By Emily Hubbell

NQPI students from a variety of academic departments won research awards at the 2009 Student Research and Creative Activity Expo.

More than 600 undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students participated in this year's expo, which was sponsored by the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College, the Office of the President and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.

 

The following students were awarded research prizes at the expo:

Tianjiao Chen- 1st place tie, physics & astronomy, session 2 

Abijit Chincore- 1st place tie, physics & astronomy, session 2

Tod Grusenmeyer- 1st place, chemistry & biochemistry, session 1

Brian Keppler- 2nd place, environmental & plant biology, graduate student session

Sajida Khan- 1st place, physics & astronomy, session 5

Gcina Mavimbela- 1st place, physics & astronomy, session 6

Gayani Perera- 2nd place, physics & astronomy, session 5

Brianne Porter- 1st place, chemistry & biochemistry, session 2

Yuan Zhang- 2nd place, physics & astronomy, session 6