First Annual Rice University Graduate Student
90 Second Thesis Competition
May 9, 2013, 5:00 – 8:00 PM
McMurtry Auditorium in Duncan Hall
First Place
Mohammed Adnan, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
“Continuous Fibers of Boron Nitride Nanotubes”
Second Place (3-way tie)
Shuzhen Ye, Physics & Astronomy
“Rydberg Atom and Solar System”
Second Place (3-way tie)
Jon Brame, Civil & Environmental Engineering
“Get the POOP out!”
Second Place (3-way tie)
Yu Jun Leong, Civil & Environmental Engineering
“Particles and public health”
“Arts” Award
Caroline Ewan, Music
“Cypress Symphony”
“Letters” Award
Heather Dial, Psychology
“Evaluating the relationship between memory and language in stroke patients”
“Sciences” Award
Mark Knight, Electrical and Computer Engineering
“The OWLympics Challenge : owlympics.rice.edu”
Audience’s Choice
Chao Sun, Civil & Environmental Engineering
“Protection of buildings using smart tuned mass dampers”
