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Several College of Sciences students won awards this week at the\u00a0Tenth Annual Graduate Research Forum.\u00a0\"Screen<\/a><\/p>\n

The Pegasus Ballroom was packed with\u00a0a record number of graduate students presenting posters. Part of UCF\u2019s Student Research Week, the Research Forum showcases the latest research from students, including cutting-edge technology and discoveries in arts, education, health and science.<\/p>\n

Throughout the day, spectators and judges buzzed about the ballroom, connecting with student researchers about their projects and findings.\u00a0 Congratulations to the\u00a0following COS students who were granted awards for their outstanding presentations.<\/p>\n

Engineering, Computer Science and Modeling and Simulation<\/h3>\n

Konstantinos Myoniatis<\/strong>, Modeling and Simulation, PhD
\n<\/span>Cerberus Robot: The Design, Development, and Evaluation of Situation Awareness
\n<\/i>Mentor: Peter Hancock, PhD
\nCo-Authors:\u00a0\u00a0Anastasia Angelopoulou; Kristin Schaefer<\/span><\/p>\n

Life and Health Sciences<\/h3>\n

Alexis Maldonado<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Biology MS
\n<\/span>A LiDAR Evaluation of 3-Dimensional Patterns of the Invasive Old World Climbing Fern
\n<\/span><\/i>Mentor: John Weishampel, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n

Tina Richards<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Biology MS
\n<\/span>Specimen, Data, and Photo Collection for Herbaria
\n<\/span><\/i>Mentor: David Jenkins, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n

Nicole Barnette<\/strong>, Biomedical Sciences PhD
\n<\/span>A P5B-type ATPase is Required for Drosophila polyamine Transport
\n<\/span><\/i>Mentor: Laurence von Kalm, PhD
\nCo-Author:\u00a0\u00a0Victoria Kreinbrink<\/span><\/p>\n

Mathematics, Optics and Physical Sciences<\/h3>\n

Tracy Becker<\/strong>, Physics PhD \u2013 Planetary Sciences Track
\n<\/span>Unique Cassini Solar Occultation to Measure Smallest Particles in Saturn’s F Ring
\n<\/span><\/i>Mentor: Joshua Colwell, PhD
\nCo-Authors:\u00a0\u00a0Joshua Colwell, PhD; Larry Esposito, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), University of Colorado, Boulder<\/span><\/p>\n

Neha Nayyar<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Physics PhD
\n<\/span>Tuning Plasmon and Exciton Excitations in Transition-metal Doped Arrays of Noble-metal Nanochains
\n<\/span><\/i>Mentor: Talat Rahman, PhD
\nCo-Authors:\u00a0\u00a0Volodymyr Turkowski, PhD; Talat Rahman, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n

Dat Nguyen<\/strong>, Physics PhD
\n<\/span>A Dynamic Feedback Pulse Shaping Mechanism for High Power Chirped Pulse Amplification Laser Systems
\n<\/span><\/i>Mentor and Co-Author: Peter Delfyett, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryuichi Tsuchikawa<\/strong>, Physics PhD
\n<\/span>The Impact of Long-Range Impurity on Electron Transport in Metallic Carbon Nanotubes
\n<\/span><\/i>Mentor: Masahiro Ishigami, PhD
\nCo-Authors: Xiao Guo, Zhengyi Zhang, James Hone, PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Social Sciences<\/h3>\n

Nicole Hornung<\/strong>, Political Science MA
\n<\/span>Becoming a Food Citizen: Can Eco-Citizens Realize Their Obligations to Sustainable Consumption Given the Confines of the Globalized Fish Market?
\n<\/span><\/i>Mentor: Peter Jacques, PhD<\/span><\/p>\n

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