2018 Graduate Research Symposium Winners

Students walking around around at the UB Center of Arts during the poster session of the 2018 Graduate Research Symposium.

Published October 18, 2018 This content is archived.

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UB CBE hosted the 2018 Graduate Research Symposium on October 12, 2018, with over 75 posters presented. Congratulations to the presenters for a successful event. The awards were divided into three research areas; biological research, material research, and computational research. Our winners are listed below:

Excellence in Biological Research Award Winners

Title: Restoring Extracellular Matrix Synthesis in Senescent Stem Cells

Na Rong.

Na Rong
PhD candidate from the Andreadis research group

Title: Engineering Developmentally Inspired HepaticMicrotissues from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Ogechi Ogoke.

Ogechi Ogoke
PhD candidate from the Parashurama research group

Excellence in Material Research Award Winner

Title: Antifouling Membranes by Surface Modification Using Hydrophilic Zwitterions

Nima Shahkaramjpour.

Nima Shahkaramipour
PhD candidate from the Lin research group

Excellence in Computational Research Award Winner

Title: Antifouling Membranes by Surface Modification Using Hydrophilic Zwitterions

Yiqi Chen received award from Dr. Swihart.

Yiqi Chen
PhD candidate from the Errington research group

Student Choice Winners

Title: Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia from Nitrogen and Water at Ambient Conditions

Shreya Mukherjee.

Shreya Mukherjee
PhD candidate from the Wu research group

Title: Gas-phase Synthesis of Metal Alloy and Carbon Nanotube Decorated Graphene Balls

Mohammad Moein Mohammadi.

Mohammad Moein Mohammadi
PhD candidate from the Swihart research group