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A lifelong commitment to promoting young geoscientists is a passion for a couple who met early in their geophysics careers. When Carol and Seth Stein crossed paths at the California Institute of Technology in the late 1970s, Carol was an undergraduate whose brother shared an office with fellow grad student, Seth. One of the first […]

Rayann Rehwinkel was refreshed in her love of geology at field camp after spending the last year stuck inside. Where did you attend field camp?  Wasatch-Uinta Field Camp in Park City, Utah How did COVID-19 affect your experience of field camp? Due to COVID-19, I missed a lot of field experiences in my courses prior […]

Lauren Livers’ field camp experience was the culmination of her undergraduate study and helped her bring together everything she has learned over the last four years and apply it in a field setting. Where did you attend field camp?  I attended field camp at four locations around Alaska: Fairbanks, Healy, Red Rock Canyon, and Limestone […]

Lauren Breederland’s field camp experience showed her how much she loves fieldwork and inspired her to make it a part of her future studies and career path. Where did you attend field camp?  I attended field camp at the Wheaton College Science Station in the Black Hills of South Dakota. How did COVID-19 affect your […]

As a non-traditional student, receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship allowed Alexandra Banks to participate in field camp, which helped her find her place in geoscience. Where did you attend field camp? I attended the Southern Illinois University Geology field camp. We spent a majority of the time learning field mapping in Montana. […]

One of geology’s oldest brands is now owned and operated by a female geologist. Here’s the story of how that came about, in a garage.  RIVERTON, WY – NOV. 11, 2021 – Lauren Heerschap remembers the day she first learned how to use a Brunton pocket transit. She was 20 years old, at an outcrop of Cambrian […]

Emma Palko’s field camp experience helped her gain confidence in her essential geology skills and honed her ideas about her future career. Where did you attend field camp?  The field camp I attended was centered on the Dubois, Wyoming area, within the Wind River Basin. Portions of the camp were also spent exploring the Yellowstone […]

In spite of ongoing precautions due to COVID, Cissy Ming’s field camp at Penn State University rounded out her geoscience studies and helped her gain experience in some of the new technologies that geoscientists use to study the Earth. Where did you attend field camp? I attended field camp at Penn State University. Over the […]

Thanks to GSAF donors, every year students receive support to attend field camp through the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship Program. Many students say that their field experiences bring to life the geology they studied in the classroom. However, the cost of field camp is often prohibitive and added expenses, such as equipment, leave […]

 GSA Foundation Board Chair Jeff Oslund teaching a Tai Chi session to Science Policy Fellow Morgan Disbrow-Monz at the GSA Foundation booth, GSA Connects 2021