REU Research Projects Summer 2006

Student	Advisor	Department	Research Topic
Antonio Buddington Albany State University, GA	Nan Yao	PRISM	Analyzing the thickness of a TEM sample using EELS and integration techniques
Cynthia Byer University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD	Julie Young	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Analysis and Design of a Flexible Composite Marine Propeller
Katherine Chin Pennsylvania State University, PA	Robert Prud'homme	Chemical Engineering	Organic Dye Behavior in PEG Block Copolymer Nanoparticles
Matthew Connors Rutgers University, NJ	Annabella Selloni	Chemistry	DFT Study of CatecholAdsorption on TiO₂
Vaclav Cvicek Princeton University, NJ	Emily Carter	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Spin-Dependent Ultrasoft Pseudopotentials
Caroline DeHart University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD	Ronald Weiss	Electrical Engineering	Inducing Smooth Muscle Differentiation in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells using a Biological Circuit
Sara Forde University at Buffalo, (SUNY), NY	Julie Young	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Design Considerations for Tsunamis and Storm Surges
Bashir Geer Cornell University, NY	Ronald Weiss	Electrical Engineering	Inducing Smooth Muscle Differentiation in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells using a Biological Circuit
Kristin Gilida Youngstown State University, OH	Steve Bernasek	Chemistry	Carbon Dioxide Corrosion and Inhibition Studies
Brian Holsclaw West Virginia University, WV	Jay Benziger	Chemical Engineering	Water Visualization and Flooding in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells
Ranese Jeffery Dillard University, LA	Coleen Murphy	Molecular Biology	Awaiting Approval
Byron Knowles Dillard University, LA	Paul Schedl	Molecular Biology	Characterization of the Genes Involved in the Fab- 7 Boundary Element function in D. melanogaster
Alexandra Konings Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA	Jim Smith	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Tracing the Water: Detailed Modeling of an Urban Drainage Basin
Nathan Kupp The College of New Jersey, NJ	Helena Gleskova	PRISM	Semiconductor Devices: Design, Layout, and Fabrication
Joseph Lambert Willamette University, OR	Zahid Hasan	Physics	Investigations of the Dimerized Antiferromagnetic Honeycomb
Neal Mann Southwestern University, TX	Jason Fleischer	Electrical Engineering	Two Techniques for Optical Imaging Through Turbid Media
Harsh Menon Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, AZ	Edgar Choueiri	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Development of a Plasma Probe Positioner Positioner for Propulsion Research
Joshua Moskowitz Cornell University, NY	Ali Yazdani	Physics	Graphene
Sandra Nweke Dillard University, LA	Virginia Zakian	Molecular Biology	Variations in Telomere Length and Telomeric Silencing at Different Telomeres in S. cerevisiae
Arijeet Pal Christ's College, University of Cambridge, UK	Shivaji Sondhi	Physics	Localization in a Classical Spin Chain?
Joseph Prencipe Dartmouth College, NH	Robert Prud'homme	Chemical Engineering	Prodrug Approach for the Delivery of Estradiol Preparation of Micelles from PEG-b-PMCL
Kelly Rich Amherst College, MA	George Scherer	Civil and Environmental Engineering	The Swelling of ClaysWithin Portland Brownstone
Stephen Riutta Michigan Technological University, MI	Ronald Weiss	Electrical Engineering	Inducing Smooth Muscle Differentiation in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells using a Biological Circuit
Roger Rowe Washington University in St. Louis, MO	Jason Fleischer	Electrical Engineering	1-D Dispersive Shockwaves in Nonlinear Optics - Unable to post due to proprietary information
Grace Silva University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD	Claire Gmachl	Electrical Engineering	Gain and Loss Measurements of Vertical and Diagonal Transition Quantum Cascade Lasers
Veronica Sumner Dillard University, LA	Zemer Gitai	Molecular Biology	Localizing Vir Genes by using Gateway Cloning and Microscopy
Jakub Szefer University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL	Paul Prucnal	Electrical Engineering	Error Analysis of Data Transmitted on an OCDMA Testbed Network
Tracy Tsai Rice University, TX	Craig Arnold	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Optical Trapping with Tunable Acoustic Gradient Index of Refraction (TAG) Lens
Jordan Vincent St. Cloud State University, MN	Mikko Haataja	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Mechanical Properties of Lipid Bilayers
Pat Whitworth Tulane University, LA	Claire Gmachl	Electrical Engineering	Quantum Cascade Lasers and Quasi-Chaotic Resonators in Trace Gas Sensing
Xiao Jing Zheng College of Saint Elizabeth, NJ	Nan Yao	PRISM	Foxing on 18th century paper: A Lithograph Print