Student Awards

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Student Recipient 		Central Nervous System Distribution of Therapeutic Agents Delivered by Intrathecal Injection Award Title
2015 UIC Student Research Forum 3rd place Award - Graduate Students
Student Recipient K. Tangen, N. Narasimhan and A. Linninger
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Student Recipient 		Cerebral Tissue Penetration of Neuroprotective Agents Delivered by Intrathecal Injection Following Stroke
2015 24th European Stroke Conference Award
K. Tangen and A. Linninger
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Student Recipient 		Clinical Decision Support System for the Treatment of Cerebral Edema
2nd place, 26th Annual Senior Design Expo
Joel Buishas, Ben Schneller, Nakib Mansuri
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Student Recipient 		Live Cell Imaging of Aquaporin Channels
2014 W.C. and May Preble Deiss award for Graduate research
J. Lechowicz
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Student Recipient 		2013 UIC Graduate Student Council Travel Award to attend ASME NEMB Conference
E. Lueshen
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Student Recipient 		A Quantitative Study on Cyclosporin Computers & Chemical Engineering
2013 Best Paper of the Year 2013 AIChE award
A. Mosat, E. Lueshen, M. Heitzigb, Cierra Hall, A. Linninger, G. Sinb, R. Ganib
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Student Recipient 		2013 W.C. and May Preble Deiss award for Graduate research
I. Venugopal
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Student Recipient 		Magnetically Targeted Drug Delivery for Treatment of Central Nervous System Tumors
2013 Honors College Undergraduate Research Grant Summer
S. Pernal
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Student Recipient 		Blood territories from artificial cerebral vascular model
2013 Bioengineering Student Research Image Contest 1st Place
C.Y. Hsu
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Student Recipient 		Cerebrospinal Fluid Pulsatile Magnitude, Frequency, Solution Baricity, and Toxicity Risks.
2013 1st Place in Kosaka award and "Best in Category" in Regional Anesthesia Category
C.Y. Hsu (Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Improving Gene Silencing Efficiency in vivo with Organ-wide Quantitative Design of siRNA
2012 Oral Presentation selected from Exemplary Submitted Abstracts
Y. Hsu, I. Venugopal, and E. Lueshen (Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Personalized gene silencing therapies in the human central nervous system
2012 2nd place MIMICS innovation award
Y. Hsu, A. Karim, and M. Hettiarachchi
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Student Recipient 		Whole-Brain Vascular Reconstruction, Simulation, and Visualization
2012 EEE VisWeek Conference, Honorable Mention
T. Marrinan, I. Gould and C.Y. Hsu (Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2012 Best Teaching Assistant Award
C.Y.Hsu
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Student Recipient 		Artificially Created Cortical Functional Blood Unit
2012 UIC Image of Research Competition 1st Place
I. Gould, T. Marrinan
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Student Recipient 		Medical Simulations of Intrathecal Morphine for Pain Control and Management
2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, 2nd Place
J. Stewart, and Y. Hsu (Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Induction of Hydrocephalus in Rats and a Novel Treatment Method
2012 Spring Symposium & Student Research Conference in STEM, 1st Place
J. Stewart, and Y. Hsu (Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Targeted Drug Delivery with Magnetic Nanoparticles in Brain Phantom
2011 UIC College of Engineering Senior Design EXPO
Y. Hsu, I. Venugopal, and E. Lueshen (Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Rational Design of Decision-Making Tool for Brain Surgeons
2011 Senior Design Project Competition
C. Hall, B. Henry, N. Vaicaitis (Advisor A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Simulated Intrathecal Drug Delivery in a Dynamic Spinal Cord Model
2011 UIC College of Engineering Senior Design EXPO, 2nd Place
T. Harris, S. Nowacki, A. Valliyil (Advisors: M. Hettiarachchi and A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2011 Kabbes Undergraduate Research Award
J. Kanikunnel, UIC Honors College (Advisors: E. Lueshen and A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Pharmacokinetic Scaling and Discovery of In Vivo Drug Distribution Mechanisms
2011 MBECC, 1st place, Poster Competition
Cierra Hall, Eric Lueshen, and Martina Heitzig (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Parameter Estimation In Global Pharmacokinetic Models for Drug Delivery
2010 National AIChE Meeting, CAST Directors' Award, 2nd place, Poster Competition
E. Lueshen, C. Hall, and A. Mosat (Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2010 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
I. Gould, Department of Bioengineering (Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2010 Student Presenter Award
S. Basati, Graduate College (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Development of Improved Treatment Options for Hydrocephalic Patients
2010 UIC Student Research Forum: Honorable Mention Physical Science
S. Basati (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Finite Element Brain Model and Cerebral Vasculature for the Prediction of Pathological CSF Flow
2009 UIC Chancellor's Supplemental Research Fellowship
B. Sweetman (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2009 NSF Fellowship to atend the NEMB Conference
N. Sindhwani (MS Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2009 NSF Fellowship to attend the NEMB Conference
E. Lueshen (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2010 Student Presenter Award
S. Basati, Graduate College (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		A Poroelastic-Fluid Interaction Model to Quantify Human Brain Intracranial Dynamics
2009 UIC Student Research Forum: First place Physical
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2009 UIC Student Research Forum: First place Physical Sciences/Engineering/Computer Science
B. Sweetman (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger
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Student Recipient 		Optimal Volume Sensor Design and Fabrication for Hydrocephalic Patients
2009 Outstanding Thesis Award
MB.Somayaji (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Systematic design of drug delivery therapies
2008 Best Paper Computers & Chemical Engineering, Volume 32, Issues 1-2
M.R. Somayaji, M. Xenos, L. Zhang, M. Mekarski and A. Linninger
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Student Recipient 		2008 Deiss Biomedical Endowment Award
S.Basati (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2008 Fellowship for the attending the PASI Conference
J. Moon (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2005 Provost Research Award
A. Malcolm (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2006 Fellowship for the attending the PASI Conference
A. Malcolm (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2006 Sigma-Xi Research Award
M.B. Somayaji (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2005 Provost Research Award
M.B. Somayaji (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2004 Faculty Appointment to the University of Cape Town as Senior Lecture
Dr. A. Chakraborty (PhD and postdoc advisor A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		Designing a smart condenser
2004 Engineering EXPO First prize in the category Environmental Engineering
W. Roeder, P. Ilia, M. Leaf, D. Emerson, Advisor: Dr. A. Linninger
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Student Recipient 		2004 Environmental Manufacturing Management Award (EvMM)
A. Malcolm (PhD advisor A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2003 Environmental Manufacturing Management Award (EvMM)
A. Malcolm (PhD advisor A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2002 Environmental Manufacturing Management Award (EvMM)
A. Chakraborty (PhD advisor A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2002 Best Teaching Assistant Award
J. Gunamgari (Process Control - Instructor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2002 Provost Research Award
A. Chakraborty (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2001 Dean's Fellowship
A. Chakraborty (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2000 McCormick Award
Albert Lee (Undergraduate Advisee)
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Student Recipient 		2000 SEARLE Research Award for the Environment in Chemical Processes
A. Chakraborty (PhD Advisor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		2000 Best Teaching Assistant Award
C. Singaravapu (Process Control - Instructor: A. Linninger)
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Student Recipient 		1999 Best Teaching Assistant Award
V. Bahl (Senior Design/Process Control - Instructor: A. Linninger).
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Student Recipient 		1998 First prize in the category Process Engineering
Student Team: Mr. C. Gonzales, Mr. F. Kahn and Mr. K.Li. Faculty Advisor: A. Linninger.
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Student Recipient 		1998 Second prize in the category Process Engineering
Student Team: Ms. S. Aladjadjian, Ms. A. Candiotti, Ms. T. Hankewych and Mr. J. Knutsen. Faculty Advisor: Andreas Linninger.
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Student Recipient 		1998 Engineering EXPO - College of Engineering Senior Design Student Competition
1998 Special Abbott Laboratories Technical Prize - Best Process Design Project
Student Team: Mr. C. Gonzales, Mr. F. Kahn and Mr. K.Li. Faculty Advisor: A. Linninger.