Congratulations to the 2021 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.
Haley Thoresen, University of Idaho, Eocene Basin Record of Metamorphic Core Complex Exhumation in the Western United States Cordillera Advisor: Elizabeth Cassel
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.
Maya Yamei Bradford, West Virginia University, Gypsum textural records of saline environments from the Triassic Red Peak Formation, Advisor: Dr. Kathy Benison
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.
Natalie M. Tanski, Utah State University, Chronstratigraphic correlation of Colorado River terrace deposits -- deciphering the Quaternary evolution of salt tectonics and the formation of Cataract Canyon, Utah, Advisors Dr. Joel Pederson and Dr. Tammy Rittenour