2002 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

Twenty-eight Ohio State undergraduate students earned awards for their research projects at the Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum last Tuesday (5/21). More than 130 students competed in the seventh annual event. The purpose of the forum is to encourage undergraduate participation in research; to develop the abilities of undergraduate students to make a contribution to society; and to provide an opportunity to showcase interdisciplinary student research projects. Richard and Martha Denman, who are longtime supporters of the university, sponsor the forum.

(Click on the link at right to view video highlights from this year's forum.)

2002 winners:
ARTS: (1) Whitney M. Lee-Tanzillo, advisor: Charles Massey Jr.;
(2) Matthew T. Moorman, advisor: Charles Massey Jr. and Todd
Slaughter; (3) Laura Gale Simpson, advisor: Joy H. Reilly;
(Outstanding Sophomore) Leah M. Reddy, advisor: Sue Ott Rowlands;

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: (1) Bryan M. Cairns, advisor: David L.
Denlinger; (1) Melissa A. Cousins, advisor: Brian H. Smith and Kevin
C. Daly; (3) Ashwin Uttam, advisor: Helen M. Chamberlin; (3)
Michael E. Buschur, advisor: Joseph Williams;

ENGINEERING SCIENCES: (1) Mark Stevens, advisor: Walter
Lempert; (2) Nicholas J. Ferrell, advisor: Derek J. Hansford; (2) Patrick
Coleman, advisor: Richard E. Parent and Raghu Machiraju; (2)
(Outstanding Junior) Cullen Buie, advisor: Gregory Washington;

HEALTH SCIENCES: (1) Angela C. Cook, advisor: John A. Bauer;
(1) Jean M. Tillie, advisor: Firdaus S. Dhabhar; (3) Michele L.
Schmidt: Steven T. Devor; (Outstanding Junior) Daniel J. Kaser,
advisor: Dennis B. McKay;

HUMANITIES: (1) Shalini P. Vivek, advisor: Stephen Dale; (2)
Linda A. Long-Van Brocklyn, advisor: Robin Judd; (3) Maritsa A.
Zervos, advisor: Cathy Rakowski; (Outstanding Junior) Daniel J.
Kaser, advisor: Linda Harlow;

MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES: (1) Jon A.
Dieringer, advisor: Richard L. McCreery; (2) Kaden R.A. Hazzard,
advisor: John Wilkins; (3) Heidi M. Steinkamp, advisor: Matthew S.
Platz;

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORIAL SCIENCES: (1) Courtney E.
Detillion, advisor: A. Courtney Devries; (2) Melissa R. Rutan, advisor:
Sally T. Boysen; (3) Amanda J. Graves, advisor: Martin P. Feeney;
(Honorable Mentions) Lindsay A. Bannon, advisor: Michael W. Vasey;
Jennifer S. Lehman, advisor: Charles Emery and Barbara Andersen;
and Jonathan G. Thomas, advisor: Lance C. Garmon.

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