AAUS Foundation Scholarship Awards 2020
The
AAUS Foundation offers competitive research scholarships to both doctoral-level
students and master’s-level students who utilize scientific diving as a
principal research tool or study scientific diving.
First
place awards for both program levels are $3000; second place awards are $1500.
A total of 45 proposals were reviewed. Proposals included research in
ecosystems from kelp forests to coral reefs and spanned disciplines from
genetics to archaeological resource management. Special thanks to the 15 reviewers,
and best wishes to all who participated. If you know of a student who could
benefit from an AAUS graduate scholarship, direct them to the Foundation
website for more details. Next year's round of proposals will be due on June
30, 2021. https://aausfoundation.org/
Doctoral-level
Awards
1st place Kira Turnham,
Penn State University
Examining
thermal tolerance in Palauan coral reefs
2nd place Bobbi Renfro, Florida State University
The effects of anthropogenic
nutrient enrichment on coral reef sponges
Honorable
Mention
Ethan Cissell, Florida
State University
Master-level Awards
1st place William Nassif,
East Carolina University
Documenting World War II-era submerged
archaeological sites in the lagoon at Kwajalein Atoll (Republic of the Marshall
Islands)
2nd place Nika Blank, Florida State University
Investigating latitudinal changes in hardbottom
communities of the West Florida Shelf
Honorable Mention
Bryant Grady, Arizona State University
Find
out more about the AAUS Foundation Scholars at www.aausfoundation.org