Awards and Honors

Congratulations to:

Fidelis Onwuagba

K-State Geology grad student, Fidelis Onwuagba, and his international team, EnerGreen, won the Switch International Energy Case Competition. This year’s competition featured over 180 teams from 27 countries worldwide. Onwuagba’s team was praised by the judges for their critical thinking and innovative techniques. Featured in K-State Today, you can click here to read more about Fidelis' accomplishment and his advice for young people interested in a sustainable and equitable energy future

Dr. Karin Goldberg

Congratulations to Dr. Karin Goldberg, who was recognized as the Professor of the Week in the College of Arts and Sciences at the Nov 10 K-State men's home basketball game. We are so proud of her and her accomplishments! Click here to read more about Karin's many accomplishments.

Undergraduate and graduate students

K-State Geology awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships and stipends for the 2023-2024 academic year, thanks to the generosity of our alumni and other donors. We recognized undergraduate and graduate student scholarship recipients at our annual awards banquet on October 27. Click here to see photos of the scholarship recipients at the banquet. Click here detailed list of scholarships and recipents.

Dr. Claudia Adam & Dr. Sabreen Gad

Congratulations to Dr. Claudia Adam and Dr. Sabreen Gad, who were selected by members of the Geology Alumni Advisory Council Executive Committee to receive the 2024 geology teaching awards.

Dr. Behzad Ghanbarian

Congratulations to Dr. Behzad Ghanbarian, who was recently recognized as an honored listee by Marquis Who’s Who, AND named in the Top 2% of Science Researchers in the World for the 3rd year in a row!

Marquis Who's Who is a well-known publisher of biographical directories that highlight the achievements and accomplishments of individuals from various fields and professions. Recently, Marquis Who's Who recognized Dr. Behzad Ghanbarian as an honored listee for his accomplishments in the field of flow and transport in porous media. Inclusion is based on a combination of factors, including an individual's achievements, contributions, and impact in their area of expertise.

Dr. Matthew Brueseke

Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Brueseke on being named Fellow of the Geological Society of America!

Dr. Matthew Brueseke is recognized for the breadth of his accomplishments as an outstanding teacher and mentor; a leader in service to GSA and the profession; and a renowned researcher who integrates field and lab methods with quantitative analysis to address problems in igneous petrology, volcanology, geochemistry, petrogenesis, and tectonics. You can read more about his momentous accomplishment here.

Dr. Matthew Kirk

Congralations to Dr. Matthew Kirk on the publication of his new open access textbook, 'Microbiology for Earth Scientists'

Dr. Matthew Kirk, Associate Professor of Geology at Kansas State University, has recently published a new open access textbook – Microbiology for Earth Scientists – available here. The book seeks to advance understanding of the important roles that microorganisms play in shaping the Earth, including impacts related to water quality and climate change. This free ebook will be used by students at K-State and beyond.

Congratulations to Sarah Lamm and Dr. Brice Lacroix for their successful publication of Sarah's first paper, 'Empirical Raman calibration of trioctahedral ferromagnesium chlorite minerals'

Sarah Lamm, Undergraduate Class of 2018 & Graduate Student Class of 2021, has been recently published her first paper. This research was conducted as her masters projects under the supervision of Dr. Brice Lacroix. They took chlorite samples with known chemical compositions and correlated them to subtle shifts in Raman spectra, which is generally used for identifying molecular or mineral composition, not for determining chemical composition.

Awarded a student travel grant from AGU to participiate in the AGU 2023 Annual Meeting in December 2023. Luqman is a GRA with Dr. Behzad Ghanbarian, focusing on petroleum geology.

Congratulations to Dr. Sabreen Gad on her successful promotion to Teaching Associate Professor!

Congratulations to Muhammed, Tochukwu, and Fidelis for receiving prestigious SEG scholarship awards! You can read more about their momentous achievements here.

Quinton was awarded a K-State Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Award for his research with K-State Geology Department Head and Professor Dr. Pamela Kempton on copper isotope heterogeneity in oceanic basalt glasses

Dr. Karin Goldberg was selected to receive the Davids-Dunham Award, which recognizes her excellence as a teacher and scholar, as well as her support of the mission of Kansas State University to K-State Arts and Sciences to promote diversity through teaching and scholarship.

Congratulations to Dr. Behzad Ghanbarian for the publication of his book, "Physics of Fluid Flow and Transport in Unconventional Reservoir Rocks"

Fidelis received a graduate award from the Johnson Cancer Research Center for his research on the potential of natural contamination of groundwater by uranium in SE Kansas. Fidelis is working with Dr. Karin Goldberg.

Placed third for his presentation on 'Adjusting the Syn-Tectonic and Structural History of the Arbuckle Mountains, OK' at the 2023 Geotechnical Conference! James has been working with Dr. Brice Lacroix. He just completed his bachelors and will begin working toward his masters in Fall 2023.

Congratulations to Dr. Behzad Ghanbarian for his successful application for promotion with tenure. Please join us in congratulating our newest associate professor!

Congratulations to Dr. Claudia Adam for her successful application for promotion with tenure. Please join us in congratulating our newest associate professor!

Inducted into the K-State Mortar Board Society in recognition of her academic achievement, leadership, and service.

Dr. Karin Goldberg was selected to participate in the competitive Voices for Sciences program from the American Geophysical Union.