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2017 Research Grant Recipients

South-Central Section Undergraduate Research Grants
Jason Ronza, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Sydney McKim, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Joshua Wynn, Wayland Baptist University

Southeastern Section Undergraduate Research Grants
John Durica, Coastal Carolina University
Andew Flack, Virginia Tech
Stephanie Hibberts, Clemson University
Jillian Laird, Clemson University
Sara Morgan, Radford University

Nathanial Newlin, University of Tennessee at Martin
Olivia Paschall, Appalachian State University
Holly Pettus, West Virginia University
Amy Plechacek, Virginia Tech
Adrianne Reeder, Radford University
Delaney Ryan, Appalachian State University
Jesse Scholpp, University of South Florida

INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEREST GROUP (IIG)
GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANTS
GSA International
Farouk El-Baz Student Research Grants

Karem Abdelmohsen, Western Michigan University for
“How do Aquifers Respond to Wet and Dry Periods?
A Case Study from the Nubian Aquifer.”
Jennifer Haskell, University of California Davis for

“Understanding Mosaic Carbon Storage in Drylands to Inform
Climate Models Under Desertification Regimes.”

This grant is to encourage and support desert studies by students
world-wide, either in their senior year of their undergraduate
studies, or at the masters or Ph.D. level.Excellence

2017 GSA/ExxonMobil
Field Camp Excellence Award Winner

This US$10,000 award is given each year to a
geology field camp to assist with the

summer field season. It is based on safety awareness, diversity,
and technical excellence.

Rocky Mountain Field Camp: David Malone,
Illinois State University

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