Geology Student Gets Enhancement Award for Work on Stalagmites, Wildfires

Kelli Baxstrom

From Office of Research News

Geological Sciences graduate student Kelli Baxstrom received an Ohio University Student Enhancement Award of $4,804 for her research on Stalagmites and Wildfires.

He mentor is Dr. Gregory Springer, Associate Professor and Chair of Geological Sciences.

A total of 27 students received $131,187 in funding. The Student Enhancement Awards are funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity and administered by the Council for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, which is appointed by Faculty Senate.

The program received 89 proposals with a total funding request of $481,543. Students may request up to $6,000 per proposal.

Kelli Baxstrom, first-year master’s student in Geological Sciences, digs floodwater sediment in Buckeye Creek Cave searching for charcoal.