Department of Industrial Engineering
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1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
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Graduate Student Poster Competition Winners Honored at Ceremony
Chancellor and Provost presented first and second place awards to students
The University of Arkansas presented awards to 28 first and second-place winners in the university’s graduate research competition during a ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House.
“Our graduate students had another tremendous showing this year,” Chancellor G. David Gearhart told the winners and their advisers. “We greatly value our graduate students. Our faculty depends on them to assist in their research efforts and to co-author papers. And, of course, our graduate students go on to careers as faculty and researchers at some of the most prestigious universities in the nation and the world, representing the value and quality of a University of Arkansas degree.”
The award winners' posters were displayed in Sturgis Hall and the awards were presented by Gearhart and Sharon Gaber, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, in Boyer Hall. Kim Needy, dean of the Graduate School and International education, served as the master of ceremonies.
Nearly 140 graduate students from all academic areas on campus competed in the seventh-annual
contest, “From Abstract to Contract: Graduate Student Research Poster Competition.”
The public viewing and judging portion of the competition was held Nov. 15 in Mullins
Library. The winners received $200; those placing second got $100.
Industrial Engineering First Place Winners are:
Furkan Oztanriseven, a doctoral student in industrial engineering;
his adviser is Heather Nachtmann.
Payam Parsa, a doctoral student in industrial engineering; his adviser is Manuel Rossetti.
Sec
ond Place:
Fan Wang, a doctoral student in industrial engineering;
his adviser is Shengfan Zhang.
Congratulations to our award winners!
Release date: Dec. 5th, 2014