Russ McCarty Student Travel Grant

This award was established in 2016 in remembrance of Russ McCarty, Chief Preparator at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Russ was instrumental in introducing University of Florida students to laboratory and collections work, and his influence inspired a generation of paleontologists. 

To honor this spirit of encouraging student involvement, the Student Travel Grant winner must have submitted an abstract for a talk or poster at the annual meeting, and will be selected from a pool of applicants by the Awards Committee. 


The recipient of this award will receive:

  • One year of complimentary AMMP membership
  • Waived conference registration fees
  • Stipend to help offset travel and lodging costs.
  • Stipend amount to be determined based on current rates and availability of funds.

How to Apply

McCarty Award candidates must:

  • be an AMMP member in good standing
  • be a currently enrolled student, or within 1 year post graduation at time of annual meeting
  • must submit an abstract to the upcoming AMMP Annual Meeting.

Students may apply for the Travel Award at time of abstract submission or by emailing the Award Committee Chair.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email via the contact information below.

awards@paleomethods.org

All McCarty Student Award abstracts will be reviewed after the abstract submission deadline. The review committee will select a recipient based on the overall quality of abstract. This includes content, grammar, originality, and adherance to the mission of AMMP.

Please visit the Abstract Submission page for more information.

Submission Deadline

February 1st is the deadline for submission annually. This coincides with the abstract submission deadline for the Annual Meeting.

Grant recipient will be notified by February 15th.

Awardee must acknowledge and accept by Feb 20th.

McCarty Student Travel Grant Recipients

2024

Joel Crothers University of Colorado Boulder

"Ancient Écorché: 3D Printing as an Inexpensive Tool for Musculoskeletal Anatomical Reference in the Classroom"

2023

Stevie Morley San Jose State University

"Acrylic Films & Cob Webs: Investigating Paraloid B-72 and Butvar B-76 in Acetone and 95% Ethanol for Transparent Void Fills"

2021

David G. Carney East Tennessee State University

"Digital 3D Imagery and Models of the Gray Fossil Site from Drone Captured Photos: A Workflow"

Matthew Eads Fort Hays State University

"Efficiency of Photogrammetry through Meshroom for Outreach and Education 3D Model Reconstruction" 

Mireia Ferrer-Ventura University of La Rioja

"The Use of the Teas Triangle to Remove Aged Materials Applied to Fossil: Aged Hydrogenated Polymer (Blue-Tack®) on Hypsilophodon foxii in Igea (La Rioja, Spain)" 

Larkin McCormack Museum of Northern Arizona

"Development of Handling and Storage Procedures for Radioactive and Radon Gas Bearing Paleontology Collections" 

Tiara Ruppert Fort Hays State University

"Capturing Curiosity: Visitor Engagement at the Sternberg Museum Fossil Prep Lab"

2019

Nickolas Brand East Tennessee State University

"Breaking Clay: Testing The Efficacy of Hydrogen peroxide Aided Screenwashing at the Pliocene Gray Fossil Site"

2018

Scott Johnston University of Michigan

"Trading Places: Solutions to Challenges in Moving A Large Vertebrate Paleontology Collection"

2017

Mariana Di Giacomo University of Delaware

"Conservation Science Meets Fossil Preparation: FTIR As a Tool to Identify Materials In Paleontological Collections"

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