Certificates of Merit: 2006

Dr. Paul R. Haberstroh
Mohave Community College, Lake Havasu City, Arizona
"Investigating the Source of 'Black Carbon' Content of Rivers and Marine Sedimentary Environments.  Is it from Combustion of Fossil Fuels or Re-suspended Bedrock?"

Dr. Margaret A. Coffman
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti
"Empowering Students in Ecology and the Arts by Using Computer-Based Analysis of Natural Sounds and Creating Original Musical Compositions of Bird Songs"

Philip D. Tanimoto
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
"Mapping Ecosystems Across Eight Countries of Meso-America, Focusing on Land Cover, Remaining Cloud Forests and Avian Habitat Distribution"