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Scholarships
The Rocky Mountain Section of SEPM Awards
Three Annual Graduate Student Research Grants
2011 WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
1) Donald L. Smith Research Grant which 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 $2,000.00 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.
To apply for the 2012 Grant, see "2012 Grant Application Requirements" below.
2011 Winner: Tomas Evans, Montana State University
"Testing the Applicability and Validity of Fluvial Bone Transport Hypotheses and the Effect of Shape and Density on Fluvial Bone Transport"
2) Edwin D. McKee Grant which 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 $2,000.00 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.
To apply for the 2012 Grant, see "2012 Grant Application Requirements" below.
2011 Winner: Austin Shock, New Mexico State University
"Origin and Implications of Enigmatic Lithofacies Associated With the Salt Sediment Interface at Castle Valley Salt Diapir, Castle Valley, Utah"
2011 Honorable Mention: Patrick Dooling, University of Utah
"Transgressive-Regressive Cycles in Marginal Marine Environments: Controls on Deposition, Implications for Sequence Stratigraphy, and Reservoir Modeling"
3) Fluvial Sedimentology Award offered for the past several years in the amount of $2,000.00, is offered to support Masters or Doctoral level student research in modern or ancient fluvial sedimentology.
To apply for the 2012 Grant, see "2012 Grant Application Requirements" below.
2011 Winner: Neal Auchter, University of Montana
"Geometry, sedimentology, and stratigraphy of incised channels in the Santonian-Campanian Eagle Formation, south central Montana"
2011 Honorable Mention: Tomas Evans, Montana State University
"Testing the Applicability and Validity of Fluvial Bone Transport Hypotheses and the Effect of Shape and Density on Fluvial Bone Transport"
2012 GRANT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
1) Submit one PDF document consisting of a cover page and a proposal narrative clearly stating
both the plan for, and the significance of, the proposed research using this Word form.
Text of the proposal is limited to three (3) pages, excluding figures, tables, references.
2) Have two (2) letters of recommendation sent directly from Referee to Lyn Canter, PhD at
lyn.canter@whiting.com with your name and the Grant you are applying for in the subject line.
Please have your referee submit these in a PDF format. DEADLINE is FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012 at 5:00 PM MST
Direct questions to:
Lyn Canter, PhD, Senior Geoscience Advisor,
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 1700 Broadway Suite 2300, Denver CO 80290-2300
Fax: 303-495-6732, Phone: 303-357-1453
Email: lyn.canter@whiting.com
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