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GSA DIVISION AWARDS
GSA GeoCorps™ America Program ■ HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF GEOLOGY
Temporary, short-term geoscience opportunities History and Philosophy of Geology Student Award
in America’s amazing public lands.
Deadline: 15 June
Fall/Winter 2017–2018 GeoCorps Positions
This award is for the best paper in history and philosophy of
Apply by 1 July geology to be submitted for presentation by the student at the
GeoCorps provides geoscience opportunities on federal annual GSA meeting. The proposed paper may be: (1) a paper in
public lands. Project areas include a wide variety of topics, the history and philosophy of geology; (2) a literature review of
such as paleontology, hydrology, geohazards, caves/karst, ideas for a technical work or thesis/dissertation; or (3) some
imaginative aspect of the history and philosophy of geology we
GIS/mapping, and more. have not thought of before. For more information, please contact
Kathleen Lohff at kathylohff@msn.com or go to community
www.geosociety.org/geocorps .geosociety.org/histphildiv/awards#student.
www.facebook.com/GeoCorps
Bureau of Land U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Management (BLM) (USDA) Forest Service
National Park Service Geoscientists-in-the-Parks ■ LIMNOGEOLOGY
(GIP) Opportunities Kerry Kelts Student Research Award
Fall/Winter 2017–2018 GIP Positions Deadline: 30 June
This award for undergraduate or graduate student research is
Apply by 1 July
The NPS-GIP program places college students and early named in honor of Kerry Kelts, a visionary limnogeologist and
career professionals (18–35 years old) in National Park Service inspiring teacher. Send your application to Division Chair Joop
units for three months to one year to assist with geology and Varekamp with “Kelts Award application” in the subject line.
integrated science projects. This program is a partnership For more information, go to community.geosociety.org/
between the National Park Service, the Geological Society of limnogeologydivision/awards/kerrykelts.
America, and Environmental Stewards. ■ PLANETARY GEOLOGY
Ronald Greeley Award for Distinguished Service
www.geosociety.org/gip
Deadline: 30 June
National Park Service Environmental Stewards This award may be given to those members of the Planetary
Geology Division or those outside of the Division and GSA who
have rendered exceptional service to the Division for a multi-year
period. For more information, go to http://rock.geosociety.org/
pgd/distinguished-service.html.
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