SEAS PhD students receive awards
Three?University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) PhD students?have been honored for their work. All are members of SEAS Associate Professor Bilal Butt’s Critical Environmental Geopolitics Research Group.
Marlotte de Jong (MS ’18,?PhD ’25) is the recipient?of the?National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine?2024?Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program. This prestigious fellowship in Washington, D.C., is designed to “learn about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation.” The first SEAS?student?to receive this award, de Jong previously was awarded a U.S. Fulbright Award for her?doctoral?dissertation in Kenya, where she examines the challenges of livelihood and environmental insecurity among smallholder?households.
Hana Manjusak (PhD ’28) is the recipient of the 2024-2025 University of Michigan?Center for Russian, East European, and?Eurasian Studies (CREES)?and U.S. Department of Education (US/ED) Foreign?Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship. The fellowship is awarded to “meritorious undergraduate students and graduate students undergoing training in modern foreign languages and related area or international studies.” She is also the recipient of the?William A. and Shirley P.?Yolles?Graduate Fund for Research on Humanitarianism.
Ember McCoy (MS ’17,?PhD?’25) is the?recipient of U-M’s 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student?Instructor Award. This prestigious award recognizes “the efforts and accomplishments of GSIs who demonstrate extraordinary dedication and excellence as teachers.” McCoy is the first SEAS student to receive the award in the last decade. She previously received an extremely competitive National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement award for her research on air pollution and environmental justice in low-income communities in Detroit, Michigan.
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Director of Learning and Strategy at Twaweza East Africa
10 个月I am also not surprised as they are working with the great thinker Prof Butt... congratulations to you and your students. Well deserving.
Associate Professor at University of Michigan
10 个月No surprises here; but lots of delight!
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10 个月Well done, Bilal!
PhD Student at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability
10 个月Wouldn’t be possible without all of your help and support!