Entering JP class of 2011 is complete!

The dust has now settled and the results are in! The entering class of 2011 is now complete. They are:

• Alexander Bergan (UC San Diego; advisors: Gareth Lawson & Andone Lavery)
• Alexis Fischer (Wellesley College; advisor: Don Anderson)
• Jesse McNichol (Mount Allison Univ.; advisor: Stefan Sievert)
• Emily Moberg (MIT; advisor: Mike Neubert)
• Julie Van der Hoop (Dalhousie Univ.; advisor: Michael Moore)

Thanks to everyone who helped in the admissions process, from evaluating applications, to giving open house tours.  Special thanks to Tricia Morin Gebbie and Ronni Schwartz who made the process go so smoothly.

JP Student wins AGU Award

The accolades continue to accumulate for Biology JP students and postdocs. Here's news that Santiago Herrera has won an Outstanding Student Paper Award for his presentation Biodiversity of the Deep-Sea Benthic Fauna in the Sangihe-Talaud Region, Indonesia: Observations from the INDEX-SATAL 2010 Expedition. Santiago gave his presentation at the 2010 AGU Fall meeting in San Francisco. The selection committee said, "Your presentation was recognized as among the best of a strong group of student presenters, which sets an example for your fellow students and the entire AGU membership."  Among the 14 co-authors were fellow JP student Eleanor Bors and Santiago's advisor, Tim Shank. You can find the abstract here.  Congratulations Santiago!