E. Broadus Browne Research Awards

On this page:

• Award Description
• Nomination Procedures
• Recipients

Nomination Procedures

• Each department/institute will determine their own criteria for their student award nominees.
• The department/institute head may nominate one candidate for each award.
• A cover letter for each nominee along with their written report should be emailed as a PDF document to the Associate Dean for Research.
• Nominations are due on or before the last Friday in January. Hard copies will not be accepted.

Award Eligibility

• The graduate student must be enrolled in the respective degree program within CAES at the time of the competition and the graduate student’s major advisor must have a GAES appointment.
• The work reported must be performed during the student’s M.S. or Ph.D. degree program at UGA and will be certified by his/her major professor or department head.
• Each department or official institute offering a graduate program in the college is limited to one M.S. and one Ph.D. nominee.

Student Requirements

Each student shall prepare a written report, not to exceed ten, single-sided 8½ x 11-inch standard pages (including text, footnotes, references, citations, tables, figures, and graphs). The top of the first page shall include the title of the report, the student’s name, and contact information (department, daytime phone number, and UGA e-mail address). All text material shall be typed and double-spaced (including footnotes, references, and tables). Use 1-inch margins and 12-point Times Roman. As an aid, refer to the format template (PDF). Failure to follow these guidelines will result in being disqualified.

The report shall include an abstract, a problem statement, the creative research approach, results and conclusions, and should be written in a manner so that it is readily understood by a knowledgeable layperson. Participants will be evaluated on the appropriateness of research procedures, interpretation of results, conclusions drawn, editorial correctness (i.e., clarity and organization), quality of the science, originality of the research, and significance to the CAES mission.

Students shall also give an oral presentation limited to twenty minutes; ten minutes to present the research and ten minutes to answer questions. The oral presentation must effectively communicate the scientific merit and creativity of the research and utilize effective visual aids. The student will be evaluated on effective responses to questions from the audience. As with the written report, the oral presentation should be directed to a knowledgeable layperson. The Graduate Committee chair will poll the Graduate Committee to find a mutually agreeable time for oral presentations.

Evaluation and Selection Process

• A review panel member shall evaluate and rank each written report prior to the oral presentation.
  
• All students will make an oral presentation to a review panel composed of CAES Graduate Affairs Committee members at a date to be determined. A committee member shall abstain from voting or providing any comments on a student from his/her department/institute or if he/she is a member of the student’s advisory committee.
• After the oral presentation, the panel member shall evaluate and rank the student for the effectiveness of the oral presentation.
• Each panel member will then rank the students based on the combined written report and oral rankings. The review panel will pool their rankings and the Ph.D. and M.S. award winners will be determined jointly by the panel members based on this combined ranking.
• Criteria form for scoring and ranking (PDF)

Award Recipients

Winners of the E. Broadus Browne Research Awards for Outstanding Graduate Student Research

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