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Case Workshop
Honors/Awards, Student News

Grad Students Selected to Attend AAAS Policy and Advocacy Workshop

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Maddy Nyblade and Natalie Raia are among a select group of students being sponsored to attend The 2023 CASE Workshop in Washington, DC, on March 26-29, 2023.

Larry Edwards
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Professor Larry Edwards receives Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Sciences

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor R. Lawrence “Larry” Edwards has been awarded the Franklin Institute’s 2023 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Sciences recognizing his achievements in the field.

Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt receives Vetlesen Prize, the ‘Nobel Prize of Earth Sciences’

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities Professor Emeritus David Kohlstedt has been awarded the Vetlesen Prize, one of the highest honors in Earth sciences and considered to be the field’s Nobel Prize equivalent.

Peter Kang Headshot
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Peter Kang receives the Taylor Career Development Award

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The Taylor Career Development Award recognizes exceptional contributions to teaching by a candidate for tenure during the probationary period

Donna Whitney with the pyramids
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Donna Whitney Named Graduate and Professional Distinguished Professor

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Donna Whitney received a Graduate and Professional Distinguished Teaching Award (U-wide) for her many outstanding contributions to graduate advising, mentorship, teaching, DEI initiatives and more!

Patsis Sulfer Diagram
Honors/Awards, Student News

Amanda Patsis is awarded UMII-MnDRIVE Graduate Assistantship

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Eleven PhD students at the University of Minnesota have been awarded PhD Graduate Assistantships through UMII. These awards are made to grad students involved in research at the intersection of informatics and any of the five MnDRIVE fields.

Nicole Wagner in the field
Honors/Awards, Student News

Nicole Wagner Receives Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

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NAGT recognizes outstanding teaching assistants in geoscience education with up to 30 awards annually

Cara Santelli Headshot
Honors/Awards

Associate Professor Cara Santelli receives GSA's 2022 Award for Outstanding Geobiologists

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Every year the GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division's executive committee selects exceptional scholars to receive awards for their accomplishments in research, education/mentoring, and service in geobiology.

Cited Professors
Faculty News, Honors/Awards

Larry Edwards among most cited researchers in the world

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Four CSE faculty were recently named among the most "Highly Cited Researchers" in the world.

Plinio Thesis
Honors/Awards, Researcher & Staff News

IRM Postdoc Receives Honors

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IRM Postdoc, Plinio Jaqueto has received the Brazilian national award for best PhD thesis in Geophysics 2022, and GSA Karst Division's Young Scientist Award!