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<font size="6"><em><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://ditdlyris.davdgrp.com/t/802940/53568/4296/4/">2017 Davidson Fellows</a><br>
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<font size="5"><em>Please join us as we recognize these young people<br>
for their extraordinary achievements in<br>
Engineering, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Outside the Box, Science and Technology.<br>
<strong>Wednesday, September 27, 2017</strong><br>
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.<br>
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Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian<br>
4th Street & Independence Avenue, S.W.<br>
Washington, D.C.<br>
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</em><font size="3"><strong><em>2017 Davidson Fellow Laureates<br>
Scholarship Award: $50,000</em></strong><br>
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<em><strong>Miss Carissa Chen</strong><br>
Outside the Box: Afterimages of Atrocity - Humanizing the Self and the State<br>
Exeter, New Hampshire
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<strong>Mr. Rishab Gargeya</strong><br>
Technology: EyeLogic: All-Purpose Vision Disease Detection in Clinic-Sourced and
Low-Cost Smartphone-Based Retinal Images<br>
Saratoga, California<br>
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<strong>2017 Davidson Fellows<br>
Scholarship Award: $25,000<br>
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Mr. Benjamin Firester</strong><br>
Science: Modeling the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Phytophthora infestans at a Regional Scale<br>
New York, New York<br>
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<strong>Mr. Zlatomir Fung</strong><br>
Music: Folk Music Influence in the Classical Tradition<br>
Westborough, Massachusetts <br>
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<strong>Mr. Alexander Kirov</strong><br>
Science: Exosomes in Amyloid Aggregates Promote Neuronal Damage:<br>
A Mechanism of Alzheimer's Pathology<br>
Evans, Georgia<br>
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<strong>Mr. Arjun Ramani</strong><br>
Mathematics: Fast Sampling of Stochastic Kronecker Graphs<br>
West Lafayette, Indiana<br>
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<strong>Mr. Manan Shah<br>
</strong>Technology: Deep Learning Assessment of Tumor
Proliferation in Histopathological Images for Categorical and Molecular
Breast Cancer Severity Diagnosis<br>
Los Altos, California<br>
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<strong>Mr. Arvind Sridhar</strong><br>
Science:
Engineering Injectable, Conductive Hydrogels Doped with Graphene and
Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles for Post-MI Cardiac Tissue Engineering and
Robust Drug Discovery: A Computationally-Aided Investigation for
Enhancing Therapeutic Efficacy
Sunnyvale, California<br>
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<strong>Miss Irene Vazquez</strong><br>
Literature: Ebb and Flow: Translating Lives in Transition<br>
Houston, Texas<br>
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<strong>Mr. Felix Wang</strong><br>
Mathematics: Functional Equations In Complex Analysis And Number Theory<br>
Newton, Massachusetts<br>
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<strong>Mr. William Yin</strong><br>
Engineering: Portable, Low-Cost Tattoo-Based Biosensor for the Non-Invasive Self-Diagnosis and Quantification of Atherosclerosis<br>
Riverside, Connecticut <br>
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<strong>Scholarship Award: $10,000<br>
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Miss Allison Huang</strong><br>
Literature: Personal Culture: Voicing the Experiences of Postcolonial Youth
Navigating Identity in a Globalized World
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Princeton, New Jersey
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<strong>Mr. David Huang
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Science: A Noninvasive Model For Aneuploidy Screening In Human Preimplantation Embryos
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Honolulu, Hawaii
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<strong>Mr. Anthony Kang
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Science: New Antibacterials: Conjugation-Mediated Transmission of Cytotoxic Genes for
Targeted Bacterial Cell Elimination
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San Diego, California
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<strong>Miss Kathy Liu
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Science: Nature-Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Improved Safety, Sustainability and Efficiency in
High-Performance Rechargeable Batteries
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Sandy, Utah
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<strong>Mr. John Peter Redmond
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Music: Literature and Landscape: Receiving and Giving Inspiration as a Composer
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Yonkers, New York
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<strong>Miss Nishita Sinha
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Engineering: Experimental Studies In Developing Safe Sanitation Solutions
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Chatham, New Jersey
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<strong>Mr. Pranav Sivakumar
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Science: Searches for Almost Dark Galaxies in Blank Sky Fields with the
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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Tower Lakes, Illinois
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<strong>Miss Vera Zarubin
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Engineering: A Novel Methodology To Build Organic Thermoelectric Materials For
Sustainable and Renewable Energy Applications
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Bronx, New York
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<strong>Miss Mary Zhu
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Science: Impact of Carbon Tax Policies on the Global Agricultural Economy:
A Computational Spatial Partial Equilibrium Modeling Approach
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Nashua, New Hampshire
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