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Graduate Student Research Award 2022

The Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) Graduate Student Research Awards assist graduate students conducting research in systematics.

Eligibility

These grants are for collection of preliminary data or to enhance dissertation research (e.g., by visiting additional field collection sites or museums). Applicants may be from any country, but must be members of SSB, and are advised to join the Society as soon as possible to enable their applications. Previous awardees may not re-apply, but previous applicants who were not selected for funding are encouraged to re-apply. Awards will range between $1000 - $3000 and can be used up to the end of the awardee's graduate studies. The rubric with which submissions will be evaluated is posted here .

We are collecting voluntary demographic data to keep a track record of who is applying for and receiving SSB awards. We are doing this so that the society can make data driven decisions on how to improve DEI as a whole. The collected data will not be used in evaluation of applications and will be anonymized for our long term DEI records.

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2022 - Graduate Student Research Award

BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA'S BILL DAHL GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS including the J. S. KARLING GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD .

The purpose of these awards is to promote graduate student research in the botanical sciences. The award provides $1500 to support each recipient’s research proposal. Applicants must be current members of the Botanical Society of America. Click here for more information and to see past winners.

Eligibility

This award group (including the John S. Karling Award ) is designed to promote graduate student research in the botanical sciences . To be eligible, one must be a member of the Botanical Society of America (BSA), a registered full-time graduate student, have a faculty research advisor who is also a member of the BSA, and not have won the award previously.

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SEACSM Student Awards

Student research awards.

Student Research Awards given out each year at the regional meeting for Doctoral, Master's, and Undergraduate students. Applicants for the Student Research Award must be enrolled in or have graduated from an institution in the Southeast region and must be the principal author on an abstract that has been accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting. Students are encouraged to submit their research projects for review for these awards. 

Presentations selected for the Student Award sessions are reviewed by a panel of judges at the Annual Meeting. Winners receive a plaque and a check sponsored by the SEACSM and ACSM.

2023 Student Research Award Winners

1st Place – Paulo H.C. Mesquita, Auburn University , SEACSM Representative in the 2023 ACSM Presidential Cup 2nd Place – Thomas D. Cardaci, University of South Carolina School of Medicine 3rd Place – Louisa Tichy, University of North Carolina Greensboro Student Poster Awards – Master’s 1st Place – Miranda K. Traylor, University of South Alabama 2nd Place – Alex N. Laden, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill 3rd Place – Casey Greenwalt, Florida State University Student Poster Awards – Undergraduate 1st Place – Jeanna Mallory, Montreat College 2nd Place – Sylvie M. Gray, University of South Alabama 3rd Place – Annabelle E. Leonard, University of Alabama

Past Student Research Award winners

2022 award winners doctoral.

1st Place – Matthew Martenson, Florida State University , SEACSM Representative in the 2022 ACSM Presidential Cup 2nd Place – Patricia Pagan Lassalle, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 3rd Place – Holly Clarke, Florida State University Master’s 1st Place – Louisa Tichy, University of North Carolina-Greensboro 2nd Place – Alex Pomeroy, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill 3rd Place – Monica Dunn, East Carolina University Undergraduate 1st Place – Miranda Traylor, University of South Alabama 2nd Place – Maria Damewood, Roanoke College 3rd Place – Ashleigh Davis, Samford University

2021 Award Winners

1st Place – Matthew Martenson, Florida State University , SEACSM Representative in the 2022 ACSM Presidential Cup 2nd Place – Patricia Pagan Lassalle, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 3rd Place – Holly Clarke, Florida State University

Master’s 1st Place – Louisa Tichy, University of North Carolina-Greensboro 2nd Place – Alex Pomeroy, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill 3rd Place – Monica Dunn, East Carolina University

Undergraduate 1st Place – Miranda Traylor, University of South Alabama 2nd Place – Maria Damewood, Roanoke College 3rd Place – Ashleigh Davis, Samford University

2020 Award Winners Doctoral

1st Place – Emily Heiston, University of Virginia , SEACSM Representative in the 2020 ACSM Presidential Cup 2nd Place – Christian Behrens, University of Alabama - Birmingham 3rd Place – Mallory Law, Georgia State University Master’s 1st Place – Emily Colster, University of Alabama 2nd Place – Luke Arieta, University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill 3rd Place – Gabrielle Brewer, University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill Undergraduate 1st Place – Nathan Stewart, University of Virginia 2nd Place – Clark F. Baily, University of West Florida 3rd Place – Serena Denlea, Appalachian State University

2019 Award Winners

• 1st PhD  – Ashley Artese, Florida State University 
• 2nd PhD – Joshua Sparks, University of South Carolina, SEACSM Rep in the 2018 ACSM Presidential Cup
• 3rd PhD - Matt Thomas, University of Kentucky
• 1st Master's  – Dulce Gomez, Auburn University; 
• 2nd Master's – Matthew Stratton, Kennesaw State University
• 3rd Master's –  Rachael Hunt, Florida State University 
• 1st Undergraduate – Lauren Bates, University of North Carolina
• 2nd Undergraduate –  Valentina Velaszuez, Florida Atlantic University 
• 3rd Undergraduate – Peyton Rohrbaugh, Roanoke College 

2018 Award Winners

• 1st PhD  – Paul Roberson, Auburn University, SEACSM Rep in the 2018 ACSM Presidential Cup 
• 2nd PhD – Natalie Eichner, University of Virginia
• 3rd PhD - Lauren Veraceke, University of North Carolina Greensboro
• 1st Master's –  Cassie Williamson, Kennesaw State University
• 2nd Master's – Taylor Dinyer, University of Kentucky
• 3rd Master's – Jonathon Petrocelli, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 
• 1st Undergraduate – Gabrielle Gilmer, Auburn University
• 2nd Undergraduate –  Ryan Swiezy, University of North Carolina Wilmington 
• 3rd Undergraduate – Caitlin Corle, University of North Carolina at Asheville 

2017 Award Winners

• 1st PhD  – T. Bradley Willingham, University of Georgia  & SEACSM Rep in the 2017 ACSM Presidential Cup 
• 2nd PhD – Joshua R. Huot, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
• 3rd PhD – E.Blake Crabb, Virginia Commonwealth University
• 1st Master's –  Natalie Eichner, University of Virginia
• 2nd Master's – Christopher Curran, East Carolina University 
• 3rd Master's – Ashlyn Schwartz, University of Tennessee
• 1st Undergraduate – Christine L. Seltman, University of North Alabama
• 2nd Undergraduate – Meghan Patton, High Point University
• 3rd Undergraduate – Caroline Elizabeth Melson, Elon University

2016 Award Winners

• 1st PhD  – Melissa L. Erickson, University of Georgia & SEACSM Rep in the 2016 ACSM Presidential Cup 
• 2nd PhD – Hayden W. Hyatt, Auburn University
• 3rd PhD –  Brad Willingham, University of Georgia
• 1st Master's –  Ashton Celec, Appalachian State University
• 2nd Master's – Grace Jefferson, University of Kentucky
• 3rd Master's – Noelle A. Knight, East Carolina University
• 1st Undergraduate – Caroline E. Hubbard, Auburn University
• 2nd Undergraduate – Jamie K. Schnuck, High Point University
• 3rd Undergraduate – Thomas Elvidge, University of Tennessee/Knoxville

2015 Award Winners

• 1st PhD – Justin Hardee, University of South Carolina
• 2nd PhD – Brooks Mobley, Auburn University
• 3rd PhD -  Melissa Erickson, University of Georgia
• 1st Master's –  Jordan Lee, University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill
• 2nd Master's – Aaron Slusher, Florida Atlantic University
• 3rd Master's – Erica Schleicher, Florida State University
• 1st Undergraduate – Arun Maharaj, Florida Atlantic University
• 2nd Undergraduate – Katherine L. Hsieh, University of Georgia
• 3rd Undergraduate – Kara Soler-Sala, Elon University

2014 Award Winners

• 1st PhD –  Graham R. McGinnis,  Auburn University  
• 2nd PhD –  Michael J. Landram, Appalachian State University 
• 3rd PhD –   Courtney M. Monroe, University of Tennessee/Knoxville 
• 1st Master's –  W. Michael Southern, University of Georgia 
• 2nd Master's –  Joseph G. Rosenberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill    
• 3rd Master's – Tyler R. Hall, East Carolina University 
• 1st Undergraduate –  Rebecca Dale, South Carolina State University 
• 2nd Undergraduate –  Katherine L. Hsieh, University of Georgia
• 3rd Undergraduate –  Kaitlyn G. Washburn, Gardner-Webb University   

2013 Award Winners

• 1st PhD – Melissa Puppa, University of South Carolina
• 2nd PhD – Melissa L. Erickson, University of Georgia
• 3rd PhD –  Terence E. Ryan, University of Georgia
• 1st Master's – W. M. Southern, University of Georgia
• 2nd Master's – Andrew G. Thompson, Old Dominion University
• 3rd Master's - R.L. Ingram, Georgia Southern University
• 1st Undergraduate – Kojo Thompson, Appalachian State University
• 2nd Undergraduate – Thomas F. Mahar, East Carolina University
• 3rd Undergraduate – Lexi Bauer & Chase Inman, Samford University

2012 Award Winners

• 1st PhD – Kathleen Gavin, University of East Carolina
• 2nd PhD –Diana Delgado-Diaz, University of South Carolina
• 1st Master's – Brittany Collins, University of South Carolina
• 2nd Master's – Stacy Scott, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
• 3rd Master's – Kara Hamilton, University of Alabama-Birmingham
• 1st Undergraduate – Timothy Brady, Wake Forest University
• 2nd Undergraduate – Jeremy Towns, Samford University
• 3rd Undergraduate –Mark Sundman, Elon University

2011 Award Winners

• 1st PhD – Benjamin Gordon & Bradley Gordon, University of South Carolina
• 2nd PhD – Terence Ryan, University of Georgia
• 1st Master's – Graham McGinnis, Auburn University
• 2nd Master's – Nicole Chevis, University of North Carolina/Charlotte
• 1st Undergraduate – Derrick Thomas & Kara Hardin, Samford University
• 2nd Undergraduate – Rachel Perron, Elon University
• Clinical Case Study Winner – Catherine Rainbow

2010 Award Winners

• 1st PhD – Robert Bowen, University of North Carolina/Charlotte
• 2nd PhD – Jenifer Steiner, University of South Carolina
• 3rd PhD – Brian Tyo, University of Tennessee/Knoxville
• 1st M-UG – Emily Main, Elon University
• 2nd M-UG – Christine Nicewonger, James Madison University
• 3rd M-UG – Michael Query, Appalachian State University

2009 Award Winners

• 1st Place Doctorial – Daniel Credeur, LSU
• 2nd Place Doctorial – Damon Swift, University of Virginia
• 3rd Place Doctorial – Derek Kingsley, Florida State University
• 1st Place MS/UG – Ashley Williams, Appalachian State University
• 2nd Place MS/UG – Tyrone Ceaser, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• 3rd Place MS/UG – Lindsey E. Schreiber, Appalachian State University

2008 Award Winners

• 1st Place Doctorial – Mary Beth Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology
• 2nd Place Doctorial – Benjamen Corona, Georgia State University
• 3rd Place Doctorial – Amanda Willig, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• 1st Place MS/UG – Jacqueline Del Giorno, Elon University
• 2nd Place MS/UG – Matthew Jepson, University of South Carolina
• 3rd Place MS/UG – Thomas Peterson, Appalachian State University 

2007 Award Winners

• 1st Place Doctorial – Dawn Hayes, University of Georgia
• 2nd Place Doctorial – Patrick McKeon, University of Virginia
• 3rd Place Doctorial – Eric Jones, University of Alabama
• 1st Place MS/UG – Sean Courtney, University of North Carolina/Charlotte
• 2nd Place MS/UG – Matt Hudson, Appalachian State University
• 3rd Place MS/UG – Allison Gruber, East Carolina University
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2022 Call for Student Research Awards

Call for nominations for University Achievement awards for two student research awards – to be presented at the University Achievement Awards & Celebration of Instruction, Research, Creative Activity and Service in mid-April (TBD).

Deadline for Submissions : Upload documents to the College of Education's InfoReady site   by February 14th, 2022 .

STUDENT AWARDS:

  Outstanding Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Student - Undergraduate Division

  Outstanding Research, Scholarly and Creative Activity Student - Graduate Division

Student application packets should include:

•  Nomination letter (Faculty):  Not to exceed two pages in length. The nature of the student’s research, scholarly or creative activity should be described indicating the unique nature of their accomplishment.

*** Nomination letter must be submitted on official CSULB letterhead and signed by the faculty member ***

•  Letter of application (Student):  not to exceed two pages in length. The impact of the research, scholarly or creative accomplishment should be described, as well as the significance of the accomplishment within their educational experience.

•  Exemplar:  One sample of the accomplishment (i.e. submitted/published paper or poster, picture of artifact, video of recital or performance) accompanied by a description (not to exceed 250 words) suitable for a general audience identifying the student’s role in the project, and its significance within their discipline.

•  Student CV

•  Unofficial transcript

For further information and question please contact  Mae DeBruin  at the Office of Research and Economic Development.

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2022 Award Winners, Criteria, and Categories

Award winners, 2022 poster presentation winners, 2022 oral presentation winners, award criteria, the auburn research: student symposium is envisioned as an opportunity to share student research and creative scholarship with a broad audience consisting of faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students, and the public. we request that students consider the general nature of their audience in crafting their poster presentations and research summaries for the symposium proceedings. , see the " example 2022 oral presentation judge's form " or the " example 2022 poster presentation judge's form ", award categories, multiple awards (university-wide and college specific) will be made in the categories listed below:.

• Poster Presentations
• Oral Presentations

University-Wide Awards

• First place awards for all categories:  $500
• Second place awards:  $250
• Third place awards:  $100
• First place awards for all categories:  $125
• Second place awards:  $75
• Third place awards:  $50

College Specific Awards

• Graduate Student Award:  $100
• Undergraduate Student Award:  $50

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Introducing Google's new Academic Research Awards

Jun 13, 2024

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The Google Academic Research Awards (GARA) program will support groundbreaking research in computing and technology, addressing global challenges such as climate change, education, quantum computing, the societal impact of AI, digital safety and infrastructure optimization.

On June 27, 2024, Google will open applications for the new Google Academic Research Awards (GARA) program. GARA aims to support groundbreaking foundational and applied research in computing and technology around the world.

Each funding cycle, Google will identify key research areas and invite proposals from academics who are advising students and conducting research in a variety of technologically-focused domains that have societal implications. Selected projects will receive unrestricted gifts up to $150,000 USD, enabling researchers to pursue their innovative ideas and contribute to challenges and opportunities that will benefit the scientific community and society.

In addition to receiving funding, recipients have the opportunity to join a community of practice, and are paired with a Google research sponsor who provides long-term support, mentorship, and acts as a liaison to Google's broader research community. This collaborative approach fosters deeper connections between academia and industry, accelerating innovation and knowledge exchange.

Each cycle, GARA's research areas will evolve to address global challenges. This year, we are inviting proposals in the following areas:

• Creating ML benchmarks for climate problems : Developing data-driven solutions for climate action using machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on robust benchmarks for model evaluation.
• Making education equitable, accessible and effective using AI : Improving educational outcomes for all learners through AI, with a focus on equity, inclusivity and research on AI-powered learning systems, teacher empowerment and accessibility tools.
• Quantum transduction and networking for scalable computing applications : Advancing distributed quantum computing through research on transduction of superconducting qubits, alternative platforms, and novel applications beyond parallel compute and quantum key distribution.
• Society-centered AI : Harnessing AI's transformative potential for societal good through a multi-stakeholder approach, understanding diverse needs, and creating impactful solutions for underserved communities.
• Trust & safety : Improving digital safety across the online ecosystem, tackling issues like scams, misinformation, child safety and generative AI through research from various disciplines.
• Using Gemini & Google’s open model family to solve systems and infrastructure problems : Leveraging Gemini and Gemma to advance next-generation computing infrastructure, enhancing efficiency, security and sustainability with a focus on machine learning optimization.

Learn more and apply between June 27 — July 17, 2024 at 11:59:59pm AoE (UTC-12). We look forward to reviewing your applications!

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Award of excellence.

Nature’s Song - An Interactive Outdoor Music and Sound Museum

Chicago, illinois, united states travis johnson; faculty advisors: christopher marlow, asla; craig farnsworth, asla; ball state university.

Nature's Song is the proposal of an outdoor music and sound museum at Northerly Island Park in Chicago, Illinois. Utilizing three pillars for exemplar exhibit design, tactile, visual, and entertainment, each of the interactive and immersive exhibits is designed to highlight music, sound, and the vibrations they make. The museum is divided into three overarching exhibit themes, each spotlighting one of the soundscape typologies. The first exhibit is Chicago Style – a discovery of the anthrophonic and cultural music phenomena of the early 20th century, Chicago style jazz. The second is The Natural Symphony, a showcase of the music our Earth provides us daily, as well as how the natural processes of the Earth can be harnessed into more traditional music using sound sculptures. Lastly is the largest exhibit, The Soundscape, a collection of four microhabitat environments each highlighting an Illinois native species and the unique tonal composition of their environments. Gain a new appreciation for the world we live in by discovering the confluence of environment and culture: Nature and Song.

Honor Awards

Arboretum Within Wetland

Washington d.c., district of columbia, united states wenqi yang, student asla; faculty advisors: karen m'closkey; university of pennsylvania.

Boston Anthro-zoo Park: Redefining Zoos as Biophilic Public Spaces

Boston, massachusetts, united states andrew carrano, student asla; faculty advisors: carolina aragón, asla; theodore eisenman, asla; university of massachusetts amherst (bsla).

Cell Growth Dish – Brownfield Landscape Ecological Restoration Design

Tianjin dongjiang free trade port area, tanggu development zone, binhai new district, tianjin, china zhuoran chen, student international asla; ke dong, student international asla; faculty advisors: yan wang; tianjin university, residential design category.

A New Central District and Balanced Community

Toa baja, puerto rico, united states yihan huang; zhimin ma; linda ge; ruoxin jia; faculty advisors: david gouverneur; judy venonsky, asla; university of pennsylvania, urban design category.

The Bottom Rises: Sustainable Infrastructure Anchors a Reviving Neighborhood

Dallas, texas, united states avery deering-frank, student asla; cooper begis, student asla; amanda buss; violet lam, student asla; jessie hitchcock, student asla; ann thuruthy; dasom mun, student asla; oren mandelbaum, student asla; faculty advisors: joowon im, asla; university of texas at arlington.

A Vision for Reparations: Reimagining the Eco Industrial Park for South LA

Los angeles, california, united states alyssa leal- moffitt, student asla; faculty advisors: pamela brief, asla; meg coffee; jim pickel, asla; university of california los angeles extension, analysis and planning category.

Street Trees of New Orleans - Rethinking Tree Practices for a Fluctuating City

New orleans, louisiana, united states kerry shui-kay leung; faculty advisors: kristi cheramie, asla; paula meijerink, asla; forbes lipschitz, asla; ohio state university.

Despite the importance of street trees as ecological infrastructure, their effectiveness is hampered by a patchwork system for implementation and care. This problem is particularly acute in New Orleans, where an ad hoc network of nursery practices, local planting practices, different governmental departments, and private developers combines to produce inequitable, reactive, and ineffective provision of tree infrastructure. The care of street trees needs to expand from individual trees, or even the scale of streets and neighborhoods, to robust city-wide systems. The well-established system of medians in New Orleans offers great opportunities for redesigning a new tree care system that is city-wide, but still has the capacity to be highly nuanced and engaging for local needs. In a city that is already facing intense impacts from climate change due to sea level rise, subsidence, and hurricanes, a systematic and geodata-based approach to street trees is proposed to allow urban tree planning to become responsive to nuanced and complex situations of the city, as well as anticipatory towards future projections of the city and environment.

Dredge Ecologies: Climate-Adaptive Strategies for a Changing Island in a Changing Climate

Wilmington, north carolina, united states marybeth campeau, student asla; faculty advisors: andrew fox, fasla; madalyn baldwin, associate asla; nc state university department of landscape architecture and environmental planning.

Learning from Animal Adaptations to Wildfire

Monrovia, california, united states andrea binz, student asla; diana nightingale, student asla; faculty advisors: greg kochanowski; aja justine bulla-richards; university of southern california.

Living with Water: Landscape as the Potential to Envision an Anti-Fragile System for Yuba River Watershed and Yuba City, California

Yuba city, california, america jiahong song, student international asla; jiaying wu; faculty advisors: jie liang; southeast university delft university of technology, research category.

Thermalscape Tactics – Solutions in Response to Ubiquitous Heat Threat in El Paso

El paso, texas, united states xiaoyu li, student asla; jingxi peng; faculty advisors: robert brown, fasla; dongying li, fasla; kirk hamilton; texas a&m university.

TOXIC/Tonic: Mapping Point Source Dementogens and Testing the Ability of Environmental Tonics to Mitigate Public Health Concerns

Mecklenburg, union, and york counties, north carolina + south carolina, united states britt davis, student asla; faculty advisors: celen pasalar; north carolina state university, communications category.

Landscape Travels

Manhattan, kansas, united states chloe gillespie, student asla; faculty advisors: stephanie rolley, fasla; kirby barrett; kansas state university.

This project began as an opportunity to travel the country to learn more about the landscape architecture profession and became a journey of bringing awareness to the importance of landscape architecture. Through vertical short-form videos specifically curated for social media, Landscape Travels brings viewers along on my journey across the country, introducing them to 22 people engaged in the profession highlighting projects in ten different cities. As of May 27th, 2022, after four months of posting, @landscapetravels_22 has a following of 580 users, with a reach of over 120,000 through Instagram and TikTok. @landscapetravels_22 continues to reach new people every day, through tri-weekly posts, highlighting unique aspects of landscape architecture. Each video is under 60 seconds giving viewers a quick glimpse into projects in cities they live in or visit. Every video highlights a different aspect of landscape architecture, while following a similar story pattern, broadening the public’s understanding of the breadth of landscape architecture.

Overlook Field School: Wildfire Recovery

Eugene, oregon, united states abigail pierce, student asla; audrey rycewicz; celia hensey; hannah chapin; ian vierck, student asla; kennedy rauh; masayo simon; rosie yerke; william bonner, student asla; faculty advisors: michael geffel, asla; david buckley borden, asla; university of oregon, student collaboration category.

Carbon in the Tidewater

Hampton, virginia, united states leigh muldrow, student asla; ryan mccune; dj bromely, student asla; christophe fettke von koeckritz, student asla; delaney pilotte, student asla; kevin ganjon; faculty advisors: jules bruck, asla; university of delaware.

The City of Hampton, Virginia is on the front line of climate change with low elevation, high rate of land subsidence, and intense storm surge risk from direct exposure to the Atlantic Ocean. This project uses the Global Carbon Market to catalyze nature-based coastal infrastructure that is self-regenerating and captures carbon from the atmosphere while offering structural protection for both at-risk coastal wetlands, human life, and property.

Fixed In Flux: A World Class Park Embracing Rising Waters

Wilmington, north carolina, united states brian vaughn, student asla; lauren joca, student asla; makayla esposito, student asla; davis turner, student asla; hassan shata, student asla; faculty advisors: andrew fox, fasla; david hill; madalyn baldwin, associate asla; nc state university department of landscape architecture and environmental planning, student community service category.

Seeding Resilience: Celebrating Community, Education, and the Environment at Princeville Elementary School

Princeville, north carolina, united states spencer stone, associate asla; madison sweitzer; william stanton; rebecca asser, associate asla; sarah hassan; martha tack, student asla; anna edwards; tianyu shen; ruixin mao; sara fetty; faculty advisors: andy fox, fasla; carla delcambre, asla; nc state university department of landscape architecture and environmental planning.

Founded in 1865 as Freedom Hill and later chartered in 1885 as the Town of Princeville (NC), “The Oldest Town Chartered by Blacks in America'' has demonstrated a legacy of resilience by recovering and rebuilding after multiple devastating floods. One example of resilience and a symbol of hope is Princeville Elementary School. After significant flooding from Hurricane Matthew (2016) damaged the school, students living in Princeville were forced to relocate to schools in nearby towns. After renovations and floodproofing, Princeville Elementary School reopened in January 2020. Through an ongoing partnership with the town, landscape architecture students designed and implemented numerous on-site educational features, including rain gardens, multifunctional outdoor furnishings, artwork scrims featuring school artwork, educational and interpretive signage, and an integrated outdoor learning curriculum guide. These components sustainably manage stormwater, support the teachers’ and students’ curricular needs, and beautify this long-serving communal hub. Project outcomes are shaping a sustainable vision for the school, and the town more broadly, by investing in and connecting local youth to the community’s rich environmental and cultural context.

15 Weeks to Transform Colorado's Unique Ecosystem into a Learning Landscape

Wheat ridge, colorado, united states finley sutton, student asla; charlotte francisco, student asla; claire bulik, student asla; anna varella; sylvia pasquariello; ari solomon, student asla; alex bullock, associate asla; eion donelan, associate asla; miriam hernandez arroyo; victoria hancock; faculty advisors: lois brink; louise bordelon, asla; university of colorado denver.

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• Interpreting the Evidence Single Document Historical Analysis. Choose a primary source from the website or upload your own. Add captions to the primary source. Create analysis questions. Students analyze the document and answer questions based on the analysis.
• Comparison and Contextualization Two Document Compare and Contrast. Choose primary sources from the website or upload your own. Create analysis questions. Students analyze both documents and answer questions based on the analysis.
• Chronological Reasoning and Causation Multiple document analysis and synthesizing of historical information. Choose primary sources from the website or upload your own and create narratives and questions for each document to help your students draw conclusions and synthesize the information.
• Evaluating the Evidence Multiple document analysis and evaluation. Choose primary sources from the website or upload your own. Label each side of the scale with a different perspective. Create analysis questions. Students analyze the documents and place each document on one of side the scale based on the author’s perspective.
• Geographic Reasoning Multiple document analysis and geographic reasoning. Choose a map. Choose primary sources from the website or upload your own. Create analysis questions. Students analyze each document and place the document in the correct location on the map.

Student Research Awards

The New York State Archives announces its thirty-fourth annual Student Research Awards competition to promote and recognize excellence in student research. The main purpose of the awards program is to encourage students to explore the wealth of historical records held in historical records repositories in New York State. The program also serves to increase cooperation between schools and organizations that administer historical records useful for education.

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Congratulations to the 2023 high school winners, 1st place: alison tae jericho high school, 2nd place: kaitlyn and madison choi jericho high school, congratulations to the 2023 elementary school winner.

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Congratulations to the 2023 Middle School Winners

1st place: crystal pang jericho middle school, 2nd place: armaan dewal and dylan rateshwar, 3rd place: chloe hu and ara woo.

Meet Jericho School Librarian Valerie Conklin, Student Research Awards mentor

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Geoscience encompasses the study of the Earth's materials, structures, processes, and history. Research in geoscience is crucial for understanding natural hazards, managing resources sustainably, and informing policy decisions, making it vital for the environmental and economic well-being of our nation.

Since 1933, the Geological Society of America (GSA) has broadly supported geoscience research by funding over 14,000 geoscientists, with the total amount awarded approaching 20 million dollars. Since the early 1980s, this research funding has been provided exclusively to students through GSA’s Graduate Student Research Grants (GSRG) program. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has generously contributed funds since 1991 and has been instrumental in the program’s continued success. This report is based on the outcomes of GSA’s most recent NSF award, EAR-1949901.

GSA used this award to fund the field and laboratory costs of geoscience research projects proposed and conducted by graduate students at universities in the United States. The NSF award helps the GSA’s GSRG program to advance discovery and knowledge within the broad field of geoscience by partially supporting graduate student research at both the masters and Ph.D. levels.

The primary goals of GSA’s Graduate Student Research Grants program are:

Increase opportunities for students of underrepresented communities to achieve success in research;

Build career skills of students through gainful experience with grant writing, project management, and research; and

Support graduate student research in the geosciences and strengthen the geoscience workforce.

Major Outcomes

The major outcomes of this three-year award were that 216 additional graduate students received research funding, along with the 782 funded by GSA and the GSA Foundation, and 90 students received travel grants to help them attend professional conferences hosted by GSA and other scientific organizations. Participation in these conferences provided the students with opportunities to present their research results to fellow scientists and to build their professional networks.

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Students who receive GSA research grants are making positive impacts on various disciplines within the geosciences, such as climatology, environmental science, geophysics, seismology, soil science, hydrology, volcanology, paleontology, planetary science, sedimentology, geomorphology, energy geology, and other subjects. Recent research projects have included studies about forecasting tornado outbreaks, mapping groundwater using machine learning (artificial intelligence), documenting past earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault Zone in California, restoring coral reefs, remediating abandoned mines, and understanding the effects of landslides on reservoirs. 

Broader Impacts

GSA’s GSRG program has impacts beyond the science itself. For example, the program is supporting the professional growth of an increasingly diverse group of students. By 2022, the third year of this award, 44% of the students funded through the award were racially/ethnically diverse; 22% indicated having a disability; 4% were veterans of the U.S. armed forces; 36% were first-generation students; 34% were non-traditional students; and 38% were low income students. Not only do GSRG recipients carry out rigorous research, but they also learn to prepare grant proposals, create research budgets, write in a scientific proposal style, and present their research at a scholarly conference. These experiences will impact and strengthen their progression from students to geoscience professionals, helping to maintain a robust geoscience community. 

One grant recipient had this to say about the impact of the funding: “As a PhD student early in my degree program, applying for this grant was my first opportunity preparing a proposal and initiating a large-scale project after receiving funding. This foundational experience has given me new skills that will assist in future scientific work and encouraged me to apply for more research grants with the knowledge that I have the tools needed to succeed in these ventures.” 

The graduate-level research supported by these grants is an essential component of the education experiences of the recipients. However, extensions of this research sometimes enhance the educational experiences of other individuals as well. For example, some research grant recipients used their funding to support undergraduate field or laboratory assistants, thus providing them with crucial hands-on experience early in their academic careers. Other grant recipients leveraged their research funding to generate education and outreach resources that were used to teach younger students about geoscience in school and museum settings.

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The research that resulted from this program has been shared in a variety of venues. During the period covered by this award, 528 GSRG recipients presented their results at GSA Connects, GSA’s Annual Meeting, over 100 presented at GSA’s spring (regional) section meetings, and additional students presented at other scientific conferences. A few students wrote about their research for Speaking of Geoscience, GSA’s blog, some have published in GSA’s scientific journals, such as Geology and GSA Bulletin , and others have submitted their research to be published in the journals produced by various scientific organizations.

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New York State Archives Accepting Entries for the 32nd Annual Student Research Awards

Submissions Accepted Through July 1, 2022

The New York State Archives and Archives Partnership Trust are now accepting entries for the 2022 New York State Student Research Awards program, State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced today. In its 32 nd year, the Student Research Awards program is a statewide historical research competition for students in grades four through twelve. This annual program provides an award to students whose projects are selected as winners in the elementary, middle school, and high school divisions.

The Student Research Awards program encourages students to explore the wealth of historical records held in repositories in New York State. The program also increases cooperation among schools and organizations with historical records useful for education.

“Our nation’s most prestigious historians were compelled to pursue research to learn from the past and address social problems,” said Board of Regents Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. “By providing opportunities for this type of engagement at a young age, we are empowering young people across the state to look for solutions and drive change in our communities and beyond.”

“Students who have the opportunity to grow and excel outside the classroom are more engaged in the classroom,” said Commissioner Rosa. “Through this competition, young New Yorkers will immerse themselves in our state’s history, get excited about learning, and create projects that inspire their peers and fellow citizens.”

All projects must be based on original historical research that uses historical records, contains an annotated bibliography, and be nominated by a mentor. Mentors can be educators, parents, or another adult community member. Projects can be submitted on any topic and in any format, including video, research paper, or exhibits. The deadline for submissions is July 1, 2022.

These awards are funded by generous contributions from the Chodos Family Fund and other donors to the Archives Partnership Trust, a 501(c)3 organization. The Trust builds education, preservation, and outreach programs not funded by the state, making accessible over 350 years of New York’s colonial and state government records housed in the State Archives. The State Archives is a program of the New York State Education Department.

Please visit the New York State Archives website for detailed guidelines, application materials on the Student Research Awards, or to learn more about the 2021 winners and their projects.

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The NSCA recognizes outstanding research efforts by students through the NSCA Student Research Awards. Five awards are given each year, two for the outstanding podium abstract presentation awarded to one Doctoral student and one Master’s student and three awards for the poster presentations given to one Doctoral student, one Master’s student and one Undergraduate student at the NSCA National Conference. The judging criteria is overseen by the Research Committee and is based on the introduction, design, scientific impact and overall knowledge and professionalism of the presenter.

Congratulations to the 2023 Winners!

Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Kealey Wohlgemuth, CSCS Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Matthew Zukowski, CSCS Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Pasquale Succi, CSCS Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Amanda Stors Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Alexis Tonnemacher

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2022 Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Christopher Cleary Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Conor Cantwell, CSCS Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Trevor Dufner Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Amanda Gordon, CSCS Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Elise Choquette

2021 Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Alexa Chandler, CSCS Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Shea Connell, CSCS Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Ai Ishida, CSCS Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Katie Kennedy Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Mae Grahek, NSCA-CPT

2019 Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Harry Dorrell Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Nicole Sauls Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Katie Hirsch Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Emily Tagesen Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Chelsie Zajac

2018 Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Justin Nicoll, CSCS Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Alina Swafford Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Junhai Xu, CSCS Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Hayden Giuliani, CSCS Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Paul Rodriguez

2017 Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Michael Trevino, MS Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Jacob Rauch, CSCS Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Colin G. Pennington and Ryan J. Colquhoun, CSCS, NSCA-CPT Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Jonathan Miller Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Jonathan Aquino

2016 Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Andrew A Flatt, PhD(c), CSCS Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Jonathan Miller and Liane Jean, BPE, CSCS Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Joahua Carr Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Keagan Kiely, CSCS; Hayden Giuliani; and Katie R. Hirsch, MA Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Kevin P. Cartas, NSCA-CPT

2015 Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Timothy J. Suchomel Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Cory M. Smith Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Nathaniel Jenkins, PhD, ABD, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D and Kristen C. Cochrane Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Eric T. Trexler Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Gabrielle J. Gallien and Megan A. Wong

2014 Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - John McMahon Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - David Looney Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Haley Bergstrom Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Adam Sterczala Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Jacob Mota

2013 Doctoral Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - David Hooper, CSCS Master's Student Outstanding Podium Presentation - Jordan Joy Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Haley Bergstrom Doctoral Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Xin Ye Master's Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Joseph Rosenberg Undergraduate Student Outstanding Poster Presentation - Joshua Holt

2012 Oral Presentation Doctoral - Luke Vella Oral Presentation Master’s - Joshua Phillips, MS, CSCS Poster Presentation Doctoral - Haley Bergstrom Poster Presentation Master’s - Timothy Suchomel, CSCS Poster Presentation Undergraduate - Ryan Lowery

2011 Oral Presentation Doctoral - Matthew Stock, MS, CSCS and Trent Herda, MS Oral Presentation Master’s - Chris Parchmann, CSCS, NSCA-CPT Poster Presentation Doctoral - Kristina Kendall, MS, CSCS Poster Presentation Master’s - Julia Girman, CSCS2010 - Oral Presentation: Pablo B. Costa Poster Presentation - Kristina L. Kendall, CSCS

2009 Oral Presentation - Greg Myer, MS, CSCS Poster Presentation - Abbie Smith, MS, CSCS

2007 Oral Presentation - Loren Chiu, MS, CSCS Poster Presentation - Jeremy Sheppard, CSCS

2006 Oral Presentation - Prue Cormie, CSCS Poster Presentation - David Bazett-Jones, CSCS

2005 Oral Presentation - Sophia Nimphius, MS, CSCS and Chris A. Moore, MS, CSCS Poster Presentation - Peter A. Blumert, CSCS

2004 Oral Presentation - Travis Beck Poster Presentation - Chad Kerksick, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

2003 Oral Presentation - Loren Chiu, CSCS Poster Presentation - Junichiro Yamauchi

2002 Oral Presentation - Joshua Miller, CSCS, NSCA-CPT Poster Presentation - Michael Hartman III, CSCS

2001 Heather Sanderson

2000 Maria Mountain-Diedrechson and Joel Cramer

1999 Atilla J. Zink, CSCS

1998 Scott Stevenson

1997 Kainoa Pauole

1996 Linc Gotshalk

1994 David Martin

1993 John Caruso

1992 Andrew Fry

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6 students awarded DOE graduate student research fellowships

May 2, 2022 | edited by Lisa Roberts

Six students have received the prestigious U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award to conduct their research at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.

The DOE Office of Science selected a total of 80 graduate students representing 27 states this award cycle. The fellowship will expose students to world-class training and state-of-the-art facilities and resources at the DOE national laboratories. The Fermilab recipients:

William Asztalos.

William Asztalos, Illinois Institute of Technology

Research project:  Nanofibrous Target Materials for Use in High Power Particle Beams

Fermilab advisor: Sujit Bidhar

Grace Chesmore.

Grace Chesmore, University of Chicago

Research project:  Feedhorn Development and Testing for Precision Measurements of the CMB with CMB-S4

Fermilab advisor: Sara Simon

Celeste Keith.

Celeste Keith, University of Chicago

Research project:  Proposed Testing Dark Matter and Primordial Black Holes Using Future gamma-ray Telescopes

Fermilab advisor: Gordan Krnjaic

Zepyoor Khechadoorian.

Zepyoor Khechadoorian, Cornell University

Research project:  Measurement of the Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment

Fermilab advisor: Chris Polly

David Robinson.

David Robinson, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Fermilab advisor: Nickolay Gnedin

Research project:  Approximating Radiation-Field Dependent Cooling and Heating Functions with Machine Learning

Christina Wenlu Wang.

Christina Wenlu Wang, California Institute of Technology

Fermilab advisor: Cristian Pena

Research project:  Dark matter exploration at the LHC and QIS­-enabled direct dark matter searches

“For decades, DOE has cultivated the expertise to meet the nation’s greatest scientific challenges. Now more than ever, we need to invest in a diverse, talented pipeline of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs who will be the future science and innovation leaders of this country,” said Under Secretary of Science and Innovation Geraldine Richmond. “I’m thrilled these outstanding students will help us tackle critical research at our labs, and I know their futures are bright.”

The goal of the  SCGSR program  is to prepare U.S. graduate students for STEM careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission by providing graduate thesis research opportunities through extended residency at DOE national laboratories.

While the research projects address scientific and technological challenges at national and international scales, this opportunity is expected to advance the awardees’ overall doctoral research and training with access to the expertise, resources and capabilities available at DOE laboratories.

The awardees receive supplemental awards to pursue part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE laboratory or facility in collaboration with a DOE scientist.

The award period for the proposed research project at the DOE laboratory may range from three to 12 consecutive months.

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory is supported by the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy. The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit science.energy.gov .

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Sigma Xi Awards Student Research Grants for Fall 2022 Cycle

January 10, 2023

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This year’s Committee on Grants in Aid of Research, along with a panel of guest reviewers, evaluated 431 applications across most research disciplines. Chaired by Drew Coleman of the University of North Carolina, the committee awarded grants to undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students. Grant amounts ranged from $200–$5000 and a total of $87,570  was awarded.

• Visit the  GIAR Recipients  page to view the names and research projects of the Fall 2022 awardees.
• Visit the  Faces of GIAR  page to read follow-up stories of past recipients.
• Learn more about the program, including how to apply for the Spring 2023 cycle, by visiting  sigmaxi.org/giar .

Celebrating its 100th anniversary throughout 2022, the GIAR program is made possible thanks to designated funds from Sigma Xi members, the National Academy of Sciences, and the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind and Vision Impaired. Sigma Xi thanks the following committee members and volunteers who took part in the Spring 2022 grant application review process:

Asem Abdulahad, Xavier University of Louisiana Joseph Akkara, National Science Foundation (Retired) Heather Arnett, University of Charleston Mayur Choudhary, Duke University Drew Coleman (Chair), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jose Crespo, Salt Lake Community College Kelly Crowe, Xavier University Shawn Ellerbroek, Wartburg College Meredith Frazier, College of Charleston Eman Ghanem, Duke University Shelby Gull Laird, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Peter Harries, North Carolina State University David Holler, North Carolina State University Michael Just, US Army ERDC-CERL Michael Lares, University of Mary Cecil McManus, PROBE Consulting Company John Millhauser, North Carolina State University Timothy Ng, University of Maryland, College Park Emma Perry, University of Maine Megan Perry, East Carolina University Vivek Samu, North Carolina State University Joanne Tillotson, State University of New York at Purchase (Retired) Peter Zani, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Ann Yezerski, King’s College Ruda Zhang, North Carolina State University Brenna Zimmer, North Carolina State University

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Posted on April 19, 2024

The American Society of Naturalists confers several awards each year to honor scientists of great distinction. The membership of the awards committees can be found here .

ASN Honorary Lifetime Membership

Asn award for distinguished achievement in the conceptual unification of the biological sciences, asn distinguished naturalist award, asn presidential award, asn early career investigator award, american naturalist student paper award, asn student research award, asn presidential award for outstanding service to the community.

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Honorary lifetime membership in the American Society of Naturalists is intended to recognize scientists whose research careers epitomize the mission of the society, which is the conceptual unification of the biological sciences. The society limits the number of honorary lifetime memberships to twelve.

Links in the table below lead to the Honorary Lifetime Membership Award announcement for that honoree.

• Margaret Davis
• Joseph Felsenstein
• B. Rosemary Grant
• Peter R. Grant
• Daniel Janzen
• Ellen Ketterson
• Jane Lubchenco
• Robert E. Ricklefs
• Johanna Schmitt
• Mary Willson

Past honorary lifetime members have included:

• Charles E. Allen
• Liberty Hyde Bailey
• William Bateson
• Albert F. Blakeslee
• Hampton L. Carson
• Joseph Connell
• James D. Dana
• Bradley Moore Davis
• Hugo De Vries
• Theodosius Dobzhansky
• Henry Herbert Donaldson
• Benjamin Minge Duggar
• Leslie C. Dunn
• Simon H. Gage
• Richard Benedict Goldschmidt
• William D. Hamilton
• Ross Granville Harrison
• Samuel Henshaw
• Samuel Jackson Holmes
• G. Evelyn Hutchinson
• Wilhelm L. Johannsen
• Joseph Leidy
• Joseph P. Lesley
• Richard Lewontin
• Othniel Charles Marsh
• John Maynard Smith
• Barbara McClintock
• James Playfair McMurrich
• Clinton Hart Merriam
• John Alexander Moore
• Thomas Hunt Morgan
• Henry Fairfield Osborn
• George Howard Parker
• Robert Paine
• Ruth Patrick
• John Thomas Patterson
• Linus C. Pauling
• Fernandus Payne
• Wilhelm Roux
• Elizabeth B. Russell
• William Berryman Scott
• George Harrison Shull
• Aaron Franklin Shull
• Robert Sokal
• George Gaylord Simpson
• G. Ledyard Stebbins
• Cornelius Bernardus N. van Niel
• George C. Williams
• Edmund B. Wilson
• E. O. Wilson
• Sewall Wright
• Robert M. Yerkes

The ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences, established in 1991, is given annually and honors a senior but still active investigator who is making fundamental contributions to the Society's goals, namely, promoting the conceptual unification of the biological sciences. The award includes an honorarium of $2,000.

Information on how to nominate someone for the Conceptual Unification award

Links in the table below lead to the award announcement for that winner.

NB: Starting with the 2022 award year, this award was renamed the ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences. Previously it was known as the Sewall Wright Award.

The Distinguished Naturalist Award, established in the year of Professor E. O. Wilson's retirement from Harvard University, is given to an active investigator in mid-career who has made significant contributions to the knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Individuals whose research and writing illuminate principles of evolutionary biology and an enhanced aesthetic appreciation of natural history will merit special consideration. The award includes an honorarium of $2,000.

Information on how to nominate someone for the ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award

NB: Starting with the 2022 award year, this award was named the ASN Distinguished Naturalist Award. Previously, it was known as the E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award.

The ASN Early Career Investigator Award was established in 1984 to recognize outstanding and promising work by investigators who received their doctorates in the three years preceding the application deadline or who are in their final year of graduate school. (Time since PhD degree can be extended by 1 year for each child born or adopted during this period if the applicant has been a primary care giver. Other forms of exceptional caregiving responsibility [e.g., partner, spouse, aged parent, etc]. or extenuating circumstances will be considered on a case-by-case basis.)

This award was established in memory of Jasper Loftus-Hills (1946–1974), an Australian biologist of exceptional promise, whose career was cut short just three years after receiving his degree when he was killed by a hit-and-run driver while tape-recording frog calls along a Texas highway. The award includes presentation of a research paper at the annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists, an award of $700, a travel allowance of $700, the cost of registration at the meetings, and a supplement of $500 in case of intercontinental travel.

Information on how to apply/nominate for the ASN Early Career Investigator Award

For YouTube video of past Early Career Investigator Awards presentations, see the ASN YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8FDICm2TYLT-y1FB8gcQlA

NB: Starting with the 2022 award year, this award was renamed the ASN Early Career Investigator Award. Previously it was known as the Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator Award, the Young Investigator Prize, and the Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator Prize.

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The Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award was created in 2019 by the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE), and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). The IDEA Award is given to a person or group at any career stage who has strengthened the ecology and evolutionary biology community by promoting inclusiveness and diversity in our fields. The recipient will receive a plaque at the annual meeting of the joint societies and a $1000 honorarium.

The American Society of Naturalists created the American Naturalist Student Paper Award to honor student work published in the American Naturalist that best represents the goals of the society. To be eligible for the award, the work presented in the paper must have been performed primarily by the first author and primarily while she/he was an undergraduate or graduate student. The editors of the American Naturalist form the committee to consider the papers published in the year before. The recipient of the American Naturalist Student Paper Award receives $500.

The ASN Student Research Award goes to student members of the American Society of Naturalists, who hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. have passed to candidacy in a Ph.D. program (or equivalent), must be at least one year from completing the Ph.D., and who have not received this award previously. The recipients of the award receive $2,000 and an announcement in the American Naturalist. They will be asked to send a brief report on how the money helped to sponsor their research.

Information on how to apply for the Student Research Award.

Applications for the Student Research Award

An applicant must be a member of the ASN, must hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, must have passed to candidacy in a Ph.D. program or equivalent, and must be at least one year from completing the Ph.D. Applicants should send a two-page proposal (not including references—11-point font minimum with standard margins). In addition, applicants should include a budget with justification (one page), a short curriculum vitae (two pages), a statement from the Ph.D. supervisor that verifies that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements, and the supervisor’s recommendation supporting the research proposed by the student (one page). Projects in all types of research (i.e., laboratory, field, theory) are encouraged. A total of six proposals will receive awards. Proposals will be judged on originality, strength, and significance of the questions being addressed, prospects for significant results, and the match between the proposed research and the ASN mission. All materials should be compiled into one PDF file and sent via e-mail to Rebecca Fuller ([email protected]) with “ASN Student Research Award” in the subject line. Deadline for submission of all materials is January 1, 2014.

In 2022, the ASN awarded its inaugural Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to the Community to Todd Vision (University of North Carolina) for his leading role in the creation of the Dryad Digital Repository. As the result of his work, it is now the norm that the foundational products of science—our data—are archived for later examination and use by other scientists. This honor comes with a plaque, an award of $2,000, and support for travel to the annual ASN meeting to receive the award.

The ASN Outstanding Student Poster Award was established in 2012 to recognize a student who has presented an outstanding poster at the annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists. The winner of the award receives $400.

Applications for the ASN Outstanding Student Poster Award

The senior author and presenter of the poster must be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at the time of the annual meeting, or have received her or his degree within twelve months, and must be a member of the ASN. Students must indicate their desire to be considered for the Award by selecting the appropriate box at the time that they register online for the meeting.

NB: Starting with the 2022 award year, this award was renamed the ASN Outstanding Student Poster Award. Previously it was known as the Ruth Patrick Student Poster Award. Ruth Patrick was a renowned limnologist, past president of the ASN (1975), and a Lifetime Honorary Member of the society.

ASN STAND-ALONE MEETING AWARDS

The ASN Outstanding Postdoctoral Presentation Award was established for the American Society of Naturalists stand-alone meetings, which have been held at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, California. The winner of the award receives $400.

NB: In 2022, this award was renamed the ASN Outstanding Postdoctoral Presentation Award. Previously it was known as the Don Abbott Postdoc Presentation Award and as the Julia Platt Postdoc Presentation Award. To quote from Judith L. Bronstein and Daniel I. Bolnick, “‘Her Joyous Enthusiasm for Her Life-Work …’: Early Women Authors in The American Naturalist ” 192:655–663: 

Julia B. Platt (1857–1935) had credentials to impress. She studied embryology at Harvard in 1887 and then conducted research at Woods Hole, Bryn Mawr, the University of Chicago, Radcliffe, Hopkins Marine Laboratory, and at several German universities. She received her PhD in developmental biology in 1898 and then published 12 articles in just 10 years, including one in The American Naturalist in 1899. Most notably, she showed that neural crest cells formed the jaw cartilage and tooth dentine in salamanders. This conclusion was rejected by her contemporaries, who believed that only mesoderm formed bones and cartilage. It took 50 years for her hypothesis to be confirmed. Despite her depth of training and her productivity, she landed none of the academic positions for which she applied. Platt then wrote, “Without work, life is not worth living. If I cannot obtain the work I wish, then I must take up the next best” (quoted in Zottoli and Seyfarth 1994). She moved to Pacific Grove, California (where the American Society of Naturalists has recently held its stand-alone conferences), and became its first female mayor. She is noted for initiating marine protected reserves that were crucial for the survival of the California sea otter (Palumbi and Sotka 2012).

ASN Outstanding Student Presentation

The ASN Outstanding Student Presentation was established for American Society of Naturalists stand-alone meetings, which occur every few years, to recognize an outstanding student presentation made at the meeting. The winner of the award receives $400.

NB: Starting with the 2022 award year, this award was renamed the ASN Outstanding Student Presentation. Previously it was known as the Ed Ricketts Student Presentation Award and the Ed Ricketts Student Talk Award.

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Present your research to the ucf community.

The  Student Scholar Symposium provides an opportunity for graduate and undergraduate students to present their research and creative scholarship in a poster format to the UCF community during Student Research Week. The 2025 Student Scholar Symposium will be held in person in the UCF Student Union Pegasus Ballroom. Presenters will have access to a variety of opportunities for professional development throughout the week.

Applicant criteria is available on the Eligibility page. To learn more about the process for awarding exemplary presentations, see Judging .

The Application for the 2025 Student Scholar Symposium open on December 1, 2024

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Washington, D.C. - The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2022 Solicitation 1 cycle.  Applications are due 5:00pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

The SCGSR program supports awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory or host site in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist — with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission . The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall graduate theses while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the host DOE laboratories. SCGSR is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science. Since its inception in 2014, the SCGSR program has provided support to over 780 graduate awardees from more than 150 different U.S. universities to conduct thesis research at all 17 DOE national laboratories across the nation.

The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, in collaboration with the eight Office of Science research and advanced technology program offices and the DOE national laboratories/facilities. Program administration support is provided by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). More information can be found at  https://science.osti.gov/wdts .

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The heca student research awards (hsra) 2022.

The call for the HECA Research Student Awards (HSRA) is now open.

The HECA Student Research Committee is inviting students at HECA member higher education institutions to submit digital posters that relate directly to their research study. 

The HSRAs was established in 2020 by the HECA Research Committee with the aim of showcasing the current student research to the wider academic community. Last year’s HSRA was very successful and due to demand, the HSRA have extended categories to both static and dynamic eposters. The posters will be assessed by a panel of research experts, and the academic posters will be displayed on the HECA website in November and the winners will be announced at the HECA Research Conference in November 2022 (final date to be confirmed).

Call Opens: 30 th  of June 2022.   Deadline: 10 th  of October 2022.

To submit your poster, click here

What is the purpose of the HECA Student Research Awards?

• The HECA Student Research Awards (HSRA) is an opportunity for students to showcase their research to a wider academic community.
• The aim is to promote the research studies that are currently being undertaken in our colleges, and to support and encourage further study in these areas.
• A panel of research experts from a number of academic institutions will assess the posters and decide on a winner.
• The best static / dynamic e-poster entries will be awarded the 2022 HSRA Prize. 
• The winner and runners-up will be announced at the HECA Research event in November 2022 and will also be announced on the HECA website.

How do I participate in the HECA Student Research Awards?

Design a concise visual representation of your scholarly research.

• Static poster (one slide)
• Dynamic poster (students can decide on their media but are limited to two slides with 10 hyperlinks). 
• Contact your college supervisor, lecturer, or programme director if you need any digital assistance, or academic support, with this project.
• Poster submissions to the HECA website will be accepted from the 30th   of June – 10th of October 2022 via a submission form.

How do I submit my poster to the HECA website?

• All entries need to be submitted by  Monday 10 th  of October 2022.
• Entries should be made through the online submission which opens on Thursday June 30th, 2022.

What are the characteristics of a good poster? 

• Begin by summarizing the central message of your poster in one or two sentences.  
• Headings should be used to guide your viewer to important features in your research.
• The language used should be clear and concise.
• Use only two types of fonts. Font types like Arial or Verdana are used extensively in posters. 
• Use bullets and numbering lists to identify important points.
• Use images in a manner that respects copyright provisions. 
• Use graphics that are self-explanatory and appealing. 
• References and works cited can be displayed in smaller text, but not so small as to require the viewer to focus closely to read them.
• Proofread the poster for spelling, grammar, readability, etc. Ask friends and family for feedback on your poster.
• A template for a static research e-poster is available to download  here  but applicants do not have to follow this template and can be as creative as they like.
• Further information on research posters is available at the following  https://libguides.dbs.ie/pp/introduction .

The HECA Research Committee look forward to receiving your posters anytime between 30 th  of June 2022 and 10 th  of October 2022. If you have any further queries regarding the HECA Student Research Awards (HSRA), please contact any member of the research committee:

[email protected] , [email protected] , [email protected]

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2022 2022: Office of Undergraduate Research awards grants to undergraduate student researchers

Student researchers from across campus to conduct unique research during the fall

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) recently announced the Fall 2022 grant award recipients. The awards are given to student researchers to fund their proposals for research projects alongside a faculty supervisor. The Office of Undergraduate Research works with students who aim to solve problems, make new discoveries, and interact with research faculty outside of the classroom.

Fall 2022 recipients are:

Jillian Andruk – Chemistry & Biochemistry

Supervisor: Professor Sivappa Rasapalli

Title: Synthesis of Polyheterocyclic Library via a Novel Homo-aza-Nazarov Cyclization for Anti-bacterial Screening

Eden McKenna-Bateman and Evan Grant – Graphic Design

Supervisor: Professor Michelle Bowers

Title: Access@UMassD

Marc-Anthony Cardoso – Mechanical Engineering

Supervisor: Professor Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh

Title: Fluid-Structure Interaction of a Flexible Thin Sheet

Olivia Collins – Bioengineering

Supervisor: Professor Tracie Ferreira

Title: The Impact of Fibrin Hydrogels on Macrophage Differentiation

Samm Crosier – Art History

Supervisor: Professor Pamela Karimi

Title: Palermo Revisited: The Politics and Poetics of Islamic Architectural Heritage in Contemporary Italy

Cait Haley – Art History

Title: Exhibiting LGBTQ Art: From the Corcoran Gallery to the New York Historical Society

Nathanial Keighley – Bioengineering

Supervisor: Professor Laura Hanzly

Title: Use of a Cell Free Expression System for the Assembly of Custom Amyloid Fibers

Abid Neron – Bioengineering

Title: Cell Viability of Novel Wound Healing Hydrogels

Christian Ray – Bioengineering

Supervisor: Professor Lamya Karim

Title: Determining the Effects of Vitamin B6 on Type-2 Diabetic Bone

Janice Rullan – Bioengineering

Supervisor: Professor Milana Vasudev

Title: Synthetic Biology and Soldier Materials Science

Ken-Lee Sterling – Bioengineering

Title: Microfluidic Device Design to Enclose Raman sensor

Shayne Velho – Chemistry & Biochemistry

Title: Synthesis of Benzimidazolyl-chalcone Derivatives

Arune Vickneswaran – Bioengineering

Title:  Impact of Vitamin C regarding Biomechanical Properties and Anti-Glycation Capabilities of Human Cortical Bone

Jacina Yu – Computer & Information Science

Supervisor: Professor Yuchou Chang

Title: Recovery of Fine Details for Imaging Knee Pathologies

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SCB is excited to offer ten  Graduate Student Research Awards  to support students whose research advances the science and practice of conserving Earth's biodiversity.

The ten $1,000 awards support travel, materials or equipment for graduate student members to conduct field research in conservation science. 

Submit your  2022 Graduate Student Research application  via the provided link. You must be a member of SCB to be eligible to win an award. The deadline to submit an application is  1 July 2022 .

The fellowship is designed to support graduate students who need assistance with costs toward field expenses in order to complete their degree. 

The SCB Global Awards Committee administers the Graduate Student Research Fellowship Awards and evaluates applicants on merit and with respect to geographic, topical, gender and other aspects of conservation diversity. 

Graduate Student Research Fellowship Awards will support field work, including travel, materials or equipment required to conduct research by graduate students.

Students must demonstrate financial need toward completion of graduate degree and graduate research must contribute to SCB’s mission to advance the science and practice of conserving Earth's biodiversity.

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Six UD students claim McGrath Award for research in Catholic intellectual traditions

By Bridgett Dillenburger ’23

Six University of Dayton students received 2022 Fr. Jack McGrath, S.M., Awards for Research in Catholic Intellectual Traditions and presented their research at the annual Catholic Intellectual Tradition symposium Feb. 14-15 in Kennedy Union Torch Lounge.

The McGrath Award recognizes students whose research in a Common Academic Program (CAP) course demonstrates rigorous, deep and creative engagement with thinkers, texts and/or themes associated with Catholic Intellectual Traditions (CIT). Students received a $500 stipend along with their opportunity to present at the symposium.

“We search for a clear connection to the distinguishing characteristics of CIT,” said Timothy Gabrielli, Gudorf Chair in Catholic Intellectual Traditions and associate professor of theology in the religious studies department. “When we think about CIT, we think about the texts that are put together by Catholics as well as others who are dealing with those great questions of human existence in dialogue with the Catholic tradition.” 

The 2022 McGrath Award recognized three students each in the first-year/sophomore and junior/senior categories. Research projects associated with CIT from spring, summer or fall 2021 CAP courses of any academic discipline were eligible for consideration. Gabrielli said there were more than 20 submissions reviewed this year. 

The 2022 awardees:

• Julie Pugh, a first-year international studies major from Huntersville, North Carolina. Her project, completed for the Development of Western Culture in a Global Context course taught by associate professor Elizabeth Mackay, is “ The Most Beautiful Moment in Life” a Summary & Rhetorical Analysis of Augustine’s Conversion Story .
• Benjamin Schaiper, a first-year mechanical engineering major from Cincinnati. His project, completed for the Honors Writing Seminar taught by associate professor Tom Wendorf, is   Werner Heisenberg - A Philosophical Physicist .
• Eleanor Yates-McEwan, a first-year philosophy major from Centerville, Ohio. Her project, completed for the Development of Western Culture in a Global Context course taught by professor Susan Trollinger, is   He Came in like a Wrecking Ball: How Martin Luther Dismantled the Three Walls of the Romanists .
• Kate Sidor, a junior music studies major from Palos Park, Illinois. Her project, completed for Early Music Ensemble taught by senior lecturer Ryu-Kyung Kim, is   Rediscovering the Music of Seventeenth-Century Nun Composers within the Modern Catholic Musical Practice .
• Jordan McCormick, a senior Catholic religious education major from Cincinnati. Her project, completed for the Religious Studies and Theology Capstone Seminar taught by associate professor Neomi De Anda, is   Cultivating Encounter: The Theology of Philia in a Broken World .
• Molly Obergefell, a junior music therapy major from Concord, Ohio. Her project, completed for Ethics and American Popular Music taught by associate professor Samuel Dorf, is   Rewriting “Love Yourself."

Yates-McEwan said she was honored to be recognized as a first-year student. She said she was inspired to be a better writer and to push herself further in her work since it was going to be submitted for the award. 

“The McGrath Award made me realize there is a sphere for this kind of academic discussion to be celebrated, which is really inspiring, and now I get to add to that discussion,” Yates-McEwan said. “Regardless of what religion you practice, there are always questions of our place in the world and who we are as people, and I think it is really neat that the Catholic Intellectual Tradition addresses those universal issues.” 

Yates-McEwan’s project,   He Came in like a Wrecking Ball: How Martin Luther Dismantled the Three Walls of the Romanists,   focused on Martin Luther and his use of scripture as a key component to CIT. 

The McGrath Award, named in honor of Fr. Jack McGrath (1935-2015) is sponsored by the Gudorf Chair in Catholic Intellectual Traditions. Gabrielli said the award developed out of his intention to highlight these conversations related to CIT in the same way as Fr. McGrath. 

“Father McGrath was instrumental in cultivating these discussions on campus around Catholic Intellectual Tradition among faculty and students,” Gabrielli said. 

Gabrielli said he wanted to emphasize the resources provided by a Catholic institution for students to explore these larger questions. He said he was impressed with seeing how students are able to articulate their understanding of the Catholic Traditions and wanted the McGrath Award to showcase that. 

“There’s language in various places in the Common Academic Program about CIT and seeing that in action can help us cultivate a better sense of what CIT looks like integrated into a course,” Gabrielli said. “I hope the McGrath Award is an encouragement for students to continue to do this kind of work, and a recognition of excellence and creativity.” 

Gabrielli said he wants the work of students recognized by the McGrath Award to emphasize that Catholic tradition is applicable in a range of disciplines at the University. 

“The Catholic Intellectual Tradition is not just in the religious studies department or even the humanities disciplines, it is beyond that,” he said. “It describes what we do as a university.” 

The award committee included Corrine Daprano, associate dean for the School of Education and Health Sciences and professor and interim chair for the Department of Health and Sport Science; David Fine, assistant professor of English; Julio Quintero, director for inclusive excellence strategy and initiatives; William Trollinger, professor of history and Core program director; and Pamela Young, director of accreditation for the School of Education and Health Sciences. 

For more information about the McGrath Award, visit the   website . 

Photo (left to right), top: Jordan McCormick, Benjamin Schaiper, Kate Sidor. Bottom: Julie Pugh, Eleanor Yates-McEwan, Molly Obergefell.

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MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (07/01/2024)—University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering Dean Andrew Alleyne has named four new department heads in the college. All bring a wealth of academic, research, and leadership abilities to their departments.

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Professor Kevin Dorfman has been appointed as the new d epartment h ead for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (CEMS). Dorfman started his five-year term on July 1, 2024.

Dorfman joined the University of Minnesota faculty in January of 2006 and was quickly promoted up the ranks, receiving tenure in 2011, promotion to professor in 2015, and named a Distinguished McKnight Professor in 2020. He previously served as the director of undergraduate studies in chemical engineering from 2018-2022, where he headed a large-scale revision of the chemical engineering curriculum and saw the department through its most recent ABET accreditation. 

His research focuses on polymer physics and microfluidics, with applications in self-assembly and biotechnology. He is particularly well known for his integrated experimental and computational work on DNA confinement in nanochannels and its application towards genome mapping. Dorfman’s research has been recognized by numerous national awards including the AIChE Colburn Award, Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering, NSF CAREER Award, and DARPA Young Faculty Award.

Dorfman received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Penn State and a master’s and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from MIT. 

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Professor Archis  Ghate has been appointed as the new Department Head for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering after a national search. Ghate will begin his five-year term on July 8, 2024. 

Ghate is an expert in operations research and most recently served as the Fluor Endowed Chair in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University. Previously, he was a professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Washington. He has won several research and teaching awards, including an NSF CAREER Award. 

Ghate’s research in optimization spans areas as varied as health care, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, economics, and business analytics. He also served as a principal research scientist at Amazon working on supply chain optimization technologies. 

Ghate received bachelor’s and master’s degrees, both in chemical engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology. He also received a master’s degree in management science and engineering from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan.

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Professor Chris Hogan has been appointed as the new department head for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Hogan started his five-year term on July 1, 2024.

Hogan, who currently holds the Carl and Janet Kuhrmeyer Chair, joined the University of Minnesota in 2009, and since then has taught fluid mechanics and heat transfer to nearly 1,000 undergraduates, advised 25+ Ph.D. students and postdoctoral associates, and served as the department’s director of graduate studies from 2015-2020. He most recently served as associate department head. 

He is a leading expert in particle science with applications including supersonic-to-hypersonic particle impacts with surfaces, condensation and coagulation, agricultural sprays, and virus aerosol sampling and control technologies. He has authored and co-authored more than 160 papers on these topics. He currently serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Aerosol Science . Hogan received the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering’s George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Research in 2023.

Hogan holds a bachelor’s degree Cornell University and a Ph.D. from Washington University in Saint Louis.

School of Physics and Astronomy

Professor James Kakalios   has been appointed   as the new department head for the School of Physics and Astronomy. Kakalios started his five-year term on July 1, 2024.

Since joining the School of Physics and Astronomy in 1988, Kakalios has built a research program in experimental condensed matter physics, with particular emphasis on complex and disordered systems. His research ranges from the nano to the neuro with experimental investigations of the electronic and optical properties of nanostructured semiconductors and fluctuation phenomena in neurological systems.

During his time at the University of Minnesota, Kakalios has served as both director of undergraduate studies and director of graduate studies. He has received numerous awards and professorships including the University’s Taylor Distinguished Professorship, Andrew Gemant Award from the American Institute of Physics, and the Award for Public Engagement with Science from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He is a fellow of both the American Physical Society and AAAS. 

In addition to numerous research publications, Kakalios is the author of three popular science books— The Physics of Superheroes , The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics , and The Physics of Everyday Things .

Kaklios received a bachelor’s degree from City College of New York and master’s and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago.

Rhonda Zurn, College of Science and Engineering,  [email protected]

University Public Relations,  [email protected]

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Outstanding Medical School Faculty, Staff Honored in 2023

Anyango Kamina, PhD, right, accepts her Dean’s Award from Allison Brashear, MD, MBA.

Published June 16, 2023

By Dirk Hoffman

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences celebrated scientific achievements and outstanding service and teaching contributions during its 2023 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.

This year’s event took place June 14 at the M&T Auditorium in the Jacobs School building. 

2023 Stockton Kimball Award

Zhen Yan, PhD

Zhen Yan, PhD , SUNY Distinguished Professor of  physiology and biophysics , and an acclaimed neuroscientist, is this year’s winner of the Stockton Kimball Award  for outstanding scientific achievement and service.

In presenting the award, Suzanne G, Laychock, PhD , senior associate dean of faculty affairs, noted Yan’s “work is not only of the highest scientific caliber, it is also of great significance from the dual standpoints of biology and medicine.”

Yan’s research is aimed at discovering the pathophysiological mechanisms and treatment strategies for brain disorders, particularly the role of synaptic and epigenetic aberrations in autism, stress-linked neuropsychiatric disorders and Alzheimer’s disease.

“It is tempting to rely upon quantitative measures to in part characterize the achievements of Dr. Yan that places her in the top 3 percent among molecular and cellular neurobiologists of her generation,” Laychock said.

“Her ongoing pursuit of excellence in teaching, scientific research and service have enriched the intellectual environment and technological expertise here at the Jacobs School and UB,” Laychock added.

Yan will deliver the Stockton Kimball Lecture in 2024.

Gregory S. Cherr, MD, right, accepts his Dean’s Award from Allison Brashear, MD, MBA.

Dean’s Award

• Gregory S. Cherr, MD , senior associate dean for graduate medical education and professor of surgery
• Anyango Kamina, PhD , assistant dean for student development and academic enhancement and interim unit diversity officer

The award recognizes individuals who have provided extraordinary service to the school and who have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make a difference.

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA , UB’s president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, noted that she personally chooses the recipients.

“As senior associate dean for graduate medical education (GME) and the school’s GME Designated Institutional Official, Dr. Cherr oversees residency training in more than 70 programs sponsored by the Jacobs School in affiliated hospitals throughout Western New York,” Brashear said.

Cherr received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery and vascular surgery training at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He is a graduate of leadership and development fellowships sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and workshops hosted by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Cherr is a core faculty member of the Jacobs Educator Excellence Program and a facilitator with the Harvard-Macy Health Educators program.

Prior to this role, he served as the general surgery student clerkship director and the residency program director.

He also chairs the Advisory Council of the national Gold Humanism Honor Society and is a member of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Board.

Kamina has been with the Jacobs School since 2011 when she joined the school as a research assistant. Today, she is assistant dean for student development and academic enhancement and interim unit diversity officer. She is also director of the  Natural Sciences Interdisciplinary Master’s Program .

Kamina is an alumna of the  PhD programs in Biomedical Sciences  (PPBS) at the Jacobs School, where she received her doctoral degree in microbiology and immunology.

She served as the Jacobs School’s program coordinator for the  Institute for Strategic Enhancement of Educational Diversity  (iSEED), and was the program coordinator for the  Early Opportunity Program in Medicine  (EOPIM).

“Dr. Kamina is an active participant in several committees focused on improving the learning environment such as the Diversity Inclusion and Learning Environment (DIALE) committee and ones that are focused on increasing the school’s engagement with its neighboring communities,” Brashear said.

“Congratulations Dr. Cherr and Dr. Kamina! You are an inspiration to all of us!” she added.

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, left, presents Glenn K. Laderer with the John P. Naughton Award, which recognizes oustanding staff members.

John P. Naughton Award

• Glenn K. Laderer, lead programmer and data analyst in the Office of Medical Computing (OMC)

The John P. Naughton, MD, Award was established in 1999 by Naughton, who served as dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences for 23 years.

This award recognizes outstanding staff members. They are often among the “unsung heroes” of the school’s evolution and forward movement, individuals who contribute significantly to the advancement of the school and to the fulfillment of its mission.

“This year I am pleased to recognize Glenn Laderer as our 2023 Naughton awardee. Glenn is a programmer and data analyst in the Office of Medical Computing and has served the OMC since May 2001,” Brashear said.

“He has had a significant impact on the school through ensuring the successful operation of critical school programs and support of individual faculty.”

Brashear noted among Laderer’s critical responsibilities are the successful completion of the Medical Student Residency Match process, retrieval and delivery of Shelf exam results, backup registrar for the Office of Medical Education, and he created a system that has been in use for over 17 years that tracks medical students’ performance throughout their pre-clinical course work and generates reports of student performance.

Laderer is currently developing a new Anatomical Gift Program inventory tracking system. His extra service has included assistance with the launch of the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) faculty satisfaction assessment survey and analysis of COACHE results for the Jacobs School.

“Glenn is always willing to take on new challenges, is dependable, and will put in the extra effort to finish projects in a timely manner and support the school in any way he can,” Brashear said. “The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has, and continues to, greatly benefit from his crucial ‘behind the scenes’ contributions.”

Howard A. Lippes, MD, right, accepts the Robert S. Berkson, MD, Memorial Award from Alan J. Lesse, MD. The award recognizes those who practice “the art of medicine.”

Robert S. Berkson, MD, Memorial Award

• Howard A. Lippes, MD, clinical associate professor of medicine

The Robert S. Berkson, MD, Memorial Award in the Art of Medicine is presented annually in memory of Robert S. Berkson. 

“Dr. Berkson was loved by his patients, respected by colleagues and students, and his special expertise in the ‘Art of Medicine’ is meant to be perpetuated in this award,” said Alan J. Lesse, MD , associate dean for medical curriculum.

“This year’s Berkson Awardee is an internist and endocrinologist who is admired by patients, staff, and colleagues.”

“In addition to his skills as a clinician, this physician has volunteered his time to be an active member of the Curriculum Committee, the body which oversees the education of medical students at the Jacobs School,” Lesse said. “As part of his Curriculum Committee work, he has been involved with efforts to recognize the crucial role that volunteer physicians play in educating our medical students.”

“The committee has therefore selected Howard Lippes, MD, of R&B Medical Group as the recipient of the 2022 Berkson Award,” Lesse said.

From left, Allison Brashear, MD, MBA; Katherine Foote, Kwaku Bonsu and Anyango Kamina, PhD.

Joseph Love Scholarship Leadership Award

A pair of medical students were awarded the third annual Joseph Robert Love Scholastic Leadership Award , which recognizes inspirational leadership for groundbreaking service and dedication to advancing the Jacobs School’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and social justice.

Joseph Robert Love, MD, was the first African-American graduate with a medical degree from the University at Buffalo, and was a teacher, a physician, a clergyman, a politician and an activist.

The students are:

• Kwaku Bonsu, Class of 2025

During his time as a medical student, Bonsu has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities. He is a co-founder of the Jonathan Daniels Chapter of Black Men in White Coats, and the Jonathan Daniels Chapter of White Coats for Black Lives — two chapters that are focused on mentorship, community service and social justice.

He is dedicated to the service of mentoring youth and has served as the MAPs liaison for the Student National Medical Association and as a math instructor for high school students from Black and brown communities in Buffalo who are interested in medicine in in the biomedical Science and Technology Entry Program .

• Katherine Foote, Class of 2025

Since starting medical school, Foote has demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities and dedication to creating an inclusive environment. She has worked as a co-forensic coordinator for the Human Rights Initiative, a student-run clinic that supports asylum seekers by providing medical and psychological forensic evaluations.

She has collaborated in the development of medical curriculum focused on understanding cultural, legal and political issues affecting the health of DACA recipients and children who are undocumented.

Foote also volunteers with the seventh generation operation, an organization focused on introducing high school students who identify as Native American to health care careers. She has made a positive impact by fostering an inclusive learning environment and by her service to community groups that are underserved in medicine.

From left, Allison Brashear, MD, MBA; E. Brooke Lerner, PhD; Alysia V. Kwiatkowski, DO; Elizabeth Sengupta, Danika Cziranka-Crooks, MBBCh; Sri Laxmi Veerapaneni, MD; Valeria Marquez Luna and Anyango Kamina, PhD.

Promoting Inclusion and Cultural Diversity

Awards of Excellence for Promoting Inclusion and Cultural Diversity recognize individuals who work to create a welcoming climate of respect and inclusiveness for all at the medical school, at UB and in the Western New York communities.

They were presented by Anyango Kamina, PhD.

• Alysia V. Kwiatkowski, DO , clinical assistant professor of medicine and director of the internal medicine residency program

“Dr. K (as her nominators call her) is described as a physician who approaches each patient with kindness, compassion, respect and goes the extra mile to make sure each patient receives the proper care they deserve,” Kamina said.

“She has championed the use of holistic review of all applicants applying to their residency program. She has done so by limiting potential unconscious biases with the exclusion of pictures and test scores while focusing on the individuals’ achievements and personal experiences, to highlight what they could bring to the residency program.”

“The culture in the internal medicine program has changed drastically since her inauguration as program director. She offers lectures on implicit bias training, has created a Women in Medicine mentorship program and is dedicated to advocacy. She often leads discussions on race, and difficult conversations to help promote a better understanding of these topics.”

Community Service Award

• E. Brooke Lerner, PhD , professor of emergency medicine

Lerner has been a key driver of community engagement initiatives and promoting discussions on diversity within the Department of Emergency Medicine, Kamina said.

She has participated in initiatives like the “Diaper and Baby Needs Drive” and the “Niagara Pride Annual Sock Drive.” Additionally, she has created “diversity minutes” where at the beginning of each team meeting, they host a brief discussion on a recent topic related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

“This has created a space for her team to learn and engage in important conversations about issues that affect our community,” Kamina said. “With her guidance, the Department of Emergency Medicine set up a DEI resources page within the department SharePoint for faculty and residents to explore and educate themselves on topics relating to diversity.”

“Dr. Lerner’s efforts have not only had a positive impact on the communities that we serve but have also strengthened her team's commitment to diversity and inclusivity and helped develop a greater appreciation for the importance of creating a supportive environment for all individuals.”

Staff Award

• Elizabeth Sengupta, MAT, program administrator for the child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship training program in the Department of Psychiatry 

Sengupta has created structural competency curriculum designed to foster a deeper understanding of the ways in which the structural elements of society (poverty, racism, community development, access to institutions and services) impact the development and overall wellness of individuals and communities.

She collaborates with other UB departments on structural competency curricula and initiatives within their training programs.

Additionally, she has led the child psychiatry fellows in a quality improvement project within the Children’s Psychiatry Clinic to screen for impact of social determinants of health and barriers to care.

Elizabeth is an amazing advocate and exceptional educator working hard to improve medical training to reduce inequalities in care,” Kamina said.

Medical Student Award

• Valeria Marquez Luna, Class of 2025

“Valeria is a passionate and intelligent medical student who truly embodies someone who understands the meaning of diversity and inclusion,” Kamina said.

She is actively engaged as the past president of the Latino Medical Student Association chapter. She is a co-founder and the social media chair for the newly formed Jonathan Daniels Chapter of White Coats for Black Lives.

Additionally, she has worked collaboratively with faculty and her peers as an anti-racism instructional resource reviewer. In this role she helped identify, review and critically appraise resources and materials that may be used in the new curriculum.

“Through her mentorship, initiatives and community service, Valeria has proven her commitment of care for those around her,” Kamina said. 

Medical Resident Award

• Danika Cziranka-Crooks, MBBCh, trainee in the pediatric residency program

“Danika is known to be a passionate practitioner and advocate,” Kamina said.

She has been using her free time between her clinical shifts and studying to plan and implement her resident advocacy project, which is titled “Medicine of Tomorrow: Inspiring Children of Diverse Backgrounds to Pursue Careers in Medicine.”

Cziranka-Crooks has developed interactive, educational workshops for students to engage with groups of children ages 5-18 years old. The workshops are designed to expose children from disadvantaged backgrounds to the field of medicine. To date she has already trained 13 medicals student to conduct these workshops with children and has applied for multiple grants for funding.

“She is very dedicated to helping to diversify the medical workforce,” Kamina said.

Graduate Student Award

• Sri Laxmi Veerapaneni, MD, who obtained a master’s degree in neuroscience in 2023

“Sri has participated and made significant contributions in various programs at UB to promote diversity, equity and inclusion,” Kamina said.

“For example, as a member of DEI committee at the Institute for Myelin and Glia Exploration , she recently brought up an issue about the lack of and need for sanitary products throughout the campuses,” she said. “As a result of her proposal, they now have those products available in women’s restrooms at the Institute. She made the same proposal for entire UB campuses through her involvement in another DEI committee, and her proposal has been approved.”

“We all appreciate Sri’s spirit and leadership in helping UB become a better place to study and work.”

Postdoctoral Research Associate Award

• Mackenzie Ferrante, PhD,  postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Pediatrics

Ferrante has been described as a team member who “creates a welcoming climate of respect and inclusiveness.” She has served on the leadership team of the Child Health and Behavior Lab for three years as a mentor to trainees and staff.

She has partnered with the Independent Health Foundation to evaluate their Healthy Options at Home program, which aims to promote cooking skills and facilitate preparation and consumption of healthy foods among Buffalo area families living with low incomes.

Ferrante is also an Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice’s program facilitator, preparing all health professions students to deliberatively work together to cultivate a safer and more effective patient and community and population-centric U.S. health care system. 

“Her commitment to mentorship and community service are examples of excellence in promoting inclusion and cultural diversity,” Kamina said. 

Service Awards

• Michael E. Duffey, PhD ​, professor of physiology and biophysics​
• Peggy A. Bohnert, MD​, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry
• Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD ​, professor of medicine at the Jacobs School and deputy director and chair of the Department of Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Alicia M. Saldana, MD , clinical assistant professor of psychiatry​
• Stanley A. Schwartz, MD, PhD , UB Distinguished Professor of medicine ​ and chief of the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology

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ACS-SA Update

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Our ACS-SA chapter achieved an Outstanding award for the 2022-2023 academic year. This year, we are continuing the same efforts to be a key part of our undergraduate chemistry students’ community and the broader surrounding communities of Pittsburgh. Throughout the year our chapter hosts a variety of speakers, social events, and research talks as well as coordinates community outreach efforts to share our love for chemistry and science with others. Although largely chemistry majors, our nationally recognized organization’s reputation for leadership and outreach activities attracts members from a variety of majors such as engineering, neuroscience, psychology, and biology. Students in other majors are an important part of our community and are actively encouraged to participate in our meetings and activities.  

We have a wide variety of other activities in which our members can participate. The speakers we host discuss topics including career choices, research development in both academia and industry, and current green chemistry issues in our lives. In addition, we make a point of hosting several social events each semester such as birthday celebrations, holiday parties, and senior farewell. Finally, to provide all our members opportunities to actively participate, they are encouraged to tutor within the Department, engage in our community outreach events, and even present their own undergraduate research from both within and outside of our department. 

Our strong outreach program positively impacts both our chapter members and our community. Through community outreach, we work to improve access to science education for our local elementary and middle school students. This year we have expanded our scope to include a broader range of experiments including biocatalysis, DNA extraction, reaction kinetics, and combustion. We have also strengthened our emphasis on green Chemistry in outreach by introducing a series of biopolymer experiments.    

By focusing on schools and programs in under resourced areas of our community, we work to provide hands-on science education that might otherwise be inaccessible. We have collaborated with programs including The Pittsburgh Project, Schenley Height Community Development, and Strong Women Strong Girls. After discussion with the community groups, we carefully design our experiments to meet each group’s goals for their students. This year our outreach program has received positive feedback from our chapter members and community members alike. Students reflected on their outreach, saying that since the Pittsburgh community had such a positive impact on their college experience, they hoped to return this favor by giving back through these programs. Similarly, leaders of community programs we collaborated with have expressed their appreciation saying it was wonderful to have our enthusiastic volunteers giving so much one-on-one attention to their students that wouldn’t normally be possible.   

We are very proud of membership and their achievements. We hope to continue our strong legacy here at the University of Pittsburgh.  

CSEP Awards & Grants

CSEP deeply values the contributions of our members, whose dedication and research in exercise physiology significantly enhance the health and well-being of Canadians. Annually, we celebrate and acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our certified professional, academic, and student members through a number of distinct awards, grants, and recognitions. We encourage you to share these opportunities by nominating a peer or yourself, highlighting excellence within our vibrant exercise community. 

Please explore CSEP’s awards and grants below and we welcome you to participate in this celebration of achievement.

APNM – Presidents’ Lecture

This acknowledgment is designed to honour a distinguished past President’s impact on both the society and the broader domain of exercise physiology. It features as a keynote event at the CSEP Annual Conference. The privilege of introduction falls to the current CSEP President, or a designated representative, who will welcome the selected candidate. This individual is tasked with delivering a keynote lecture that both commemorates and illuminates the legacy and scholarly contributions of a highlighted past President. Sponsored by the APNM journal, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, this award stands as a testament to the enduring influence of leadership in our field.

Health and Fitness Professionals Annual Lecture: In Honour of Gord Sleivert

This acknowledgement is designed to honour Gord Sleivert’s significant achievements in Applied Sport Research and/or Sport Nutrition. The selected candidate will present a 45-minute lecture on a topic of their choice and area of applied sport and/or sport nutrition research at the CSEP Annual Conference.

John Sutton Memorial Lecture

This acknowledgement is designed to honour the research and other significant contributions of John Sutton. The selected candidate will deliver a lecture on a topic that reflects John Sutton’s research interests during the CSEP Annual Conference.

Graduate Student Award – Oral Presentation

This award recognizes the exceptional research contributions of a graduate student in the field of exercise physiology. It invites up to four finalists to present their research in a 15-minute oral presentation at the Graduate Student Award Symposium held during the CSEP Annual Conference. A select panel, led by the Vice President of Research, will determine the award recipient.

Graduate Student Award – Poster Presentation

The purpose of this award is to recognize exceptional research contributions by graduate students. Each year, up to 15 Ph.D. and 15 MSc. finalists will be selected to present their research at the Graduate Student Poster Session during the CSEP Annual Conference. From these finalists, one Ph.D. and one MSc. graduate student will be selected to receive the award.

CSEP Undergraduate Student Award

The purpose of this award is to acknowledge an undergraduate student in physical education, human kinetics, or a related discipline graduating within the current year with the highest standing in the scientific portion of the curriculum. Each spring, these awards are presented by the individual universities student award departments.

• CSEP-APNM Student Award

The purpose of this award is to acknowledge a graduate student for outstanding research in exercise science. The recipient will present their research during a recognized exercise physiology meeting or conference, which is hosted at the regional level.

The CSEP Student Travel Award in Honour of Dr. Roy Shephard

This award is designed to offer financial support to undergraduate and graduate students, enabling them to attend the CSEP Annual Conference and engage with the latest in exercise physiology, network with professionals. As a commitment to fostering education and professional development among its members, CSEP offers this award to ensure promising students can benefit from the valuable learning and networking opportunities the conference provides, despite financial constraints.

CSEP Young Investigator Award

(Supported by APNM)

This award is designed to honour a remarkable CSEP member who has secured a Ph.D. or M.D. degree within the last decade and has made significant contributions to the field of exercise science. The recipient will have the opportunity to share their groundbreaking research in a 30-minute presentation at the CSEP Annual Conference, highlighting their contributions to the advancement of our field.

CSEP Outstanding Professional Member of the Year Award

The aim of this award is to honour exceptional CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologists™ (CSEP-CEPs) and CSEP Certified Personal Trainers® (CSEP-CPTs) who exhibit a profound dedication to the field of exercise science and have made significant contributions to their community in Canada. The award recognizes those who have used their expertise to make a tangible, positive impact on the health and well-being of individuals and communities across the nation.

Professional Standards Program® Recognition Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to CSEP’s Professional Standards Program®. This award recognizes contributions such as, but not limited to committee work, leadership development, and delivery of certifications, and practice and/or research in the healthy and fitness industry. 

*Prior to 2015 the Professional Standards Program® was called the Health and Fitness Program; prior to 2022 it was known as the FACA Program. 

CSEP Professional Member Award

The purpose of this award is to acknowledge the outstanding research and/or work conducted by a certified member (CSEP Certified Personal Trainers® (CSEP-CPT) and CSEP Clinical Exercise Physiologists™ (CSEP-CEP). The research and/or work must contribute directly to the health and fitness industry. The recipient will provide a presentation at the CSEP Annual Conference outlining the contributions and/or work.

CSEP Mentorship Award in Honour of Dr. Enzo Cafarelli

This award recognizes a Professor or Advisor who has demonstrated outstanding mentorship in the field of exercise science or physiology at a Canadian institution. It celebrates those who have made significant contributions to guiding and nurturing the development of their students and/or young investigators, particularly in the last three years. The accolade honors their commitment to fostering excellence and inspiring the next generation of professionals in exercise science.

• CSEP Honour Award

This award is designed to honour a CSEP member who has made exceptional contributions to the field of exercise physiology in Canada, covering aspects such as physical activity, fitness, health, and human performance. Recognizing achievements primarily in scientific research and scholarship, this accolade also considers extraordinary service to CSEP or related organizations under special circumstances. It celebrates individuals who have significantly advanced the understanding or application of exercise physiology, contributing to the field’s growth and impact in Canada.

• CSEP Fellow

This designation honours a CSEP academic or professional member who has made significant contributions to the society, distinct from their research achievements. The CSEP Fellowship celebrates individuals who have demonstrated leadership, fostered excellence in research, and enhanced connections within the membership. Recognizing those who have played pivotal roles in advancing CSEP’s mission, this fellowship acknowledges members who have initiated major projects, actively participated in organizing key events, contributed to governance, promoted CSEP’s role in the community, or made other notable efforts to support and advance the society.

CSEP Seed Grant

This grant is designed to support academic members in acquiring pilot data that will aid in securing more substantial funding from recognized foundations or agencies such as CIHR, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Diabetes Canada, NSERC, and others. It aims to facilitate preliminary research that lays the groundwork for larger, more comprehensive studies, ultimately advancing the field of exercise physiology and aligning with CSEP’s mission.

• CSEP Partnership Grant

The purpose of this grant is to provide support for professional development events and opportunities throughout Canada. This grant provides like-minded organizations and CSEP members with an opportunity to apply for financial assistance or in-kind support for professional development activities which align with the advancement of the CSEP mission. The aim of the CSEP Partnership Grant is to connect qualified exercise professionals with a range of high-quality services, fitness, and research organizations, while providing a wide selection of professional development opportunities for CSEP members.

Accepting Submissions again from October 1 2024 – November 1, 2024

Ally in Action Award

The purpose of this award is to recognize the contributions of a non-CSEP member (individual or entity) for operating with values shared by CSEP, specifically the promotion of exercise physiology or physical activity. This recognition extends to any Canadian or Canadian entity who demonstrates leadership in promoting these values.

CSEP Professional Member Business Growth Grant

This grant aims to offer targeted assistance to CSEP professional members to enhance and expand their professional practice. It supports activities and purchases that directly contribute to the development and growth of their services in exercise physiology, fitness, or physical activity promotion and assessment. The initiative is designed to empower members to make impactful advancements in their practice, aligning with the broader objectives of CSEP.

CSEP Scholarship for Persons from Underrepresented Groups

This scholarship is aimed at supporting individuals from underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as part of CSEP’s commitment to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion. The scholarship seeks to enhance participation in research that resonates with CSEP’s objectives, focusing on recruiting and supporting underrepresented minority group members in alignment with the Tri-Agency EDI Action Plan . Through this initiative, CSEP aims to empower these individuals, promoting their contributions and presence in exercise physiology and related research fields.

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APNM & Presidents’ Lecture

Health and Fitness Professionals Annual Lecture In Honour of Gord Sleivert

• New Award: CSEP Outstanding Professional Member of the Year Award

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement

The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of the Society’s business. This includes, but is not limited to, applications for membership, awards and grant review, and employment and volunteer positions. CSEP welcomes applications and participation from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression. In its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, members of the Society, its committees and employees and/or any award/grant recipients are expected to uphold the same policies in their work related to the Society.

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Master’s student Nicholas Hickens wins 2024 RI-MUHC Fiera Capital Award for EDI in Health Care Research

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Nicholas Hickens, master’s student at the Department of Family Medicine, is a recipient of the 2024 RI-MUHC Fiera Capital Awards for Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Health Care Research for his project titled Promoting effective use of patient self-reported measures in HIV care: Analysis of clinical recommendations and patient experience . These awards recognize the academic excellence of medical and health science students from racialized groups.

The allocation of scientific funding has not always been equitable. Historically, some groups have been underfunded or marginalized, including researchers from Black, Indigenous and other racialized communities. To address this critical funding gap, Fiera Capital Corporation (Fiera Capital) partnered with the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Foundation and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) to create the Fiera Capital Awards for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Care Research, which launched in 2022.

Nicholas Hickens is a healthcare professional of Caribbean descent with experience in various research and health-related initiatives, including working for the Public Health Agency of Canada. He has a background in applied human nutrition, biochemistry, and biological and applied sciences. He is a McCall MacBain and Rhodes Trust Foundation finalist scholar and a candidate in the Family medicine program at McGill University. He is currently supervised by Dr. Bertrand Lebouche. His research interests include chronic diseases and infections in primary care, optimizing and managing healthcare systems, public health ethics, decolonizing healthcare, and empowering the well-being of marginalized and vulnerable populations.

Congratulations Nicholas!

To see the full list of recipients, please visit: https://muhcfoundation.com/news/fiera-capital-and-the-muhc-foundation-announce-the-winners-of-the-awards-for-academic-excellence-in-health-care-research

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https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/bipoc-change-champions-in-conversation-with-nicholas-hickens-masters-student-in-family-medicine/

https://www.mcgill.ca/familymed/article/meet-grads-2023-nicholas-hickens

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