URSA announces Fall 2023 Travel Award recipients
6The Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA) congratulates the following undergraduate students who received a Fall 2023 Travel Award to actively participate in a gathering of their professional peers this semester.
Audrey Eikenberry
Synthetic Rural Alaskan Microgrid Model Validation Metrics
North American Power Symposium (Asheville, North Carolina)
Mentored by Dr. Phylicia Cicilio
Xochitl Munoz
Hidden mammalian diversity revealed by edentulous jaws from the Upper Cretaceous (late
Campanian) Prince Creek Formation of northern Alaska
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Mentored by Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller
Giovanna Wilde
Academic English- Perspectives from Alaska
鈥淓xploring Equity and Methodological Advancements to Transform Academic Discourse
Teaching and Research" Conference (UCLA, Los Angeles, California)
Mentored by Dr. 脠ve Ryan
Jessie Skalisky
Invasive Plant Seedbank Development After Wildfire In Alaska鈥檚 Boreal Forest
Alaska Invasive Species Workshop (Sitka, Alaska)
Mentored by Dr. Katie Spellman
URSA Travel Awards are available on a rolling basis throughout the year and support students who plan to actively participate in a conference, competition, immersive program, performance, workshop, or other type of meeting or congregation of the student's peers/professionals in their respective field. Students with accepted participation to an event are encouraged to apply.
Contact the URSA office for more information on how to apply: uaf-ursa@alaska.edu | 907-450-8772.