Dr. 肯特C. Condie

索科罗,N.M. – The New Mexico Bureau of Geology 和 Mineral Resources (a research
division of 威尼斯人app下载) announces that the 2023 Earth 科学 Achievement Award 为
“outst和ing contri但ions advancing the role of earth science in areas of research 和
“教育”将由Dr. 肯特C. Condie.

肯特Condie began his academic career at 威尼斯人app下载 in 1970. 他于2014年退休， 但
只从教学. As an emeritus faculty member with the Earth 和 Environmental 科学
系方面，他的研究依然强劲. 在新墨西哥州期间，他一直在学习
我们州的地质学，还有世界各地的地质学. 他专注于更好地理解 的
地球历史的前20 - 30亿年. 肯特的研究能力是公认的. 他是
top-ranked scholar at 威尼斯人app下载 from the perspective of H-index 和 citations. 他还
received the 2018 Penrose Medal, the Geological Society of America’s top honor, in 识别
他的研究成果. 彭罗斯勋章的奖状提供了一个精彩的
summary of 肯特’s research contri但ions, 和 is available to read through the GSA 网站.

The Earth 科学 Achievement Award focuses not only on research, 但 also on the 候选人的
对新墨西哥州地球科学教育的影响. 在新墨西哥州的时候，肯特 教
upper level 和 graduate geology courses to a huge cohort of geoscientists, a number 其中
have spent 他们的 careers in New Mexico, contri但ing to geoscience research in our 状态. 肯特
also advised seven PhD 和 many MS students, 和, beyond that, served on many thesis
委员会. 肯特’s classes, 和 the projects done by his students, tended to be notably 场,
oriented, 和 肯特’s geo-river raft trips were legendary.

肯特’s 为mer students highlight how his classes 和 associated field trips, as well 作为他的
appreciation 为 science 和 the natural world, inspired them as students, 和 in 他们的
职业生涯. Things mentioned by 为mer student include rough terrain, scorching
heat, death marches, 和 cactus spines, 但 also patience, mapping skills, the excitement of
new discoveries, dedication, support of individual students’ particular needs, as 还有善良
和体贴.