CSL Awards & Recognition
2023
Paper of the Year Award, Climate Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers: Victoria Ford for: Ford, V. L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2022: Arctic Precipitation Recycling and Hydrologic Budget Changes in Response to Sea Ice Loss. Global Planet. Change, 209, 103752, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2022.103752
2021
2nd Place, Peter B. Wagner Memorial Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences: Victoria Ford for the publication Ford, V. L., O. W. Frauenfeld, C. J. Nowotarski, and R. J. Bombardi, 2021: Effective Sea Ice Area Based on a Thickness Threshold. Clim. Dynam., 56(11), 3541-3552, doi:10.1007/s00382-021-05655-6
2nd Place Outstanding Student Poster Presentation Award, American Meteorological Society: Victoria Ford for "Re-Evaluation of the Arctic Ocean Freshwater Budget's Atmospheric Component," 16th Conference on Polar Meteorology and Oceanography
Excellence in Research Award, Texas A&M University Department of Geography: Victoria Ford
First Place, American Association of Geographers Climate Specialty Group Student Paper Competition: Daniel Vecellio for "Thermodynamic Influences on Surface Air Temperature Over Eurasian Frozen Ground Regions"
2020
Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (College Level), Texas A&M University Association of Former Students: Oliver W. Frauenfeld
Excellence in Research Award, Texas A&M University Department of Geography: Daniel Vecellio
Texas A&M University Dissertation Fellowship, Texas A&M University’s Office of Graduate and Professional Studies: Daniel Vecellio
2019
Jimmy D. Cain Memorial Excellence Award, Texas A&M University Department of Geography: Mariam Moeen
Jimmy D. Cain Memorial Excellence Award, Texas A&M University Department of Geography: Bradley Barger
Outstanding Service Award, Texas A&M University Graduate & Professional Student Council: Rhett Douris
First Place, American Association of Geographers Climate Specialty Group Student Paper Competition: Victoria Ford for "The Influence of Arctic Sea Ice Thinning on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer"
Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas A&M University Department of Geography: Victoria Ford
M. T. Halbouty '30 AAPG Endowed Fellowship, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences: Daniel Vecellio
2018
NOAA Coastal Management fellowship: Ellen Bartow-Gillies
Excellence in Teaching Award, Texas A&M University Department of Geography: Daniel Vecellio
2016
Paper of the Year Award, Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers: Liang Chen for: Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2016: Impacts of urbanization on future climate in China. Clim. Dynam., 47(1), 345-357, doi:10.1007/s00382-015-2840-6
Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University: Trent Ford
2015
Mills Scholarship, Texas Water Resources Institute: Liyan Tian
U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship, Texas A&M University: Liang Chen
2014
Dean's Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences: Oliver W. Frauenfeld
Texas A&M Association of Former Students Achievement Award in Teaching, College of Geosciences: E. Brendan Roark
Astronaut Scholar, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation: Amelie C. Berger
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation, "Mesoscale impacts of soil moisture on precipitation:" Trent Ford
Paper of the Year Award, Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers: Laiyin Zhu for: Zhu, L., O. W. Frauenfeld, and S. M. Quiring, 2013: Seasonal Tropical Cyclone Precipitation in Texas: A Statistical Modeling Approach Based on a 60 Year Climatology. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118(16), 8842–8856, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50663
Third Place, 2014 Association of American Geographers Climate Specialty Group Student Paper Competition: Trent Ford for "Land Surface Impact on Convective Precipitation over the Southern Great Plains"
Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University: Chris Labosier
Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research, Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University: Laiyin Zhu
Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Junior, College of Geosciences: Amelie C. Berger
Phi Kappa Phi University Outstanding Junior: Amelie C. Berger
2013
2013–2014 Dissertation Fellowship, Texas A&M University’s Office of Graduate and Professional Studies: Chris Labosier
U.S. Senator Phil Gramm Doctoral Fellowship, Texas A&M University: Chris Labosier
Best Student Oral Presentation, American Meteorological Society's 27th Conference on Hydrology: Chris Labosier for "Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Drought Persistence in the Southeastern United States"
Distinguished Achievement Award for Service, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences: Brendan Roark
Partners in Conservation Award, U.S. Department of the Interior: "Atlantic Canyons - Pathways to the Abyss, Mid-Atlantic Region" with Brendan Roark
Montague Scholar (College of Geosciences), Texas A&M University Center for Teaching Excellence: Oliver W. Frauenfeld
2012
First Place, 2012 Association of American Geographers Climate Specialty Group Student Paper Competition: Chris Labosier for "Analysis of Air Mass Frequencies and Precipitation in Birmingham, Alabama"
Third Place, 2012 Association of American Geographers Climate Specialty Group Student Paper Competition: Trent Ford for "Modeling Asian Soybean Rust Urediniospore Movement Into and Amid the Contiguous United States"
2011
Montague Scholar (College of Geosciences), Texas A&M University Center for Teaching Excellence: Brendan Roark
2010
Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching, Texas A&M Association of Former Students, College of Geosciences: Steven M. Quiring
2009
Teaching Excellence Award (Top 5%), Texas A&M University System, Fall Semester: Steven M. Quiring
Montague Scholar (College of Geosciences), Texas A&M University Center for Teaching Excellence: Steven M. Quiring
Paper of the Year Award, Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers: Lei Meng for: Meng, L. and S. M. Quiring, 2008: A comparison of soil moisture models using Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) observations. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 9(4), 641– 659, doi:10.1175/2008JHM916.1
Knauss Fellowship, Sea Grant, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Walter Cox
2008
Research & Presentation Grant, Association of Former Students and the Office of Graduate Studies: Lei Meng
First place, Student Research Week Student Poster Competition, Texas A&M University: Anna Nordfelt
2007
Sir Keith Murdoch Fellowship, American Australian Association, Brendan Roark
UCAR Student Travel Grant to attend NSF Workshop on Detecting the Atmospheric Response to the Changing Face of the Earth: A Focus on Human-Caused Regional Climate Forcings, Land-Cover/Land-Use Change, and Data Monitoring: Anna Nordfelt
2007/2008 Mills Scholarship, The Texas Water Resources Institute: Lei Meng
Second place, Student Research Week Student Poster Competition, Texas A&M University: Lei Meng
2006
Paper of the Year Award, Climate Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers: Oliver W. Frauenfeld for: Frauenfeld, O. W., R. E. Davis, and M. E. Mann, 2005: A Distinctly Interdecadal Signal of Pacific Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction. Journal of Climate, 18(11), 1709–1718, doi:10.1175/JCLI3367.1
2006/2007 Mills Scholarship, The Texas Water Resources Institute: Anna Nordfelt
