Sarvagya Sharma a Finalist in Research Live! Competition

11/5/2017 6:17:43 AM

Lance Cooper

Illinois Physics PhD student Sarvagya Sharma has advanced to the final round of the Research Live! competition, which will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8, from 4 - 6 pm at Stage 5 in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

Sponsored by the Graduate College, Research Live! asks graduate students to give short, engaging presentations about their work to a general audience.

We hope that you will be able to join us for the Research Live! finals next Wednesday, November 8, from 4 – 6 PM at Stage 5 in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

The finalists are:

· Laura Adamovicz, Comparative Biosciences

· Elizabeth Davis, Neuroscience

· Adrienne Ertel, Astronomy

· Robby Goldman, Geology

· Kartik Hegde, Computer Science

· Huancui Hu, Atmospheric Sciences

· Derek Jung, Mathematics

· Payel Kundu, Neuroscience

· Elizabeth Maxwell, Veterinary Science

· Cassandra Nikolaus, Human Nutrition

· Sree Kalyan Patiballa, Systems & Entrepreneurial Engineering

· Jennifer Peruski, Art History

· Sarvagya Sharma, Physics

The judges for the final round are:

· Anita Say Chan, Associate Research Professor, Media and Cinema Studies

· Jeffrey Magee, Director of the School of Music

· Melanie Loots, Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research

· Lisa Bralts, Director of Content and Strategic Communications, Illinois Public Media

For more information about Research Live! please visit http://go.illinois.edu/research_live.