About & Membership
About the Utah Chapter of the Association for Women Geoscientists
(AWG Utah)
The Association for Women Geoscientists is an international organization devoted to enhancing the quality and level of participation of women in geoscience and to introduce girls and young women to geoscience careers. Students, professionals, retirees, and fans of geology who support AWG's goals are all welcome to join!
Based in Salt Lake City, the chapter was established in 1989 and serves Utah and the surrounding area. We are motivated to connect, encourage, and expand opportunities for women in the geosciences. We are proud to have distributed over $85,000 in scholarships since 1994. In addition, we have organized annual networking and fundraising events, including the popular wine tasting social.
Current Board Members
President - Kayla Smith
Past President - Torri Duncan
President-Elect - open position
Treasurer - Keilee Higgs
Secretary - Skadi Kobe
Scholarship Chair - Gabi St. Pierre
Publications Chair - open position
Regional Delegate (Southern Utah) - Aspen Manning
Contact us at awg.utchapter@gmail.com!
Membership
Please consider becoming a member of the Utah Chapter! Membership is open to anyone supporting the goals and vision of AWG. Membership is paid through the national AWG website. Click here to join and remember to list Utah as your local chapter.
Membership perks include preferred access to AWG Utah Chapter events, such as our annual silent auction; being part of Utah's premier society that brings together female geoscientists for networking, socializing, and learning; the ability to help support the next generation of women in geosciences; and information on other geoscience events and organizations, such as Women in Mining and Utah Geological Association.
Featured Member: Janae Wallace
Janae has been a member of AWG Utah (Salt Lake) since the chapter's early days in the 1990's, and served as the chair of the scholarship committee from 2001 to 2020. Janae is a senior scientist with the groundwater program at the Utah Geological Survey and her projects involve groundwater quality, particularly groundwater quality classifications, nitrate studies, septic-tank density analysis, aquifer storage and recovery projects.
Featured Member: Cari Johnson
Cari is a Professor in the Geology and Geophysics department at the University of Utah and is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Mines and Earth Sciences. She has been a member of AWG Utah (Salt Lake) since 2002, and she is active in geology research related to basin analysis, clastic sequence stratigraphy, facies analysis, petroleum geology, basin modeling, and sedimentation and tectonics. You can follow Cari on Twitter at @RockDrCJ.
The Utah AWG is proud to be affiliated with the Utah Geological Association, a non-profit that unites all who share a common interest in Utah's geology. More information, including on membership, scholarships, and their monthly luncheon lecture series, can be found on their website.
