
natural gas resources. She is widely recognized for her work
identifying the microbial origins of economically significant shale
gas deposits and widely respected for her training of future geosci-
entists. —Tekla A. Harms
Larry G. Mastin (U.S. Geological Survey, Cascades Volcano
Observatory): Larry is recognized for his wide ranging contribu-
tions to volcanology, primarily focused on the physics of magma
ascent and eruption, and the dynamics of volcanic plumes. He has
also led the development of a number of software tools used
worldwide for volcanic hazards assessment and mitigation.
—Mark S. Ghiorso
J. Barry Maynard (University of Cincinnati): Dr. Maynard is one
of the world’s leading authorities on sedimentary ore deposits and
participated especially in key studies on the origin of manganese
carbonate ores. He also coauthored two milestone books on fine-
grained clastics and made significant contributions in unravelling
controls on heavy metal distributions in modern environments.
—Nicolas J. Beukes
David A. McConnell (North Carolina State University):
Dr. McConnell’s research determines effective strategies for
teaching geoscience to undergraduate students. He engages
faculty in pursuing collaborative research on geoscience
learning across the country and uses the results of this research
to help them improve their teaching. —Cathryn A. Manduca
Suzanne A. McEnroe (Norwegian University of Science &
Technology): Suzanne is nominated for her significant contribu-
tions and publications in paleomagnetism, magnetic mineralogy,
and magnetic anomalies on Earth and other planets. Her continued
research on magnetic properties of hematite-ilmenite minerals
has introduced us to an important but previously unrecognized
type of remanence called lamellar magnetism. —Laurie L. Brown
“He is a fierce defender of academic
and scientific integrity & ethics.”
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