Columbia College graduate and chemistry major, Pawan
Rastogi, placed first in the chemistry division of the 2008 DOE Science and
Energy Research Challenge (SERCh) poster competition, held in November at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory. Since his
graduation from Columbia in 2007, Pawan has interned at Los Alamos National
Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Hollingsworth. Congratulations to Pawan!
The SERCh Competition showcases the research projects of DOE-funded students and interns at the national laboratories. Up to 100 entrants convened at Oak Ridge to present their posters. The researchers vie for scholarships of $3,000, $1,500, or $1,000, for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place finishes, in each of five categories. As first place finisher in the chemistry division, Pawan received the $3,000 award.
You can learn more about the DOE competition on the SERCh website and view the list of winners in all categories on the winners’ website. Click here to see Pawan's poster and here to view an abstract of his research project.