Global: Geothermal Scholarships Announced by GRC

Geothermal Resources Council Announces Scholarship Winners (News Release)

The Scholarship Awardees will be acknowledged at the 2018 GRC Annual Meeting & Expo

Last year's winners

The Geothermal Resources Council (GRC), a non-profit educational association dedicated to the promotion of geothermal energy and associated technologies around the world, is pleased to announce the recipients of eight GRC Scholarship Awards.

The selection was based upon a variety of factors, including the individual’s academic record, student activities, geothermal industry experience, and career goals.

The Undergraduate Award winners are John Grill (Montana Tech University); Christ Quinicot (Negros Oriental State University, Philippines) and Estefanía Ramírez Restrepo (University of Medellin, Colombia).

The winners of the Graduate Awards are Estefanny Dávalos-Elizondo (Oklahoma State University); Jonathan Ogland-Hand (The Ohio State University); Arna Palsdottir (Cornell University); Jared Smith (Cornell University) and Yuran Zhang (Stanford University).

The scholarship winners will be acknowledged at the GRC Annual Meeting & Expo, to be held in Reno, Nevada, USA, from October 14-17.

The GRC Annual Meeting & Expo is the industry’s largest annual gathering of leading geothermal energy scientists, producers, renewable energy industry stakeholders, regulators, utilities, and key associated business leaders. The four-day event will offer technical, policy, and market conference sessions, educational seminars, tours of local geothermal and renewable energy projects, a trade show and numerous networking opportunities.

Registration for the GRC Annual Meeting & Expo is now open with an early-bird discount available until September 30. A discounted room rate at the Peppermill is available until September 19.