carson a. berry marine science scholarship
in memory of carson a. berry
Carson A. Berry, the son of Dr. James and Rebbeca L. Berry, loved learning about the ocean and aspired to create a better world by studying the sea. Berry, marine science major and German minor from Myrtle Beach, S.C., passed away in December 2018, during his senior year at Coastal Carolina University.
Carson suffered from Spinal Muscular Atrophy and was confined to a wheelchair. Due to his physical disabilities, he became an advocate for student accessibility while at CCU. Carson was named to the Dean's List, an award given to students for excellent academic standing, several times while attending the University.
Carson received a bachelor's degree in marine science from CCU posthumously in May 2019.
carson's contributions
In the Summer 2018, Carson assisted with a project titled "Increasing Interactivity in Physical Oceanography." As part of this project, Carson developed an application using MATLAB software that allows students enrolled in physical oceanography courses to visualize salinity data from boat trips in a variety of different formats without needing any programming skills. This work was presented at the March 2019 Southeastern Estuarine Research Society Spring meeting at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Carson's honors project, which he never had the opportunity to complete due to his passing, was titled "The Physics of Turbulence" and focused on the range of turbulence values in Winyah Bay based upon seasonal and weather conditions.