On March 25, more than 170 graduate students gathered in the Ben Parker Student Center to present their research and practice presentation skills to a panel of judges who include faculty, alumni and industry professionals. Each year, the Graduate Student Government (GSG) holds a Graduate Research And Discovery Symposium (GRADS), formerly known as the Conference on Earth and Energy Research (CEER). The following students received honors during the Awards Banquet later that afternoon.
Department Level Awards ($200):
- Chemical and Biological Engineering: Yan Wang for "A Transient Hydrate Formation Model"
- Chemistry: Xuemin Li for "A Novel Approach Of Producing Alkali Sulfide Nanocrystals For Advanced Rechargeable Batteries"
- Civil and Environmental Engineering: Dina Drennan for "Biogeochemistry Of Sulfate Reducing Bioreactors: How Design Parameters Influence Microbial Consortia And Metal Precipitation"
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Wendy Belcher for "Machine Learning For The Automatic Detection Of Anomalous Events"
- Geology and Geological Engineering: Bryan McDowell for "Inert Gases In The Rocky Mountains: Implications For Risk, Opportunity, And New Understanding In Natural Gas Reservoirs"
- Geophysics: Jarred Eppehimer for "Spatio-Temporal Microseismic Analysis Of The Woodford Shale, Canadian County, Oklahoma"
- Hydrology: Nicole Bogenschuetz for "The Effect Of The Mountain Pine Beetle On Slope Stability, Soil Moisture And Root Strength"
- Mechanical Engineering: Kevyn Young for "Computer Interface Design For Wrist Gimbal Forearm And Wrist Rehabilitation Robot"
- Metallurgical and Materials Engineering: Mark Strauss for "The Recovery And Reuse Of Rare Earths From Waste Flo"
- Nuclear Engineering: Jarrod Gogolski for "Using Biomolecules To Separate Plutonium"
Overall:
- 1st Place: Stephen Semmens from Geology and Geological Engineering for "An Examination Of The Natural Environment's Impact On Levee Sustainability" ($1,000)
- 2nd Place: Paul Diaz from Applied Mathematics and Statistics for "Global Sensitivity Metrics From Active Subspaces" ($750)
- 3rd Place: Halley Keevil from Geology and Geological Engineering for "The White Mountain Breccia-Hosted Gold Deposit, Jilin Province, Northeastern China" ($500)
Undergraduates
- 1st Place: Sean Cowie from Geology and Geological Engineering for "Geological Controls On Rock Strength" ($150)
- 2nd Place: John Hinton from Geophysics for "Geophysical Waveform's Frequency Attenuation As A Precursor To Rock Shear Failure" ($100)
- 3rd Place: Tasha Markley from Geophysics for "Impact Of Artificial Fractures On Rock Strength And Deformation" ($75)
For more information on research conference, visit the GRADS website.
The GSG is composed of one graduate student representative from each academic department offering graduate degree programs. The council meets the first and third Monday of every month to make decisions to guide GSG policies and activities. The meetings are open to interested graduate students.
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