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63rd Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at the College of St. Elizabeth
The Sixty-Third Annual Undergraduate Research Conference organized
by the College of St. Elizabeth Student Chapter of the ACS and their
advisor, Sister Marion José Smith occurred on Friday April
29, 2011. The event was held at the College of St. Elizabeth in
Florham Park, NJ. Eight undergraduate students from four different
universities were hosted by the College of St. Elizabeth Chemical
Society as they presented their research for an audience of students
and faculty from the North Jersey area. The three judges, Dr. Anne
Kelly (BMS), Dr. Allen Jones (ACS Trenton Section) and Mr. Bill
Suits (ACS North Jersey Section) were presented with a tough decision
as they judged the student presentations and selected the top three
undergraduate students. Each presenter represented their university
and gave sight to the remarkable research opportunities students
in the North Jersey Section are provided with.
First Place and the Jean Asell Duranna Award was awarded to Ms.
Beatrice Markiewicz from Fairleigh Dickinson University who was
mentored by Dr. Alexey Teslja, for her research conducted at the
Brookhaven National Laboratory during the summer of 2010. Her
impressive presentation was based on her research investigating
Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy.
Mr. Robert Perkins from Fairleigh Dickinson University was awarded
with the second place award for his presentation based on the
binding/staining effects of cresyl violet on nucleic acid molecules.
His notable research was conducted under the direction of Dr. Amber
Flynn Charlebois.
The third place award went to Ms. Jessica G. Dickinson for her
presentation on her research accomplished also at Fairleigh Dickinson
University under the advisement of Dr. Amber Flynn Charlebois.
Jessica presented her research on HPLC analysis of protein structure
modification.
The award certificates were formally presented to the selected
student presenters at the North Jersey Section's Annual Awards
Dinner held on Tuesday May 17, 2011 in Lenfell Hall on the Fairleigh
Dickinson University campus in Madison, NJ.
Award Winners and Judges
Research Conference winners and judges:
Front row:
Dr. Anne Kelly, Jessica Dickinson, Robert Perkins and Beatrice Markiewicz.
Back row:
William Suits and Dr. Allen Jones
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