REU Research Projects Summer 2004

Student	Faculty/Advisor	Department	Research Topic
Aneesh Bapat McGill University	Prof. Yin(Julie) Young/ Prof. Wole Soboyejo	CEE/MAE	Predicting Stenosis In Blood Vessels
Gregory Bouton Lafayette College	Prof. Thomas Duffy	Geosciences	High Pressure Diaspore Fluorescence
Omar –Bravo Rivera Univ of Peurto Rico - Mayaguez	Prof. Wole Soboyejo	MAE	Cantilever Mems Detection Of Cancer - Cantilever Deflection Animation
Timothy Cronin Swarthmore College	Prof. Zahid Hassan	Physics	Investigating Na 0.5 Co o2 Using Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy
Meghna Desai New York University	Prof. Jeffrey Carbeck	Chem Eng	Nanopatterning Of Fibronectin On Stretched DNA for Applications In Cell Adhesion Studies
Gerardo Giordano New Jersey Institute of Technology	Prof. Paul Chaikin/ Prof. Richard Register	Physics/ Chem Eng	Liquid Crystals And Nanoscale Patterned Surfaces
Johannah Itescu Frinklin W. Olin College of Enggng	Prof. Jay Benziger	Chem Eng	Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Lars Johanson Bucknell University	Dr. Helena Gleskova	Elect. Eng	Amorphous Silicon TFT Instabilities In Oled Driver Circuit Applications
Kendra Kathan Rutgers University	Prof. Robert Prud’homme	Chem Eng.	Analyzing The Stability Of β-Carotene And PV-19 Nanoparticles Created Using Confined Impinging Jets
Andrew Kucher The College of New Jersey	Prof. Warren Warren	Chemistry	The Principles Of MRI
Jiwon Lee Duke University	Prof. Ron Weiss	Elect. Eng	Simon 1.0 – Pattern Recognizer
Joshua Mcneur University of Chicago	Prof. Craig Arnold	MAE	Using Chalcogenide Glass Tooptimize Quantum Cascade Laser Performance
Luis –M. Dominguez Univ of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	Prof. Stephen Forrest	Elect. Eng	Purification System
Salomon Nolasco Embry Riddle Aeronautical University	Dr. Nan Yao	PRISM/IAC	Nanoscale Structures Relating To The Mechanical Properties Of Abalone Shell
Shruti Parekh College of Saint Elizabeth	Prof. Charles Dismukes	Chemistry	Catalyst For Splitting Water & Synthetic Modeling Of Inorganic Active Site In Photosystem II
Leonidas Stellakis University of Nortre Dame	Prof. George Scherer	CEE	Transport In Cement : Relating Permeability And Pore Size Distribution
Marie Ung University of California – Berkeley	Prof. Richard Register	Chem Eng	Block Copolymer Gels As Dielectric Elastomers
Piotr Wianecki Stanford University	Prof. Stephen Lyon	Elect. Eng	Determining Electron Spin Lifetime In Self Assembled In AS Quantum Dots