Celebrating Graduate Education
2014-2015
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
Elizabeth Brost, Physics
Competitively selected to attend the European School of High Energy Physics
European School of High Energy Physics
Abram Emil Conant, Asian Studies
Scholarship
Chinese Government
Meaghan Emery, Geological Sciences
Nicholas Famoso, Geological Sciences
Win McLaughlin, Geological Sciences
Doris O. and Samuel P. Welles Research Fund
Museum of Paleontology, U.C. Berkeley
Richard Griscom, Linguistics
Endangered Languages Documentation Programme Grant
Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project
School of African and Oriental Studies, Univ. of London
David Howell, Human Physiology
First Place, Ph.D. Student Podium Presentation
7th World Congress of Biomechanics
Sudarshan Karki, Physics
Student Fellowship
LIGO Academic Affairs Council
Roland Lewinski, Asian Studies
Scholarship
East China Normal University
Peter Morse, Physics
Martin and Beate Block Award
Aspen Center for Physics
Chaowaroj Wanotayaroj, Physics
Competitively selected to participate in the Hadron Collider Summer School
CERN-Fermilab
Bill Watterson, Physics
Pufendorf Fellowship
Lund University, Sweden
Matthew Wilson, Economics
Lindau Award
Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Germany
NATIONAL AWARDS
Camila Alvarez, Sociology
Clifford C. Clogg Scholarship
American Sociological Association
Miles Bodmer, Geological Sciences
Outstanding Student Paper Award
American Geophysical Union
Johan Bonilla, Physics
Fellowship
Gates Millennium Scholars
Vienna Brunt, Human Physiology
Predoctoral Fellowship
American Heart Association
Joseph Byrnes, Geological Sciences
Outstanding Student Paper Award
American Geophysical Union
Tahisha Buck, Human Physiology
Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award
American Physiological Society
Keats Conley, Biology
Robert E. Malouf Marine Studies Scholarship
Oregon State University Sea Grant
Blair Conner, Human Physiology
Mead Johnson Research Award
Endocrinology and Metabolism Section, American Physiological Society
Rachael Cunningham, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Fellowship
American Heart Association
Andrew Dutterer, Environmental Studies
Oregon Summer Fellowship
Portland State University
Matt Ely, Human Physiology
Northwest Doctoral Student Award
American College of Sports Medicine
Jennifer Gomez, Psychology
Dissertation Fellowship
Ford Family Foundation
Christina Gooch, Environmental Studies
Sue Samuelson Award for Foodways Scholarship
American Folklore Society
Matthew Goslin, Geography
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Award
National Science Foundation
and
Student Research Award
Geological Society of America
David Howell, Human Physiology
Doctoral Dissertation Award
National Athletic Trainers Association
Alicia Ibaraki, Psychology
American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship
American Psychological Association
Tyler Knight, Human Physiology
Bob Peterson Graduate Scholarship
Northwest Athletic Trainers Association
and
Frank Cramer Memorial Scholarship
National Athletic Trainers Association
Shaomeng “Samuel” Li, Computer and Information Science
Best Paper Award
International Society for Optics & Photonics and Society for Imaging Science and Technology
April Lightcap, Psychology
Applied Social Issues Internship Award
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Rose Maier, Psychology
Scholarship for Developmental, Child, and Family Psychology
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Win McLaughlin, Geological Sciences
Research Award
Fullbright Foundation
and
Student Research Award
Society of Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)
Olivia Molden, Geography
Committee Award for Excellence in Area Studies
Larry Ford Fieldwork Scholarship
Margaret Trussell Scholarship
Association of Pacific Coast Geographers
and
Fieldwork Grant
Cultural and Political Ecology Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers
Madison Myers, Geological Sciences
Research Fellowship
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes
Gennie Nguyen, Anthropology
Oregon Heritage Fellowship
Oregon Heritage Commission, Oregon Parks & Recreation Department
Brennan O’Connell, Geological Sciences
Madison Myers, Geological Sciences
Research Award
Geological Society of America
Ellen Robertson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Student Poster Presentation Award
American Chemistry Society
Leslie Roos, Psychology
Fellowship
Department of Health and Human Services
Angela Seligman, Geological Sciences
Kleinman Research Grant
U.S. Geological Survey
and
On to the Future Research Grant
Geological Society of America
Dylan Sieck, Human Physiology
Northwest Masters Student Award
American College of Sports Medicine
and
Military Physiology Predoctoral Award
Exercise and Environmental Physiology Section, American Physiological Society
Kate Stoysich, International Studies
Career Development Grant
American Association for University Women
Michael Thacker, Economics
WEAI Award
Western Economics Association International
Rebecka Tumblin, Physics
Scholarship
Ford Family Foundation
Kristina Walowski, Geological Sciences
Best Oral Presentation
GeoPRISMS AGU
Kuan-Chi Wang, Geography
Pre-dissertation Fieldwork Research Grant
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies
and
China and Inner Asia Council Grant
Association for Asian Studies
Alia Yasen, Human Physiology
Charles M. Tipton Student Research Award
American College of Sports Medicine
Yunfeng Zhang, Computer and Information Science
Computational Modeling Award for Applied Cognition
Cognitive Science Society
and
Best Paper Award
Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI)
Andrew Blaikie, Physics
Jessica Flannery, Psychology
Melissa Hale, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Emily Hommerding, Physics
Loni Kringle, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dan Seidenkranz, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Rebecka Tumblin, Physics
Fehmi Yasin, Physics
Graduate Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AWARDS
April Anson, English
Jon La Rochelle, Philosophy
Zeina Salame, Theater Arts
Student Sustainability Grant Award
UO Office of Sustainability
Lokyee Au, Environmental Studies
Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Essay Contest Winner
UO Office of Equity and Inclusion
Annie Caruso, Anthropology
Tobin Hansen, Anthropology
Research Grant
UO Global Oregon
Rosemary Bernstein, Psychology
Betty Foster McCue Scholarship
UO Graduate School
Crystal Brown, Political Science
Panelist Winner, 6th Annual Graduate Student Research Forum
UO Graduate School
Vienna Brunt, Human Physiology
Graduate Student Research Award
UO Graduate School
Brian Clark, Psychology
Gary E. Smith Professional Development Award
UO Graduate School
Andrew Dutterer, Environmental Studies
Winning Group, Graduate Student Research Forum Panel
UO Graduate School
Jessica Flannery, Psychology
Henry V. Howe Scholarship
College of Arts and Sciences
Ben Fitch-Fleischmann, Economics
Donald and Darel Stein Teaching Award
UO Graduate School
Davita Flowers-Shanklin, Environmental Studies
General Scholarship
UO Financial Aid and Scholarships
Michelle Fong, Psychology
Miller Family Graduate Award in Technology & Science
College of Arts and Sciences
Allison Ford, Sociology
Norman Brown Graduate Fellowship
College of Arts and Sciences
Jason Hubbard, Psychology
Poster Award Winner, 6th Annual Graduate Student Research Forum
UO Graduate School
Christina Gamache Martin, Psychology
Thomas, Ptak, Geography
UO Public Impact Award
UO Graduate School
Lindsay Massara, International Studies
Panel Winner, 6th Annual Graduate Student Research Forum
UO Graduate School
Win McLaughlin, Geological Sciences
Three-Minute Thesis Competition
UO Graduate School
Noah Simons, Anthropology
Mary Chambers Brockelbank Scholarship
College of Arts and Sciences
Mehmet Celil Celebi, Political Science
Sierra Deutsch, Environmental Studies
Ivan Sandoval-Cervantes, Anthropology
Oregon SYLFF Fellowships for International Research
UO Graduate School
Shawna Meechan, Political Science
John O’Connor, Anthropology
Sara Pacchiarotti, Linguistics
Risa Palm Graduate Fellowship
College of Arts and Sciences
Julia Gomez, Comparative Literature
Eva Serfozo, Romance Languages
Rachel Tanner, English
Tongyu Wu, Sociology
College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Scholarship
College of Arts and Sciences
Leticia Montoya, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Reza Motamedi, Computer and Information Science
Andy Ritenour, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Alexis Smith, German and Scandinavian
Julie and Rocky Dixon Graduate Innovation Award
Office of Vice President for Research and Innovation
John Flournoy, Psychology
Terra Hiebert, Biology
Alicia Ibaraki, Psychology
Kathryn Iurino, Psychology
Lisa May, Biology
Matthew Robison, Psychology
Jimena Santillan, Psychology
Clarence and Lucille Dunbar Scholarship
College of Arts and Sciences
Russell Duvernoy, Philosophy
Andres Guzman, Sociology
John L. and Naomi Luvaas Graduate Fellowship
College of Arts and Sciences
Felix Friedt, Economics
Danielle Seid, English
Charles A. Reed Graduate Fellowship
College of Arts and Sciences
Vienna Brunt, Human Physiology
Nicole Lawless DesJardins, Psychology
Laurel Hiebert, Biology
Mark Kuzyk, Physics
Scott Maguffin, Geological Sciences
Marthe E. Smith Memorial Science Scholarship
College of Arts and Sciences
Marie Conley, Psychology
Jennifer Lewis, Psychology
Rose Maier, Psychology
Brian Ott, Sociology
Carolyn M. Stokes Memorial Scholarship
College of Arts and Sciences
Feng Cheng, Asian Studies
Philippe Lazaro, International Studies
Kyle Morgan, Psychology
Promising Scholar Award
UO Graduate School
Gabriel Barello, Physics
Caleb Holt, Physics
Chris Jackson, Physics
Dileep Reddy, Physics
Julian Smith, Physics
Richard Wagner, Physics
Fehmi Yasin, Physics
Teaching Fellowship
UO Science Literacy Program
UO RESEARCH CENTERS AWARDS
Ivan Sandoval-Cervantes, Anthropology
Jane Grant Dissertation Award
Center for the Study of Women in Society
Tobin Hansen, Anthropology
Ivan Sandoval-Cervantes, Anthropology
Anna Sloan, Anthropology
Alexis Yalon, Anthropology
Research Grant
Center for the Study of Women in Society
Abram Emil Conant, Asian Studies
Katherine Messer, Asian Studies
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
Michelle Fong, Psychology
Arian Mobasser, Psychology
Dorianne Egan Wright, Psychology
Freeman Internship Fellowship
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
Matthew Hannah, English
Danielle Seid, English
Graduate Student Research Fellowship
Center for the Study of Women in Society
Theresa Gildner, Anthropology
Julia Susana Gomez, Comparative Literature
Research Award
Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS)
Olivia Molden, Geography
Small Professional Grant
UO Center for Asian and Pacific Studies
Joshua Jacob Fitzgerald, History
Hannah Godwin, English
Brandon Rigby, Romance Languages
Graduate Research Support Fellowship
Oregon Humanities Center
Rachel Eccleston, Comparative Literature
Anna Kovalchuk, Comparative Literature
Erin Moberg, Romance Languages
Alan Preston Reynolds, Philosophy
Mi Zhao, History
Graduate Dissertation Fellowship
Oregon Humanities Center
CAS DEPARTMENT AWARDS
DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Annie Caruso
Cheryl Harper Award
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Thomas Spencer Bailey
Brandi Baldock
Justin Barry
Michaela Burke
Hillary Henthorn
Danica Moore
Bryan Nell
Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Paul Downen
Erwin & Gertrude Juilfs Scholarship
Javid Ebrahimi
Best GTF Award
Reza Motamedi
Gurdeep Pall Graduate Student Fellowship
Bahador Yeganeh
J. Donald Hubbard Family Scholarship
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
Benjamin Brennan
Dale Underwood Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship Award
Felix Friedt
Gerlof Homan Graduate Award in International Economics
John Voorheis
Best PhD Research Paper Award
Adam Check
Chad Fulton
Michael Jerman
Joe Wyer
Summer Kleinsorge Award
Adam Check
Sacha Gelfer
Logan Lee
Jason Query
GTF Teaching Award
Nathan Adams
Nigel McClung
Amani Rashid
Best Econometrics Performance Award
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Margaret Bostrom
Rachele Tanner
Sarah Harkness Kirby Essay Award
Elizabeth Curry
Jane Campbell Krohn Essay Award
Francesca Gentile
Parker Krieg
Ernst Dissertation Fellowship
Bethany Jacobs
Stoddard Malarkey Award for Best Essay in African American Studies
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM
Julie Bacon
GTF Teaching Award
Deion Jones
Christopher Torres
Donald and Coeta Barker Scholarship
DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN AND SCANDINAVIAN
Stephanie Chapman
Roger Nicholl’s Emeritus Professor Award
Eva Hoffmann
Astrid Williams Graduate Award
Anika Kilian
Alexis Smith
Philip Hansen Graduate Fellowship
Robert Mottram
Summer Research Award
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Vienna Brunt
John Elliott
JJ Hannigan
David Howell
Amy Lo
Yin –Liang Yin
Jan Broekhoff Scholarship
Vienna Brunt
Brett Ely
Amy Lo
Yin-Liang
Ursula Sue Moshberger Scholarship
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Najla Sabri
George and Conni Slape Fellowship
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS
Rebecca Paterson
Jacqueline Schachter Outstanding Conference Presentation Award
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Brandon Schlomann
Thomas Sylwester
Jesse Vogeler-Wunsch
Research Award
Maria Amezcua
Jason Barkeloo
Chris Jackson
Erik Keever
Weiser Senior Teaching Assistant Award
Ellis Roe
Julian Smith
Weiser First-Year Teaching Assistant Award
Maria Amezcua
David Miller
Mohamad Nourikorabaslo
Qualifier Award
Ellery Ames
Michael Taormina
Weiser PhD Thesis Award
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Greg Liggett
Tomas Hovet Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching Fellowship Instructors
Gulce Tarhan Celebi
Cary Fontana
Thibaud Henin
Nicolas Thompson
W.C. Mitchell Summer Research Award
Robin Barklis
David Root
Klonoski Teaching Assistant Award
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Christina Gamache
Beverly Fagot Memorial Fellowship
Jason Isbell
Distinguished Teaching Award
Kathryn Iurino
Rose Maier
Gregores Award
Zhuo “Job” Chen
Norman D. Sundberg Fellowship
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
Camila Alvarez
Clifford C. Clogg Scholarship
Dimitra Cupo
Shauna Dyer
Rob Molinar
Kathryn Norton-Smith
Marquina Summer Research Award