The University of Texas at Austin

Office for Honors, Research and International Study

OHRIS is located in room 3.04 in Painter Hall (PAI), just northeast of the tower between the Biological Laboratory (BIO) and Welch Hall (WEL) on 24th Street.

Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
College of Natural Sciences - Office of the Dean
1 University Station G2550
Austin, TX 78712
Awards & Honors
Every Spring, the college celebrates its student-scientists at the URF. More than 120 students give posters and oral presentations describing their research. The best and most innovative posters and oral presentations are recognized with awards judged and sponsored by the university, faculty, alumni and industry.

Awards this year included $100 SURGe awards, $500 Research Excellence awards, and HP digital cameras and printers for the best Oral Presentations.

2009

SURGe Award for Best Research Interest Poster ($200)
Troung Lam, Abdul Zaidan, Hari Mitra, Saurabh Patel, Fan Feng, Matt Sherrod and Eric Williamson

SURGe Award for Best Freshman Research Initiative Poster ($200)
Nucleic Acid Aptamer Selection (Ellington) Stream

SURGe Student's Choice Award ($200)
Aysha Chaudhri and Sonali Weerasinghe

United Space Alliance Award for Excellence in Astronomy Research ($500)
Krista Smith

Schlumberger Award for Excellence in Physics Research ($500)
Lee McCuller

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Mathematics ($500)
Eric Irrgang

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Biology Research ($500)
Marcel Wiley

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Biology Research ($500)
Gena Esposito

Sun Microsystems Award for Excellence in Health, Nutrition or Biomedical Sciences Research ($500)
Krista Young

University of Michigan Program in Biomedical Sciences Excellence in Research Award ($500)
Lynne Chantranupong

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology Research ($500)
Vikram Agarwal

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology Research ($500)
John Matt Hancock

Signature Science Award for Excellence in Chemistry Research ($500)
Sarah LeBoeuf, Robert Newberry, Carolyn Smith, and Jennifer Truong

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Chemistry Research ($500)
Shingmei Chang

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Biochemistry Research ($500)
Naeem Husain

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Biochemistry Research ($500)
Ryan Riddle

Pervasive Software Award for Excellence in Computer Sciences Research ($500)
Brandon Plost

Lockheed Martin Award for Excellence in Computer Sciences Research ($500)
Yonatan Bisk

Lockheed Martin Award for Excellence in Computer Sciences Research ($500)
Elben Shira

Intel Foundation Award for Excellence in Computer Sciences Research ($500)
Brandon Blakeley

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Human Development, Family, and Social Science Research ($500)
Nicholas Franklin and April Dominick

College of Natural Sciences Award for Excellence in Textiles and Apparel Research ($500)
Mary Catherine Woodward

Hewlett-Packard Honorable Mention in Computer Sciences (Photosmart A636 Photo Printer)
Charles Powell

Hewlett-Packard Honorable Mention in Chemistry (Photosmart A636 Photo Printer)
Vicki Chang

Hewlett-Packard Honorable Mention in Biology (Photosmart A636 Photo Printer)
Anandita Agarwala

 
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