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2013 NNIN REU Program

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2013 REU Research Accomplishments
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Biological Applications, pages 2-57

Binding of DU145 Prostate Tumor Cancer Cells to Silicon Carbide; page 2
Ayobami Adeleke, Chemistry, Delaware State University; NNIN REU Site: Howard University

Characterization of Polymer Films on Silicon Photonics Devices for Blood Analysis; page 4
Alexandra S. Benson, Chemistry, Hope College; NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

Developing Nanoscale Electrodes for Sensitive Detection of Brain Cell Activities; page 6
Dara Bobb-Semple, Chemistry, Stony Brook University; NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Delivery of Immunosuppressive DNA Drug for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases; page 8
Colin Burns-Heffner, Bioengineering, Clemson University; NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Cisplatin-Based Metal Organic Framework Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery and Tumor Imaging; page 10
Samantha Renee Corber, Physics, Chemistry, Washburn University; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

System Automation for High Throughput Biosensor; page 12
Dakota Nevans Crisp, Physics and Engineering Physics, Southeast Missouri State Univ.; NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin

Engineering Three-Dimensional Biological Scaffolds Using a Modified Rotary Jet Spinning System; page 14
John Phillip Ferrier, Jr., Physics / Mathematics, University of Central Arkansas; NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Fabrication of Nanofluidic Devices for DNA Confinement; page 16
Suman Gunasekaran, Engineering Sciences, Harvard University; NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Conformable Conducting Polymer Electrodes used with an Ionic Liquid Gel for Electroencephalography; page 18
Camryn Johnson, Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge; NNIN iREU Site: Saint-Étienne et Gardanne, France

Development of Microfluidic Devices for Use in Immunophenotyping; page 20
Meghan Kazanski, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester; NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Cell Polarization on Circular Topography with Various Radii of Curvature; page 22
Peter Kim, Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern University; NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

Fabrication of “Barcode” Nanowires for Multiplexed Detection in Biological Assays; page 24
Seung Yeon Kim, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; NNIN REU Site: Univ. of Minnesota

Effects of Cellular Architecture on MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cell Motility; page 26
Ted Kocher, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota

Microfluidics for the Study of Breast Cancer; page 28
Lisa Kriegh, Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University; NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Design of Synthetic Protein Membranes Using Droplet Microfluidics; page 30
Corey Landry, Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University; NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Curved Functionalized Microfluidic Channels for the Study of Cell Dynamics; page 32
Ang Li, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Identifying the Biomechanical Effects of UV Resistant Molecules and Nanoparticles on Human Skin; page 34
Sarah Nainar, Biochemistry, Washington and Jefferson College; NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Fabrication of Nano Ion Pumps for Retinal and Neural Prosthesis; page 36
Zachary Pritchard, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Inst. of Technology; NNIN REU Site: Univ of California, Santa Barbara

Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Schwann Cells on Electrospun Nanofibers; page 38
Shelby Pursley, Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing on Hydrogel Substrates for Cell Culturing Applications; page 40
Audre Ramey, Mechanical Engineering, University of Portland;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Surface Ligand Density Dependence of Collective Cell Migration on Photoactivatable Self Assembled Monolayers; page 42
Radu Reit, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Micro-Scale Microbial Fuel Cell: Petroleum Biosensing; page 44
Anne Showalter, Biological Chemistry, Culver-Stockton College; NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Dynamics of Bacterial Quorum Sensing in Microfluidic Devices; page 46
Peter Youpeng Su, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Univ. of California, Berkeley;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Fabrication of Flexible, Implantable Probes for in vivo Recording of Neural Activity; page 48
Brianna Thielen, Engineering, Harvey Mudd College; NNIN iREU Site: Saint-Étienne et Gardanne, France

The Study of Disposable Substrates in Surface Acoustic Wave Devices; page 50
Christine Truong, Physics, Polytechnic Institute of New York University;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

The Impact of MEMS-Produced Micro-Electrode Material Coating on Dental Plaque Biofilm Growth; page 52
Katherine Warthen, Bioengineering, Montana State University;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Fabrication of Microchemical Field-Effect Transistor; page 54
Ming-Lun Wu, Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida; NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Exploring the Effects of Theophylline on Neutrophil Function in Inflammatory Diseases; page 56
Ashlyn Young, Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota

Chemistry, pages 58-79

Use of Field-Induced Surface-Organometallic Interactions to Control Selectivity in Rh-Catalyzed Organic Reaction; page 58
Dylan Barber, Chemistry Major, Williams College ; NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Area-Selective Atomic Layer Deposition: New Recipe Development; page 60
Tyler Erjavec, Physics, The Ohio State University; NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Poly(3-alkyldithienothiophene): Synthesis, Structure and Optical Properties; page 62
Yuki Hamasaki, Applied Chemistry, Kyushu University, Japan ; NNIN iREG Site: University of Washington

Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Organic and Supramolecular Nanomaterials; page 64
Melinda Jue, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Crumpled Graphene Oxide Nanostructures for Advanced Water Treatment Technologies; page 66
Christine Le, Biochemistry, Brown University; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Direct Nano Patterning of Anisotropic Conjugated Polymer; page 68
Azusa Miyagawa, Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of S&T; NNIN iREG Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Synthesis and Covalent Attachment of {M4} Polynuclear Metallic Complexes to Oxidized Carbon Nanotubes; page 70
Christopher A. Nakamoto, Chemistry, Beloit College; NNIN iREU Site: Julich, Germany

Effects of Hydrophilic Membrane Modifications and Natural Organic Matter Fouling on Reverse Osmosis Membrane Performance; page 72
Justin Nauman, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Controlled Self-Assembly of Metallated and Non-Metallated Peptidic Arrays; page 74
Geoffrey Vrla, Chemistry, Middlebury College; NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Directed Self Assembly of Mixed Nanowire Populations via Lithographic Microwells; page 76
Allison Wustrow, Chemistry, University of California Berkeley;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Azobenzene Functionalized DNA for Light-Induced DNA Stringency; page 78
Hannah Zeitler, Physical Chemistry, Whitworth University;NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

Electronics, pages 80-101

Inkjet Printed Interconnects for Multilayer Flexible Electronics; page 80
J. Daniel Binion, Electrical Engineering, Grove City College;NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin

Investigation of Molybdenum Disulfide Transistors with Aluminum Oxide Passivation; page 82
Marc Castro, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio;NNIN REU Site: NASCENT, The University of Texas at Austin

Fabrication of Accelerometers using Paper MEMS Substrates; page 84
Marco De Lira, Mechanical and Energy Engineering, University of North Texas;NNIN REU Site: Howard University

Nanoscale High-Speed Transparent Electronics using E-Beam Patterning of Zinc Tin Oxide Thin Film Transistors; page 86
Andinet Desalegn, Material Science and Engineering, University of Maryland;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Zinc Oxide Based Ultraviolet Solar Cells for Self-Powered Smart Window Application; page 88
Benjamin Helfrecht, Materials Engineering, Purdue University;NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Researching All-Aluminum n-Type Silicon Solar Cells; page 90
Tomoyuki Inoue, Electrical Engineering, the University of Tokyo;NNIN iREG Site: Arizona State University

Trap Density Analysis of High Dielectric Oxides on III-V Semiconductors; page 92
Daniel Loman, Physics, Siena College;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Influence of Planar Organic Electrochemical Transistor Device Geometry in the Characterization of Barrier Tissue; page 94
Kaleigh Margita, Chemistry, Newberry College;NNIN iREU Site: Saint-Étienne et Gardanne, France

Examining Metal/SnS Contact Resistances for the Increase of SnS Solar Cell Efficiency; page 96
Shay Goff Wallace, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities;NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Radio Frequency Switches Using Phase Change Materials; page 98
Kosuke Wataya, Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Fabrication and Characterization of InGaAs MOSCaps with HfO2 Dielectrics; page 100
Jill Wenderott, Physics, University of Kansas;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Materials, pages 102-161

Effect of Reactive Ion Etching on Laser-Annealed Low-k SiCOH Materials; page 102
Kris Beykirch, Physics, Corning Community College;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Characterization of Single Component Molecular Glass Resists; page 104
Maike Blakely, Chemistry, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA; NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Silver Nanoplates; Structural Stability and Optical Properties; page 106
Tyler Burkett, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida; NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Low-Temperature Cu Segregation and Oxidation in Microwaved Ag-Cu Alloys; page 108
Brandi T. Burton, Physics, Norfolk State University; NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Development of Platinum Embedded in Reduced Graphene Oxide (Pt@rGO) for Fuel Cell Applications; page 110
Michelle Chen, Chemical Engineering, Cornell University; NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Ultrasound Transmission in Bubbly PDMS Phononic Crystals; page 112
Caleb Christianson, Engineering Physics, University of Kansas; NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Growth of Graphene on Various Substrates; page 114
Crystal T. Chukwurah, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University;NNIN REU Site: Howard University

Investigation of Microfluidic Integration in Magneto-Nanosensor Based Protein Biomarker Detection; page 116
Stephanie Cone, Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas;NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Ion Transport Through Porous Graphene; page 118
Katelyn Conrad, Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University;NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Nanocharacterization of Wood Fibers in Cement; page 120
Christopher Florencio-Aleman, Materials Science and Engineering, Columbia University;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Determination of Strength Degradation Mechanisms of Native Oxide on Silicon Nanostructures; page 122
Rafael Jesus Haro, Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

The Effects of Lanthanum-Doping on Strontium-Titanate Thin Films Grown on Si <001> Substrates; page 124
Christine Karako, Chemistry, University of Dallas;NNIN REU Site: NASCENT, The University of Texas at Austin

Developing Bioinspired Slippery Coating on Industrial Steels; page 126
Keiko Kato, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

The Effect of Surface Roughness on Chemical Vapor Deposition of Hexagonal Boron Nitride; page 128
Daniel David Kuddes, Physics, University of Texas at Dallas;NNIN REU Site: NASCENT, The University of Texas at Austin

Thermodynamic Control of Lead Content in the Piezoelectric Thin Film; page 130
Fumiya Kurokawa, Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Improvement of Lithium Ion Batteries with Selected Dopants; page 132
Deanna Lanigan, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin;NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Preparation of Transparent Conducting Copper Aluminum Oxide Films; page 134
Jeremy Leshin, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida;NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Challenges for Diamond Integrated Circuits; page 136
Clay T. Long, Physics, The Pennsylvania State University;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Mobility of the Two-Dimensional-Electron-Gas in Lattice-Matched InAlN/GaN Grown by Ammonia MBE; page 138
Frank John Luciano, IV, Material Science and Engineering, University of Florida;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Electro-Mechanical Characterization of Gold Nanowire Meshes; page 140
Connor G. McMahan, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Growth of Molybdenum Disulfide Atomic Layers; page 142
Brendan McMurtray, Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County;NNIN REU Site: Howard University

Growth and Characterization of Synthetic Diamond; page 144
Veronica Medrano, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University;NNIN REU Site: Howard University

High Strain Low Voltage Induced Densified Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Ionic Actuators; page 146
Joshua Michalenko, Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Carbon Coated Tin-Seeded Silicon Nanowires for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes; page 148
Daichi Oka, Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: The University of Texas at Austin

Advanced Synthesis and Nano-Characterization of Graphene on Platinum <111> Substrates; page 150
Stephen Olson, Applied Physics, Bethel University; Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Study of the Electron Blocking Layer in Gallium Nitride Devices; page 152
Eric Reichwein, Physics, University of California Santa Cruz;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Hydrogen as a Potential Cause for Native n-type Conductivity in Tin Dioxide; page 154
Emily M. Ross, Engineering, Harvey Mudd College;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Solid-State NMR of (CdSe)13(Propylamine)13; page 156
Michael West, Chemical Engineering and Physics, University of Arkansas; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Synthesis of Metal Supported Catalysts for the Hydrogenolysis of Lignin; page 158
Jeanne Xu, Chemistry, Wellesley College; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

Fabrication of Smart Gels with Tunable Stiffness; page 160
Carolyn Zhang, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California San Diego; NNIN REU Site: Harvard University

Mechanical Devices, pages 162-169

Design of a Microfluidic Device to Measure the Deformability of Cancer Cells; page 162
Gabriel R. Lopez Marcial, Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Designing Directional Micro-Machined Microphones; page 164
Alexandro Rocha, Jr., Applied Science, Northwest Vista College;NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin

Studying the Interfacial Dynamics of Miscible Systems with Microfluidics; page 166
John Schwalbe, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University;NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

Full-Body Silicon Medical Tweezers for Cancerous Tissue Detection and Characterization; page 168
Connie Wu, Electrical Engineering and Finance, University of Pennsylvania;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Optics and Opto-Electronics, pages 170-191

Fabricating Dual-Sided Micro Lenses and High Frequency Talbot Diffraction Gratings Using Binary Masks; page 170
Bradlee Kyle Beauchamp, Engineering Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology;NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Infrared Filtering via Sub-Wavelength Gratings for Hyperspectral Imaging; page 172
Arthur Bowman, III, Physics, Wayne State University;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Silicon Nanophotonic Add-Drop Filter Based on High-Q Square Resonant Cavities; page 174
Emily Donahue, Engineering Physics, Cornell University; NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Voltage-Tunable Plasmonic Metamaterials Based on Stark Tunable Intersubband Polaritons; page 176
Priyanka Gaur, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin

Silicon Nanowires for Optical Light Trapping in Solar Cells; page 178
Christopher Green, Applied Physics, Lock Haven University; NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University

Optical and Electrical Studies of Metal:Semiconductor Nanocomposites for Nanophotonics; page 180
Stephen D. March, Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University; NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin

Stabilizing Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor Measurements by Fabricating an Enclosed Photonic Crystal Cavity; page 182
Jacqueline Ong, General Engineering, Harvey Mudd College; NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Surface Scatterers on Slab-Wave Guides for Uniform Bacteria Growth; page 184
Brandon Thomas Pereyra, Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University; NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

XPS Analysis of Sulfide and Aluminum Nitride Based Buffer Layers for Epitaxial Zinc Oxide Growth; page 186
Jacob M. Rothenberg, Physics, University of Rochester;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Influence of the Type of Wetting Layer on the Contact Resistance in Metal-Graphene Ohmic Contacts; page 188
Yuki Sunayama, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Shiga, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Graphene-Based Electro-Optic Modulator Fabrication; page 190
Michael Sunyak, Electrical Engineering, Ohio Northern University;NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder

Physics and Nanostructure Physics, pages 192-209

Resistive Switching in Tantalum Oxide with Varying Oxygen Content; page 192
Adam Zachary Blonsky, Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison;NNIN iREU Site: Julich, Germany

Understanding Magnetic Plasmon Mode Mixing Using Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy; page 194
Harrison J. Goldwyn, Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara;NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

Mobile Targeted Objects Steered by Chemical Micropumps; page 196
Kyle Marshall, Chemical Engineering, The University of Arizona;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Fabricating Nanostructures to Modulate Local Potential in Graphene; page 198
Kenton McFaul, Applied Physics, Grove City College;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University

Tungsten Silicide Films for Superconducting Resonators; page 200
Kiwamu Nishimoto, Solid State Physics, Tohoku University, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Electrical Characterization of GaAs/InAs Core/Shell Nanowires and InAs Nanotubes; page 202
Jordan Occena, Engineering Physics, University of Tulsa;NNIN iREU Site: Julich, Germany

Current-Voltage Characterization and Two-Step Photocurrent Generation in Lattice-Matched Quantum Dot Solar Cells; page 204
Adam Christopher Overvig, Engineering Physics, Cornell University;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Spin Manipulation of Antiferromagnetic Devices; page 206
Alice Perrin, Physics, The College of William and Mary;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Nano-Structuring Diamond for Quantum Sensing; page 208
Kevin Tkacz, Physics, Carnegie Mellon University;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Process and Characterization, pages 210-229

Fabrication of Graphene Field Effect Transistors on Boron Nitride Substrates; page 210
Christopher Addiego, Physics, Carnegie Mellon University;NNIN REU Site: University of Washington

TiO2-Based Core/Shell Nanowires for Adding Gas Sensing Capabilities to Silicon CMOS Circuitry; page 212
Satoshi Anada, Materials and Manufacturing Science, Osaka University, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: The Pennsylvania State University

One-Step Synthesis of Nanostructured Graphene Nanocomposites for CO2 Capture and Photoreduction; page 214
Hannah Bailey, Engineering Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology;NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis

MOSFET: Fabrication Process and Performance Analysis; page 216
Kristofer Chow, Electrical Engineering, American River College;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara

Deposition of the Immobilization Layer 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane on GaN for Extremophile-Based Biosensors; page 218
Tiffany Huang, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baylor University;NNIN REU Site: Stanford University

Electrokinetic Characterization of Nanoscale Metal Oxide Films; page 220
Moath Othman, Materials Science and Engineering, San Jose State University;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University

Influence of Al2O3 Coating on the Annealing Behavior of Si Nanowires; page 222
Jaelin Quinn, Chemistry, Elizabeth City State University;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology

Deposition and Characterization of Magnetic Permalloy for Future Endomicroscope Actuators; page 224
Joseph Rivas, Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Infrared Photodetectors with Two Dimensional Materials; page 226
Andrew Stephan, Physics Department, Bethel University;NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Electron Transfer Dynamics in Polymer Solar Cells Studied by Femtosecond TAM; page 228
Andrew Tam, Electrical Engineering, Rice University;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan

Societal and Ethical Issues of Nanotechnology, pages 230-233

Gender and Nanoscientists: The Public Communication of Nanotechnology; page 230
Hannah Oros, Media and Communication, Global Health, Muhlenberg College;NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin

A Multi-Method Approach to Understanding Knowledge Transfer Practices in the NNIN; page 232
Charles Yates, Psychology and Science, Technology and Society, Pitzer College;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology