2025 Honorees - REEO Annual Celebration Recognizing UNH Researchers and Scholars

Mike Alvarez      Communication
2024 Qualitative Book Award for "Unraveling: An Autoethnography of Suicide and Renewal" 
International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry

Semra Aytur      Health Management and Policy
Book of the Year Award, 2nd Place: Health Policy and Analysis
American Journal of Nursing

Mark Bonica     Health Management and Policy
New Hampshire Regent’s Award
American College of Healthcare Executives

Analena Bruce     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems
Editor's Choice Award for "Assessing beef producers’ interest in cooperative business models in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont"
American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

Debra Brucker      Institute on Disability
Member
National Academy of Social Insurance

David Burdick     Natural Resources and the Environment & Jackson Estuarine Laboratory
Representing UNH for 2024 APEX Leadership by a Non-Profit Award for "Restoration of the Great Marsh"
Environmental Business Council of New England

Meghan Carpenter     UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
Top 20 Most Influential People in Legal Education
National Jurist

Russ Congalton     Natural Resources and the Environment
Pecora Award
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) & US Geological Service (USGS)

Andrew Conroy     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems
Editor's Choice Award for "Assessing beef producers’ interest in cooperative business models in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont"
American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

Alix Contosta     Earth Systems Research Center & Natural Resources and the Environment
Trustee
Board of Trustees, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation

Eshan Dave     Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fellow
RILEM: International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures

Melissa Lynn Davis     UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law & Clinical Practice Clinic
Elected Member
American College of Trial Lawyers

Laura Dietz     Computer Science
Best Paper Award, 47th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval (SIGIR-24)
Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval, Association for Computing Machinery

Michele Dillon     Dean, College of Liberal Arts
St. Brigid's Day Inaugural Lecture, "Can Synodality Advance Vatican II's Understanding of an Inclusive Catholicism?"
Old St. Patrick's Church, Chicago

Marcy Doyle     Institute for Health Policy and Practice & Center for Digital Health Innovation
President of the Board of Directors
New Hampshire Nurses’ Association

Peter Erickson     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems
Editor's choice award for “Assessing beef producers’ interest in cooperative business models in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont”
American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

Serita Frey     Natural Resources and the Environment
Lead Author, Forests Chapter, Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6)
U.S. Global Change Research Program
Francis Clark Distinguished Lectureship in Soil Biology
Soil Science Society of America

Stuart Grandy     Natural Resources and the Environment
Fellow
Soil Science Society of America
Professional Achievement Award
Soil Ecology Society

Jennifer Griffith     Management and Entrepreneurship
2024 Influential Leader
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business 

Jeffrey Halpern     Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
U.S. Pat. #12153044, 2-dimensional surfaces capable of monitoring stimuli-responsive behavior and methods of use thereof
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Pat.# 11899012, Single-chain polymer-based target receptors for use in electrochemical detection of target analytes
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Patricia Halpin     Life Sciences, , College of Professional Studies Manchester
Fellow
American Physiological Society
Fellow
International Union of Physiological Sciences

Shawna Hollen     Physics and Astronomy
Experimental Physics Investigator
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Andrew Houtenville     Economics & Institute on Disability
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee 
U.S. Census Bureau

Kyung Jae Jeong     Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
U.S. Pat. #11998658, Injectable porous hydrogels
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Pat. #11981760, Therapeutic hydrogels and contact lens for corneal melting
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Joel Johnson     Earth Sciences
Lecturer, 2024-2025 Ocean Discovery Lecture Series
International Ocean Discovery Program

Brad Kinsey     Mechanical Engineering & Associate Dean for Research, CEPS
Elected Member, SME North American Manufacturing Research Institute Board of Directors
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Fellow
CIRP International Academy for Production Engineering
Board of Directors, North American Manufacturing Research Institute
Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Marko Knezevic     Mechanical Engineering
U.S. Publication # 20240118057, Battle Tank with Armored Overhead Turret Design
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Nathan Laxague     Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Gonghu Li     Chemistry
U.S. Pat. #12053765, Selective carbon dioxide reduction catalyzed by single metal sites on carbon nitride under visible light irradiation
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Linqing Li     Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Mary Malone     Political Science and International Affairs
Latin America and Caribbean Learning and Rapid Response (LACLEARN) Grant Program, “Mano Dura and Democratic Erosion in Latin America:  Assessing the Appeal of Mano Dura in Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Uruguay"
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Tracy Mandel     Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Larry Mayer     Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping & NOAA/UNH Joint Hydrographic Center
Appointed as Chair
U.S. Arctic Research Commission
Commencement Distinguished Alumni Keynote Speaker
Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Bill McDowell     Natural Resources and the Environment
Fellow
Society for Freshwater Science

Robert McGrath     Health Management and Policy
Book of the Year Award, 2nd Place: Health Policy and Analysis
American Journal of Nursing

Jennifer Miksis-Olds     Center for Acoustics Research and Education
Award for Excellence in Partnering for the ADEON (Atlantic Deepwater Ecosystem Observatory Network)
National Oceanographic Partnership Program

Nate Oldenhuis     Chemistry
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators
National Institutes of Health (NIH

Sharyn Potter     Women's and Gender Studies & Prevention Innovations Research Center
Appointed, Defense Advisory Committee for Prevention of Sexual Misconduct (DAC-PSM)
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Bolivar Reyes-Jaquez     Psychology
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
U.S. Department of State

Yuri Rzhanov     Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
U.S. Pat. #12184832, Methods and systems of determining quantum efficiency of a camera
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Mihaela Sabin     Applied Engineering and Sciences, College of Professional Studies Manchester
Vice-President
ABET Computing Sciences Accreditation Board

Cinthia Satornino     Marketing
Research Excellence Award
Sales Special Interest Group, American Marketing Association

Jessica Scheick     Earth Systems Research Center
Open Science Recognition Prize
American Geophysical Union

Samantha Seal     English
2024 First Chapters Competition, Pre-1700 Category for "Jackanapes Rising: A Tale of Alice Chaucer"
Historical Novel Society

John Seavey     Health Management and Policy
Book of the Year Award, 2nd Place: Health Policy and Analysis
American Journal of Nursing

William Rudolf (Rudi) Seitz     Chemistry
U.S. Pat.# 11899012, Single-chain polymer-based target receptors for use in electrochemical detection of target analytes
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Edward Song     Electrical and Computer Engineering
U.S. Pat.# 11899012, Single-chain polymer-based target receptors for use in electrochemical detection of target analytes
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

William (Bill) Stine     Psychology
President
International Society for Psychophysics

Anita Tucker     Social Work
Heart of Adventure Therapy Award
Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group, Association for Experiential Education

Anna Wainwright     Classics, Humanities and Italian Studies
Summer Stipend
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Easton White     Biological Sciences
Member
United Nation's World Ocean Assessment Working Group

Wilfred (Wil) Wollheim     Natural Resources and the Environment
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
U.S. Department of State

Jingfeng Xiao     Earth Systems Research Center
Highly Cited Researchers 2024
Clarivate

Jerome Amedu     Mathematics and Statistics
2024 CADRE Fellow
Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education 

Zahraa Basil Albeshir     Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Jeffrey Halpern
Honorable Mention, Graduate Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Sidney Axtell     Marine Biology
Advisor: Nathan Furey
Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Anusree Devanandan     Physics and Astronomy
Advisor: Amy Keesee
Outstanding Student Presentation Award
American Geophysical Union

Alexis Eaton     Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Paula Mouser
Graduate Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation (NSF)

James Irving     History
Advisor: Kurk Dorsey
Dissertation Year Fellowship
Truman Library Institute

Brianna Isola     Physics and Astronomy
Advisor: Matthew Argall
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) Fellowship
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Callyan Lacio     Integrative Biology
Advisor: Laura Kloepper
Graduate Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Karla Oñate Melecio     Physics and Astronomy
Advisor: Mark McConnell
Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) Fellow
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Taylor Nydam     National Security Intelligence Analysis
Advisor: Andrew Macpherson
Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research Grant
U.S. Department of State

Derrek Perham     Mechanical Engineering
SMART Scholarship
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

Manjot Rekhi     Earth and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Stuart Grandy
Bayer Crop Science Fellow
Agronomy Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America 

Alexandria Sangermano     Marine Biology
Advisor: Gregg Moore
Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Else Schlerman     Natural Resources and Earth Systems Science
Advisor: Stuart Grandy & Jessica Ernakovich
Graduate Research Fellowship
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Joel Tibbetts     Physics and Astronomy
Advisor: Amy Keesee
Outstanding Student Presentation Award
American Geophysical Union

Charles Wilson     Chemistry
Advisor: Christine Caputo
Graduate Research Award
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Gabriela Bradt     Natural Resources, UNH Cooperative Extension
Superior Outreach Programming Award
National Sea Grant Network
Regional Superior Outreach Programming Award
Northeast Sea Grant Consortium

Michelline Dufort     Center for Family Enterprise
2024 NH 200 List
NH Business Review 

Marc Eichenberger     UNHInnovation
2024 NH 200 List
NH Business Review 

Tara Hicks Johnson     Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
President
National Marine Educators Association 

Elizabeth Kintzing     Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping
Inductee
Women Divers Hall of Fame

Michele Kroll     Health and Well-Being, UNH Cooperative Extension
Endowment Award for "Wellness Wheel Assessment"
National Extension Family and Consumer Economics Association
Program Award
North East Extension Directors

Marian McCord     Senior Vice Provost, Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach
2024 NH 200 List
NH Business Review 

Sara Morris     Shoals Marine Laboratory
William and Nancy Klamm Service Award
Wilson Ornithological Society
President
American Ornithological Society

Michelle Morrissey     UNH Magazine
Best of CASE District 1, North Atlantic for "The UNH Magazine" 
Council on Advancement and Support of Education

Amy Papineau     Landscape Horticulture, UNH Cooperative Extension
Northeast Regional Winner, NACAA Communications Award
National Association of County Agricultural Agents

Alexis Piñero-Benson     UNH Office of Community Standards
Senior Faculty, Conduct Officer Track
Gehring Academy - Leading training institute for conduct professionals

Yashwant Prakash Vyas     Aulbani J. Beauregard Center for Equity, Justice, and Freedom
Outstanding International Education Initiative Award
American College Personnel Association - College Student Educators International 

NH Housing Academy: a collaborative, locally driven approach
Excellence in Community Development - Team Award
National Association for Community Development Extension Professionals

Nate Bernitz     Community and Economic Development, UNH Cooperative Extension
Sue Cagle     Community and Economic Development, UNH Cooperative Extension
Charlie French     Community and Economic Development, UNH Cooperative Extension
Rebecca Levy     Community and Economic Development, UNH Cooperative Extension
Patricia Prescott     Community and Economic Development, UNH Cooperative Extension
Scott Slattery     Community and Economic Development, UNH Cooperative Extension

Nature Groupies
Ashton Hallett Award for Exemplary Stewardship of the Land
Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire

Haley Andreozzi     Natural Resources, UNH Cooperative Extension
Malin Clyde     Natural Resources, UNH Cooperative Extension 
Wellsley Costello     NH Sea Grant & Natural Resources, UNH Cooperative Extension
Alyson Eberhardt     NH Sea Grant & Natural Resources, UNH Cooperative Extension
Charlotte Thompson     Natural Resources, UNH Cooperative Extension
Emma Tutein     Natural Resources, UNH Cooperative Extension

UNH Extension Education Center lnfoline Volunteer Program
Volunteer Champion Award
Spirit of NH Awards, Volunteer NH

Steph Sosinsk     Food and Agriculture, UNH Cooperative Extension
… and the entire Education Center volunteer team 

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS)
FACULTY
Eshan Dave
Laura Dietz
Jeffrey Halpern
Shawna Hollen
Kyung Jae Jeong
Joel Johnson
Brad Kinsey
Marko Knezevic
Nathan Laxague
Gonghu Li
Linqing Li
Tracy Mandel
Nate Oldenhuis
William Rudolf Seitz
Edward Song

POST DOCTORAL SCHOLAR
Jerome Amedu

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Zahraa Basil Albeshir
Anusree Devanandan
Alexis Eaton
Karla Oñate Melecio
Derrek Perham
Joel Tibbetts
Charles Wilson

College of Health and Human Services (CHHS)
FACULTY
Semra Aytur
Mark Bonica
Debra Brucker
Marcy Doyle
Andrew Houtenville
Robert McGrath
John Seavey
Anita Tucker

College of Liberal Arts
FACULTY
Mike Alvarez
Michele Dillon
Mary Malone
Sharyn Potter
Bolivar Reyes-Jaquez
Samantha Seal
William Stine
Anna Wainwright

GRADUATE STUDENTS
James Irving

College of Professional Studies Manchester (CPS, Manchester)
FACULTY
Patricia Halpin
Mihaela Sabin

GRADUATE STUDENT
Taylor Nydam

College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA)
FACULTY
Analena Bruce
David Burdick
Russ Congalton
Andrew Conroy
Alix Contosta
Peter Erickson
Serita Frey
Stuart Grandy
Bill McDowell
Easton White
Wilfred (Wil) Wollheim 

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Sidney Axtell
Callyan Lacio
Manjot Rekhi
Alexandria Sangermano
Else Schlerman

Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS)
FACULTY
Alix Contosta
Larry Mayer
Jennifer Miksis-Olds
Yuri Rzhanov
Jessica Scheick
Jingfeng Xiao

GRADUATE STUDENT 
Brianna Isola

STAFF
Tara Hicks Johnson

Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics (Paul College)
FACULTY
Jennifer Griffith
Andrew Houtenville

STAFF
Michelline Dufort

UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
FACULTY
Meghan Carpenter
Melissa Lynn Davis

School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SMSOE)
FACULTY
David Burdick

STAFF
Tara Hicks Johnson
Elizabeth Kintzing
Sara Morris

UNH Cooperative Extension (Extension)
Haley Andreozzi
Nate Bernitz
Gabriela Bradt
Sue Cagle
Malin Clyde
Wellsey Costello
Alyson Eberhardt
Charlie French
Michele  Kroll
Rebecca Levy
Amy Papineau
Patricia Prescott
Scott Slattery
Steph Sosinsk
Charlotte Thompson
Emma Tutein

Other Units
ADMINISTRATION
Marc Eichenberger
Marian McCord
Alexis Piñero-Benson
Yashwant Prakash Vyas 

ADVANCEMENT
Michelle  Morrissey

NH SEA GRANT
Wellsey Costello
Alyson Eberhardt

For more about this award and Dr. Chen, see https://innovation.unh.edu/intellectual-property/innovator-year

Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
Lucy Salyer      History