Congratulations to Sarah Hernandez and Heather Cirka who received their Doctorate degree on May 12, 2016 during WPI’s first Graduate Student Commencement.
Month: May 2016
In April , WPI’s graduate research held its annual Graduate Research Innovation Exchange (GRIE) poster competition where more than 60 finalists faced off in in a chance to win cash prizes. This was followed by the i3: Investing in Ideas with Impact pitch contest where 11 master’s and PhD candidates had just three minutes to convince the judges that their research innovations could be translated to bring value to the marketplace without using any visuals.
The IGERT fellows were big winners in the poster competitions Life Sciences and Bioengineering PhD level with awards given to:
- 1st Place: Megan O’Brien, Biomedical Engineering; Advisor: George Pins
- 1st Place: Dalia Shendi, Biomedical Engineering; Advisor: Dirk Albrecht
- 2nd Place: David Dolivo, Biology & Biotechnology; Advisor: Tanja Dominko
- 3rd Place: Todd Alexander, Chemical Engineering; Advisor: Terri A. Camesano
In addition, guests at the GRIE finals voted for their favorites for the People’s Choice Award and the winner was:
- Megan O’Brien, Biomedical Engineering; Advisor: George Pins
In the i3 finals the judges select one Best Overall presentation and award it to an IGERT fellow:
- Lindsay Lozeau, PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering; Advisor: Terri A. Camesano; “AMProtection: Tomorrow’s Antimicrobials Fighting Today’s Infections”
It was a big night for Lindsay who not only won Best Overall pitch, but was also chosen as the favorite in the People’s Choice Award competition!