2016 Graduate Symposium Winners Congratulations to winners of the School’s 28th Annual Graduate Research Symposium, held Feb. 25-26. Oral session: • 1st prize - Daniel Griffin, “Data-Driven Modeling and Dynamic Programming Applied to Batch Cooling Crystallization” • 2nd prize - Pradnya Samant, “Microneedle Patches for Point-of-Care Diagnostics” • 3rd prize - Jared Schwartz, “Low Ceiling Temperature Polymers
for Transient Electronic Applications” Poster session: • 1st prize - William Mounfield, “Role of Defects and Metal Coordination on Adsorption of Acid Gases in MOFs and Metal Oxides” • 2nd prize - Chad Varner, “Controlling Cellular Responses Using Multivalency” • 3rd prize - Shan Tie, “Optimal Operation of Simulated Moving Bed Reactor: Model Correction and Validation.”
Ziegler Award Winners
Students networked with representatives of the 2016 Graduate Symposium’s sponsors: BASF, Chevron, Dow, Evonik, ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell, Milliken, Phillips 66, Praxair, Shell, and Solvay.
Select Graduate Honors ChBE recognized students for their achievements at the 2016 Student Honors Luncheon on April 21. Select graduate honors presented include: • Exemplary Academic Achievement: Nanqi Bao, Eli Carter, Yuan Gao, Matthew McDonald, Zhongzhen Wang, Jizhang Xu, Fengyi Zhang • Outstanding Performance on the Qualifying Exam: Robert Franklin • Outstanding PhD Thesis: Steven Burgess • Outstanding MS Thesis: Erica Garcia-Gutierrez • Outstanding PhD Proposal: Nils Persson (below)
Yi Zhang (pictured above left) won the Ziegler Award for Best Paper for “Bubble meets droplet: Particle-assisted reconfiguration of wetting morphologies in colloidal multiphase systems.” Harrison Rose (right) won the Ziegler Award for Best PhD Proposal for “An Enzymatic Route to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid.” The Waldemar T. Ziegler Awards were established by the family and friends of the late Professsor Waldemar T. Ziegler to honor his lifelong commitment to academic excellence and research. CHBE.GATECH.EDU
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