Congratulations to the 11 students who won awards at the close of the 2009 MIRTHE Summer Workshop in New York City! As in prior years, student participants at the workshop voted on the best poster by a REU student, High School intern, or RET/RETT, as well as the best oral presentation by a graduate student or post-doc. MIRTHE faculty recognized students with two new awards recognizing outstanding research contributions and significant contributions in education and education outreach during the 2008-2009 academic year. Please join MIRTHE in congratulating the following winners:

Outstanding Research Contributions: Jim Doty (Rice), Peter Liu (Princeton), Anna Michel (Princeton), and Anis Talukder (UMBC)
Significant Contributions in Education and Education Outreach: Darius Morris (Rice) and Tracy Tsai (Princeton)
Best Poster: Taha Abdulla (The City College of New York),
Honorable Mention for Best Poster: Ruth Choa (Centennial High School), Chad Heaps (Washington & Lee University), and Colin Montemarano (Hopewell Valley Regional HS)
Best Oral Presentation: Tracy Tsai (Princeton),
Honorable Mention for Best Oral Presentation: June Yeung (Princeton)