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2012 NNIN REU Program

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2012 Research Accomplishments
Table of Contents

Biological Applications, pages 2-41

Patterning of Biomolecules Using Dip Pen Nanolithography, page 2
Ali Abdallah, NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Towards Electro-Chemical Gating by CMOS, page 4
Sharlin Anwar, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Cellular Binding of Quantum Dots, page 6
Quachel Bazile, NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Optimization of Protocol for Fabrication of a Polymer Filter from a PDMS Mold, page 8
Colin Burns-Heffner, NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Towards Ink-Jet Fabricated PEDOT:PSS Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Embedded Enzymes, page 10
Audrey Dang, page NNIN iREU Site: France

DNA Extension in Nanochannels, page 12
Leon Dean, NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Biocompatible Dry Adhesives Mimicking Gecko Spatulae for EEG Electrodes, page 14
Jennifer Gilbertson, page NNIN iREU Site: France

Optimizing Liposomal Uptake and Content Release Using Glioblastoma Multiforme as a Model System, page 16
Sonali Gupta, NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Development of an in vitro Muscle Regeneration Model using a Combination of Microfluidics and Micropatterning, page 18
Camryn Johnson, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

A Novel, Photoswitchable Poly(ethylene glycol) Biosurface with Applications for High-Throughput Cell Migration Assays, page 20
Olivia Lambdin, page NNIN iREU Site: Japan

The Effectiveness of Physical Sunscreens in Preventing UVB-Induced Mechanical Damage to the Stratum Corneum, page 22
Corinne Lampe, NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Monitoring and Imaging Hypoxic Cells using Perfluorinated Near-Infrared Fluorescent Micelles, page 24
Kaleigh Margita, NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Measuring the Effects of RAD51 Assembly on dsDNA with Magnetic Tweezers, page 26
Morgan McGuinness, page NNIN iREU Site: Netherlands

Fabrication of a Selective Ion Pump: Anodization of an Aluminum Oxide Membrane, page 28
Christopher Nakamoto, NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Silicone Nanoparticles for DNA Drug Delivery, page 30
Kendall Pletcher, page NNIN iREU Site: Japan

A Microfluidic Gradient Generating Device Integrated with Nanopatterned Matrices for Studying Guided Cell Migration, page 32
Radu Reit, NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

Uptake of Nanoparticles in the Olfactory System and Transport to the Brain in Locust, page 34
Jonathan Schoening, NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Progress Towards Electrical Interface Chips for BioMEMS, page 36
Stephanie Swartz, NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Nanocharacterization of Polymer-Modified Microring Resonators for Performance in Complex Media, page 38
Brianna Thielen, NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

High Fidelity Method for Microfabricating in vitro Neural Networks, page 40
Geoffrey Vrla, NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Chemistry, pages 42-55

Interaction of Engineered Nanoparticles with Artificial Cell Membranes, page 42
Rachel Benton, NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

Fabricating Parylene-C Shadow Masks for Applications in Short-Channel Top-Contact Carbon Nanotube Flexible Transistors, page 44
Kelsey Hirotsu, NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

The Electrochemistry of Catalyzed Metal Multilayers, page 46
Briana James, NNIN REU Site: Howard University

Implementing Gaussian Quadrature in Molecular Plasmonics, page 48
Alexander B. Lee, NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

Identification of Carbon Nanostructures (Fullerenes) in Cigarette Ash, page 50
Ian MacKenzie, NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Investigation of Molecular Structures for Soft Matters with Mechanoresponsive Colors, page 52
Kelly Suralik, page NNIN iREU Site: Japan

Effects of Membrane Surface Modification on Calcium Carbonate Fouling and Membrane Efficiency for Desalination, page 54
Whitney Wong, NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Electronics, pages 56-75

Transparent and Stretchable Metal Electrodes, page 56
Soichi Hirokawa, NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Silicon Carbide Device Simulation and Measurement, page 58
Keevin Hood, NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Monolithic Integration of HEMT-Based Common Gate Oscillator with Active Integrated Antenna in the GaN Material System, page 60
Kevin Huang, page NNIN iREU Site: Germany

Characterization of Phase Change Materials for Radio Frequency Applications, page 62
Gwendolyn Hummel, NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Fabrication and Characterization of Vertical Silicon Nanopillar Schottky Diodes, page 64
Adam Overvig, NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Electrochemical Deposition of Polythiophene onto Carbon Nanotube Arrays, page 66
Ryan Parry, NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Understanding Performance Limitations in Organic Transistors, page 68
William Scheideler, page NNIN iREU Site: Japan

Spin Torque Ferromagnetic Resonance with the Spin Hall Effect, page 70
Oliver Switzer, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Self Assembled Monolayers on Inkjet-Printed ITO, page 72
Ashley Truxal, NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Fabication of GaAs-Based Integrated Circuits by Advanced Nanofabrication Techniques, page 74
Daryl Vulis, page NNIN iREU Site: Japan

Materials, pages 76-127

Water-in-Ferrofluid Digital Microfluidic System for Single Cell Isolation and Transport, page 76
Elsie V. Bjarnason, NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Hydrogen Impurities in Tin Dioxide Films Deposited by Pulsed Laser Deposition, page 78
Alex Bryant, page NNIN iREU Site: Japan

Correlation between Surface Morphology and Hall Mobility between AlGaAs/GaAs <111> Heterojunctions, page 80
Isidro Calderon, Jr., NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Electrical Characterization of Heat-Treated Tin Monosulfide Thin Films, page 82
Annabel Chew, NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Ionic Transport Across Atomically Thin Graphene Membranes, page 84
Lauren Cosgriff, NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Synthesis and Characterization of Potassium Sodium Nioabte, a Lead-Free Ferroelectric, page 86
Dmitriy Davydovich, NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Phase Transformations in Metal Contacts to In0.53Ga0.47As Nanowires, page 88
Donna Deng, NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Growth of Boron Nitride Nanowires, page 90
Anderson Hayes, NNIN REU Site: Howard University

Controlling and Understanding the Effects of Reactive Colloids’ Packing on Silicon Etching Patterns, page 92
Codey Henderson, NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Assembly of Thermo-Responsive Microcapsules, page 94
Ian Holmes, NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Effect of Inert Nanoparticles on Cement Hydration, page 96
Melinda Jue, NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Influence of Optical Stress on Mixed Oxide Transistors, page 98
Andrew Knight, NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors for Biological Applications, page 100
Jonathan Lee, NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Selective Atomic Layer Deposition, page 102
Clay Long, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Optimizing the Electrochemical Performance of Cathode Materials for Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries, page 104
Peter Luo, NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Growth and Characterization of GaAs/InAs Quantum Dots By Molecular Beam Epitaxy, page 106
Donnita M. McArthur, NNIN REU Site: Howard University

Transport in Near-Surface Two-Dimensional Electron Systems, page 108
Ryan McMorris, NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Controlling the Composition and Morphology of Si1-xGex Nanowires, page 110
Ryan Murphy, NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Indium Arsenide Quantum Dot Lasers, page 112
Justin Norman, NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Work Function Tuning in Amorphous TaWSiC Metal Gates for Integrated Circuits, page 114
Jordan Occeña, NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Formation of Quantum Dots by Aerosol Reactor, page 116
Adam Roberge, NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Etch Study of Zirconium Oxide Nanoparticle Photoresist, page 118
Andrew Sanville, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Investigation of TiO2 Films Deposited by Low-Temperature ALD Process for Future CMOS, page 120
Karl Schliep, page NNIN iREU Site: Japan

Engineering Carbon Nanotube Microdrops Using Microfluidic Devices, page 122
YooSun Shim, NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Heteroepitaxial Growth of Diamond on SiC Substrates, page 124
Andrew Tam, NNIN REU Site: Howard University

Carbon Doping of <10-11> GaN by Plasma-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy, page 126
Caroline Yu, NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Mechanical Devices, pages 128-139

Characterization of XeF2 Etching for Release of Piezoelectric Micro-Robots, page 128
Ramon Alonso, NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Two-Dimensional Buckled Nanoscale Nanomembrane as Tunable Grating, page 130
Adel Azghadi, NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Nanoparticle Sorting in Microfluidic Channels, page 132
Rachel Baarda, NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Carbon Nanotube Microfluidic Channels for Cell Manipulation, page 134
Michael Bellavia, NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Fabrication of MEMS Using Cheap Substrates, page 136
Ryan Gaudreau, NNIN REU Site: Howard University

Fabrication and Characterization of a Micromachined In-Plane Directional Piezoelectronic Microphone, page 138
Jia Gloria Lee, NNIN REU Site: University of Texas at Austin

Optics & Opto-Electronics, pages 140-171

Optimizing the Delivery of Toxins and Glycans to Photonic Biosensor Surfaces, page 140
Abubakar Abid, NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Silicon Heterojunction Photovoltaic Cells, page 142
Hans Banerjee, NNIN REU Site: University of Texas at Austin

Anti-Reflective Coatings for Room Temperature Terahertz Quantum Cascade Laser Sources, page 144
Alexander Buck, NNIN REU Site: University of Texas at Austin

Fabrication of Metallic and Dielectric NWs for Realizing Optical Filters, page 146
Amanda Ellison, NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Integration of Embedded CMOS Chips for On-Chip Optical Communication, page 148
Kyle Guess, NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Microring Resonators in Silicon Photonic Circuits, page 150
Daniel Klemme, NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Microheaters for Thermo-Optic Tuning of Silicon Photonic Devices, page 152
Juan Pablo Llinás, NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Metasurface Dichroic Mirrors and Applications to Solar Energy via Spectral Splitting, page 154
Adam J. McMullen, NNIN REU Site: University of Texas at Austin

Strain Color Coding Using Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance of Gold Nanoparticles, page 156
Jared Newton, NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Sub-Wavelength Gratings for Multi-Spectral Infrared Detection and Imaging, page 158
Katherine Nygren, NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Top-Gated Graphene-Based Ultrafast Electro-Optic Modulators, page 160
Jacob M. Rothenberg, NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Volume Nano-Structured Optics for 3D Superresolution Imaging, page 162
Aubrey Shapero, NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

CIS Nanocrystals with Inorganic Ligands for Photovoltaics Devices, page 164
Cherrelle Thomas, NNIN REU Site: University of Texas at Austin

Development of AirSpaced VIPA’s for Use in Optical Coherence Tomography, page 166
Timothy Welsh, NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Enhancing the Luminescence Efficiency of GaSb-Based Dilute-Nitrides by Rapid Thermal Annealing, page 168
Nathaniel Wendt, NNIN REU Site: University of Texas at Austin

Electrically and Optically Obtaining Q of High Stress SiN Devices, page 170
Patrick Yu, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Physics & Nanostructure Physics, pages 172-197

Characterization of Si-Nanowires for Biosensor Applications, page 172
Andrew Acevedo, page NNIN iREU Site: Germany

Production of Solid State Spin Qubits, page 174
Dashiell R. Bodington, NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Fractal Electrodes, page 176
Patrick Butera, NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Improving Superconducting Resonators for use in Quantum Computing, page 178
Marcos Echeverria, NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

The Effects of Surface Passivation on Trap Levels in Silicon Nanocrystals, page 180
William Andres Gaviria Rojas, NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Self-Organized Nanostructural Pattern Formation under Ion Beam Irradiation, page 182
Michael Hovish, NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Cryoelectronic Characterization of Organic Molecules, page 184
Matthew Kiok, page NNIN iREU Site: Germany

Construction of a Modulated Potential Superlattice, page 186
Phillip Meyerhofer, NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Optical Characterization and Solar Cell Application of GaAs/Al0.8Ga0.2As Quantum Wells, page 188
Lauren M. Otto, page NNIN iREU Site: Japan

Oxidation of CVD Grown Carbon Nanotubes for Applying Magnetic Complexes for Spin Transport Measurements, page 190
Francisco Pelaez, III, page NNIN iREU Site: Germany

Monolayer Molybdenum Diselenide, page 192
Elisa M. Russo, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Oxidation Effect in Single Dot Quantum Junctions, page 194
Reyu Sakakibara, page NNIN iREU Site: Netherlands

A 3D Circuit QED Architecture with Separate Readout and Coupling Cavities, page 196
Kevin Tien, page NNIN iREU Site: Netherlands

Process & Characterization, pages 198-221

Production and Characterization of Topological Insulators, page 198
Adam Blonsky, NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

AFM-Assisted Etching and Electrical Characterization of Graphene, page 200
Camille L.M. Everhart, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Engineering the Charge Occupancy of Nitrogen Vacancies in Diamond, page 202
William Gilpin, NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Sacrificial Polymers and Their use in Patternable Air-Gap Fabrication, page 204
David Goldfeld, NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Biomineralized Nanopore Membranes on Silicon for Nanoparticle Translocation, page 206
Melissa Gosse, NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Fabrication of Graphene Field Effect Transistors, page 208
Lee Hamstra, NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Testing the Properties and Characteristics of Chitin Thin Films, page 210
Kamil Makhnejia, NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

Temperature Dependent Electrical Resistivity of LaxLu1-xAs, page 212
Maria Michael, NNIN REU Site: University of Texas at Austin

Photovoltaic Devices Fabricated with CIGS Nanocrystal Inks, page 214
Isao Mori, page NNIN iREG Site: University of Texas at Austin

Substrate Conformal Imprint Lithography, page 216
Frazier Mork, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Engineered Metallic Structures and Nanofabrication Techniques for Plasmonic Biosensors, page 218
Stephen Olson, NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Atomic Layer Deposition Process Optimization and Characterization of Amorphous Metal-Oxide Films, page 220
Emily Ross, NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Societal & Ethical Issues of Nanotechnology, pages 222-225

A Study of Integrating Societal and Ethical Issues into NNIN REU, page 222
Merrill Brady, NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Nanotechnology Companies in the U.S.A: A Web-Based Analysis of Companies and Poverty Alleviation, page 224
Duy Do, NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

 

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