The three themes/categories of this year’s competition were:
Industrial/Technical/Sports Materials, Medical/Biomedical/Protective Materials and Devices, and Functional/Smart/Nano Materials.
And the winners are:
Industrial/Technical/Sports Materials
Medical/Biomedical/Protective Materials and Devices
Functional/Smart/Nano Materials
All winning entries will receive cash awards of $1,000 for First Place and $500 for Second Place in each category. The winners will also receive complimentary student registration(s) for the 2013 AATCC International Conference. To date, AATCC has awarded $17,000 in prizes to winners of the annual Materials Research Poster Competition.
This year the contest received a record number of entries. All were evaluated on concept originality and research quality, clarity, plus results/discussions/conclusions. The entries for 2012 were of such high quality the judges had a difficult task determining the winners.
AATCC gratefully thanks the judges of this year’s competition:
Dr. Radhakrishnaiah Parachuru – Georgia Institute of Technology (PTFE Dept.),
Robina Hogan – United Soybean Board/Hogan Consulting,
Kanti Jasani – Performance & Technical Textile Consulting, and
Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar –Texas Tech University (TIEH Dept.).
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