Penn State geosciences doctoral student wins P.E.O. Scholar Award

Sierra Melton, a doctoral student in the Penn State Department of Geosciences, was selected as one of 110 doctoral students in the United States and Canada to receive the prestigious $20,000 P.E.O. Scholar Award. The P.E.O. Scholar Awards program, established in 1991, provides substantial merit-based awards for U.S. and Canadian women who are pursuing a doctoral-level degree at an accredited college or university.