Graduate Student Association
2004 Graduate Research Conferences Award Winners
The 26th-annual Graduate Research Conference was held on Friday April 23, 2004 at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Sponsored by the Graduate Student Associations of UMB and the UMBC, the conference allows students of different programs and disciplines to share research ideas and become familiar with the process of preparing for a scientific meeting. Ten-minute oral presentations or poster sessions are available for students to present the results of a literature review (primarily for students in the beginning phases of their research) or to present ongoing research findings. Sessions run concurrently throughout the day, with a luncheon, keynote address, and reception.
Winners
Poster Sessions
Biochemistry
First: Elizadora Yu
Second: Barry Johnson
Third: Loryn Keating
Cancer Research
First: Michele Vitolo
Second: Gauri Sabnis
Third: Damilola Akinmade
Chemistry
First: Delphilia Taylor
Second: Jesse Karr
Third: Samer Salim
Health Science
First: Stephanie Jones
Second: Andrea Rubin
Third: Sharmila Nabar
Humanities
First: Joottee Num
Second: Ying Wang
Third: David Hamilton
Life Science I
First: Joseph Roche
Second: Jing Ling
Third: Shahza Somerville
Microbiology
First: Jennifer Snyder
Second: Sandra Jacobsen
Third: Becka Gerth
Molecular Biology
First: Dwayne Taliaferro
Second: Oluyemisi Alakija
Third: Wen Zhu
Nursing
First: George Zangaro
Second: Kathleen McPhaul
Third: Young-Ju Kim
Pharmaceutical Sciences
First: Jennifer Catalano
Second: Bernard Denzil
Third: Anand Balakrishnan
Physics
First: Raymond Rogers
Second: Christina Gargan
Third: Nikisa Jordan
Psychology
First: Sonia Arleaga
Second: Margo Candelaria
Third: Jacqueline King
Toxicology
First: Rupesh Gupta
Second: Rumina Kavshik
Third: Gensheng Wang
Oral Sessions
Cancer and Immunology
First: Riham El-Asady
Second: Andy Snyder
Third: Vaishali Mane
Chemical Engineering
First: Hong Shen
Second: Niraj George
Third: Liming Zhao
Humanities I
First: Eulandolyn Jones Haile
Second: James Scott
Third: Charles Smith
Humanities II
First: Thomas Vicino
Second: Natalie Lutz
Third: Carey Boroski
Life Science I
First: Francesca Okoye
Second: Deepa Pikle
Third: Toni Pollin
Life Science II
First: Christian Antolik
Second: Erin Golembewski
Third: Samantha Wales
Life Science III
First: Yang Guo
Second: Amitava Mitra
Third: Pallavi Nithyanandan
Life Science IV
First: Anwesha Dey
Second: Hanggang Li
Third: Michael Chapman
Mathematics
First: Gitangali Paul
Second: Yevgen Tymofyeyev
Third: Jiyvan Tao
Nursing
First: Nantiya Chookaew
Second: Pia Inguito
Third: Nancy Luft
Physics
First: Sulakshana Thanvanthri
Second: Alejandra Valencia
Social Work
First: David Dia
Second: Rebecca Sander
Third: Amy Cohen-Callow
Technology
First: Zekeriya Sener
Second: Hui Dong
Third: Somesh Kumar