61 students in the College of Arts and Sciences participated in the Denman Research Forum on March 28.  Four of the seven winners from the college are physics majors. 

• Jacob Jencson (1^stplace), working with Dr. Krzysztof Stanek in the Department of Astronomy, presented “Examining the Evolution of Supernova 2010jl”

• Jonathan Timcheck (2^ndplace), working with Dr. Richard Hughes and Dr. Brian Winer in the Department of Physics, presented “Measuring the Higgs-Top Quark Coupling

• Ben Albrecht (tied for 3^rdplace), working with Dr. John Herbert in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, presented “Benchmarking Polarizable Continuum Model Methods for Macromolecular Analysis”

• Andrew Goldschmidt (tied for 3^rdplace), working with Dr. Ulrich Heinz in the Department of Physics, presented “Eccentricity Distribution in Initial Conditions for Uranium-Uranium Collisions”

The Denman Undergraduate Research Forum was created in 1996 and is a cooperative effort of the Undergraduate Research Office, the University Honors & Scholars Center, and the Office of Research. The Forum is an opportunity to showcase outstanding student research and encourage all undergraduates to participate in research as a value-added element of their education.  This year, more than 700 students from nearly every college and department on campus shared their research projects.  Please join us in congratulating the winners.