Here is a list of recent EPS graduate prize recipients:
Philip M. Orville Prize “in recognition of outstanding research and scholarship in the Earth Sciences” which is awarded to the most outstanding graduate student.
2023 Yu Liang, Jonathan Wolf; 2022 Ulla Heede; 2021 Zheng Gong, Jasmina Wiemann; 2020 Nicolas Mongiardino Koch, Neala Creasy; 2019 Terry Isson, Jie Deng; 2018 Devon Cole, Shineng Hu; 2017 Ross Anderson, Srikanth Toppaladoddi; 2016 Xu Chu, Daniel Field; 2015 Erin Wirth Moriarty, Yige Zhang; 2014 Simon Darroch, Georgy Manucharyan; 2013 Ross Mitchell, Amelinda Webb; 2012 Tyler Lyson; 2011 Jakob Vinther; 2010 Erik Sperling; 2009 Faysal Bibi; 2008 Daniel Peppe, Melissa Spannuth; 2007 Jerome Neufeld, Garrett Leahy; 2006 John Vanden Brooks; 2005 Ian Miller, Krister Smith; 2004 Mike Breeding, Walter Joyce; 2003 Jeffrey Rahl, Takanobu Tsuihiji; 2002 Dana Royer; 2001 Albert Colman, Julia Clarke; 2000 Catherine Everett
William E. Ford Prize is given for excellence in “mineralogical” studies.
2023 Silvina Slagter; 2022 Benjamin Hess, Qinting Jiang; 2021 not awarded this year; 2020 Zheng Gong, Michael Hanson; 2019 Sarah Arveson, Matteo Fabbri; 2018 Duncan Keller, Emily Stewart; 2017 Kierstin Daviau; 2016 Jennifer Axler, Anwar Mohiuddin; 2015 Taylor Kilian, Colton Lynner; 2014 Peter Douglas; 2013 Zhixue Du, Chao Liu; 2012 Xu Chu, Christopher Thissen; 2011 Shikma Zaarur; 2010 Sarah Vorhies; 2009 Kazukiko Otsuka, Erik Sperling; 2008 Madalyn Blondes, Tatiana Lioubetskaia; 2007 Timothy Raub; 2006 Zhicheng Jing, Megan Andrews; 2005 Phillip Skemer, Yuhong Liang; 2004 Jason Downs; 2003 Walter Joyce; 2002 Albert Colman; 2001 Christopher Breeding, Julia Clarke; 2000 Matthias Bernet, Mihali Felipe
Elias Loomis Prize for excellence in studies of physics of the earth, usually manifested in outstanding effort on thesis research.
2023 Meng Guo, Yantao Luo; 2022 Jonathan Wolf, Zhongtian Zhang; 2021 Ulla Heede, Yu Liang; 2020 Yoshi Miyazaki, Nicole Shibley; 2019 Chhavi Jain, Bowen Zhao; 2018 Neala Creasy, Jie Deng; 2017 Yana Bebieva, Christopher Kruse; 2016 Azusa Takeishi; 2015 Ivy Tan, Srikanth Toppaladoddi; 2014 Caroline Eakin, Shineng Hu; 2013 Bradford Foley; 2012 Erin Wirth, Melanie Parker; 2011 Georgy Manucharyan, Woosok Moon; 2010 Zhicheng Jing; 2009 Yanping Li, Tatiana Lyubetskaya; 2008 Robert Allen; 2007 Melissa Spannuth; 2006 Erik Thomson; 2005 Jerome Neufeld; 2004 Ben Zaitchik; 2003 none; 2002 none; 2001 none; 2000 Qingfang Jiang
Hammer Prize is given to an outstanding EPS graduate student.
2023 Ashley Arroyo, Amy Ferrick; 2022 Kelsey Jenkins; 2021 Meng Guo; 2020 Joachim Katchinoff; 2019 Jasmina Wiemann, Jana Burke, Zheng Gong; 2018 Sarah Arveson, Chhavi Jain; 2017 Neala Creasy, Elizabeth Clark, Jie Deng ; 2016 Devon Cole, Zhen Liu, Emma Locatelli; 2015 Zhixue Du, Allison Hsiang, Victoria McCoy; 2014 Ross Anderson, Colton Lynner; 2013 Daniel Field, Taylor Kilian, Alison Nugent; 2012 Simon Darroch, Joseph Panzik, Peter Douglas; 2011 Bradford Foley, Ross Mitchell; 2010 Tyler Lyson, Jakob Vinther; 2009 Devin McPhillips, Thomas Hegna; 2008 William Landuyt, Brett Tipple; 2007 Theresa Raub; 2006 Garrett Leahy; 2005 Timothy Raub; 2004 Ian Miller; 2003 Krister Smith; 2002 Yuhong Liang, Gwyneth Williams; 2001 Jeffrey Rahl; 2000 Julia Clarke, Dana Royer
Karl K. Turekian Prize is awarded for excellence in geochemical or cosmochemical studies.
2023 Tom Reershemius; 2022 Meng Guo, Alexie Millikin; 2021 Sophie Westacott; 2020 Boriana Kalderon-Asael, Daniel Gaskell; 2019 Yoshi Miyazaki; 2018 Terry Tang; 2017 Elizabeth Christeleit, Shuang Zhang; 2016 none; 2015 David Auerbach; 2014 Shikma Zaarur, Yige Zhang
Excellence in Teaching Prize is given in recognition of the student’s outstanding contribution to the teaching process at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
2023 Sydney Riemer, Will Frazer; 2022 Alexie Millikin, Kate Pippenger; 2021 Jack Shaw, Anne Haws; 2020 Sophie Westacott, Ulla Heede; 2019 Anwar Mohiuddin, Nicolas Mongiardino-Koch; 2018 Duncan Keller, Emily Stewart; 2017 Yana Bebieva; 2016 Jennifer Axler, Ross Anderson; 2015 David Auerbach, James Super