Student Awards 2021
Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation F.G. Walton Smith Prize
2019
2020
Dr. Eleanor Middlemas Meteorology & Physical Oceanography “The Roles of Cloud Radiative Feedbacks and Ocean Heat Transport in Climate Variability”
Dr. Alessandro Cresci Ocean Sciences “Magnetic and Celestial Orientation of Migrating European Glass Eels (Anguilla anguila)”
Best Student Award Publication Millero Prize
2019
2020
Anne Barkley Atmospheric Sciences “African biomass burning is a substantial source of phosphorus deposition to the Amazon, Tropical Atlantic Ocean, and Southern Ocean”
Marybeth Arcodia Atmospheric Sciences “How MJO Teleconnections and ENSO Interference Impacts U.S. Precipitation”
Mary Roche Endowed Fellowship
2020 Shannon Doherty Ocean Sciences
2020 Bingkun Luo Meteorology & Physical Oceanography
Outstanding M.S.Thesis Dean’s Prize
Bingkun Luo Meteorology & Physical Oceanography “Improving Satellite Retrieved Infrared Sea Surface Temperatures in Aerosol Contaminated Regions”
Graduate Studies Office Service Award
Alexandra Norelli
Teaching Assistant Excellence Awards 2018-2019
Rebecca Evans Climate and Global Change
Clinton Stipek Introduction to Marine GIS
Matthew Grossi Introduction to Physical Oceanography
Teaching Assistant Excellence Awards 2019-2020
MARYBETH ARCODIA
ANNA BAKKER
KRISTIN BUTLER
AMANDA DELIBERTO
INTRO TO WEATHER AND CLIMATE
EVOLUTION OF THE BIOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY
INTRO. TO MARINE BIOLOGY LAB
KATHERINE GIESY
KURT HANSEN
ALEXANDRA NORELLI
MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
TROPICAL WEATHER AND FORCASTING
INTRO. TO MARINE GIS
Graduate Career Development Fund
2019 PH.D.
2019 M.P.S.
2020 M.P.S.
Melissa Drown Amanda DeLiberto
Ryan Fochs Hiroaki Morikawa David Ehrens Carina Remmel
Elizabeth Figueroa Kela McEntee
David Rowland Endowed Fellowship
2020
2021
Allyson DeMerlis Marine Biology and Ecology
Amanda DeLiberto Marine Biology and Ecology
Melissa Drown Marine Biology and Ecology
LeeAnn Frank Marine Biology and Ecology
International Light Tackle Tournament Fund
2020
2021
Alexandra Norelli Marine Ecosystems & Society
Christopher Will Masters of Professional Science
Dean’s Fellowship
Maytag Fellowship
Moritz Ehrlich Marine Biology and Ecology
Kelsey Johnson-Sapp Marine Biology and Ecology
Hope Elliot Ocean Sciences
John Sebastiani Marine Biology and Ecology
UM Fellowship
McKnight Fellowship
Chong Jia
Nkosi Muse
Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
Lillian Henderson Ocean Sciences
Sisam Shrestha Atmospheric Sciences
Marine Ecosystems and Society
Other Fellowships and Awards Marybeth Arcodia
2021 University of Miami Graduate School Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
Anne Barkley
2020 Desert Research Institute (DRI) Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences
Chelsea Black
2021 Captain Harry D. Vernon Jr. Memorial Scholarship in partnership with the Greater Miami Billfish Tournament Inc.
Manish Devana
2019 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Amie Dobracki
2021 Outstanding Student Presentation at the American Meteorological Society (AMS)
Melissa Drown
2019 & 2020 AQUA Foundation for LGBT+ Women Scholarship Program. UM GSA Overall Academic Excellence, Leadership, and Service Award
LeeAnn Frank
2019 Student Travel Fund, University of Washington 2020 Betty McNab Rich Scholarship, International Women’s Fishing Association
Jimmy Ge
2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)
Other Fellowships and Awards Khadija Haider
Coral Bleaching RCN Early Career Training Program Fellowship.
Kurt Hansen
2020 Naval Research Enterprise 10-week Internship Proram
UM GSA Teaching Academy Award I
Denise Hassinger
2019 Cornelia Lowerre Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lillian Henderson
2021 Honorable Mention - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)
Quinton Lawton
2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)
Bianca Routt
2020 Cornelia Lowerre Memorial Scholarship Fund
Samantha Shinder Lynee Turek-Hankins
2021 International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Medway Scholarship 2021 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP
Other Fellowships and Awards Bradley Weiler
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship (PGSD)
Adrianne Wilson
Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Student Travel Fund Awards Jorge Agobian
Anne Barkley
Chelsea Black
Ryan Fochs
LeeAnn Frank
Madison Hahn
Aleesha Herman
Luna Hiron
Kaycie Lanpher
Bingkun Luo
Erin Lyons
Haley Royer
Mitchell Rider
Elana Rusnak
Bradley Weiler
Bhuvan Varugu
Student Seminar Awards C.O.M.P.A.S.S 2019-2020
Best Scientific Content
Best Scientific Content
1. Rebecca Evans 2. Nektaria Ntaganou
1. Kayla Besong 2. Manish Devana
Overall Winners 1. Kaycie Lanpher 2. Shannon Doherty 3. Houraa Daher & Luna Hiron
Student Seminar Awards C.O.M.P.A.S.S 2020-2021
Best Scientific Content
Best Presentation Skills
1. Quinton Lawton 2. Marybeth Arcodia 3. Haley Royer
1. Hayley Royer 2. Kelsey Malloy 3. Quinton Lawton
Best Abstract Quality 1. Leah Chomiak & Quinton Lawton 2. Samantha Furtney
Overall Winners 1. Quinton Lawton 2. Haley Royer 3. Marybeth Arcodia
Student Seminar Awards Marine Biology and Ecology
Best Student Seminar Spring 2021 Emma Pontes
Recognition of Student Leadership Marine Science Graduate Student Organization Officers (MSGSO) 2019-2020
2020-2021
Emma Pontes, President Emily Milton, Vice President Alexandra Norelli, Treasurer Haley Royer, Secretary Marybeth Arcodia, Mechandise Chair Kurt Hansen, Events Chair Eric Randolph, Multicultural Chair Kayla Besong, Sustainability Chair Sara Purdue, Make & Meditate Chair
Emma Pontes, President Joseph Neilsen, Vice President Alexandra Norelli, Treasurer Denise Hassinger, Mechandise Chair Rob Bremer, Events Chair Eric Randolph, Multicultural Chair Colleen Brown, Sustainability Chair
Student Travel Fund Officers (STF)
Khadija Haider
Kaycie Lanpher
Haley Royer
Bingkun Luo
Bhuvan Varugu
Student Led Evaluation & Development Committee (SLED)
Anna Bakker Chair and GAC Student Representative
Mitchell Rider
Michael Connelly
Matthew Grossi
Glorianne Riviera-Santiago
Sisam Shrestha
MPS Professional Development Committee
Daniel Birnholz MPS Alumni
Chelsea Begnaud
Alexandra Norelli MPS Alumni
Ryan Breman
Rumya Sundarem MPS Alumni
Graduate-Undergraduate Mentoring Program (GUM)
Marybeth Arcodia
Manish Devana
Flight School
Joseph Anderson
Tyler Fenske
Kelsey Malloy
Marybeth Arcodia
Allyson DeMerlis
Caroline Dennison
Marissa Drown
LeeAnn Frank
Matthew Grossi
Richard Karp
Lev Looney
Alexandra Norelli
Karen Papazian
Abigail Tinari
Rosenstiel Mental Health Ambassadors
Jimmy Ge
Lillian Henderson
Lacey Williams
Angela Scapini
Paul Wojtal
Wenlong Zhang
Lisa Tanh
2021 Rosenstiel School Outstanding Mentor of the Year Award “knowledge, excitement, and desire to teach” “warm, kind, accessible, and encouraging" "gracious in sharing her knowledge” “goes above and beyond with the teaching responsibilities" “dedication to fostering inclusive and collaborative environments for students to learn and work"
Previous Mentor Awards
Katharine Mach
Bill Johns
Maria Estevenez
Roland Romeiser
2020
2019
2018
2017
Danielle McDonald
Amy Clement
Martin Grosell
2016
2015
2014