Denman Research Forum honors 15 Buckeye engineers

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More than 100 Buckeye engineering students presented research at the 2017 Denman Forum.
Buckeye engineers were celebrated as undergraduate researchers for their outstanding presentations at the 22nd annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. As one of the largest events of its kind in the country, the Denman Forum gives undergraduate students the opportunity to showcase their research, scholarship and creative activities to the Ohio State community and beyond.

This year, more than 650 students from across the university presented their projects a wide range of disciplines. Fourteen engineering students were awarded honors in their categories.

Chemical engineering major Lagnajit Pattanaik received first place in the chemical and environment engineering category for his project, “Selective and sustainable conversion of glucose to fructose.” Second place went to fellow chemical engineering student Blaise Kimmel, followed by Monica Chan and Sushmitha Ravikumar, who tied for third place.

Nicholas Meyer, a computer science and engineering major, came in first place in the computing and analytics engineering category for his research, “Interactive analysis of aviation data.”

Biomedical engineering students tied for first in the health and medicine engineering section with awards going to Matthew Becker for his project, “A dual-targeting, mitochondrial-immobilizing nanoparticle drug delivery system to overcome drug resistance in cancer stem-like cells,” and Taylor Yeater for her work on “Induction of hypertrophy in human cartilage endplate cells promotes angiogenesis and catabolism in the intervertebral disc.”

Second place in the health and medicine engineering category went to biomedical engineering major Bernard Cook, followed by a tie for third place. Both biomedical engineering student Brianna Marselle and mechanical engineering student Jessica Smith took home third prize for their projects.

Brett Worrell, a materials science and engineering major, was honored with first place in the mechanics and materials category for his project “Effect of nanoparticle addition on grain refinement and solidification cracking in high-strength aluminum welds.” Mechanical engineering students followed closely behind, with Collin Mikol winning second place and Ryan Wilber coming in third.

Participating students also had the opportunity to nominate their mentors for awards recognizing their leadership and guidance. A student committee reviews the nominations and selects the winners, who were also honored at the forum.

Karen Dannemiller, assistant professor of civil, environmental and geodetic engineering, and environmental health science; was one of just eight faculty who received a 2017 Distinguished Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for excellence in teaching and mentorship.