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Andrew K. Davis
James L. Carmon Honorarium
for innovative use of computers by a UGA graduate student
These awards are given to University of Georgia graduate students who have used computers in an innovative way. Control Data Corporation established the awards, named for the late James L. Carmon, a UGA faculty member for 36 years, who helped make the university a leader in computer research and development.
Andrew K. Davis, a doctoral candidate in wildlife ecology, studies the health of amphibians in wetlands. Traditional methods for assessing animal population health can be difficult, time-consuming, and for fragile subjects, even fatal. Instead, Davis uses a new approach in wildlife ecology: computer-based image analysis to measure and record subtle variations in coloration and pattern asymmetry. The technique, already proven to be valuable in the lab, has the potential to greatly improve scientists’ ability to track and sample wildlife populations—and to better understand the relationships between environments and animal health. Davis’ work has already resulted in 13 peer-reviewed journal articles, with five more currently under review.
Source: 29rd Annual Research Awards Program
(2008)
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