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National Student Paper Contest


Description:
This session includes winning student papers from each of the nine regional paper competitions held earlier this year. Papers will be presented to a panel of five judges who will select the top three papers which will be awarded cash prizes sponsored by Omega Chi Epsilon.

Sponsor:
Student Chapters Committee Liaison


Chair:
William G. Pitt
Professor
Brigham Young University
Department of Chemical Enginering
350 CB
Provo, UT 84602
Phone Number: 801-422-2589
Fax Number: 801-422-0151
Email: pitt@byu.edu

Co-Chair:
Joseph D. Smith

Papers:
2a
Pervaporative Recovery of Butanol From Fermentation Broth Using Mixed Matrix Membranes
Colin Paul, University of Arkansas; Jamie A. Hestekin, University of Arkansas
2b
Novel Microsensors From Biodegradable Smart Hydrogels
Barbara L. Ekerdt, The University of Texas at Austin; Diana K. Snelling, The University of Texas at Austin; Nicholas A. Peppas, The University of Texas at Austin
2c
Chronic Electrophysiological and Behavioral Response in Rats Due to Cerebral Ischemic Stroke in the Motor Cortex
Madeline A. Midgett, Oregon State University; Patrick Rousche, University of Illinois at Chicago
2d
The Effect of Density On Silicon Nanowires Growth and Tapering
Gabriella A. Lestari, University of California, Berkeley
2e
Hydrogenase in Acetogenic Production of Fuel-Grade Ethanol
Ryan A. Baker, Brigham Young University; Bradley E. Skidmore, Brigham Young University; Dila R. Banjade, Brigham Young University; Doug R. Tree, Brigham Young University; Jason M. Bray, Brigham Young University; Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University
2f
Characterization of Carbon Microspheres for Trichloroethylene Remediation
Le Li, Tulane University; Jingjing Zhan, Tulane University; Bhanukiran Sunkara, Tulane University; Vijay T. John, Tulane University
2h
Development of Rhodobacter Sphaeroides for the Production of Functional Membrane Proteins
Brandon S. Curtis, The Pennsylvania State University; Philip D. Laible, Argonne National Laboratory; Deborah K. Hanson, Argonne National Laboratory; Wayne R. Curtis, The Pennsylvania State University
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