The Structural Geology and Tectonics Division of GSA had the honor of distributing the jointly-managed Stephen E. Laubach Structural Diagenesis Research Award, which in 2020 went to Leonardo Del Sole, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science for his project at the University of Bologna, “Analytical and numeric experiments to simulate fluids flow and constrain cement precipitation processes with deformation band in porous sandstones”. This award will rotate back to our division reception in the coming year – stay tuned to apply or learn who will take home the award to support their research in 2021!
Above: Study site of Laubach winner Leonardo del Sole, who is studying deformation band diagenesis in the Apennine Mountains of Italy.