Symposium Winners
The TAMUG student symposium attracted 62 poster presentations. Largest number yet. Below is a list of award winners in the various poster categories as well as students awarded various TIO, RAC and other scholarships. Of note, Josh Williams was awarded the Erma Lee and Luke Mooney Doctoral Research Award. We don’t give these out every year, only when we get worthy nominations.
In addition,
(1) We had 6 students from TAMU Qatar participate in the symposium along with the other engineering students. This appeared to be a great success for all.
(2) We have the folks from the UGRS program – Duncan McKenzie and Tammis – participate in the symposium by judging (Duncan) and by giving two talks on the program for interested students.
Category Winners for Graduates:
Marine Sciences:
3rd Place – Kirsten Stokes
2nd Place – Brandon Hill
1st Place – Rachel Windham
Marine Biology:
3rd Place – Paul Olivier & Russell Andrews
2nd Place – David Moulton & Michael Dance
1st Place – Erin Mattson
Oceanography:
3rd Place – Mohammad Almukaimi
2nd Place – It’s a tie! Tariq Alrushaid & Fahad Al Senafi
1st Place – Maria Cañedo
Maritime Systems Engineering:
1st Place – Shu Dai
Category Winners for Undergraduates:
Marine Sciences:
3rd Place – Amanda Sterne
2nd Place – Lindsay Breedlove
1st Place – Tyler Winkler
Marine Biology:
3rd Place – Iris Cato & Katie Gillis
2nd Place – Morgan Beaver & Russell Grandbois
1st Place – Jeffrey Plumlee
Maritime Systems Engineering:
3rd Place – Ryan Pedersen
2nd Place – Shelby Hardy & Roy Buxton
1st Place – Brad Burrows, Dustin Andrews, & Chris Micklitz
Marine Engineering Technology:
3rd Place – Alan Sinclair, Megan Ekstrom, Mark Kachelmyer, & John Warren III
2nd Place – Matthew Stall
1st Place – Tim Axelsson, Brannon Niblock, Peter Rose, & Eric Blanchard
Maritime Studies:
2nd Place – Melissa Munguia & Amber Beasley
1st Place – Mary-Anne Churu
Ocean & Coastal Resources Management:
1st Place – Lisa Hill
Overall Winners for Graduates:
Overall 3rd Place Graduate – Erin Mattson (MARB)
Overall 2nd Place Graduate – Rachel Windham (MARS)
Overall 1st Place Graduate – Maria Cañedo (OCNG)
Overall Winner for Undergraduates:
Overall 3rd Place Undergraduate – Brad Burrows, Dustin Andrews, & Chris Micklitz (MASE)
Overall 2nd Place Undergraduate – Jeffrey Plumlee (MARB)
Overall 1st Place Undergraduate – Tyler Winkler (MARS)
People’s Choice Awards:
2015 Graduate People’s Choice Award – Tariq Alrushaid
2015 Undergraduate People’s Choice Award – Kai Urushihara, Colin Carter, Thomas Iven, & Matthew Stall
Recognition of:
Summer Graduate & Undergraduate Research Fellows:
Jake Emmert
Anne Henske
Sarah Piwetz
Alicia Shepard
Paul Laverty
Ren Shirai
Erin Mattson
Amanda Sterne
Allison Norris
Tyler Winkler
Dara Orbach
TIO & RAC Undergraduate Research Fellows:
Morgan Beaver
Josh Carter
Jeffrey Plumlee
Allissa Rodriguez
Fabiola Maryan Cases
Benjamin Valentine
Daniela Perrigo
Tyler Winkler
Erma Lee and Luke Mooney Travel Awards:
Joshua Anklam
Tom TinHan
Ayada Asada
Fahad Al Senafi
Maelle Cornic
Cliff Ghoram
Josh Cullen
Craig Harter
Michael Dance
Yui Matsumoto
Kevin Frost
Allison Myers-Pigg
Russell Grandbois
Matt Norwood
Veronica Quesnell
Annie Tamalavage
Jonathan Rogers
Kevin Warner
Erma Lee and Luke Mooney Research Awards:
Doctoral’s Recipient – Josh Williams