A&WMA takes pride in supporting the future environmental leaders of our world in research, teaching, engineering, and environmental practice. For more than a decade, the Association has awarded scholarships to the most promising environmental students. To date, 108 scholarships totaling more than $383,750 have been awarded. Full-time graduate students who are pursuing courses of study and research leading to careers in air quality, waste management, environmental management/policy/law, and sustainability are eligible to apply for the 2008/2009 A&WMA Scholarship Endowment Trust Fund. On September 28, 2007 the new online application launched. Scholarship applications were submitted by January 11, 2008. Awards will be announced in March 2008.

Many A&WMA Sections & Chapters also have scholarship programs in which students may be interested. Details and deadlines vary. Click here for a list of section & chapter scholarship programs.

If you are interested in making a donation to the A&WMA Scholarship Endowment Trust Fund, please download a Scholarship Donation Brochure, or contact Member Services at 1-800-270-3444 or +1-412-232-3444. Contributions are tax deductible.

* Milton Feldstein Memorial Scholarship

** Jacqueline Shields Memorial Scholarship

*** Richard Stessel Memorial Scholarship

****In recognition of excellence in innovation and providing a forward approach to improvement for the next 100 years.

2007/2008 Scholarship Recipients

Category

Award

Winner

Program

Topic & Advisor

Centennial Scholarship	$10000	Heather Wright****	Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University	Life Cycle Assessment Case Study of an Emerging Chemical of Concern: Decabromodiphenyl Ether Dr. James R. Mihelcic
Centennial Scholarship	$7000	Robert Cameron****	Ph.D., Horticulture-Center for Green Roof Research, Penn State University	Bioremediation of pollutants through the use of sustainable technologies Robert D. Berghage
Air Quality Research and Study	$8000	Samar Moussa*	Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Irvine	Oxidation of a model system of organics on airborne dust particles and building surfaces: atmospheric and climate implications Barbara Finlayson-Pitts
Air Quality Research and Study	$6000	Yu-Mei Hsu	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Florida	Evaluation of Sulfuric Acid Mist Exposure Potential in Fertilizer Manufacturing Facilities Dr. Chang-Yu Wu
Air Quality Research and Study	$2000	Nicholas Ashley	Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University	Fate, Transport, and reactivity of anatase, titania nanoparticles in the atmosphere Dr. K.T. Valsaraj
Air Quality Research and Study	$2000	Ying Xu	Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Technological Institute	Emission of phthalates from Vinyl Flooring and Interaction with fine particles John Little
Waste Management Research and Study	$4000	Tanapon Phenrat**	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University	Fundamental study of nanoiron to DNAPL source zones in naturally heterogeneous field systems Assoc. Prof. Gregory V. Lowry
Waste Management Research and Study	$2000	Bryan Staley	Ph.D., Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University	Environmental and spatial factors affecting metabolic activity and gene expression during initiation of methanogenesis in solid waste Morton A. Barlaz
Environmental Management / Policy Research and Study	$2000	Obidamma Ezezika	M.S., Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University	Policy Economics & Law Prof. Daniel Esty
Environmental Management / Policy Research and Study	$2000	Conor Reynolds	Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Studies, University of British Columbia	Strategies to Reduce Urban Transportation EmissionsDr. Milind Kandlikar
Sustainability Research and Study	$2000	Chi Hoang	Ph.D., Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin	Chemistry and Microbiology of Green Building Materials Dr. Richard L. Corsi
Sustainability Research and Study	$2000	Rachel Wagner	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Penn State University	Microbial Fuel Cells Dr. Bruce Logan

2006/2007 Scholarship Recipients
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
Air Quality Research and Study	$7500	Ying Li*	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida	Removal of Elemental Mercury in Simulated Flue Gas Using Nanostructured SiO₂-TiO₂ and SiO₂-TiO₂-V₂O₅ Composites Chang-Yu Wu
Air Quality Research and Study	$2000	Rajan Chakrabarty	Ph.D., Chemical Physics, University of Nevada, Reno / Desert Research Institute	Characterization of Size, Structural and Fractal Properties of Combustion particles from Wild-land Fuels and Spark-ignition Vehicles Dr. Hans Moosmuller
Air Quality Research and Study	$2000	Ping Liu	Ph.D., Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University	Three-Dimensional Modeling of Ozone and Particulate Matter: Application, Evaluation and Improvement Yang Zhang
Air Quality Research and Study	$2000	Neelesh Sule	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Texas, Arlington	Air Pollution Dr. M.L. Sattler
Air Quality Research and Study	$2000	Abhilash Vijayan	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo	Exploring the Indoor Air Quality in Public Transport Buses Using Alternative Fuels Dr. Ashor Kumar
Waste Management Research and Study	$3000	Ravi Kadambala**	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Florida	Municipal Solid Waste Aerobic Bioreactor Landfill Dr. Timothy G. Townsend
Waste Management Research and Study	$2000	Bryan Staley***	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University	Assessment of Microbial Populations in Refuse Via Molecular Methods and Enhancement of Decomposition Via Community Structure Manipulation Morton A. Barlaz
Environmental Management / Policy Research and Study	$3000	Sonia Uribe	M.S., Engineering & Public Affairs, University of Texas, Austin	International Affairs David U. Eaton
Environmental Management / Policy Research and Study	$2000	Maria Aileen Leah Guzman	Ph.D., Environmental Science, State University of New York	Sustaining Mega Cities: A Case Study of Metro Manila, Philippines Charles A.S. Hall
Sustainability Research and Study	$3000	Heather Wright	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University	Quantifying Ecological Risk from Emerging Chemicals through Integration of Environmental Models with Economic Production Projections Dr. James Mihelcic
Sustainability Research and Study	$2000	Cristina Piluso	Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Wayne State University	Ecological Input-Output Decision Analysis for the Improvement of Environmental Sustainability in the Automotive Industry Dr. Yinlun Huang
2005/2006
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
1st Place	$7,500	Silvia Calderon*	Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of South Florida	Modeling and Measurement of Organic Nitrogen in Atmospheric Samples from Tampa Bay, USA Dr. Scott Campbell
2nd Place	$3,000	Carlos Sanlley**	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University	Chemical Oxidation of Pyrene Using Fenton's Reagents Susan J. Masten
3rd Place - Tie	$2,750	Callie Babbitt	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Florida	A Biologically-Active Activated Carbon System for Reducing HAP and VOC Emissions from Pulp and Paper Mills Angela S. Lindner
3rd Place - Tie	$2,750	Harn Wei Kua	Ph.D., Building Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Sustainable Building Material Policy John E. Fernandez
3rd Place - Tie	$2,750	Eileen Mick	MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	Environmental Engineering Dr. Nelson
3rd Place - Tie	$2,750	Anne Perring	Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley	Atmospheric Chemistry Ronald C. Cohen
3rd Place - Tie	$2,750	Navid Saleh	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University	Environmental Engineering / Nanotechnology in Groundwater Remediation Gregory V. Lowry
3rd Place - Tie	$2,750	Huda Shaka	Ph.D., Chemistry, University of California, Irvine	Analytical Chemistry Professor Barbara Finlayson-Pitts
2004/2005
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
1st Place	$7,000	Rafael McDonald*	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis	Thin Film Photocatalysis Dr. Pratim Biswas
2nd Place	$2,500	Paula Mouser**	Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont	Solid Waste and Geostatistics Dr. Donna Rizzo
3rd Place - Tie	$1,875	Elizabeth Claire Booth	M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech	Air Quality/Air Pollution Linsey Marr
3rd Place - Tie	$1,875	Jong Hyun Choi	Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley	Laser Diagnostics, Ultrafine Particle Formation, Growth, and Destructions Dr. Lucas Prof. Koshland Prof. Sawyer
3rd Place - Tie	$1,875	Alexis Troschinetz	M.S., Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University	Sustainability Dr. James Mihelcic
3rd Place - Tie	$1,875	Emily Weitkamp	Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University	Air Quality – Particulate Matter Allen L. Robinson
2003/2004
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
1st Place	$7,000	Garvin Heath*	Ph.D. Energy and Resources University of California, Berkeley	Redistributing Pollution: Emissions from Distributed Electricity Generation Dr. William Nazaroff
2nd Place - Tie	$2,500	Aura Davila	Ph.D. Chemical Engineering University of Connecticut	Development of a Model for Ash Formation Under Pressurized Pulverized Coal Combustion Dr. Joseph Helble
2nd Place - Tie	$2,500	Amit Kaldate	Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	Environmental Systems Analysis Dr. Deborah Thurston
2nd Place - Tie	$2,500	Elmira Kujundzic	Ph.D. Environmental Engineering University of Colorado, Boulder	Engineering Controls for Reducing Indoor Concentrations of Bioaerosol Shelly Miller
2nd Place - Tie	$2,500	Melissa Wu**	MS Environmental Engineering University of California, Berkeley	Waste Management Yoram Rubin
2002/2003
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
1st Place	$7,500	Yun-Fat Lam*	Masters, Environmental Engineering (Air Quality) Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Tennessee	Emission Inventory Dr. Wayne Davis
2nd Place	$5,500	Melissa Cheryl Foster Evans	Ph.D., Chemistry Physical Chemistry University of South Florida	The Role of Marine Air on Urban Air Pollution Dr. Noreen Poor
3rd Place	$4,500	Garvin Adair Heath	Masters, Engineering Science; Energy and Resources Civil & Environmental Engineering; Energy and Resources Group University of California, Berkeley	The Exposure Effects of Distributed Electricity Generation - An Intake Fraction Approach Dr. William Nazaroff
4th Place	$3,500	David Ramirez	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Adsorption of Hazardous Air Pollutants in a Pilot-Scale Solvent Vapor Recovery System Dr. Mark Rood
5th Place	$3,000	Ross Nils Hunsaker	Masters, Environmental Engineering Environmental Engineering Utah State University	Western States Visibility Assessment Program Dr. Randal Martin
6th Place	$2,000	Denise Wessels**	Masters, Environmental Science School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indiana University	Waste Management Dr. Diane Henschel
2001/2002
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
1st Place	$7,000	Ross Mitchell Tabachow*	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Duke University	Nitric Oxide Emissions from Contaminated Soil: Chemiluminescent Monitoring with Comparison to Microbial Community Analysis Dr. Jeffrey Peirce
2nd Place	$6,000	Charles Oliver Stanier	Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University	Atmospheric Organic Particles: Formation, Properties, and Fate Dr. Spyros Pandis
3rd Place	$5,000	Suk-yi Lo	Masters Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Transient Behavior Models for Adsorption of VOCs on Activated Carbon Fibercloth Dr. Mark Rood
4th Place	$4,000	Laura Suzanne Spriggs	Masters, Environmental Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Cincinnati	Thermodynamic Evaluation of Equilibrium Constants for the Ammonia-Sulfur Dioxide-Water System Using FTIR Spectroscopy Dr. Tim Keener
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Rachel Alice Brennan**	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	The Role of Microbially Produced Surfactants, Cosolvents, and Electron Donors on the Acceleration of DNAPL Bioavailability and Degradation Dr. Charles Werth
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Prakash Doraiswamy	Ph.D., Air Quality Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Tennessee, Knoxville	PM2.5 Sources and Emissions Dr. Wayne Davis
2000/2001
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
1st Place	$7,000	Alba Maria Ortiz*	Masters, Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering University of Texas at Austin	Emission and Adsorption of VOCs in Indoor Air Dr. Richard Corsi
2nd Place	$5,000	Christopher M.B. Lehmann	Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Catalytic Properties of Waste-derived Adsorbents for Air Quality Issues Dr. Mark Rood
3rd Place - Tie	$4,000	Allyson Mater Day**	Masters, Environmental Science and Management Center for Environmental Research and Education Duquesne University	Endocrine Disruption by Environmental Pollutants Dr. Sonia Bembic
3rd Place - Tie	$4,000	Jennifer Renee Woertz	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering University of Texas at Austin	Removal of VOCs in Fungal Bioreactors Dr. Kerry Kinney
4th Place - Tie	$3,000	Anthony Edward Held	Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering University of California, Davis	A Novel Numerical Model for Pollutant Dispersion Dr. D.P.Y. Chang
4th Place - Tie	$3,000	David Alan Olson	Ph.D. Civil (Environmental) Engineering University of Texas at Austin	Air Exposure to Water Disinfection Byproducts Dr. Richard Corsi
1999/2000
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
1st Place	$7,000	Jeremy Everett Diem*	Ph.D., Geography University of Arizona	GIS & Air Pollution in Tucson, AZ
2nd Place	$5,500	Christopher M.B. Lehmann**	Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Emission Control and Adsorbents from WasteTtires
3rd Place	$4,500	Michael Reynolds Nosbisch	Masters, Engineering Management George Washington University	Environmental & Energy Management
4th Place	$3,000	Holly Ann Bamford	Ph.D., Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences University of Maryland	Atmospheric Chemistry, Composition of Ultrafine Aerosols
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Nicole Rabaud Freitas	Ph.D., Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry University of California-Davis	Stockyard NH3 and Odor Emissions
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Kathleen M. McCarty	Masters, Environmental Health Sciences Yale-Medical School	Public Environmental Health Hazards & Risks
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Michelle Holly Wilhelm	Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences University of California-Los Angeles	Air Pollution & Risk Assessment
1998/1999
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
1st Place	$7,000	David Alan Tucker**	Masters, Environmental Engineering University of Washington	Remidiation of Toxins in Adverse Environments
2nd Place	$5,500	Kathryn Teresa Anderson*	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering University of California-Davis	Bioremediation of Air Pollution
3rd Place	$4,500	Jeremy E. Diem	Ph.D., Geography University of Arizona	GIS & Air Pollution in Tucson, AZ
4th Place	$3,000	Jennifer Kristin Lynes	Masters, Environmental Studies University of Waterloo	In-flight Airline Waste Minimization & Management
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Douglas R. Black	Ph.D., Environmental Engineering University of California-Berkeley	Miniature Real-time O3 Monitor
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Christie Joy Brodrick	Masters, Civil Engineering University of California-Davis	PM Emissions from HDDVs
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Mark Anthony Gehrke	Ph.D., Analytical Environmental Chemistry University of Missouri-Rolla	Aerosols & Ultratrace Nitroaromatics
1997/1998
Category	Award	Winner	Program	Topic & Advisor
1st Place	$6,000	Jonathan Levy	Ph.D. Harvard University	Alternative Energy Sources & Efficiency Relation to Environmental Impact
2nd Place	$5,000	Susan Shaheen	Ph.D. University of California-Davis	Transportation & Emission Reduction: Electric Cars
3rd Place	$4,000	Ashley Wenger**	Ph.D. Drexel University	Modeling Hazard Waste Reduction in Electric Arc Melters
4th Place	$3,000	Pamela Franklin	Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley	Effect of Regulatory Changes on Automotive Emissions
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Michael Maples	Ph.D. University of Missouri-Rolla	Hazardous Waste Reduction
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Eric Peterson	Masters University of South Dakota	Transport of Contaminants Through a Karst Environment
5th Place - Tie	$2,000	Mary Taylor	Ph.D. McGill University	Evolution of Mutagenic Hydrocarbons During Thermal Remediation of Soils

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