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<Title>Sevda Deldari awarded 1st place at IFPAC Student Poster Comp</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Sevda Deldari was awarded First Place at the IFPAC Student Poster competition held today at the conference in Bethesda, MD. This was the first ever student poster competition at these conferences.  The panel of judges was composed of two academics and two industry people.The award consisted of a certificate plus a $100 gift card. </div>
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<Title>Congratulations to Mustafa Al-Adhami!</Title>
<Tagline>Winner of the 3MT Competition</Tagline>
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    <div>Congratulations to Mustafa Al-Adhami! </div>
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    <div>Mustafa is a Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate in Dr. Rao's lab. </div>
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    <div>After a series of rigorous training sessions with professional 3MT coach, Scott Morgan, the 3MT competition took place between six finalists:  Michael Battaglia, Jr., Kayla Lemons, Sonya Squires-Caesar, Alex Rittle, Mustafa Al-Adhami, and Juan Valdez. Each student delivered a dynamic presentation of their thesis in under 3 minutes! </div>
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    <div>After a rigorous round of deliberation by the 3MT judges (members of the graduate school and alumni), the first place prize was awarded to Mustafa Al-Adhami. He will have the honor of representing UMBC at the 3MT Regional Competition! Alex Rittle was awarded second place winner. Mustafa Al-Adhami was also awarded the People's Choice Award!</div>
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    <div>This year's competition showcased a variety of research. The Graduate Research Conference Committee is extremely grateful for all of the presenters, reviewers, volunteers, and other campus participants who made the 40th Annual Graduate Research Conference a success! </div>
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    <div>If you see Mustafa around campus, give him a high five and wish him congratulations!</div>
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    <div>If you'd like to view his 3MT presentation, it can be found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7idMVkmx48&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>!</div>
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