Florida Tech students were recognized with 20 awards for their oral and poster presentations at the 89th Annual Meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences held in March at the University of Tampa.
The distinguished organization, which is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its 1936 founding, welcomed 281 attendees to its gathering, including 47 students, staff and faculty from Florida Tech. The university was among 30 institutions represented.
Attendees enjoyed 189 oral and poster presentations.
Florida Tech students received 20 of the 55 presentation awards, about 36%, and one of the eight travel grants. Here are the categories and winners:
Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences
Michelle Krumholz, Outstanding Graduate Oral Presentation
Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Michael Johnson, Honorable Mention Graduate Oral Presentation
Engineering
Russell Smith, Outstanding Graduate Oral Presentation
Md Mostafizur Rahman, Honorable Mention Graduate Oral Presentation
David Coutu, Outstanding Undergraduate Oral Presentation
Alvaro Quinones, Honorable Mention Undergraduate Oral Presentation
Russell Smith, Outstanding Graduate Poster Presentation
Md Mostafizur Rahman, Honorable Mention Graduate Poster Presentation
Eva Shealy, Honorable Mention Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Russell Smith, Al Hall Memorial Award in Engineering
Environmental Chemistry and Chemical Sciences
Rakesh Bhowmick, Outstanding Graduate Oral Presentation
Pavithra Liyanage, Honorable Mention Graduate Oral Presentation
Savannah Madairy, Honorable Mention Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Geosciences
Juan Guerrero Gallego, Honorable Mention Graduate Oral Presentation
Medical Sciences
Diya Pillai Babu, Outstanding Graduate Oral Presentation
Navoda Udawaththa, Honorable Mention Graduate Oral Presentation
Briannamarie Wallace, Outstanding Graduate Poster Presentation
Brianna Romero, Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Physics and Space Sciences
Colin Harrison, Outstanding Graduate Poster Presentation
Michael Ferrigno, Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Dr. Elizabeth A. Hays Travel Award
Michelle Krumholz
