HUDSON-DELAWARE REGIONAL CHAPTER
26^th ANNUAL MEETING
April 21-22, 2010
Prallsville Mills
Stockton, NJ

Student Awards

The Hudson/Delaware Chapter (HDC) of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is pleased to once again sponsor the student research awards. In 2010 the competition was expanded from six to nine awards, with the inclusion of awards for graduate student platform presentations. The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding young scholars and to encourage active participation in SETAC and the Hudson-Delaware Chapter.

Undergraduate 1st Place Poster Presentation Award -
Brian Yates - Rowan University
               

Graduate Platform Presentation Awards -
2nd Place - Pravin Punamiya - Montclair State University (on left)
1st Place - Candice Johnson - Temple University (on right)

Graduate Poster Presentation Awards -
2nd Place - John Gondek - Stony Brook University (on left)
3rd Place - Anne Ellefson - Stony Brook University (on right)

Graduate Poster Presentation Awards -
3rd Place - Robert Newby - Seton Hall University (on left)
3rd Place - Anthony Gerardi - Seton Hall University (middle)
3rd Place - Niveen Ismail - Temple University (not pictured)
1st Place - Padmini Das - Montclair State University (on right)

Eligibility:

• All students must be currently enrolled in an environmental toxicology or chemistry-related undergraduate or graduate program with the following exception: those within one year of graduation may also compete, if the work being evaluated was completed while a student.
• Students and/or their faculty advisors must be HDC members, or must apply for membership at the time of the award application. The academic program must be located in the general HDC area (NY/NJ/PA/DE).
• To be considered for any award, research relevant to environmental toxicology and chemistry must be presented at the annual HDC meeting. In advance of the meeting, a 250-word abstract must be submitted for inclusion in the poster program listing.
• Posters should be displayed throughout the 2-day meeting and remain on display through final judging early Thursday afternoon. Recognizing that this may not be possible for one-day attendees, the posters must be displayed (at a minimum) either all day Wednesday or from 8:00 am through completion of judging on Thursday. Student must be available to discuss the poster during a poster session.