Research Awards | James L. Carmon Scholarship Award

University of Georgia

Alexander Sokolov

Posted on Feb 18, 2016 in James L. Carmon Scholarship Award

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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...

Celine Hong

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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...

Anirban Mukhopadhyay

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James L. Carmon Scholarship Award (Honorable Mention) 2012 Anirban Mukhopadhyay, PhD candidate in computer science, researches the use of biomedical image analysis, computer vision, pattern recognition and machine learning. He is particularly focused on both functional and structural cardiovascular imaging. For the past year, Mukhopadhyay has been...

Shan Huang

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James L. Carmon Scholarship Award (Honorable Mention) 2012 Shan Huang, PhD candidate in ecology, developed a creative project for her doctoral research that integrates computer programming with global-scale databases to ask questions about the relationship between evolutionary history and current biodiversity. Huang’s research applies spatial analysis methods,...

Junqi Yin

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James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2011 Junqi Yin, a PhD candidate in physics, works on computer simulations of model systems in condensed matter physics. The simulations use algorithms to drive graphics processors to solve problems that can’t be addressed analytically. This enables scientists to study biophysical interactions...

Michael Meindl

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James L. Carmon Scholarship Award (Honorable Mention) 2011 Michael J. Meindl, an MFA candidate in dramatic media, created a multi-media performance that combines a live actor, a puppet, and a virtual character. The actor wears an iPhone that runs a custom application, communicating its position and orientation to...

Ming-Hung Kao

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James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2009 Ming-Hung Kao, a doctoral candidate in statistics, developed sophisticated software that provides optimal experimental designs for event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies. This brain-mapping technique, used both in medical practice and scientific research, is one of the most critical tools...

Andrew K. Davis

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James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2008 Andrew K. Davis, a doctoral candidate in wildlife ecology, studies the health of amphibians in wetlands. Traditional methods for assessing animal population health can be difficult, time-consuming, and for fragile subjects, even fatal. Instead, Davis uses a new approach in wildlife...

Xiaojia Tang

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James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2008 Xiaojia Tang, a doctoral candidate in physics and astronomy, is already a coauthor on three major papers that explain the functioning of biological clocks in governing the behavior of living organisms. Despite the importance of these mechanisms, their molecular underpinnings remained...

Chih-Horng Kuo

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James L. Carmon Scholarship Award 2007 Chih-Horng Kuo, a doctoral candidate in genetics, is working on computational approaches to address two related but quite different biological systems. One project looks at the mathematical modeling of host-parasite interaction and co-evolution. The second focuses on genome evolution in protozoan...