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IAGLR Scholarship
The IAGLR Scholarship is awarded annually to promising Ph.D. students whose dissertation research is likely to make a significant contribution to the understanding of large lakes. The award consists of a U.S. $2,000 scholarship and a one-year membership in IAGLR.
How to Apply
Students interested in applying for this scholarship should review the Regulations and Application Procedures.
Recipients
| 2023 | Hazem Abdelhady, Purdue University, Great Lakes shoreline changes in response to rapid water level fluctuation |
| 2022 | Molly Wick, University of Minnesota, Duluth, How do aspects of place and personal identity influence cultural benefits from Great Lakes coastal ecosystems? |
| 2021 | Matthew Thorstensen, University of Manitoba, Genomics, movement, and ecology of the Lake Winnipeg walley |
| 2020 | Rene Shahmohamadloo, University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences, Microcystins in the Great Lakes: Mechanisms of toxicity and risks from consumption of fish |
| 2019 | Jason Fischer, University of Toledo, Department of Environmental Sciences, Evaluating Habitat Restoration in the St. Clair-Detroit River System |
| 2019 | Meghan Klasic, Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior, University of California-Davis, The Politics of Algae |
| 2018 | Sarah Larocque, University of Windsor, Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, Spatial and trophic niches through ontogeny and the influence on restoration of a native species in Lake Ontario |
| 2018 | Nathaniel Marshall, University of Toledo, Department of Environmental Sciences, Environmental DNA high-throughput assays for invasive invertebrate species detection and habitat quality assessment in the Great Lakes |
| 2017 | Gretchen Lescord, Laurentian University, Factors affecting biotic and abiotic mercury concentrations across a large freshwater drainage basin on the Canadian Boreal Shield |
| 2017 | Brian O’Malley, University of Vermont, Evaluating theories about partial diel vertical migration |
| 2016 | Trevor Keyler, University of Minnesota - Duluth, Foraging mechanisms of siscowet lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) on pelagic prey |
| 2016 | Jessica Sherman, University of Toledo, Creating a spatially explicit Habitat Suitability Index model for multiple life stages of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Maumee River, Ohio |
| 2015 | Michael Mullowney, University of Illinois at Chicago, Antibiotics from Great Lakes-derived actinomycete bacteria that inhibit drug-resistant M. tuberculosis |
| 2015 | Megan Niner, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus Occurrence and Evolution in the Laurentian Great Lakes |
| 2014 | Joseph H. Fillingham, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Modeling the Nearshore Ecosystem of Lake Michigan |
| 2013 | Ruth Briland, The Ohio State University, Analyzing the causes and consequences of Lake Erie ecosystem change |
| 2013 | Carson Prichard, University of Toledo, Environmental DNA Detection and Quantification: A New Next-Generation Sequencing Test for Great Lakes Native and High Risk Invasive Fish Species |
| 2012 | Justin Chaffin, University of Toledo, Effects of low available nitrogen concentrations on phytoplankton dynamics in eutrophic lakes |
| 2012 | Cassandra May, The Ohio State University, Factors influencing recruitment variability of walleye in western Lake Erie |
| 2011 | Sommer Abdel-Fattah, McMaster University, Climate Modeling to Restore Beneficial Uses in the Great Lakes Areas of Concern |
| 2011 | Jennifer Sawyer, University of Toronto, Modeling Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) in the Bay of Quinte: A Comparative Study |
| 2010 | Maxon Ngochera, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Spatial and Temporal Variability of Carbon Metabolism in Large Lakes: a Case Study for Tropical Lake Malawi |
| 2010 | Lindsey R. Pierce, University of Toledo, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) Immersion Challenge in Juvenile Muskellunge using START-PCR: A Quantification Study |
| 2009 | Val Bennington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Modeling Carbon Fluxes & Dynamics in Lake Superior |
| 2009 | Matthew Saxton, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Determining the Roles of Phosphorus in Promoting Toxic Cyanobacterial Blooms in Lake Erie |
| 2008 | Amanda Haponski, University of Toledo , 50 years of genetic history of walleye and yellow perch in the Great Lakes |
| 2008 | James Roberts, University of Michigan , Ecological consequences of hypolimnetic hypoxia in Lake Erie for yellow perch (Perca flavescens) |
| 2007 | Kristen DeVanna, University of Toledo, Burrowing Mayfly Habitat Choice: Effects on Fish Foraging |
| 2007 | Osvaldo J. Sepulveda-Villet, University of Toledo, A High-Resolution DNA Data Base for Fishery Management of Yellow Perch Stock Structure in the Great Lakes and Prediction of Susceptibility to Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia |
| 2006 | Joshua Brown, University of Toledo, Temoral analysis of Great Lakes invaders: a population genetic approach |
| 2006 | John Poulopoulos, Queen’s University, Historical and contemporary food web structures of large inland Ontario lakes |
| 2005 | Sergei Bocaniov, University of Waterloo |
| 2005 | Matthew Neilson, University of Toledo |
| 2004 | Sarah Gewurtz, Department of Geography, University of Toronto , Mechanisms controlling the application of persistent organic pollutants in the food web of freshwater systems: case studies of Lakes Ellasjøen and Øyangen located on Bear Island, Norway, and Lake Laberge, YT, Canada, and Lake Winnipeg, MB, Canada |
| 2004 | Johanna Rinta-Kanto, Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, The use of real-time PCR for detection and quantification of the abundance of the cyanobacterium Microcystis sp. in Lake Erie and expression of microcystin synthetase gene D (mcyD) among the cyanobacterial populations |
| 2003 | Kristin Arend, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Hydrologic and nutrient attributes of Lake Ontario bays: implications for food web dynamics |
| 2003 | John Johnston, Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Changes in water level, vertical ground movement, shoreline development/preservation, and climate in Lake Superior during the last 5,000 years |
| 2002 | Matthew Hudson, Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota |
| 2002 | Virginia Pasour, Center for Applied Mathematics, Cornell University |
| 2001 | Robert Booth, Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, The relationship between Holocene climate change and water level fluctuations in the western Great Lakes |
| 2001 | Sharon Johnson, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, Effects of habitat characteristics on the distribution, growth and survival of young of year fish in Great Lakes coastal wetlands |
| 2000 | Rajat K. Chakraborti, Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, SUNY Buffalo, Application of In-situ Processing Technique in Dynamic Characterization of Particle Aggregation by Fractal Approach |
| 2000 | Sondra M. Miller, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa |
| 1999 | Michael Bombich, Bowling Green State University, Round Goby Effects on the Benthic and Pelagic Communities and Nutrient Availability |
| 1999 | Veronique Hiriart, University of Waterloo, Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Natural Phytoplankton Communities of Lake Erie |
| 1999 | Patricia Ramlal, University of Waterloo, The Cycling of Organic Matter in Lake Malawi |
| 1998 | Timothy W. Stewart, Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University |
| 1997 | Mark B. Edlund, Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences, University of Michigan |
| 1996 | Richard J. Ruby, SUNY - College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse), Department of Environmental Forest Biology |
| 1996 | Annette Trowbridge, University of Minnesota, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health |
| 1995 | James T. Waples, University of Wisconsin |
| 1994 | Jason Stockwell, University of Toronto, Erindale College |
| 1993 | Soon-Jin Hwang, Kent State University |
| 1993 | Michael R. Twiss, University of Quebec |
| 1992 | Russell W. Brown, Michigan State University |
| 1991 | David W. Bolgrien, University of Wisconsin |
| 1990 | Anthony O. Gabriel, University of Guelph |
| 1989 | Hunter J. Carrick, University of Michigan |
| 1988 | James B. Cotner, Jr., University of Michigan |
| 1987 | John F. Kocik, Michigan State University |
| 1987 | Kelly D. Smith, University of Toronto |