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LAWRENCE -- Four University of Kansas students recently were recognized for outstanding contributions to the Kansas Geological Survey, based on KU's west campus.
The four received citations and cash awards during a ceremony May 10 at the survey. The survey, a KU research and service division, studies the state's geologic resources and hazards. The survey employs about 40 students, most of them from KU.
Brent Miller, who earned a geography degree in December 2001, received the Norman Plummer Outstanding Student Award. Miller, a native of Topeka, is taking graduate classes in geography and urban planning and works for the Data Access and Support Center, based at the Survey. The Plummer award, named after Norman Plummer, a longtime geologist at the survey, is given annually in recognition of a non-research survey student employee.
Edward Washburn, a KU graduate student in geology from Rockford, Ill., received the Lee C. and Darcy Gerhard Field Research Student Award. Washburn is investigating the application of geophysical techniques to the field study of sedimentary rock outcrops. The award is named for Lee C. Gerhard, the previous survey director, and his wife, Darcy, and is given annually for outstanding field research.
Julian Ivanov, who just completed his doctorate in geology at KU, received the William W. Hambleton Student Research Award. Ivanov, a Lawrence graduate research assistant in the survey's Exploration Services section, has developed an original method for modeling subsurface geology and has been published extensively. The Hambleton award is named after a previous survey director and is given annually for excellence in research.
John Woods, a Lawrence graduate student at KU, received the Frank C. Foley Groundwater Student Travel Award. Woods, a research support specialist in the survey's geohydrology section, has written two major survey publications and has helped prepare maps showing the availability of ground water. The award, named for a previous survey director, provides travel funds for a student to attend a regional or national groundwater conference.
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