Steven D. Sloan, Kansas University doctoral student in geophysics, has received a $2,000 scholarship award from the SIPES Foundation, which administers the scientific, educational and charitable programs for the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists.

Sloan’s scholarship was among eight provided this year by the SIPES Foundation of Dallas.

Sloan is completing work on a master’s degree in geophysics at KU.

For his master’s and doctoral studies, Sloan’s KU faculty adviser is Don Steeples, Dean McGee distinguished professor of applied geophysics and vice provost for scholarly support.