Full Award ($1,000)  name, department, university, mentor, project title, expected Ph.D. completion

Marta Pilar Alfonso, Anthropology, SUNY-Binghamton, Michael Little, "Analysis of Harris lines in relation to non-linear, saltatory, growth patterns," May 2007

Allison Elizabeth Curry, Epidemiology, Emory University, Carolyn Drews-Botsch, "The role of plasma cytokines in pregnancy and their ability to predict spontaneous preterm delivery," September 2007- Diane Russell Award

Michele Alesia Johnson, Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, Jonathan Losos, "Territorial behavior in Caribbean Anolis lizards:  a comparative approach," August 2007

Chunglee Kim, Physics, Northwestern University, Vicky Kalogera, "Merger rates of pulsar binaries in our galaxy and their implications for gravitational-wave detection," 2006- Luise Meyer Schutzmeister Award

Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy, Psychology, Princeton University, Elizabeth Gould, "The impact of fatherhood on the primate brain," June 2007

Rachel Marie Morrish, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Anthony Muscat, "Synthesis of nanoporous material through selective dissolution in supercritical carbon dioxide," May 2008

Susan Mary Natali, Ecology and Evolution, SUNY at Stony Brook, Manuel Lerdau, "Effects of elevated CO 2 on metal stoichiometry and plant function," May 2007- Ruth Satter Award

Yi-Hsin Erica Tsai, Biology, Duke University, Paul Manos, "The invasion dynamics of the parasitic plant Epifagus virginiana ," May 2008- Amy Lutz Award

Citation of Merit ($300)

Victoria Locktionova Rubin, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Elizabeth Liddy, "Identifying certainty in texts," August 2006 (now Assistant Professor at the University of Western Ontario)

Svetoslava Todorova, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, Charles Driscoll, "Mercury methylation in stratified eutrophic lake under high nitrogen inputs," December 2007