Geology & Geophysics
Award Year
2010
University Award
Distinguished McKnight University Professors
Section A
, Location 13
Geo-materials research and applications to continental tectonics
Donna Whitney has a long record of successful mentoring of graduate students in multi-disciplinary approaches to Earth Sciences, including teaching in classes, laboratories, and field sites. Her efforts have had a positive impact on broadening participation in the geosciences. She also developed an innovative introductory graduate course focused on research methods, science communication, and geo-ethics, and initiated a scholarship to provide ‘start up’ funds to every new graduate student in her department.