Stevens PhD Candidate Alicia Mahon is 2010 ASBPA Coastal Scholar
PhD candidate Alicia Mahon at Stevens has been named the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association 2010 ASBPA Coastal Scholar, which recognizes “a graduate student who aspires to advance his or her knowledge and experience of coastal or riverine science though an internship with ASBPA.”
Hoboken, NJ, September 12, 2010 --(PR.com)-- For the second year in a row, PhD candidate Alicia Mahon at Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University(TM), has been awarded by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), this year as the 2010 ASBPA Coastal Scholar. According to ASBPA, this award recognizes “a graduate student who aspires to advance his or her knowledge and experience of coastal or riverine science though an internship with ASBPA.”
Founded in 1926, ASBPA is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the beaches, shores, and other coastal resources of America. Alicia’s award includes membership on the technical staff for the Science and Technology Committee, an opportunity that allows her to work with ASBPA’s research partners to develop papers outlining the organization’s positions on specific beach and shore issues. The award also entails a stipend and registration to the ASBPA National Conference.
“A Stevens student has won an award from the ASBPA 4 of the last 5 years,” reports Dr. Alan Blumberg, Director of the Center for Maritime Systems (CMS), Alicia’s research center at Stevens. “We are so lucky to have students making an impact and receiving recognition for their success in a competitive field.”
Alicia is grateful in turn for the opportunities provided by CMS, which has attracted exceptionally capable students and faculty by encouraging the use of technology to address social, environmental, and economic issues related to maritime systems.
“The CMS provides an incomparable learning and working environment and my advisors (Dr. Thomas Herrington and Dr. Jon Miller), as well as the faculty, staff, and other graduate students are supportive of my academic and professional endeavors,” Alicia says.
At the ASBPA National Conference, Alicia will also present the latest results of an ongoing research survey of the shoreline in Long Branch, NJ. Alicia’s preliminary paper describing the early results of this survey won her, in 2009, the ASBPA Best Student Paper Award. Later this year, she will also travel to Mississippi to work with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at the Coastal Hydraulic Laboratory. Together with the USACE team, she will create a model of an erosional hot spot in Monmouth Beach, NJ and design shore protection alternatives.
“These recognitions highlight the academic achievement of our students and the relevance of our program,” says Dr. Herrington, who, besides acting as Alicia’s advisor, is also the Assistant Director of CMS.
For more information, please visit http://buzz.stevens.edu/
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Founded in 1926, ASBPA is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the beaches, shores, and other coastal resources of America. Alicia’s award includes membership on the technical staff for the Science and Technology Committee, an opportunity that allows her to work with ASBPA’s research partners to develop papers outlining the organization’s positions on specific beach and shore issues. The award also entails a stipend and registration to the ASBPA National Conference.
“A Stevens student has won an award from the ASBPA 4 of the last 5 years,” reports Dr. Alan Blumberg, Director of the Center for Maritime Systems (CMS), Alicia’s research center at Stevens. “We are so lucky to have students making an impact and receiving recognition for their success in a competitive field.”
Alicia is grateful in turn for the opportunities provided by CMS, which has attracted exceptionally capable students and faculty by encouraging the use of technology to address social, environmental, and economic issues related to maritime systems.
“The CMS provides an incomparable learning and working environment and my advisors (Dr. Thomas Herrington and Dr. Jon Miller), as well as the faculty, staff, and other graduate students are supportive of my academic and professional endeavors,” Alicia says.
At the ASBPA National Conference, Alicia will also present the latest results of an ongoing research survey of the shoreline in Long Branch, NJ. Alicia’s preliminary paper describing the early results of this survey won her, in 2009, the ASBPA Best Student Paper Award. Later this year, she will also travel to Mississippi to work with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at the Coastal Hydraulic Laboratory. Together with the USACE team, she will create a model of an erosional hot spot in Monmouth Beach, NJ and design shore protection alternatives.
“These recognitions highlight the academic achievement of our students and the relevance of our program,” says Dr. Herrington, who, besides acting as Alicia’s advisor, is also the Assistant Director of CMS.
For more information, please visit http://buzz.stevens.edu/
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