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Ms. Melanie-Claire Mallison
NNIN REU Program Assistant
250 Duffield Hall CNF
Ithaca NY 14853-2700 [Email]
Phone: 1-607-254-4858
FAX: 1-607-255-8601
The 2010 NNIN REU RA in PDF,
2010 Research Accomplishments; Table of Contents Each link below is to a PDF file, anywhere from 200K to 2.6MB in size. Click here to get your free Adobe Reader Program, http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Biological Applications, pages 2-39 Kathleen Bennett, Biology, Harvey Mudd College Measurement and Analysis of Blood Platelet Activation within a Microfluidic Device, page 4 Steven Chase, Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Cytotoxicity of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Associated Ions on Human Epithelial Lung Cells (A549), page 6 Sarah Connolly, Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Characterization of Biomolecular Interactions at the Silicon Photonics Interface, page 8 Lauren Cummings, Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University Immunomagnetic Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells using a Microfluidic Chip: Cell Recognition and Analysis, page 10 Fraser Downing, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder Surface Analysis of DNA Microarrays, page 12 Megan Dunn, Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas Electrochemical and Adhesion Properties of PEDOT:PSS as a Coating for Gold Electrodes for Applications in Metal-Molecule-Metal Junctions, page 14 Vivian Feig, Chemical Engineering, Columbia University Portable Diagnostic System for the Purification and Detection of Biomolecules, page 16 Emily Hoffman, Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University Light Dependent Microbial Responses to Cu-doped TiO2 Nanoparticles, page 18 Kristen Jones, Chemistry, Carthage College Effect of Deposition Characteristics on Electrochemically Prepared PEDOT Films, page 20 Adam Kozak, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester Nanotherapeutics for Advanced Cancer Disease, page 22 Christopher Lowe, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Patterning Neurons with Microcontact Printing on Silicon Oxide Substrates, page 24 Margaret Merritt, Biomedical Engineering, Brown University High Resolution Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy Based Microarray, page 26 Evan Mirts, Biology and Physics, Truman State University Synthetic Antiferromagnetic Particles for Biosensing, page 28 Kelsey Morse, Chemistry, Beloit College Plasmonic Nanoparticle Dimer Sensors, page 30 Heidi Nelson, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota Porous Microbeads as Three-Dimensional Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, page 32 Jennifer Wang, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Encapsulation of Single Cells in a Droplet-Based Microfluidic Device, page 34 Yingxia Wang, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cell Viability and Morphology on Carbon Nanotube Microstructures, page 36 Masaki Watanabe, Applied Chemistry, Nagoya University Designing Nano-Engineered Substrates to Probe Cell Organization, Motion and Traction Forces, page 38 Erin Watson, Bioengineering, Rice University Chemistry, pages 40-53 Mark Borysiak, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University Initial Stages of Tantalum Nitride Atomic Layer Deposition, page 42 John Davis, Department of Chemistry, Carleton College Synthesis and Characterization of Oxide-Embedded and Surface-Passivated Silicon Nanocrystals, page 44 Hiromasa Fujii, Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Characterization of Dynamics of Solvents Encapsulated in Nano-Scale Volumes, by Selective Enhancement of NMR Signal via Dynamic Nuclear Polarization, page 46 Audrey Hammack, Chemistry, The University of Texas at Tyler Multimodal Optical and MRI Studies with Multifunctional Spinel Nanoparticles, page 48 Chantalle Le, Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles Surface Treatments to Control the Wettability of Photonic Crystal Bio-Sensors, page 50 Philip Ponce de Leon, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, New York University, The Stevens Institute of Technology All-Copper Pillar Interconnects, page 52 Barrett Worley, Chemistry, Samford University Electronics, pages 54-81 Richard Anger, Mechanical Engineering State University of New York at Stony Brook Ferroelectric Thin Films for Reconfigurable RF Electronics in Next Generation Wireless Communications, page 56 Scott Bakkila, Physics and Computer Science, Lawrence Technological University Laminated Anodes and Electron Transport Layers in Organic Inverted Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells, page 58 Lia Bersin, Chemical Engineering, Columbia University Nanowire Photovoltaics in Photoelectrochemistry and Plasmonic Ring Structures, page 60 Clara Chow, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Optimization of Ohmic Contacts to III-N Semiconductor Material, page 62 Austin Conner, Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University Heterogeneous Integration of p- and n-type Nanowires for Complementary Nanowire Circuits, page 64 Zachary Henderson, Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst Fabrication of Magneto Resistance-Based Magnetic Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata, page 66 Angeline Klemm, Physics/Engineering, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Semiconductor Nanocrystal Inks for Printed Photovoltaics, page 68 Gabriel Palomino, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University Graphene Contacts to Pentacene Thin-Film Transistors, page 70 Christopher Phare, Physics and Mathematics, Vanderbilt University Graphene Nanoribbons as Transistors in Nanoelectronic Devices, page 72 Michelle Pillers, Chemistry, Southern Methodist University Thermally Enhanced Dynamic Core Migration with Phase Change Materials, page 74 Amber Pizzo, Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University Fabrication and Characterization of Indium Arsenide Nanowire Transistors, page 76 Devanand Sukhdeo, Electrical Engineering, Columbia University Heterogeneous Integration of p- and n- type Nanowires for Complementary Nanowire Circuits, page 78 Takeshi Uchinoumi, Chemical Systems and Engineering, Kyushu University Fabrication of a Gallium Nitride Nano-Field Effect Transistor, page 80 Amber C. Wingfield, Optical Engineering and Mathematics, Norfolk State University Materials, pages 82-113 Siatta Adams, Chemistry, Mercer University Nanoparticle-Enhanced Tunnel Junctions for High-Efficiency Multi-Junction Solar Cells, page 84 Gavin P. Campbell, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Investigation of the Effects of Base Additives in Molecular Glass Photoresist Films, page 86 Sylvia Carroll, Electrical Engineering and Biology, University of Texas at El Paso Contact Resistance of Graphene-Based Devices by TLM, page 88 Arolyn Conwill, Physics, Pomona College (undergraduate), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (graduate) Aluminum Induced Crystallization of Silicon on Quartz for Silicon Wire Array Solar Cells, page 90 Natalie M. Dawley, Physics, University of Virginia Fabrication of Dendritic Electrodes for Electroactive Polymer Actuators, page 92 Nathaniel Hogrebe, Chemical Engineering, University of Dayton Grain Boundary Effects on Charge Transport In ZnO:Al Transparent Conducting Films, page 94 Ruby Lee, Bioengineering, Stanford University Adhesion of Capillary Underfill Epoxies for Flip Chip Packaging, page 96 Gillian Lui, Environmental Studies and Conservation Biology, Middlebury College Temperature Dependent Growth Properties of Epitaxial Graphene on Carbon-Face Silicon Carbide, page 98 Benjamin D. Mahala, Chemistry, University of Missouri Science and Technology Composite Cathodes for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, page 100 Isaac Markus, Chemical Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Tuning Graphene Conductivity Using Solid Binding Peptides, page 102 Nkemdilim Oghedo, Chemical Engineering, Yale University Characterization of SiAlON for Hydrogen Diffusion Barrier Application in Nonvolatile Memory Devices, page 104 Axel Palmstrom, Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara Silicon Phononic Crystals for High Efficiency Thermoelectrics, page 106 Christopher Romanczuk, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University Characterization of Materials with Epitaxially Embedded Nanoinclusions for Thermoelectric Applications, page 108 Joseph S.T. Smalley, Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University Low Stress Oxides for use in Microfabricated Ion Traps for Quantum Computation, page 110 Margeaux Wallace, Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University Solution Synthesis and Aerosol Deposition of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanoparticles, page 112 Denys Zhuo, Material Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mechanical Devices, pages 114-129 Jennie Appel, Electrical Engineering, Auburn University Locomotion of Catalytic Nanomotors, page 116 Jesse Ault, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Fabrication of a Three Terminal Nanomechanical Graphene Switch, page 118 Lauren Cantley, Physics, Grinnell College Mechanics of 1-25 nm Thin Films, page 120 Zachary J. Connell, Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska Top-Down Fabrication of Patterned, Vertically Aligned Silicon Nanowires, page 122 Sibu Kuruvilla, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ion Distribution in Ionomer and High Temperature Ionic Liquid Actuators, page 124 Stephen Twigg, Department of Electrical Engineering, Villanova University Micropore Immunosensors for Fast Disease Diagnostics, page 126 Clare Wardwell, Biological Sciences, University of Delaware Improving Quality Factor of Drum Resonators via Gas Confinement, page 128 Diana Wu, Chemical Engineering and Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Optics and Opto-Electronics, pages 130-155 Brian Benton, Physics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Fabrication of Silver MicroWire Polarization Filters, page 132 Diana Bolser, Physics, University of Missouri-Columbia Automation of Sample-Positioning and Data-Collection for Pulsed-Laser-Melting Experiments, page 134 Edy Cardona, Physics, University of California, Berkeley Fabrication of High Speed Nanoscale Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetector, page 136 Kevin Chen, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University Characterization of Ag-Si Composite for Infrared Photodetectors, page 138 Marie DesHarnais, Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Fabrication of Photonic Crystals for High Temperature Applications, page 140 Joseph DeWilde, Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University Transfer of Electron Beam-Patterned Photonic Nanobeam Cavities to Flexible Substrates, page 142 D. Johann Djanal-Mann, Electrical Engineering, University of Florida 3D Super-Resolution Using a Phase Mask Fabricated via Grey-Level Lithography, page 144 Callie Fiedler, Physics, University of San Diego Fabrication and Characterizations of Plasmonic Nanostructures for Organic Photovoltaics, page 146 Michael Hoerner, Engineering Physics, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology Close-Packed Monolayer of Silica Nanoparticles for use as Etch Mask in LED Active Region, page 148 Christina Jones, Engineering Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder Molecular Specific Biosensing Based on Engineered Quasi-3D Plasmonic Nanostructures, page 150 Roger Jordan, Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University Lifetime of Charge Carriers in Single Silicon Nanowire, page 152 Jhim Handrex Meza, Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles Quantum Well Intermixing on a Hybrid Silicon or Silicon Dioxide Bonded AlGaAs/GaAs/InGaAs Platform, page 154 Mohsin Pasha, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Physics and Nanostructure Physics, pages 156-163 Matthew T. Hershberger, Physics, Bethel College, Kansas Tunneling Electron Microscopy Investigation Strategy for InAs Nanowires, page 158 Jacob Alexander Sadie, Electrical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley Domain Wall Track in a Praseodymium Strontium Manganite Oxide Nanobridge, page 160 Meng Shi, Physics, Case Western Reserve University Transport Properties of InAs Nanowires for Applications in Quantum Information Processing, page 162 Hamsa Sridhar, Physics and Mathematics, Harvard College Process and Characterization, pages 164-201 Narahi J. Alvarez, Chemical Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus Process Development for Writing Sub-100 nm Linewidths using a Scanning Electron Microscope, page 166 Hilton H. Augustine III, Electrical Engineering, Harvard University The Role of Polyvinylpyrrolidone in the Toxicity Evaluation of Silver Nanocubes, page 168 Mark Brunson, Mechanical Engineering, San Francisco State University Characterization of Ruthenium Electrodes for Implantable Neurostimulation Applications, page 170 Christine Burdett, Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University Characterization of Iron Oxide Integration within Phospholipid Encapsulated Colloids, page 172 Jack Chen, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Material Characterization of Advanced III-V Semiconductors for Nanophotonic Integration, page 174 Brian T. Chung, Engineering Physics, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Fabrication of Locally-Gated Bilayer Graphene Field Effect Transistors, page 176 Corey E. Clapp, Department of Chemistry, Amherst College, Amherst Graphene Growth on Palladium (111), page 178 Scott Isaacson, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota DNA Electrophoresis in Microfabricated Post Arrays, page 180 Jason Lee, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst Process for Detaching Suspended Graphene Structures from Silicon Carbide, page 182 Charles Mackin, Electrical Engineering, University of Arizona Sub-20 Nanometer Electron Beam Induced Deposited Gold Plasmonic Nanostructures, page 184 Claire McLellan, Physics, Wake Forest University Fabrication of Graphene Structures Using an Atomic Force Microscope, page 186 Christopher O'Connell, Mechanical Engineering, University of Rhode Island Fabrication of Gold Nanoparticles Using E-beam Lithography: Effect of Development Conditions on Shape and Resolution, page 188 Fiona O'Connell, Materials Engineering, Loyola University Maryland C10- and C12- BTBT Single Crystalline Organic Field Effect Transistor, page 190 Si Hui Athena Pan, Physics, Brandeis University Transferring Chemical Vapor Deposition Grown Graphene, page 192 Phi Pham, Physics, University of Colorado Boulder High Spatial Resolution Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy with Shielded Probes, page 194 Kevin J. Satzinger, Physics and Mathematics, Truman State University Characterization of High Aspect Ratio Silver Micromachining for Radio Frequency Inductors, page 196 Natalie Swider, Material Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana Template Stripping for High Throughput Fabrication of Nanohole Arrays, page 198 Benjamin Treml, Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison Sputtered TiW/W Emitter Contact Stack Design in Terahertz Bipolar Transistors, page 200 Jeremy Wachter, Physics and Electrical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Social and Ethical Issues of Nanotechnology, pages 202-205 Chloe Lake, Communication and Psychology, University at Buffalo Index, in html
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