Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 2016 Award Winners
2016 Award Categories
Outstanding contribution toward the development of a solution by a research team
A team that has helped link knowledge with action to effectively contribute to a real-world solutions
Interdisciplinary Research Team Award for Outstanding Progress on “The Road to Solutions”
- New England Sustainability Cooperative (NEST) Decision Support Systems Team — Sean Smith, Brian McGill, Sam Roy, Damian Brady, Kate Beard, Benoit Parmentier, and Bridie Mcgreavy
Outstanding mentorship of a student or other team member in sustainability research
A team member that demonstrated exceptional mentoring of a student or other team member on a research project
- Travis Blackmer, Materials Management (Solid Waste) in Maine
Outstanding student contribution to sustainability research — undergraduate and graduate
A student’s exceptional research in advancing sustainability science and contribution to solutions
- Courtney King, Ph.D student, Climate Change Institute, Materials Management (Solid Waste) in Maine
- Brady Davis, Senior, Business Management and the Honors College, Cheesemaking in Maine
Outstanding contribution by an external partner to sustainability research
Participation in research by a partner or stakeholder that contributed to greater effectiveness in one or more dimensions of sustainability work.
Outstanding Contribution by an External Partner on “The Road to Solutions”
- Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program, Engaging Citizen Scientists to Evaluate Water Quality Decline Project
- Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Engaging Citizen Scientists to Evaluate Water Quality Decline Project
