The 2006 National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
Research Experience for Undergraduates Program

REU Convocation Aug 10-12, 2006

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Cover Photographs: Taughannock Falls by Michael Breed, Chenango Valley High School. CNF REU in the CNF Clean Room and Duffield Hall by Charles Harrington Photography.

2006 NNIN REU Convocation Welcome Completing a comprehensive experimental research task in 10 weeks can be a very formative experience. NNIN attempts to do this with the strong collaborations and challenging tasks brought together. The presentations you are about to hear demonstrate that enthusiastic participating students coupled to sustained support from staff, faculty, and graduate students leads to significant accomplishments. The students participating in this effort have just started on the path of technical education and many are getting their first exposure to advanced hands-on research as part of our REU program. The focus on advanced research and knowledge, the strong mentoring and support, the strong contact with a professional research environment, the strong expectations built into the research and presentations, the exposure to a wider variety of research conducted by peers and other users in diverse disciplines of science and engineering within the unifying facilities, and the strong scientific and social interactions across the network, have been critical to the program's success. Equally critical is the continuing dedication and effort from our staff, faculty, and graduate students. I wish the participants the best wishes for future technical careers; NNIN hopes to see them build on this summer's experience, and my thanks to the staff, the graduate student mentors, and the faculty for their participation and involvement. Particular thanks are due to Melanie-Claire Mallison and Lynn Rathbun at Cornell, Michael Deal at Stanford, and Nancy Healy at Georgia Institute of Technology for making their contributions in organizing the logistics of the program and the convocation. Sandip Tiwari Director, NNIN

7:00-9:00, Casual Welcome Dinner - Pizza Party
    Robert Purcell Multipurpose Room


THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TH

8:00-8:30, Registration and Continental Breakfast
    Baum Atrium, Duffield Hall, for all breakfasts

8:30-8:40, Welcome & Announcements,
    101 Phillips Hall for all presentations

Morning Session I Moderator: Sandip Tiwari

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8:40-8:52, Mr. Michael Adams, page 9
    Research and Development of Electron-Beam Lithography Using a Transmission Electron Microscope at 200 kV

8:52-9:04, Ms. Alina Ainyette, page 9
    Synthesis of Semiconductor Nanoparticles

9:04-9:16, Mr. Ravneet Bajwa, page 10
    Fabrication and Characterization of Metal Nanocrystal Nonvolatile Memory Cells

9:16-9:28, Mr. Andrew Ballinger, page 10
    Manufacture of Nanoscale Interconnects using Nanoimprint Lithography in PMMA

9:28-9:40, Mr. Lawrence Bazille, page 11
    Characterization of Etching Techniques on SiC for High Temperature MEMS Applications

9:40-9:52, Mr. Matthew Blosser, page 11
    Nanoscale Materials Morphology Control using a Focused Ion Beam

9:52-10:04, Mr. Anthony Breitbach, page 12
    Nanoparticles in the Environment: A Study of Surface Reactivity of Pyrite and Arsenopyrite

10:04-10:24, Break

Morning Session Moderator: Angela Berenstein

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10:24-10:36, Ms. Sarah Bryan, page 13
    Diffusion of Aqueous Solutions in Oxycarbosilane Nanoporous Thin Films During Processing of Interconnect Structures

10:36-10:48, Ms. Christine Chin, page 13
    Fabrication of Metallic Nanoparticle Arrays using Nanoimprint Lithography

10:48-11:00, Mr. David Coats, page 14
    Combined Electron-Beam and Nano-Imprint Lithography Techniques for Creating Patterned Media

11:00-11:12, Ms. Alicia Cohn, page 14
    Formation of Magnetite Nanoparticles by Thermal Decomposition of Iron Bearing Carbonates: Implications for the Evidence of Fossil Life on Mars

11:15-12:00, Discussion #1; Discussion of Patents and Intellectual Property, page 41

12:00-1:30, Lunch at Sage Hall, Atrium Cafe

Afternoon Session Moderator: Kathryn Hollar

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1:30-1:42, Ms. Eva Cornell, page 15
    Analysis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles in Mast Cells

1:42-1:54, Ms. Sonia Cortés-Jiménéz, page 15
    Site Specific Nanowire Growth

1:54-2:06, Ms. Kelly Costello, page 16
    Microfluidic Systems for Protein Crystal Growth

2:06-2:18, Mr. George Cramer, page 16
    Fabrication and Comparison of ZnO Thin Film Transistors with Various Gate Insulators

2:18-2:30, Mr. Joseph D'Silva, page 17
    Microfluidic Cell Sorters for Stem Cell Separation and Size-Profiling Using Pressurized Laminar Flows at High Spatial-Temporal Resolution

2:30-3:00, Break

Afternoon Session Moderator: Alan Bleier

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3:00-3:12, Mr. Henry Daise, III, page 17
    Beta-SiC Growth on AlN-on-SiC

3:12-3:24, Ms. Ying Yi Dang, page 18
    Rational Assembly of Semiconductor Nanowires via Dielectrophoresis

3:24-3:36, Mr. Paul De Andrade, page 18
    Nano-Fabrication of Sub-Micron Structures using Conventional Photolithography

3:36-3:48, Ms. Luxue Rose Deng, page 19
    Design of Mid-Infrared Ridge-Waveguide Directional Couplers by OptiWave Simulation

3:48-4:00, Announcements & bus to picnic


FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH

8:00-8:30, Registration and Continental Breakfast

Morning Session I Moderator: Michael Deal

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8:30-8:42, Mr. Michael Fox, page 19
    Thermal Management at the Nanoscale

8:42-8:54, Ms. Jenna Hagemeier, page 20
    Photoluminescence of Silicon Nanocrystals Fabricated by Sputter Deposition and Annealing for Photonic Applications

8:54-9:06, Ms. Dewi Harjanto, page 20
    Gold Nanoparticle-Assisted Delivery of TNF-Alpha in Thermal Treatments of Cancer

9:06-9:18, Ms. Sarah Hernandez, page 21
    Measuring the Size Dependence of the Magnetic Properties of Alkanethiol-Coated Gold Nanocrystals

9:18-9:30, Ms. Irene Hu, page 22
    Nanoscale Focused Ion Beam Patterning and Characterization of Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Media

9:30-9:50, Break

Morning Session II Moderator: Michael Skvarla

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9:50-10:02, Ms. Christina Lu, page 26
    Microfluidic Systems for DNA Sequencing

10:02-10:14, Mr. Albert Mach, page 27
    Analysis of Experimental Data in Bacterial Adhesion

10:14-10:26, Ms. Niall Mangan, page 27
    Effects of N Incorporation on the Electronic Properties of GaAsN-Based Modulation-Doped Heterostructures

10:26-10:38, Ms. Myranda Martin, page 28
    Fabricating Superconducting Quantum Interference Device Nanostructures for Single Spin Detection

10:38-10:50, Mr. Robert Patrick Martin, page 28
    Single Cell Studies on Patterned, Sculptured Thin Films

10:50-11:10, Break

Morning Session III Moderator: Mandy Esch

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11:10-11:22, Mr. Suraj Kabadi, page 22
    Advanced Fabrication of Electroactive Nanowell Sensors

11:22-11:34, Ms. Athra Kaviani, page 23
    Identifying Novel Peptides for Binding to Semiconductor Substrates to Create Nanobiomaterials

11:34-11:46, Ms. Elaine Kirschke, page 24
    Engineered Proteins for Binding and Organization of Inorganic Particles

11:46-11:58, Mr. John Kroger, page 24
    Desoprtion-Ionization Mass Spectrometry on Nanoporous Polymer

11:58-12:10, Mr. Herbert Lannon, page 25
    Nanostructure Lithography for High Throughput Cancer Screening

12:10-1:30, Lunch & Photos
    Baum Atrium, Duffield Hall

Afternoon Session I Moderator: Jennifer Tatham Root

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1:30-2:15, Discussion #2; Social & Ethical Issues in Nanotechnology, page 42

2:15-2:27, Ms. Kaylie Young, page 40
    Synthesis and Galvanic Replacement Reaction of Silver Nanocubes in Organic Medium

2:27-2:39, Mr. David Lavenson, page 25
    The Stability and Catalytic Reactivity of Palladium Colloidal Nanoparticles on Supports

2:39-2:51, Ms. Juliet Lawrence, page 26
    AlGaAs/GaAs Heterojunction Prosthetic Retina

2:51-3:03, Ms. Esha Mathew, page 29
    Design and Fabrication of Nanoelectrodes for Single Cell Biosensor Application

3:03-3:15, Ms. Katrina Murphy, page 29
    The Effect of Atomic Surface Structure on the Catalytic Efficiency in Nanocatalysis

3:15-3:27, Mr. Yasuhide Nakamura, page 30
    Solution-Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanowires for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

3:27-4:00, Break & Poster Session Set-Up
    All Atria, Duffield Hall

Afternoon Session II Moderator: Melanie-Claire Mallison

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4:00-4:12, Mr. Albert Kamanzi, page 23
    Processing for Enabling Ultra-Fast Modulators on Chip

4:12-4:24, Ms. Erica Pratt, page 31
    Effects of Template Drive Colloidal Crystallization

4:24-4:36, Mr. McIntosh Bonthera, page 12
    Self-Assembly of Lithographically-Designed Colloidal Particles on Templated Surfaces

4:36-4:48, Ms. Leila Roberson, page 32
    Fabrication and Characterization of Nanoporous Gold Thin Films

4:48-5:00, Mr. Cary Smith, page 34
    Ferrofluidic Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes

5:00-5:15, Break

5:15-6:30, Poster Session, Reception & Lab Tours
    All Atria, Duffield Hall

6:30-7:00, Bus to Dinner
    Phillips/Duffield Loading Dock Parking Lot

7:00-9:30, Dinner & Explore the Museum of the Earth


SATURDAY, AUGUST 12TH

8:00-8:30, Registration and Breakfast

Morning Session I Moderator: Sandrine Martin

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8:30-8:42, Ms. Stephanie Petrina, page 31
    Chemical Crosslinking and Temperature Dependant Conductivity of Ligand-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles

8:42-8:54, Mr. Anthony Sanders, page 33
    Suspended Carbon Nanotubes for Nano-Optoelectronic Devices

8:54-9:06, Mr. David Schluneker, page 33
    Fabrication of Nanometer-Scale Gaps on Thin Nitride Membranes using Electron Beam Lithography

9:06-9:18, Mr. Tajudeen Shodeinde, page 34
    Sidewall Metallization of High Aspect Ratio Perpendicular Polymer Structures for Chip I/O Interconnections

9:18-9:30, Ms. Julie Stern, page 35
    Silver Nano-Ring Arrays: Nanofabrication and Optical Properties

9:30-9:42, Mr. Christopher Stoafer, page 35
    Nanocrystalline Nd:YVO4 Lasing Medium

9:42-10:10, Break

10:10-11:00, Discussion #3; Introduction to Journal of Young Investigators, page 43

Morning Session II Moderator: James Griffin

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11:00-11:12, Mr. Nathan Henry, page 21
    Crystallization of Amorphous Si Nanowires using Electro-Migration and Self-Heating for TFT Applications

11:12-11:24, Mr. Jonathan Swaim, page 36
    Patterning of Dendrimer-Like DNA

11:24-11:36, Mr. Caleb Yu, page 40
    Finding Dielectric Constant of Nano Materials Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

11:36-11:48, Mr. Josef Velten, page 38
    Heat Transfer through Nanogaps

11:48-12:00, Mr. Amit Vasudev, page 38
    Microcantilever-Based Sensors for Proteins

12:00-1:00, Lunch

Afternoon Session I Moderator: Lucas Passmore

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1:12-1:24, Mr. David Toyli, page 37
    Fabrication and Characterization of MnAs/GaAs Heterostructures for Studies of One-Dimensional Spin Transport

1:24-1:36, Mr. Brendan Turner, page 37
    Quantum Dot Modulators

1:36-1:48, Ms. Emily Norvell, page 30
    Freestanding Cadmium Selenide Semiconducting Nanorods for Solar Cell Application

1:48-2:00, Mr. Claude Wu, page 39
    Fabrication of Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors for Early Cancer Detection

2:00-2:12, Mr. Jason Wang, page 39
    Loss, Reflection and Transmission Measurement and Analysis of Silicon-on-Insulator Ring Resonators

2:12-2:30, Wrap-Up & Release!
    Baum Atrium, Duffield Hall

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