2013 Clare Boothe Luce Awardees

 

  • Audet, Megan

    Megan Audet, a Chemistry major, conducted research with Dr. John Snyder (CAS Chemistry) to develop methods in organic chemistry for the creation of new small-molecule libraries, which could be screened for biological properties.

  • Haghigi, Isabela

    Isabela Haghighi, a Mechanical Engineering major, conducted research with Dr. Bennett Goldberg (CAS Physics) to improve the properties of graphene, a single-layered carbon material that can be used as a resonance detector, which has many industrial applications.

  • Hammond, Julie

    Julie Hammond, a Physics major, conducted research with Dr. Richard Averitt (CAS Physics) on “liquid crystal” technology. This research is important because many computer imaging devices (laptop screens, digital watches, etc) use liquid crystals for generating the image.

  • Lam, Emily

    Emily Lam, an Electrical Engineering major, conducted research with Dr. Thomas Little (ENG Electrical & Computer Engineering) on methods to improve and economize artificial lighting systems. She was investigating how to create “Smart Rooms” where lighting will adapt and move to individuals in the room.

  • Rosenfeld, Emma

    Emma Rosenfeld, a Mathematics and Physics major, conducted research with Dr. Steve Ahlen (CAS Physics) on a project related to the Higgs Boson particle, with collaborations with the Large Hadron Collider. She worked to develop devices that will improve detection of muons (elemental particles).

  • Chloe Wendell, a Linguistics and Chemistry major, conducted research with Dr. James Panek (CAS Chemistry), to use chemical methods to synthesize the natural product Myxopyronin A, a compound that may have antibiotic properties.