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GeoPRISMS Student Prize for Outstanding Presentations

2017 AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, LA

Congratulations to the winners of the GeoPRISMS 2017 AGU Student Prize! As in previous years, the judges were greatly impressed by
the quality of the entrants and awarding individual prizes to just a few in such an outstanding field was very difficult. Here we honor two
prize winners and four honorable mentions. Thank you to all the entrants and judges for making this contest possible and worthwhile.

Poster Presentation Winner

Elenora van Rijsingen | U. Roma Tre, U. of Montpellier

How does subduction interface roughness infuence megathrust earthquakes? Insights from natural
data and analogue models
Coauthors: S. Lallemand, M. Peyret, F. Corbi, F. Funiciello, D. Arcay, A. Heuret
From the Judges: “Elenora has a thorough understanding of the methodology and handled questions
and discussions quite effectively”;“presentation covered an important topic of great interest to GeoPRISMS and the research used a clever
blend of observation and analogue modeling. The student was enthusiastic and engaged very effectively with the audience. She handled
questions very well and made her case with confidence”;“This was one of the best posters I saw at the meeting”
From the Student: “I am very grateful and honored to receive this GeoPRISMS award! Sharing and discussing my research in an
international and interdisciplinary community is already a pleasure, but being acknowledged like this makes it even better. The efforts
from the GeoPRISMS community to support and acknowledge student research are great, and I hope there will be many more young
researchers who can benefit from this in the future”

Oral Presentation Winner

Natalie Accardo | LDEO, Columbia University
The growth and interaction of large border faults in the Malawi Rift from 3D seismic refraction
imaging
Coauthors: D.J. Shillington, J.B. Gaherty, C.A. Scholz, C.J. Ebinger, A.A. Nyblade, P.R.N. Chindandali,
G. Kamihanda, T. McCartney, D. Wood, R. Wambura Ferdinand
From the Judges: “This was an *OUTSTANDING* talk. […] clearly introduced the tectonic area and
why the region of study was important, explaining in detail the newly collected dataset and method of analyses, and exploring the key
results and conclusions”;“This presentation was a perfect combination of thoughtful design and prepared delivery, and it was the best
talk I saw at the entire meeting”;“really interesting and well-delivered talk”
From the Student: “I am very grateful to receive this great recognition by the GeoPRISMS program. I have always appreciated the
fantastic opportunities for collaboration and research made possible by the GeoPRISMS organization. I look forward to participating in
many GeoPRISMS opportunities in the future”

PARTICIPATE

GeoPRISMS is offering two $500 prizes for Outstanding Student
Poster and Oral Presentations on GeoPRISMS-related science at
the AGU Fall Meeting to highlight the important role of student
research in accomplishing GeoPRISMS-related science goals, and
encourage cross‐disciplinary input. The contest is open to any
student whose research is related to the objectives of GeoPRISMS.
More information will become available closer to AGU on the
GeoPRISMS website, stay tuned!

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