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CTURC Attendees Demographics
From 18 Texas Universities
- The University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas Dallas
- University of Texas Tyler
- University of Texas San Antonio
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Houston Baptist University
- Midwestern State University
- Rice
- Temple College
- Baylor University
- Trinity University
- McMurray University
- University of Houston
- University of Houston Clear Lake
- University of Houston Downtown
- Texas A&M University
- Texas Lutheran
- University of Houston Victoria
- Southwestern University
Representing 38 Areas of Study
- Chemical Engineering
- Economics
- Chemistry
- Health
- Public Health
- Molecular Biology
- Communications
- Neuoscience
- Physics/Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Ennvironmental Science
- Computer Science
- Agriculture
- English
- History
- Biology
- Philosophy
- Insect/Plant Ecology
- Aerospace
- Medicine
- Math
- Biomedical Engineering
- Sociology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Animal Behavior
- Civil Engeneering
- Petrolium Engineering
- Psychology
- Art History
- Pharmacology
- Cell Biology
- Cancer
- Education
- Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Conservation
- Statistics
- Bioinformatics
Previous Awards
2018 CTURC AWARDS
Award of Excellence for Best Overall Research Poster
- Erin Choi
Award of Excellence for an Outstanding Presentation of a Research Poster
- Phillip Woolley
- Roman Sanchez Martinez
- Maheen Shakil
- Erin Choi
- Ruchika Mitbander
- Emily Ziperman
Award of Excellence for an Outstanding Oral Presentation of Research
- Jennifer Schlauch
- Sara Beth Burch
- Dorothy Isgur
- Elizabeth Robinson
- Ishaan Manohar
- Ezzeddine Elmir
- Shameela Ali
- Zoe de Beurs
- Maike Morrison
- Min Kim
- Leah Salinsky
Award of Excellence for Best Presentation of a Creative Work
- Jasmine Derry, Yuan-Chi Lee, Lauren Hammond, Marisa Harris, and Kiara Stewart.
2019 CTURC AWARDS
OVERALL POSTER PRESENTATION WINNER:
- Joseph Schmidt
POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD CERTIFICATE FINALISTS:
- Meg McCutcheon
- Stephanie Bender
- Chen Lin
- Sena Sakariya
- Hao Nguyen
- Alex Boley
- Ileana Mendoza
- Rana Radawan
- Alex Ye
- Emaly Vrooman
- Joseph Schmidt
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
- Batool Unar Syed
- Michael Flanders
- Athena Owirodu
CREATIVE & ARTISTIC WORKS AWARD CERTIFICATE WINNER:
- Hannah Seavey
ORAL SLIDE PRESENTATIONS AWARD CERTIFICATE WINNERS:
- Audrey Bahr
- Jacob Awkal
- Sanjna Bhatia
- Sung-hoon Park
- Muhammad Jamal
- Simren Lakhotia
- Delcio Mejia
- Nisha Saif
- Richa John
- Beena Lad
- Lexie Martin
- Shubhneet Warar
Abstract Booklets
Keynote Speakers
(2022) Dr. Stanley J. Roux, Jr.
Dr. Stanley Roux received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1971. After completing his postdoctoral appointment at Yale in the lab of Dr. F.M. Richards, Dr. Roux joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, then moved to the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in 1978. Since then he has held multiple positions on campus, including Chairman of the Botany Department, Chairman of the Division of Biological Sciences, Associate Director of the School of Biological Sciences, and Faculty Ombudsperson. Dr. Roux is also a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at UT, and has been honored with state and national teaching awards. In support of his research at UT, Dr. Roux has received over three decades of funding from both the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He has published over 150 research articles in key journals. He has been given national research awards from the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research and the American Society of Plant Biologists, and was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2015 and received the national "Excellence in Education" award from the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) in 2015.
Dr. Roux is the lead inventor of our Apyrase Control Trait (ACT) technology and the currently serves as Research Integrity Officer for The University of Texas at Austin.
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(2018) Dr. John B. Goodenough
Dr. Goodenough is know around the world for his pioneering work that led to the invention of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Dr. Goodenough is known as the "father" of the lithium-ion battery. In 1979, Dr. Goodenough demonstrated that a high density of stored energy was possible using an anode other than metallic lithium. This discovery led to the development of the lithium-ion batteries that are used in portable electronics and electric vehicles. At the age of 94, Dr. Goodenough has introduced another breakthrough in solid-state battery technology that is safer, cheaper, faster-charging, and can store up to five times as much energy as the current battery. and can power everything from mobile phones to electric cars.
Dr. Goodenough is the author of eight books, 800 journal articles, and he has received numerous national and international awards.
- Colleen Lyon
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Head of Scholarly Communications, University of Texas Libraries
- Jessica Trelogan
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Research Data Services Coordinator, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
- Ayat Mohammed
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Ph.D., visualization scientist at the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC),The University of Texas at Austin
- Robert V. Reichle
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Director - Office of Undergraduate Research, School of Undergraduate Studies
- Rachel Wellhausen
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Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin -Department of Government
- Lynn Katz
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Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin - Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Monique Pikus
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Ph.D. The University of Texas as Austin - Liberal Arts Honors Program
- Tayna Paull
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Ph.D. The University of Texas at Austin - College of Natural Sciences
- Progga Chirontoni
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Graduate Student – The University of Texas at Austin - Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
- Garrett Edmonds
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Graduate Student – The University of Texas at Austin - Department of Chemistry
- Erin Yanota
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Graduate Student – The University of Texas at Austin - Department of English
- Trey Sutjita
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Graduate Student – The University of Texas at Austin - Department of Molecular Biosciences
- Fortunato "Nick" Medrano
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Graduate Student – The University or Texas at Austin - Developmental Psychology