Undergraduate Research Forum

OHIO STATE UNDERGRADUATES TO COMPETE IN RESEARCH FORUM

     COLUMBUS -- More than 60 Ohio State University undergraduate
students will showcase their research Tuesday, May 20, at the
Ohio Union, 1739 N. High St.

     They will be participating in the Richard J. & Martha D.
Denman Undergraduate Research Forum from 3 to 6 p.m. in the West
Ballroom.  Kathryn Sullivan, president of the Center of Science &
Industry in Columbus, will give the keynote address at 6:45 p.m.

     Each year, the Undergraduate Research Forum gives Ohio State
undergraduates a chance to pursue professional-quality research
with faculty members in their chosen specialties.

     This year, 67 undergraduates are participating in the
competition and all will present their work on Tuesday. Three
students in each of six research categories will share $6,000 in
prize money, with a first prize of $500, second prize of $300,
and third prize of $200.

     The six research areas are the biological, engineering,
and physical sciences; a combination of the administrative,
educational, and social and behavioral sciences; the arts and
humanities; and medicine. Following are four examples of the
research projects:

     Marissa Cruz Camacho, a senior from Maumee majoring in
community health nursing, will present