The 2011 Student Research Conference was attended by more than 300 students presenting 277 research posters. Students represented more than 100 academic institutions from across North America and abroad.
All presenting students received a certificate of presentation. In addition, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students who received an overall rating of Good or better were invited to join Sigma Xi as Associate Members of the Society
The following students received overall ratings of superior and will receive a commemmerative Student Research Conference Medal recoginzing this achievement.
Awards for the Graduate and Doctoral Candidate Division
Behavioral Sciences
John Hernandez and Katie Adams - Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Biochemistry, Physiology and Immunology
Samantha Furr - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Cellular & Molecular Biology
Matti Asuma - University of Wisconsin - Madison
Huiying Lu - North Carolina State University
Chemistry
Jessica Bongiovanni - University of North Carolina Charlotte
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Luanna Prevost - University of Georgia
Engineering
Eric Forrest - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Andrew Loebl - North Carolina State University
Environmental and Geo-Sciences
Kelly Smith - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Interdisciplinary Research
Vikrant Dutta - North Carolina State University
Seth Ebersviller - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Math, Computer Science, Physics and Astronomy
Farzad Sadjadi - University of Minnesota
Awards for the Undergraduate Division
Behavioral Sciences
Dario Figueroa - University of California, Irvine
Seva Khambadkona - The Ohio State University
Biochemistry, Physiology and Immunology
Catherine Fick - Oakland University
Sarah Lieser - Viterbo University
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Nicole Anayannis - SUNY Purchase
Myurajan Rubaharan - George Mason University
Alvin Shi - Duke University
Jennifer Yonan - University of California, Irvine
Chemistry
Anthony Prosser - University of Kansas
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Kristina Bonaparte - University of California, Irvine
Engineering
An Truong - North Carolina State University
Environmental and Geo-Sciences
Lauren Marston - North Carolina State University
Interdisciplinary Research
Emma Babb - Duke University
Gino Graziano - Santa Barbara City College
Math and Computer Science
Christine Sawyer - Santa Barbara City College
Physics and Astronomy
Alex Garner - University of Florida
Awards for the High School Division
Interdisciplinary Research including Behavioral Sciences
Givi Basishvilli - Harlem Children Society
Biochemistry, Physiology & Immunology
Angela Zhang - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Kimberly Clark - Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College High School
Cellular & Molecular Biology
William Su - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Chemistry
Taylor Adair - William G. Enloe High School
Joseph Moo-Young and Nick Liu - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Science
Yun Tang - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Math, Computer Science, Physics, Astronomy and Engineering