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Bioengineering division presents research awards

The Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Health made the following undergraduate research awards in 1999-2000. The stipends were awarded on a competitive basis to support research in bioengineering.

Fall 1999 -- David A. Berry, a senior in brain and cognitive sciences from Mt. Kisco, NY; Princess I. Imoukheudeof Matteson, IL, a sophomore in chemistry and chemical engineering with a minor in biomedical engineering (BE);Fadilah A. Khan, a sophomore in chemical engineering and BE minor from Bloomfield Hills, MI; Amy C. Lee of Columbia, MO, a senior in chemical engineering and biology plus a BE minor; Tetsuya Matsuguchi, a sophomore in chemistry with a BE minor from Saitama-ken, Japan; Dyanne M. Phillipe, a senior in chemical engineering with a BE minor from Chicago; Analeah O'Neill, a senior in biology and chemical engineering with a BE minor from Claremont, CA; Vinod Rao, a sophomore in biology from Monroeville, PA; and Mohummad M. Siddiqui, a junior in chemical engineering with a BE minor from Woodridge, IL.

Spring 2000 -- James J. Kang, a senior in biology from East Brunswick, NJ; Gavin S. Miyasato, a junior in chemical engineering with a BE minor from Pearl City, HI; Analeah O'Neill; Yuri Shona Pek, a junior in materials science and engineering with a BE minor from Singapore.

Summer 2000 -- Christopher J. Bettinger, a freshman in chemical engineering and biology with a BE minor from Lake Jackson, TX; Benson Fu, a senior in electrical engineering and computer science from Lexington, KY; Juyong Kim, a senior in chemical engineering from Seoul, Korea; Wan Chieh Lee, a sophomore in chemical engineering with a BE minor from Flushing, NY; Tetsuya Matsuguchi; and Jos� Manuel Otero, a junior in chemical engineering with a BE minor from Greenwich, CT.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on May 31, 2000.

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