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Leif DelgassLeif Delgass
Purdue University graduate student Leif Delgass reviews 'molecular orbitals' of a catalyst containing titanium as it is being used to make a plastic polymer, such as polyethylene. Lu WuLu Wu
At left, West Lafayette's Lu Wu, a master's degree student in Purdue's Department of Foods and Nutrition, keeps track of physical fitness scores for William He (in blue), 14, of Plainfield, Ill., and Myles Ian (in orange), 15, of Lisle, Ill. The high school students lived on campus for six weeks as part of Purdue University's 2005 Camp Calcium, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Keri WiznerowiczKeri Wiznerowicz
Keri Wiznerowicz, a Purdue graduate student and organizer of this year's Air Race Classic, plans the race's route at the Purdue University Airport. Amanda J. HolmstromAmanda J. Holmstrom
Research by Brant R. Burleson, professor of communication at Purdue University, and Amanda J. Holmstrom, a Purdue doctoral student from Farmington, Ill., has found that most women are less forgiving of other women who lack comforting skills than of men who lack such skills. Tetyana PylypivTetyana Pylypiv
Tetyana Pylypiv, a Purdue graduate student from Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, shops at Westminster Village's weekly flea market with residents Carolyn Risk (standing right), Edna McGinnis (standing left) and Kathryn Harmon (seated). Pylypiv, who will start her dual-title doctorate in the fall in gerontology and sociology after she completes her master's degree, lives in the local retirement facility as part of Purdue's Bridge Program. Muhammad HaroonMuhammad Haroon
Muhammad Haroon, a Purdue mechanical engineering doctoral student, works on sensors installed in a car suspension system at the university's Ray W. Herrick Laboratories. John ApolzanJohn Apolzan
Joel Ebarb, assistant professor in visual and performing arts, uses stage makeup techniques to visually age graduate student John Apolzan, 25, as part of a class called \"Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging\" taught by Karen Fingerman, an associate professor in child development and family studies. The course is required for graduate students who minor in gerontology. Fingerman said she wanted the students to get a sense of aging and visually grasp the reality that it will eventually happen to them. Shuiqing HuShuiqing Hu
Purdue mechanical engineering doctoral student Shuiqing Hu operates an atomic force microscope in the Birck Nanotechnology Center, which opened to researchers in October. Hu works with Arvind Raman, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, at the new Discovery Park facility. The instruments are commonly used to take three-dimensional images of tiny structures for research and industry in fields such as nanotechnology, electronics, telecommunications and biotechnology. Sungho 'Oho' SonSungho 'Oho' Son
Industrial design graduate student Sungho 'Oho' Son, from left, and Scott Shim, assistant professor of visual and performing arts, stand beside their personal computer design called Bookshelf that won the $50,000 Judge's Award at Microsoft's Next Generation Windows PC Design Competition. Digital content, such as movies, can be downloaded through subscriptions, then arranged in each hard drive attachment, which is provided by the subscription's service. The physical configuration of the unit permits users to look at the content as they do with books on a bookshelf. Mamadou NiangMamadou Niang
Technology Doctoral student Mamadou Niang uses an optical fingerprint sensor to capture his fingerprint's image. The captured image is then processed by software and broken down into unique features called minutiae points. A fingerprint is made of a series of ridges and furrows on the surface of the finger, and the minutiae points are the points where print ridges come together or end. In an effort to find a match, these points are then compared to points extracted from a single fingerprint or a multitude of fingerprints in a database. Charles AllenCharles Allen
Charles Allen, holding test tube, and Jeffrey Ziebarth (right), graduate students in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, create hydrogen by adding water to an alloy of aluminum and gallium. The process, discovered by Professor Jerry Woodall, produces hydrogen that could be used to run an internal combustion engine. Amy Marshall-ColonAmy Marshall-Colon
Amy Marshall-Colon, a graduate student in horticulture, is investigating why some flowers are losing their scent. Blair GillamBlair Gillam
Blair Gillam, a graduate student in Purdue's computer forensics program, uses a field kit to analyze data stored on a digital camera and iPod. Purdue's computer forensics program has partnered with law enforcement agencies to develop innovative software intended to assist with criminal investigations. Labcoats on CloudsLabcoats on Clouds
Art and Design graduate students Jason Knox (from left), Onur Yazicigil, and Ingrid Shults, perform with students Christy Jacobs (above) and Ron Shoemaker in a rehearsal of "Labcoats on Clouds." Waranatha AbeyagunawardenaWaranatha Abeyagunawardena
Waranatha Abeyagunawardena, an electrical and computer engineering technology graduate student from Sri Lanka, tests high-voltage fuses in Purdue's new International Rectifier Power Electronics Development and Application Lab (IR-PEDAL). The lab is devoted to improving energy efficiency. Kwan JeongKwan Jeong
Physics graduate student Kwan Jeong (left) works with Professor David Nolte on their digital holographic imaging system. Holography creates real-time, 3D images that allow researchers to observe the actions of anti-cancer drugs within cells.

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