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2008 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.

2010 Committee Chairs
2009 Committee Chairs
2007 Committee Chairs

Overall Conference Organization:
Robin Smith - Conference Chair
Department: Physics
Research: Membrane biophysical imaging
Amy Richter - Conference Chair for Finance
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Silicon surface chemistry
Lena Fitting Kourkoutis - Conference Chair for Programming
Department: Applied and Engineering Physics
Research: Electron microscopy and spectroscopy on multifunctional oxides
Megan Owen - Registration Co-Chair
Department: Center for Applied Mathematics
Research: Efficiently calculating the distance between phylogenetic trees
Tilo Nguyen - Registration Co-Chair
Department: Applied Math
Research: Financial Math
Josie Gruver - Workshops
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Using NMR spectroscopy as a tool for determining the aggregation states of enolates in solution

Advertising EYH and Communicating with Girls:
Alex Amaro - Brochure and Publicity
Department: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
Research: DNA segregation in budding yeast cells
Briony Horgan - Initial Contacts Co-Chair
Department: Astronomy
Research: Martian North Polar Geology
Amber Krauchunas - Initial Contacts Co-Chair
Department: Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology
Research: Egg activation, Female response to male accessory gland proteins
Brooke LaFlamme - Diversity Co-Chair
Department: Genetics
Research: Quantitative genetics in drosophila reproduction
Sarah Short - Diversity Co-Chair
Department: Genetics
Research: Genetics and evolution of immunity and reproduction in the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster)
Pat Viele - Mailing
Physical Sciences Librarian
Research: Finding the best way to help people find information
Sandra Jackson - Website
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research: Asynchronous VLSI

Recruiting Volunteers:
Amelia Anderson - Chaperones (Buddies)
Department: Chemistry
Research: Stereoselective Olefin Polymerization
Ellen Keene - General Volunteers
Department: Materials Science & Engineering
Research: Bio-Inspired Materials Synthesis
Sarah Iams - Adult Panel
Department: Applied Math

Feeding 500+ People:
Stephanie Hammond - Food
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Signal Transduction
Lynda Goh - Volunteer Reception
Department: Biochemisrty
Research: Phase Behavior of model biomembranes and BAR protiens

Handouts and Important Infrastructure:
Emily Leigh - Science Resources & Books
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research: Steel behavior during explosions
Norah Smith - Folders
Department: Chemistry
Research: Immunochemistry
Katy Bosworth - T-Shirts
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Block copolymer lithography
Marie Nydam - Buses and Transportation
Department: Ecology and Evolution
Research: Speciation in marine invertebrates
Abra Brisbin - Signs
Department: Center for Applied Mathematics
Research: Gene mapping for ordinal traits
Lauren Childs - Evaluations
Department: Center for Applied Mathematics
Research: Dynamics of a substrate-enzyme interaction in macrophage cells of the immune system
Lindsay Batory - Purchasing
Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Research: Development of new synthetic methods for organic chemistry

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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