Awards, Honors, or Significant Recognition
Graduate Students
Diego Riveros-Iregui (PhD candidate):
2008 National Science Foundation, Division of Environmental Biology, Ecosystem Science Cluster,
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
2008 Offered a NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) 2 year Advanced Study Program Postdoctoral Award
2007-2008 American Geophysical Union—Horton Research Award (top PhD award)
2005, 2006, 2007 Montana State University graduate student diversity fellowship
2006 Montana Water Center Student research fellowship
Kristin Gardner (PhD candidate):
2006-2008 EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) STAR fellowship (2006-2008)
2005-2006 NSF Graduate Teaching Fellowship in K-12 Education (2005 and 2006)
2004 NSF EpSCoR Infrastructure via science and technology enhanced partnerships (InSTEP) fellowship (2004)
2005-2006 Nominated for P.E.O. (philanthropic educational organization) Scholar award. P.E.O. is a philanthropic
organization for the advancement of women
2004 Montana AWRA student presentation awards (2nd place)
Tim Covino (MS finished now PhD)
2008 EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) STAR Fellowship 2009-2011)
2005 AGU (American Geophysical Union) Hydrology Section student paper award
2006 Montana Water Center Student research fellowship
2005 Montana AWRA student presentation awards (3rd place)
2004 Montana AWRA student presentation awards (1st place)
Kelsey Jencso (PhD candidate):
2008 American Geophysical Union Student Paper Award
2007 INRA (Inland Northwest Research Alliance) graduate research fellowship
Vince Pacific (MS finished now PhD):
2007 NSF Graduate Teaching Fellowship in K-12 Education
2006 INRA (Inland Northwest Research Alliance) graduate research fellowship
2006 Montana Water Center Student research fellowship
2005 Montana AWRA student presentation awards (3rd place)
Rebecca McNamara
2008-9 US Forest Service Co-op program - competitive selection for the USFS co-op program.
Steve Cook (MS-finished)
2005 Montana AWRA student presentation awards (2nd place)
Undergraduate Students working with our lab
Alaexey Kalinin
2008-summer NSF REU Award (Research Experience for Undergraduates)
Malcolm Herstand
2008-summer NSF REU Award (Research Experience for Undergraduates)
2008-summer Montana State University Undergraduate Scholars program fellowship
2008-spring Montana State University Undergraduate Scholars program fellowship (co-advised with Lucy Marshall)
Nathan Park
2007-2008 Montana State University Undergraduate Scholars program fellowship
Kelley Conde
2007 "Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill" participant. Sixty competitively selected student posters are displayed
on the U.S. Capitol during a late afternoon reception. And scheduled visits from students and their faculty mentors
to their Representatives and Senators' offices.
2006 Montana State University Undergraduate Scholars program fellowship
Austin Allen
2005 Montana State University Undergraduate Scholars program fellowship
Katie Schultz
2004 Montana State University Undergraduate Scholars program fellowship
Presented her work at the 2004 Spring AGU meeting
Advisor Brian L. McGlynn
2003 European Geophysical Union Young Scientist Award nominee selected for the Hydrology Section by the Hydrology Technical Committee Chairs.
Candidate selected and put forward by the hydrology section for the EGU–wide award.
2001 American Geophysical Union—Horton Research Award (top PhD award 2001)
