Mickle Awarded the Argersinger Dissertation Award

Congratulations to Kathryn Mickle who has been selected to receive the Marnie and Bill Argersinger Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation. Kathryn, who was nominated by her co-advisors Hans-Peter Schultze and Ed Wiley, defended her dissertation with honors on April 10, 2012. Kathryn will be recognized for her outstanding work on the systematics of palaeoniscoid fishes at the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on May 12th. The award includes a cash prize.

Gerhart and Richardson Place in Sigma Xi Research Competition

EEB students Laci Gerhart and Rhea Richardson have been recognized for their participation in the Sigma Xi Research Competition that recently occurred in conjunction with the 2012 Graduate Student Research Competition and the 2012 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Laci, mentored by Joy Ward, was awarded 3rd place in the advanced graduate student category, and Rhea, advised by Paulyn Cartwright, tied for 2nd place in the undergraduate category.

Hosner Receives Summer Research Fellowship

Congratulations to Pete Hosner, mentored by Rob Moyle, who has been selected by the Office of Graduate Studies to receive a Summer Research Fellowship. The award will support Pete this summer as he completes field work in the Philippines, visiting sites important for his dissertation research on the Pleistocene aggregate island complex model

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