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lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;line-height:26.4px">UNLV is
seeking 15 PhD Fellows in Geoscience</span></b><b><span
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lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;">This
opportunity is only open to students that have received an
Honorable Mention from the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Program.</span></b><span lang="EN"
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lang="EN" style="">We invite applications for the NSF EPSCoR
Graduate Fellowships (EGFP) at the University of Nevada, Las
Vegas (UNLV) in the discipline of Geoscience. Up to 15
Geoscience Fellowships will be awarded. Applications are welcome
from all areas of Geoscience, particularly those whose research
interests align with faculty expertise. Applications are
currently being accepted for Spring 2026, and Fall 2026 and will
continue until all positions are filled. Each Fellowship
provides a $37,000 annual stipend for 4 years, along with a
tuition and fee waiver. Fellows have 5 years to utilize EGFP
funds</span><span lang="EN"
style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 16.1px;">.<span
class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
lang="EN" style="">Applications should be submitted prior to the
graduate application deadline for either the Spring (October
1st, 2025) or Fall (January 15th, 2026) semesters.<span
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lang="EN" style=""> </span></p>
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lang="EN" style="">Potential advisors in hydrology include:</span></b></p>
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lang="EN" style="">Haiqing Xu (</span><span lang="EN"><a
href="https://geoscience.unlv.edu/people/department-faculty/haiqing-xu/"
style="">website</a></span><span lang="EN" style="">): Surface
Processes, Floodplains, Fluvial Geomorphology, Remote Sensing</span></p>
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lang="EN" style="">Hannes Bauser (</span><span lang="EN"><a
href="https://bauser.faculty.unlv.edu/" style="">website</a></span><span
lang="EN" style="">): Critical Zone Hydrology, Data
Assimilation, Machine Learning</span></p>
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lang="EN" style="">Matthew Lachniet (</span><span lang="EN"><a
href="https://lachnietblog.wordpress.com/" style="">website</a></span><span
lang="EN" style="">): Paleoclimatology, Isotope Geochemistry</span></p>
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lang="EN" style="">Michael Nicholl (</span><span lang="EN"><a
href="https://geoscience.unlv.edu/people/academic-contacts/michael-j-nicholl/"
style="">website</a></span><span lang="EN" style="">): Vadose
Zone Hydrology, Environmental Fluid Mechanics, and Geological
Engineering</span></p>
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lang="EN" style="">Zach Perzan (</span><span lang="EN"><a
href="https://zperzan.github.io/" style="">website</a></span><span
lang="EN" style="">): Environmental Geochemistry, Hydrology,
Machine Learning</span></p>
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lang="EN" style=""> </span></p>
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lang="EN" style="">Eligibility to Apply:</span></b></p>
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lang="EN" style="">1.<span
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lang="EN" style="">Have received the distinction of GRFP
Honorable Mention no more than three years before applying.<span
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lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span
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class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span
lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 16.1px;">Be a
U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident.</span></p>
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lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">3.<span
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lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 16.1px;">Intend
to enroll or be enrolled full-time in the UNLV Geoscience
graduate program at the start of the Fellowship.</span></p>
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lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">4.<span
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lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 16.1px;">Have
not previously accepted a GRFP or EGFP Fellowship.</span></p>
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lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">5.<span
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lang="EN" style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 16.1px;">Not a
current NSF employee.</span></p>
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lang="EN" style="">Apply here:</span></b><span lang="EN"
style=""><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
lang="EN"><a
href="https://etap.nsf.gov/award/8245/opportunity/11254"
style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.4px;">https://etap.nsf.gov/award/8245/opportunity/11254</span></a></span><u><span
lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 14.4px;"></span></u></p>
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lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"> </span></p>
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lang="EN"
style="background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">The
UNLV Department of Geoscience has a strong international
reputation for both laboratory- and field-based education, and
includes faculty working on a broad range of topics in
geochemistry, economic geology, structural geology, mineralogy,
igneous and metamorphic petrology, geochronology, planetary
geology, hydrology, sedimentology, paleontology, and
paleoclimatology. UNLV is located at the Geo-heart of the nation
with breathtaking geology in Nevada and surrounding states,
vital water infrastructure (Lake Mead and the Colorado River),
and rich mineral resources (gold, silver, and lithium), all
within driving distance. This provides a unique opportunity for
field-based geological training and research. The Department has
numerous cutting-edge instrumentation and computing facilities
which promote the integration of field,laboratory, and
computational<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span
lang="EN"
style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">research.</span></p>
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lang="EN"
style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box;">Learn
more about our graduate program here:<span
class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span
lang="EN"><a
href="https://geoscience.unlv.edu/academics/graduate-program/"
style=""><span
style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 16.1px; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; text-decoration: none;">https://geoscience.unlv.edu/academics/graduate-program/</span></a></span></p>
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<div class="moz-signature">Thanks,<br>
Zach Perzan<br>
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Zach Perzan (he/him)<br>
Assistant Professor, Geoscience<br>
University of Nevada, Las Vegas<br>
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