Archive for May, 2020

Ohio University student Ian Forsythe ’20 was named the 2020 Geological Sciences Outstanding Graduating Senior as the result of a faculty vote. The award is given to a student who not only has achieved a high GPA but also has engaged in other activities such as independent research leading to […]

Three Ohio University Geological Sciences students were awarded the Travis C. Middleman Scholarship. The scholarship was established by an alumnus, Allen Middleman, in honor of his son. The scholarship is awarded to juniors and seniors with at least a 3.3 GPA. Parker Calhoun is a junior majoring in Geological Sciences. […]

Five Ohio University Geological Sciences students were awarded the Maurice and Betty Warner Scholarship by the Geological Sciences faculty. The scholarship was established by Dr. Maurice Warner, a geology alumnus who spent his career with Chevron Oil, becoming chief exploration geologist for the western United States before his retirement. The […]

Ohio University students Sydney Hansen and Joseph Devore were awarded the Lela A. Ewers Science Scholarship by Geological Sciences faculty. The scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students in the Natural Sciences with a 3.3 GPA or above. Hansen is a sophomore majoring in Geological Sciences. Devore is a senior majoring […]

Six Geological Sciences first-year master’s students at Ohio University have successfully defended their thesis proposals and have been awarded Geological Sciences Alumni Research Grants and Summer Fellowships. The Alumni Research Grant provides funding for supplies and travel related to thesis research. The Summer Fellowship provides a stipend for the summer […]

Ohio University first-year master’s student Ceara Purcell was awarded the Ying-Chien Chang Graduate Scholarship in the Geological Sciences Department. Purcell is conducting research for her M.S. thesis project, “How Did Ecological Niches Evolve During Ordovician Environmental Change? A Test Using Laurentian Brachiopods,” with Dr. Alycia Stigall. The scholarship was established […]

Two Ohio University students were named Geological Sciences Outstanding Graduate Students, an award presented to second-year graduate students based on outstanding performance in research and teaching as determined by a faculty vote. Shaolin Censullo defended her thesis, “Did Alternating Dispersal and Vicariance Contribute to Increased Biodiversification During the Great Ordovician […]