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Where did you attend field camp? I attended the University of Oklahoma’s Bartell Field Camp located in Cañon City, Colorado. We also took a ten-day regional trip to Vernal, Utah, and the Leadville region in Colorado. What did receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship mean to you? I was honored to have received […]

Where did you attend field camp? I attended The University of Akron field camp, which went to South Dakota and Wyoming. What did receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship mean to you? The J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship expanded the opportunities available to me. I was able to experience field camp without […]

Where did you attend field camp? Western Colorado University. What did receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship mean to you? Receiving this scholarship meant I was able to dedicate more time to my education prior to field camp rather than working to pay tuition. Not having that financial obligation really allowed me to […]

Where did you attend field camp? This summer, I attended a field camp course with the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) entitled “Depositional Systems of Western California.” The course focused on the nature of submarine sedimentary deposits, with particular emphasis on submarine canyon formation. We spent the first week at Point Lobos […]

Where did you attend field camp? Turkey. It was run through South Dakota School of Mines. What did receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship mean to you? It meant that I did not have to take out any more student loans in order to finish my degree and graduate. I already have student […]

Where did you attend field camp? I attended field camp at Montana State University–Bozeman. We were based out of the Tobacco Roots Mountains at the Indiana University Geologic Field Station (IUGFS). What did receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship mean to you? Receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship was life-changing. This […]

Where did you attend field camp? I attended the University of Washington’s field camp, which was located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. What did receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship mean to you? For the last four years, I have been working full-time, while also attending school full-time. I’ve needed to do this […]

Where did you attend field camp? I attended Western Michigan University’s Hydrogeology Field Course in Kalamazoo, Michigan. What did receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship mean to you? Receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship was an opportunity to expand my geologic horizons. I’ve learned that a great geologist doesn’t fit into […]

Where did you attend field camp? I attended field camp through my geosciences department at Fort Hays State University. We spent July camping out and doing fieldwork throughout Utah, Arizona, and Colorado. We visited some truly remarkable geological sites, including Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Grand Canyon National Parks; Dinosaur National Monument; Meteor Crater; Monument Valley; […]

Where did you attend field camp?  The University of California, Riverside, conducted my field camp, where I stayed at the following four University of California research stations: Crooked Creek, Barcroft, SNARL, and Owens Valley. What did receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship mean to you? Receiving the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship […]