2017 CPES Undergraduate Poster Session Winners
The winners of the CPES Undergraduate Poster Session, which was held on August 4th, 2017, are:
- First Overall: Nawar Ismail (Physics) for his poster titled "Microscopic Simulations of Strongly Interacting Particles"
- Second Overall: Aidan Maxwell (Physics) for his poster titled "Tuning the Size of Phytoglycogen Nanoparticles Through Acid Hydrolysis".
- Third Overall: Kayvon Sanayei (Physics) for his poster titled "Developing expression and purification methods for novel microbial rhodopsins; steps towards understanding their functions and molecular mechanisms".
The prize for most visually appealing poster went to Jane Jaklic (Physics) for her poster titled "Integrating Modern Technology into Entry-level Physics Labs".
The prize for best group poster went to Taylor Fraser and Niamh Rafter (Physics) for their poster titled "Optimization of area detector geometry for quantitative High-Resolution Pair Distribution Function analysis of nanoparticle samples.".
A prize was also awarded for best poster presentation from each department to:
- Brandon Edwards (Computer Science) for his presentation on "Using environmental agent-based modelling to simulate the breeding success of piping plovers"
- Meghan Fragis (Engineering) for her presentation on "Cytotoxic Activity and Anticancer Potential of Ontario Grown Onion Extracts against Breast Cancer Cell Lines"
- Josh van der Zalm (Chemistry) for his presentation on "Comparing UV-photooxidation and aqueous reduction methods for removing self-assembled monolayers to reclaim Au substrates"
- Leanne Sargent (Physics) for her presentation on "Infrared Characterization of the Crosslinking Cross-Sectional Profile of Polyethylene Pipe"