EEMB Senior and Student Awards 2023

 Biology Honors

Dean Bazzi Memorial Award

Established in 1985 by the Santa Barbara Audubon Society, is given annually to an outstanding Junior or Senior in the area of aquatic biology, environmental biology, or Zoology, to perpetuate the memory of Dean Bazzi, a 1980 graduate in biological sciences.

Award Recipients

• Nick Rendon
• Brynn Earlene Collins Campos

Audrey Lynn Copeland Memorial Award

This award was established in 1985 by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Copeland, their family, and friends, and is given annually to an outstanding student in the biological sciences, to perpetuate the memory of Audrey Lynn Copeland and her appreciation of nature, enthusiasm for life, and enjoyment of her UCSB experience.

Award Recipients

• Megan Elizabeth Sward

CH Muller Award for Excellence in the Plant Sciences

The C. H. Muller Award was created by a generous gift from Dr. Craig Martin to honor Cornelius H. Muller. Dr. Martin is a UCSB alumnus and former student of Dr. Muller’s, who is currently a Professor of Plant Biology at the University of Kansas. Dr. Muller was one of the original faculty at the Santa Barbara Campus when it became the 8th campus of the University of California in 1958. His enthusiasm for teaching shone through in his classes, seminars, and field trips at UCSB, which are legendary. It was this enthusiasm that provided Craig Martin with tremendous inspiration to pursue a career in academia and to offer this award to support excellence in undergraduate research in the plant sciences.

Award Recipients

• Jack Huang

Joseph H. Connell Award for Excellence in Ecological or Evolutionary Research

The Joseph H. Connell Award honors the legacy of one of UCSB's great ecologists. Joe Connell (1923-2020) transformed our understanding of community ecology, but also of how to conduct ecological experiments. His work in the rocky intertidal (much of it conducted right here in Santa Barbara County) revealed the power of experimental manipulations, and his work in the tropical rainforests highlighted the value of long-term studies. This Award spotlights the next generation of exceptional ecological and evolutionary researchers who follow in his footsteps.

Award Recipients

• Francesca Anne Fee

Worster Summer Internship / Research Awards

This award was established through a generous gift from Susan and Bruce Worster to encourage and support undergraduate and graduate research. Undergraduate students selected to receive this award conduct research during the summer and the regular academic year under the mentorship of an EEMB graduate student.

Award Recipients

• Jada A. Alexander
• Diya Jian
• Max Gabriel Laubstein
• Noelle Marceno
• Maiya Rachelle Romero
• Yinghui Wang

EEMB Distinction in the Major

For outstanding undergraduate research. Individual departments and programs in the College of Letters and Science grant this academic award to students of departmental honors programs who complete a senior honors project or thesis with distinction.

Award Recipients