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OSU alumnae receive Fulbright awards for '08-'09
Recipients will use awards to carry out research around globe
Gail Cole
Issue date: 1/14/09 Section: News
Six OSU alumnae, ranging from former undergraduates to a Ph.D. recipient were awarded Fulbright awards for the 2008-2009 academic year and are using the financial gift to carry out research and teaching around the world.
The Fulbright program grants scholarships to U.S. students to conduct research, study or teach around the world. This award is part of the Fulbright Scholar Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and other governmental agencies.
Approximately 1,500 students are sent abroad to more than 140 countries through Fulbright each year, according to the program's website.
Today, OSU's recipients can be found in Europe, Asia and South America.
Seth White, an OSU graduate with a Ph.D. in fisheries science, is in the Czech Republic, studying how the regulation of rivers affects fish communities.
"The idea is that the relative number and type of fish species in a given location can tell you something about the health of the river ecosystem, sort of like a doctor taking your pulse as an indicator of how healthy you are," he said.
"The statistical procedures for how to do this have not been worked out, and that's my job."
White has also gotten the opportunity to travel the country while working.
"I've been all over Czech, from the Slovakian to the Polish borders, and into Austria, sampling fish to help find out which fish live where," he said. "It's beautiful scenery, and I wouldn't trade my job for anything."
Other winners for this academic year include Christina Murphy, a biology and fisheries and wildlife sciences major who is currently in Chile, and Matt Hawkyard, an OSU Master of Science graduate in fisheries sciences who is currently in Norway.
The Fulbright award was an opportunity for many of the recipients to take their study to a new level.
Robbie Lamb, with an undergraduate degree in marine biology from OSU, is conducting research and developing ways to monitor fishing off the coast of Ecuador.
The Fulbright program grants scholarships to U.S. students to conduct research, study or teach around the world. This award is part of the Fulbright Scholar Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and other governmental agencies.
Approximately 1,500 students are sent abroad to more than 140 countries through Fulbright each year, according to the program's website.
Today, OSU's recipients can be found in Europe, Asia and South America.
Seth White, an OSU graduate with a Ph.D. in fisheries science, is in the Czech Republic, studying how the regulation of rivers affects fish communities.
"The idea is that the relative number and type of fish species in a given location can tell you something about the health of the river ecosystem, sort of like a doctor taking your pulse as an indicator of how healthy you are," he said.
"The statistical procedures for how to do this have not been worked out, and that's my job."
White has also gotten the opportunity to travel the country while working.
"I've been all over Czech, from the Slovakian to the Polish borders, and into Austria, sampling fish to help find out which fish live where," he said. "It's beautiful scenery, and I wouldn't trade my job for anything."
Other winners for this academic year include Christina Murphy, a biology and fisheries and wildlife sciences major who is currently in Chile, and Matt Hawkyard, an OSU Master of Science graduate in fisheries sciences who is currently in Norway.
The Fulbright award was an opportunity for many of the recipients to take their study to a new level.
Robbie Lamb, with an undergraduate degree in marine biology from OSU, is conducting research and developing ways to monitor fishing off the coast of Ecuador.
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