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2022 AGeS-DiG (Diversity in

Geochronology) Grants

The AGeS-DiG (Diversity in Geochronology) funds pilot initia- Jaclyn Baughman and Melanie Michalak, California State
tives to increase access to geochronology for those underrepre- Polytechnic University Humboldt, “An undergraduate cohort ther-
sented in the earth sciences. The program goals are to: mochronology research and mentorship experience documenting
• Engage, train, and educate students at any level (including under- Northern California’s response to Eocene Siletzia accretion.”
graduate and community college) who have not traditionally had
equal access to geochronology data and training. Isabella Bennett, University of Vermont, “Authentic
• Generate and test innovative ideas to expand geochronology Undergraduate Geochronology Research (AUGR).”
access for those underrepresented in the earth sciences.
The 2022 AGeS-DiG program was supported by the National Kevin Konrad, University of Nevada Las Vegas, “Three-phases
Science Foundation under the following awards: EAR-1759200, EAR- of Ar/ Ar geochronology research into ancient marine volcanoes.”
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1759353, and EAR-1759201. For more information, see the AGeS-DiG
homepage: www.colorado.edu/program/agesgeochronology/ages-dig. Lyman Persico, Whitman College, “A project focused on land-
In 2022, six AGeS DiG awards were given: scape evolution and climate change to introduce research to first-
year students from underrepresented backgrounds.”
Christopher Bailey, College of William & Mary, “Cracking
open Rodinia—Engaging underrepresented students in U-Pb Darryl Reano, Arizona State University, “GeoConnections 2 (GC2).”
geochronology to better understand Iapetus rifting in the central
Appalachians.”

J. David Lowell Field

Camp Scholarships

GSA and the GSA Foundation are proud to announce that
J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarships will be available to
undergraduate geology students for the summer of 2023. These
scholarships will provide students with US$2,000 each to attend
the field camp of their choice. Applications are reviewed based
on diversity, economic/financial need, and merit. Application
deadline: 31 Mar. 2023.

Learn more at www.geosociety.org/field-experiences.
Questions? Contact Jennifer Nocerino, jnocerino@geosociety.org.

Savannah Devine, a 2022 J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship awardee.

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