People & Awards

Awards and Recognition 

Raju Pokharel, CANR Early Career Research Award

Raju Pokharel, CANR Global Scholar 

 

Fellowships and Scholarships

  • Tara Allohverdi, PhD Student: MSU Graduate Office Fellowship (GFO)
  • Basana Sapkota, PhD Student: MSU C.S. Mott Predoctoral Fellowship in Sustainable Agriculture
  • Ichchha Thapa, PhD Student: Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (MW CASC) Graduate Fellowship

Best Student Presenter Award 

  • Ichchha Thapa, PhD Student, 2023 ISFRE Synopsis, Houston, TX; Presentation Title-"Feedstock supply analysis and optimal locations for mass timber manufacturing in Michigan"
  • Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed, MS Student, 2023 ISFRE Synopsis, Houston, TX; Presentation Title-"Assessing the environmental impacts of proposed biochar production facilities using low value forest biomass in Michigan"

Student Poster Awards

  • Ichchha Thapa, PhD Student, 2023 ISFRE Synopsis, International Society of Forest Resource Economics (ISFRE),Houston, TX (Second Place); Poster Title-"Feedstock Supply & Demand for mass timber manufacturing in Michigan" 
  • Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed, MS Student, 2023 ISFRE Synopsis, International Society of Forest Resource Economics (ISFRE), Houston, TX (Third Place); Poster Title-"Quantifying the environmental impacts of proposed biochar production facilities using forest biomass in Michigan"
  • Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed, MS Student, 2022 SAF Convention, Society of American Foresters, September, Baltimore, MD, USA. (Third Place); Poster Title-"Assessing the prospects of biochar production using forest biomass for building a circular bioeconomy in Michigan"
  • Naresh Khanal, MS Student, 2022 ISFRE Meeting, International Society of Forest Resource Economics (ISFRE), Houston, TX (First Place); Poster Title-"Identifying Optimal Locations for Establishing Mass Timber Processing Facilities in Michigan"