Thursday, April 3, 2025

National Science Foundation Faculty Early Development (CAREER) Awards  

Aleksey Charapko  
Assistant professor of computer science 

Linqing Li  
Assistant professor of chemical engineering 

Tracy Mandel  
Assistant professor of mechanical engineering 

Faculty Honors

Shawna Hollen  
Associate professor of physics 
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator 

Stuart Grandy
Professor of soil biogeochemistry and fertility 
Soil Science Society of America Fellow 
Soil Ecology Society Professional Achievement Award 

Christopher Bauer  
Professor of chemistry  
American Chemical Society Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry Award 

Michael McCann 
Associate dean and professor, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law 
Association of American Law Schools Sports Law Award 

Mike Alvarez  
Assistant professor of communication 
International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry’s Early Career Award 

Jessica Scheick 
Research assistant professor of glaciology and remote sensing 
American Geophysical Union Open Science Recognition Prize 

Patricia Halpin 
Professor of biological sciences and biotechnology 
International Union of Physiological Sciences Fellow 

Jennifer Jacobs  
Professor of civil and environmental engineering 
Transportation Research Board Michael J. Savonis Lifetime Achievement Award 

Gabriela Bradt
Fisheries extension specialist 
National Sea Grant Network Superior Outreach Programming Award  
Northeast Sea Grant Consortium Regional Superior Outreach Programming Award 

Michele Dillon 
Dean, College of Liberal Arts 
Villanova University 2025 Civitas Dei Medal 

David Burdick 
Research associate professor of coastal ecology and restoration; Director, Jackson Estuarine Laboratory 
Environmental Business Council of New England APEX Award  

Mark Bonica 
Associate professor and department chair of health management and policy 
American College of Healthcare Executives New Hampshire Regent’s Award 

Bob McGrath and Semra Aytur 
Professors, health management and policy 
American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award for Public Policy and History, second prize 

Sue Cagle, Scott Slattery, Nate Bernitz, Trish Prescott, Mike Polizzotti, Becky Levy 
UNH Extension 
National Association for Community Development Extension Professionals Excellence in Community Development Team Award 

Anna Wainwright  
Assistant professor of Italian studies  
National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend Award 

Graduate Student Honors 

Charles Wilson 
Ph.D. candidate, chemistry 
Department of Energy Graduate Research Award 

Derrek Perham 
Ph.D. student, mechanical engineering 
Department of Defense SMART Scholarship 

Brianna Isola 
Ph.D. student, physics 
NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) Fellow 

Sidney Axtell  
Ph.D. student, marine biology 
NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow 

Alexandria Sangermano 
Ph.D. student, marine biology 
NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellow  

Elizabeth Martin ’24G 
M.S., marine biology 
NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow 

Ana Silverio ’24G 
M.S., marine biology 
NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow