(left to right: Antonello Simonetti, Shawn Arndt, Jonathan Pratt, Olga Nedorub, Dr. Jim Knapp (advisor)

The USC Imperial Barrel Award Team (Gamecock Energy), placed second in the Eastern U.S. Section of AAPG in this annual international competition (http://www.aapg.org/iba/). USC came in an exceedingly close second to Indiana University. Team members included: Shawn Arndt, Olga Nedorub, Jon Pratt, and Antonello Simonetti. Special recognition also to David Heffner for his efforts in assembling the team and coordinating the effort.