2010 Winners

Undergraduate Division

• First Prize: Mason Frederickson (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)
  Identification of food pathogen DNA using nucleic acid probes
  Faculty mentors: Patrick Hrdlicka (Chemistry) and Rod Hill (Animal and Veterinary Science)
• Second Prize: Ryan Simmons (Biology / Psychology)
  Enhanced Stability of a Drug Resistance Plasmid Through Coevolution With its Bacterial Host
  Faculty mentor: Eva Top (Biological Sciences)

Graduate Division

• First prize: Jency Pricilla Sundararajan (Physics)
  Photoconductivity set-up for studying the electrical properties of individua Gallium nitride nanowires
  Faculty mentor: Dave McIlroy (Physics)
• Second prize: Ishwar B. Niraula (Physics)
  Gas Phase Interactions with Gold Nanoparticle Decorated Gallium Nitride Nanowires by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  Faculty mentor: Dave McIlroy (Physics)

Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Award

• Jacob R. Bow (Mathematics, Chemical Engineering)
  Widespread Organic Evaporite Deposits on Saturn's Moon Titan
  Faculty mentor: Jason W. Barnes (Physics)