Beltsville Agricultural Research Center's
"Student Poster Competition" 2008

Winners of the High School Division 2008 Poster Day

Left to right: Renjit Thomas, Chinwe Madubata, Vern Pursel (FAR-B Representative), and Jonathan Brevard

The competition was fierce! There were 31 posters that represented the full gamut of BARC's research projects. Please join the Area Office in thanking our Student Judges and congratulating this years winners. The awards are sponsored by Friends of Agricultural Research-Beltsville (FAR-B)

First Prize:

Chinwe Madubata, Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Effect of Sarcomere Length on Efficacy of Meat Tenderization Treatments

Mentor: Brian Bowker, Food Safety Laboratory, Animal Nutrition Research Institute

 

Second Prize:

Renjit Thomas, Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Change in the DNA of "Escherichia coli" in Bulk Tank Milk

Mentor: Insook Son, Environmental Microbial Safety Laboratory, Animal Nutrition Research Institute

 

Third Prize:

Jonathan Brevard, Oxon Hill High School

Nitrous Oxide Emissions in No-Till, Conventional Till, and Organic Farming Systems

Mentor: Milutin Djurikovic, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, Animal Nutrition Research Institute

 

A huge "Thank You" to this years Student Judges: Robert Li, Bob Farrar, Bill Kustas, Susan Lawrence, Phyllis Martin, Edith Blackwell, Alma Solis, Bruce Whitaker, Matt Lewis, Geoff White, Michael Cosh, Cristina Paul, Arvind Bhagwat, Dawn Harrison, and Tahira Fatima.