Parke D. Snavely, Jr., Research Award

The Parke D. Snavely, Jr., Fund provides support for field-oriented graduate student research contributing to the understanding of geologic processes and history of the Pacific Northwest convergent margin, or evaluation of its hazard or resource potential. For more information about how to apply and deadlines, please visit the GSA website here.

2026 Recipients:

• Kelsey Dowdall, Central Washington University, “Zircon Ages and Magmatic Conditions of Intrusive Units Related to Critical Mineral Deposits, Nighthawk Region, North-Central Washington”
• Kirsten Ivins, University of North Carolina Wilmington, “Mapping the 1700 CE Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami in Johns River, Washington, USA”
• Lena Tokmakoff, Oregon State University, “Bounding Melt Depth Beneath Newberry Volcano Using Thermodynamic and Geophysical Constraints”