Selected accolades to our faculty and graduate students

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Faculty Honors

 

Aleksey Charapko

Assistant professor of computer science

National Science Foundation Faculty Early Development (CAREER) Awards

Linqing Li

Assistant professor of chemical engineering

National Science Foundation Faculty Early Development (CAREER) Awards

Tracy Mandel

Assistant professor of mechanical engineering

National Science Foundation Faculty Early Development (CAREER) Awards

Shawna Hollen

Associate professor of physics

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator

Stuart Grandy

Professor of soil biogeochemistry and fertility

Soil Science Society of America Fellow

Soil Ecology Society Professional Achievement Award

Christopher Bauer

Professor of chemistry

American Chemical Society Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry Award

Michael McCann

Associate dean and professor, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

Association of American Law Schools Sports Law Award

Mike Alvarez

Assistant professor of communication

International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry’s Early Career Award

Jessica Scheick

Research assistant professor of glaciology and remote sensing

American Geophysical Union Open Science Recognition Priz

Patricia Halpin

Professor of biological sciences and biotechnology

International Union of Physiological Sciences Fellow

Jennifer Jacobs

Professor of civil and environmental engineering

Transportation Research Board Michael J. Savonis Lifetime Achievement Award

Gabriela Bradt

Fisheries extension specialist

National Sea Grant Network Superior Outreach Programming Award

Northeast Sea Grant Consortium Regional Superior Outreach Programming Award

Michele Dillon

Dean, College of Liberal Arts

Villanova University 2025 Civitas Dei Medal

David Burdick

Research associate professor of coastal ecology and restoration; Director, Jackson Estuarine Laboratory

Environmental Business Council of New England APEX Award

Mark Bonica

Associate professor and department chair of health management and policy

American College of Healthcare Executives New Hampshire Regent’s Award

Bob McGrath and Semra Aytur

Professors, health management and policy

American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award for Public Policy and History, second prize

Sue Cagle, Scott Slattery, Nate Bernitz, Trish Prescott, Mike Polizzotti, Becky Levy

UNH Extension

National Association for Community Development Extension Professionals Excellence in Community Development Team Award

Anna Wainwright

Assistant professor of Italian studies

National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Award

 

Graduate Student Honors

Charles Wilson

Ph.D. candidate, chemistry

Department of Energy Graduate Research Award

Derrek Perham

Ph.D. student, mechanical engineering

Department of Defense SMART Scholarship

Brianna Isola

Ph.D. student, physics

NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) Fellow

Sidney Axtell

Ph.D. student, marine biology

NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow

Alexandria Sangermano

Ph.D. student, marine biology

NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow

Elizabeth Martin ’24G

M.S., marine biology

NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow

Ana Silverio ’24G

M.S., marine biology

NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow