Student freshwater scientists honored at research conference

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 11, 2023

Contacts: Paris Collingsworth, Awards Committee Co-Chair, [email protected]

TORONTO — The International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) recognized top student scientists for their contributions to large lake science. The following awards were announced this week at the association’s 66th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research in Toronto.

Norman S. Baldwin Scholarship
The 2023 winners are Alexander Koeberle (Cornell University) for research on “Modeling native fish restoration in the Great Lakes basin via a unique inland lake” and Scott Koenigbauer (Purdue University) for research on “Surveying spawning utilization of a restored reef in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron.” The Norman S. Baldwin Fishery Science Scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving graduate student conducting research pertaining to Great Lakes fisheries. The scholarship is sponsored by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, IAGLR's oldest sustaining member, and honors the first executive secretary of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission.

David M. Dolan Scholarship
The recipient of this year’s award is Sabrina Jaffe (University of Toledo) for research on “Application of Bayesian hierarchical models in grass carp and harmful algal bloom management.” The scholarship is awarded for the pursuit of graduate research in applied mathematics for the advancement of a quantitative understanding and management of the Great Lakes ecosystem. The scholarship honors the memory of David M. Dolan, whose work in applied mathematics, statistics, and computer modeling provided a quantitative basis for phosphorus management on the Great Lakes.

IAGLR Scholarship
The 2023 winner is Hazem Usama Abdelhady (Purdue University) for research on “Great Lakes shoreline changes in response to rapid water level fluctuation.” The IAGLR Scholarship is awarded annually to promising Ph.D. students whose dissertation research is likely to make a significant contribution to the understanding of large lakes.

IDEA+ Presenter Scholarship
The inaugural recipient of this scholarship is Noribeth Mariscal (Wayne State University), for the presentation titled “Evaluation of Model Simulated Ozone and its Precursors Using High-Resolution Model Simulations during the Michigan-Ontario Ozone Source Experiment (MOOSE)” at this year’s Conference on Great Lakes Research. This new scholarship supports presenters who add to the diversity of perspectives shared at the IAGLR annual conference from the interface of large lake science, management, education, communication, policy, and community.

IDEA+ Research Scholarship
The inaugural recipient of this scholarship is Carol Waldmann Rosenbaum (Michigan State University) for the presentation titled “Dolichospermum in the Great Lakes: a comparison of trait and genetic diversity across Lakes” at this year’s Conference on Great Lakes Research. This new scholarship supports research that adds to the diversity of perspectives regarding large lake science, management, education, communication, policy and community.

International Travel Award
This year’s recipient is Gabriella Lükő (Budapest University of Technology and Economics for the presentation titled “Comprehensive analysis of model parameters and wind forcing for simulating hydrodynamics of a large shallow lake” at this year’s Conference on Great Lakes Research.

Elsevier Student Author Award
This year’s recipient is Yuli Liu (Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, and University of Wisconsin-Madison) for the article “Rip currents near coastal structures in Lake Michigan: Characterization and assessment for warnings,” Journal of Great Lakes Research 48(3), 1645-658. This award recognizes a student scientist who is first author on a top-ranked article in the journal. Co-authored with Chin Wu.