Sutton Chiorini, a junior geology and physics double major, is one of five recipients to receive an Undergraduate Summer Research Travel and Educational Enrichment Award from the College of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (CMNS) Alumni Network. Recipients will receive awards raging from $500 to $2000 to help defray costs related to conducting research or traveling to field courses, conferences or other summer activities that enhance or expand the student's educational and professional development.

Chiorini is a College Park Scholar interested in mapping fault structures to better understand how they respond to stress from mining or hydraulic fracturing. She will use the award toward a six-week summer research program at the University of Tokyo. There, she will study earthquake faulting mechanisms or earthquake prediction using seismic data.

For the full list of award recipients visit, http://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/2861