Graduate student places first at Hayes Research Forum

At the 34th Annual Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum in February 2020, nine College of Engineering students took home awards for outstanding oral and poster presentations.

Three engineering students earned awards in the math, physical sciences, and engineering poster presentations category, including Elizabeth Jergens, a graduate student in Professor Jessica Winter's group. Jergens placed first with her project, “DNA-caged polymer nanocomposites for erasable fluorescence imaging.”

The Hayes Forum affords top graduate researchers at Ohio State an opportunity to exercise their knowledge, tackle unique challenges facing the world, and showcase findings and innovations to the broader academic community. The Hayes Graduate Research Forum awarded more than $14,000 in cash prizes to winners this year, supporting students’ research and professional development across several disciplines. 

For a full list of Hayes winners, visit the Council of Graduate Students website.