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The Planetary Geology Division (est. 1981; ~773 members)
fosters interactions among planetary scientists, facilitates the pre-
sentation and discussion of their research and ideas, stimulates
communication with other earth scientists, and promotes plan-
etary geology to a broad audience. Awards sponsored by the
Division include the G.K. Gilbert Award, the Ronald Greeley
Award for Distinguished Service, and, for students, the Eugene M.
Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award, the Stephen E. Dwornik
Awards for best student presentations at the annual Lunar and
Planetary Science Conference, Student Travel Grants, and (jointly
with the Meteoritical Society) the Pellas-Ryder Award for the best
student-authored paper in planetary science. Learn more at http://
rock.geosociety.org/pgd/.

The Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division (est.
1955; ~1,400 members) facilitates communication among scien-
tists in these fields and the presentation of their research and ideas
to the wider scientific community. Several awards are given by
this Division, including the Distinguished Career Award, the Kirk
Bryan Award, the Gladys W. Cole Memorial Award, the Farouk
El-Baz Award for Desert Research, and the J. Hoover Mackin,
Arthur D. Howard, and Marie Morisawa student research awards.
Learn more at community.geosociety.org/qggdivision/.

The Sedimentary Geology Division (est. 1985; ~1,400 mem-
bers) works to ensure the presentation of sedimentary-related top-
ics and sessions at GSA meetings and actively nurtures the work
of students by offering the Sedimentary Geology Division Student
Research Grant Award and Student Poster Awards and by provid-
ing financial aid for students to attend Division-sponsored short
courses and field trips. It also offers the Laurence L. Sloss Award
for outstanding accomplishments in sedimentary geology and
contributions to GSA and cosponsors the Stephen E. Laubach
Research in Structural Diagenesis Award (alternating with the
Structural Geology and Tectonics Division). Learn more at
community.geosociety.org/sedimentarygeologydiv/.

The Structural Geology and Tectonics Division (est. 1980;
~1,800 members) focuses on the geometry and mechanisms of
natural and experimental deformation at all scales and works to
promote the research of scientists in these fields and to facilitate
communication and discussion at all levels of the earth sciences.
The Division offers a Career Contribution Award for advancement
of the science of structural geology and tectonics, an Outstanding
Publication Award, and a Division Student Research Grant
Award. It also cosponsors the Stephen E. Laubach Research in
Structural Diagenesis Award (alternating with the Sedimentary
Geology Division). Learn more at http://rock.geosociety.org/sgt/.

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