2009 CBE SAMPE Symposium Winners
Two of our CBE students received awards in the annual Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) international student paper competition. The 2009 SAMPE Symposium took place in Baltimore, Maryland, from May 18 - May 21.
 Jaqueline Yim, advised by Professor Giuseppe Palmese, Ph.D., received 2nd Place in the PhD division and received a prize of $700. Jackie is currently a 4th year doctoral candidate.
Click Here to read the abstract to Jackie's paper entitled "Effect of Interfacial
Strength and Energy Absorption at the UHMW-PE Fiber/Epoxy Interface
Using Atmospheric-Pressure, Low-Temperature Plasma".
 Brian Merritt, advised by Professor Giuseppe Palmese, Ph.D., received 1st place in the BS division and received a prize of $1000. Brian is currently a Junior in the BS/MS program.
Click Here to read the abstract to Brian's paper entitled "Synthesis
and Characterization of Vinyl Ester Based Room Temperature
Ionic Liquid Gels for Membrane Applications".
AWARDS
Specific criteria was used in the process of selecting both semifinalists and finalists:
* The criteria for selecting the semifinalists included leadership (10%), scholarship (20%), innovative ability in research and capability in curricular affairs (25%), activity in student and community affairs (15%), communication skills (20%), and growth potentials (10%).
* Semifinalists were asked to submit a technical paper. Three to six finalists were selected from each category based on the above criteria and the technical paper quality. Finalists were invited (travel and lodging expenses paid by SAMPE) to the International SAMPE Symposium in Long Beach, CA where they presented papers in competition in their respective categories for cash awards of up to $1000 or trips to SAMPE Europe or SAMPE Japan conferences.
Both CBE winners are SAMPE members and were full time students in residence working on thesis or dissertation research at the time this event took place.
Congratulations to our SAMPE winners!
"The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, SAMPE®, an international professional member society, provides information on new materials and processing technologies through chapter technical presentations, two journal publications, symposia and commercial expositions in which professionals can exchange ideas and air their views. As the only technical society encompassing all fields of endeavor in materials and processes, SAMPE provides a unique and valuable forum for scientists, engineers, designers and academicians."
Check out the SAMPE website for more information.
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