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Awards highlight student research accomplishments

May 13, 2011

Marmian Grimes

Jenn Wagaman
907-474-5082
5/13/11

The 2011 Campus Research Day took place on ������ campus on May 5. ������ students from diverse fields of study participated in poster sessions and an undergraduate research symposium. Winners follow:

Undergraduate poster awards:
• First place: Tyler Payment, “Underground Salt Cavern Sonar Logging Tool.” Mentor: Rorik Peterson.
• Second place: Patrick Millard and Rijo Simon, “Mobile Device Application and Media Transmission Technology for Alaska’s Digitally Integrated Guide.” Mentor: Greg Newby.
• Third place: Shaina Bhojwani “Tissue Distribution of Mercury in Alaskan Sculpin Species.” Mentor: Todd O’Hara.
Graduate poster awards:
• First place: Jill Shipman, “Rapid Modal Analysis and Whole-Rock Geochemistry of the 1956-Present Eruptive Products of Bezymianny Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia.” Mentor: Pavel Izbekov.
• Second place: Jean Talbot, “Effect of Pacific Decadal Oscillation on the Long Term Dynamics of Arctic Climate Time Series.” Mentor: Uma Bhatt.
• Third place: Tania Spurkland, “Salinity and Irradiance Effects on Growth and Maximum Quantum Yield of Photosynthesis of Sub-Arctic Kelp (Saccharina latissima).” Mentor: Katrin Iken.
Undergraduate research symposium
• First place: Kayla Harrison, “A High-Resolution WRF Simulation of a Post-frontal Topographically Enhanced Wind Shear Event at Juneau International Airport.” Mentor: Don Morton.
• Second place: Kathleen Gerdes, “A Serosurvey of Avian Influenza in Passerine Birds.” Mentor: Jon Runstadler.
• Third place: Mindona Krzykowski, “Identifying and Characterizing VXB Events on the Lunar Surface from the Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (SIDE) That Was Part of Apollo 14 Mission.” Mentor: Channon Price.
• Fourth place: Sara Day Evridge, “Childhood in Gold Rush Alaska: Children’s Influence on Alaskan Settlement.” Mentor: John Heaton.
• Fifth place: Ali Amhaz-Strickland, “Hizbullah: A State-Within-A-State.” Mentor: Pia Kohler.
Honorable mentions:
• Rachel DeWilde, “Analyzing Dallia pectoralis Population Genetics Using Microsatellites.” Mentor: Matthew Campbell.
• Courtney Nichols, “Contrasting Patterns of Molecular Evolution in Euteleost Fishes.” Mentor: Andres Lopez.
• Jonathan Nolin, “Hybrid Photovoltaic’s and Improving Efficiency.” Mentor: Shiva Hullavarad.
• Kyoko Okano, “Effects of Warming and Neighboring Interactions on Establishment and Growth of White Spruce glauca (Moench) Voss.” Mentor: Sydonia Bret-Harte.
• Susan M. Smith, “History of the Mental Health Peer Support Movement in Alaska.” Mentor: Cynthia Hardy.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Marmian Grimes, ������ public information officer, at 907-474-7902 or via e-mail at marmian.grimes@alaska.edu.

JW/5-13-11/232-11