VCR/LTER AWARDS

The IRIS C. ANDERSON RESEARCH AWARD: Recognizes a current graduate student who has published a first-authored paper in a peer-reviewed journal that contributes to coastal research and to the goals of the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER project.

  • 2024: Benton Franklin. Paper: Predicting Barrier Island Shrub Presence Using Remote Sensing Products and Machine Learning Techniques (2024) Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface

The COMMUNITY IMPACT AWARD: Recognizes an individual (student, post-doc, PI, staff) who has fostered inclusion and broadened participation to cultivate a diverse and welcoming community.

  • 2024: Luke Groff