Arts and Sciences students received top prizes in the 2011 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. They were among 500 Ohio State students competing in this annual forum that is a university-wide showcase for undergraduate work. Our majors in arts and humanities, natural and mathematical sciences, and social and behavioral sciences toook home 13 FIRST, 15 SECOND, and 17 THIRD Prizes.

First Prize Winners:

David Leighty, Art, Advisor: Charles Massey, Jr.
Derek Smith, Biochemistry, Advisor: Venkat Gopalan
Chigozirim Ekeke, Biochemistry, Advisor: Venkat Gopalan
Fuad Mohammad, Biochemistry, Advisor: Jane Jackman
Madelyn Stevens, Speech and Hearing Science, Advisor: Christina Roup
Dheeraj Duggineni, Microbiology, Advisors: Sanjay Rajagopalan &Thomas Kampfrath
Nicholas Harrison, Biology, Advisor: Michael Caligiuri
Daniel Giglio, Philosophy, Advisor: Robert Kraut
Xiaxi Liu, Biology, Advisor: Christopher Callam
Kimberly Shookman, Chemistry, Advisor: Philip Grandinetti
Darya Task, Psychology, Advisors: Bennet Givens & Kristin Edwards
Surili Sheth, Economics, Advisor: Irfan Nooruddin
Jacqueline DeLany, Sociology, Advisors: Stephen Petrill and Andrew Martin

Second Prize Winners:

Silis Jiang, Psychology, Advisors: Qinghua Sun & Xiaohua Xu
Rachel Widomski, Art, Advisors: Laura Lisbon & Suzanne Silver
Michael Isfort, Microbiology, Advisor: Richard Swenson
Emily Feldenkris, Molecular Genetics, Advisor: John Freudenstein
Emily Wong, Microbiology, Advisor: Venkat Gopalan
Jonathan Lee, Molecular Genetics, Advisor: Maki Asano
Katherine Kerns, Speech and Hearing Science, Advisors: Shayne Piasta & Laura Justice
James Willard, Molecular Genetics, Advisor: Heather Powell
Christopher Gaw, Biology, Advisors: Christine Moravec & Wendy Sweet
Philip Allen, Comparative Studies, Advisor: Nina Berman
Jeffrey Thompson, Geological Sciences, Advisor: William Ausich
Behany Wellen, Chemistry, Advisor: Anne McCoy
Mae Sabet, Psychology, Advisor: Brady Reynolds
Madelaine Heath, Speech and Hearing Science, Advisors: John Grinstead & Robert Fox
Elaine Householder, International Studies, Advisor: Franco Barchiesi

Third Prize Winners:

Logan Frederick, Arts and Sciences, Advisors: Fousseni Chabi-Yo & Maury Cox,
Haley Harrison, Dance, Advisor: Esther Baker-Tarpaga
Anthony Vine, Music Theory, Advisors: Marc Ainger & Thomas Wells
Alexander Chaitoff & Adam Tabbaa, Mircrobiology, Advisors: Tina Henkin & Vineeta Pradhan
Kurtis Host, Microbiology, Advisors: Danile Wozniak & Dominique Limoli
Bledi Brahimaj, Molecular Genetics, Advisor: Andrea Dosoff
Tyler Krause, Biology, Advisor: Josh Benoit
Cassandra Sinner, Biology, Advisor: William Carson
Matthew Verdin, Philosophy, Advisor: Piers Turner
Natalie Manny, Womens' Studies, Advisor: Kimberly Springer
Amanda Howard, Geological Sciences, Advisor: Matthew Saltzman
Joel Main, Geological Sciences, Advisor: Terry Wilson
Timothy NeCamp & Susan Fassnacht, Chemical Engineering/Chemistry, Advisor: James Stambull
Daniel Snider, Psychology, Advisor: Ruchika Prakash
Micah Goldfarb, Psychology, Advisor: Kentaro Fujita

Congratulations to all!