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University of Texas at Austin

2006 - 2007 Beckman Scholars

Olga Dykhno
Title of Research: Toward the Development of Dynamic Polymer Catalysts
Email: odykhno@mail.utexas.edu

Nathan Froemming
Title of Research: Survival of the Fittest: Using genetic evolutionary algorithms to design better fuel cell catalysts
Email: natfro@mail.utexas.edu


2005 - 2006 Beckman Scholars

Thomas W. Holcombe
Title of Research: Nano-scale Pillar Formation for the Purpose of Power Production
Email: tom.holcombe@engr.utexas.edu

Jonathan D. Rice
Title of Research: Polyolefin Destabilization: New Approaches to Tertiary Recycling
Email: jdrice@mail.utexas.edu


2004 - 2005 Beckman Scholars

Emily Barton
http://research.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/emily.html
Title of Research: Facile Assembly of Functional Materials using Lithographically Controlled Wetting
Email: emmybart@juno.com

Sarah Rodriguez
http://research.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/sarahr.html
Title of Research: Chemistry of Antibody Binding Affinity and Specificity towards Bacillus anthracis Toxin
Email: SarahRod@mail.utexas.edu


2003 - 2004 Beckman Scholars

Lauren E. Harkinson
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/lauren.html
Title of Research: A Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of the Isozyme Form of elF4F in A. thaliana
Email: LaurenHarkinson@hotmail.com

Megan M. Breeden
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/megan.html
Title of Research: The Inhibition of HIV-1 via Gene Therapy using Aptamers
Email: meggs16@hotmail.com


2002 - 2003 Beckman Scholars

Erin Leigh Oakman
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/erin.html
Title of Research: A "low-tech" method for making electronic nanostructures
Email: daisy33@mail.utexas.edu

Mor "Myrrh" Sagy
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/myrrh.html
Title of Research: The Characterization of Intracellular Environments Using Axonal Electrophoresis
Email: myrrhsagy@yahoo.com


2001 - 2002 Beckman Scholars

Nicholas Conley
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/nick.html
Title of Research: Nonlinear Optics: Designing New Materials
Email: Lagarto2@aol.com

Stella Maeng
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/stella.html
Title of Research: RNA-Directed Design of Nanostructures using Peptides with Nanocrystal Binding Specificity
Email: s_maeng@mail.utexas.edu

William Renthal
http://www.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/will.html
Title of Research: The Design of Next Generation DNA Binding Polyintercalating Systems
Email: wrenthal@mail.utexas.edu


1999 - 2000 Beckman Scholars

Sarah Faulkner
http://research.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/sarah.html
Title of Research: Molecular evolution of beta-glucuronidase

Hau Ho
http://research.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/hau.html
Title of Research: Formation and characterization of interfaces between dielectric materials and silicon

Cindy Ly
http://research.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/cindy.html
Title of Research: Subcellular characterization of D-amino acids

Sara Martinez
http://research.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/sara.html
Title of Research: The role of homocysteine in metabolism

Shanti Nulu
http://research.cm.utexas.edu/beckman/shanti.html
Title of Research: Enzyme evolution using fluorescence-activated cell sorting