By Mala Braslavsky

On November 2, 2007, BNNT hosted its second Research Poster Competition with co-sponsors NQPI and CMSS.  The evening was a tremendous success.  There were over 50 poster entrants in the competition representing twenty two different research groups.

Prizes were awarded in three categories:

Undergraduate Research category

• Eric Abrams, from Ohio University, won first prize with his poster entitled “Synthesis of Chelating Sulfoxides for Picosecond Isomerization in Photochromic Ruthenium Sulfoxides”.
• Second prize went to Patrick Holvey from the University of Notre Dame,
• Third prize was awarded to Paul Ingram from Ohio University. 

In the Ohio University Graduate Division, prizes were awarded in two separate categories.

In the bionano category, Yao Xiong from Dr. Liwei Chen’s research group, won first place with his poster entitled “Distinguish metallic and semiconducting nanotubes in EFM”.

Second place went to Mahmoud Emara from Dr. Greg Van Patten’s research group, and third place was awarded to Prithu Sundd from Dr. David Tee’s research group.

In the general nano category, first prize was awarded to Gayani Perera from Dr. Saw Hla’s research group with the poster entitled “Low Temperature STM Investigation of Molecular Kondo Effect”.  Second and third prizes went to Swati Ramanathan from Dr. Eric Stinaff’s research group and Edson Vernek from Dr. Nancy Sandler’s research group, respectively.