Ph.D. candidate Shruti Banavara Seshadri, studying under Jacob Jones, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2012 Alec Courtelis Award, a prestigious University of Florida award given to selected international students in recognition of academic excellence and outstanding contribution to the university and community. Seshadri was one of only three students chosen for this award.

Song Chen, studying under Franky So, Ph.D., was awarded the Outstanding International Student Award.