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IBA 2016 Gulf Coast Section

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UH Team Places Second in 2016 Gulf Section of AAPG's Imperial Barrel Award Competition 22 April, 2016

SFA Geology Graduate Students Receive Honorable Mention During Annual AAPG Imperial Barrel Award Competition 22 April, 2016

Imperial Barrel Award Competition 18 April, 2016

Imperial Barrel Competition 04 April, 2016

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Auburn University
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Alabama

Mississippi State University
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Mississippi

Rice University
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Texas

Stephen F. Austin State University
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Texas

SemiFinals 3rd Place Texas A&M University, College Station
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Texas

Tulane University
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Lousiana

University of Alabama
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Alabama

SemiFinals 2nd Place University of Houston
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Texas

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Lousiana

University of Miami, RSMAS
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Florida

SemiFinals 1st Place University of New Orleans
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Lousiana

University of Texas at San Antonio
USA - Gulf Coast Section - Texas

CAB Sponsors:

  • Schlumberger (DIAMOND)

Sponsors:

  • Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas (IRON)
  • Houston Geological Society (BRONZE)
  • Lafayette Geological Society (PATRON)
  • New Orleans Geological Society Memorial Foundation (PATRON)

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    Sarah Allen 2014 Texas Christian University
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