We are proud to announce three physics majors were recognized at the 26th annual Denman Research Forum on April 7th and 8th.

Over 180 students presented in 21 categories and 63 winners were recognized. Arts and Sciences had the most students participating, and the physics students listed below with their faculty mentor were recognized as winners in their category. 

Eric Fawcett - 1st place in the category of Innovations in Technology, Mathematics, and Physics
Title: Distinguishing Trees via the Symmetric Chromatic Polynomial
Mentor: Sergei Chmutov
Department: Mathematics

Ishan Patel - 2nd place in the category of Medical Technology and Informatics
Title: Detection of Pneumonia Using Machine Learning
Mentor: Richard Hughes
Department: Physics

Nashad Rahman - 3rd place in the category of Innovations in Technology, Mathematics, and Physics
Title: Are two laser beams better than one (with equal energy) for ion acceleration?
Mentor: Chris Orban
Department: Physics

Congratulations to all Denman participants and thank you to those who support undergraduate research.

Pictured right: Ishan Patel (left) and Nashad Rahman (right). Not pictured: Eric Fawcett