SRW 2011 Winners

Student Research Week 2011 Winners by Subject Area

Advances in Statistical, Mathematical, & Computational Sciences

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Danielle Cummings
  • Ikpoto Udoh
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Adam Shadfan

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Danielle Cummings
  • 2nd Place: Ikpoto Udoh
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Adam Shadfan
  • 2nd Place: Jory Denny

Aerospace Engineering

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Roozbeh Daneshvar
Graduate Poster:
  • Russell Trahan
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Alejandro Azocar

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Roozbeh Daneshvar
  • 2nd Place: Kevin Hernandez
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Russell Trahan
  • 2nd Place: Moein Soodavi
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Alejandro Azocar
  • 2nd Place: Nikhil Bhatnagar, Matt Leinbaugh & Jared Staha

Agriculture & Plant Sciences

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Justin Ng
  • Pallavi Mukherjee
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Lauren Kalns
Graduate Poster:
  • Rammohan Uckoo
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Opeyemi Adeniji

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Pallavi Mukherjee
  • 2nd Place: Justin Ng
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Lauren Kalns
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Rammohan Uckoo
  • 2nd Place: Warren Sconiers
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Opeyemi Adeniji
  • 2nd Place: Kirk Dawson

Biomedical Engineering

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Sandani Samarajeewa
  • Andrea Muschenborn
  • Wen-Yang Chiang
  • Joey Jabbour
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Tyler Touchet

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Joey Jabbour
  • 2nd Place: Sandani Samarajeewa
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Tyler Touchet
  • 2nd Place: Oscar Carrasco-Zevallos

Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Michelle Warter
  • Chunming Liu
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Stephanie Florez
Graduate Poster:
  • Tahmina Imam

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Chunming Liu
  • 2nd Place: Michelle Warter
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Stephanie Florez
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Tahmina Imam
  • 2nd Place: Kyle Lewis

Ecology, Conservation, & Environmental Studies

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Edwin Bellota Villafuerte
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Clay Thompson
Graduate Poster:
  • Alison Bockoven
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Alyssa Politte
  • Deseri Nally

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Edwin Bellota Villafuerte
  • 2nd Place: Shreyas Bhimani
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Clay Thompson
  • 2nd Place: Andrea Walker
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Alison Bockoven
  • 2nd Place: Muhammad Bari
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Alyssa Politte
  • 2nd Place: Deseri Nally

Electrical Engineering

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Phani Neehar Kapila Bala
  • Yixing Xu
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Taahir Ahmed
Graduate Poster:
  • Aditya Mahadevan
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Travis LaCour

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Phani Neehar Kapila Bala
  • 2nd Place: Yixing Xu
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Taahir Ahmed
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Aditya Mahadevan
  • 2nd Place: Sabit Ekin
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Travis LaCour
  • 2nd Place: Philip Jagielski

Genetics

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Neha Bhat
  • Mahesh Padanad
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Breanne Harty

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Mahesh Padanad
  • 2nd Place: Neha Bhat
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Breanne Harty
  • 2nd Place: Yvette Halley

Geosciences & Earth Sciences

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Shari Hilding-Kronforst
  • Benjamin Cole
  • Regina Dickey
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Bethany Munoz
Graduate Poster:
  • Justin O'Shay
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Melanie Thornton

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Benjamin Cole
  • 2nd Place: Regina Dickey
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Bethany Munoz
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Justin O'Shay
  • 2nd Place: Sandeep Patil
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Melanie Thornton
  • 2nd Place: Ethan Nelson

History, Anthropology, & Culture

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Linda Lelo
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Nicole Strickland

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Linda Lelo
  • 2nd Place: Vahid Vahdat Zad
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Nicole Strickland
  • 2nd Place: Lisa Lopez

Human Anatomy, Physiology, & Kinesiology

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Priscila Cacola
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Laura Ron
Graduate Poster:
  • Brittanie Lockard
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Emily Jaroszewski

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Priscila Cacola
  • 2nd Place: Brittney Oliver
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Laura Ron
  • 2nd Place: Stuart Solomon
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Brittanie Lockard
  • 2nd Place: Majid Koozehchian
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Emily Jaroszewski
  • 2nd Place: Sonny Aguilar & Michelle Alfert

Hydrogeology & Water Resources

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Naveen Adusumilli
  • Nandita Gaur
Graduate Poster:
  • Jasjeet Kaur
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Alexander Jang, Sandhya Ramesh, Ben Smith, Alan Lee, Laura Brandt & John Barth

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Naveen Adusumilli
  • 2nd Place: Nandita Gaur
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Jasjeet Kaur
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Alexander Jang, Sandhya Ramesh, Ben Smith, Alan Lee, Laura Brandt & John Barthg
  • 2nd Place: Ramiro Martinez

Industrial & Systems Engineering

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Vimal Viswanathan

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Vimal Viswanathan
  • 2nd Place: Charles Gurganus

Literature & Fine Arts

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Dana Sayre
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Amanda Strickland
Graduate Poster:
  • Rodrigo Stromberg Guinski
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Catherine Minor

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Dana Sayre
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Amanda Strickland
  • 2nd Place: Brittany Henry
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Rodrigo Stromberg Guinski
  • 2nd Place: Emily Kiel
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Catherine Minor
  • 2nd Place: Lori Lampe

Marketing, Management, & Finance

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Michael Trousdale
Graduate Poster:
  • Ilia Gogichaishvili & Alba J. Collart
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Thinh Pham

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Michael Trousdale
  • 2nd Place: Rajorshi Sen Gupta
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Ilia Gogichaishvili & Alba J. Collart
  • 2nd Place: Astin Steward
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Thinh Pham
  • 2nd Place: Ross McClendon

Materials Science

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Amy Bolon
Graduate Poster:
  • Yan Zhou
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Timothy Omoniyi

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Amy Bolon
  • 2nd Place: Brent Volk
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Yan Zhou
  • 2nd Place: Fatemeh Nooshabadi
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Timothy Omoniyi
  • 2nd Place: Kyle Krzywosinski

Medicine

Session Winners:

Undergraduate Poster:
  • Jessica Heibel

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Jessica Heibel
  • 2nd Place: David Mathai

Microbiology, Molecular Biology, & Biochemistry

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Joseph Cyrus
  • Harmony Turk
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Robert Sibley
Graduate Poster:
  • Zane Lybrand
  • Rachel Jordan
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Meredith Bunkers
  • David Figueroa

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Harmony Turk
  • 2nd Place: Joseph Cyrus
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Robert Sibley
  • 2nd Place: Matthew Grunewald
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Zane Lybrand
  • 2nd Place: Rachel Jordan
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: David Figueroa
  • 2nd Place: Meredith Bunkers

Nuclear Science & Engineering

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • William Sames
Graduate Poster:
  • Hsin-Min Tsai
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Alan Lee

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: William Sames
  • 2nd Place: Ryan Kelly
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Hsin-Min Tsai
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Alan Lee
  • 2nd Place: Nischal Kafle

Physics

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Meng Gao
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Daniel Freeman
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Tyler Behm

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Meng Gao
  • 2nd Place: Sean Downes
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Daniel Freeman
  • 2nd Place: Andrea Delgado
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Tyler Behm
  • 2nd Place: Cynthia Trendafilova

Political Science, Policy, & International Relations

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Cheryl Mitchell
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Patrick Issa
Graduate Poster:
  • Nicolas Norboge
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Derek Leist

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Cheryl Mitchell
  • 2nd Place: Nathanael Stone
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Nicolas Norboge
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Derek Leist

Psychology & Sociology

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Kittredge Stephenson
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Kelsey Luedtke
Graduate Poster:
  • Jennifer Rodriguez
  • Lauren Zurbrugg
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Fenan Rassu

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Kittredge Stephenson
  • 2nd Place: Cassady Bowman
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Kelsey Luedtke
  • 2nd Place: Leslie Ballinger
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Lauren Zurbrugg
  • 2nd Place: Jennifer Rodriguez
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Fenan Rassu
  • 2nd Place: Marjorie Pirics

Public Health & Human Nutrition

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Julio Guerrero
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Konni Kelso
Graduate Poster:
  • Elizabeth Kaster
  • Leandra Hernandez
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Jecori Johnson

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Julio Guerrero
  • 2nd Place: Andrea DeMaria
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Konni Kelso
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Elizabeth Kaster
  • 2nd Place: Leandra Hernandez
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Jecori Johnson
  • 2nd Place: Hana Jama

Studies of Uses or Designs of Places

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Kyunghee Lee
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Matthew Spross
Graduate Poster:
  • Myunghoon Ko
  • Chunliu Mao
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Benjamin Miller

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Kyunghee Lee
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Matthew Spross
  • 2nd Place: Tyson Gaspard
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Myunghoon Ko
  • 2nd Place: Chunliu Mao
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Benjamin Miller
  • 2nd Place: Jennifer Kelliher

Teaching & Learning

Session Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • Holli Leggette & Amanda Sudduth
  • Zahira Merchant
Undergraduate Oral:
  • Enrika Olizarez & Annabelle Nelson
Graduate Poster:
  • Alma Contreras-Vanegas
Undergraduate Poster:
  • Melissa Benton, Deedra Penshorn, Alyssa Young & Traci Smith

Overall Subject Area Winners:

Graduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Holli Leggette & Amanda Sudduth
  • 2nd Place: Zahira Merchant
Undergraduate Oral:
  • 1st Place: Enrika Olizarez & Annabelle Nelson
Graduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Alma Contreras-Vanegas
  • 2nd Place: Barbara Conway
Undergraduate Poster:
  • 1st Place: Melissa Benton, Deedra Penshorn, Alyssa Young & Traci Smith

SRW/Ecological Integration Symposium

Overall Subject Area Winners

Poster

  • 1st Place: Nicole Smolensky
  • 2nd Place: Natanya Hayden
  • Integrative: Michael Neisch

Paper/Oral

  • 1st Place: Justin Fiene
  • 2nd Place: Paul Lenhart
  • Theme: Min-cheng Tu

Special Award Winners

Melbern G. Glasscock Humanities Award

Oral, Graduate

  • 1st Place - Julio Guerrero
  • 2nd Place - Linda Lelo

Oral, Undergraduate

  • 1st Place - Nicole Strickland
  • 2nd Place - Amanda Strickland

Poster, Graduate

  • 1st Place - Jennifer Rodriguez
  • 2nd Place - Kelby Rose

Poster, Undergraduate

  • 1st Place - Fenan Rassu
  • 2nd Place - Amber Briggs

Sigma Xi Theme Award

  • 1st Place - Benjamin Cole

Sigma Xi SRW Interdisciplinary Award

  • 1st Place - Nicole Strickland

Student Organization Award

  • Eta Kappa Nu
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society

Environmental Health and Safety Award Ribbon Winners

  • Alan Lee
  • Warren Sconiers
  • Rammohan Uckoo
  • Weiwei Wang
  • Justin O'Shay
  • Alyssa Politte
  • Tyler Varisco
  • Cynthia Wright
  • Nicole Esposito
  • Tahmina Imam
  • Kyle Lewis
  • Nema Jhurry
  • Christine Vuong
  • Keila Perez
  • Courtney Passow
  • Deseri Nally
  • Jessica Stubbs
  • Lauren Zurbrugg
  • Amy Hirshkowitz
  • Rebecca Thompson
  • Kristen Timberlake
  • Cory Olsovsky
  • David Figueroa
  • Aaron Hoff
  • Alexander Jang
  • Ramiro Martinez
  • Jasjeet Kaur
  • Travis LaCour
  • Myunghoon Ko
  • Timothy Omoniyi
  • Jennifer Kelliher
  • Benjamin Miller
  • Elizabeth Kaster
  • Masha Sukovic