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The Quaternary Times 1999 Geological Society of America Awards Archaeological Geology DivisionTo make nominations, or for more information on these awards, contact Tina Niemi, Chair, GSA Archaeological Geology Division Awards Committee, Dept. of Geosciences, Science and Technology Building, Room 420, 5100 Rockhill Rd., Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City 64110-2499; 816-235-5342; Fax: -5535; niemit@umkc.edu Rip Rapp Award The 1999 Rip Rapp Archaeological Geology Award was presented to Julie Stein (University of Washington). The award is given for outstanding contributions to the interdisciplinary field of archaeological geology. Student Award Janet Van Dyke, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, received the Division's Student Travel Grant for her paper "Geoarchaeology and Stable Isotope Paleoecology of a Late Pleistocene Site, Ntuka River 3, Southwest Kenya. Claude Albritton Fund Jennifer Smith, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, was awarded the Claude Albritton Scholarship to support her dissertation research,"A Cultural and Climatic History of the Oasis Depressions of Western Egypt from Analysis of Deposits of Fossil Spring Tufa." The Albritton Fund provides scholarships and fellowships for graduate students in the earth sciences and archaeology. Recipients of these awards will be students who have an interest in: (1) achieving the M.S. or Ph.D degree in earth sciences or archaeology; (2) applying earth science methods to archaeological research; and (3) a career in teaching and academic research. Contact Reid Ferring, Institute for Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 13078, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203; 817-565-2993.
Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division Application forms are available from the Division Secretary: Alan Nelson, U.S. Geological Survey, PO Box 25046, MS 966, Lakewood CO 80225; anelson@ ght.cr.usgs.gov Howard and Mackin Awards The 1999 winners of the J. Hoover Mackin (Ph.D.) award are: Sarah Konrad, University of Wyoming (Neil Humphrey, Advisor), for "Flow dynamics of Galena Creek Rock Glacier, Absaroka Mountains;" and Stephen Thompson, University of Washington (Alan Gillespie and Ray Weldon, advisors), for "Luminescence dating to evaluate hydrologic change, fold growth, and fault slip, Tien Shan, Kirgiz Republic." The 1999 winner of the Arthur D. Howard (M.S.) award is: Robert Burrows, Western Washington University (Doug Clark and Don Easterbrook, advisors) for "Glacial chronology and paleoclimatic significance of Swift Creek and Shuksan Creek cirque moraines, North Cascade Range." Awards for student research in geomorphology or Quaternary geology are given from both the J. Hoover Mackin fund and the Arthur D. Howard fund. The deadline for receipt of applications is February 15, 2000. Both M.S. (or M.A.) and Ph.D. candidates are eligible. Distinguished Career Award Troy Péwé received the 1999 QG&G Distinguished Career Award. The award was received by his son and daughter following Troy’s death. The citationists were John Westgate and Randy Updike. The distinguished career award was established in 1985 to recognize Quaternary geologists and geomorphologists who have demonstrated excellence in their contributions to science. The recipient need not be a member of the GSA or the QG&G Division. Nominations will be accepted at any time during the year, but the deadline is April 1, 2000. Kirk Bryan Award The winner of the 1999 Kirk Bryan Award is William Graf, Arizona State University, for his book entitled "Plutonium and the Rio Grande: Environmental Change and Contamination in the Nuclear Age." The Kirk Bryan Award is given for a paper or book published within the past five years. Gladys Cole Research Award The 1999 Gladys W. Cole Award went to Grant Meyer, Middlebury College, Vermont, for his project "Postglacial climate and alluvial system processes in the arid Bighorn Basin, Wyoming: Insights through comparison to adjacent high-elevation systems". This award for investigation of the geomorphology of semiarid and arid terrains in the United States and Mexico. It is given each year to a GSA Member or Fellow between 30 and 65 years of age who has published one or more significant papers in geomorphology. The award was established in 1980 by W. Storrs Cole in memory of his wife. Application forms may be obtained from the Research Grants Administrator, Geological Society of America, PO Box 9140, Boulder CO 80301; 303-447-2020, x137. Applications must be postmarked by February 1 to be eligible for the April award. The amount of the award in 2000 will be $11,000. Geochron Laboratories Each year Geochron Laboratories awards research grants to graduate students enrolled in academic institutions around the world. The awards consist of analytical services performed free of charge. The 1999 Geochron Labs Research Awards Winners are: Dmitry Varlyguin, Clark University, for AMS Radiocarbon dating analyses, for his proposal "CO2 Recycling in Boreal Bogs of West Siberia" Colin Grier, Arizona State University, for Conventional Radiocarbon dating analyses, for his proposal "Examining archaeological material from the Dionisio Point Site, Galiano Island, British Columbia" Richard Rickman, Arkansas State University, for Stable Isotope Ratio Analyses, for his proposal "Ascertaining the origin of gypsum associated with prehistoric rock art" Janet Schulenberg, Pennsylvania State University, for Stable Isotope Ratio Analyses, for her proposal "The adoption of maize horticulture in the Iroquoian area of central New York state" Franklin Satterfield, University of Alaska at Fairbanks, for Strontium Isotope analyses, for his proposal "Sr isotope tracers in Alaskan freshwaters and North Pacific salmon" There were no applicants for the K-Ar age determinations. The deadline for applications is May 1st. Award and application guidelines are available at: http://www.geochronlabs.com Send applications to: Research Awards, Geochron Laboratories, 711 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-1002 |