Department of Geological Sciences - Michigan State UniversityMichigan State University
Faculty & students on field trips

Awards and Honors

2008

Dr. Ralph Taggart - Geological Society of America Fellow

Dr. David Long - Geological Society of America Fellow

PhD student Anna Losiak - Geological Society of America graduate student research grant

Dr. Danita Brandt - Michigan Science Teachers Co-finalist, College Teacher of the Year

Dr. Julie Libarkin - MSU Lorena V. Blinn Endowed Teaching Award

Dr. Aureal Cross - MSU Meritorious Faculty Award

Dr. David Szymanski - 2008-2009 Geological Society of America Congressional Fellow.

2007

Dr. Julie Libarkin - Geological Society of America Jim Shea Award

Dr. Ralph Taggart - MSU Meritorious Faculty Award

PhD student Anthony Kendall - First prize in the graduate student poster competition at the AIPG meeting in Traverse City, MI. The title of his poster was "Predicting the Distribution of Groundwater Recharge at Regional Scales with the Integrated Landscape Hydrology Model (ILHM) ".

MSc student Robert Ayslworth - second prize in the graduate student poster competition at the AIPG meeting in Traverse City, MI. His poster was titled "A Geophysical Study of Glaciotectonic Deformation, Ludington Ridge, Michigan".  

2006

Dr. David Hyndman - Geological Society of America Fellow

2005

Dr. Aureal Cross - American Association of Petoleum Geologists Grover E. Murray Distinguished Educator Award