{"id":109902,"date":"2026-04-16T11:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=109902"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:37:02","slug":"umw-student-earns-esteemed-goldwater-scholarship-for-marine-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/16\/umw-student-earns-esteemed-goldwater-scholarship-for-marine-study\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW Student Earns Esteemed Goldwater Scholarship for Marine Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">UMW Student Earns Esteemed Goldwater Scholarship for Marine Study<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T11:34:35-04:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Sarah Hertz Mahoney<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" data-attachment-id=\"109903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/16\/umw-student-earns-esteemed-goldwater-scholarship-for-marine-study\/screenshot-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Bonaire-2025.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1170,867\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1776252348&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Bonaire-2025-300x222.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Bonaire-2025-1024x759.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Bonaire-2025-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of two students underwater scuba diving in Bonaire\" class=\"wp-image-109903\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Bonaire-2025-300x222.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Bonaire-2025-1024x759.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Bonaire-2025-768x569.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/Bonaire-2025.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UMW junior Edmund &#8220;Ned&#8221; Gable, an environmental science and chemistry double major, has earned the ultra-prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for his marine research; he&#8217;s pictured here examining coral as part of UMW&#8217;s study abroad program in Bonaire. Photo from Ned Gable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At 12 years old, Edmund \u201cNed\u201d Gable plunged into a tidepool at the Monterey Bay Aquarium during a visit to California. Surrounded by a parade of starfish, grouper and wolf eel, he was captivated by the underwater world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost a decade later, that early fascination with marine life hasn\u2019t faded. Now a junior at the University of Mary Washington, Gable\u2019s ocean and environmental research has earned him a Barry Goldwater Scholarship \u2013 one of the nation\u2019s most prestigious undergraduate awards in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. The scholarship was created in honor of late U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater, who had an interest in science and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNed epitomizes the ideals of the Goldwater Foundation,\u201d said Professor of Chemistry Kelli Slunt, who directs the UMW Honors Program, of which Gable is a member. \u201cHis strong commitment to a research career, intellectual intensity and potential for significant future contributions to research make him well deserving of this recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only 443 students received awards from a pool of more than 5,000 nominees from hundreds of academic institutions in the United States, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/goldwaterscholarship.gov\/\">Barry Goldwater Scholarship &amp; Excellence in Education Foundation<\/a>. Gable joins a distinguished line of recent Goldwater Scholars from Mary Washington, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/14\/umw-goldwater-scholar-showcases-perfect-symmetry\/\">Abby Swanson \u201924<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/02\/umw-physics-math-major-wins-preeminent-goldwater-scholarship\/\">Henry Mills \u201922<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An environmental science and chemistry double major, Gable has already built a deep research portfolio. While studying abroad in Panama in 2024, he designed an independent study examining how boat traffic affects seagrass and biodiversity. The following summer, he interned in the same region, scuba diving twice daily to survey coral, fish and sponge populations. Last spring, he joined UMW\u2019s coral conservation study abroad program in Bonaire to examine the dangers of ocean warming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaving the opportunity to scuba dive around the globe has had a profound influence on my perception of ecosystem health and my drive for research,\u201d said Gable, who hails from Richmond, Virginia. \u201cThese firsthand experiences have given me insight into what constitutes a healthy and diverse ecosystem, and the different ways I may be able to help.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"image-gallery layout__block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"image-gallery__inner\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__main__track\" js-slideshow-track=\"true\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-gallery__slideshow__slide\" 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