2016
- Alyssa Dykman, Duke University
- Michael Flynn, East Carolina University
2015
- Jamie Heath, East Carolina University
- Carter Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences
2014
- Michael Goralnik, North Carolina State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Coastal ResilieNCe”: The Role of Design in the Future of North Carolina’s Coast” - Kimberly Hernandez, Duke University
“Protecting Beaches and Sea Turtles: An Analysis of Beach Nourishment, Loggerhead Sea Turtles, and Sea Level Rise in North Carolina”
Read about their research here.
2013
- Sierra Schelegle, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology
“Motivation of Sea Level Rise Planning in Four Coastal Counties”