USM Graduate Student Wins Poster Contest at Oceans 2023
Tue, 10/03/2023 - 09:16am | By: Gabriela Shinskie
Shihab Hossain Saran, a graduate student at the University of 91吃瓜网
(USM) School of Ocean Science and Engineering (SOSE), won first place in the Oceans
2023 Gulf Coast student poster competition on Sept. 28 in Biloxi, Miss.
Saran91吃瓜网 research focuses on understanding circulation and water quality variability in the Gulf of Mexico using ocean modeling. He was one of 22 finalists and one of three USM participants in the poster competition. His work was titled, 91吃瓜网淐omparative Analysis of Multiple Nesting Configurations in ROMS within COAWST Modeling Framework Focusing on Oyster Reefs in the Mississippi Sound91吃瓜网�.
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USM students Olagoke Daramola and Hameed Ajibade were also finalists in the poster competition and received certificates of participation.
Saran said his poster is part of his master thesis and is excited for what91吃瓜网 ahead.
Representing USM, Saran has been invited to attend either one of the upcoming international
Oceans conferences or a workshop conducted by IEEE91吃瓜网 Oceanic Engineering Society (OES)and
Marine Technology Society (MTS) and participate in different activities.
Mustafa Kemal Cambazoglu, Assistant Professor of Ocean Engineering at USM, has the joy of advising and assisting Saran with his research. He is grateful that Saran can advance his research and showcase the regional importance of oyster restoration in the Mississippi Sound.
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Saran came to the United States in the fall of 2021. He said his time at USM has been amazing and appreciates the opportunities for his career.
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Saran hopes to receive his master91吃瓜网 degree in marine science and obtain his doctorate degree focusing on hydrodynamic ocean modeling.
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