GES brings home the John Fraser Hart Best Ph.D. Paper award from the 2023 SEDAAG annual meeting in Norfolk, VA

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GES brings home the John Fraser Hart Best Ph.D. Paper award from the 2023 SEDAAG annual meeting in Norfolk, VA

Posted on November 28, 2023

GES faculty and students attended the annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers (SEDAAG) in Norfolk, VA, on November 18-20, 2023. Avery Catherwood (Ph.D. student) received the John Fraser Hart Award for the best Ph.D. paper for “Increasing precipitation variability and climate growth responses of five tree species in North Carolina, USA.” Avery is advised by Dr. Paul Knapp.

The meeting was well attended by faculty and students. Pictured left to right in the photo: Cuauhtemoc Flores (M.A. student), Darrell Kicker, (Ph.D. student), Sheila Jebiwot (Ph.D. student), Dr. Corey Johnson (professor), Ayush Chaudhuri (Ph.D. student), Gabe Small (M.A. student), Raj Sigdel (Ph.D. candidate), Chase Womack (Ph.D. candidate), Dr. Sarah Praskievicz (professor), Greg Carlton (Ph.D. candidate), Dr. Selima Sultana (professor), Alexis Doren (Ph.D. student), Dr. Paul Knapp (professor), Avery Catherwood (Ph.D. candidate), Babatunde Ogunwo (Ph.D. candidate), Natsuka Baba (M.A. student), Dr. Dan Royall (Professor and Head), Shane Canup (Ph.D. candidate) and Dr. Joyce Clapp (Professor).