March 02, 2023
Shucheng Xie, professor of geobiology at the China University of Geosciences, will receive the 2023 the Alfred Treibs Award. Presented by the society's Organic Geochemistry Division, the award is given for major achievements, over a period of years, in organic geochemistry. Prof. Xie is recognized for pioneering studies of geolipids for paleoclimate research, developing applications to stalagmites, paleosols, and marine sediments, and expanding knowledge of microbial activity during major evolutionary and mass extinction events in Earth history.