2015 Awards
2015 Student Research Symposium
April 20 & 21, 2015
The 2015 Student Research Symposium highlighted student research taking place across campus in which 61 graduate and undergraduate posters were presented. Judges determined Best in Category and Overall winners, and the general public determined the People's Choice awards for graduate and undergraduate student posters.
Overall Winners
| Graduate | Undergraduate | |
|---|---|---|
| First Place | Maria Cañedo - Oceanography | Tyler Winkler - Marine Sciences |
| Second Place | Rachel Windham - Marine Sciences | Jeffrey Plumlee - Marine Biology |
| Third Place | Erin Mattson - Marine Biology | Brad Burrows, Dustin Andrews & Christ Micklitz - Maritime Systems Engineering |
People's Choice Awards
| Graduate | Tariq Alrushaid |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Kai Urushihara, Colin Carter, Thomas Iven & Matthew Stall |
Best in Category - Graduate
| Category | First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Biology | Erin Mattson | David Moulton & Michael Dance | Paul Olivier & Russell Andrews |
| Marine Sciences | Rachel Windham | Brandon Hill | Kirsten Stokes |
| Maritime Systems Engineering | Shu Dai | ||
| Oceanography | Maria Cañedo | Tie: Tariq Alrushaid & Fahad Al Senafi | Mohammad Almukaimi |
Best in Category - Undergraduate
| Category | First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Biology | Jeffrey Plumlee | Morgan Beaver & Russel Grandbois | Iris Cato & Katie Gillis |
| Marine Sciences | Tyler Winkler | Lindsay Breedlove | Amanda Sterne |
| Marine Engineering Technology | Tim Axelsson, Brannon Niblock, Peter Rose & Eric Blanchard | Matthew Stall | Alan Sinclair, Megan Ekstom, Mark Kachelmyer & John Warren III |
| Maritime Studies | Mary-Anne Churu | Melissa Munguia & Amber Beasley | |
| Maritime Systems Engineering | Brad Burrows, Dustin Andrews & Chris Micklitz | Shelby Hardy & Roy Buxton | Ryan Pedersen, Carlos Egacila, Tim Joiner & Ryan Petry |
| Ocean & Coastal Resources Management | Lisa Hill |