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4 grad students honored at symposium
Presenting his research in a program that included dissertations by nine other doctoral candidates from the department, Hamilton won top recognition for his research project, “The Interaction of the Pseudouridine Synthase RluA with 5-Fluorouridine.” Hamilton, who received his bachelor’s degree from North Central College in Naperville, Ill., in 1999, worked closely on his research with his adviser, Eugene Mueller, UD associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry. Three other presenters, Zhanping Zhang, Karthikan Rajagopal and Jeffrey Frey, followed Hamilton with second, third and honorable mention prizes, respectively. Each received a certificate and, in descending order from first- to third-place winners, a check for $300, $100 and $50. The Silver Award Symposium, first held in 1973, highlights research presentations by senior chemistry and biochemistry graduate students. The winning presentation is selected by a panel of academic and industrial chemists and biochemists that this year included Codrina Popescu, Ursinus College; Ulhas Naik, UD associate professor of biological sciences; John Daub, DuPont Crop Protection; Christopher Snively, UD research associate; and Steve Lehotay, USDA Agricultural Research Service. In 1971, Joel L. Silver, a UD graduate student, was in the last year of his doctoral studies in chemistry and biochemistry. He was working with John Burmeister, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and associate chair of the department, when he was killed in an automobile accident. Burmeister completed the writing of Mr. Silver's doctoral dissertation, and Mr. Silver was awarded his doctorate posthumously. Mr. Silver's family and friends created an endowment fund to support the annual symposium. Article by Becca Hutchinson To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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