Research Projects

Research projects available to REU students are summarized according to each participating faculty member with specific outcomes. Most of the projects are funded by Federal, Industry or University. Students accepted in the program will be provided with a list of projects to choose from. Each student participant will be asked to choose their top three projects. Upon acceptance in the REU program the Site Coordinator will have the Research Advisor contact the student by phone or email directly to discuss the research project. A detailed plan is outlined in the student recruitment and selection. Over the next two years both AMPAC and other associated departments are expected to hire 5-6 faculty in Nanotechnology area and therefore will be able to offer a wider selection of projects. The research will be carried under the supervision of the faculty and their graduate students in a rich, collaborative, interdisciplinary environment. Finally, students will take with them a knowledge base in nanoscale science and technology. Weekly group meetings will provide a supportive forum for undergraduates to learn and practice scientific communication. Examples of potential engineering research projects in a broader scale of Nanotechnology include Materials Processing, Applications, Characterization and Property Evaluation.

• Solgel Derived Metallic and Oxide Nanomaterials for Thermal, Optical and Senior Applications
• Processing and Characterization of Carbon Nanomaterials
• Processing of Nanostructured Materials
• Discontinuously Reinforced Nano-Aluminum Composites
• Atomic and Near Atomic Scale Characterization
• Focused Ion Beam Applications in Nanotechnology
• Nanospectroscopy Using Lasers
• Nano- and Micro-Scale Mechanical Characterization Using an Instrumented Indenter
• Non-Destructive Evaluation and Failure Mechanisms of Nanostructured Thermal Barrier Coatings
• Nanostructured Polymeric Materials
• Order FePt Nanoparticles
• Nanobio Assembly
• Nanostructured Biomaterials
• Microsensors Using Nanostructured Materials
• Atomic-Scale Characterization of Nanoparticles
• Performance of Solid Rocket Propellants with Nanoparticle Additives
• Nanofluids to Enhance Heat Transfer
• 3D-Micro-Nano Fabrication
• Application of Multi-Photon Three-Dimensional Micro/Nano Fabrication for Patterning Bio-Active Materials
• Protein Absorption in Microfluidics and Self Assembly Monolayer (SAM)
• Nanoparticles for Biological Applications
• Derivatized Nanoparticles as Potential Inhibitors for Carbonic Anhydrase XII
• Synthesis and Characterization of Folate Conjugated Flourescent (Near-IR) and Paramagnetic Silica Nanoparticles
• Effect of Nanoparticles on Stem Cell Biology
• Nanoscale Modified Electrodes for Sensing and Catalysis
• Nanotechnology in Cancer Research
• In-situ Micro-Raman Spectroscopy of Nanoparticle Reactions