2019 Awards Ceremony | Environmental Science and Policy | George Mason University

2019 Awards Ceremony

This year’s joint award ceremony for the Department of Biology, School of Systems Biology, and Department of Environmental Science & Policy was held on May 15, 2019 in The Hub Ballroom. Congratulations to all the award recipients! A reduced-sized PDF of the program (click image below) contains a listing of all the awards and their recipients.

L-R: Dr. Masi Sikaroodi, Dr. Larry Rockwood (Biology Chair), Dr. R. Chris Jones, Dr. A. Alonso Aguirre (ESP Chair), Shakiba Salehian, and Dr. Robert Tombes (son of Dr. Averett Tombes).

L-R: Dr. Robert Tombes (son of Dr. Averett Tombes), Dr. Larry Rockwood, Dr. Adam Carpenter (Averett Tombes Award recipient), and Dr. R. Chris Jones.

Important Dates for Students

SPRING 2020 Semester (modified due to COVID-19)

MLK Day (university closed): Jan 20

First day of classes: Jan 21

Spring Break (extended): Mar 9-20

Dissertation/Thesis Deadline: May 8

Last day of classes: May 11

Reading Day(s): May 12

Final Exam Period: May 13-20

University Commencement: May 22 (tentative)

COVID-19 DATE CHANGES – For the complete modified spring calendar, see https://registrar.gmu.edu/calendars/spring-2020/ and for latest COVID-19 updates, see: https://www2.gmu.edu/coronavirus

Research

Rapid Assessment and Discovery of a Missing Hawksbill Turtle Population

The first official survey of the highly protected Tres Marias islands to conduct a rapid assessment of sea turtle presence.

Bridging Science and Policy: Notes from the field

How can scientists engage with and work to influence policy? Examining legal changes that affect national parks and protected areas in Ecuador and Peru.

Reintroducing lost frogs back into the Panamanian rainforest

Amphibian populations in Panama vanished seemingly overnight. Conservation scientists are reintroducing lost frogs back into the wild.