Kenny Graham, an alumnus from the Department of Physics, KNUST, has been named by Geophysical Journal International as one of the two winners of the 2020 Student Author Award.

This was in recognition of his paper on Spatio-temporal analysis of seismic anisotropy associated with the Cook Strait and Kaikōura earthquake sequences in New Zealand (Graham et al., 2020).

The Student Author Award Scheme was designed to recognise and acknowledge the 'best papers' submitted to Geophysical Journal International from young scientists in the field. Manuscripts are short listed by the Editorial Board and highlighted on the Geophysical Journal International homepage. To qualify, students are required to be the first author at submission.The winners receive a cash prize and a certificate, and acknowledgements are made at the American Geophysical Union and European Geosciences Union General Assembly meetings.

Kenny Graham was a past MPhil student of Professor  Kwasi Preko of the Department of Physics, KNUST.

Congratulations to Kenny!