Five students (grad and undergrad) received the first and second place awards in the physical sciences category at the RCF 2009. Antonio de Luca from CAE received first place and both Hasan Abdel Fattah from CAE and Dinah Baria from BME received second place in the graduate student competition. BME faired very well in the undergraduate student competition with Abraham Akinin receiving first place and Nestor Arita receiving second place within the undergraduate student competition.
CAE students achieve the first and second place in the graduate competition of RCF 2009
Antonio de Luca (right) achieved first place for the research poster presentation titled, "Behavior of full-scale concrete columns internally reinforced with glass FRP bars under pure axial load." Coauthors on this work included Antonio De Luca, Dr. Fabio Matta, and Dr. Antonio Nanni of the University of Miami. Hasan Abdel Fattah (left) achieved second place for the research poster presentation titled, "Online Sorting of Recovered Wood Waste by Automated XRF Technology." Coauthors on this work included Dr. Helena Solo-Gabriele of the University of Miami and Dr. Timothy Townsend of the University of Florida.
Three BME students achieved awards at the University of Miami's Research and Creativity Forum held on April 7, 2009.
Three BME students achieved awards at the University of Miami's Research and Creativity Forum held on April 7, 2009. Abraham Akinin (first from the left) achieved first place and Nestor Arita (center) achieved second place, both are undergrad students from the BME. Dinah Baria (right) achieved second place in the graduate student competition.
