Xu, Worley and Bennett Earn First, Second and Third Place Awards at Denman
Three of the first, second and third place awards within the engineering competition category of the March 25, 2015 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum were earned by mechanical engineering students.
Chao Xu’s presentation "Investigating a new approach for harvesting low-grade thermal energy using an electrochemical system” earned top honors. Xu is advised by Joseph Heremans who describes Xu as “an exceptional student.”
Peter Worley’s presentation, “Heat water with wind: direct energy conversion of mechanical energy to heat using eddy currents” won second place and Molly Bennett’s presentation “Engineering a testing system for nanofluidic pressure-to-potential devices” placed third. Worley is advised by Professor Vish Subramaniam and Bennett’s advisor is Shaurya Prakash.
More than 600 Ohio State students in all disciplines presented their work in 11 categories and multiple subcategories at this year’s 20th Annual Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, held in the Recreation & Physical Activities Center (RPAC).
To view the list of winning participants, their research projects and advisors click here The forum is one of the largest events of its kind in the country and has been an academic tradition at Ohio State for 20 years.
About the Denman Forum
The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum, now in its 20th year, is coordinated by the Undergraduate Research Office and supported by the Office of Research, the Office of Undergraduate Education, Mr. and Mrs. Denman, and other corporate and private donors. The Forum is an opportunity to showcase outstanding student research, scholarship, and creative activity and encourage all undergraduates to participate in these activities to enrich their undergraduate education.
About the Denmans
Mr. and Mrs. Denman are long-time members of the Ohio State University community and also have established a Professorship for Clinical Research in Epilepsy. In addition, both are Inaugural Members of The Oval Society, established in 2010. Mr. Denman served as an Ohio State University Foundation Board Director (1985-2003) and is now an emeritus member of the Board, as well as a lifetime member of the President’s Club, The Ohio State Alumni Association, and the College of Medicine’s Order of Hippocrates. In 1996, the University presented him with a Distinguished Service Award.
