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Congratulations to 2011 Hess Medalist and VGP member Henry Dick

More information here.

Congratulations to new AGU Fellows in 2011:

Catherine Chauvel, Marc Hirschmann, Suzanne Kay, Craig Manning, William McDonough, William Seyfried, Takehiko Yagi

Full list here.

Have you made VGP one of your affiliations at AGU?

Did you know that you can make the Volcanology, Geochemistry, and Petrology section your primary affiliation at AGU? Choosing VGP as one of your affiliations means you will receive all VGP-related email messages and announcements and strengthens the voice of your section within AGU.
To change your affiliation today, go to AGU member services, enter the AGU Online Membership Directory and click on View / Update my own entry.

Student Resources from AGU

Career

• AGU Career Center
• AGU Career Advice Webinars
• AGU Resume Guide
• AGU Our Science (Earth and Space Science Career Profiles)

Graduate School

• AGU Guide to PhD Granting Institutions
• AGU PhD Profiles

Meetings

• Education Activities at AGU Meetings
• AGU Bright STaRS

Funding

• AGU Grants

Volcanology Resources

Career

• CVO Website: Information for Future Volcanologists, Questions and Answers on Career Planning
• CVO Website: Information for Future Volcanologists

Graduate School

• CVO Website: Graduate Schools for Volcanology

Funding

• CVO Jack Kleinman Grants
• INVOGE: International Geological Masters in Volcanology and Geotechniques

Field experiences / Internships

• HVO Volunteer Opportunities
• CSAV Field Methods in Volcanology (UH Hilo)
• University of Alaska International Volcanology Field Camp

Petrology/Geochemistry Resources

Career

Graduate School

Funding

• MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology
• MSA Grant for Research in Crystallography
• Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts Scholarships
• The Society for Organic Petrology Spackman Award
• Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration WAIMME Scholarship
• American Chemical Society Scholars Program

Field Experiences / Internships

• Carnegie Institution of Washington Summer Scholars Program
• Lunar and Planetary Institute Summer Intern Program
• National Museum of Natural History Internships
• Oak Ridge Science Semester

General career resources

• Geological Society of America Classified Ads
• EARTH Magazine Classified Ads

General funding resources

• Geological Society of America Graduate Research Grants
• Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation Scholarship
• Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation Scholarships
• Community of Science Funding Opportunities
• American Geosciences Institute Minority Participation Program
• National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists Scholarships

Presenting posters and talks

Posters

• Designing Effective Posters (University of Kansas)
• Creating Effective Poster Presentations (North Carolina State University)
• Preparing an effective poster (Bates College)

Talks

• Mountain Beltway: Advice for Giving a Talk (Callan Bentley)
• Effective Powerpoint Presentations (UCLA)
• Good Design in Powerpoint (Connexions)
• Planning student presentations (Carleton College)
• Brief guide to effective oral presentations (Carleton College)
• Designing effective oral presentations (Rice University)
• Structure of oral presentations (University of Pennsylvania)
• Speaking and oral presentations resources (Connexions)

Do you know of more resources? Let us know! Contact Jessica Ball.

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