Grad-Awards
On Friday, April 24th, the Geography Department celebrated the 2026 Spring Awards Lunch in the British and Irish Studies Room on the 5th Floor of the Norlin Library. This has been our 4th annual awards lunch. We celebrated the following awards:
Hayes Hart-Thompson is a master鈥檚 student studying Geography. Dr. Jessica Finlay (Assistant Professor in Geography) nominated Hayes for their roles as a teaching and research assistant. Across both positions, Hayes consistently exceeds expectations
Four Geography graduate students were awarded the prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)!听 The National Science Foundation鈥檚 GRFP is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and strength of the scientific and
Annika is a PhD candidate in the doctoral program of Geography at 91传媒 working with Prof. Jill Harrison and Prof. Joe Bryan. Her dissertation project titled 鈥淪olar Possibilities: Community Solar Against Monopoly Power鈥 investigates the
Ethan Carr, Geography MA alum 2024 and current Geography Ph.D. student has been selected as one of 12 Climate Youth Champions at the inaugural cohort of the Hindu-Kush-Himalaya - Arctic Youth Leadership Forum. The Champions were
To reward good teaching practice and encourage graduates to develop teaching skills.
The Adam Kolff Memorial Research Awards are meant to enhance research opportunities for MA students in Geography. This award is named after a former MA student.
The Jennifer Dinaburg Memorial Research Awards are meant to enhance travel and research opportunities for PhD students in Geography.听 This award is named after a former PhD student.
This award, made possible by an anonymous donor, is to be used to 鈥渟upport graduate student research.鈥 To honor the donor鈥檚 wishes, the Department makes this award late in the Spring semester so that it can be used for conference travel through the end of Fall 2025.
This award will be used to provide support to graduate students for field research in the Geography Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder.