Drew Cathey of the Kimmel lab won best oral presentation at the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society meeting.

Andrew M. Cathey was awarded Best Student Oral Presentation at the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society meeting in Beaufort, NC during 11-13 April, 2012. Drew received the award for his paper entitled, “Shell Microchemistry of Juvenile Hard Clam Mercenaria mercenaria: Spatiotemporal Patterns and Implications for Tracking Larval Dispersal,” co-authored with Nathan R. Miller (University of Texas-Austin) and David G. Kimmel (East Carolina University). The work is part of Drew’s Ph.D. research into shell microchemistry of hard clams.