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Rick
Rosser, representative of Aramco Services Company, was recognized as being a long-standing
Industrial Associate of the CBE.
Al Cunningham presenting Rick with a poster representing 25-years
of Industrial Participation.
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Speakers from academia, research institutions, and industry brought
fresh perspectives to each session. Sessions topics were:
1) Medical Biofilms; 2) Biofilm Structure and Function;
3)
Biofilm Methods; 4) Biofilm-Metals Interactions; and 5) Alternative
Control Strategies. A few of the speakers are shown below. |
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Pradeep Singh
University of Iowa |
Gerhard Maale
Dallas-Ft. Worth Sarcoma Group |
Randy Wolcott
Southwest
Regional Wound Care Center |
Bill Costerton University of
Southern
California |
David Davies
University of
Binghamton, NY |
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Paul Stoodley Center for Genomic Sci. Allegheny-Singer
Research Inst. |
Tim Morris Cumbre, Inc. |
Brent Peyton Washington
State University |
Rod Donlan Centers for
Disease Control
and Prevention |
Ray Hozalski University of
Minnesota |
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CBE students, staff and faculty also gave presentation.
Industrial representatives are often impressed with the knowledge and
presentation skill undergraduates have to formally present and
discuss their work with industry. |
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Nic Beck and Jackie Whitaker, Biofilm Systems
Training Laboratory
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Phil Stewart,
Director, calls attention to the impressive number of CBE
undergraduate co-authors of peer-reviewed publications. |
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We like to recognize students who are doing exemplary work.
M.S. candidate, Suriani Abdul Rani, won the
Best Poster Award. Patrick Norris, a recent CBE MS graduate in
Mechanical Engineering, was presented with the CBE Outstanding
Researcher Award. |
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Suriani Abdul Rani (middle) |
Patrick
Norris and Phil Stewart |
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discussions whether in sessions or during breaks took place at every
opportunity. Top picture shows a myriad of discussions taking place
with Elinor Pulcini and Steve Fisher in foreground. Pictured below are
Rod Donlan, Bill Costerton and Pradeep Singh. |
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