SRG Recipients (2020)
The Society of Economic Geologists Foundation (SEGF) and the SEG Canada Foundation (SEGCF) are pleased to announce the SRG awards for 2020. This year the SEGF received 130 applications, of which 43 were selected to receive funding for a total of of US$171,600 (US$121,800 SEGF and US$49,800 SEGCF).
These grants will assist students with field and laboratory expenses for thesis research on mineral deposits as required for graduate degrees at accredited universities. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis and are available to students worldwide.
This year's successful candidates make up 22 nationalities and attend 34 different universities in 16 countries and distributed as follows: Canada (13), United States (7), Australia (5), South Africa (3), Brazil (2), Poland (2), Portugal (2), United Kingdom (2), Bulgaria (1), Chile (1), China (1), France (1), Peru (1), Philippines (1), Russia (1), Spain (1), and Switzerland (1).
Hugo T. Dummett Fund Details
| Name |
Award Amount |
University |
Degree |
Project Area |
| Angela Rodrigues |
US$5,000 |
Monash University (Australia) |
Ph.D. |
On hyperspectral data and textural analysis in porphyry copper deposits |
Alberto Terrones L. Fund Details
| Name |
Award Amount |
University |
Degree |
Project Area |
| Maria Alejandra Rodriguez Mustafa |
US$4,800 |
University of Michigan (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Geochemistry of magnetite from the Mina Justa IOCG deposit, Peru |
Timothy Nutt Fund Details
| Name |
Award Amount |
University |
Degree |
Project Area |
| Ryan Rosenfels |
US$3,000 |
Stellenbosch University (South Africa) |
M.Sc. |
The geology and geochemistry of the Fungurume 88 deposit: a high grade, primary cobalt sulphide deposit. |
Hugh E. McKinstry Fund Details
| Name |
Award Amount |
University |
Degree |
Project Area |
| Raul Berospi |
US$2,700 |
Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria (Peru) |
B.Sc.Titulo |
Variations in the composition of the carbonate matrix in ore-bearing vs barren diapir float breccia — an exploration tool |
| Yamila Cajal Contreras |
US$5,000 |
Australian National University (Australia) |
Ph.D. |
PGE geochemistry and magma fertility of the El Teniente Porphyry Copper Deposit, Central Chile |
| Hugo Carrasco |
US$5,000 |
Université de Genève (Switzerland) |
M.Sc. |
Geochronological, geochemical and isotopic characterisation of the Mesozoic Andean margin within Ecuador. |
| Ivan Chayka |
US$3,500 |
V.S.Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy SB RAS (Russia) |
Ph.D. |
Petrological constraints on the chromite-rich sulfide-poor PGE ores from the Upper contact zone of the Norilsk-1 intrusion. |
| Matheus Ciotta |
US$4,700 |
Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP) (Brazil) |
M.Sc. |
Petrology and metallogeny of topaz granites and rhyolites from Bom Futuro mine, Rondônia Tin Province, Brazil. |
| Gan Duan |
US$4,900 |
Monash University (Australia) |
Ph.D. |
The role of halogens in sodic and potassic alteration in experiments and Nature. |
| Chenglong Fan |
US$4,700 |
China University of Geosciences (China) |
Ph.D. |
Age of the Tongmugou Cu deposit in the Zhongtiao Mountain, North China Craton: Implications for ore genesis |
| John Emmanuel Fungo |
US$1,800 |
University of the Philippines (Philippines) |
M.Sc. |
Metallogenesis of the Ophiolite-Hosted Epithermal Veins In The Malabeg Prospect, Cabangan, Zambales |
| Ryan Goh |
US$3,500 |
The University of Melbourne (Australia) |
M.Sc. |
The world class Rosebery Volcanogenic Massive (VMS) Sulfide deposit in Tasmania, Australia |
| Thomas Jones |
US$2,700 |
University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) |
Ph.D. |
Structural of the south Central Zone, Damara Orogenic Belt, Namibia, and its implications for uranium mineralisation |
| Zia Steven Kahou |
US$3,500 |
Paul Sabatier University - GET Laboratory (France) |
Ph.D. |
Geochemistry and geochronology of supergene copper mineralization from Atacama Desert, Northern Chile |
| Michael Kirschbaum |
US$5,000 |
Colorado School of Mines (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Distal signatures of, and vectors towards, porphyry Cu deposits in carbonate rocks |
| Lameck Maninji |
US$5,000 |
Colorado State University (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Cu Porphyry Vectoring Techniques in Composite Porphyry Stockwork –Epithermal Vein Swarm Overprints: The buried Ruby Cu and Butte Cu Porphyries, SW Montana, USA. |
| Dalton McCaffrey |
US$5,000 |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (United States) |
Ph.D. |
From granites to pegmatites: millions of years of missing time |
| Monika Misztela |
US$4,700 |
Australian National University (Australia) |
Ph.D. |
Using PGE geochemistry to determine the copper and gold fertility of granitic magma systems |
| Charles Routleff |
US$5,000 |
Cardiff University (United Kingdom) |
Ph.D. |
Characterising the mineralization, alteration and temporal evolution of the auriferous Neoarchean Gokona deposit, Tanzania |
| Renata Sampaio Paes |
US$5,000 |
University of Campinas (Brazil) |
Ph.D. |
Structural and temporal controls on mineral systems in the eastern part of the Alta Floresta Mineral Province, Brazil |
| Felipe Velasquez Ruiz |
US$4,800 |
University of Chile (Chile) |
Ph.D. |
The origin of one of the world's largest niobium resources: The Catalão II carbonatite complex, Central Brazil |
| Marylou Vines |
US$3,500 |
University of Johannesburg (South Africa) |
Ph.D. |
Murchison greenstone belt, South Africa: Understanding the world's oldest antimony deposit |
Hickok-Radford Fund Details
| Name |
Award Amount |
University |
Degree |
Project Area |
| Harry Guest |
US$2,500 |
University of Exeter (United Kingdom) |
M.Sc. |
Geophysical and geochemical targeting of VMS mineralisation along the Meråker-Røros trend, Trøndelag, Central Norway. |
| Quinton Wilms |
US$4,500 |
University of British Columbia (Canada) |
M.Sc. |
Structural reconstruction of the Cretaceous Macmillan Pass fold and thrust belt, Selwyn Basin, Yukon: Identifying Devonian ore-forming structures.” |
Eric P. Nelson Fund Details
| Name |
Award Amount |
University |
Degree |
Project Area |
| Elitsa Lulcheva |
US$4,500 |
Sofia University "St. Kl. Ohridski" (Bulgaria) |
M.Sc. |
Structure control of the formation of the Elatsite Cu-Mo porphyry deposit |
Canada Foundation (SEGCF) Details
| Name |
Award Amount |
University |
Degree |
Project Area |
| Russell Ashton |
US$5,000 |
University of Western Ontario (Canada) |
M.Sc. |
The Ni-rich magmatic sulfides of the E&L Mineral Zones, Nickel Mountain Gabbro Complex, British Columbia |
| Sandra Baurier Aymat |
US$5,000 |
Laurentian University (Canada) |
Ph.D. |
Genesis and Localization of Ni-Cu-PGE Mineralization in the South Range of the Sudbury Structure |
| David Benoit |
US$3,300 |
Université du Québec à Montréal (Canada) |
B.Sc. |
Exploration for rare earth vein mineralization in the Central Gneiss Belt of the Grenville Province, Maniwaki, Quebec. |
| Brandon Chase |
US$2,500 |
University of Alberta (Canada) |
Ph.D. |
Lithosphere Architecture of the Fort à la Corne Kimberlite Field from Magnetotelluric Data |
| Ryley Collins |
US$3,800 |
University of Southern California (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Cooling and erosion history of a VMS-bearing ophiolite: A multi-chronometer approach to the Bay of Islands ophiolite complex, western Newfoundland |
| Justin Jonsson |
US$3,500 |
Lakehead University (Canada) |
M.Sc. |
Petrogenesis of mineralization horizons within the Offset Zone of the Lac des Iles mine, N. Ontario |
| Talia Moum |
US$3,500 |
University of Toronto (Canada) |
M.Sc. |
The VOLPA seafloor massive sulfide deposit, Niua volcanic arc complex, Tonga, SW Pacific |
| Dustin Peters |
US$5,000 |
Laurentian University (Canada) |
Ph.D. |
Genesis and Localization of Ni-Cu-PGE Mineralization in the North Range of the Sudbury Structure, Canada |
| Stan Roozen |
US$5,000 |
McGill University (Canada) |
Ph.D. |
Gold partitioning behavior between tourmaline and aqueous fluid. |
| Emma Scanlan |
US$3,000 |
Queen's University (Canada) |
Ph.D. |
Sediment-hosted Pb-Zn mineralization in the Selwyn Basin Yukon and the relationship to alkaline magmatism |
| Henning Seibel |
US$5,000 |
Laurentian University (Canada) |
Ph.D. |
Genesis and Localization of Ni-Cu-PGE Mineralization in Offset Dikes in the Sudbury Structure |
| Dustin Shockley |
US$2,500 |
Colorado School of Mines (United States) |
M.Sc. |
The Proterozoic History of the Montezuma Shear Zone and Structural Controls on Mineralization of the Oligocene Montezuma Stock |
| Callum Walter |
US$3,200 |
Queen's University (Canada) |
Ph.D. |
Augmenting Geological Field Mapping and Mineral Exploration with Real-Time 3D Digital Outcrop Modeling |
Newmont Mining Corporation Student Grant Details
| Name |
Award Amount |
University |
Degree |
Project Area |
| Kyle Henderson |
US$4,000 |
McGill University (Canada) |
Ph.D. |
Origin of the Witwatersrand goldfields: role of liquid hydrocarbons |
| Slawomir Mederski |
US$4,000 |
AGH University of Science and Technology (Poland) |
Ph.D. |
Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Sb-As-Tl-Hg+(Au) Carlin-type Mineralization from Janjevo, Central Kosovo |
| Aung Thu |
US$2,500 |
AGH University of Science and Technology (Poland) |
Ph.D. |
Geology and genesis of Nweyon-Kwinthoneze Au-Ag-Te deposit, Mogok Metamorphic Belt, Myanmar |
| Lauren Zeeck |
US$3,600 |
Colorado School of Mines (United States) |
Ph.D. |
Ar-Ar Dating of Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposits in the Kitami Region of Hokkaido, Japan |
General Fund
| Name |
Award Amount |
University |
Degree |
Project Area |
| Iñigo Barrajo |
US$2,500 |
Complutense University (Spain) |
M.Sc. |
Geochronology and isotopic geochemistry of variscan tin and tungsten mineralizations on western Iberia |