{"id":9841,"date":"2016-12-14T16:08:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T21:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?p=9841"},"modified":"2017-02-07T16:15:33","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T21:15:33","slug":"mitchell-center-for-sustainability-solutions-2016-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/2016\/12\/14\/mitchell-center-for-sustainability-solutions-2016-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions 2016 Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>2016 Award Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding contribution toward the development of a solution by a research team\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A team that has helped link knowledge with action to effectively contribute to a real-world solutions\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Interdisciplinary Research Team Award for\u00a0Outstanding Progress on \u201cThe Road to Solutions\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New England Sustainability Cooperative (<a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/safe-beaches-and-shellfish-beds\/\">NEST<\/a>) Decision Support Systems Team \u2014 Sean Smith, Brian McGill, Sam Roy, Damian Brady, Kate Beard, Benoit Parmentier, and Bridie Mcgreavy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"9839\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/nest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9839 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/nest.jpg\" alt=\"NEST team members\" width=\"384\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/nest.jpg 384w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/nest-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/nest-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/nest-317x211.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,384px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEST team members from left to right, Sean Smith, Brian McGill, and Sam Roy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Outstanding mentorship of a student or other team member in sustainability research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A team member that demonstrated exceptional mentoring of a student or other team member on a research project<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travis Blackmer, <a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/road-to-solutions\/materials-management\/\">Materials Management<\/a>\u00a0(Solid Waste) in Maine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"9589\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Blackmer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9589 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Blackmer.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Blackmer\" width=\"345\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Blackmer.jpg 345w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Blackmer-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Blackmer-105x99.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Blackmer-317x299.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,345px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mitchell Center Director David Hart with Travis Blacker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Outstanding student contribution to sustainability research \u2014 undergraduate and\u00a0graduate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A student\u2019s exceptional research in advancing sustainability science and contribution to solutions<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courtney King, Ph.D student, Climate Change Institute,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/road-to-solutions\/materials-management\/\">Materials Management<\/a> (Solid Waste) in Maine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"9580\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/CourtneyKing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9580 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/CourtneyKing.jpg\" alt=\"Courtney King\" width=\"323\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/CourtneyKing.jpg 323w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/CourtneyKing-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/CourtneyKing-105x111.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/CourtneyKing-317x336.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,323px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtney King<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Brady Davis, Senior, Business Management and the Honors College, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/cheesemaking-in-maine\/\">Cheesemaking in Maine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"9578\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/BradyDavis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9578 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/BradyDavis.jpg\" alt=\"Brady Davis\" width=\"291\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/BradyDavis.jpg 291w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/BradyDavis-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/BradyDavis-105x110.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,291px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brady Davis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Outstanding contribution by an external partner to sustainability research<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participation in research by a partner or stakeholder that contributed to greater effectiveness in one or more dimensions of sustainability work.<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding Contribution by an External Partner on \u201cThe Road to Solutions\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/road-to-solutions\/projects-a-z\/mitchell-center-research-projects\/engaging-citizen-scientists-to-evaluate-water-quality-decline\/\">Engaging Citizen Scientists to Evaluate Water Quality Decline Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maine Department of Environmental Protection,\u00a0Engaging Citizen Scientists to Evaluate Water Quality Decline Project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"9587\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Amirbahman.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9587 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Amirbahman.jpg\" alt=\"Aria Amirbahman\" width=\"318\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Amirbahman.jpg 318w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Amirbahman-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Amirbahman-105x96.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2016\/12\/Amirbahman-317x290.jpg 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,318px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aria Amirbahman, Principal Investigator, Engaging Citizen Scientists to Evaluate Water Quality Decline Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2016 Award Categories Outstanding contribution toward the development of a solution by a research team\u00a0 A team that has helped link knowledge with action to effectively contribute to a real-world solutions\u00a0 Interdisciplinary Research Team Award for\u00a0Outstanding Progress on \u201cThe Road to Solutions\u201d New England Sustainability Cooperative (NEST) Decision Support Systems Team \u2014 Sean Smith, Brian 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