UW Graduate School Honors and Award Winners |
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April 26, 2007 -- Students were honored for diverse research projects during the recent Graduate Symposium at the University of Wyoming. A wide variety of projects were presented and reviewed by judges at the two-day event in the Wyoming Union.
The annual symposium is an opportunity for graduate students in all disciplines to showcase their achievements by participating in either poster or oral presentations.
Oral presentation winners listed by their hometowns and departments were:
Barrackore, West Bengal, India -- Amitava Chatterjee, renewable resources.
Bucharest, Romania -- Paul Maxim, computer science.
Casper -- Christopher Dresang, English.
Chengdu, Sichuan, China -- Yu Lu, communication and journalism.
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Suranga Hettiarachichi, computer science; Siluni Wickramathilaka, chemical and petroleum.
Corvallis, Ore. -- Elisabeth Hansen, English.
Dix, Neb. -- Timothy Brothers, electrical and computer engineering.
Gillette -- Leslie Popp, electrical and computer engineering.
Herceg-novi, Serbia -- Jovan Subotic, political science.
Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China -- Meng Xu, mathematics.
Kalispell, Mont. -- Lusha Tronstad, zoology and physiology.
Kitale, Kenya -- Emmanuel Omondi, plant sciences.
Laramie -- Debra Beck, adult learning and technology; Nicholas Charles, civil and architectural engineering; Joan James, curriculum and instruction; Chuck Murrieta, animal science; Cherie Templeton, statistics; Elizabeth Traver, botany; Neil Wilmot, economics and finance; Carina Yanda, educational studies.
Loveland, Colo. -- Jacque Keele, molecular biology.
New Delhi, India -- Sayanti Basu, chemistry; Pooja Gupta, molecular biology.
North Tonawanda, N.Y. -- Tyra Olstad, geography and environment and natural resources.
Peterborough, Ontario -- David Edmunds, veterinary sciences.
Phoenix, Ariz. -- Laran Despain, psychology.
Richmond, Va. -- Aaron Roussell, sociology.
Rock Springs -- Rachel Mealor and Cynthia Milligan, both renewable resources.
Sandy, Utah -- Candice Daniel, psychology.
Santa Fe, N.M. -- Hannah Griscom, renewable resources.
Sheridan -- Jessica Townsend, English.
Yantai City, Shandong, China -- Fujuan Tan, adult learning and technology.
Poster presentation winners listed by their hometowns and departments were:
Albuquerque, N.M. -- Patrick Mullen, anthropology.
Bayport, N.Y. -- Sarah Hamill, psychology.
Billings, Mont. -- Beth Young, kinesiology and health.
Gillette -- Krista Amunson, chemistry.
Laramie -- Katie Greller, zoology and physiology; Jonathan Pauli, zoology and physiology/ecology; David Turner, chemistry.
Madison, Wis. -- Cory Burghy, psychology.
Plattsburgh, N.Y. -- Luke Dosiek, electrical and computer engineering.
Walla Walla, Wash. -- Christine Wade, psychology.
The Graduate School also announced the winners of awards for teaching and research achievements during the 2006-2007 academic year. Recipients will be honored at a luncheon on Wednesday, May 2, in the Wyoming Union Family Room.
Ellbogen Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching award winners listed by their hometowns and departments were:
Evansville -- Carlos Salas, modern and classical languages.
Laramie -- Kalyn Coatney, economics and finance; Luke Strickler, English.
Liberty, Mo. -- Justin Robertson, English.
Miller, S.D. -- Clark Cotton, zoology and physiology.
Rawlins -- Seth Ellsworth, communication and journalism.
Wausau, Wis. -- Brianna Schoessow, botany.
Outstanding Dissertation Award winners, listed with dissertation titles and faculty directors, were:
Shijie Ding of P.R. China, chemical and petroleum engineering, "Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization," directed by Younging Shen and Maciej Rodosz.
Feng Dong, P.R. China, zoology and physiology, "Role of Leptin in Obesity-Associated Cardiac Dysfunction," directed by Jun Ren.
Brian Mealor, Gainesville, Ga., renewable resources, "Native Plant Population Resilience to Exotic Invasion," directed by Ann Hild.
Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007
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