ASC Denman Undergraduate Winners
Many arts and sciences students received top awards in several academic areas at the university-wide annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum on May 9. Student poster presentations were reviewed by faculty judges. Below is the list of the award-winning students, their award (first, second, third), majors, and advisors. Winning poster presentations in 11 categories were recognized; students received awards and cash prizes.
The 2012 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum Winners
Arts/Architecture
1st: Kristen Loy, Dance; Advisor: Dave Covey
2nd: Kelsey Kinnemeyer, Brooke Mentzer, and Katelyn Hoffman; Interior Design; Advisor: Jaff Haase
3rd: Theresa Elwell, Dance, Advisors: Norah Zuniga-Shaw and Meghan Durham
3rd: Chafin Seymour, Dance, Advisor: Susan Hadley
Biological Sciences
1st: Colleen Nackerman, Biochemistry, Advisor: Stephanie Seveau
1st: Spencer Tepe and Aras Mortazavi, Biology, Advisor: Peter J. Reiser
1st: Rachel Kominsky, Microbiology, Advisor: Joanne Turner
2nd: Andrew Wallace, Chemistry, Advisor: Venkat Gopalan
2nd: Kurtis Host, Microbiology, Advisor: Daniel Wozniak
2nd: Veda Chokshi, Molecular Genetics, Advisor: Gustavo Leone
3rd: Melissa Mauntel, Molecular Genetics, Advisor: Gustavo Leone
3rd: Varun Gadkari, Biochemistry, Advisor: Jordi Torrelles
3rd: Ayla Cash, Molecular Genetics, Advisor: Harold Fisk
3rd: Justin Tossey, Microbiology, Advisor: Andrea Doseff
3rd: Ryan Orlosky, Biology, Advisors: Kamal Pohar and Hongtao Jia
Health Professions--Clinical
2nd: Alisha Kamboj, Molecular Genetics, Advisor: Uma Gupta
Health Professions--Laboratory/Cellular
2nd: Daniel Yanes, Biology, Advisor: Michael Caligiuri
2nd: Eric Bolin, Biochemistry, Advisor: Daren Knoell
3rd: Tiffany Wang, Psychology, Zoology, Advisor: Mohamed Abdel-Rahman
3rd: Carlee Schaefer, Molecular Genetics, Advisor: Deborah Parris
Humanities
1st: Stephen Williams, Linguistics, Advisor: David Odden and Robert Levine
2nd: Sean McKinnon, Spanish, Advisor: Terrell Morgan
3rd: Sarah Little, French, Advisor: Rebeka Campos-Astorkiza
3rd: Matthew Verdin, Philosophy, Advisor: Piers Norris Turner
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
1st: Heather Robison, Chemistry, Advisors: Justin Harris and Noel Paul
1st: Samantha King, Chemistry, Advisor: John Parquette
2nd: Jeffrey Thompson, Geological Sciences, Advisor: William Ausich
2nd: Elisabeth Bianco, Chemistry, Advisor: Josh Goldberger
3rd: Paul Soltesz, Geography, Advisors: David Porinchu and Bryan Mark
3rd: Gabriel Espinosa Martinez, Chemistry, Advisor: Claudia Turro
3rd: Johnny Greco, Physics and Astronomy, Advisors: Paul Martini and Todd Thompson
Psychology
1st: Jennifer Coppola, Psychology, Advisor: Derick Lindquist
1st: Thomas O'Connell, Psychology, Advisors: Dirk Bernhardt-Walther, Per Sederberg
2nd: Aarthi Gobinath, Psychology, Advisor: Benedetta Leuner
2nd: Arielle Blankenbuhler, Psychology, Adviosrs: Jennifer Crocker and Dominik Mischkowski
3rd: Caitlin Dupont, Psychology, Advisor: Derick Lindquist
3rd: Anjni Patel, Psychology, Advisor: Julian Thayer
Social and Behavioral Sciences
1st: Dheeraj Duggineni, Adam Tabaa, Microbiology; and Shuvro Roy, Biology, Advisor: Howard Werman
2nd: Megan Luthern, Anthropology, Advisor: Richard Yerkes
2nd: Jessica Healy, Anthropology, Advisor: Mark Moritz
3rd: Tara Benninger, Psychology, Advisor: Mary Fristad
3rd: Sara Santiago, Geography, Advisor: Kendra McSweeney
3rd: Jacqueline Lipphardt, Anthropology, Advisor: Julie Field
For a complete list of participants and abstracts, visit the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum website at http://denman.osu.edu/describe.aspx