Two NSF-sponsored student paper competitions were held at the conference. The first competition was for students presenting an oral presentation, and the second competition was open to students presenting a poster presentation. The competitions were judged by the members of the International Organizing Committee. The criteria for judging the participants in the competitions are provided here.
1st Place, Phononics 2011 NSF Best Student Oral Presentation Award:
Bruce L. Davis, University of Colorado Boulder
2nd Place, Phononics 2011 NSF Best Student Oral Presentation Award:
Drew F. Goettler, University of New Mexico
3rd Place (Honorable Mention), Phononics 2011 NSF Best Student Oral Presentation Competition:
Seyedhamidreza Alaie, University of New Mexico
1st Place, Phononics 2011 NSF Best Student Poster Presentation Award:
Matteo Senesi, Georgia Institute of Technology
2nd Place, Phononics 2011 NSF Best Student Poster Presentation Award:
Andrew S. Tomchek, University of Colorado Boulder
3rd Place (Honorable Mention), Phononics 2011 NSF Best Student Poster Presentation Competition:
Drew F. Goettler, University of New Mexico
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Matteo Senesi receiving the 1st Place, Phononics 2011 NSF Best Student Poster Presentation Award from the conference chairs | Andrew Tomchek receiving the 2nd Place, Phononics 2011 NSF Best Student Poster Presentation Award from the conference chairs. Also shown is Edgar Flores who collaborated with Andrew in his research. |
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Phononics 2011 Student Paper Awards plaques |
The conference organizers would like to thank all the student participants and members of the International Organizing Committee.
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