Congratulations to the winners of the 24th Annual Graduate Student Organization (GSO) Symposium.

Poster

1^St – Gregory Honda “The Hydrodynamics of Trickle Bed Reactors” – Advisor: Dr. Arvind Varma

2^nd – Sydney Hollingshead “Temperature and pH Sensitive Elastin-based Hydrogels” – Advisor: Dr. Julie Liu

3^rd – Agnes Mendonca “Biosensors for Epigenetic Therapeutic Targets" – Advisor: Dr. Chongli Yuan

Honorable Mention – Hyun Chang Kim “Strategic Development of Polymeric Lung Surfactants” – Advisor: Dr. You-Yeon Won

Presentation

1^St – Viktor J. Cybulskis “Understanding the Surface Chemistry on Supported Noble Metal Catalysts via the Water-Gas Shift Reaction” Advisors: Dr. Fabio H. Ribeiro and Dr. W. Nicholas Delgass

2^nd – Arpan Seth "Large-Scale Optimization Applications in Critical Infrastructure" – Advisor: Dr. Carl D. Laird

3^rd – Atish A. Parekh "Copper Speciation and Nature of the Active Site for Ammonia Standard Selective Catalytic Reduction in Cu/SSZ-13" – Advisors: Dr. Fabio H. Ribeiro and Dr. W. Nicholas Delgass

Honorable Mention – Xiaohui Liu “Quantifying EV Battery Lifespan and Its Impact on Battery Warranty Strategy through a Battery Aging Model and a Transportation Model” – Advisors: Dr. Joseph Pekny and Dr. James Dietz

Honorable Mention – John C. Degenstein “Fast-Pyrolysis of Cellobiose: A Novel Approach to Experimental Study and Modeling” – Advisors: Dr. Rakesh Agrawal, Dr. W. Nicholas Delgass, Dr. Hilkka I. Kenttämaa and Dr. Fabio H. Ribeiro