Dear Colleagues,
As a follow up to tweets, Facebook postings, Dr. Li’s post, and the general euphoria of the EUReCA award ceremonies:
The 21st Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement (EUReCA) was held April 17 – 21, 2017. In addition to divisional awards, projects judged to be the best overall are recognized
with the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society Award, the William Franklin Harris III Undergraduate Research Award, the
Sustainability Award, and the Office of Research and Engagement’s Undergraduate Research Excellence Award (gold, silver and bronze).
Please find attached the published abstracts for the Undergraduate entrants.
Dear Jenna, David, Clint, Elisabeth, Taylor, Miranda, Michael, Darcy, Chesnea Please add these citations to your CV/Resumes under publications.
The Department of Geography had 6 entries by 7 undergraduate researchers that were guided by 4 faculty mentors including Drs. Micheline Van Riemsdijk (1), Kelsey Ellis (1), Yingkui Li (3), and Robert A. Washington-Allen
(3). We (the students and involved faculty) acknowledge the support of the many including internal (e.g., Undergraduate Research Work Study and Fellowships) and external funding sources, but we would particularly like to thank Mr. Camponovo for his mentoring
of undergraduates and arrangement of poster printing and further display.
Now of the 6 entrants 5 won 7 awards, with two of the awardees: Mr. Clint Shannon and Mr. David Moore collaborating and entering two research projects in the Physical Science and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Divisions where they won 2 1st places and an Office of Research & Engagement Bronze Award in the College of Arts & Sciences. These entrants were:
Geography Majors:
Ms. Elizabeth Stanfield - Faculty Mentor Dr. Micheline Van Riemsdijk
Title: “I’m from here”: Immigration politics and urban livability in Copenhagen, Denmark
Awarded Geography Majors:
Title: Comparison of Field Sampled Trends of US Dryland NPP to Spatially Extensive Satellite Data
Title: Improved sinkhole detection and mapping for Knox County, TN with LiDAR data
Title: Improved sinkhole detection and mapping for Knox County, TN with LiDAR data
Title: THEN AND NOW : LONG TERM LAND-USE CHANGES IMPACT BOBWHITES
Title: Tornado Watch and Warning Understanding in Tennessee Counties
Title: GIS Accuracy Assessment of Forested Wetland Predictive Model for TVA
Title: GIS Accuracy Assessment of Forested Wetland Predictive Model for TVA
Additionally, we had at least 3 Geography minors entered with 1 winning an Honorable Mention including:
Geography Minors:
Mr. Michael Lannom – Geology Major whose Faculty mentor is Dr. Robert A. Washington-Allen
Title: Using a GIS Model to Identify Outcrops Along Roadways
Ms. Miranda French - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology major
Title: Detection of Isotope Bio-signatures in Antarctic Subglacial and Surface Sediments
Awarded Geography Minors:
Ms. Darcy A. Ayers – Anthropology Major- Honorable Mention, Social Sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences
Title: Validating Geospatial Analysis with Community Risk Perception Survey in Big Island, Hawaii
Kindest regards,
Robert A. Washington-Allen
Assistant Professor of Geography
Environmental Tomography Laboratory
Department of Geography
University of Tennessee
304 Burchfiel Geography Building
1000 Phillip Fulmer Way
Knoxville, TN 37996-0925
Cell: 979-571-4330
e-mail: washingtonra@utk.edu
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