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Doctoral Student Researching Wetlands Receives UT Fellowship |
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May 1, 2003 |
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| Michael Benedict |
Michael Benedict, a Ph.D. student in the earth, ecological and environmental sciences department, received a 2003-04 University of Toledo Fellowship for doctoral students.
The fellowship is the highest award made by the Graduate School and is extended only to a graduate student of exceptional ability and promise. Besides the academic recognition, the award provides a full stipend for the academic year, plus a remission of instructional and general fees, including summer 2004. It is renewable for up to two additional years.
Benedict works under the supervision of Dr. Hans Gottgens, associate professor of earth, ecological and environmental sciences. His area of research is ecology with a particular emphasis on the application of remote sensing to the study of riverine wetlands.
Earlier, Benedict completed internships and research projects with the World Wildlife Fund and the Smithsonian. In 2000, he received a master of science degree in biology from The University of Toledo while studying an invasive tree species in the flooded forests of the vast Brazilian Pantanal region.
“Michael’s research is both inventive through its multiple disciplinary approach and of theoretical and applied interest to the scientific community,” Gottgens said.
This interest was confirmed by Benedict’s research presentations at the Wetlands Millennium 2000 meeting in Quebec City, Canada, and the 2001 Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of America in Madison, Wis. In addition, Benedict co-authored a paper on the Pantanal in the journal BioScience, which is listed among the most cited journals in the field, and an aquatic macrophyte publication submitted to the international journal Wetlands Ecology and Management. He is the senior author of two additional papers in final stages of preparation.
“Michael is clearly one of the best students I have ever worked with,” Gottgens said. “He shows great promise to help provide future leadership in ecology.”
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