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NameUniversityEmailWill be at GSA (San Antonio)Will be at AGU (New Orleans)Will be at other meetingPhDMSFundingApplication DeadlineMineralogyIgneous PetrologyMetamorphic PetrologyVolcanologyHeavy field-work componentExperimental PetrologyModellingGeochemistry (broad)GeochronologyEconomic Geology/ MineralogyStructure/TectonicsPlanetary ScienceIsotope GeochemistryOtherOther notes
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Yihang FangUniversity of Missouri, Kansas City yihang.fang.earth@gmail.comyes--xxFully Funded1/15/2026xx
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Rachel LauerUniversity of Calgary (Alberta, Canada)rachel.lauer@ucalgary.ca-yes-xxFunding is available, but students are encouraged to apply for scholarship, etc.12/31/2025xxHydrogeology, hydrothermal seafloor processes, eathquakes, carbon sequestrationLooking for quantitative students interested in subseafloor hydrogeology with links to Carbon sequestration, hydrothermal circulation at seamounts, and subduction zone hydrogeology.
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Tiffany RiveraUniversity of Missouri, Columbia trivera@missouri.eduyes--xFully Funded1/15/2026xxxxx
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Alberto Perez-HuertaThe University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa aphuerta@ua.edu--Potentially Goldschmidt in 2026xxIt will be funded through a department teaching assistantship, with funds for research and conference travel10/1/2025xxxBiomineralization, nanogeochemistryPlease, contact me for application times and details about funding and projects
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Adriana Guatame-GarciaUniversity of Calgary (Alberta, Canada)adriana.guatame@ucalgary.ca--Potentially Goldschmidt and EGUxxPartial funding. Students are encouraged to apply for TAships, scholarships, etc1/16/2026xxGeometallurgyThe project bridges mineral exploration and mining engineering. Students with a background in those fields are encouraged to apply
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Shuo DingUniversity of Florida (Gainesville, FL)shuo.ding@ufl.edu-yes-xxFully Funded1/15/2026xxxxxx
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Einat LevColumbia University (New York / Palisades, NY)einatlev@ldeo.columbia.edu-yes-xGuaranteed funding by department, through grants, TA. Eligible students encouraged to reach out to discuss GRFP applications.1/1/2026xxAnalog experiments; Fluid mechanics
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Xinyuan ZhengUniversity of Minnesota - Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN)zhengxy@umn.edu-yes-xFully Funded12/15/2025xx
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Kelsey PrisselPurdue University (West Lafayette, IN)kprissel@purdue.edu---xFully Funded1/6/2026xxxxxxxxx
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Alex M WashburnUniversity of Kentucky, Lexingtonalex.washburn@uky.edu-yes-xFully Funded12/15/2025xxxxxThis position is available to work on mineralogy, petrology, and geochronology of Mississippi Valley-Type deposits in Kentucky and their associated igneous dikes. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside geologists at the Kentucky Geological Survey while doing a master's degree at the University of Kentucky's Earth and Environmental Science department.
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Jessica WarrenUniversity of Delaware (Newark, DE)warrenj@udel.edu---xxFully Funded1/5/2026xxxxxMultiple projects available on tectonics and mantle processes, including (1) deformation in seafloor faults; (2) geochemical studies of mid-ocean ridge peridotites; (3) evaluation of water in the mantle; (4) linking olivine slip systems to deformation conditions.
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Melissa A. ScruggsWichita State University (KS)melissa.scruggs@wichita.eduyes--xTAship w/ tuition waiver & supplemental scholarships available2/28/2026xxx
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Beth Ann BellUCLA (Los Angeles, CA)ebell21@ucla.edu---xPartial funding; teaching assistantships.12/1/2025xxxGeochronology, accessory mineral alteration, and applications to early Earth
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Erin BensonWashington State University (Pullman, WA)erin.benson@wsu.edu---xxFully Funded1/10/2026xxxxI am looking for interested students to work on carbonatite-hosted REE systems with associated alkaline magmatism (such as Mountain Pass, CA). My research typically uses in-situ analytical techniques at a mineral scale to investigate large-scale problems related to the magmatic and hydrothermal processes that form and concentrate critical minerals.
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Emily StewartFlorida State University (Tallahassee, FL)emstewart@fsu.eduyes--xxFully Funded1/15/2026xxxx
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Gary MichelfelderMissouri State University (Springfield, MO)GaryMichelfelder@missouristate.eduyes--xFully FundedxxxxxxxxWe have several teaching assistant positions for Fall 2026. Please see https://geosciences.missouristate.edu/people.htm for a list of our faculty and their research expertise.
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Tabb PrisselPurdue University (West Lafayette, IN)tprissel@purdue.edu--Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis GroupxFully Funded1/6/2026xxxx
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Damanveer GrewalYale University (New Haven, CT)damanveer.grewal@yale.edu---xFully Funded1/2/2026xxxx
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Gokce Ustunisik
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (Rapid City, SD)
gokce.ustunisik@sdsmt.edu-yes-xxFully Funded12/1/2025xxxxxTwo active NSF grants and fully funded MS/PhD positions available
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Yuqi QianThe University of Hong Kongyuqiqian@hku.hk--LPSCxFully Funded12/1/2025xxxxxxxWork on lunar samples
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Dorsey WanlessBoise State University (Boise, ID)dwanless@boisestate.edu-yes-xxIt is partially grant funded12/31/2025xxxThis is a NSF funded opportunity to work on basaltic lavas collected from the Chain Transform Fault. We are seeking PhD or MS students who are interested in working on a collaborative team to better understand magmatism in oceanic transform faults.
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Kara BrugmanUniversity of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)brugman@unm.edu--Possibly AAS, LPSCxxFully Funded1/5/2026xxxExoplanetsI have grant funding for a student to conduct high pressure (piston-cylinder) experiments to explore the possible compositions of rocky exoplanet mantle melts/crusts. See bit.ly/exoexpetpaper for background. Students are also encouraged to apply for scholarships/fellowships and to TA as part of a holistic graduate experience.
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Gerd Steinle-Neumann
(program coordinator)		Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Germanyg.steinle-neumann@uni-bayreuth.de---xUsually partial funding is provided (EUR 600/month out of EUR 992 required for residence permit). We support admitted students in their appication for external funding, e.g., DAAD programs (https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/)6/15/2026xxxxxx
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Erika RaderUniversity of Idaho (Moscow, ID)erader@uidaho.eduyes--xx3 years TAship with a plan for a proposal to fund the rest1/10/2026xxspectroscopy
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Ludmila M. Fonseca TeixeiraUniversity of California, RiversideFonseca-TeixeiraL@si.edu---xFully Funded1/5/2026xxxThe position is broadly in the area of pegmatites and critical minerals, with plenty of room for you to develop your own research focus within this field. Potential research directions include magmatic–hydrothermal processes, mineral chemistry, and the geochemical controls on rare-element enrichment. Five years of funding is available via combination of Teaching Assistantships (TA) and Research Assistantships (RA).
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Francisco ApenNorthern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)fa759@nau.edu---xTA-ship and possible RA-shipsxxxxx
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Shelby RaderIndiana University (Bloomington, IN)shtrader@iu.eduyes--xxFully Funded12/15/2025xxbiogeochemistryWork in the lab focuses on plant uptake of heavy metals and various projects are available that can include lab components (working in a trace metal clean lab evaluating both metal concentrations and isotopic compositions), greenhouse experiments with plant growth trials, and/or field work for natural sample collection.
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Mattia PistoneUniversity of Georgia (Athens, GA, USA)Mattia.Pistone@uga.edu-yes-xTA positions are available at the Department of Geology at UGA on the competitive basis. Research funding must be sought together with the mentor based on the project goals, logistics,and objectives1/1/2026xxxxOther fields can be included with other field experts through the mentor's collaborative networkLooking for a motivated student who wishes to conduct a project that includes fieldwork, laboratory analyses and experiments, and modelling.
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Junjie "JJ" DongState University of New York at Stony Brook (Long Island, NY)dong2j@caltech.edu-yes-xFully Funded1/15/2026xxxxxx
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Jennifer ThinesNew Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM)jthines@nmsu.eduyes--xTAship w/ tuition waiver & supplemental scholarships available2/15/2026xxxPetrographyI am looking for a student interested in working on mineralogy and geochronology of Cretaceous sandstones in New Mexico. The project will include a combination of petrography, detrital sanidine and zircon geochronology, and heavy mineral analysis.
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Joana VoigtUniversity of California, Riversidejoanav@ucr.edu---xFully Funded1/5/2026xxxMultiple projects are available in terrestrial and planetary volcanology, focusing on (1) effusive eruptions in Iceland, including remote sensing, Unoccupied Aircraft System (UAS) surveys, and field work to better constrain emplacement dynamics; and (2) young volcanism on Mars, involving analysis of remote sensing data sets such as imagery and radar sounding data to map and model volcanic eruptions. Five years of funding are available through a combination of Research Assistantships (RAs) and Teaching Assistantships (TAs).
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Shannon Kobs NawotniakIdaho State University (Pocatello, ID)kobsshan@isu.eduxFully Funded1/23/2026xxxThis is a USGS-funded RA position conducting work on the eastern Snake River Plain volcanic province. Funding includes summer salary. The graduate student will help with USGS core logging (lavas) in the first semester as we finalize the project details with our USGS partners. Funding is restricted to US citizens.
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