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Completed REU Projects
The following are examples of projects completed by participants in our Research Experience for Undergraduates program. We have had projects ranging from experimental nanoscience to theoretical physics to polymer science and even biomaterials. Since the center faculty members come from 8 different academic departments, we have projects for students from pretty much any scientific or engineering background.
Polymers and Polymer Nanocomposites
Structure and Rheology of a Polymeric Sponge Phase
Joseph Gonzales, Northwestern University
Professor: Wesley Burghardt, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Synthesis and Characterization of Nano-particle Reinforced Polymer Composites
Laura Jamison, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Professor: L. Catherine Brinson, Mechanical Engineering
Swelling of Hydrophilic Block Polymers
Jeffery Schroeder, University of Florida
Professor: Kenneth Shull, Materials Science & Engineering
Determining the Glass Transition in Thin and Ultrathin Polymer Films via Fluorescence Probes
Katie L. McNerny, Duquesne University
Professor: John Torkelson, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Effect of Nanoconfinement on Glassy-State Polymer Properties
Nina Barnett, Iowa State University
Professor: John Torkelson, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Novel Acrylamide-based Copolymers for DNA Sequencing by Microchannel Electrophoresis
Gideon Ifianayi, Oakton Community College
Professor: Annelise Barron, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Thermal Investigation of Polymer- DNA Hybrid Melting
Neeta Goli, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor: SonBihn Nguyen, Chemistry
Effect of Nanocomposites on Polymer Pyrolysis: Molecular Weight Decay and Product Distribution
Nathaniel Rebeck, Benedictine University
Professors: Linda Broadbelt and John Torkelson, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Synchrotron Studies of Injection Molding of Liquid Crystallin Polymers
Shaina Rozell, Stanford University
Professor: Wesley Burghardt, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Synthesis and Characterization of Metal-Polymer Nanorods with Poly((2 terthiophenyl)norbornene)
Anup Shah, Northwestern University
Professor: SonBinh Nguyen, Chemistry
Multifunctional Metal Oxides Structure-Property Relationships in Iron Oxide Thin Films
Jason Kramb, University of Dayton
Professor: Bruce Wessels, Materials Science & Engineering
Synthesis and Characterization of Uranium Compounds
Eunice Sapp, Carlton College
Professor: James Ibers, Chemistry Transparent Oxide Semiconductors
Sobia Khaja , Kalamazoo College
Professor: Thomas Mason, Materials Science & Engineering
Electrical Characterization of Semiconductor-Based Magnetic Tunnel Junctions
Patrick Phillips, St. Norbert College
Professor: Bruce Wessels, Materials Science & Engineering
Model Catalytic Oxide Surfaces: A Study of LaAlO3 (001) Surface
James Rondinelli, Northwestern University
Professor: Lawrence Marks, Materials Science & Engineering
Nanowires and Molecular Electronics
Aqueous Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanorods on Patterned Substrates
Lisa Brown, Louisiana State University
Professor: Teri Odom, Chemistry
Development of Ohmic Contacts for p-type Silicon Nanowires
Daniel Brunner, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Professor: Lincoln Lauhon, Materials Science & Engineering
Film Morphology Field-Effect Transistor Performance Correlations for Novel Air-Stable N-Type Organic Semiconductors
Scott Cronin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor: Tobin Marks, Chemistry
Current Driven Molecular Dynamics on Silicon: The Desorption of Cyclopentene
Adam Edelstein, Yale University
Professor: Tamar Seideman, Chemistry
A Comprehensive Investigation of the Geometric, Electronic, and Optical Properties of Phthalocyanine
Michael Kasa, Northwestern University
Professor: Mark Ratner, Chemistry
Toward an Optical Switch: Tunneling Current in Gapped Nanowires
Katherine Wetzel, Kenyon College
Professor: Chad Mirkin, Chemistry
FDTD Calculations of the Near Field Distribution around Regular Metal Nanostructures
Joshua Banks, University of Chicago
Professor: George Schatz, Chemistry
Synthesis and Electrical Property Investigation of Transparent UV Activated Conductors
Lee Cremar, University of Texas Pan American
Professor: Kenneth Poeppelmeier, Chemistry
Electro Optic Materials: Synthesis of the Twisted Pi Chromophore
Erin Merriweather, Michigan State University
Professor: Tobin Marks, Chemistry
Variable Temperature Studies of Quaterthiophene-Based Organic Field-Effect Transistors
Jonathan Rivnay, Cornell University
Professors: Tobin Marks and Antonio Facchetti, Chemistry Biologically Relevant Materials
Monitoring the Survival and Function of Insulin-Producing Cells Encapsulated in a Self-Assembled Hparin-Binding Peptide-Amphiphile
Jean Scotty Cadet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professor: Samuel Stupp, Chemistry
Modeling Surfaces for Biophysical Applications: Micro to Nano and Back
Ariel Erbacher, University of Chicago
Professor: Donald Ellis, Physics
Gene Delivery from Polymer Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering
Stacey Galvez, Washington University
Professor: Lonnie Shea, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles for Bioimaging and Therapeutics
Hannah Timm, Indiana University
Professor: Vinayak Dravid, Materials Science & Engineering
Geometry of DNA -releasing Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration
Stacey Galvez, Washington University in St. Louis
Professor: Lonnie Shea, Chemical & Biological Engineering
The Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions
Nancy Rios, University of Illinois at Chicago
Professors: Vassily Hatzimanikatis and Linda Broadbelt, Chemical & Biological Engineering Device Fabrication
Preparation and Characterization of Electrochemically Etched Gold Tips
Andrew P. Loeffler, Marquette University
Professor Richard P. Van Duyne, Chemistry
Fabrication of Single-Layer Graphene Devices Using Electron Beam Lithography
Ursula R. McKinnis, University of Houston
Professor Venkat Chandrasekhar, Physics
Fabrication of Random and Periodic Silica Microstructures for Optical Measurements
Jaclyn Nesbitt, Illinois Wesleyan University
Professor: Hui Cao, Physics
Computational Modeling
Molecular and Crystal Simulations
Seth Zuckerman, Boston University
Professor: Arthur Freeman, Physics
Kinetic Monte Carlo Modeling of Crystal Deposition and Growth
Lance Garrison, University of Missouri : Columbia
Professor: Don Ellis, Physics
Computational Modeling of Absorption Spectra
Ian Murray, Cornell University
Professor: Mark Ratner, Chemistry
Computer Simulations of Electron Behavior Using Density Functional Theory
David Tabor, Washington University in St. Louis
Professor: Arthur Freeman, Physics
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