Identified by an audience vote and awarded a $650 travel grant, Elspeth Ready, A. Kelly Lane and Ivo Zution Goncalves claimed first, second and third in the competition, respectively.
• Dr. Elspeth Ready is a postdoctoral research associate in the College of Arts and Sciences' department of Sociology. Dr. Ready holds a doctorate in anthropology from Stanford University and a master's degree in anthropology from Trent University.
• Dr. A. Kelly Lane is a postdoctoral research associate in the College of Arts and Sciences' School of Biological Sciences. Dr. Lane holds a doctorate in genetics from the University of Georgia.
• Dr. Ivo Zution Goncalves is a postdoctoral research associate at the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute. Dr. Goncalves holds a doctorate in agriculture engineering (water and soil) from State University of Campinas in Brazil and a master’s degree in plant production (planning and water resources management) from Federal University of Espírito Santo in Brazil.
Congratulations to the winners and all participants (listed below) who were challenged to communicate their research and engage the audience with a short, dynamic presentation.
Full Participant List:
• Dr. Puneet Paul from Agronomy & Horticulture
• Dr. Mesfin Mergia Mekonnen from the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
• Dr. Mikal Brotnov Eckstrom from the Center for Great Plains Studies
• Dr. Ivo Zution Goncalves from the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute
• Dr. Elspeth Ready from Sociology
• Dr. Amanda Kelly Lane from the School of Biological Sciences
• Dr. Katherine Cheng from the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
• Dr. Hamed Gholizadeh from the School of Natural Resources