RMAG Foundation 2023 Scholarship Awards

The RMAG Foundation Trustees reviewed 32 graduate student scholarship applications representing twelve different universities during the month of January. In early February the Trustees granted ten scholarships totaling $44,100. The diversity of thesis and dissertation topics shown below reflects the increasing variety in geoscience research being conducted by the participating universities.

The Philip J. McKenna Scholarships listed below are awarded to two outstanding Colorado College undergraduate students nominated by the Geology department faculty.

All the applicants and their advisors will receive a one-year free RMAG membership from the RMAG Foundation. The RMAG Foundation Trustees congratulate these students for their outstanding academic successes and thanks all RMAG Foundation donors for sustaining these scholarship.

GARY BABCOCK SCHOLARSHIP

David Nworie, MS candidate – Colorado School of Mines

“Carbonate sediment-gravity-flow experiments: How do particle characteristics affect flow structure, deposit texture, and reservoir quality in deep-marine settings?”

Bolyard Family Scholarship

Shayla Triantafillou, MS candidate – Colorado State Univ.

“Geomorphic factors influencing magnitude of post wildfire disturbance response”

ROBERT M. CLUFF SCHOLARSHIP

Maximiliano Miguez, MS candidate – Colorado School of Mines

“Multi-scale analysis of carbonate mass transport deposits, Apache Mountains, Texas.”

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES SCHOLARSHIP

Admad Tourei, PhD candidate – Colorado School of Mines

“Ambient noise interferometry Using distributed acoustic sensing to study permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaska”

NORMAN H. FOSTER SCHOLARSHIP

Patrick Sullivan, PhD candidate – Colorado School of Mines

“Origin and Stratigraphy of Enigmatic Sandstones of the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway: the Late Turonian Wall Creek-Turner System, Powder River Basin, WY”

MICHAEL S. JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP

Brigham Cardon, MS candidate – Brigham Young Univ.

“Structural analysis of the Sand Wash fault zone with geophysical applications”

STONE-HOLLBERG SCHOLARSHIP

Luke Basler, MS candidate – University of Idaho

“Testing models of orogenic collapse in the Rocky Mountains using stable isotope paleoaltimetry”

VETERANS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Patricia Standring, PhD candidate – University of Texas, Jackson Inst. For Geophysics

“Ocean circulation changes in the Western Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico during the Eocene-Oligocene Transition”

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2023 Scholarship Awards

Rmag Foundation Honorary Scholarship

Molly McCreary, PhD candidate – University of Utah

“Mapping a landslide in Serpentine Valley in Prince William Sound, Alaska”

PHILIP J. MCKENNA SCHOLARSHIPS

Emma Revenaugh, Junior – Colorado College

“Geochemical Analysis of Alpine Lakes in the Uinta Range, Utah, to Characterize Risk of Eutrophication in Alpine Lakes”

Mackenzie Boyd, Junior – Colorado College

“Paleoecology of Mammals across the K-Pg Boundary in the Southern Denver Basin”

In The Pipeline

MARCH 1, 2023

RMAG Luncheon. Speaker: Elizabeth Horne. “Interpretation, Characterization, and Rupture Hazard Assessment of Faults in the Permian Basin.” Online or In-person at Maggiano’s, Denver. 12:00 PM-1:00 PM.

MARCH 7, 2023

RMAG Women’s Group Coffee.

Vibe Coffee & Wine, 1490 Curtis St. 10 AM-11 AM.

DPC Lunch and Learn.

Speakers: Tyler Pittenger and Anthony Maltese of Pioneer Energy. “Deploying Tankless, Zero-Emission

Wellsite Production Systems in Liquids Rich Basins.” 11:30 AM- 1:00 PM at DERL, 730 17th St.

Suite B-1, Denver. Contact: Gabby Richmond (gabby@ denverpetroleumclub.com).

MARCH 8, 2023

COGA Colorado Oil and Gas Day at the Capitol. 8:30 AM-10:00 AM.

MARCH 9, 2023

WOGA Technical Lunch. ”Case Studies of a Fracture Geometry Control Methodology in Combination with Optimized Completions Design to Eliminate H2S Production, Reduce Water Cut and Improve Well Performance.” Email at info@ wogacolorado.org.

MARCH 11, 2023

Rmag On The Rocks

Behind the Scenes Tour of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

MARCH 17, 2023

WOGA Virtual Lean-In.

Speaker: Uma Golpaldass. Via Zoom 11:00 AM-12:30 PM

MARCH 21, 2023

DWLS Luncheon.

Speaker: Darby Witt. “Cluster Efficiency Logging (Before and After Fracturing)- Cordax Improvements in Completion Diagnostics.”

MARCH 22-23, 2023

RMAG North American Helium Conference.

Westin Westminster, 10600 Westminster Boulevard.