Undergraduate Research and Design Symposium 2012
Current Winners | Previous Winners
The Engineering School Undergraduate Research and Design Symposium is an annual presentation and selection of the best of the Undergraduate Research theses. Each finalist in the competition delivers a 15-minute oral presentation, and four awards are given at the end of the symposium. The awards are Winner and Runner Up for the individual category and Winner and Runner Up for the team category. This is the first year that there were more team submissions than individual submissions. Listed below are the finalists, the winners, and the members of the selection committee.
First Place
David KamenskyRobert MacGregor, Stephen Mein, and Christine Nikas
Title: “Targeted Brain Transfection Using Focused Ultrasound/Microbubble Treatment”
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Technical Advisor and Department: Richard Price, Biomedical Engineering
STS Advisor: Peter Norton
Second Place
Andrew Watson
Title: “Identifying and Managing Transportation Corridor Access for Economic Development, Safety, and Land Use Decision Making”
Major: Systems Engineering
Technical Advisor and Department: James H. Lambert, Systems and Information Engineering
STS Advisor: Hannah Rogers
Third Place
James Harris
Title: “Life Cycle Assessment of Energy Production from Algae: Triclosan from Wastewater”
Major: Chemical Engineering
Technical Advisor and Department: Lisa Colosi, Civil and Environmental Engineering
STS Advisor: Peter Norton
Selection Committee and Judges
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2012 Selection Committee: |
2012 Symposium Judges: Raul A. Baragiola, Professor Department of Materials Science and Engineering Michael L. Reed, Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Jeff J. Saucerman, Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering R. Dudley White, Senior Associate Zeta Associates |