Each April the Purdue Department of Forestry & Natural Resources sponsors an awards ceremony to honor deserving students and a spring research symposium featuring student projects. Some highlights of students affiliated with the HTIRC:

• Sayon Ghosh received first place at the Purdue University and Natural Research Symposium 2022 in the category – Research

• Scott Gula received first place at the Purdue University Forestry and Natural Research Symposium 2022 in the category – Research

• Geoff Williams received first place at the Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium 2019 in the category Ph.D – Research.

Caleb Redick received first place at the Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium 2019 in the category M.S. – Research.

Emily Thyroff earned the Graduate Instructional Development Certificate (April 2018)

• Emily Thyroff received first place at the Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium 2018 in the category M.S. – Research.

• David Mann received second place at the Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium 2018 in the category M.S. – Research.

• Andrea Brennan and David Mann were awarded the Charles H. Michler Scholarship for the Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher in Forest Biology (April 2018).
• Andrea Brennan was awarded the Fischer Forestry Fund Graduate Scholarship (April 2018).

Skye Greenler received first place at the Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium 2017 in the category M.S. – Engagement.

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• Kyle Earnshaw was awarded the Charles H. Michler Scholarship for the Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher in Forest Biology (April 2016).

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• Mekala Sundaram received first place at the Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources Research Symposium 2016 in the category Ph.D. – Research.