The 2010 National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
Research Experience for Undergraduates Program
(2010 NNIN REU)
sponsored by the National Science Foundation, NNIN and Industry
Dear NNIN REU Community:
Well, expectations and reminders are pretty simple at this point.
Write your final report! Submit it on time!
The full instructions are below...
Ms. Melanie-Claire Mallison
NNIN REU Program Assistant
250 Duffield Hall CNF
Ithaca NY 14853-2700
Phone: 1-607-254-4858
FAX: 1-607-255-8601
The 2010 NNIN REU Intern Expectations
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_reuexpectations.html
The 2010 NNIN REU Convocation (including expectations)
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_reuconvocation.html The 2010 NNIN REU Final Report Instructions
http://www.nnin.org/nnin_reufinalreport.html
2010 NNIN REU Program at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Ms. Jennie Appel
From: Auburn University
Working with: Prof. Junseok Chae
On: MEMS Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator for Biosensing Applications
Mr. Jesse Ault
From: Purdue University
Working with: Prof. Jonathan Posner
On: Locomotion of Catalytic Nanomotors
Mr. Christopher Lowe
From: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Working with: Prof. Kaushal Rege
On: Nanoscale Therapeutics for Advanced Cancer Disease
Mr. Evan Mirts
From: Truman State University
Working with: Prof. Nongjian Tao
On: A Microarray Reader for Point-Of-Care Diagnosis
Ms. Clare Wardwell
From: University of Delaware
Working with: Prof. Michael Goryll
On: Micropore Immunosensors for Fast Disease Diagnostics
2010 NNIN REU Program at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Mr. Richard Anger
From: Stony Brook University
Working with: Prof. David Erickson
On: Integrated Current Collectors for Enhanced Micro Fluidic Fuel Cell Performance
Ms. Sylvia Carroll
From: University of Texas at El Paso
Working with: Prof. Christopher Ober
On: Investigation of the Effects of Base Diffusion in Molecular Glass Photoresist Films
Mr. Austin Conner
From: Vanderbilt University
Working with: Prof. Lester Eastman
On: GaN Ohmic and Schottky Contact Study
Mr. John Davis
From: Carleton College
Working with: Prof. James Engstrom
On: Nanoscale Modification of Semiconductors for Use in Solar Cells
Ms. Emily Hoffman
From: Case Western Reserve University
Working with: Prof. Harold Craighead
On: Magnetic Particles Based Separation of Nucleic Acid for Pathogen Diagnostics
Ms. Chloe Lake
From: University at Buffalo
Working with: Prof. Katherine McComas
On: SEI Public Service Posters
Mr. Charles Mackin
From: University of Arizona
Working with: Prof. Michael Spencer
On: Suspended Graphene Structures on SiC Substrates
Mr. Christopher O'Connell
From: University of Rhode Island
Working with: Prof. Amit Lal
On: Graphene Device Fabrication
Mr. Christopher Phare
From: Vanderbilt University
Working with: Prof. Jiwoong Park
On: Graphene as Photoelectrical Image Sensors
Ms. Diana Wu
From: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Working with: Prof. Jeevak Parpia
On: Nanofluidic Resonators for Biomolecular Sensing from Liquid
2010 NNIN REU Program at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Mr. Steven Chase
From: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Working with: Prof. Craig Forest
On: Heart Stent Material Testing and Analysis in a Microfluidic Chip Using Whole Blood Samples
Mr. Benjamin Mahala
From: University of Missouri-Rolla
Working with: Prof. Raghu Murali
On: Carrier Scattering in Graphene
Ms. Fiona O'Connell
From: Loyola College, Baltimore
Working with: Prof. Mostafa A. El-Sayed
On: Biological Interactions of Gold Nanoparticles
Ms. Amber Pizzo
From: SUNY Binghamton
Working with: Prof. Andrei Fedorov
On: Thermally Enhanced Dynamic Core Migration with Phase Change Materials
Ms. Margeaux Wallace
From: Cornell University
Working with: Prof. Kenneth Brown
On: Microfabricated Traps for Quantum Computation
Mr. Barrett Worley
From: Samford University
Working with: Dr. Paul Kohl
On: Advanced Chip-to-Chip Interconnect
2010 NNIN REU Program at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Mr. Edy Cardona
From: University of California, Berkeley
Working with: Prof. Michael Aziz
On: Fabrication and Properties of Optoelectronic Silicon
Mr. Dominique Djanal-Mann
From: University of Florida
Working with: Prof. Marko Loncar
On: Fabrication & Characterization of Nanoscale Light Sources
Ms. Ruby Lee
From: Stanford University
Working with: Prof. Shriram Ramanathan
On: Materials Studies on Oxide Energy Materials
Mr. Jhim Meza Roman
From: University of California, Los Angeles
Working with: Prof. Ken Crozier
On: Scanning Photocurrent Microscopy of Single Silicon Nanowires
Mr. Kevin Satzinger
From: Truman State University
Working with: Prof. Robert Westervelt
On: High Resolution Electrostatic Force Microscopy with Coaxial Probes
2010 NNIN REU Program at Howard University, Washington, DC
Ms. Siatta Adams
From: Mercer University
Working with: Dr. Gary L. Harris
On: Heterojunction Growth of SiC/Si and Si/SiGe Nanowires for Future Electronic Applications
Ms. Narahi Alvarez
From: University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Working with: Dr. James Mitchell
On: Characterization of Group IIB Functionalized Monolayers
Mr. Hilton Augustine III
From: Harvard University
Working with: Dr. Gary L. Harris
On: Development of an Electron Beam Lithography Process
Ms. Marie DesHarnais
From: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Working with: Dr. Clayton Bates
On: Characterization of Ag-Si for Infrared Photodetectors
Ms. Amber Wingfield
From: Norfolk State University
Working with: Dr. Gary L. Harris
On: MOCVD Growth of Nitrides for THz Applications
2010 NNIN REU Program at The Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, PA
Mr. Corey Clapp
From: Amherst College
Working with: Prof. Jun Zhu
On: Fabrication of Locally Gated Bilayer Graphene Field Effect
Transistors
Mr. Zachary Connell
From: University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Working with: Prof. Aman Haque
On: Mechanics of 1-25 nm Thin Films
Ms. Natalie Dawley
From: University of Virginia
Working with: Prof. Joan Redwing
On: Metal Mediated Re-crystallization of Silicon Thin Films on Glass for
Solar Cell Devices
Mr. Meng Shi
From: Case Western Reserve University
Working with: Prof. Qi Li
On: Domain Wall Track Magnetoresistance in Magnatic Nanobridges
Mr. Stephen Twigg
From: Villanova University
Working with: Prof. Qiming Zhang
On: Ion Transport in Conductor Network/Ionomer Nanocomposites
2010 NNIN REU Program at Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Ms. Clara Chiting Chow
From: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Working with: Prof. Phillip Wong
On: Nanowire Photoelectrochemistry for Hydrogen Generation
Ms. Gillian Lui
From: Middlebury College
Working with: Prof. Reinhold Dauskardt
On: Adhesion in Thin-Film Structures Containing Nanostructured Materials
Ms. Kelsey Morse
From: Beloit College
Working with: Prof. Shan Wang
On: Nanoparticles for Cancer Detection
Ms. Michelle Pillers
From: Southern Methodist University
Working with: Prof. Hongjie Dai
On: Graphene Nanoribbon Nanoelectronics
Mr. Philip Ponce de Leon
From: Stevens Institute of Technology
Working with: Prof. James Harris
On: Investigating Surface Treatments for GaP Photonic Crystal Biosensors
2010 NNIN REU Program at the University of
California, Santa Barbara, CA
Mr. Brian Chung
From: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Working with: Prof. Larry Coldren
On: Material Characterization for Advanced III-V Semiconductor
Nanophotonic Integration
Ms. Audrey Hammack
From: University of Texas at Tyler
Working with: Prof. Song-i Han
On: Selective Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) of NMR Signal Inside
Nanoscale Vesicles
Mr. Mohsin Pasha
From: University of Texas at Austin
Working with: Prof. John Bowers
On: Fabrication and Characterization of Quantum Well Lasers Integrated
with SiO2
Mr. Joseph Smalley
From: The Pennsylvania State University
Working with: Prof. John Bowers
On: Characterization of Materials with Epitaxially Embedded
Nanoinclusions for Thermoelectric Applications
Mr. Jeremy Wachter
From: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Working with: Prof. Mark Rodwell
On: Fabrication and Electrical Characterization of Nanoscale
Near-TeraHertz Transistors
Ms. Erin Watson
From: Rice University
Working with: Prof. Megan Valentine
On: Designing Nano-Engineered Substrates to Probe Cell Organization,
Motion and Traction Forces
2010 NNIN REU Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Mr. Brian Benton
From: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Working with: Prof. Thomas Schibli
On: Growth of Graphene Nanostructures on Silicon Wafers
Ms. Lauren Cantley
From: Grinnell College
Working with: Prof. Scott Bunch
On: Graphene Nanomechanical Switch
Mr. Kevin Chen
From: Arizona State University
Working with: Profs. Paul Hale and Bart Van Zeghbroeck
On: Nanostructured MSM Photodetectors
Ms. Callie Fiedler
From: University of San Diego
Working with: Prof. Rafael Piestun
On: Single-Molecule and Super-Resolution Imaging
Mr. Michael Hoerner
From: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Working with: Prof. Won Park
On: Biosensing with Plasmonic Nanostructure
2010 NNIN REU Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Mr. Scott Bakkila
From: Lawrence Technical University
Working with: Prof. Jamie Phillips
On: Ferroelectric Thin Films for Reconfigurable RF Electronics in Next Generation Wireless Communications
Mr. Zachary Henderson
From: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Working with: Prof. Wei Lu
On: Heterogeneous Integration of p- and n-Type Nanowires for Complementary Nanowire Circuits
Ms. Christina Jones
From: University of Colorado Boulder
Working with: Prof. Peicheng Ku
On: Nanostructured Blue/Green Light-Emitting Diodes for Solid-State Lighting And Biosensing Applications
Mr. Sibu Kuruvilla
From: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Working with: Prof. John Hart
On: Carbon Nanotube Microsensors and Microactuators for Biomedical Microsystems
Mr. Christopher Romanczuk
From: Rice University
Working with: Prof. Akram Boukai
On: Controlling Heat Transport with Phononic Crystals for High Efficiency Thermoelectrics
Ms. Natalie Swider
From: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Working with: Prof. Mina Rais-Zadeh
On: Characterization of High Aspect Ratio Silver Micromachining for Tunable RF Filters
2010 NNIN REU Program at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN
Mr. Joseph DeWilde
From: Oregon State University
Working with: Prof. Andreas Stein
On: Fabrication of Metallic Photonic Crystals For Thermal Emission Modification
Ms. Angeline Klemm
From: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Working with: Prof. Jianping Wang
On: Fabrication of Magnetic Tunnel Junction Based Spintronic Devices
Mr. Jason Lee
From: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Working with: Prof. Kevin Dorfman
On: DNA Electrophoresis in Microfabricated Devices
Mr. Benjamin Treml
From: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Working with: Prof. Sang-Hyun Oh
On: Nano-Imprint Lithography for Fabricating Large-Area Solar Cell Electrodes
Ms. Yingxia Wang
From: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Working with: Prof. Christy Haynes
On: Microfluidic Immune System-on-a-Chip
2010 NNIN REU Program at The University of
Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Ms. Lia Bersin
From: Columbia University
Working with: Profs. Davianne Duarte and Ananth Dodabalapur
On: Effects of Various Dielectric Films on Vapor Sensing Mechanism of
Organic Electronic Sensors
Mr. Gavin Campbell
From: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Working with: Prof. Seth Bank, Ph.D.
On: Growth and Characterization of Nanoparticle Enhanced Tunnel
Junctions for Solar Cells
Mr. Fraser Downing
From: University of Colorado Boulder
Working with: Prof. John X.J. Zhang, Ph.D.
On: Immunomagnetic Capture of Circulating Tumor Cells in Microchip
Mr. Gabriel Palomino
From: Texas Tech University
Working with: Prof. Brian Korgel, Ph.D.
On: Semiconductor Nanocrystal “Inks” for Printed Photovoltaics
Mr. Phi Pham
From: University of Colorado Boulder
Working with: Profs. Ji Won Suk and Rodney S. Ruoff, Ph.D.
On: Graphene Membrane Mechanics
2010 NNIN REU Program at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Ms. Kathleen Bennett
From: Harvey Mudd College
Working with: Prof. Beth Traxler
On: Engineering Bacterial Proteins for Design of Self-Assembled Nanostructures
Ms. Lauren Cummings
From: Oregon State University
Working with: Prof. Daniel Ratner
On: Silicon Nanophotonics
Ms. Megan Dunn
From: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Working with: Prof. Dave Castner
On: SPR Studies of DNA Hybridization
Mr. Roger Jordan
From: Texas A&M University
Working with: Prof. Qiuming Yu
On: Molecular Specific Biosensing Based on Engineered Quasi-3D Plasmonic Nanostructures for Cancer Diagnostics
Ms. Heidi Nelson
From: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Working with: Prof. David Ginger
On: Actuation-Based Plasmonic Nanoparticle Sensor
Ms. Nkemdilim Oghedo
From: Yale University
Working with: Prof. Mehmet Sarikaya
On: Genetic Engineered Peptides for Inorganic Materials (GEPI): Selection, Tailoring, Assembly, and Practical Implementation in Nanotechnology & Nanomedicine
2010 NNIN REU Program at Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Ms. Diana Bolser
From: University of Missouri-Columbia
Working with: Prof. Viktor Gruev
On: Fabrication of Aluminum Nanowire Polarization Filters
Mr. Mark Brunson
From: San Francisco State University
Working with: Prof. Dr. Dong Qin
On: Generation of "Clean" Surface on Metallic Nanoparticles for Reliable Toxicity Evaluation
Mr. Jack Chen
From: Duke University
Working with: Prof. Gregory M. Lanza
On: Characterization of Iron Oxide integration within Phospholipid Encapsulated Colloids
Ms. Kristen Jones
From: Carthage College
Working with: Prof. Yinjie Tang
On: Development of a Novel Nano-Particle Assisted Gene Delivery Approach for Metabolic
Engineering of Environmental Microorganis
Ms. Chantalle Le
From: University of California, Los Angeles
Working with: Prof. Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D.
On: Activatable Gold Nanoparticles for In Vivo Optical Imaging Of Molecular Processes
Ms. Jennifer Wang
From: Duke University
Working with: Prof. Younan Xia
On: Three-Dimensional Scaffolds with Uniform Pore Sizes and Structures for Tissue Engineering
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