The TTU Chapter of
Sigma Xi held its
first Student Poster Paper Contest in 2004:
TTU Chapter Sigma Xi
Student Poster Paper Contest
Date: Tuesday, 6 April 2004
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Place: Multipurpose Room, Roaden University Center
The paper contest is open to all
science and engineering undergraduate and graduate students of TTU. The
poster
paper is limited to six pages of 81/2x11-inch paper, including the
title page.
The papers will be judged by a team of judges. The winner of each
category
(undergraduate and graduate) will be invited to the Spring banquet of
the TTU
chapter of Sigma Xi on April 15, 2004. In addition, the following
prizes will
be given to the winners at the banquet:
Undergraduate
paper: $100
Graduate
paper:
$200
To qualify, please submit the following in
person
to:
Dr. R. Torrey
Research Office
Derryberry Hall, Room DH 306
1.
Title
of paper
2.
Name
of author (undergraduate/graduate)
3.
Name
of mentor
Deadline: 12 noon,
Friday, 27 February 2004
For further
information, please
contact: Dr. P. Chowdhuri
Phone:
372-3682
e-mail: pchowdhuri@tntech.edu
Winners
A five-member panel of judges selected the following
papers:
Undergraduate Papers: 6 Entries
First Place:
Derick C. Weis, “Developing novel hydrofluoroethers using the
inverse-QSPR technique with signature”
Honorable Mention:
Jeremiah Batiste, “Image-based strain measurements in cement-based
materials on the micro-scale”
Graduate Papers: 24 Entries
First Places:
Matt Martin, “Detection of esophageal
cancer using real-time laser-induced fluorescence”
Trisha Poling, “Dietary overlap and foraging
competition between mourning doves (Zenaida macroura) and eurasian
collared-doves (Streptopila decaocto)”
Honorable Mentions:
Malabika Laha, “Interaction between the
barrens topminnow (Fundulus julisia) and invasive mosquitofish
(Gambusia affinis)”
Tapan K. Manna, “A novel method of predicting
soil ionization electric field”
Janey V. Smith, “Analysis of the effect of
buffer and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) on the formation of
trihalomethanes (THMs)”
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