AFS 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Student Poster Competition

This year’s Student Poster Competition produced a lively discussion in the halls of the conference center. Held on Tuesday afternoon, the seven student poster presenters were faced with an abundance of questions as conference attendees viewed their posters.

The AFS Student Poster committee, chaired by Dr. Heidi Schroeder-Gibson, awarded scholarship prizes to the top three student posters.

First Place
“Oxygen Enrichment of Air Using Zeolites”, Pallavi Chitta and Bruce J. Tatarchuk, Auburn University

Second Place
“Development of Ceramic Nanofiber Enhanced Filter Medium for High Temperature Applications”, Prathyusha Katta and George G. Chase, University of Akron

Third Place
“Modeling of Steady Stage Coalescence Filtration with and without Nanofibers with Variations in Saturation”, Saravanan Andan and George G. Chase, University of Akron