PhD candidate Shruti Banavara Seshadri from Dr. Jacob Jones’ group 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. Shruti was one of only three students in the University selected for this award. Song Chen from Dr. Franky So’s group was also awarded the Outstanding International Student Award.