April 18, 2002

Winners Announced for 11th Undergraduate Research Symposium

Winners were announced for the Eleventh Annual NC State University Undergraduate Research Symposium held April 18, 2002, at the Jane S. McKimmon Center.

Here are the winning projects in the Engineering and Technology division:

“Design and Interfacial Activity of Random-Block Copolymers with Controlled Sequence Distributions”
- Presented by David Erel (poster #19)
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Mentored by Jan Genzer, Chemical Engineering

“Rigidity Enhancement of Red Barrier Board”
- Presented by Shannon M. Jackson, Marcus A. Hunt, Lewis Clayton Edmondson II, and Christopher J. Oldham (poster #36)
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Mentored by Maurice Balik, Materials Science and Engineering

“VLI: An Inexpensive, Easy-to-Use Vein Location Device for Use in Medical Procedures”
- Presented by Laura Nordby, Colleen Dodson, Meg Stokes, Kristen White, and Jody Wood (poster #53 with computer)
- Department of Biological And Agricultural Engineering
- Mentored by Larry Stikeleather, Michael Boyette, Barry Lineberger, and Phil Harris, Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Special recognition was presented to:

“Comparison of Milk Pasteurization with a Continuous Flow Microwave Unit vs HTST Plate Heat Exchanger Method”
- Presented by Jessica Powell, Shari Baxter, Janie Peacock, Patricia Ryan, Natalie Thompson, and Sandra Wright (poster #61)
- Departments of Chemical Engineering and Food Science
- Mentored by Chris Daubert and Lynn Turner

“Enhancing the Fluidity of Current NdFeB Bonded-Magnet Technology”
- Presented by Brandon White, Maigan Gonella, Chisa Brookes, and Kristen Rhedrick (poster #87)
- Departments of Materials Science & Engineering and Chemical Engineering
- Mentored by Rich Spontak

In addition, chemical engineering senior Tomas Carbonell took a prize in the Humanities and Social Sciences category for his presentation:

“The Political Economy of Environmental Reform at Export Credit Agencies, IFC, and MIGA (oral presentation)”
- Presented by Tomas E. Carbonell
- Departments of Political Science and Public Administration
- Mentored by Roland F. Stephen, Political Science

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