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Member Since 2015
Dorothy Merritts
Professor, Franklin and Marshall College
AGU member since 1989. Professor, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA. Volunteer experience: five National Academy of Sciences (NAS) committees; multiple NSF steering committees, panels, and workshops; currently AGU EPSP Canvassing Committee. Chair F&M Department of Earth and Environment, 2013–2016. AGU EPSP President and President-Elect, 2016-2019. Elected to NAS 2022. Recipient of AGU G. K. Gilbert award and GSA QG&G Distinguished Career award. Elected AGU and GSA Fellow.
Professional Experience
Franklin and Marshall College
Professor
1987 - Present
Education
University of Arizona
Doctorate
1987
Stanford University
Masters
1983
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus
Bachelors
1980
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2025
Chair
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Canvassing Committee
2023 - 2025
Member
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Executive Committee
2021 - 2022
Immediate Past President
Earth and Planetary Surface Processes Executive Committee
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2024
G.K. Gilbert Award in Surface Processes
Received December 2024