草榴社区 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 草榴社区 Mississippi
(草榴社区) 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.
Saran鈥檚 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 草榴社区 participants in the poster competition. His work was titled, 鈥淐omparative Analysis of Multiple Nesting Configurations in ROMS within COAWST Modeling Framework Focusing on Oyster Reefs in the Mississippi Sound鈥�.
鈥淚 want to express my gratefulness to our modeling group. We help each other,鈥� said Saran.
草榴社区 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 what鈥檚 ahead.
Representing 草榴社区, Saran has been invited to attend either one of the upcoming international
Oceans conferences or a workshop conducted by IEEE鈥檚 Oceanic Engineering Society (OES)and
Marine Technology Society (MTS) and participate in different activities.
Mustafa Kemal Cambazoglu, Assistant Professor of Ocean Engineering at 草榴社区, 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.
鈥淚鈥檓 very proud! It鈥檚 very well deserved. It鈥檚 a testament of Shihab鈥檚 hard work and dedication,鈥� said Cambazoglu.
Saran came to the United States in the fall of 2021. He said his time at 草榴社区 has been amazing and appreciates the opportunities for his career.
鈥淚nitially it was tough, but my time has been amazing. I enjoy my work and advisement under Professor Kemal,鈥� said Saran. 鈥淭here is a lot of good opportunity. It鈥檚 a small community here and I like it.鈥�
Saran hopes to receive his master鈥檚 degree in marine science and obtain his doctorate degree focusing on hydrodynamic ocean modeling.
Learn more about the School of Ocean Science and Engineering.