EMS Energy Institute faculty and students receive awards
Several faculty and students affiliated with the EMS Energy Institute received awards at three recent events held at University Park in recognition of their accomplishments over the past year.
The 2008 Wilson Banquet & Awards Presentation was held on April 27 to recognize student achievement, faculty mentoring, faculty commitments to service, and excellence in research and teaching. The Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering Awards Banquet took place on April 25 to honor the outstanding achievements of EME students and alumni over the past year. Earlier in the month, the Commission for Women held its Second Annual Awards Luncheon on April 11 to award distinguished and accomplished women at the University.
Congratulations to the following faculty and staff recipients:
2008 Wilson Awards Banquet
Faculty Mentoring Award
Derek Elsworth
Professor of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering
Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
Gladys Snyder Education Grants
Demian Saffer
Associate Professor of Geosciences
Department of Geosciences
“Development of an On-Campus Wellfield to Improve Experimental Education in Hydrogeology”
Jay M. and Katherine Definis Award for Outstanding Student Leadership
Nicole J. Reed
Graduate Student, Energy and Mineral Engineering
Wilson Research Initiation Grant
Fan Zhang
Assistant Professor in Energy Policy and Economics
Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering
“What is the Option Value of Carbon Capture-Readiness?”
Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering 2008 Awards Banquet
EME Student Awards
Robert and Leslie Griffin Award – Jennifer L. Clemons, Michael R. Fitzgerald, Joshua M. Taron
Frank and Lucy Rusinko Graduate Fellowship – Michael R. Fitzgerald, Marielle R. Narkiewicz, Joshua M. Taron
Charles B. Darrow Award – Marielle R. Narkiewicz
Graduate Teaching Assistants of the Year - Michael R. Fitzgerald, Joshua M. Taron
Commission for Women – Second Annual Awards Luncheon
Achieving Women Awards – Nicole Reed, Graduate Student, Energy and Mineral Engineering