In honor of Ru-Shan Wu's retirement this year, after over 35 years of dedicated service, the Earth & Planetary Sciences Department is highlighting the Zhen and Ren Wu Memorial Award Fund this Giving Day. The Wu Fund was established by Ru-Shan in memory of his parents, Zhen and Ren Wu, and will be a lasting part of his legacy here at UC Santa Cruz.
The Wu Fund supports an annual award for graduate students pursuing Ph.D. work in geophysics, and working on a variety of geophysical research projects. Ru-Shan and his collaborators and students have had a major impact in theoretical seismology and imaging through their research and application of innovative tools, and the Wu Fund is a valuable legacy for future generations of exploration-minded young scientists.
Previous recipients of the award have said the following:
"With the pandemic timing occurring in the middle of my graduate school studies, it has been challenging to build a complete network that is essential for planning the next steps after graduation. The Wu award has allowed me the flexibility and opportunity to travel and attend [two] science meetings this year as restrictions are lifting. This award has been crucial in allowing me attend conferences and build my professional network." - Travis Alongi, 2021 Award Recipient
"With the support granted through the Wu Fund, we conducted a two week geophysics campaign where I learned geophysics fundamentals and methodology to image the subsurface structure (i.e. soil and weathered bedrock thickness) with seismic refraction techniques. We gained invaluable experience, developed ongoing collaborations and insight about the physical subsurface structure of my fieldsite. The data collected during this campaign ultimately helps us better understand how the subsurface structure regulates water storage and movement. We will continue to use this geophysical data and methodology to better manage and predict water supplies within California’s oak woodlands." - Amanda Donaldson, 2020 Award Recipient
"Getting the Zhen and Ren Wu Memorial Award was definitely a milestone during my PhD. Thanks to it I was able to travel to Alaska and give a presentation to my collaborators at the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) and learned about how the observatory works. It also opened the opportunity to participate in field operations with AVO on volcanoes in the Cook Inlet and later in the Aleutian Islands, which contributed greatly to my understanding of the instrumentation used for seismology and geodesy and also of the volcano that I was studying. I always considered this a changing moment in my professional career and I am very grateful for it." - Ricardo Garza-Girón, 2018 Award Recipient
The Zhen and Ren Wu Memorial Award Fund is currently endowed with ~$125,000. Our goal is to grow the endowment to $350,000, so that we can provide a full-quarter of graduate student support each year using the fund's income.
Please contribute to the Zhen and Ren Wu Memorial Award Fund and help to support graduate student researchers in geophysics. Donations of any size have an impact and are greatly appreciated!
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | Formula Slug | 30 |
2 | $500 | Society of Physics Students (SPS) | 30 |
3 | Pilipino Cultural Celebration | 22 | |
4 | Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 22 | |
5 | UCSC Triathlon | 19 | |
6 | Tech4Good Student Programs | 18 | |
7 | KZSC Radio 2022 | 12 | |
8 | PBSci Peer Mentoring Coalition | 8 | |
9 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 5 | |
10 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 5 | |
11 | Archaeological Research Center | 2 | |
12 | Cal Teach Fund for Future Math or Science Teachers | 2 | |
13 | Redwood Free Market | 2 | |
14 | The Dickens Project | 2 | |
15 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 2 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | Formula Slug | 42 |
2 | $500 | Make Seymour Center free to low-income families | 20 |
3 | Adventure Rec | 11 | |
4 | WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) | 9 | |
5 | Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 8 | |
6 | oSTEM (Out in STEM) | 8 | |
7 | UC Santa Cruz Track & Field | 7 | |
8 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 6 | |
9 | Surfing Club | 5 | |
10 | Academic Excellence (ACE) Program | 5 | |
11 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 5 | |
12 | KZSC Radio 2022 | 5 | |
13 | Center for Agroecology: Chadwick Garden | 4 | |
14 | Smith Internships and Research Fellowships | 4 | |
15 | Donate to the Chicanx Latinx Year End Ceremony! | 4 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,500 | Rocket Team at UCSC | 89 |
2 | $1,000 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 78 |
3 | $500 | "Finding Ma": Uplifting Incarcerated Voices | 62 |
4 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 61 | |
5 | City on a Hill Press | 45 | |
6 | UCSC Fencing Club | 23 | |
7 | Pilipino Cultural Celebration | 20 | |
8 | Adventure Rec | 19 | |
9 | PBSci Peer Mentoring Coalition | 13 | |
10 | Academic Excellence (ACE) Program | 11 | |
11 | oSTEM (Out in STEM) | 11 | |
12 | Cal Teach Fund for Future Math or Science Teachers | 10 | |
13 | WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) | 10 | |
14 | Surfing Club | 9 | |
15 | Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas de UCSC | 9 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 67 |
2 | $500 | Smith Internships and Research Fellowships | 50 |
3 | UCSC Rugby Club | 49 | |
4 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 46 | |
5 | Cal Teach Fund for Future Math or Science Teachers | 40 | |
6 | WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) | 38 | |
7 | Center for Agroecology: Chadwick Garden | 36 | |
8 | Surfing Club | 36 | |
9 | Academic Excellence (ACE) Program | 35 | |
10 | UC Santa Cruz Track & Field | 35 | |
11 | City on a Hill Press | 35 | |
12 | Adventure Rec | 32 | |
13 | The Dickens Project | 30 | |
14 | Tech4Good Student Programs | 29 | |
15 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 29 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 30 |
2 | $500 | SlugMUN (Model United Nations) | 24 |
3 | PBSci Peer Mentoring Coalition | 12 | |
4 | Surfing Club | 11 | |
5 | Adventure Rec | 11 | |
6 | UCSC Rugby Club | 10 | |
7 | "Finding Ma": Uplifting Incarcerated Voices | 10 | |
8 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 9 | |
9 | WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) | 9 | |
10 | Smith Internships and Research Fellowships | 8 | |
11 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 8 | |
12 | Cal Teach Fund for Future Math or Science Teachers | 7 | |
13 | UCSC SACNAS Chapter | 7 | |
14 | iGEM 2022 | 6 | |
15 | KZSC Radio 2022 | 6 |
Rank | Prize | Fund Designation | Donors |
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1 | $2,500 | oSTEM | 63 |
2 | $1,000 | Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers | 46 |
3 | $500 | Physics Outreach Task Force | 34 |
4 | Economics Summer Research Accelerator | 25 | |
5 | Waterfall Scholarship | 21 | |
6 | Civic Discourse & Democratic Engagement Initiative | 19 | |
7 | Auerbuch Stone Lab | 15 | |
8 | Library Opportunity Fund | 13 | |
9 | Arts Professional Pathways | 12 | |
10 | Women's Water Polo Club | 12 | |
11 | Earth's Environment Fund | 12 | |
12 | College Scholars Program | 11 | |
13 | Student Success | 10 | |
14 | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - Women | 9 | |
15 | Beethoven Celebration | 9 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,000 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 36 |
2 | $500 | Tech4Good Student Programs | 28 |
3 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 24 | |
4 | Center for Agroecology: Chadwick Garden | 7 | |
5 | KZSC Radio 2022 | 6 | |
6 | Pacific Art and Visual Studies Fund | 4 | |
7 | oSTEM (Out in STEM) | 4 | |
8 | Research Ctr for Americas: Dolores Huerta Archives | 3 | |
9 | Adventure Rec | 3 | |
10 | The Dickens Project | 3 | |
11 | UCSC Rugby Club | 2 | |
12 | Archaeological Research Center | 2 | |
13 | Arts Dean's Fund for Excellence & Equity | 2 | |
14 | Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology | 2 | |
15 | Academic Excellence (ACE) Program | 2 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,500 | "Finding Ma": Uplifting Incarcerated Voices | 99 |
2 | $1,000 | City on a Hill Press | 95 |
3 | $500 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 80 |
4 | Slugbotics | 48 | |
5 | Adventure Rec | 44 | |
6 | UCSC Rugby Club | 32 | |
7 | Taza Tal | 23 | |
8 | PBSci Peer Mentoring Coalition | 22 | |
9 | Surfing Club | 19 | |
10 | Society of Physics Students (SPS) | 17 | |
11 | Fisheries Collaborative Program | 17 | |
12 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 16 | |
13 | Center for Agroecology: Chadwick Garden | 11 | |
14 | Cal Teach Fund for Future Math or Science Teachers | 11 | |
15 | Tech4Good Student Programs | 10 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $10,000 | "Finding Ma": Uplifting Incarcerated Voices | 281 |
2 | $5,000 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 261 |
3 | $2,000 | City on a Hill Press | 192 |
4 | Adventure Rec | 177 | |
5 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 167 | |
6 | Formula Slug | 153 | |
7 | Tech4Good Student Programs | 126 | |
8 | Surfing Club | 117 | |
9 | UCSC Rugby Club | 112 | |
10 | NCAA Women's Basketball Team | 110 | |
11 | Rocket Team at UCSC | 108 | |
12 | PBSci Peer Mentoring Coalition | 91 | |
13 | WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) | 87 | |
14 | KZSC Radio 2022 | 83 | |
15 | Smith Internships and Research Fellowships | 79 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $2,500 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 21 |
2 | $1,000 | Cal Teach Fund for Future Math or Science Teachers | 16 |
3 | Smith Internships and Research Fellowships | 14 | |
4 | Academic Excellence (ACE) Program | 13 | |
5 | Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative | 12 | |
6 | WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) | 10 | |
7 | Girls in Engineering | 9 | |
8 | Redwood Free Market | 9 | |
9 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 8 | |
10 | UCSC Rugby Club | 8 | |
11 | Center for Agroecology: Chadwick Garden | 8 | |
12 | City on a Hill Press | 7 | |
13 | Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) | 7 | |
14 | Tech4Good Student Programs | 7 | |
15 | Institute of the Arts and Sciences | 7 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
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1 | $1,500 | "Finding Ma": Uplifting Incarcerated Voices | 34 |
2 | $750 | UCSC SACNAS Chapter | 26 |
3 | $500 | Okinawa Memories Initiative (OMI) | 25 |
4 | UCSC Fencing Club | 10 | |
5 | Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers | 9 | |
6 | Adventure Rec | 8 | |
7 | Formula Slug | 8 | |
8 | Tech4Good Student Programs | 8 | |
9 | WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) | 7 | |
10 | City on a Hill Press | 7 | |
11 | Alumni Association Scholarship Fund | 6 | |
12 | College Scholars Program | 4 | |
13 | Surfing Club | 4 | |
14 | UCSC Rugby Club | 4 | |
15 | Pilipino Cultural Celebration | 4 |
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