Congratulations to the 2023 RMS-SEPM scholarship winners!
The Donald L. Smith Research Grant is offered as a tribute to the late Professor Donald Smith of Montana State University (see AAPG Bulletin, v. 69, p. 1830-1832). This grant offers a $2,000 award to a Ph.D. degree candidate. The award is to be used for research that is directly applicable to better understanding the geology of the Rocky Mountain region.
Rijumon Nandy, University of Texas at Arlington, Calibrating leaf wax hydrogen isotopes as a paleoelevation proxy in the North American Cordillera, Dr. Majie Fan
Edwin D. McKee Grant is offered as a tribute to the late Edwin McKee who worked for the U.S. Geological Survey for over 30 years (see AAPG Bulletin, v. 69, p. 491-493). This grant offers a $2,000 award to Undergraduate or Master's degree candidates. The award is to be used for thesis-related research in sedimentology and/or the application of sedimentology to a better understanding of the geology of the Rocky Mountain region.
Joseph Clevenger, Utah State University, The Rusty Brown Dolostones, Bright Angel Formation, Tonto Group Grand Canyon (Cambrian); Exploring the sequence stratigraphic and diagenetic history of enigmatic marker beds recording the Sauk Transgression, Advisor: Dr. Carol Dehler
Fluvial Sedimentology Award is offered in the amount of $2,000 to support Masters or Doctoral level student research in modern or ancient fluvial sedimentology.
Molly O’Halloran, Colorado School of Mines, Reading the record of fluvial response to climate change in the Uinta Basin, Utah
Advisor: Dr. Piret Plink-Bjorklund