Various awards

have been developed by TSOP to recognize the achievements of professionals in the field, and to support and recognize students.

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Last modified
26 October 2012

The John Castaño
Honorary Membership Award

The highest honor of The Society for Organic Petrology, provided for in its Bylaws, is Honorary Membership. It is awarded to persons distinguished in a scientific discipline of significance to the Society, in recognition of their contributions in research, service to TSOP, or education. Read about the award and its recipients and see the call for nominations.

The Ralph Gray Award

The best refereed paper in coal and organic petrology each year receives the Ralph Gray Award, which TSOP inaugurated in 2009. Read more...

The Dal Swaine Award

Each year, the best refereed paper in inorganic or organic geochemistry and/or mineralogy of coal or hydrocarbon source rocks receives the Dal Swaine Award, which TSOP inaugurated in 2010. Read more...

Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes the contributions of members who have provided distinguished service to TSOP as a Society, typically in committee or elected Council positions, over multiple years. Read more...

STUDENT AWARDS

The Spackman Award:
Graduate Student Research Grants

The Spackman Award, formerly known as the TSOP Student Grants Program, supports graduate thesis research in organic petrology. Research must demonstrate the utility and significance of organic petrology (which includes coal petrology, kerogen petrology, organic geochemistry and related disciplines) in solving the thesis problem. See the history and recipients and the application materials.

Student Travel Awards

TSOP may provide funds to support students to attend the annual meeting.

Nominations

for these awards may be made as described on their individual web pages.