PhD Student Wins Travel Award

April 17, 2009

Mayank Gupta, a PhD graduate assistant in the research lab of Cain Department of Chemical Engineering Associate Professor, Dr. Jerry Spivey, is the recipient of a Kokes Award for the North American Catalysis Society (NACS) 21st National Annual Meeting. Gupta was one of a few young scientists who received the award for his commendable research achievements in the field of catalysis.

The Richard J. Kokes Travel Award program of NACS aims to encourage graduate students to attend and participate meaningfully in the National Association of Manufacturers conference, and provides funding for the participant’s conference registration fees, accommodations, and a travel allowance. This award is sponsored by the generosity of the NACS and the local Pacific Coast Catalysis Society, as well as major support from the division of Basic Energy Sciences of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

The meeting will be held June 7-12, 2009, in San Francisco, California.

Article by Melanie McCandless, Gordon A. & Mary Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, 225-578-3242, mmonce@lsu.edu

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