2008 Outstanding Student Research Award Winners

Daniel Cocuzzo
"Depth-dependent resonant target strength analysis of a dense Atlantic Herring school from wide-area OAWRS and localized 3D morphology sensing"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Purnima Ratilal
Jessica La Rosa
"Influence of group size on behavior in Nasutitermes corniger"
Principal Investigator: Rebeca Rosengaus
Patrick Ng
"Microwave Expedited Synthesis of PET Imaging Ligands"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Graham B. Jones
Andrea Quintero
"The brain response to theory of mind inferences generalizes across items and modalities"
Principal Investigator: Jay McLaughlin

Jing Lou
Magnetic and microwave properties of FeGaB thin films and their applications in tunable magnetoelectric microwave devices
Principal Investigator: Nian Sun
Brian Plouffe
Microfluidic depletion of endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and fibroblasts from heterogeneous suspensions
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shashi Murthy
Kathryn Portale
Design of a cell-free biomimetic collagen printer or "nanoloom"
Principal Investigator: Dr. Jeffrey Ruberti
Nadya Vasilyeva
Representations of Individual People and Social Groups
Principal Investigator: John D. Coley

2007 Outstanding Student Research Award Winners

Tamara Garcia:
"Addressing the Social Justice Problem for Human Enhancement Technologies"
Principle Investigator: Ronald Sandler
Jared Schwartzer
"Alterations in Anterior Hypothalamic Dopamine and Dopamine D2 Receptor Immunoreactivity Correlates with Aggression in Adolescent, Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Treated Hamsters"
Principle Investigator: Richard Melloni, Jr.

Suman Dandamudi
"Development of Magnetic Cationic Liposome Therapeutics Against Cancer"
Principle Investigator: Robert Campbell
Stefano Gulla
"Electron Spin Labeling Studies of Proteins and Nanodevices"
Principle Investigator: David Budil