KU Graduate Research Competition and Summit

Letter from Ryan McCabe, Director of Graduate and Professional
Association Regarding the Competition and Summit

Link to 2009 Application

 

Picture 1-Andrew Harris presenting his poster to a faculty judge, Picture 2- William Bennet presenting his research to a faculty judge.
© KU University Relations

2009 Research Competition Award Winners:


back row left to right: Jill Hoover, Linda Blake, Nathan Colaner, Madhav Ghanta, Elizabeth McClain, Jamie Bone, Jake Cornett, Ryan Gaston
front row left to right: Suzanne Adlof, Natalie Ciaccio, Natalia Loskutova, Geetha Chittoor, Yelena Wu

$500 Award Winners
Jamie Bone - Music and Dance
Madhav Ghanta - Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Jill Hoover - Child Language

$200 Award Winners
Ryan Gaston - History
Natallia Luskotova - Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
Susann Aldolf - Speech-Language-Hearing
Elizabeth McClain - Curriculum & Teaching

$150 Award Winners
Nathan Colaner - Philosophy
William Simkulet - Philosophy
Natalie Ciaccio - Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Linda Blake - Medicinal Chemistry
Yelena Wu - Clinical Child Psychology
Jake Cornet - Special Education
Geetha Chittoor - Anthropology

 

2009 Research Summit Particpants

Picture 1- Shuang Cai and her poster; Picture 2 - Madhav Ghanta, KU-Lawrence; KUMC award recipient Brittany Gores; and Shuang Cai, KU-Lawrence; Picture 3 - Brian Earl of KUMC with State Sen. Jim Barnett of Emporia
Pictures provided by Kevin Boatright - Office of Research & Graduate Studies

Of the participants in the Competition, twelve KU gradate students showcased their research at the Capitol in Topeka. The following participated:

Madhav Ghanta - Greener Oxidation Of Propylene And Ethylene Minimizes Environmental Impact And Increases Safety
Jing Guo – Gas Phase Emissions From A Heavy-Duty Engine Using Biodiesel Blends
Leah Kapa – Executive Function In Simultaneous And Sequential Bilingual Children
Shuang Cai – Nanoconjugate Delivery System For Treatment Of Advanced Breast Cancer
Natalie Ciaccio – Brain Cancer: New Hope For A Deadly Disease
Audra Sterling – Fragile X Syndrome: What Can We Learn About Autism From Fragile X Syndrome?
Jim Stoutenborough – PromotingWind Energy: Evaluating The Effects Of State Renewable Energy Incentives
John Shelley – Sedimientation In Kansas Reservoirs And The Kansas Analytical Method For Natural Channel Design
Brittany K. Gorres – The Combined Effect Of A High Fat Diet And Estrogen Loss On Insulin Resistance
Katryn Allen – Bile Acids Induction Of Pro-Inflammatory Gene Expression In Mouse Hepatocytes Is Egr-1 Dependent
Brian R. Earl – Uncovering The Causes Of Hearing Loss
Carol Kemper – The Impact Of Work Unit And Organization Support On Adverse Patient Outcome
Nicholas Stucky - Studying The Molecular Causes Of Migraine: A Pathway To New Therapeutic Targets

$500 scholarship from KansasBio were awarded to:
Audra Sterling, University of Kansas
Brittany K. Gorres, University of Kansas Medical Center