Electrical and Computer Engineering doctoral student, Abolfazl Razi won the best paper award at the 4th Annual CANEUS/IEEE International Fly-By-Wireless (FBW '11) Conference held in Montreal, Quebec this June. His paper titled, "Interference Reduction in Wireless Passive Sensor Networks Using Directional Antennas", was chosen from a field of 38 entries.
Comments from UMaine Cooperative Extension Food Safety Specialist and UMaine doctoral student in Food & Nutrition Science, Jason Bolton are included in a Lewiston Sun Journal story about Maine’s Good Shepherd Food Bank. As it turns 30 years old, Good Shepherd Food Bank is evolving in its work to meet the needs of Mainers. One possibility is an investment in food processing equipment for use in its Mainers Feeding Mainers program.
The Bangor Daily News report about UMaine research involving Dr. Steve Coghlan, a freshwater fisheries ecology expert, Master of Science in Wildlife Ecology student Rob Hogg and their colleagues showcases their study of sea lamprey and their impact on stream ecosystems. For the full story, including video please click here.
A Master of Arts in Economics student and personal financial planner Sarah Morehead has recently published a book, I Hate Money! Understanding Your Financial Attitude, presenting the basics of finance and consumer attitudes that can interfere with sensible handling of money and credit. See the news release from UMaine News for more information.
Doctor of Philosophy student in Ecology and Environmental Science, Krista Slemmons is one of 11 nationwide recipients of the 2011 National Park Service George Melendez Wright Climate Change Fellowship. Slemmons will use the $12,372 grant to investigate how climate-induced changes in alpine glaciers alter phytoplankton communities and lake habitats in Glacier National Park, which is located in northwest Montana. In the first year of the grant, she will examine historical aerial photos of glaciers from the park’s archive to identify lakes in watersheds that have lost glaciers. In July 2012, Slemmons will spend 10 days in the park taking lake sediment core samples and looking at the changes in algae over time to determine if algal changes are related to the loss of glaciers. For more on this story, click here.
Master of Social Work student, Elissa Rowe wrote an op-ed piece that was published in the Bangor Daily News that advocates support of LD 18, An Act to Extend the School Year in which the school year would go from 180 days to 185 days. Rowe writes that Maine is behind other states and countries in terms of length of school year, and that some special children regress during longer summer vacations. For the full piece, please click here.
Nicole Gogan, a Master of Business Administration student, who will be graduating on May 7th, has been named Brewer's Economic Development Specialist. Chosen from a field of 43 applicants, she supplemented her UMaine course work with involvement in the Knowledge Transfer Alliance, an interdisciplinary effort that brings UMaine expertise to bear in helping businesses address issues and create strategic direction. Please visit the Bangor Daily News story for more information.
Multiple UMaine graduate students were honored for their participation in the sciences at the 2011 Earth Day Reception held in April, 2011 at Fogler Library. Two graduate students were awarded the 2011 Edith Patch Award; Doctor of Philosophy student in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vanessa Coats and Master of Science in Marine Bio-Resources student, Haley Viehman, were honored for the distinguished research they have done here at the University of Maine. Coats’ research focuses on the Japanese barberry plant while Viehman researches the impact of tidal power on marine life.
In addition, Allison Byrd, a Master of Science in Ecology and Environmental Science student, and Rachel Palmer, a Doctor of Philosophy student in Biomedical Sciences were honored at the Reception. Byrd is studying the potential effects of climate change on the loon population in Maine and the nation. To read more about Byrd’s research, please click here; http://umaine.edu/nsfaresearch/research-spotlight/ecology-environmental-science-spotlight/loon-lakes/. Palmer is currently researching the potential harmful effects of the antibacterial agend, triclosan – used in many household products.
Rosemary Cyr (at left) and Wynne Guglielmo (at right with Dr. Carol Toner), both Master of Liberal Studies students are co-recipients of the Maine Studies Research and Creativity Award for their work, Cyr for her paper "The Passamaquoddy Wampum Records" and Guglielmo for her project "Bloodworm Digger: Arguing with the DMR." The two will receive a certificate of their achievement at the Division of Lifelong Learning Honors Ceremony held on April 19th in Wells Commons as well as a $250 award.
Electrical and Computer Engineering doctoral student, Abolfazl Razi won the best paper award at the 4th Annual CANEUS/IEEE International Fly-By-Wireless (FBW '11) Conference held in Montreal, Quebec this June. His paper titled, "Interference Reduction in Wireless Passive Sensor Networks Using Directional Antennas", was chosen from a field of 38 entries.
Doctor of Philosophy student in Ecology and Environmental Science, Krista Slemmons is one of 11 nationwide recipients of the 2011 National Park Service George Melendez Wright Climate Change Fellowship. Slemmons will use the $12,372 grant to investigate how climate-induced changes in alpine glaciers alter phytoplankton communities and lake habitats in Glacier National Park, which is located in northwest Montana. In the first year of the grant, she will examine historical aerial photos of glaciers from the park’s archive to identify lakes in watersheds that have lost glaciers. In July 2012, Slemmons will spend 10 days in the park taking lake sediment core samples and looking at the changes in algae over time to determine if algal changes are related to the loss of glaciers. For more on this story, click 
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