Marine Sciences Student Awards

Congratulations to Don Schoener: posted 2009-06-16 09:38:39
Congratulations to Don Schoener who received a “Best Student Presentation” award at the recent meeting of the International Society of Protistologists.

CONGRATULATIONS to Maria Rosa : posted 2009-05-08 09:29:50
Maria Rosa has been awarded the Gordon Gunter Prize for the Best Student Poster presented at the National Shellfisheries Association annual meeting in Savannah, Georgia for her presentation: The role of particle surface characteristics in particle selection in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and blue mussels (Mytilus edulis). Rosa, M., J.E. Ward, S.E. Shumway, E.Pales-Espinosa, B. Allam and G.H. Wikfors.

Lauren Stefaniak has recently been awarded a 6-wk travel grant to work at the Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Nagoya University: posted 2009-03-30 09:26:42
Lauren Stefaniak has recently received notification from NSF’s East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) and The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) programs that she has been awarded a 6-wk travel grant to work at the Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Nagoya University. The award is in support of her dissertation research project. Congratulations to Lauren!

Congratulations to Jang Kim: posted 2009-01-06 11:24:33
Congratulations to Jang Kim who received the best student oral presentation award at the 2008 World Aquaculture Society meeting in Busan, Korea!

Congratulations to Tina Senft for recent achievements: posted 2008-05-27 09:40:07
1. Tina has received Grants-in-Aid-of Research from The Quebec-Labrador Foundation: Sounds Conservancy Program, and from The American Museum of Natural History: Lerner-Gray Grants for Marine Research.
2. Tina has been selected to present a talk at the student symposium of the upcoming Gordon Conference on Oceans and Human Health.

Go Tina!

2007 EPA Long Island Sound Science Fellow - Jamie Reinhardt: posted 2007-08-21 09:59:08
Congratulations to Jamie Reinhardt who has been selected as a 2007 EPA Long Island Sound Science Fellow.

Congratulations Helene!: posted 2007-05-23 13:48:33
Congratulations to Helene Hegaret who received the award for Best Student Paper at the International Pectinid Workshop in Halifax, Nova Scotia!

Congratulations Christina Haska: posted 2007-04-25 13:37:58
Congratulations to Christina Haska, who also received a CESE award to study live baits as potential vector of harmful algae. Christina also received an award from The Shoal Summer Institute that will support her to attend a summer course on seaweed taxonomy.

Congratulations Jamie Reinhardt: posted 2007-04-25 13:26:29
James Reinhardt recently received notification that his proposal to the Center of Environmental Sciences and Engineering competition “Multidisciplinary Environmental Research Awards for Graduate Students” has been accepted for funding.

Maille Lyons awarded AAUW Fellowship: posted 2007-04-23 15:35:37
Doctoral candidate Maille Lyons receives an American Association of University Women (AAUW) 2007-2008 American Dissertation Fellowship.

Barbara Costas and Udonna Ndu receive a Northeast Utilities Pre-doctoral Scholarship: posted 2007-04-23 15:35:30
The NU Predoctoral Scholarship is an acknowledgement of excellent progress and outstanding performance in all aspects of a student's graduate studies toward the Ph.D. in Oceanography in the Department of Marine Sciences.

Graduate student Dane Frank receives the T.C. Nelson award: posted 2007-04-23 15:35:12
Graduate student Dane Frank received the T.C. Nelson award, honorable mention for his oral presentation at the National Shellfisheries Association annual meeting (Feb.). Good job Dane......

Alison Branco awarded Honorable Mention Student Award: posted 2007-04-23 15:34:58
Alison Branco was awarded an Honorable Mention Student Award at the Ocean Optics XVIII held in Montreal 9-13 October 2006. Her paper was entitled: “The effect of watershed land cover on allochthonous input of colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) to the coastal receiving waters.” Congratulations Alison!!!

Helene Hegaret awarded a Grant-in-Aid: posted 2007-04-23 15:34:32
Helene Hegaret has been awarded a Grant-in-Aid of Research from Sigma Xi. CONGRATULATIONS HELENE!