During the second day of the 2009 NSF EPSoR Annual Conference, Arkansas college students convened at the Doubletree hotel to take part in the annual poster competition highlighting summaries of their work to be judged by science specialists from across the state.

Later in the day, Governor Mike Beebe congratulated each of the winners, shaking hands with them on stage prior to his noon day address.

Winners from the WiNS center included undergraduates Alexandra Anghelescu, Andrew Shepherd and Andrew Hayes of UALR, and Lauren Kegley with the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville.

UALR Graduate student Rabindra Ghimire was awarded for his poster project for the WiNS Center, while fellow UALR graduate students Jing Zhang, and Karishka Silva were awarded for their P3 poster displays.

The University of Arkansas – Fayetteville was also represented as graduate students Pratyush Rai, and Prashanth Shyam Kumar were awarded for the posters representing their work in the WiNS Center, while graduate students Kelly Carruthers, Jose Condori, Milenka Arevalo and R. Louis Hirsch were acknowledged for their work in the P3 Center.

Arkansas State University’s P3 Center was also acknowledged with graduate students Cody Ashby and Shashank Kulkarni being declared winners as well.

The Arkansas Science & Technology Authority would like to congratulate all these students for their fine work in advancing the science of nano and plant-based bioproduction technologies.

To view pictures of the event and individual project descriptions, click here.

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