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2007 Committee Chairs

EYH Committee Chairs are responsible for the overall organization of the EYH conference. They are mostly graduate student volunteers. Each position can have a chair and several committee members who are learning about how EYH is organized. If you are interested in being an EYH Committee Chair/Member or helping out with the conference organization for 2010 please contact us at eyh@ccmr.cornell.edu.

Overall Conference Organization:
Lindsay Batory - Conference Chair
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Development of new synthetic methods for organic chemistry
Lena Fitting - Conference Chair for Programming
Department: Applied and Engineering Physics
Research: Electron microscopy and spectroscopy on multifunctional oxides
Robin Smith - Conference Chair for Finance
Department: Physics
Research: Membrane biophysical imaging
Lauren Childs - Registration
Department: Center for Applied Mathematics
Research: Dynamics of a substrate-enzyme interaction in macrophage cells of the immune system
Megan Owen - Registration
Department: Center for Applied Mathematics
Research: Efficiently calculating the distance between phylogenetic trees
Amy Richter - Workshops
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Silicon surface chemistry

Advertising EYH and Communicating with Girls:
Alex Amaro - Brochure and Publicity
Department: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
Research: Studying the mechanism of DNA segregation during mitotic cell division
Bethsabe Romero - Initial Contacts
Department: Molecular Medicine
Research: Electrophysiological studies of nicotine and cocaine on neuronal receptors
Pat Viele - Mailing
Physical Sciences Librarian
Research: Finding the best way to help people find information
Amélie Saintonge - Website
Department: Astronomy
Research: Star formation in low mass galaxies

Recruiting Volunteers:
Amelia Anderson - Chaperones (Buddies)
Sara Barron - General Volunteers
Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Research: Amorphous dielectric thin films of doped titanium dioxide
Elysa Goldberg - Adult Panel
Department: Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology
Research: Degradation of intracellular lipid storage organelles

Feeding 500+ People:
Stephanie Hammond - Food
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Membrane trafficking in mast cells
Jennie Sanders - Volunteer Reception
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Understanding the mechanism of cofactor (vitamin) biosynthesis and connections to neurogenerative disease

Handouts and Important Infrastructure:
Jessica Lamb - Science Resources & Books
Department: Applied and Engineering Physics
Research: Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) on biomolecules
Samantha Roberts - Folders
Department: Physics
Research: Microfluidic systems for carbon nanotube devices
Katy Bosworth - T-Shirts
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Block copolymer lithography
Marie Nydam - Buses and Transportation
Department: Ecology and Evolution
Research: Molecular evolution in marine invertebrates
Josie Gruver - Signs
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Determination of solution structures of lithium enolates
Erin Hill - Evaluations
Department: Molecular Biology and Genetics
Research: Evolution of the immune system in fruit flies

Faculty Support:
Dave Collum - Financial Advisor
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Organolithium reagents
Joy Swanson - Faculty Advisor
Department: Nutritional Science
Ritchie Patterson - Faculty Advisor
Department: Physics
Research: Experimental high energy physics

Administrative Support:
Nev Singhota
Educational Programs Director
Cornell Center for Materials Research
Kevin Dilley
Educational Programs Manager
Cornell Center for Materials Research
Jane Earle
Educational Programs Coordinator
Cornell Center for Materials Research



 


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