The Ian S.E. Carmichael Fund supports graduate student research and related activities in the fields of igneous petrology and volcanology. 2022 Recipient Ami Ward, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Project title: “Investigating Post-Magmatic Alteration of Plutons through in situ B Isotope Analysis of the Late Cretaceous Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, CA”
Lincoln S and Sarah W. Hollister Graduate Student Research Awards
The Hollister Fund supports research grants to graduate students working on field-based theses and dissertations that use the tools of metamorphic petrology for understanding the formation of continental crust. 2022 Recipients Juan Felipe Bustos Moreno, Lehigh University; Project title: “Carbon mobility in subduction zone metamorphism: Evidence from HP/UHP Meta-Ophiolitic Breccias in the Western Alps” Peter […]
Lipman Research Award
The Lipman Research Fund promotes and supports student research grants in volcanology and petrology. 2025 Recipients Josephine Dankwa | Missouri State University | Project Title: Reassessing Magma Plumbing at Fogo Volcano: Insights from Syenite Xenoliths Oceana Apollo | University of Missouri | Project Title: Explosive Eruptions at Mount St. Helens: The Influence of Volatile Content […]
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division Fund
The MGPV Fund supports student travel grants awarded by the division. 2022 Recipient Megan Kalina, The University of Texas Permian Basin; Project title: “Evaluation of Cementing Phases in the Cherry Canyon Formation of the Delaware Mountain Group, Ford Geraldine Field, Texas”
James B. Thompson, Jr., Award
The James B. Thompson, Jr., Fund was established through a generous bequest from the estate of Dr. James B. Thompson, Jr. Income from the fund provides for a range of research grants, specialty meeting start-up funds, distinguished international lecture tours, and support of the MGPV Division. 2021 Recipients Haley Olson, Harvard University; Project title: “Using […]