REU Students
Projects (Click on title to read abstract)
Bayardo Alfonso Payan
Characterization of Nano Scale Gate Oxides on (100) and (111) Si Substrates
Brent Little
Interaction between biomolecules and inorganic substrates
Jill Adcox
Kinetics of photoresponse enhancement and relaxation in GaN Schottky barrier detectors
Lesley W. Chow
Nanobiology—Introducing Engineering Concepts to the Cell
Jessica Jansen
Nanocrystal Formation in Ball Milled Materials
Tzvee Wood
Mechanical Characterization of Shape Memory Alloys using Nanoindentation
Edward J. Megen
Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Alumina and Ni-coated Alumina
Ronn Philip Walvick
Development of Direct Laser Deposited Thermal Barrier Coatings from Micro and Nano Sized Powders
Wess Salter
The Synthesis of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Presence of Block Copolymers
Kurt T. Koch
Nano-scale Characterization with HRTEM of Vanadium implanted in Silicon
Jeanti Amin
To Compare the Effects of Cerium Oxide to Other Antioxidants in Protection Against Cell Mediated Injuries and Cell Longevity
Keith E. Rea
The Nanostructure and Mechanical Properties of Tungsten Hafnium Carbide Reinforced Plasma Formed Bulk Components
Ian Gerstel
Raman and Optical Characterization of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles
Christopher Snyder
Common Elements and Motifs in Peptides Binding to Carbon Nanotubes
Rory A. Carrillo
Nano-Phases Ceramic Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites Processing and Characterization
Shamoon Siddiqui
Tensile Analysis of Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites
Melanie Andara
Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Experiments for Nano Particles in Water and Toluene
Eugene T. Pashuck
Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Di-block Polymer for Magnetic Self-Assembled Nanocomposites
Donald Conkey
Preparation of γ-LiAlO2 and GaN for Transmission Electron Microscopy Analysis and the Resulting Characterization
Brian Root
Characterization Of Novel Materials Using Nanoindentation
Judith F. Legault
Nano-Technology in the K-12 Curriculum
Terry Berchfield
Self Assembly in the Physics Classroom
Lisa Dowman
Playing with Mathematical Units-Nanotechnology Curriculum in University High
Vlad Andreescu
Solar Energy and the World of Atoms-A K-12Nanotech Curriculum
Bradley Kabes
Nanostructured Lamellar Aluminum-Silver Alloy
Eric Schwirtz
Nanoindentation Studies on Shape Memory Alloys GaN Waveguide structure
Elizabeth Jordan
Sample Preparation and Examination of Solution Precursor Plasma Spray Thermal Barrier Coating
Jennifer Small
Performance Assessment of Solid Rocket Propellants Containing Titania-based Nanoparticles
Cindy Garcia
Imaging Lipid-tubules Using Liquid Crystals
Gustavo Alverio
A nanoparticle-based Hydrogen Microsensor
Robert Tan
Chemical Synthesis of Iron Platinum Magnetic Nanoparticles with a Commercial Tri-block Copolymer Surfactant
Ross Briggs
Nanoceria Impregnated Nanoporous Silica Tablets for Control Release for Potential Biohost
Felicia Subbarao
Synthesis of One-dimensional SiC-Si3N4 Nanostructures via Catalyst Assisted Pyrolysis of Polymer precursors
Ken Bowles
Teaching Nanotechnology in the High School Curriculum: A Teacher’s Guide