Xiaogang Ma Earns M. Lee Allison Award for Outstanding Contributions to Geoinformatics and Data Science

University of Idaho Associate Professor of Computer Science Xiaogang (Marshall) Ma was selected by the Geological Society of America (GSA) for the M. Lee Allison Award for outstanding contributions to the field of geoinformatics and data science. 

Ma will receive the award and give an invited talk at the 2024 GSA Annual Meeting in September in Anaheim, California.

The M. Lee Allison Award is coordinated by the GSA Geoinformatics and Data Science Division, and recognizes an individual annually “who has contributed in an outstanding manner to geology through the application of the principles of Geoinformatics.” Geoinformatics represents a variety of efforts that connects computer science, AI, and data science to solve issues in geoscience and achieve innovative discoveries. 

The award was named after M. Lee Allison (1948-2016), who was Arizona state geologist and director of the Arizona Geological Survey, and a pioneer in the field of geoinformatics.