Student Awards, 2003

Since 1993 the North-Central Section has provided grant awards for undergraduate research projects. Research proposals are evaluated competitively. To provide further recognition to the award recipients and to provide encouragement for further participation, the Section Management Board is posting a list of the 2003 award recipients. The number of awards may vary from year to year depending upon the funding available from the Section Treasury.

2003 Recipients (and faculty sponsors) of "Undergraduate Research Grants"

Nicholas McClean
Dr. Martin Appold
Department of Geosciences, University of Iowa
“Microthermometry and Laser Ablation ICP-MS Analysis of Fluid Inclusions in Ores of the Tri-State zinc-lead district”

Susan Mickiewicz
Dr. Jennifer Wenner
Department of Geology, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
“Understanding Magmatic Processes Using High-Silica Rocks of the Bishop Tuff, Eastern California, as an Example”

Katrina Pekar
Dr. Dori Farthing
Geology Department
University of Dayton
“Differences Between Sn Slag and Pb Slag from Wier Quarry, Cornwall, UK, Based on Mineralogical and Chemical Analyses”

Erica Anne Weller
Dr. Royal Mapes
Department of Geological Sciences
Ohio University
“Coleoid Cephalopods from the Lower Carboniferous of North America”

Aaron Regberg
Dr. Lynn Walter
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Michigan
“Experimental Investigation of Dolomite Precipitation Mechanisms”

Jacqueline Marshall
Dr. Jennifer Wenner
Department of Geology,
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
“A Geochemical Study of Volcanic and Plutonic Rocks in the Sierra Nevada Batholith: Correlating Sediment Contribution to Time Scales of Batholithic Processes ”

William Carlson
Dr. Stephan Van Horn
Department of Geology
Muskingum College
“Correlation of Specific Water Quality Parameters with Reclamation Techniques”

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For many years the North-Central Section has provided various awards and grants to students to encourage their participation in Section meetings and to reward their high quality efforts in preparing and presenting papers or posters. The Section plays a vital role in aiding the development of tomorrow’s leaders. To provide further recognition to the award and grant recipients and to provide encouragement for further participation, the Section Management Board is posting this list of 2005 recipients. The number of awards and grants varies from year to year depending upon the funding available from the Section Treasury.

2003 Meeting: Kansas City, Missouri

Recipients of "Outstanding Paper and Poster Awards"

Scott McCallum et al
Southern Illinois University
"Recent Benthic Foraminiferal Distributions Associated with the Collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf"

Jeffrey Bruesewitz et al
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
"The Cary Mound Granite: A Mineralized Collapsed Caldera in Central Wisconsin"

Thomas Hegna et al
University of Iowa
"Early Silurian Trilobites from Northeastern Missouri"

Recipients of Travel Grants (For GSA Student Members and Associates) - Provided by the GSA North-Central Section and the GSA Foundation

2003 Section Meeting at Kansas City, Missouri

• Auburn University—S. Mohammad Cornell College—J. Leonard, M. DuPree
• Heidelberg College—E. Hiser
• Indiana State University—D. Williams
• Michigan State University—N. Waterson
• St. Johns’ University—A. Hirsch
• The Ohio State University—S. Young
• University of Cincinnati—B. Kirchner
• University of Illinois at Chicago—W. Bates
• University of Iowa—D. Shapo
• University of Michigan—B. Deline
• University of Minnesota Duluth—M. Huff
• University of Missouri-Rolla—C. Udeze, T. Eifert
• University of Nebraska at Omaha—S. Godek, J. Brock
• University of Northern Iowa—M. Boyce, C.Campagna, B. Craig
• University of Wisconsin Eau Claire—R. Greve
• University of Wisconsin Madison—S. Beyer
• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh—S. Hocker, M. Lloyd, J. Gross
• University of Wisconsin River Falls—J. Bruesewitz
• University of Wisconsin Whitewater—C. Klug

2003 GSA Annual Meeting at Seattle, Washington

(Only Open to Student Members or Associates of the GSA North-Central Section) Provided by the GSA North-Central Section and the GSA Foundation

• Northwestern University—Petra Pankoskova
• Ohio University—Christopher Cassle, James Ayers
• University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire—Sara Prindiville
• University of Cincinnati—William Garcia, Austin Hendy, Donna Jones
• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh—Nick Geboy
• The Ohio State University—Martin VanOrnt, Katherine Johnson, Shelly Judge
• Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis—Jennifer Latimer
• Miami University—Yue Ziming
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln—Stephanie Thomas
• University of Iowa—Roger Gomez, Lori Wozniak, Diane Ramirez
• University of Minnesota—Rebecca Clotts
• University of Missouri Columbia—Carrie Hosler, Mike Formoso
• Iowa State University—Alessandro Zanazzi
• Southern Illinois University—Albani Samal
• Miami University (Ohio)—Tony Albrecht
• University of Michigan—Brad Deline Kent State University—Billie Jo Arnold

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