GIA Recipients
Graduate research grants supporting M.S. and Ph.D. students whose work advances petroleum geology, energy minerals, and environmental geoscience.
Who We've Helped
These grants provide annual financial support to graduate students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees. By supporting thesis and dissertation research, the program helps advance new knowledge in petroleum and energy-mineral resources and related areas of environmental geology.
2025 Recipients
In 2025 the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 97 graduate students across the world a total of $248,125 in geoscience research funds.
| Theresia Br. Sipangkar | Bandung Institute of Technology | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Amanda Tegart | Baylor University | Donald A. and Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
| Kathryn Graham | Binghamton University | Mruk Family Named Grant |
| Tanner Nielsen | Brigham Young University | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Julie Robinson | Brigham Young University | Allen and Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
| Logan Light | California State University (Long Beach) | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant, Thomas Hopps Memorial Grant |
| Hui Hu | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
| Shuling Xiong | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Xiaobo Zheng | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | J. Ben Carsey Sr. Memorial Grant |
| Ruijing Guo | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Hongliang Huo | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Yuan Li | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Zhikai Liang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Lu Liu | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Zhenguo Qi | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Merrill W. Hass Memorial Grant |
| Lanxi Rong | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Dandan Wang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Huiyi Xiao | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Zijie Yang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Yuanhao Zhang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | The Institut Français du Pétrole Grant |
| Lei Wang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant |
| Roufeida Bennani | China University of Petroleum (East China) | Charles B. and Marilyn C. Fritz Memorial Grant |
| Jian Fu | China University of Petroleum (East China) | Fred A. and Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Nianqi Li | China University of Petroleum (East China) | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
| Xiao Li | China University of Petroleum (East China) | Fred A. and Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Qiang Mao | China University of Petroleum (East China) | R.E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Ziru Zhao | China University of Petroleum (East China) | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
| Jiachen Gao | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Supriya Gomez | Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology | SEAPEX (Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society) Grant |
| Muchamad Ocky Bayu Nugroho | Chulalongkorn University | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
| Maureen James | Colorado School of Mines | Fred Tietz Named Grant |
| Meritxell Colet | Columbia University | AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant |
| Khadijeh Zare | Coventry University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Justin Delgado | CUNY Graduate Center | Eastern Section Paul Potter Memorial Field Geology Grant |
| Muhammad Firdaus | Curtin University | J. Elmer Thomas (Past- Presidents) Memorial Grant |
| Oluwaseun Omoyemi | Fort Hays State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Rajkumar Mondal | Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad | John W. Robinson Named Grant |
| Adeline Bowen | Indiana University | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Zhonghao Zhang | Indiana University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Most. Mourin Jahan | Jahangirnagar University | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
| Supratik Roy | Johns Hopkins University | Meckel Family Named Grant |
| Chester Davies | Keele University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Naomi Irons | Keele University | Robert Ehrlich Memorial Grant |
| Daniel Owodunni | Louisiana State University | Edward B. Picou Jr. Named Grant, Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Grant |
| King King Ting | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Margaret Taiwo | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Hunter Mason | Northern Illinois University | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Dwandari Ralanarko | Padjadjaran University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Segun Oladele | Pennsylvania State University | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
| Ran He | Pennsylvania State University | Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
| Mingxi Hu | Pennsylvania State University | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
| Harshwardhanam Nishanta | Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Anurag Singariya | Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
| Haolin Zhou | Rice University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Emmanuel Darko | Stephen F. Austin State University | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
| Queen Kalu | Texas A&M University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant, Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Cole Robbins | Texas A&M University (Galveston) | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant, Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Oluwaseye Oyetade | Texas Tech University | Eddie David Named Grant |
| Keju Yan | Texas Tech University | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Oscar Fabian Camargo Pantoja | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | R.E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Maria de los Angeles Verde-Ramirez | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Diana Rahmawati | Universitas Gadjah Mada | David Worthington Named Grant, David Worthington Family Named Grant |
| Lin Yuan | University of Alberta | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Yanze Zhang | University of Alberta | Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant |
| Ethan Oleson | University of Arkansas | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Paola Alvarez | University of British Columbia | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Andrei-Alexandru Smeu | University of Bucharest | Classen Family Named Grant |
| Razieh Kashiri | University of Cincinnati | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
| Seth Brown | University of Connecticut | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
| Zohur Ahmed | University of Dhaka | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Md. Mahfuz Alam | University of Dhaka | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Rakibul Hasan Badhon | University of Dhaka | Chandler and Laura Wilhelm Named Grant |
| Bishwarup Banik | University of Dhaka | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
| Papon Das | University of Dhaka | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Mukhtiar Ghani | University of Goettingen | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
| Innocent Ofia | University of Ibadan | Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant |
| Aulia Rahman Pangaribuan | University of Indonesia | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
| Zijie Gao | University of Kansas | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Fidelis Onwuagba | University of Kansas | William E. and Jean Crain Named Grant |
| Precious Oso | University of Kansas | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Westin Scott | University of Kansas | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Vivian Edwards | University of Kentucky | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
| Abigail Portwood | University of Kentucky | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Ryan Parkyn | University of Nevada (Reno) | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
| Nicole Wagoner | University of Nevada (Reno) | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
| Md Montasir Arafat Akif | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Lima Akter Choiti | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Chinagorom Okorie | University of Port Harcourt (Choba) | Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Taufik Al Amin | University of Texas at Austin | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
| Sandra Juarez-Zuniga | University of Texas (Austin) | R. Randy Ray Memorial Grant |
| Joshua Malone | University of Texas (Austin) | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
| Owen McCaffrey | University of Texas (Dallas) | John Teagle Memorial Grant |
| Whitney Worrell | University of Wyoming | Weimer Family Grant |
| Samuel Bonsu | West Virginia University | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
| Abdullah Ibrahim | Western Michigan University | Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
| Ahmed Alshakr | Western Michigan University | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant |
| Daniela Lozano La Cock | Yale University | B. Glenn Galloway Memorial Grant |
2024 Recipients
In 2024, The Grants-in-Aid program awarded 93 graduate students across the world a total of $252,000 in geoscience research funds.
| Taiwo Ojo | Afe Babalola University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Aktarul Ahsan | Auburn University | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
| Bryce Hall | Auburn University | B. Glenn Galloway Memorial Grant |
| James Mayes | Auburn University | Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
| Erni Syafitri | Bandung Institute of Technology | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Tanner Nielsen | Brigham Young University | Donald A. and Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
| Liu Xiuyan | China University of Geoscience, Wuhan | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Qing He | China University of Geoscience, Wuhan | Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant |
| Wentian Fan | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Robert Ehrlich Memorial Grant |
| Shasha Hui | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Wenzhi Lei | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Lanxi Rong | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Fred A. and Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Wu Younghui | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Chandler and Laura Wilhelm Named Grant |
| Galdys Pantoja | Clarkson University | J. Elmer Thomas (Past- Presidents) Memoria Grant |
| Viska Dewi | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Maximiliano Miguez | Colorado School of Mines | Fred Tietz Named Grant |
| Chibuzor Nworie | Colorado School of Mines | Charles B. and Marilyn C. Fritz Memorial Grant |
| Molly O’Halloran | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Eric Stautberg | Colorado School of Mines | Allen and Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
| Sydney Maguire | Columbia University | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
| Johanset Orihuela | Florida International University | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
| Oluwaseun Omoyemi | Fort Hays State University | Fred A. and Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Godfrey Peter Mweemba | Ibadan University, Nigeria | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Anita Akor | Ibrahim Badamasi Babagida University | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Delia Kuye | Imperial College London | William Martin Whiting Named Grant |
| Km Shyama | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Gombodorj Batsukh | Indiana University | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
| Eli VanDyke | Indiana University | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Hao Yuan | Indiana University | John Teagle Memorial Grant |
| Mehenaz Akter | Jahangirnagar University | Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Suraiya Anni | Jahangirnagar University | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
| Umme Kulshum Shrity | Jahangirnagar University | J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
| Deborah Agbamu | Kansas State University | Barrett Family Named Grant |
| Briony Bowler | Keele University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Victor Heme de Lacotte | Keele University | William Martin Whiting Named Grant |
| Ryan Podmore | Keele University | Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
| Skye Tisdell | Keele University | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Mustuque Munim | Louisiana State University | Edward B. Picou, Jr. Named Grant |
| Kwabena Poku-Agyemang | Louisiana State University | Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Grant |
| Sarah Sommer | Missouri State University | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant |
| Angélica Ruiz Correa | National Autonomous University of Mexico | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
| Togzhan Mynbayeva | Nazarbayev University | Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Nicole Salladin | New Mexico State University | Eddie David Named Grant |
| Izabelle Buentello | Oklahoma State University | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
| Lauren Haygood | Oklahoma State University | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Chekwube Didi | Pan African University, Life and Earth Sciences Institute | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Henry Sentalo | Pan African University, Life and Earth Sciences Institute | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
| Yan Cao | Peking University | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
| Mingming Jiang | Peking University | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant |
| Enze Wang | Peking University | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Evan Ritchey | Penn State University | Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
| Starla Toto | Stanford University | Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant |
| Jared Byers | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Sadiq Rijiya | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Chase Chavez | Texas Christian University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
| Keju Yan | Texas Tech University | Eddie David Named Grant |
| Olajide Oladipo | The University of Georgia, Athens | Paul Danheim Nelson Named Grant |
| Oscar Camargo | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
| Joaquín Perez Mayoral | Universidad Nacional de La Plata | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Florencia Perusin | Universidad Nacional de La Plata-Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Isabela Albuquerque | Universidade Federal Fluminense | William E. and Jean Crain Named Grant |
| Brette Harris | University of Alberta | The Institut Français du Pétrole Grant |
| Korei Patterson | University of Arkansas | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
| Samuel Martin | University of British Columbia | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Paola Alvarez | University of British Columbia | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Sabber Khandoozigenareh | University of Cincinnati | Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Jasmin Naher | University of Connecticut | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
| Tamal Saha | University of Dhaka | SEAPEX (Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society) Grant |
| Anupom Hasib Rose | University of Dhaka | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
| Innocent Ofia | University of Ibadan | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
| Miftah Fauzan Badri | University of Indonesia | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
| Amperawaty Berangai Putri | University of Indonesia | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Nicholas Ferry | University of Kansas | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
| Zijie Gao | University of Kansas | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
| Gracie Babineaux | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
| Clement Pollier | University of Miami | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
| Giuseppa Anzelmo | University of Naples Federico II | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
| Nowrad Ali | University of Potsdam | Mruk Family Named Grant |
| Josh Reid | University of Queensland | David Worthington Family Named Grant |
| Natthakorn Konguthaithip | University of Texas at Austin | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
| Ashlee Siddall | University of Texas at Austin | Meckel Family Named Grant |
| Adan Silva | University of Texas at Austin | Eastern Section Paul Potter Memorial Field Geology Grant |
| Abdulkarim Alhussaini | University of Texas at Austin | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
| Madigan Blake | University of Texas at Dallas | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
| Charles Ojodale Igomu | University of Texas at El Paso | Classen Family Named Grant |
| Gull Fatima | University of the Punjab, Lahore | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
| Ayesha Ejaz | University of the Punjab, Lahore | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Abdul Hannan | University of the Punjab, Lahore | John W. Robinson Named Grant |
| Hina Sarwar | University of the Punjab, Lahore | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Brad Ackroyd | University of Wyoming | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Amber Rivera | University of Wyoming | Weimer Family Grant |
| Lars Koehn | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant |
2023 Recipients
In 2023, The Grants-in-Aid Fund Fund program awarded 91 graduate students across the world a total of $256,750 in geoscience research funds.
| Furquan Aftab | Bahria University | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Rizty Badri | Bandung Institute of Technology | SEAPEX Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jordan Walker | Baylor University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jun Wang | Chengdu University of Technology | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Shuling Xiong | China University of Geosciences | Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Qain Feng | China University of Geosciences, Wuhan | James E. Wilson and Elloie B. Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Zhen Wang | China University of Geosciences, Wuhan | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ziqian Ye | China University of Geosciences, Wuhan | Fred A. and Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Zhuo Liu | China University of Petroleum | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Dehao Feng | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ruijing Guo | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Chandler and Laura Wilhelm Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jipeng Liu | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jiankang Lu | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Kanyuan Shi | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Bernold M. "Bruno" Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Chengxiang Wan | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | John Teagle Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yuheng Wang | China university of petroleum, Beijing | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Lei Ye | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jianli Lin | China University of Petroleum, East China | William E. and Jean Crain Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yu Yan | China University of Petroleum, East China | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant. Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiangbo Zhang | China University of Petroleum, East China | R.E. McAdams Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Matt Keator | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Chibuzor Nworie | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Leiser Silva | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jake Slawson | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Patrick Sullivan | Colorado School of Mines | R. Randy Ray Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Cristian Valencia | EAFIT University | John W. Robinson Name Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Victor Fagorite | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
| Hao Yuan | Indiana University | Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Fidelis Onwuagba | Kansas State University | Barrett Family Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Muraine Grantham | Keele University | Donald A. and Mary O'Nesky Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiaolan Jia | Khalifa Univeristy of Science and Technology | Fred A.and Jean Dix Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Tamer Ali | Louisiana State University | Edward B. Picou, Jr. Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Michael Barnard | Louisiana State University | Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Mateo Acuna Uribe | Memorial University of Newfoundland | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Linus Anyanna | Missouri university of Science and Technology | David Worthington Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Chukwuma Mgbenu | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Sixuan Wu | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Lucas Francisco Mon | National University of La Plata | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Emmanuel Slufu | National University of Malaysia | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Dinara Nadirkhanova | Nazarbayev University | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Christopher Waid | Ohio State University | Michael S. Johnson Named Grant, David Worthington Family Grant |
| Ian Cox | Oklahoma State University | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Margaret Adeniran | Pan African University | Mruk Family Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Osmond Nwali | Pan African University | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Lu Wang | Peking University | Classen Family Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Fran Meyer | Pennsylvania State University | Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Noshin Sharmili | Pennsylvania State University | B. Glenn Galloway Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiaoni Wang | Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development PetroChina | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant, Grants-in |
| Shun He | Southwest Petroleum University | Paul Danheim Nelson Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Victor Awosiji | Stanford University | Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jason Craig | Stanford University | J. Ben Carsey Sr. Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Seyram Nyamasekpor | Stephen F. Austin State University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Frederick Owusu | Stephen F. Austin State University | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Sadiq Rijiya | Texas A&M University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Kevin Byerly | Texas Tech University | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Madalin Evans | Texas Tech University | Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Maddy Deerman | Texas Tech University | Eddie David Named Grant |
| Felipe Gil Bernal | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Laura Cristina Calderon Diaz | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Javier Pena Leon | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Paul Okoe | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul | Charles B. and Marilyn C. Fritz Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Dicko Rizky Febriansanu | Universitas Gadjah Mada | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Caroline Van de Vyver | Université de Lorraine | The Institut Français du Pètrole Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Robin Carbaugh | University of Alaska, Fairbanks | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Patricia Fraino | University of Calgary | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jordan Todes | University of Chicago | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Vincent Nowaczewski | University of Cincinnati | Ohio Geological Society Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Mst. Fahima Akter | University of Dhaka | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Abubakar Aliyu | University of Georgia, Athens | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Luke Basler | University of Idaho | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Miftah Fauzan | University of Indonesia | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Qianyou Wang | University of Liverpool | J. Elmer Thomas Past Presidents Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Naqib Ullah | University of Malaya | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jennifer Spalding | University of Ottawa | Allan and Eleanor Martini Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ahmed Yousef | University of Potsdam | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Shannon Brophy | University of Southern California | Thomas Hopps Memorial Grant, Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Catherine Caterham | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Khawaja Hasnain Iltaf | University of Texas, Arlington | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant, Grants-in -Aid Fund |
| Xiaoquing Yuan | University of Texas, Arlington | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
| Rawan Alasad | University of Texas, Austin | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Sandra Juarez Zuniga | University of Texas, Austin | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Joshua Malone | University of Texas, Austin | Meckel Family Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Nicholas Regier | University of Texas, Austin | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Tao Zhang | University of Texas, Austin | R.E. McAdams Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Chunmiao Ma | University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ayesha Ejaz | University of the Punjab | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Maha Ali Haider | University of the Punjab | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Abdul Hannan | University of the Punjab | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Mollie Pope | University of Wyoming | Weimer Family Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Sage Muttel | West Virginia University | Pittsburgh Assoc. Petroleum Geologists Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Tobi Ore | West Virginia University | Eastern Section Named Grant, Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant, Grants-in-Aid Fund |
2022 Recipients
In 2022, The Grants-in-Aid Fund Fund program awarded 130 graduate students across the world a total of $299,000 in geoscience research funds.
| Shifat Monami | Auburn University | B. Glenn Galloway Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Furqan Aftab | Bahria University | John W. Robinson Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Adeeb Ahmed | Bahria University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Rizty Badri | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Mruk Family Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Bo Jiu | China University of Geosciences (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yanxin Lu | China University of Geosciences (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiaoguang Yang | China University of Geosciences (Beijing) | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Qiqi Li | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Tingting Yao | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Qian Zhao | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yanpu Zhao | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiaobo Zheng | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ziqiang Zhou | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Yaoyao Zou | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Peng Chen | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Dehao Feng | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Houjian Gong | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Shasha Hui | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiangye Kong | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Wenzhi Lei | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Zhikai Liang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Guoqing Lu | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Siqi Ouyang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yongshuai Pan | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiaojiao Pang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | SEAPEX (Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society) Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xindi Shao | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Kanyuan Shi | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| He Tian | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xingda Tian | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Chengxiang Wan | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Fuwei Wang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Guanyun Wu | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Huiyi Xiao | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Fred A. and Jean Dix Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Zhehang Xu | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yingtao Yao | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Wu Yonghui | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Fan Zhang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | John Teagle Memorial Grant J. Ben Carsey Sr. Memorial Grant |
| Dingye Zheng | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Chenxi Zhu | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant David Worthington Family Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ziru Zhao | China University of Petroleum (East China) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ling Zhou | China University of Petroleum (East China) | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Christopher Matson | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Carolina Mayorga | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Zaid Nadhim | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Shaskia Putri | Colorado School of Mines | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant Paul Danheim Nelson Named Grant |
| Mitch Schneider | Colorado School of Mines | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jake Slawson | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Luis Carlos Escobar Arenas | Colorado State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Grace Taiwo | Colorado State University | Fred Tietz grant |
| George Geier | Dartmouth College | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Tolulope Agbaje | Federal University of Technology Akure | Barrett Family Named Grant |
| Xuan Cao | Imperial College London | The Institut Français du Pétrole Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Sophie Black | Indiana University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ilona Jocelynn Untung | Institut Teknologi Bandung | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Maria Oliinyk | Institute of Geodesy | Grants-in-Aid Fund Committee Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Farhan Ahmed Bhuiyan | Jahangirnagar University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Anjumonuara Eti | Jahangirnagar University | J. Elmer Thomas (Past-Presidents) Memorial Grant |
| Ahadul Islam | Jahangirnagar University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Victor Obi | Kent State University | Ohio Geological Society Named Grant Michael S. Johnson Named Grant |
| Andrew Spatz | Lehigh University | Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
| Joses Omojola | Louisiana State University | Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Grant Edward B. Picou Jr. Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Kristoffer Fowler | Louisiana State University | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Grace Khatrine | Memorial University | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| James Quick | Missouri University of Science and Technology | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grants Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Sixuan Wu | Missouri University of Science and Technology | R.E. McAdams Memorial Grant David Worthington Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Maryi Rodriguez | National University of Colombia | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Emmanuel Salufu | National University of Malaysia | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Sabber Khandoozigenareh | Nazarbayev University | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Tochukwu Onyebum | Nnamdi Azikiwe University | Classen Family Named Grant William E. and Jean Crain Named Grant |
| Mariliis Eensalu | Northern Illinois University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jeremy Nederbo | Northern Illinois University | Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
| Yining Li | Northwest University | Allen and Eleanor Martini Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ian Cox | Oklahoma State University | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Victor Fakeye | Oklahoma State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Lauren Haygood | Oklahoma State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Dylan Morton | Oklahoma State University | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Khalid Haji Omar | Oklahoma State University | R.E. McAdams Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Dwandari Ralanarko | Padjadjaran University | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Margaret Adeniran | Pan African University of Life and Earth Sciences | Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Solomon Jekayinfa | Pan African University of Life and Earth Sciences | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yan Cao | Peking University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiaoyu Du | Peking University | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Garrett Shepherd | Pennsylvania State University | David Worthington Named Grant Michael S. Johnson Named Grant |
| Haolin Zhou | Rice University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Qian Pang | Southwest Petroleum University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ying Xiong | Southwest Petroleum University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Artem Korniienko | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Brenden Britt | Texas A&M University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Aditya Chakravarty | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Emily White | Texas A&M University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Ryan Pastor | Texas Christian University | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Karyss Betzen | Texas Tech University | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Alex Washburn | Texas Tech University | Eddie David Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Felipe Gil Bernal | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Joaquín Perez Mayoral | Universidad Nacional de La Plata | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Cecilia Ines Gutierrez | Universidad Nacional del Sur | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Lauren Jane Reeher | University of Arizona | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Samuel Martin | University of British Columbia | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Thomas Kenzie | University of Calgary | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Zach Toews | University of Calgary | Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant Harry and Joy Jamison Named Grant |
| Jordan Todes | University of Chicago | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Noshin Sharmili | University of Dhaka | Fred A. and Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Winnie Bett | University of Haifa | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Gabriel Olawuyi | University of Haifa | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Zohreh Souri | University of Houston | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Olumide Adeosun | University of Ibadan | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yinka Olayinka | University of Ibadan | William E. Gipson Named Grant |
| Luke Basler | University of Idaho | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Haley Thoresen | University of Idaho | Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Amperawaty Berangai Putri | University of Indonesia | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Ibrahim Zallum | University of Kansas | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Bradley Huffman | University of Kansas | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Ryan Goldsby | University of Kentucky | AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Meredith Swallom | University of Kentucky | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiaotian Wang | University of Mississippi | Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Katherine Ludwig | University of Missouri | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Nathan Reed | University of Missouri | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Samuel Fleagle | University of Nebraska | Rodney A. Bernasek Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Fahad Qassim | University of Nebraska | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Chen Zhao | University of Texas at Arlington | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Jana Alabdullatif | University of Texas at Austin | Chandler and Laura Wilhelm Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Claudia Banks | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jacqueline Epperson | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Mohammed Fallatah | University of Texas at Austin | Meckel Family Named Grant William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Juan Gutierrez | University of Texas at Austin | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant Charles B. and Marilyn C. Fritz Memorial Grant |
| Scarlette Hsia | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Fernando Rey | University of Texas at Austin | R. Randy Ray Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Madison Woelfel | University of Texas at El Paso | Eddie David Named Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Fatemeh Vanani | University of Vienna | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant Donald A. and Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
| Genna Baldassarre | Utah State University | Thomas Hopps Memorial Grant John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Rachel Yesenchak | West Virginia University | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
2021 Recipients
In 2021, The Grants-in-Aid program awarded 125 graduate students across the world a total of $299,000 in geoscience research funds.
| Name | University | Named Grant |
| Leibo Bian | Aarhus University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xiaowei Zheng | Aarhus University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Caleb Bishop | Australian National University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Asif Khan | Bahria University, Islamabad | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
| Stephanie White | Baylor University | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
| Lauren Bunce | Binghamton University | Mruk Family Named Grant |
| Louis Meyer | Binghamton University | Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
| Bedig Charkhutian | California State University, Long Beach | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
| Jiaqi Chang | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | John Teagle Memorial Grant |
| Zhang Hongxiang | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Min Li | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yazhou Liu | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Shijie Ma | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Zhe Mao | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ruitan Shi | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ling Tang | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| He Tian | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Allen & Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
| Fuwei Wang | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | William E. & Jean Crain Named Grant |
| Yaping Wang | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
| Zixin Xue | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Tianbo Yang | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Wenmiao Zhang | China University of Petroleum, Beijing, College of Geosciences | Classen Family Named Grant |
| Fuyun Cong | China University of Geosciences | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Zhongheng Sun | China University of Geosciences, Wuhan | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
| Yao Tingting | China University of Geosciences, Wuhan | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Hui Li | China University of Petroleum, East China | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Nataly Chacon | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Luke Gezovich | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Mitchell Grimm | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Hanaga Simabrata | Colorado School of Mines | SEAPEX (Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society) Grant |
| Haley Thorson | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Sarah Giles | Columbia University | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Carla Skinner | Dalhousie University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Dóra Cseresznyés | Eötvös University | J. Elmer Thomas (Past-Presidents) Memorial Grant |
| Orsolya Gelencser | Eötvös University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Michael Eze | Georg-August University of Goettingen | Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
| Randolph Rutledge | George Mason University | AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant |
| Cody Totten | Kansas State University | Barrett Family Named Grant |
| Gaurav Gairola | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Omar Radwan | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Laode Stiawan | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
| Daniel Locci Lopez | Louisiana State University | Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Grant |
| Sophie Vincent | Louisiana State University | Edward B. Picou, Jr. Named Grant |
| Sunny Ezeh | McMaster University | Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant |
| Noelle Lin | Memorial University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Trez Rice | Miami University | Ohio Geological Society Named Grant |
| Chad Cummings | Midwestern State University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
| Efren Mendez | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
| Elijah Olusola Adeniyi | Montana State University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Riza Nurbekova | Nazarbayev University | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Justin Friend | New Mexico State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Khalid Haji Omar | Oklahoma State University | Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Ojo Oyewande | Oklahoma State University | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant (formerly Energy Minerals Grant) |
| Solomon Jekayinfa | Pan African University,University of Ibadan, Nigeria | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Chinenye Cynthia Ogbu | Pan African University,University of Ibadan, Nigeria | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Hannah Brommecker | Queen's University | Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant |
| Arijit Chattopadhyay | Queen's University | Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Fredrick Nwasike | Queen's University | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
| Geila Uzeda | Queen's University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Joyeeta Bhattacharya | Rice University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Celine Fliedner | Rice University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Aidan Taylor | Rutgers University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Peng Pang | Southwest Petroleum University | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
| Marianne Coholich | Stanford University | Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant |
| Daiane Cardoso | State University of Rio de Janeiro | Donald A. & Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
| Maria Gutierrez Azuaje | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Rachel Schroeder | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Fabian Pena | Texas Christian University | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
| Hunter Green | Texas Tech University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Alex Washburn | Texas Tech University | Eddie David Named Grant |
| Ripul Dutt | Tulane University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Kevin Reece | Tulane University | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Nicolas Pinzon Matapi | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant |
| Jian Chen | University of Alabama | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Anne Joseph | University of British Columbia | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Patricia Fraino | University of Calgary | J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
| Thomas Peploe | University of Calgary | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
| Zach Toews | University of Calgary | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
| Shravya Srivastava | University of California, Riverside | Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
| Zhengfu Zhao | University of Copenhagen | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Zuana Alam | University of Dhaka | Chandler and Laura Wilhelm Named Grant |
| Saiful Islam Apu | University of Dhaka | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Nusrat Mehnaz | University of Dhaka | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Hiu Ching Jupiter Cheng | University of Georgia | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
| Haley Thoresen | University of Idaho | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Erin Young-Dahl | University of Idaho | John W. Robinson Named Grant |
| Annisa Badri | University of Indonesia | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Nicholas Ferry | University of Kansas | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Adam Lane | University of Kansas | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Angela Torres-Zamora | University of Kansas | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ibrahim Zallum | University of Kansas | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
| Leandro Domingos Luz | University of Kentucky | Charles B. and Marilyn C. Fritz Memorial Grant |
| Samuel Whitehead | University of Kentucky | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| James Duncan | University of Las Vegas | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Qianyou Wang | University of Liverpool | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
| Connor Doyle | University of Manchester | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
| Rhys Hamlyn | University of Manchester | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
| Ke Wang | University of Manchester | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Katelyn Giles | University of Memphis | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Jackie Kleinsasser | University of Michigan | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
| Husamaldeen Zubi | University of Mississippi | The Institut Français du Pétrole Grant |
| Gozde Altuntas | University of Missouri | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grants |
| Kimberly Moore | University of Missouri | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grants |
| Andrea Montanaro | University of Naples Federico II | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Wei Li | University of Nottingham | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Karelia La Marca | University of Oklahoma | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Alexandra Pipe | University of Ottawa | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Simona Ruso | University of Ottawa | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
| Michele Vallati | University of Potsdam | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Qiming Wang | University of Texas at Arlington | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
| Binqian Yin | University of Texas at Arlington | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant |
| Rawan Alasad | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Patricia Ascanio-Pellon | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Abdulah M Eljalafi | University of Texas at Austin | Meckel Family Named Grant |
| Evelin Gutierrez | University of Texas at Austin | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
| Sarp Karakaya | University of Texas at Austin | R. Randy Ray Memorial Grant |
| Cole Speed | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Charlie (Yu-Chen) Zheng | University of Texas at Austin | David Worthington Family Named Grant |
| Jessica Kelsch | University of Texas at El Paso | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Jeremiah Bernau | University of Utah | B. Glenn Galloway Memorial Grant |
| Vickie Cousins | University of Western Australia | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
| John Shepherd | University of Western Australia | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Heath Geil-Haggerty | University of Wyoming | Weimer Family Grant |
| Amanda Rossi | University of Wyoming | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
2020 Recipients
In 2020, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 110 graduate students across the world a total of $299,000 in geoscience research funds.
| Name | University | Named Grant |
| Leibo Bian | Aarhus University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Xiaowei Zheng | Aarhus University | Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
| Ozan Turkes | Auburn University | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Kenton Crabtree | California State University Long Beach | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
| Roberto Loza Espejel | Cardiff University | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
| Adedoyin Adeyilola | Central Michigan University | Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
| Sen Li | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Zhongheng Sun | China university of Geosciences (Wuhan) | SEAPEX (Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society) Grant |
| Jingyi Wang | China university of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Zhiwei Zeng | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
| Dongsheng Cao | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Xuan Cao | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | Allen & Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
| Jiaqi Chang | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Di Chen | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
| Hongyang Jiang | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Zihao Jin | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Nian Liu | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
| Yazhou Liu | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | The Institut Français du Pétrole Grant |
| Xinhe Shao | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant |
| Qiaochu Wang | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | John W. Robinson Named Grant |
| Zixin Xue | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
| Weiwei Zhang | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant |
| Savannah Rice | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Chance Seckinger | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Teresa Langenkamp | Colorado State University | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
| Sarah Giles | Columbia University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Partha Pratim Mandal | Curtin University | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
| Xuemei Yang | Curtin University | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Orsolya Lukovszki | Eötvös Loránd University | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
| Éva Oravecz | Eötvös Loránd University | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Lucas Cherry | George Mason University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Joseph Kulenguski | George Mason University | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
| Bailey Lathrop | Imperial College London | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Alexandra Sarah Robinson | Imperial College London | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Mohuli Das | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Muhammad Usman | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Donald A. & Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
| Allison Barbato | Louisiana State University | Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Grant |
| Jeffrey Duxbury | Louisiana State University | Edward B. Picou, Jr. Named Grant |
| Michael Eze | Macquarie University, Sydney | Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Isaac Foli | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Mackenzie Wegmann | Northern Illinois University | Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Yoseph Adiatma | Ohio State University | Michael S. Johnson Named Grant |
| Michelle Abshire | Oklahoma State University | Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant |
| John Clymer | Oklahoma State University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Olubukola Ishola | Oklahoma State University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
| Mary Tkach | Oklahoma State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Safiya Alpheus | Pennsylvania State University | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Joanmarie Del Vecchio | Pennsylvania State University | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Disha Gupta | South Dakota School of Mines And Technology | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Ying Xiong | Southwest Petroleum University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Barbara Mawulolo Kemeh | Stephen F. Austin University | Ohio Geological Society Named Grant |
| Shaidu Shaban | Syracuse University | J. Elmer Thomas (Past-Presidents) Memorial Grant |
| Eric Peavey | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Emily White | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Marissa English | Texas Christian University | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
| Katie Gates | Texas Tech University | Eddie David Named Grant |
| Muhammad Ridha Adhari | The University of Western Australia | John Teagle Memorial Grant |
| Norma Betania Palacios Garcia | Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
| Kachalla Aliyuda | University of Aberdeen | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Karena Gill | University of Alabama | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
| Asmara Lehrmann | University of Alabama | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Samuel Walker | University of Alabama | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
| Zachary Yates | University of Alabama | Chandler and Laura Wilhelm Named Grant |
| Lydia Bailey | University of Arizona | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
| Samantha Portnoy | University of Arizona | B. Glenn Galloway Memorial Grant |
| Lauren Reeher | University of Arizona | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Charles Ball | University of Arkansas | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
| Jah Isaac Johnson | University of Arkansas | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant |
| Henry Galvis-Portilla | University of Calgary | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Robert Lee | University of Calgary | William E. & Jean Crain Named Grant |
| Samantha Mackie | University of Calgary | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
| Umme Fatema | University of Dhaka | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Elizabeth Davis | University of Houston | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Spencer Fuston | University of Houston | Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
| Clayton Jacks | University of Kansas | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
| Alexandra Staub | University of Kansas | Paul Danheim Nelson Named Grant |
| William Swanson | University of Kansas | Charles B. and Marilyn C. Fritz Memorial Grant |
| Haozhe Zhang | University of Kansas | Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant |
| Hillary Johnson | University of Kentucky | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Zoe Cumberpatch | University of Manchester | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
| Cole McCormick | University of Manchester | Classen Family Named Grant |
| Brendan Moran | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant (formerly Energy Minerals Grant) |
| Emma Giddens | University of Miami | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
| Pratap Bohara | University of Mississippi | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Kenneth Edge | University of Missouri-Columbia | David Worthington Family Named Grant |
| Begum Kurtoglu | University of Missouri-Columbia | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant |
| Monia Sabbatino | University of Naples Federico II | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
| Shashank Khatri | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Rodney A. Bernasek Memorial Grant |
| Chioma Onwumelu | University of North Dakota | J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
| Marta Anson Sanchez | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Kathryn Garrett | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Hannah Morgan | University of Oklahoma | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Jordan Renner | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Esra Yalcin Yilmaz | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Celeste Cunningham | University of Ottawa | Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant |
| Michele Vallati | University of Potsdam | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Ahmed Yousef | University of Potsdam | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Zachary Foster-Baril | University of Texas at Austin | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Jaime Hirtz | University of Texas at Austin | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Matthew Nix | University of Texas at Austin | R. Randy Ray Memorial Grant |
| Daniel Ruiz Arriaga | University of Texas at Austin | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Bethany Rysak | University of Texas at Austin | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
| Joseph Syzdek | University of Texas at Austin | Meckel Family Named Grant |
| Julia Astromovich | University of Texas at El Paso | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Michael Laase | University of Texas at El Paso | Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant |
| Emily Geyman | University of Tromso and University Center in Svalbard (UNIS) | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Colby Schwaderer | University of Wisconsin - Madison | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant |
| Eril Lanin | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Alison Hafner | Utah State University | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Garrett Beacom | West Virginia University | Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
2019 Recipients
In 2019, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 114 graduate students across the world a total of $285,500 in geoscience research funds.
| Name | University | Named Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Md. Sharif Mustaque | Auburn University | Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
| Jasmin Naher | Auburn University | SEAPEX (Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society) Grant |
| Jacob Thompson | Auburn University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Adeline Evans | Ball State University | Ohio Geological Society Named Grant |
| Jiajun Jiang | Baylor University | Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant |
| Joshua Novello | Binghamton University | Mruk Family Named Grant |
| Chelsie Souto | Binghamton University | Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Tyler Rust | Binghamton University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
| Fuyun Cong | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | John W. Robinson Named Grant |
| Zhiwei Zeng | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
| Cong Guan | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant |
| Hui Li | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | J. Elmer Thomas (Past-Presidents) Memorial Grant |
| Guoping Liu | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
| Nian Liu | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Edward C. and Carolin Beaumont Named Grant |
| Xinhe Shao | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
| Ling Tang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Ke Wang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Xiaoyao Wang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Weiwei Zhang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Donald A. & Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
| Tianyu Zheng | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Moath Alqaod | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Daan Beelen | Colorado School of Mines | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Hehe Chen | Colorado School of Mines | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
| Clark Gilbert | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Kaci Kus | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Forrest McFarlin | Colorado School of Mines | Fred Tietz Named Grant |
| Luke Pettinga | Colorado School of Mines | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Dessy Sapardina | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Victoria Mosqueira | CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) - CADIC | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Darren Cheah | Curtin University | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Sian Evans | Imperial College London | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
| Timothy Wigan | Imperial College London | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
| Bei Liu | Indiana University Bloomington | AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant |
| Luke Rijfkogel | Kansas State University | Barrett Family Named Grant |
| Jennifer Cebers-Korkmaz | Keele University | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Jonathan Bilton | Keele University | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
| Septriandi Chan | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Allen & Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
| Sage Muttel | Missouri State University | Grants-in-Aid General Funds |
| Elijah Olusola Adeniyi | Montana State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Lillian Lueck | Northern Illinois University | Edward B. Picou, Jr. Named Grant |
| Christopher Conwell | Ohio State University | Michael S. Johnson Named Grant |
| Oyeleye Adeboye | Oklahoma State University | Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant |
| Michelle Lutiker | Oklahoma State University | John Teagle Memorial Grant |
| Maria Reistroffer | Oklahoma State University | Charles B. and Marilyn C. Fritz Memorial Grant |
| Seyi Sholanke | Oklahoma State University | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
| Chase Watkins | Oklahoma State University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Wakil Bunu Balumi | Oklahoma State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Mckensie Mitsdarffer | Oklahoma State University | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
| Conn Wethington | Oklahoma State University | Paul Danheim Nelson Named Grant |
| Kellie Wall | Oregon State University | Harry and Joy Jamison Named Grant |
| Arnold Eatmon | Pennsylvania State University | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
| Sara Pieczonka | Queen's University | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Eric Barefoot | Rice University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Brandee Carlson | Rice University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Chenliang Wu | Rice University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Richard Stockey | Stanford University | Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant |
| Chayawan Jaikla | Stanford University | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Christine Griffith | Texas A&M University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Issac Jayachandran | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| James Martell | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Kieron Prince | Texas A&M University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Eileah Sims | Texas A&M University | David Worthington Family Named Grant |
| Hunter Green | Texas Tech University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Abdul Wahab | Tulane University | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
| Ekundayo Adepehin | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
| Chen Yu | University of Adelaide | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
| Jian Chen | University of Alabama | J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
| Cole McCormick | University of Alberta | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Kalli Dubois | University of Arkansas | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| David Gates | University of Arkansas | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
| Chimezie Emeka | University of Calabar | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Elizabeth Erickson | University of California, Santa Barbara | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Tumpa Saha | University of Dhaka | Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
| Manuel Paez | University of Houston | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
| Isaac Allred | University of Kansas | Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant |
| Arwin Dobber | University of Kansas | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Cristopher Alvarez | University of Kentucky | Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
| Yu-Chun Chang | University of Manchester | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant |
| Edoardo Fiordalisi | University of Manchester | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
| Rhys Hamlyn | University of Manchester | Classen Family Named Grant |
| Elizabeth Mahon | University of Melbourne | Chandler and Laura Wilhelm Named Grant |
| Brennan OConnell | University of Melbourne | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Laura Rueda Sanchez | University of Miami | Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Eli Turner | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Rodney A. Bernasek Memorial Grant |
| Chioma Onwumelu | University of North Dakota | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
| Marta Anson Sanchez | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Son Dang | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| David Duarte Coronado | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Kathryn Garrett | University of Oklahoma | Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
| Dalila Jesus | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Jagabir Ningthoujam | University of Ottawa | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
| Mayra Zuniga | University of Saskatchewan | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
| Libby Robinson | University of Southampton | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Hepeng Tian | University of Texas at Arlington | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Qiming Wang | University of Texas at Arlington | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Kristina Butler | University of Texas at Austin | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Zachary Foster-Baril | University of Texas at Austin | William E. Gipson Named Grant |
| Kiara Gomez | University of Texas at Austin | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
| Cullen Kortyna | University of Texas at Austin | William E. Gipson Named Grant |
| Buddy Price | University of Texas at Austin | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
| Cole Speed | University of Texas at Austin | The Institut Français du Pétrole Grant |
| Kathleen Wilson | University of Texas at Austin | Meckel Family Named Grant |
| Jonathan Stine | University of Texas at Dallas | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Alondra Soltero | University of Texas at El Paso | Eddie David Named Grant |
| Robin Fults | University of Utah | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
| Raul Ochoa | University of Utah | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Catherine Valery | University of Utah | B. Glenn Galloway Memorial Grant |
| France Champenois | University of Western Australia | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
| Mayukh Talukdar | University of Wisconsin Madison | Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Falyn Strey | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grants |
| Taylor Sullivan | University of Wyoming | Weimer Family Grant |
| Heather Upin | Utah State University | Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Selva Marroquin | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Marilyn Atware Memorial Grant |
| Jarrett Smith | West Virginia University | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
To see a complete list of 2019 abstracts, click here.
2018 Recipients
In 2018, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 124 graduate students across the world a total of $283,500 in geoscience research funds.
| Name | University | Named Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Shifat Monami | Auburn University | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant and the David Worthington Family Grant |
| Bulbul Ahmmed | Baylor University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Mebrahtu Weldeghebriel | Binghamton University | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
| Elizabeth Klonowski | Binghamton University | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Kristian Olson | Binghamton University - State University of New York (SUNY) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Roberto Loza Espejel | Cardiff University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Tao Hu | China University of Petroleum - Beijing | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Guoping Liu | China University of Petroleum - Beijing | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Hui Li | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | John Teagle Memorial Grant |
| Zhengfu Zhao | China University of Petroleum - Beijing | Robert & Carolyn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Xue Zhang | China University of Petroleum-Beijing; Exploration & Production Research Institute, SINOPEC | John W. Robinson Named Grant |
| Mark Hansford | Colorado School of Mines | J. Elmer Thomas (Past-Presidents) Memorial Grant |
| Robert Pearigen | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Leiaka Welcome | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Wylie Walker | Colorado School of Mines | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Matt Steidtmann | Colorado School of Mines | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Aleksandra Novak | Colorado State University | Fred Tietz Named Grant |
| Feng Cheng | ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| James Busch | Dartmouth College | Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
| Miles Wilson | Durham University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Ashutosh Tripathy | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Chanse Rinderknecht | Iowa State University | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
| Christopher Yule | James Cook University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Spencer Brower | Kansas State University | Barrett Family Named Grant |
| Samuel Andrade Abdala | Loma Linda University | J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
| Vann Smith | Louisiana State University | Edward B. Picou Named Grant |
| Edward Duarte | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant |
| Xin Zhan | Missouri University of Science and Technology | SEAPEX Named Grant |
| William Chandonia | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Adriana Traviati | Monash University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Jim Karsten | Oklahoma State University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Ibukunoluwa Bode-Omoleye | Oklahoma State University | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Chase Watkins | Oklahoma State University | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
| Alejandra Santiago Torres | Oklahoma State University | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant |
| Regina Dunseith | Oklahoma State University | Ohio Geological Society Named Grant |
| Georgina Lukoczki | Oklahoma State University | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Jingyao Meng | Oklahoma State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Mercy Achang | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Oklahoma | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Chenliang Wu | Rice University | Meckel Family Named Grant |
| Eric Barefoot | Rice University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Rahul Sudhakar | Rice University | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Tian Dong | Rice University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Joyeeta Bhattacharya | Rice University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Emma Vierra | San Diego State University | Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Joshua Kelly | San Diego State University | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
| Mark Korte-Nahabedian | San Diego State Universtiy | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
| Yuval Levy | San Diego State University and University of California, San Diego | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Sarah Schultz | Simon Fraser University | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Zachary Burton | Stanford University | Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant |
| Nicolas Perez | Syracuse University | Charles B. and Marilyn C. Fritz Memorial Grant |
| Ben Richards | Texas A&M University | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
| Szu-Ting Kuo | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Named Grants |
| Sajjad Abdullajintakam | Texas A&M University Corpus Christi | Michel T. Halbouty Named Grants |
| Giovanni Zanoni | Texas Tech University | Eddie David Named Grant |
| Hugo Burgin | The Australian School of Petroleum at The University of Adelaide | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Fengyang Xiong | The Ohio State University | Michael S. Johnson Named Grant |
| Ekundayo Adepehin | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Arif Hussain | University College Dublin | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Martin Schwangler | University of Alberta | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Scott Meek | University of Arizona | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Walter Afonso | University of Arizona | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Joshua Blackstock | University of Arkansas | Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant |
| Stephen Brennan | University of Auckland | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
| Rodolfo Uranga Moran | University of Barcelona | Chandler and Laura Wilhelm Named Grant |
| Oghenekioja Abele | University of Benin | Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
| Marco Venieri | University of Calgary | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
| Simon Poirier | University of Calgary | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
| Samantha Super | University of Calgary | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
| Queenie Chang | University of Connecticut | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
| Rebecca VanderLeest | University of Connecticut | Paul Danheim Nelson Grant |
| Jonathan Smolen | University of Connecticut | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Shelby Johnston | University of Houston | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Lucien Nana Yobo | University of Houston | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grants |
| Carolina Ramon Duenas | University of Houston | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
| Manuel Paez | University of Houston | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
| Justin Rosenblume | University of Iowa | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Thomas Neal | University of Kansas | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
| Craig Bennett | University of Kansas | Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
| Ian Thompson | University of Kansas | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Ling Peng | University of Kansas | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Meredith Swallom | University of Kentucky | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Tim Cullen | University of Leeds | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grants |
| Euan Soutter | University of Manchester | Donald A. & Mary O'Nesky Named Grant |
| Ardiansyah Koeshidayatullah | University of Manchester | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Zoe Cumberpatch | University of Manchester | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grants |
| Timothy Ohiara | University of Manchester | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
| Kevin Boulesteix | University of Manchester | The Institut Francais du Petrole Grant |
| Gustavo Pereira | University of Manchester | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
| Jack Stacey | University of Manchester | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Emma Giddens | University of Miami | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grants |
| Tristan Childress | University of Michigan | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Justin Ahern | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Rodney A. Bernasek Memorial Grant |
| Chunxiao Li | University of North Dakota | Allen & Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
| Adedoyin Adeyilola | University of North Dakota | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Andreina Liborius | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Carlos Molinares-Blanco | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Joshua Miller | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Emilio Torres Parada | University of Oklahoma | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Tyler Billington | University of Ottawa | Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant |
| Mayra Zuniga | University of Saskatchewan | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
| Fernando Valencia | University of Saskatchewan | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
| Ekaterina Larina | University of Southern California | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant |
| Ohood Alsalem | University of Texas at Arlington | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grants |
| Yuxiang Zhang | University of Texas at Arlington | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Logan West | University of Texas at Austin | Classen Family Named Grant |
| Peter Schemper | University of Texas at Austin | Donald R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
| Cody Draper | University of Texas at Austin | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
| Kristina Butler | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Kate Grisi | University of Texas at El Paso | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Piper Poe | University of Texas at El Paso | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| David Lankford-Bravo | University of Texas El Paso | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Amando Lasabuda | University of Tromso, Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration (ARCEx) | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Jesse Vitacca | University of Western Australia | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Joseph Scibiorski | University of Western Australia | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Ethan Parrish | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Robert & Carolyn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Brittany Hupp | University of Wisconsin-Madison | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant |
| Matt Edgin | University of Wyoming | Weimer Family Named Grant |
| Alexandra Nagurney | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Mruk Family Named Grant |
| Andrew Parent | Virginia Tech | Harry and Joy Jamison Named Grant |
| Oluwasegun Abatan | West Virginia University | AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant and Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
| Rawlings Akondi | West Virginia University | Bernold M. "Bruno" Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Luke Fritz | West Virginia University | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
| Lynnette Eichenlaub | West Virginia University | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Sonnet Gomes | West Virginia University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
To see a complete list of 2018 abstracts, click here.
2017 Recipients
In 2017, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 126 graduate students across the world a total of $274,750 in geoscience research funds.
| Student | University | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Hanson | Baylor University | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
| Bethany Royce | Binghamton University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Kuwanna Dyer-Pietras | Binghamton University | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Zachary Cotter | Bowling Green State University | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Marissa Loustale | California State University, Sacramento | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Xiao Feng | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grants |
| Wenyang Wang | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | Allen & Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
| Tao Hu | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Ashley Long | Coastal Carolina University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Rosemarie Fryer | Colorado School of Mines | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Daniel Halford | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Matthew Steidtmann | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Jianqiao Wang | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Kristine Zellman | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Hang Deng | Colorado School of Mines | Paul Danheim Nelson Grant |
| Mimi Do | Colorado School of Mines | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
| Jonathan Casey Root | Cornell University | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant |
| Kristian Hardman | Durham University | The Institut Francais du Petrole Grant |
| Polina Kupchikhina | Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas | Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Christian Onwunyili | Heriot-Watt University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Anastasia Polymeni | Heriot-Watt University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Graham Johnston | Indiana University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Zhiyang Li | Indiana University | Donald A. & Mary O'Nesky Named Grant |
| Kale Janssen | Kansas State University | Barrett Family Named Grant |
| Adam Lane | Kansas State University | John W. Robinson Named Grant |
| Ross Pettigrew | Keele University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grants |
| Courtney Smith | Kent State University | Ohio Geological Society Named Grant |
| Rickey Bartlett | Louisiana State University | Edward B. Picou Named Grant |
| Adam Gostic | Louisiana State University | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
| Edwin Bomer | Louisiana State University | Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
| Elizabeth Levy | Louisiana State University | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
| Wen Lin | McMaster University | Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant |
| Patrick Cullen | Miami University | AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant |
| Anh Nguyen | Mississippi State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| William Chandonia | Missouri University of Science and Technology | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Jonathan Ingram | New Mexico State University | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Daniel Conrad | Northern Arizona University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Mercy Achang | Oklahom State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yulun Wang | Oklahoma State University | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
| Georgina Lukoczki | Oklahoma State University | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
| John Gray | Oklahoma State University | Grants in Aid Fund |
| Justin Allen | Oklahoma State University | Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant |
| Liang Xue | Oklahoma State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Phillip Bailey | Oklahoma State University | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
| Ibukunoluwa Bode-Omoleye | Oklahoma State University | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
| Oyeleye Adeboye | Oklahoma State University | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Carolyn Gombert | Oregon State University | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Grant Cole | Plymouth University | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| David Blank | Rice University | Classen Family Named Grant |
| Bari Hanafi | Rutgers University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Nakari Diaz | Simon Fraser University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Lucian Rinke-Hardekopf | Simon Fraser University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Cheryl Hodgson | Simon Fraser University | J. Elmer Thomas (Past-Presidents) Memorial Grant |
| Kate Andrzejewski | Southern Methodist University | William E. Gipson Named Grant |
| Xiaowei Li | Stanford University | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
| Samantha Ritzer | Stanford University | Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant |
| Amanda Schulz | Syracuse University | Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
| Roy Conte | Texas A&M University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Zihui Gao | Texas A&M University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Telemachos Manos | Texas A&M University | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
| Clyde Findlay | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Named Grants |
| Tanner Mills | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Named Grants |
| Giovanni Zanoni | Texas Tech University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Travis Sparks | Texas Tech University | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Fengyang Xiong | The Ohio State University | Michael S. Johnson Named Grant |
| Stephen Brennan | The University of Auckland | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Keelan Umbarger | The University of Kansas | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Jerson Tellez | The University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Emily Beckham | The University of Texas at Austin | Meckel Family Named Grant |
| Kelly Thomson | The University of Texas at Austin | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
| Andre Llanos | The University of Texas at El Paso | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Kate Grisi | The University of Texas at El Paso | Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant |
| Tayler Schweigel | University at Buffalo | Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
| Tayallen Velayatham | University of Adelaide | SEAPEX Named Grant |
| Scott Botterill | University of Alberta | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Yunfeng Chen | University of Alberta | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
| Susana Henriquez | University of Arizona | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
| Julie Cains | University of Arkansas | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Sean Murphy | University of Calgary | Harry and Joy Jamison Named Grant |
| Emma Percy | University of Calgary | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Shelly Wernette | University of California, Riverside | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Saeid Asadzadeh | University of Campinas | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Christopher Smith | University of Georgia | Bernold M. "Bruno" Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Carolina Ramon Duenas | University of Houston | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Lucien Nana Yobo | University of Houston | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Isaac Allred | University of Kansas | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Kathleen Graham | University of Kansas | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| James Colgin | University of Kansas | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Elson Core | University of Kansas | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
| Stephanie Sparks | University of Kentucky | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grants |
| Alex Reis | University of Kentucky | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Tolulope Abosede Fadehan | University of Lagos | Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant |
| Arne Fuhrmann | University of Manchester | Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
| Euan Soutter | University of Manchester | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
| Laura Rueda Sanchez | University of Miami | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Viviana Diaz | University of Miami | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
| Anna Ling | University of Miami | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
| Brian Konecke | University of Michigan | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| David Nymberg | University of Missouri-Columbia | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant |
| Ryan Mustacato | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Rodney A. Bernasek Memorial Grant |
| Shamar Chin | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Jason Craig | University of Nevada, Reno | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Sarah Turner | University of New Hampshire | Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
| Jacob Thacker | University of New Mexico | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant |
| Lingyun Kong | University of North Dakota | J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
| Son Dang | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Kelsey Lewis | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Emilio Torres Parada | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Matthew Braun | University of Ottawa | Mruk Family Named Grant |
| Israa Abu-Mahfouz | University of Oxford | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
| James King | University of Oxford | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Patrick Duff | University of South Carolina | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
| Md Golam Kibria | University of Texas at Arlington | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
| Keri Belcher | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Tomas Capaldi | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ellen Reat | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grants | |
| Kate Schwehr | University of Utah | David Worthington Family Grant |
| Gabriela St. Pierre | University of Utah | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
| Peter Steele | University of Utah | Robert & Carolyn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Rosine Louise Riera | University of Western Australia | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Andrew Walters | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Robert & Carolyn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Sarah Wigginton | Utah State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Krishna Borhara | Utah State University | Ike J. Crumbly Minorities in Energy Grant |
| Skyler Sorsby | Utah State University | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
| Vikas Agrawal | West Virginia University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Rawlings Akondi | West Virginia University | John Teagle Memorial Grant |
To see a complete list of 2017 abstracts, click here.
2016 Recipients
In 2016, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 116 graduate students across the world a total of $260,000 in geoscience research funds.
| Student | University | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Karena Gill | Auburn | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
| Jason Fisher | Auburn University | J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
| Michael Gray | Australian School of Petroleum | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Emma McNulty | Binghamton University | Mruk Family Named Grant |
| Michael Stephens | California State University Sacramento | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
| Di Chen | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Alexander Cheney | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Hang Deng | Colorado School of Mines | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Mimi Do | Colorado School of Mines | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
| Shawn Lopez | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Bryan McDowell | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Andrew Reisdorf | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Elizabet Wilson | Colorado School of Mines | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
| Jingqi Xu | Colorado School of Mines | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Jonathan Casey Root | Cornell University | Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
| Natasha Morrison | Dalhousie University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Anastasia Polymeni | Heriot-Watt University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ashutosh Tripathy | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Cameron Stewart | Indiana University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Zalmai Yawar | Indiana University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ciara Mills | Indiana University - Bloomington | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Hannah Warrener | Keele University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Melanie Bouchard | Laurentian University | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Patrick Jordan | Mississippi State University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Wesley Weichert | Missouri State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Xin Zhan | Missouri University of Sciences and Technology | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant |
| Anindita Samsu | Monash University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Ryan Creitz | New Mexico State University | William E. & Jean Crain Named Grant |
| Daniel Foley | Northern Arizona University | Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant |
| Rachel Krueger | Northern Arizona University | Paul Danheim Nelson Memorial Grant |
| David Canova | Northern Illinois University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Nicholas Williams | Northern Illinois University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Ashley Dupont | Oklahoma State University | Allan & Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
| Aaron Prock | Oklahoma State University | Fred A. & Jean C. Dix Named Grant |
| Yulun Wang | Oklahoma State University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Justin Drummond | Queen's University | Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant |
| Matthew Dorsey | San Diego State University | John Teagle Memorial Grant |
| Chloe Chateau | Simon Fraser University | Donald A. & Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
| Lucian Rinke-Hardekopf | Simon Fraser University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Sarah Schultz | Simon Fraser University | Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
| Nora Nieminski | Stanford University | Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant |
| Alireza Bahadori | Stony Brook Universtiy | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Philipp Tesch | Texas A&M University | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Jonathon Weiss | Texas Christian University | William E. Gipson Named Grant |
| Eric Friedman | Texas Tech University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Selina Cole | The Ohio State University | Michael S. Johnson Named Grant |
| Lee Drago | The University of Alabama | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Bridget Pettit | The University of Kansas | Barrett Family Named Grant |
| Nick Ettinger | The University of Texas at Austin | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| John Li | The University of Texas at Austin | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant |
| Michael OConnor | The University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Nicolas Quante | The University of Texas at San Antonio | John W. Robinson Named Grant |
| Brian Diehl | The University of Tulsa | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
| Kienan Marion | The University of Western Ontario | Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant |
| Frank Boudinot | Univeristy of Colorado - Boulder | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Shuqing Yao | University of Aberdeen | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Alexander Corrick | University of Adelaide | Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Kenneth Craig | University of Adelaide | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Ruijia Wang | University of Alberta | SEAPEX Named Grant |
| Andrea Stevens | University of Arizona | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Bram Komaromi | University of Calgary | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
| Alex Zumberge | University of California Riverside | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
| Julie Zurbuchen | University of California Santa Barbara | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Anastasia Fries | University of Cincinnati | Ohio Geological Society Named Grant |
| Rebekah Simon | University of Colorado at Boulder | Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Named Grant |
| Sarah Wright | University of Georgia | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Pin Lin | University of Houston | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant |
| Yiduo Liu | University of Houston | J. Elmer Thomas Past Presidents Named Grant |
| Crystal Saadeh | University of Houston | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Tyson Smith | University of Houston | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
| Andrew Canada | University of Idaho | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Erich deZoeten | University of Kansas | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
| Deserae Jennings | University of Kansas | David Worthington Family Grant |
| Katherine Kuklewicz | University of Kansas | Weimer Family Named Grant |
| Fan Zhang | University of Kansas | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Oscar Javier Arevalo Baez | University of Leeds | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Joseph Emmings | University of Leicester | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
| Scott Hamilton | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Edward B. Picou, Jr. Named Grant |
| Daniel Bell | University of Manchester | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
| Sarah Newport | University of Manchester | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
| Anna Ling | University of Miami | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Leticia Rodriguez Blanco | University of Miami | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
| Edward Matheson | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Rodney A. Bernasek Memorial Grant |
| Gerhard Heij | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Niles Wethington | University of Oklahoma | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
| Andrei Ichaso | University of Saskatchewan | William E. & Jean Crain Named Grant |
| Maximiliano Paz | University of Saskatchewan | The Institut Francais du Petrole Named Grant |
| Yu-Chen Zheng | University of Saskatchewan | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Erica Rubino | University of South Carolina | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
| Yuxiang Zhang | University of Texas at Arlington | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Yaser Alzayer | University of Texas at Austin | Meckel Family Named Grant |
| Sarah George | University of Texas at Austin | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Ashlyn Murphy | University of Texas at Austin | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Margaret Odlum | University of Texas at Austin | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Benjamin Smith | University of Texas at Austin | Classen Family Named Grant |
| Katie Taladay | University of Texas at Austin | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
| Eric Bergersen | University of Texas at El Paso | Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Rachelle Kernen | University of Texas El Paso | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
| Anna Weiss | University of Texas, Austin | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Aubry DeReuil | University of Utah | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
| Ryan Gall | University of Utah | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
| Joao Luna Gonzalez | University of Utah | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant |
| Shawn Moore | University of Utah | Harry and Joy Jamison Named Grant |
| Nicholas Fedorchuk | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Robert & Carolyn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Benjamin Barnes | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Robert & Carolyn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Weston Martin | Utah State University | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
| Amy Moser | Utah State University | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
| Liaosha Song | West Virginia Univerisity | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Oluwasegun Abatan | West Virginia University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Anna Sofia Andeskie | West Virginia University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Jeremiah Bernau | West Virginia University | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
| Haibin Di | West Virginia University | AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant |
| William Frier | West Virginia University | Pittsburg Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
| Brittany Hupp | West Virginia University | Grants-in-Aid Fund |
| Mohammad Kazemi | West Virginia University | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Matthew Rine | Western Michigan University | Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
2015 Recipients
In 2015, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 121 graduate students across the world a total of $239,000 in geoscience research funds.
| Student | University | Grant |
|---|---|---|
| Shakura Jahan | Auburn University | Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
| Brandon Rasaka | Baylor University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Ethan Spiegel | Binghamton University | Eastern Section Named Grant |
| Maia Davis | California State University, Long Beach | Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
| Yannick Wirtz | California State University, Long Beach | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Yuan Yuan | China University of Petroleum | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Guanghui Yuan | China University of Petroleum | Kenneth O. Stanley Memorial Grant |
| Youwei Wang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
| Wenyang Wang | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
| Elizabeth Horne | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Evan Jones | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Jianqiao Wang | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Kurt Livo | Colorado School of Mines | John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
| Marisa Connors | Colorado State University | Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Named Grant |
| Kathryn Schuller | Colorado State University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| John Mason | Cornell University | David Worthington Family Grant |
| Alexander Petrov | Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Ellen Reat | Indiana University | James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
| Sergey Ishutov | Iowa State University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grants |
| Tomas Capaldi | Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin | Weimer Family Named Grant |
| Michael Tummons | Kansas State University | Barrett Family Named Grant |
| Martial Morrison | Louisiana State University | Edward B. Picou, Jr. Named Grant |
| Kyle Brennan | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | Robert & Carolyn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Jaimeson Fredericks | Missouri University of Science & Technology | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Ryan Hillier | Montana State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Lauren Thomas | Montana State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Cody Stopka | New Mexico State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Matthew Jones | Northwestern University | Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
| Bohyun Hwang | Ohio State University | Michael S. Johnson Named Grant |
| Alexander Conti | Ohio University | Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
| Regina Callaway | Oklahoma State University | Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
| Taylor Ewald | Oklahoma State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Britney Temple | Oklahoma State University | Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
| Beth Vanden Berg | Oklahoma State University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grants |
| Garett Brown | Pennsylvania State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Ellen Chamberlin | Pennsylvania State University | Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant |
| Madeleine Vickers | Plymouth University | William E. Gipson Named Grant |
| Justin Drummond | Queen's University | Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant |
| E. Judith Elliott | Queen's University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Brandee Carlson | Rice University | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Trevor Swindell | San Diego State University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Oliver Friesen | Simon Fraser University | Harry and Joy Jamison Named Grant |
| Ethan Melville | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| John Ejembi | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Classen Family Named Grant |
| Kimberly Lau | Stanford | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Chris Castillo | Stanford University | Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant |
| Cody Trigg | Stanford University | R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
| Ryan C. Samuels | Texas A&M- College Station | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Liqin Sang | Texas A&M Univerisity | James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
| Drew Davis | Texas A&M University | Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
| Jenna Hessert | Texas Tech University | Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant |
| Alex Ohara | University at Buffalo | Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
| David Kulikowski | University of Adelaide | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Carmine Wainman | University of Adelaide | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| April Knox | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Carolyn Marie Furlong | University of Alberta | David Worthington Named Grant |
| Marisa Earll | University of Arizona | Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Shana Wolff | University of Arizona | Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
| Julie Griffin | University of California - Davis | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Leanne Hancock | University of California Riverside | John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
| Emily Orzechowski | University of California, Berkeley | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Neil Griffis | University of California, Davis | Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Charles Trexler | University of California, Davis | Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
| Trevor Waldien | University of California, Davis | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Jeanette Arkle | University of Cincinnati | Ohio Geological Society Named Grant |
| Yiduo Liu | University of Houston | SEAPEX Named Grant |
| Tyson Smith | University of Houston | John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
| Jingjing Zong | University of Houston | Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
| Andrew Canada | University of Idaho | Paul Danheim Nelson Memorial Grant |
| Adam Jackson | University of Kansas | Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
| Oscar Javier Arevalo-Baez | University of Leeds | Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
| Ian Winkelstern | University of Michigan | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Todd Kremmin | University of Minnesota Duluth | William E. & Jean Crain Named Grant |
| Bobbi Brace | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Rodney A. Bernasek Memorial Grant |
| Sarah Evans | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
| Andrew Sadowski | University of Nevada, Reno | Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
| Katherine Lindzey | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Fnu Suriamin | University of Oklahoma | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Alyssa Wickard | University of Oklahoma | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Bryan Turner | University of Oklahoma-Geology & Geophysics | Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
| Simon Alder | University of Otago | Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant |
| Rebecca Hardie | University of Ottawa | Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
| John Chesley | University of South Carolina | Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
| Dylan Wilmeth | University of Southern California | Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
| Rene St. Julien | University of Texas at Arlington | Fred A. & Jean C. Dix Named Grant |
| Douglas Barber | University of Texas at Austin | L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
| Owen Callahan | University of Texas at Austin | Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
| Amanda Calle | University of Texas at Austin | Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
| Christopher Hendrix | University of Texas at Austin | William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
| Gregory Hurd | University of Texas at Austin | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Michael Nieto | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Casey Obrien | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant |
| Timothy Prather | University of Texas at Austin | R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
| Nathan Williams | University of Texas at Austin | Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
| Erick Wright | University of Texas at Austin | Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
| Khushboo Arora | University of Texas at Austin | Meckel Family Named Grant |
| Sebastian Cardona | University of Texas at Austin | Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
| Sarah George | University of Texas at Austin | Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
| Chelsea Mackaman-Lofland | University of Texas at Austin | Donald A. & Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
| Andrea Nolting | University of Texas at Austin | Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
| Margaret Odlum | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Benjamin Smith | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Nathan Tinker | University of Texas at Austin | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Cora Gannaway | University of Texas at El Paso | Mruk Family Named Grant |
| Collin Gray | University of Texas at El Paso | Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
| Allison Mast | University of Texas at El Paso | Allan & Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
| Nick Danger | University of Texas, Austin | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Bharat Banjade | University of Tulsa | Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
| Casey Duncan | University of Utah | Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
| Scott Hill | University of Utah | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Victorien Paumard | University of Western Australia | The Institut Francais du Petrole Named Grant |
| Muhammad Mudasar Saqab | University of Western Australia | J. Elmer Thomas Past Presidents Named Grant |
| Adam Denny | University of Wisconsin - Madison | M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant |
| Richard Becker | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Robert & Carolyn Maby Memorial Grant |
| Theodore Them | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | John Teagle Memorial Grant |
| Brady Ziegler | Virginia Tech | Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
| Shuvajit Bhattacharya | West Virginia University | Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grants |
| Fei Shang | WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Kory Wiley | West Virginia University | Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
| Matthew Rine | Western Michigan University | Grants-in-Aid General Fund |
| Dirk Rasmussen | Western Washington University | J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
To see a complete list of 2015 abstracts, click here.
2014 Recipients
In 2014, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 91 graduate students across the world a total of $207,750 in geoscience research funds.
| Student | University | Grant |
|---|---|---|
|
Ziaul Haque |
Auburn University |
Weimer Family Named Grant |
|
Cong Jin |
Baylor University |
Allen & Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
|
Russell Hunter Harlow |
Baylor University |
James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
|
Kathleen Randall |
California State University, Bakersfield |
Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
|
Julie Bloxson |
Case Western Reserve University |
Ohio Geological Society Named Grant |
|
Guosheng Qin |
China University of Petroleum, Beijing |
Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
|
Dongna Zhao |
China University of Petroleum, Beijing |
SEAPEX Named Grant |
|
Matthew Andresen |
Colorado School of Mines |
Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
|
Kazumi Nakamura |
Colorado School of Mines |
John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
|
Kimber O'Brien |
Colorado School of Mines |
John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
|
Jenna Shelton |
Colorado School of Mines |
John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
|
Long Wu |
Colorado School of Mines |
John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
|
Alexander Hamilton |
Colorado State University |
John Teagle Memorial Grant |
|
Kathleen Masterson |
Colorado State University |
Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
|
Debanjan Guha Roy |
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
|
Rebecca Caldwell |
Indiana University |
Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
|
Kellie Donoghue |
Indiana University |
W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
|
Sergey Ishutov |
Iowa State University of Technology and Science |
Mruk Family Named Grant |
|
Hannah Hilbert-Wolf |
James Cook University |
Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
|
Brent Campbell |
Kansas State University |
Barrett Family Named Grant |
|
Jasper Hobbs |
Kansas State University |
Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant |
|
James Carrigan |
Lehigh University |
L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
|
Ken Coulson |
Loma Linda University |
John H. and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
|
An Li |
Louisiana State University |
Edward B. Picou, Jr. Named Grant |
|
Shawn Edward Kovacs |
McMaster University |
Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant |
|
Ersin Kaya |
Miami University |
Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
|
Julian Stahl |
Montana State University |
Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
|
Lori Babcock |
Montana State University |
Frederick A. Sutton Memorial Grant |
|
Abigail Foust |
Montana State University |
James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
|
Geno Castillo |
New Mexico Highlands University |
Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
|
Chinazo Ejeke |
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria |
The Institut Francais du Petrole Grant |
|
Jessica Jordan |
Northern Arizona University |
Horst and Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
|
Matthew Fleming |
Northern Illinois University |
Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
|
Beth Vanden Berg |
Oklahoma State University |
Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
|
Buddy Price |
Oklahoma State University |
Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
|
Nicholas Bill |
Oregon State University |
Harry and Joy Jamison Named Grant |
|
Sheila Trampush |
Pennsylvania State University |
Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
|
Xin Gu |
Pennsylvania State University |
Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
|
Megan Masterson |
Portland State University |
James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
|
Clint Miller |
Rice University |
Meckel Family Named Grant |
|
Chelsea Pederson |
Rosentiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science |
Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
|
Patrick Luetkemeyer |
Saint Louis University |
Classen Family Named Grant |
|
Zachary Frone |
Southern Methodist University |
William E. Gipson Named Grant |
|
Chilisa Shorten |
Syracuse University |
Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
|
Milton Sasser |
Texas A&M University |
Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
|
John Counts |
University of Adelaide |
Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
|
Md. Samrat Alam |
University of Alberta |
Bernold M. “Bruno” Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
|
Julia McMillan |
University of Alberta |
Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
|
Devon Orme |
University of Arizona |
Marta S. Weeks Named Grant |
|
James Chapman |
University of Arizona |
R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
|
Linn-Elisabeth Steel |
University of California at Santa Barbara |
John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
|
Trevor Waldien |
University of California Davis |
Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
|
Peter Tierney |
University of Chicago |
David Worthington Family Named Grant |
|
Madeline Marshall |
University of Chicago |
Donald A. & Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
|
Christopher Aucoin |
University of Cincinnati |
Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
|
Kivanc Biber |
University of Houston |
Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
|
Maria Mejia Hernandez |
University of Houston |
Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant |
|
Erin Murphy |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Edward C. and Caroline Beaumont Named Grant |
|
Michelle Mary |
University of Kansas |
Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Grant |
|
Alexa Goers |
University of Kansas |
Lawrence W. Funkhouser Named Grant |
|
Thomas Neal |
University of Kansas |
R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
|
Tony Pugliano |
University of Kansas |
Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
|
Sean Fischer |
University of Kansas |
Roger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
|
Huan Cui |
University of Maryland, College Park |
Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant |
|
Ian Winkelstern |
University of Michigan |
Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
|
Timothy Gallagher |
University of Michigan |
Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant |
|
Devin Thomas |
University of Mississippi |
J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
|
Matthew Peppers |
University of Nebraska Lincoln |
J. Elmer Thomas Past-Presidents Memorial Grant |
|
Jason Nolan |
University of Nebraska Lincoln |
Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant |
|
Zachary Kita |
University of Nebraska Lincoln |
Rodney A. Bernasek Memorial Grant |
|
Chad Carlson |
University of Nevada Reno |
Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
|
Ryan Anderson |
University of Nevada Reno |
Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
|
Shaimaa Abdelhaleem |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
|
David Tilghman |
University of Oklahoma |
Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
|
Ting Wang |
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA |
Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
|
Kai Zhou |
University of Saskatchewan |
Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
|
Patrick Duff |
University of South Carolina |
Paul Danheim Nelson Named Grant |
|
Christian Haller |
University of South Florida |
David Worthington Named Grant |
|
Jeffrey Thompson |
University of Southern California |
David Worthington Named Grant |
|
Diego Vasquez |
University of Southern California |
James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
|
Meredith Bush |
University of Texas at Austin |
Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
|
Nicholas Perez |
University of Texas at Austin |
Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
|
Woong Mo Koo |
University of Texas at Austin |
William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
|
Jayeeta Chakraborty |
University of Texas-Dallas |
Jean G. Funkhouser Named Grant |
|
Randolph Williams |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
|
Christine Barszewski |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
M. Ray Thomasson Named Grants |
|
Sharon McMullen |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant |
|
Kyle Cox |
Western Michigan University |
AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant |
|
Kirk Wagenvelt |
Western Michigan University |
Fred A. & Jean Dix Named Grant |
|
Robin Canavan |
Yale University |
Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
|
David Auerbach |
Yale University |
R. E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
To see a complete list of 2014 abstracts, click here.
2013 Recipients
In 2013, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 89 graduate students across the world a total of $191,500 in geoscience research funds.
|
Student |
University |
Grant |
|
Nur Uddin Chowdhury |
Auburn University |
SEAPEX Named Grant |
|
John Murphy |
Binghamton University |
Fred A. & Jean C. Dix Named Grant |
|
Brittany Trivisonno Muncy |
Bowling Green State University |
Wallace E. Pratt Memorial Grant |
|
George Jennings |
Brigham Young University |
Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
|
David Wheatley |
Brigham Young University |
Allan & Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
|
John Michael Wilson |
California State University, Bakersfield |
J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
|
Christopher Bowie |
California State University, Fresno |
John E. Kilkenny Memorial Grant |
|
Wenya Lv |
China University of Petroleum, Beijing |
R.E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
|
Olusanmi Emmanuel |
Colorado School of Mines |
John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
|
Bryan McDowell |
Colorado School of Mines |
John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
|
Timothy Otoole |
Colorado School of Mines |
John and Erika Lockridge Named Grant |
|
Ivan Deshenenkov |
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas |
Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International Grant |
|
Thilo Wrona |
Imperial College London |
Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
|
David Riese |
Indiana University |
Raymond C. Moore Memorial Grant |
|
Agnieszka Furmann |
Indiana University, Bloomington |
Thomas A. Hendricks Memorial Grant |
|
Mykhaylo Nakapelyukh |
Institute of Geophysics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
Alexander & Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
|
Puspa Adhikari |
Louisiana State University |
R. Dana Russell Memorial Grant |
|
Ashley Howell |
Louisiana State University |
Edward B. Picou, Jr. Named Grant |
|
Jie Shen |
Louisiana State University |
Donald F. Towse Memorial Grant |
|
Alexander Sharples |
Manchester University |
Rodger W. Stoneburner Memorial Grant |
|
Jonathan Obrist |
Missouri University of Science and Technology |
M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant |
|
Casey Reid |
Montana State University |
Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
|
Lauren Kay |
Montana State University, Bozeman |
Duncan A. McNaughton Memorial Grant |
|
Erin Donaghy |
Northern Arizona University |
Nancy Setzer Murray Memorial Grant |
|
Tawnya Hildabrand |
Northern Arizona University |
Grants-in-Aid Committee Named Grant |
|
Matthew Jones |
Northwestern University |
The Institut Français du Pètrole Grant |
|
Joel Main |
Ohio State University |
Michael S. Johnson Named Grant |
|
Audrey Blakeman |
Ohio University |
Ohio Geological Society Named Grant |
|
Nathaniel Wysocki |
Pennsylvania State University |
L. Austin Weeks Memorial Grant |
|
David Oakley |
Pennsylvania State University |
Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
|
Clint Miller |
Rice University |
Horst & Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
|
Benjamin Slotnick |
Rice University |
Meckel Family Named Grant |
|
Maria Emilia Bertoni |
Royal Holloway University of London |
Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
|
Catherine Beck |
Rutgers University |
David Worthington Named Grant |
|
Patrick Luetkemeyer |
Saint Louis University |
Classen Family Named Grant |
|
Emily Fay |
Stanford University |
Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
|
Nora Nieminski |
Stanford University |
Mruk Family Chairman's Choice for Excellence |
|
Melodie French |
Texas A&M University |
Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
|
Jonathan Fry |
Texas A&M University |
James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
|
Guangjian Xu |
Texas A&M University |
Michel T. Halbouty Memorial Grant |
|
Robert Schelstrate |
Texas A&M University |
James W. Milliken Memorial Grant |
|
Brock Shenton |
Texas A&M University |
James E. Hooks Memorial Grant |
|
Peter Hawke |
The University of Adelaide |
Jean G. Funkhouser Memorial Grant, |
|
Alex O'Hara |
University at Buffalo |
William E. Gipson Named Grant* |
|
Tian Dong |
University of Alberta |
Gustavus E. Archie Memorial Grant |
|
Alina Shchepetkina |
University of Alberta |
John Teagle Memorial Grant |
|
Greg Buratowski |
University of Arkansas |
Hugh D. Miser Memorial Grant |
|
Leanne Hancock |
University of California, Riverside |
Marilyn Atwater Memorial Grant |
|
Emily Haddad |
University of California, Riverside |
David Worthington Named Grant |
|
Rachel Landman |
University of Colorado-Boulder |
Richard C. Hasson Memorial Grant |
|
Chelsea Fenn |
University of Colorado-Boulder |
Donald A. & Mary O’Nesky Named Grant |
|
Aaron Rodriguez |
University of Idaho |
David Worthington Named Grant |
|
Diana Ortega-Ariza |
University of Kansas |
Robert K. Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
|
Erica Dalman |
University of Kansas |
Peter W. Gester Memorial Grant |
|
Jennifer Lowery |
University of Kansas |
Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
|
Mohammed Musa Aliyu |
University of Leeds |
Bernold M. "Bruno" Hanson Memorial Environmental Grant |
|
Thomas Seers |
University of Manchester (UoM) |
William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant, |
|
Palma Botterell |
University of Maryland |
Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists Named Grant |
|
Viviana Diaz |
University of Miami |
Don R. Boyd Memorial Grant |
|
Allyson Tessin |
University of Michigan |
Suzanne Takken Memorial Grant |
|
Sebastien Blanchard |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
Rodney A. Bernasek Memorial Grant |
|
Jesse Korus |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
R.E. McAdams Memorial Grant |
|
Alexandra Priewisch |
University of New Mexico |
Horst & Jessie von Bandat Memorial Grant |
|
Emilio Jose Torres Parada |
University of Oklahoma |
Jon R. Withrow Named Grant |
|
David Brink-Roby |
University of Rochester |
W. David Wiman Memorial Grant |
|
Sudipta Das Gupta |
University of Saskatchewan |
Merrill W. Haas Memorial Grant |
|
Balázs Törő |
University of Saskatchewan |
Paul Danheim Nelson Memorial Grant |
|
Liya Zhang |
University of Saskatchewan |
J. Elmer Thomas Past-Presidents Memorial Grant |
|
Johnathan Pratt |
University of South Carolina |
AAPG Eastern Section Named Grant |
|
Stewart Beattie |
University of Strathclyde |
Martin D. Hewitt Named Grant* |
|
Rosmalia Dita Nugraheni |
University of Technology Petronas |
Alexander & Geraldine Wanek Memorial Grant |
|
Khushboo Arora |
University of Texas at Austin |
Ike Crumbly Minorities in Energy Named Grant |
|
Amanda Calle |
University of Texas at Austin |
Marta Sutton Weeks Named Grant |
|
Nicole Hart |
University of Texas at Austin |
Arthur A. Meyerhoff Memorial Grant |
|
Maren Mathisen |
University of Texas at Austin |
James E. and Elloie B. Wilson Memorial Grant |
|
Edgardo Pujols |
University of Texas at Austin |
Jay M. McMurray Memorial Grant |
|
Lichun Wang |
University of Texas at Austin |
Frank E. Kottlowski Memorial Grant |
|
John Warden |
University of Texas at Austin |
John and Colleen Silcox Named Grant |
|
Logan West |
University of Texas at Austin |
Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
|
Stephanie Wood |
University of Texas at Austin |
William Dow Hamm Memorial Grant |
|
Eric Stautberg |
University of Texas at El Paso |
Barrett Family Named Grant* |
|
Xiaowei Li |
University of Texas at El Paso |
Harold J. Funkhouser Memorial Grant |
|
Anita Thapalia |
University of Texas at El Paso |
Norman H. Foster Memorial Grant |
|
Renjie Zhou |
University of Toronto |
Garth W. Caylor Memorial Grant |
|
Randolph Williams |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
M. Ray Thomasson Named Grant |
|
Ashley Dineen |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Robert and Lynn Maby Memorial Grant |
|
Justin LaForge |
University of Wyoming |
Weimer Family Named Grant |
|
Matthew McKay |
West Virginia University |
Richard W. Beardsley Named Grant |
|
Filip Bielicki |
|
Harry and Joy Jamison Named Grant* |
* Restrictions waived for 2013.
To see a complete list of 2013 abstracts, click here.
2012 Recipients
In 2012, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 89 graduate students geoscience research funds.
To see a complete list of 2012 abstracts, click here.
2011 Recipients
In 2011, the Grants-in-Aid program awarded 37 graduate students geoscience research funds.
|
Student |
University |
Grant |
|
Maryam Peyravi |
Azad University of Research and Science Branch, Tehran |
Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Named Grant |
|
Alex Kasprak |
Brown University |
David Worthington |
|
Muhammad Awais |
College of Earth and Environmental |
J. Ben Carsey, Sr. Memorial Grant |
|
Nicholas Daniele |
Colorado School of Mines |
Wallace E. Pratt |
|
Kevin Duvernay |
Colorado School of Mines |
Classen Family |
|
Erich Heydweiller |
Colorado School of Mines |
R. E. McAdams |
|
Jeremiah Moody |
Colorado School of Mines |
Merrill W Hass |
|
Jane Stammer |
Colorado School of Mines |
Marilyn Atwater |
|
Robert Madden |
Curtin University |
Sherman A. Wengerd Memorial Grant |
|
Benjamin Franklin |
Durham University |
INSTITUT FRANCAIS du PEROLE Named Grant |
|
Yuanjia Han |
Faculty of Earth Resources, China University of Geosciences |
SEAPEX Named Grant |
|
Aisha Agbali |
Florida State University |
J.E. Hooks |
|
Nicholas Holgate |
Imperial College London |
Allan and Eleanor Martini Named Grant |
|
Mehrdad Madani kivi |
J. W. Goethe Frankfurt University, Frankfurt, Germany |
Gordon I. Atwater Memorial Grant |
|
Casey Bulen |
Kansas State University |
William J. Barrett Family Named Grant |
|
Michael Kelly |
Keele University |
Raymond D. Woods Memorial Grant |
|
Julie Gouin |
Kent State University |
Donald A. and Mary O'Nesky |
|
Kellen Gunderson |
Lehigh University |
Arthur A. Meyerhoff |
|
Clint Edrington |
Louisiana State University |
R. Dana Russell |
|
Brendan Headd |
Louisiana State University |
Edward B. Picou, Jr. |
|
Scott Tipple |
Louisiana State University |
Paul Danheim Nelson |
|
Hongjiao Yu |
Louisiana State University |
Arthur A Meyerhoff |
|
Helen Lynn |
Montana State University |
Duncan A McNaughton |
|
Daniel Ross |
Montana State University |
L Austin Weeks |
|
Ahamefula Utom |
Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
Alexander and Geraldine Wanek Named Grant |
|
Philip Kenroy |
Northern Illinois University |
Horst and Jessie von Bandat |
|
Heather Weismiller |
Ohio University |
Ohio Geological Society |
|
Michael Bacon |
Oklahoma State University |
Herbert G. and Shirely A. Davis |
|
Michael Bagley |
Oklahoma State University |
Herbert G. and Shirley A. Davis |
|
Craig Millard |
Penn State University |
PAPG |
|
Brandon Harper |
Rice University |
David Worthington |
|
Karem Lopez |
Rice University |
David Worthington |
|
Catherine Beck |
Rutgers University |
Marta S. Weeks |
|
Patrick Luetkemeyer |
Saint Louis University |
John Teagle |
|
Vanja Stevanovic-Walls |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology |
John H and Collen Silcox |
|
Joseph Batir |
Southern Methodist University |
Donald F. Towes |
|
Andrés Alfonso Ruzo |
Southern Methodist University |
William E Gipson |
|
Tess Menotti |
Stanford University |
Lawrence W Funkhouser |
|
Michael Pickell |
Texas A & M University |
James W Milliken |
|
Harold Johnson |
Texas A&M University |
Thomas A Hendrick |
|
Courtney "Page" Jones |
Texas A&M University |
Michel T Halabouty |
|
Rachel Wells |
Texas A&M University |
Michel T Halabouty |
|
Olena Prykhodchenko |
Ukrainian State Geological Research Institute |
Robert Goldhammer Memorial Grant |
|
Lauren Fortson |
University at Buffalo |
Bruno Hanson |
|
Kyle Jones |
University at Buffalo |
AAPG Easter |
|
Greg Baniak |
University of Alberta |
Gustavus E. Archie |
|
Ryan Leary |
University of Arizona |
Garth W Calylor |
|
Stefan Knopp |
University of Calgary |
Gustavus E Archie |
|
Lidya Tarhan |
University of California, Riverside |
John E Kilkenny |
|
Kimberly Hlava |
University of Colorado at Boulder |
James E. and Elloie B. Wilson |
|
Katrina Ostrowicki |
University of Georgia |
Gustavus E Archie |
|
Rachael Ellen |
University of Glasgow |
J. Elmer Thomas Past Presidents Memorial Grant |
|
Austin Luker |
University of Houston-Main |
Don R Boyd |
|
Eric Prokocki |
University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) |
Jean G Funkhouser |
|
Breanna Huff |
University of Kansas |
Frederick A. Sutton |
|
Karen Lechtenberg |
University of Kansas |
Nancy Setzer Murray |
|
Camille Partin |
University of Manitoba |
Horst and Jessie von Bandat |
|
Erica Parke |
University of Miami/RSMAS |
Norman H Foster |
|
Jennifer Cotton |
University of Michigan |
Suzanne Takken |
|
Benjamin Chorn |
University of Minnesota, Duluth |
William and Jean Crain |
|
Neal Auchter |
University of Montana |
Peter W. Gester |
|
Matthew Corbett |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Rodney A. Bernasek |
|
Andrew Ranson |
University of New Orleans |
Richard C Hasson |
|
Malleswara Yenugu |
University of Oklahom |
John R Withrow |
|
Sarah Farzaneh |
University of Oklahoma |
Hugh D. Miser |
|
Nabanita Gupta |
University of Oklahoma |
Gustavus E. Archie |
|
Carlie Pietsch |
University of Southern California |
Raymond C Moore |
|
Lindsay Olinde |
University of Texas |
Rodger W Stoneburner |
|
Eric Anderson |
University of Texas at Austin |
Wiiliam Dow Hamm |
|
Joshua Dixon |
University of Texas at Austin |
Fred A. and Jean Dix |
|
Anjali Fernandes |
University of Texas at Austin |
Ike Crumbly |
|
Dolores A. van der Kolk |
University of Texas at Austin |
Kenneth H Crandall |
|
Kurtus Woolf |
University of Texas at Austin |
Harold J Funkhouser |
|
Natalie Rush |
University of Tulsa |
Frank E Kottlowski |
|
Piotr Angiel |
University of Western Ontario |
W. David Wiman |
|
Kevin Greff |
University of Western Ontario |
Mruk Family Chairmans Choice |
|
Meriem Grifi |
University of Western Ontario |
R. E. McAdams |
|
Tao Cui |
University of Windsor |
Jay M. McMurray |
|
Michael Kennedy |
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Robert and Lynn Maby |
|
Lynsey Spaeth |
University of Wyoming |
Weimer Family |
|
Oluwaseun Fadipe |
Universiy of the Western Cape |
Kenneth H. Crandall Memorial Grant |
|
Peter Feutz |
Western Michigan University |
Richard W. Beardsley |
To see a complete list of 2012 abstracts, click here.