March 13, 2008
MERCED, CA— The following students are the
winners of the 2008 Student Research Poster Competition:
Undergraduate Competition
| Place | Recipient and Research Project |
| First |
Jonathan Pegan Quantitative Single-Cell Analysis of Receptor Dynamics and Chemotactic Response on a Chip Co-authors: Xia Bing, David Breslauer, Mathew Meyer, Jennifer O. Manilay, Luke Lee and Michelle Khine |
| Second |
Erik Olstad Spatial Distribution and Accumulation of Nickel in Serpentinite Soil and Plants Co-authors: Benoit Dayrat and Peggy O’Day |
| Third |
Drew Glaser Functional Maturation of Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Endothelial Cells Co-authors: Nick E. Lauer and Kara E. McCloskey |
| Third |
Jeremy R. Sanborn Tapered Microstructure Fibers for Optical Parametric Oscillators Co-authors: Jacek Jasinski and Jay E. Sharping |
Graduate Competition
| Place | Recipient and Research Project |
| First |
Ricardo Cisneros Analyzing the Smoke Impacts of the 2002 McNally Fire Incident on the San Joaquin Valley and Southern Sierra Nevada, California Co-authors: Michael Arbaugh, Sharon Zhong, Katharine Hammond, Miguel A. Perez, Haiganoush Preisler, Qinghua Guo, Trent Procter, Samuel Traina and Andrze Bytnerowicz |
| Second |
Ankur Kamthe Scopes: Smart Cameras Object Position Estimation System Co-authors: Lun Jiang, Alberto Cerpa, Matt Dudys and Edward Smith |
| Third |
Holly Swift Niche Evolution in Jellyfish Feeding: Flow Regime and Prey Composition of Invasive Blooming Jellyfish Co-author: Mike Dawson |
| Third |
Miguel Fernandez Natural History Museum Collection Data and Inferential Maps, an Integrative Approach to Understand Biological Diversity Patterns in Madagascar Co-authors: Julia Vo |