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The Third Environmental Chemistry Symposium
Presented by the Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry
Saturday, February 26th, 2000
Award Winners

At this year’s Symposium there were 4 oral sessions and 4 poster sessions. In each session there was one $500 first place award, one $300 second place award and several $100 honorable mention awards. Every student left with an award for their effort.

Out of all the posters there was one grand prize of an additional $750 awarded for the best poster presentation. For the best overall poster presentation a grand prize of an additional $750 was awarded.

The event was presented by the Center for Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry held on February 26th, 2000 at the Agricultural Sciences and Industries building. This event was sponsored by the Eberly College of Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, College of Engineering and the Environmental Research Resources Institute (ERRI).

Additional information and pictures can be obtained by contacting Teri (this year’s organizer) at mailto:%20teri@chem.psu.edu

Overall Best Oral Presentation
Frank J. von Willert
Department: Agronomy
Advisor: Dr. Richard Stehouwer

Overall Best Poster Presentation
Amy S. Barnes
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Carlo Pantano

First Place Awards
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Frank J. von Willert
Department: Agronomy
Advisor: Dr. Richard Stehouwer

Amy S. Barnes
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Carlo Pantano

Shawn Mulvaney
Department: Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. Michael J. Natan

Michael Moreland
Department: Geosciences
Advisor: Dr. Katherine Freeman

Elisa D. Brown
Department: Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Robert Shannon

Erin M. Matlack,
Department: Geosciences,
Advisor: Dr. M. A. Arthur

Chris Nomura
Department: BMMB
Advisor: Dr. Don Bryant

Erin M. Griggs
Department: Geosciences
Advisor: Dr. Lee Kump

Second Place Awards
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Lizzie Santiago
Department: Chemical Engineering
Advisor: Dr. James Ultman

Prabha Iyer
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Advisor: Dr. James G. Ferry

Marcus Schaub
Department: ERRI
Advisor: Dr. John M. Skelly

Patrick J. Drohan
Department: Agronomy
Advisor: Dr. Gary Petersen

Caroline Loop
Department: Geosciences
Advisor: Dr. William B. White

David H. McNear Jr.
Department: Agronomy
Advisor: Dr. Jon Chorover

Mike Gockley
Department: Forest Resources
Advisor: Dr. David DeWalle

Mingxin Guo
Department: Agronomy
Advisor: Dr. Jon Chorover

Honorable Mention Awards

Natia Tsomaia
Department: Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. Karl T. Mueller

Bernd Wittek
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Advisors: Dr. Howard W. Pickering and Dr. Konrad G. Weil

Jennifer A. Bland
Department: Geosciences
Advisor: Kate Freeman

Kathryn R. Pennypacker
Department: Geosciences
Advisor: Dr. Jon Chorover

Mark J. Strynar
Department: Agronomy
Advisor: Dr. Bollag

John J. Gilligan
Department: Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. A. W. Castleman, Jr.

Jun Wu
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Bruce E. Logan

Benjamin Lengacher
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Brian Dempsey

Brian C. Moore
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Dr. Fred S. Cannon

Susan LeFevre
Department: Forestry
Advisor: Dr. William Sharpe

Yuanhong Zhu
Department: Agronomy
Advisor: Dr. R. H. Fox

Mohan Kumar
Department: Veterinary Science
Advisor: Dr. Gary Perdew

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