BEST STUDENT PAPER

About the Award

The Best Student Paper Award is awarded to for novel observations and insightful conclusions that exemplify the high quality of student research reported at the conference and contribute significantly to the body of knowledge regarding the nature and consequences of light in the ocean. The OOXXIV Planning Committee will select the winner of this award based on a review of extended abstracts. The winner will receive a check for $500, a certificate, and will have their name added to the plaque recognizing previous recipients. Submissions for the award are due by September 30, 2018. Please visit this page for instructions on submitting an extended abstract.

Previous Winners

2016: John D. Mason
2014: Catherine Mitchell
2012: Jianwei Wei
2010: Purushottam Bhandari
2008: Wayne H. Slade
2006: Amit Lerner
2004: Cedric G. Fichot
2002: Trisha Bergmann
2000: Eric M. Louchard
1998: Cheng-Chien Liu
1996: Chuanmin Hu
1994: Andrew W. Palowitch
1992: Chris H. Fritsen
1990: Charles Mazel

2018 Best Student Paper

EXTENDING THE OPERATIONAL LAND IMAGER FOR FRESHWATER RESEARCH: RETRIEVAL OF AN ORANGE CONTRA-BAND FROM PAN AND MS BANDS
Alexandre Castagna, Stefan Simis, Heidi Dierssen, Quinten Vanhellemont, Wim Vyverman, Koen Sabbe

Honorable Mentions

HYPERSPECTRAL POLARIMETRIC IMAGING OF THE OCEAN SURFACE
Carlos Carrizo, Andrii Golovin, Ahmed El-Habashi, Robert Foster, Alexander Gilerson

SPECTRAL ABSORPTION-BASED ESTIMATES OF PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY COMPOSITION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
Alison Chase, Emmanuel Boss, Lee Karp-Boss, Nils Haëntjens, Michael Behrenfeld, Jason Graff

IMPROVING THE ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION OF OLCI OVER TURBID WATERS BY USING THE SWIR BAND AND A NEW BASELINE RESIDUAL TECHNIQUE
Juan Ignacio Gossn, Kevin Ruddick, Ana Dogliotti, Ana Delgado