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more of the following fields of research: mineralogy, geochemis-  Society of America, is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate
          try, petrology, volcanology, with emphasis on multidisciplinary,   student who is first author of the best planetary science paper
          field-based contributions. Nominees need not be citizens or    published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal during the year
          residents of the United States, and membership in the Geological   prior to the award. Potential topics are listed on the cover of
          Society of America is not required. The award will not be    Meteoritics & Planetary Science, and include asteroids, comets,
          given posthumously.                                  craters, interplanetary dust, interstellar medium, lunar samples,
                                                               meteors, meteorites, natural satellites, planets, tektites, and
          MGPV Early Career Award                              origin and history of the solar system. The award has been
          Nominations due 31 Mar.                              given since 2001 and honors the memories of meteoriticist Paul
            The MGPV award will go to an individual near the beginning   Pellas and lunar scientist Graham Ryder. More information is
          of his/her professional career who has made distinguished contri-  online at http://rock.geosociety.org/pgd/pellas-ryder.html.
          butions in one or more of the following fields of research: miner-
          alogy, geochemistry, petrology, volcanology, with emphasis on   Ronald Greeley Award for Distinguished Service
          multidisciplinary, field-based contributions. Nominations are   Nominations due 30 June
          restricted to those who are within eight years past the award of   In 2011, the PGD established the Ronald Greeley Award for
          their final degree. For example, awards decided before 31 Dec.   Distinguished Service. This award may be given to those
          2018 will include all candidates whose final degree was awarded   members of the PGD, and those outside of the Division and
          no earlier than 1 Jan. 2011. Extensions of up to two years will    GSA, who have rendered exceptional service to the PGD for a
          be made for nominees who have taken career breaks for family    multi-year period. The award is not open to currently serving
          reasons or caused by serious illness. Nominees need not be    members of the management board, but may be awarded to
          citizens or residents of the United States, and membership in    past members of the management board who have provided
          the Geological Society of America is not a requirement. The   exceptional service to the PGD after their term on the manage-
          award will not be given posthumously.                ment board has ended. Nominations for the award, which
            Submit (1) a cover letter from an MGPV Division member,    should include a description of what the nominee has given
          no longer than three pages, summarizing the nominee’s most   to the PGD community, may be made by any PGD member
          important accomplishments in geologic approaches to mineral-  to the management board. More information is online at
          ogy, geochemistry, petrology, and/or volcanology. Special atten-  http://rock.geosociety.org/pgd/distinguished-service.html.
          tion should be paid to describing how the nominee’s published
          work demonstrates field-based multidisciplinary geologic accom-  QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND
          plishments of a ground-breaking nature. The letter should include   GEOMORPHOLOGY DIVISION (QG&G)
          the name, address, and contact information of the nominator as
          well as from whom letters of support can be expected; (2) curricu-  Kirk Bryan Award for Research Excellence
          lum vitae of the nominee; and (3) three letters of support that can   Nominations due 1 Feb.
          be either from members or non-members of GSA or the MGPV   The Kirk Bryan Award is bestowed upon the author or
          Division to J. Alex Speer, Mineralogical Society of America,    authors of a published paper of distinction advancing the
          3635 Concorde Pkwy Suite 500, Chantilly VA 20151-1110 USA;   science of geomorphology or some related field, such as
          jaspeer@minsocam.org.                                Quaternary geology. The paper constituting the basis of the
                                                               award must fulfill the following requirements: (1) the paper
          PLANETARY GEOLOGY DIVISION (PGD)                     will deal with geomorphology or with a bordering field; and
                                                               (2) the paper will have been published not more than five years
          Shoemaker Award                                      prior to its selection for the award. Submit nominations,
          Nominations due in August                            including (1) a letter (1–3 pages long) by the chief nominator
            The Eugene M. Shoemaker Impact Cratering Award is for   outlining the significance and importance of the nominated
          undergraduate or graduate students, of any nationality, working   publication; (2) a copy of the publication; (3) reviews of the
          in any country, in the disciplines of geology, geophysics, geo-  publications that have appeared in journals, newsletters, or
          chemistry, astronomy, or biology. The award, which will include   books (if any); and (4) one or more letters from other support-
          US$2500, is to be applied to the study of impact craters, either   ers of the nomination, via email to the Division secretary,
          on Earth or on the other solid bodies in the solar system. Areas   Sarah Lewis, sarah.lewis@oregonstate.edu. Please submit
          of study may include but shall not necessarily be limited to   electronically unless hardcopy previously approved. Kirk
          impact cratering processes; the bodies (asteroidal or cometary)   Bryan Award–winning papers are listed on the website,
          that make the impacts; or the geological, chemical, or biological   and more information is online at community.geosociety.org/
          results of impact cratering. More information is online at    qggdivision/awards/kirkbryanaward.
          http://rock.geosociety.org/pgd/shoemaker.html.
                                                               Farouk El-Baz Award for Desert Research
          Pellas-Ryder Award                                   Nominations due 1 Apr.
          Nominations due 31 Jan.                               Submit nominations, including (1) a statement of the signifi-
            This award, which is jointly sponsored by the Meteoritical   cance of the nominee’s research; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3)
          Society and the Planetary Geology Division of the Geological   letters of support; and (4) copies of no more than five of the



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