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- ↑ "Nancy L. Ross". geos.vt.edu. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Nancy Ross named associate dean in the College of Science at Virginia Tech". vtnews.vt.edu. February 18, 2004. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ Doss, Catherine (December 22, 2009). "Crystallographer selected to receive Dana Medal". vtnews.vt.edu. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ Doss, Catherine (January 19, 2012). "Nancy L. Ross named head of Department of Geosciences". vtnews.vt.edu. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ Mackay, Steve (August 4, 2016). "Geological Society of America elects Nancy Ross as Fellow". vtnews.vt.edu. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Two receive honorary fellowships from Italian Society of Mineralogy and Petrology". vtnews.vt.edu. February 3, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Steve Holbrook named head of Department of Geosciences in College of Science". vtnews.vt.edu. July 14, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
