Tom Shea recognized with Young Scientist Award
Tom Shea with his wife Clara, son Enzo and Mike Garcia (who gave his citation) after receiving the award at the National GSA meeting in Seattle, WA. Credit: Dominique Weis, University of British Columbia
Tom Shea, assistant researcher in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, was honored with the 2017 Geological Society of American (GSA) Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology and Volcanology Young Scientist Award for his outstanding work on volcanic landslides, mineral growth and diffusion (leucite, olivine), bubble formation and eruption dynamics. He received the award at the National GSA meeting in Seattle, WA in October.