Congratulations to the URECA! Awardees for 2011:

• Krist Aploks, junior, Biological Sciences (Frances Carr)
• Ariel Baily, senior, Psychology (Julie Dumas)
• David Bernstein, sophomore, Mechanical Engineering (Jason Bates)
• Emily Bird, junior, Environmental Studies (Saleem Ali)
• Jonathan Black, senior, Studio Art (Laurie Peters)
• Kanita Chaudhry, sophomore, Biochemistry (Dwight Matthews)
• Payal Desai, junior, Exercise & Movement Science (Connie Tompkins)
• Liam Donnelly, junior, Molecular Genetics/Microbiology (Christopher Huston)
• Kelsey Duquette, sophomore, Psychology (Alessandra Rellini)
• Hannah Facey, senior, Animal Science (Andre-Denis Wright)
• Claire Freson, junior, Exercise & Movement Science (Sharon Henry)
• Anya Gedrath-Smith, senior, Environmental Studies (Pablo Bose)
• Brianna Goddard, junior, Psychology (Keith Burt)
• Jonathan Gonzalez, junior, Plant Biology (Alison Brody)
• Dylan Harry, senior, Environmental Sciences (Jennifer Pontius)
• Jordan Humble, senior, Biology (Mary Tierney)
• Taylor Kravits, junior, Environmental Sciences (Aleksandra Drizo)
• Joseph Labrum, junior, Biology (Yolanda Chen)
• Kristen Leclerc, junior, Exercise & Movement Science (Susan Kasser)
• Meagan Quinlan, junior, Psychology (Wolfgang Dostmann)
• Cameron Stern, freshman, Molecular Genetics (Mark Starrett)
• Christopher Tardie, junior, Electrical Engineering (Jeff Frolik)
• Loren Teetelli, junior, Anthropology/Art History (Deborah Blom)
• Meghan Thompson, junior, Civil Engineering (Maeve McBride)
• Gianna Vannelli, junior, Animal Science (Andre-Denis Wright)
• Dylan White, junior, Microbiology/Molecular Genetics (Douglas Johnson)
• Melissa Woopert, sophomore, Animal Science (John Barlow)

The purpose of this program is to provide prestigious, competitive awards to outstanding undergraduates who wish to pursue a specific research project under the mentorship of a faculty member. In this way, undergraduates have the opportunity and resources to pursue independent research as well as work closely with active faculty members who are leading scholars in their fields.

The competition is structured to mirror both the application process and the execution of a program that would typically be funded by an external granting agency: students are required to submit a proposal describing a specific research project to be completed under the direction of a faculty mentor; proposals are evaluated by panels of UVM experts, and the top ranked proposals are selected for funding; awardees carry out the research, either during a semester or a summer, and submit a final report detailing the outcomes.

In many instances, results may be suitable for presentation at regional or national conferences and/or publication (funds may be requested to support such culminations).

Finally, the awardees will participate in the Student Research Conference, held in April each year at which time a poster presentation of their research will be shared with the University community.

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