About the Victor R Baker Award
In 2024, Dr Ellen Wohl established the Victor R Baker Graduate Student Research Award to support a student working in the fields of fluvial geomorphology, paleoflood hydrology, or planetary geomorphology. The seed money for this award comes from Dr Wohl's 2024 G.K. Warren Prize, bestowed upon her by the National Academy of Sciences, and is meant to honor the work of her mentor, Dr Victor R Baker, Regents Professor at the University of Arizona.
Students currently enrolled in a Masters or Ph.D. program are encouraged to apply. Evaluation of the proposals is done by the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology management board and an ad-hoc review committee of Division members. These merit-based division awards are entirely separate from grants from the GSA Committee on Research Grants to support student research.
How to apply for the Victor R Baker Award
Applications are via the student research grant program run by GSA. Any research grant application that has “Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology” selected as the General Field of Research Project will be automatically eligible for consideration for our awards. PLEASE NOTE that a single application can be simultaneously considered for multiple awards.
THE APPLICATION PROCEDURES ARE AVAILABLE http://www.geosociety.org/gradgrants
Application deadline for all student awards is the same as the GSA Graduate Student Research Grant deadline.
Victor R Baker Award Winners
The award was established in 2024 but is not yet paying out for annual student grants.