We are proud of our graduate and undergraduate students and their achievements. Here we highlight some of those many accomplishments. This list will change regularly so please check back often.

Recent Student Publications

Jeremy Vaudo, PhD candidate (major advisor: Dr. M. Heithaus) published the following paper: Vaudo JJ, Heithaus MR (2009) Spatiotemporal variability in a sandflat elasmobranch fauna in Shark Bay, Australia.  Marine Biology 156: 2579-2590
 
Vicky Salazar, Ph.D. candidate (major advisor: Dr. P. Stoddard) published the following paper: Salazar, V. L. & Stoddard, P. K. 2009. Social competition affects electric signal plasticity and steroid levels in the gymnotiform fish Brachyhypopomus gauderio. Hormones and Behavior, 56, 399-409.

James Valdes, Ph.D. (major advisor: Dr. O. Weeks) co-authored the following paper:
D. Lahiri, F. Rouzaud, S. Namin, A. K. Keshri, J. J. Valdes, L. Kos, N. Tsoukias, and A. Agarwal 2009 Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Polylactide-Caprolactone Copolymer:Mechanical Strengthening and Interaction with Human Osteoblasts in Vitro. Appl. Mat. Interf. Online Oct 20 doi: 10.1021.

Awards

Marbelys Rodriguez, PhD candidate (major advisor: Dr. L. Kim)  received the award for best graduate student oral presentation a the MBRS RISE & MARC U*STAR Student Mini-Symposium, Florida International University, Modesto Maidique Campus, Miami, Florida October 15th –16th.

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Wendy Wilsdon, MS (major advisor: Dr. L. Richards) published the following paper:

Wilsdon, W.K. and J.H. Richards.  2009.  Variation in southern Florida and Bahamian Aletris (Nartheciaceae): morphology, phenology, and putative hybridization. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136 (2): 192-202.

James Watling, PhD (major advisor: Dr. M. Donnelly) published the following paper:

Watling, J. I.; Gerow, K.; Donnelly, M. A.  2009.   Nested species subsets of amphibians and reptiles on Neotropical forest islands. Animal Conservation  12:467-476.

Recent Graduate Achievements: Fall 2009 DEA & DYF Selections

The University Graduate School is happy to inform the FIU community that the below mentioned candidates were selected for either a DEA (Doctoral Evidence Acquisition) or DYF (Dissertation Year Fellowship). Please join us in congratulating the following nominees awarded accordingly.

Fall 2009, Doctoral Evidence Acquisition (DEA)

Fall 2009, Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF)

The students above are in the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), which is why they are featured here. There were additional students not listed here, but were in other colleges.

Recent Undergraduate Achievements

José Alberte received an Outstanding Service Award from the Department of Biological Sciences.

Myron Evans (Kos lab) received a Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U*STAR) scholarship.

Diana Morlote Triana (Herrera lab) received the Marta Montiel de Cuervo Prize for outstanding academic achievement by an undergraduate student in the Biological Sciences.

Juan Pablo Perea (laboratory of Sian Evans at the Monkey Jungle) received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates award.

Marianne Goodwin (Noriega lab) received an award for the best oral presentation at the 2009 FIU Tri-Beta Undergraduate Life Science Research Symposium.