UMaine scientific divers win awards at AAUS Symposium
Three scientific divers with ties to the University of Maine received awards at the 2015 American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Symposium in Florida.
Marissa McMahan, a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University in Illinois, is a former UMaine student and assistant instructor for an introduction to research diving course. She was the recipient of the 2014 AAUS Kathy Johnston Ph.D. Scholarship and 2015 AAUS Kevin Flanagan Travel Award. She also was recognized for having the best student presentation at the 2015 AAUS Symposium.
Catie Mitchell, who was the AAUS-OWUSS intern at UMaine for summer 2015, received the 2015 AAUS Kevin Flanagan Travel Award.
Amalia Harrington, a UMaine Ph.D. candidate working with Rick Wahle, was selected as a 2015 AAUS Kathy Johnston Ph.D. Scholarship winner.