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Honours & Awards
Faculty & Staff
The Faculty and Staff in Earth Sciences are recognized within the university, provincially, nationally and internationally for their teaching and research excellence.
James MacEachern | 2023 | Raymond C. Moore Medal | Society for Sedimentary Geology |
Brent Ward | 2023 | The Westerman Award for Outstanding Achievement in Geoscience | EGBC |
Dan Marshal | 2021 | Fellowship (Hon) | Geoscience Canada |
Dan Marshall |
2020 | Julian Boldy Award | Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) |
Dan Marshall |
2020 | Best Paper Award | Minerals Journal (MDPI Publishing) |
Shahin Dashtgard |
2020 | W.W. Hutchison Medalist | Geological Association of Canada |
John Clague | 2020 | Order of Canada |
Government of Canada |
Doug Stead | 2019 | John B. Sterling Medal |
The Engineering Institute of Canada |
Derek Thorkelson | 2018 | Howard Street Robinson Lecturer |
Geological Association of Canada |
John Clague | 2018 | Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award | Marquis Who's Who |
Matthew Plotnikoff | 2018 | Staff Achievement Award - Work Performance | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Diana Allen | 2016 | Group Chair - Geosciences Committee | NSERC |
Dan Marshall | 2016 | Distinguished Lecturer | Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) |
Diana Allen | 2015 | Robert N. Farvolden Award | Canadian Geotechnical Society and International Association of Hydrogeologists |
Diana Allen | 2015 | Fellowship | Geoscientists Canada |
John Clague | 2014 | President | APEGBC |
Diana Allen | 2014 | Earth Sciences Sector Merit Award | Book Collaboration: "Canada's Groundwater Resources" |
John Clague | 2013 | Vice-President | APEGBC |
Brent Ward | 2013 | APEG Fellowship | APEGBC |
Diana Allen | 2013 | APEGBC | |
Shahin Dashtgard | 2013 | Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists | |
Dan Marshall | 2013 | Editor's Choice Award | |
Doug Stead | 2012 | EIC Fellow | Engineering Institute of Canada |
James MacEachern | 2012 | Co-Editor |
Journal of Sedimentary Research |
Shahin Dashtgard | 2012 | James Lee Wilson Award | SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) |
John Clague | 2012 | J. Willis Ambrose Medal | Geological Association of Canada |
Diana Allen | 2012 | Editor's Choice Award | Hydrogeology Journal |
Diana Allen | 2012 | 125 Women of Trafalgar | Traflagar School for Girls |
Gwenn Flowers | 2011 | Fellow: Royal Canadian Geographical Society | Royal Canadian Geographical Society |
Doug Stead | 2010 | Victor Milligan Paper Award | Canadian Geotechnical Society |
Brent Ward | 2009 | Engineers Canada Fellowship | Engineers Canada |
Derek Thorkelson | 2009 | Barlow Memorial Medal | Canadian Institute for Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum |
Doug Stead | 2009 | John A. Franklin Rock Mechanics Award | Canadian Geotechnical Society |
Dan Marshall | 2009 | Howard Street Robinson Medal | Mineralogical Association of Canada |
Gwenn Flowers | 2009 | Young Scientist Award | Canadian Geophyiscal Union |
Gwenn Flowers | 2009 | Marie Thorpe Visiting Fellow | Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory |
John Clague | 2008 | Richard Jahns Distinguished Lecturer | Geological Society of America |
Doug Stead | 2008 | Thomas Roy Engineering Geology Award | Canadian Geotechnical Society |
Dan Marshall | 2008 | Distinguished Service Award | Geological Association of Canada |
James MacEachern | 2008 | W.W. Hutchison Medal | Geological Association of Canada |
Derek Thorkelson | 2007 | Dave Elliot Best Paper Award | Geological Association of Canada |
Dan Marshall | 2007 | Dave Elliot Best Paper Award | Geological Association of Canada |
John Clague | 2007 | Logan Medal | Geological Association of Canada |
Gwenn Flowers | 2006 | Outstanding Young Scientist Award | European Geophysical Union |
John Clague | 2006 | E.R.Ward Neale Medal | Geological Association of Canada |
John Clague | 2002 | Bancroft Award | Royal Society of Canada |
John Clague | 2002 | Editorial Board Award for Scholarly Writing | APEGBC |
James MacEachern | 1999 | Faculty of Science Excellence in Teaching Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
John Clague | 1999 | Christopher J. Westerman Memorial Award | APEGBC |
John Clague | 1999 | Editorial Board Award for Scholarly Writing | APEGBC |
John Clague | 1998 | Fellow: Royal Society of Canada | Royal Society of Canada |
Dan Marshall | 1992 | William Harvey Gross Award | Mineralogical Association of Canada |
John Clague | 1992 | W.A. Johnston Medal | Canadian Quaternary Association |
John Clague | 1988 | E.B. Burwell, Jr. Memorial Award | Geological Society of America |
John Clague | 1982 | Award of Excellence | Society for Technical Communication |
Graduate students
Earth Sciences graduate students are recipients of a wide range of awards, honours and scholarships, many at the national and international level.
Ariel Greenblat |
2022 | Contaminated Sites Approved Professionals (CSAP) Society Graduate Scholarship | Groundwater Resources Research Group |
Louise Riou; Anthony Giang and Stephen Barlett |
2022 | Research Fund |
2022-2023 Quaternary Research Center award (QRC) |
Courtney Onstad | 2021 | The Northern Miner Scholarship |
The Young Mining Professionals Scholarship (YMPSF) |
Anastasia Ogloff | 2021 | Leopold Gelinas Silver Medal | Volcanology and Igneous Petrology Division of the Geological Association of Canada |
Yu Yen Pan | 2021 | Best Student Film Prize in Geological Film Competition | On the Rocks |
Dave Bigelow | 2021 | Early-Career Prize | International Association of Classification Societies |
Alex Nott | 2021 | BC Groundwater Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Maziyar Nazemi | 2021 | PetroCanada Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Yu Yen Pan | 2021 | Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | University Women's Club Trust Fund |
Rebecca Canam | 2021 | Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award | GAC/PDAC |
Antonina Calahorrano | 2020 | Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | University Women’s Club Trust Fund |
Camille Jordan | 2020 | PetroCanada Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Matt Martinolich | 2020 | BC Groundwater Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Aspen Anderson | 2020 | Michael Stevenson Graduate Scholarship | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Nakarà DÃaz | 2020 | Best MSc Thesis Award for 2020 | Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists |
Aspen Anderson | 2019 | Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | University Women’s Club Trust Fund |
Brynje Johnson | 2019 | BC Groundwater Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Sarah Schultz | 2019 | PetroCanada Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Eric Thiessen | 2018 | Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award | Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada |
Gioachino Roberti | 2018 | 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist and People's Choice winner | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Rachel Warwick | 2018 | Jack Kleinman Memorial Grant | USGS - Volcano Hazards Program |
Antonina Calahorrano | 2018 | Poster and Speaking Awards | Resources for Future Generations (RFG) |
Rachel Warwick | 2018 | Geoscience BC Scholarship | Geoscience BC |
Jocelyn Ross-Lindeman | 2018 | BC Groundwater Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Chloe Chateau | 2018 | PetroCanada Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Antonina Calahorrano | 2018 | Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | University Women’s Club Trust Fund |
Thomas Asafuah | 2018 | Thesis Completion Fellowship | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Lauren Hutchinson | 2017 | Mitacs Accelerate | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Alexandra Pulwicki | 2017 | KEY Big Data Scholarship | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Samantha Morgan | 2017 | BC Groundwater Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Cheryl Hodgson | 2017 | Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | University Women’s Club Trust Fund |
Nakari Diaz | 2017 | PetroCanada Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Alexandra Pulwicki | 2017 | 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Matthew Simons | 2016 | Scholarship | Contaminated Sites Approved Professionals Society |
Lauren Hockin | 2016 | Canada Graduate Scholarship - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Samantha Morgan | 2016 | Geoscience BC Scholarship | Geoscience BC |
Sarah Rathay | 2016 | Runner up - Toth Award, Best Student Paper | Canadian National Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists |
Teresa Rosales Ramirez | 2016 | 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Lucien Rinke-Hardekopf | 2016 | PetroCanada Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Megan Dewit | 2016 | Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | University Women’s Club Trust Fund |
Ismena Bystron | 2016 | BC Groundwater Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Emily Moase | 2015 | Canada Graduate Scholarship - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Alexandra Pulwicki | 2015 | Arthur and Ancie Fouks Graduate Entrance Award in Public Service | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Jeanette Klassen | 2015 | BC Groundwater Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Alexandra Pulwicki | 2015 | Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | University Women’s Club Trust Fund |
Cheryl Hodgson | 2015 | PetroCanada Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Alexandra Pulwicki | 2015 | Special Grad Entrance Scholarship | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Libby Griffin | 2014 | Hakai Network for Coastal People, Ecosystems and Management | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Shannon Holding | 2014 | President’s PhD Scholarship | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Kirsti Medig | 2014 | Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | University Women’s Club Trust Fund |
Teresa Rosales Ramirez | 2014 | Provost International Fellowship | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Teresa Rosales Ramirez | 2014 | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia Scholarship | Mexican National Council for Science and Technology |
Oliver Friesen | 2014 | PetroCanada Graduate Scholarship in Earth Sciences | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV |
Lucia Theny | 2014 | Geoscience BC Scholarship | Geoscience BC |
Oliver Friesen | 2014 | NSERC Graduate Scholarship | NSERC |
Kristyn Smith | 2014 | NSERC Graduate Scholarship | NSERC |
Reid Staples | 2014 | GAC Dave Elliott Best Paper Prize | Geological Association of Canada |
Undergraduate students
Undergraduate students in the Department are also recognized for their excellence through numerous honours and scholarships.
Derek Saxton / Allegra Whistler |
2018 | Alexis Clague Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences |
Maksym Golovetsky |
2018 | Engineers & Geoscientists BC | |
Derek Saxton / Peter Balduzzi / Mylles Monragon / Manzula Eijsberg / Alex Rea |
2018 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Allegra Whistler |
2018 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Carol-Anne Nicol / Allegra Whistler |
2017 | Alexis Clague Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences |
Megan Simao |
2017 | APEGBC | |
Megan Simao |
2017 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Mark Coleman |
2017 | S-IMEW respresentative |
PDAC |
Maksym Golovetsky / Gabriel Jones |
2017 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Glenn Hall |
2016 | Logan Student Prize |
GAC-PDAC |
Andrew Garnett |
2016 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Sarah Ellis |
2016 | Logan Student Prize |
GAC-PDAC |
Gabrielle Jones |
2016 | Student Book Scholarship | Wiley |
Graham Smerek / Sarah Furney |
2016 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Glenn Hall |
2016 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Mark Coleman |
2016 | APEGBC | |
Sarah Ellis / Sarah Furney |
2016 | Alexis Clague Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences |
Jesse Mysiorek / Daniel Kelloway |
2016 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Derek Saxton |
2015 | Student Book Scholarship | Wiley |
Mark Coleman / Melanie Hackett |
2015 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Elise Harrington / Joshua Wiebe |
2015 | Alexis Clague Award | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences |
Carly Smith | 2015 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Patricia Hayduk | 2015 | APEGBC | |
Carly Smith | 2015 | Earth Sciences' Award | Greater Vancouver Mining Women's Association |
Carly Smith | 2014 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Josh Wiebe | 2014 | ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Earth Sciences | |
Johanna Lindh | 2014 | Student Book Scholarship | Wiley |
Elise Harrington | 2014 | Geological Society of America |