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Dauphin Island
Sea Lab Students Receive Nelson Award from June 17, 2004 |
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Contact: Lisa Young 251/861-7509 The 2004 recipients of the Nelson Award from the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo (ADSFR), sponsored by the Jaycees, are Ph.D. student Ryan Moody and M.S. student Kelly Rakow, both of the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of South Alabama and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The Nelson Award is named in honor of Dr. Gareth Nelson, former Curator of Fishes at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Dr. Nelson was a frequent research presence in the ADSFR for over twenty years, collecting specimens, some newly discovered, for the Museum. His research renown helped publicize the ADSFR to national prominence. The Nelson Award is given every year to a Ph.D. student ($1,000) and an M.S. student ($500) whose research progress is outstanding. Ryan Moody’s research, with field sites as nearby as Point aux Pines and as far away as Antarctica, is entitled “The ontogenetic effects of predation on populations of a marine gastropod.” Kelly Rakow’s work, some of which has been selected for display at the New England Aquarium, is entitled “Mechanics of oriented swimming by the jellyfish, Aurelia aurita, against shear flow.” Mr. Moody and Ms. Rakow will receive their awards at the ADSFR Banquet, scheduled July 19, at the Mobile Fairgrounds. |
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