2009

2009 Outstanding Student Research Award Winners

Undergraduate

• Computer & Information Sciences
  Yamani Jana, Ala Harelik
  “Congestion Control Algorithms”
  Advisor: Christopher King
• Engineering and Technology
  Martina List, Bing Sun
  “In‐Situ Surface Characterization with RHEED‐TRAXS”
  Advisor: Katherine S. Ziemer
• Health Sciences and Technology
  John Brabant, Michael Gallagher, Renee Noel, Rachel Tabak
  “The Reliability of the Cyberglove as a Measurement Device for Selected Grasp and Gesture Movements in Healthy Subjects”
  Advisor: Maureen K. Holden
• Humanities and Arts
  Ying Xu
  “Urban Housing”
• Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
  Tom Cinq‐Mars
  “Spain and the Genesis of the Cold War”
  Advisor: Jeffrey Burds
• Physical and Life Sciences
  Kostas Papamarkakis, Benjamin Bird, Milos Miljkovic, Jennifer Schubert
  “Cytopathology by Optical Methods: Spectral Cytopathology of the Oral Mucosa”
  Advisor: Max Diem
• Social Sciences, Business and Law
  Vanessa Castro
  “Perceiving Emotions in Dance: An Analysis of the Differences in Nonverbal Accuracy between Dancers and Non‐Dancers”
  Advisor: Judith Hall

Graduate

• Computer and Information Sciences
  Laura Pfeifer
  “Virtual Nurse Agents for Hospital Discharge”
  Advisor: Timothy Bickmore
• Engineering and Technology
  Selvapraba Selvarasah
  “Highly Flexible and Biocompatible SWNT Thin Film Transistor for Wearable and Implant Devices”
  Advisor: Mehmet R. Dokmeci
• Health Sciences and Technology
  Jamie Becker
  “VocaliD: Personalizing Text‐to‐Speech Synthesis for Individuals with Severe Speech Disorders”
  Advisor: Rupal Patel
• Humanities and Arts
  Aleta Budd
  “Park House”
  Advisor: Tiffany Lin
• Interdisciplinary Topics, Centers and Institutes
  Anthony Westphal
  “Controlling a lamprey‐based robot with an electronic nervous system”
  Advisor: Joseph Ayers
• Physical and Life Sciences
  Thayaparan Paramanathan
  “Drug DNA interactions – View with Optical Tweezers”
  Advisor: Mark C. Williams
• Social Sciences, Business and Law
  Kristen Hudak
  “Political Institutions & Grassroots Development: The Political Economy of Microfinance”
  Advisor: Kirsten Rodine‐Hardy