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The Marland Pratt Billings and Katharine Fowler-Billings Gould Research Grant
Research Award encourages and promotes geological fieldwork Reid Buskirk, Texas A&M University
and related research in New England and adjacent regions. The Gould Research Grant supports graduate student research in
the geosciences.
John A. Black Award
Collin Roland, University of Wisconsin–Madison Robert D. Hatcher Research Award
The John A. Black Award supports graduate student field-based Bibek Giri, Montana State University
research on coastal processes. All field-based coastal geomorphol- The Robert D. Hatcher Research Award supports field-based
ogy research should be located in the USA, Puerto Rico, or research and geologic mapping through an annual award to an out-
Canada. In the event there are no worthy graduate student field- standing graduate student in the earth sciences to conduct research
based research projects in coastal geomorphology, the award may for that student’s master’s thesis or Ph.D. dissertation. Preference
be used to support graduate student field-based research in volca- may be given to students working in the Appalachian orogeny
nology. All field-based volcanology research should be located in broadly construed, but is not restricted to this region.
the USA, New Zealand, or Iceland.
William B. & Dorothy Heroy Research Grant
Gretchen L. Blechschmidt Award Nicholas Hammond, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
Stephanie Rosbach, University of Missouri University
The Gretchen Louise Blechschmidt Award Fund was established Rachel Hohn, California State University, Northridge
for women in the geological sciences who have an interest in Jenny Soonthornrangsan, University at Buffalo, SUNY
achieving a Ph.D. in the fields of biostratigraphy and/or pale- The William B. & Dorothy Heroy Research Grant supports gradu-
oceanography, sequence stratigraphy analysis, particularly in con- ate student research in the geosciences.
junction with research in deep-sea sedimentology, and a career in
academic research. John W. Hess Research Grant
Keegan Donovan, Northern Arizona University
Ian S.E. Carmichael Research Award The John W. Hess Research Grant in Karst Research Studies sup-
Hailey Mundell, Pennsylvania State University ports student research involving any aspect of cave and karst stud-
The Ian S.E. Carmichael Research Award supports graduate ies aimed at providing improved understanding of how caves and
student research and related activities in the fields of igneous karst work, including how these resources can be better managed.
petrology and volcanology. The recipient is determined by GSA’s The recipient is determined by GSA’s Karst Division.
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division.
Roscoe G. Jackson II Award
Allan V. Cox Research Award Brian Beaty, Yale University
Brandon Chase, University of Alberta The Roscoe G. Jackson II Award funds one recipient per year in
The Allan V. Cox Research Award supports research grants in the field of sedimentology.
geophysics. The recipient is determined by the GSA Geophysics
and Geodynamics Division. Lipman Research Award
Oyeleye Adeboye, Oklahoma State University
John T. Dillon Alaska Research Award Molly Anderson, University of Florida
Anahi Carrera, University of Southern California Marisa Barefoot, Auburn University
The John T. Dillon Alaska Research Award honors the memory of Robert Bogue, McGill University
Dr. Dillon, who was particularly noted for his radiometric age- Meredith Cole, University at Buffalo, SUNY
dating work in the Brooks Range, Alaska. Two areas that serve as Lissie Connors, University of Oregon
guidelines for selection of the award are field-based studies deal- Connor Frederickson, Utah State University
ing with the structural and tectonic development of Alaska, and Lisa Hlinka, The Graduate Center, CUNY
studies that include some aspect of geochronology (either paleon- Allison Huisa, Northern Arizona University
tologic or radiometric) to provide new age control for significant Junyao Kang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
rock units in Alaska. Jacob Klug, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Julia McIntosh, Southern Methodist University
Robert K. Fahnestock Award Carolyn Mullins, New Mexico State University
John Kemper, Colorado State University Yon-Gyung Ryuh, University of Waterloo
The Robert K. Fahnestock Award honors the memory of Dr. Rachelle Sanchez, Miami University
Fahnestock, a former member of the Research Grants Committee, The Lipman Research Fund was established in 1993 and is sup-
who died indirectly as a result of service on the committee. The ported by gifts from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation.
grant is awarded for the best proposal in sediment transport or The purpose of the fund is to promote and support student
related aspects of fluvial geomorphology, Dr. Fahnestock’s field. research grants in volcanology and petrology. The president of the
Lipman Foundation, Peter W. Lipman, was the recipient of a GSA
research grant in 1965. The recipient is determined by the GSA
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division.

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