Who We’ve Helped

Jackie Kleinsasser GIA 2021

These funds are granted annually thanks to our Named Grants, most of which bear the names of many generous supporters of the AAPG Foundation. These grants are given to provide financial assistance to graduate students (currently enrolled in master's and doctorate programs) whose thesis research has application to the search for and development of petroleum and energy-mineral resources, and/or to related environmental geology issues.

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, Frederick A. Sutton 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, Gustavus E. Archie Memorial International 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.

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