REU Research Projects Summer 2005

Student	Faculty/Advisor	Department	Research Topic
Michael Adams Univesity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC	Prof. James Sturm	EE	Fabrication of High Efficiency, Printable Organic Light Emitting Diodes
Stacy Beitmann Drexel University, PA	Prof. Mansour Shayegan	EE	Defects in epitaxially grown GaAs and AlAs thin films
Elizabeth Bendler Drew University, NJ	Prof. Ron Weiss	EE	S. cerevisiae
Stephen Dao Texas A & M University, TX	Prof. Yin L Young	CEE	White Blood Cell and Platelet Aggregation in Stenoses: A Computational Model
Dana Doan University of Texas at Arlington, TX	Prof. Robert Prud'homme	Chem Eng	Critical Micelle Concentration of Methoxy Poly (Ethylene Glycol)-b-Poly (ε-Caprolactone) Diblock Copolymer in THF/H2O Mixtures
Alexander Epstein Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, MA	Dr. Nan Yao	PRISM	Screw Dislocations and Spiral Growth in Abalone Shell Nacre
Megan Fikse College of William and Mary, VA	Dr. Nan Yao	PRISM	Monarch Butterfly Microstructure
Mitchell Fourman Stony Brook University, NY	Prof. Bocarsly	Chemistry	Optimizing Membrane Electrode Assembly Performance by Altering Catalyst Spraying Technique
Helen Gerardi SUNY at Stony Brook, NY	Prof. Stephen Forrest	EE	Improving Organic Photovoltaic Cells
Christine Haitmanek College of Saint Elizabeth, NJ	Prof. John Groves	Chemistry	The Synthesis of FeTMPS and the Study of FeTMPS in Methanol:Acetonitrile
Bryan Haslam Brigham Young University, UT	Prof. Claire Gmachl	EE	Effective Gain Measurement in Quantum Cascade Lasers
Uche Honnah Coppin State University, MD	Prof. Craig Arnold	MAE	Quantum Cascade Lasers Tuned by Amorphous As2S3 Claddings
Christine Hsieh Rutgers University, NJ	Prof. Stephen Forrest	EE	Modifying the Silicon Imaging Chip
Michael Hsu Princeton University, NJ	Prof. Yin L Young	CEE	Analysis of a Third-Generation Princeton Tri-leaflet Mechanical Heart Valve
Brian Jackson Morehouse College, GA	Prof. Yin L. Young	CEE	Vascular Remodeling and Structural Adaptation
Brian Karrer Kenyon College, OH	Prof. Edgar Choueiri	MAE	Lithium-fed Cathode Experiment Calibration and Diagnostics
Nora Khanarian University of Pennsylvania	Prof. Robert Austin	Physics	Imaging of Up-Conversion Phosphors in C. Elegans by Electron Microscopy
Raquel Mejia-Ariza University of Peurto Rico Mayaguez	Prof. Jay Benziger	Chem Eng	Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell
James Norman University of Texas Austin, TX	Prof. Richard Register	Chem E/EE	Attempts at a Living Polymerization of Poly(9-vinylcarbazole) by ATRP
Emily Paetzell The College of New Jersey, NJ	Prof. Winston Soboyejo	MAE	Cell/Surface Interactions on Porous Structures
Marc Palmeri Duke University, NC	Prof. Craig Arnold	MAE	Laser Micromachining: Advantages of Liquid Environments
Michelle Silva College of Saint Elizabeth, NJ	Prof. Charles Dismukes	Chemistry	Attempts at Synthesizing Nature’s Water-Splitting Complex
Tiffany Sommers Delaware State University, DE	Prof. Steve Bernasek	Chemistry	Octadecylphosphonate (ODP) for corrosion inhibition of iron using the T-BAG technique
Stephanie Waite Skidmore College, NY	Prof. James Sturm	EE	Photoluminescence Testing of SiGe and Si at Low Temperatures
Claire Woo Princeton University, NJ	Prof. Jay Benziger	Chem Eng	Dynamic response of a PEM fuel cell under reactant gas starvation
Angela Wylykanowitz Wagner College, NY	Prof. George Scherer	CEE	The Swelling of Clays Within Stone