James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2018 Erin Baker, a doctoral student in genetics, is studying the molecular mechanisms governing thymus aging that could be used to treat disease and improve regenerative therapies. The thymus, which plays a crucial role in immune system function, is the organ...
James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2018 Andreas Copan, a doctoral student in chemistry, has consistently shown himself to be self-motivated, highly talented and perceptive in identifying important problems. In his years at UGA, he has developed a deep understanding of molecular electronic structure theory and wide-ranging...
James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2017 Matthew Becton, a doctoral student in the College of Engineering, conducts research in the Computational Nano/Bio-Mechanics Lab. His highly multidisciplinary research crosses the boundaries between computational modeling, molecular biology, chemistry, physics and engineering to understand the structure and properties of various...
James L. Carmon Award 2016 Josh Clevenger, a doctoral student in the Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics, uses genomic data and computational approaches to find genetic signatures of resistance to aflatoxin in peanut. Aflatoxin is a highly carcinogenic compound that causes liver damage in...
James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2015 Ryan Toole, a master’s candidate in engineering, is developing an optical processing scheme that mimics neuron interactions within biological neural networks. These neural networks consist of billions of neurons constantly receiving and firing electronic pulses from one to another. His thesis...
James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2015 Dilina Perera, a doctoral candidate in physics and astronomy, developed a state-of-the-art computer simulation technique that unites two methods used to solve problems in condensed matter physics: molecular dynamics (MD) and spin dynamics (SD). For decades, MD and SD have developed...
James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2014 Graduate Student Excellence-in-Research Award 2014 Sergio Bernardes, a doctoral graduate in geography, has conducted ground-breaking research on the study of ecosystem responses to extreme weather and changing climate. He uses multi-terabyte datasets, also known as “big data,” to examine how different regions respond...
James L. Carmon Scholarship Award (Honorable Mention) 2014 Graduate Student Excellence-in-Research Award 2014 Zhoumeng Lin, a recent doctoral graduate in toxicology, more than meets the high standards set by this award for his excellent work investigating neurotoxicity of atrazine, a common herbicide. Lin evaluated effects of atrazine exposure on motor,...
James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2013 Alexander Sokolov, PhD candidate in chemistry, uses mathematics and quantum physics to calculate the chemical and physical properties of molecules. Understanding these basic properties requires a heavy computational burden, even for small molecules, and accurate descriptions of large molecules are exceptionally...
James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2012 Celine Hong, PhD candidate in the Institute of Bioinformatics, uses innovative ideas and cutting-edge computational methods to address biological problems related to cancer. One of the main topics in Hong’s research is to find a way to enhance cancer diagnosis by...