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2016 GSA Research Grant Recipients

The 2016 GSA Committee on Research Grants awarded Hannah, Janet S. Herman, Christopher S. Holm-Denoma,
US$741,738 to 359 graduate students (51% of the 699 who applied), Michael T. Hren, Alexandra R. Isern, Elizabeth A. Johnson,
with an average grant of US$2,038. The committee also selected Sharon L. Kanfoush, Todd A. LaMaskin, Nicholas Lancaster,
10 alternate candidates in the event that any grantees return all or Kevin H. Mahan, Andrew H. Manning, Sarah C. Penniston-
part of their funds due to a change in their research project or Dorland, Jeffrey S. Pigati, Richard W. Saltus, Jacob O. Sewall,
receipt of funds from another source. The GSA Graduate Student Daniel M. Sturmer, Ellen Thomas, James Vogl, Richard B. Waitt,
Research Grant Program is funded by GSA, the GSA Foundation, Brent B. Wolfe, and Shuhai Xiao.
GSA Divisions, and the National Science Foundation.
Alternate committee members: Jonathan S. Caine, Alan R.
Committee members: Thomas C. Johnson (Chair), Sarah Carroll, Ibrahim Çemen, Duane G. Froese, Steven E. Ingebritsen,
Hayes (Past-Chair), Robert S. Anderson, Kristin Dorfler, Maya Kitty Milliken, Mark K. Reagan, Benjamin Schwartz, Robert D.
Elrick, Joshua M. Feinberg, Rebecca M. Flowers, Martin B. Shuster, and Dylan Ward.
Goldhaber, Laurel B. Goodwin, Timothy W. Grover, Judith L.

The following awards will be presented at the GSA 2016 Annual Meeting & Exposition in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Outstanding Mentions

(proposals having exceptional merit in conception and presentation)

Ivan Carabajal, University of Cincinnati Nicolas Roberts, University of Jeffrey Thompson, University of Southern
Mitchell Dziekan, University of Toledo Wisconsin–Madison California
Richard James, Montclair State University
Emily Judd, Syracuse University Elizabeth Rutila, Oregon State University Ted Uecker, Central Washington University

Joel Singley, University of Colorado Dustin Williams, California State
Boulder University, Fullerton

ExxonMobil/GSA Student Geoscience Grants GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday

ExxonMobil has recognized 10 of the top 30 GSA student research grant proposals with grants of US$7,500 each.

David Canova, Northern Illinois Cristina Lugo Centeno, Syracuse Ani Pytlewski, California State University,
University University Long Beach

Gilbert Ching, Washington State Camille Mayberry, Central Washington Evan Ramos, University of Texas at Austin
University University
Danielle Shulaker, Stanford University
Aubry DeReuil, University of Utah Audrina Pryer, Northern Illinois
University
Ryan Gall, University of Utah

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