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GGE STUDENT RESEARCH FAIR
SPONSORED BY CONOCOPHILLIPS
WRITTEN BY MARY CARR
Despite the impending threat of the novel corona virus, we had a wonderful turn out at the 6th Annual
ConocoPhillips Student Research fair held on March 5th in the Ben H. Parker Student Center Grand
Ballroom. Approximately 50 students participated in the event ranging from undergraduate research to
a broad selection of MS and PhD research in Geophysics, Hydrology, Geological Engineering, Petrole-
um Geology, Sedimentology/Stratigraphy, to Economic Geology. Each category received a cash prize
and the winning PhD candidate was invited to give a talk during the Van Tuyl seminar series. This
year’s winner was Mary Michael Forrester for her research on The Groundwater and Weather Connec-
tion in the Rockies: How Soil Water Redistribution Schemes Could Impact Anabatic Wind Develop-
ment, Mountain-Valley Circulation, and Moist Convection in Meteorological Forecasts.
Mary Michael Forrester PhD Candidate Winner
This valuable program, sponsored by ConocoPhillips, provides students the opportunity to present their research to judges
from outside the Geology and Geological Engineering Department. The program is successful because of the cheerful judges
who volunteer to spend an evening interacting with students and giving them feedback on their research and presentation.
This year we had 21 volunteers from the USGS, Colorado Geologic Survey, EOG, Encana, FractureID, Conundrum LLC, BPX,
BGC Engineering, ConocoPhillips and local consultants.
Jack Henry, BS student, presenting
