2003
NEWS ARCHIVE
PhD
Candidate From LSU’s Department of Oceanography & Coastal
Sciences Receives 2004 Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Award
June 12, 2003
Evaristo Liwa, a PhD
candidate in the School of the Coast and Environment, has been
awarded a Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship for 2004. The Dean John
A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship provides opportunities for
a small number of graduate students to spend a year in the legislative
and executive branches of the federal government, working on national
policy issues related to marine and coastal issues. Liwa received
an Executive Branch appointment at the National Science Foundation
Division of Ocean Sciences to identify and coordinate coastal
and marine scientists from around the world with those un the
U.S. Ten Legislative and 23 Executive fellowships were awarded.
Prior to his study
at LSU, Liwa worked with city and national government agencies
in Tanzania on coastal management issues. The Fulbright Scholar’s
PhD research, A Neural Network Model for Classification of Coastal
Wetlands Vegetation Structure with Moderate Resolution Spectro-radiometer
(MODIS) Data, involves applying satellite technology in the coastal
management arena. “Mr. Liwa is interested in understanding
the processes at work in the coastal zone and in the scientific
management of these resources. As a Fellow at NSF, Mr. Liwa will
gain invaluable experience and expertise in facilitating collaboration
between U.S. and international scientists. The project will be
invaluable for him, LSU, the Department of Oceanography and Coastal
Sciences, and Tanzania,”said Dr. Lawrence Rouse of the LSU
Dept. of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences. Dr. Rouse is the chair
of Liwa’s dissertation committee.
The Louisiana
Sea Grant College Program sponsored Liwa in the fellowship competition.
Candidates sponsored by 16 of the 30 Sea Grant Programs in the
U.S. received fellowships. For more information on the Knauss
Fellowship, contact the Louisiana Sea Grant Office.
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