Graduate Announcements
Incoming first year PhD student, Levin Sliker receives NSF Award beginning Fall 2010. Levin will be working with Dr. Mark Rentschler's research group. Levin completed his BS degree in our department in May 2010. Congratulations Levin!
This year's Graduate Education And Research Symposium (GEARS), held on March 11th was a huge success. The following awards were handed out at the GEARS banquet at Center Plate.
Best Presentation Awards:
Air Quality Session: Nick Clements
Biomedical Session: Hengyi Ju
Microscale Engineering Session: Chris Oshman
Energy & Environment Session: Kathleen Stynes
Best Overall Presentation Award: Kim Jasch
Best Talk in Afternoon Session 1: Shanon Reckinger
Best Talk in Afternoon Session 2: Walter Bonani
Best Poster Award: Malinda Zarske & Lauren Cooper
Best Talk Without Results Award: Mark Czajkowski
Most Equations Without Losing Audience Award: Xin Wang
Best Talk for 1st Year Student Award: Jesse Capecelatro
Best Summary Slide: Ben Terry
Best Description of Technology: Jian Wang
Most Improved Award: Ricardo Piedrahita
GEARS Lifetime Achievement Award: Alicia Ortega
Graduate Program Service Award: Mark Czjakowski
Graduate Program Service Award for MS Student: Alex Iselin
Graduate Teaching Award: Shanon Reckinger & Scott Reckinger
Graduate Student Who Thinks He Is A Faculty Member Award: Bret Van Poppel
The graduate program announces new Design Track. A new educational track has been established in our graduate curriculum. It deals with the important, broad area of mechanical design.