The John C. Frye Memorial Award in Environmental Geology is given In cooperation with the American Association of State Geologists for the best environmental geology paper published each year either by GSA or by one of the state geological surveys. 2022 Recipient David J Hart and Anna C. Fehling, Wisconsin Geological and Natural History; Project…
The Young Scientist Award was established in 1988 to be awarded to a young scientist (35 or younger throughout the year in which the award is to be presented) for outstanding achievement in contributing to geologic knowledge through original research that marks a major advance in the earth sciences. 2022 Recipient Kimberly V. Lau, Penn…
The Arthur L. Day Medal was established in 1948 and is awarded to recognize outstanding distinction in the application of physics and chemistry to the solution of geologic problems, with no restriction to the particular field of geologic research. 2022 Recipient Timothy W. Lyons, University of California
The Peter Birkeland Soil Geomorphology Award supports research grants to students in the field of soil geomorphology. 2022 Recipient Nora Vaughan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Project title: “Factors Controlling Holocene Piedmont Hillslope Processes”
The Bruce R. and Karen H. Clark Fund will be used to bring about an improved level of understanding between the members of GSA and the non-scientific community.
The LaMoreaux International Lecture Fund supports international travel for the Hydrogeology Division Birdsall-Dreiss lecturer.
The Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award provides support for outstanding contributions to the interdisciplinary field of archaeological geology. 2022 Recipient David K. Wright, University of Oslo
The Reed Fund supports research grants to graduate students pursuing studies in the tectonic and magmatic evolution of Alaska primarily, and also can fund other geologic research. 2022 Recipients Sloane Kennedy, Western Washington University; Project title: “Exploring a possible link between magma evolution and eruption behavior: Evidence from the 400 B.P. eruption at Augustine Volcano,…
The Dwornik Award recognizes the best paper or poster presented at the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Applicants may be U.S citizens or international students studying in the United States. 2022 Recipient Matthew Jones, Brown University; Project title: “Impact-Catalyzed Formation of the Lunar Compositional Asymmetry”
The Kirk Bryan Award recognizes the author or authors of a published paper of distinction advancing the science of geomorphology or related field, such as Pleistocene Quaternary geology. 2022 Recipient Timothy Beach, The University of Texas; Project title: 2019. Ancient Maya wetland fields revealed under tropical forest canopy from laser scanning and multiproxy evidence: Proceedings…