Spring Student Research Grants Program Winners Announced


Four Students Receive Funding Awards in Spring 2023

The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Research Grants Program, now in its fourth semester, awards funds to students to carry out and publish research. Each semester, $5,000 is available, with up to $2,500 awarded per student.

Spring 2023 recipients of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Student Research Grants Program Awards
Spring 2023 recipients of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Student Research Grants Program Awards (top row from left): Ali Raza, Kathleen Larkin Spires. (Bottom row from left): Shihab Ahmad Shahriar, Madison Rafter.

Students may apply each semester but may only receive one award per degree in EAS. The selection committee (currently Regina Capuano, Dan Hauptvogel, Xun Jiang, Shuhab Khan, and Julia Wellner [chair]) has noticed that the process is becoming more and more competitive each round and has a hard time selecting winners from many qualified proposals.

Spring 2023 Recipients

Madison Rafter

Soil Salinity and Mineralogy of Baringo Basin, Kenya
Advisor: Dr. Emily Beverly
$1,900

Shihab Ahmad Shahriar

Influence of Meteorology and Extreme Events on PM2.5 Concentration in Texas: Application of Deep Learning and Hybrid Models
Advisor: Dr. Yunsoo Choi
$1,100

Ali Raza

Developing Hyperspectral Imaging Dataset in Stalagmite - A Case Study of Anjokipoty Cave, NW Madagascar
Advisor: Dr. Ny Riavo Voarintsoa
$1,000

Kathleen Larkin Spires

Empirical Determination of the Effective Solid Modulus in Organic-Rich Shales
Advisor: Dr. John Castagna
$1,000