Congratulations to all of the other finalists, whose excellence was clearly recognized by this year's selection committee:
Patrick Ho - Control of an Aquatic Wing Structure Using Central Pattern Generators
Judith Hsiang - Plasmid-bearing Nanoparticles and Ultrasound-Targeted Microbubble Destruction: A Novel Technique for Therapeutic Angiogenesis
Janelle Latham - Selective Blockade of T-type Calcium Channels Reveals its Contribution to Obesity-Related Type 2 Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Kathleen McDowell - The Role of Gap Junction Communication in Promoting Atherosclerosis
Marin Odioso - Perceptions of Congestion Charging: Lessons for US Cities from London and Stockholm
Eliah Shamir - Treating Infection by Enteroaggregative E.coli, an Emerging Diarrheal Pathogen
Mikiyas Tsegaye - An Analysis of Heat Flow in Nano-Structures Using the Non-Equilibrium Green's Functions Formalism
In the team category, the finalists are:
Jonathan Hollm, Ranjan Khan, and Ellisha Marongelli - Characterizing and Modeling C. reinhardtii Phototaxis
Jennifer Kamens and Marilyn Markowski - The Effects of Whole Bone Marrow Cells on Arteriogenesis
Lishan Mou and Udayan Shah - Advanced Testing for Predicting HCV Treatment Response
Congratulations to all the faculty advisors who enabled these students to achieve the truly outstanding research and engineering that was on display.
Also, the hard work and support of Barbara Dudley is greatly appreciated. She was responsible for many behind the scenes miracles.
