2009 AAAS Student Poster Competition Winners

Congratulations to the 2009 AAAS Student Poster Competition Winners

AAAS recognizes the winners of the 2009 Student Poster Competition that took place at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago. Their work in a variety of fields displayed originality and understanding that set them apart from their colleagues. First-place winners receive cash prizes thanks to the generous support of Subaru of America, Inc.

Brain and Behavior

Winner (tie): Diane Livio, University of California, Irvine
The Strength of Sexual Imprinting Effects in Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) Populations

Winner (tie): Maira Soto, University of California, Irvine
Characterization of Novel Human Beta-defensins

Environment and Ecology

Winner: Rebecca Aicher, University of California, Irvine
Soil Nitrogen Affects Convergence in Community Composition in California Grasslands

Honorable Mention: Jaquan Horton, University of California, Irvine
Tough Guts?: The Material Properties of Teleost Intestinal Tissues

Math, Technology and Engineering

Winner: Ross Barnowski, University Michigan, Ann Arbor
Remote Detection of Radioactive Plumes Using Millimeter Wave Technology

Honorable Mention: Alejandro Campos, University of Rochester
Advances in Dust Detection and Removal for Tokamaks

Medicine and Public Health

Winner: Eric Howell, Texas Tech University
Chemotherapeutic Challenge of the Chernobyl Rodent Apodemus flavicollis

Honorable Mention: Arun Paul, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Therapeutic Potential of COX Inhibitors in Treating Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpes Virus (KSHV) Associated Body Cavity B Cell Lymphoma (BCBL)

Molecular and Cellular

Winner (tie): Kathleen Mettel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Plasticity in the Auditory Thalamus Following Exposure to Complex Acoustic Sequences

Winner (tie): Nagaraj Kerur, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
KSHV Infection Induces Inflammasome in Human Monoctytic THP1 Cells

Honorable Mention: Adriana Garcia, University of California, Irvine
18F-fallypride MicroPET Imaging to Monitor Pancreatic Beta Cell Loss in Diabetes Mellitus

Physical Sciences

Winner: Patrick Brown, University of Notre Dame
Vertically-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Growth for Energy Storage Applications

Honorable Mention: Amanda David and Agustin Diaz, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Encapsulation of Insulin into Inorganic Layered Nanomaterials Envisioned as a Drug Delivery System

Social Sciences

Winner: Vanashri Nargund, Indiana University
The Influence of Secondary Science Teachers' Beliefs on Classroom Instruction in India

Bookmark www.aaas.org/meetings for details on the 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting, 18-22 February. The Poster Submission site opens on 20 July 2009.

The Student Poster Competition recognizes the individual efforts of undergraduate and graduate students working toward a degree. Posters are judged at the meeting. Winners in each category receive a cash award, framed certificate, and AAAS membership. Postdoctoral scholars who hold a doctoral degree are not eligible to enter.