REU Research Projects Summer 2007

Student	Advisor	Department	Research Topic
Mr. Nima Alidoust Middlebury College	Prof. Claire Gmachl	Electrical Engineering	Voltage Tunable Quantum Cascade Laser and The Behavior of Dipole Matrix Element in the Active Region of Different Structures
Ms. Monica Allen Harvard University	Prof. N.P. Ong	Physics	A study of Andreev Reflection in Nb/Ge/Al junctions
Mr. Nyan Aung Bates College	Prof. Jay Benziger	Chemical Engineering	Drops, Slugs, and Flooding in PEM Fuel Cells A Study of Two-Phase Flow and Water Transport
Ms. Neringa Banyte The Bioscience Institute of Paris	Prof. Robert Prud'homme	Chemical Engineering	DTBBP Nanoparticles for Oral Care Applications
Mr. Mauricio Caceres University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus	Prof. Winston Soboyejo	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	Hyperthermia and Drug Effect on Cancer Cells
Ms. Kimberly Carroll Rutgers University	Dr. Daniel Steinberg	PCCM Education Outreach	Student Questioning in Educational Outreach
Ms. Devin Cooper Middle Georgia College	Prof. Ronald Weiss	Electrical Engineering	Cancer: Detect and Destroy
Ms. Alexandra Corona The University of Texas at Austin	Prof. Richard Register	Chemical Engineering	Statistical Copolymerization with “Living” Ring-Opening Metathesis Catalysts
Ms. Joanna Dalland Siena College	Prof. Robert Austin	Physics	The Effect of Nanoparticles and Microstructures on the Behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans
Mr. Ethan Deyle Swarthmore College	Prof. Craig Arnold	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	Laser Direct Writing Organic Small Molecule Luminophores
Ms. Alexandra Dreyzin Brown University	Prof. Robert Cava	Chemistry	Geometrically frustrated magnets: Mn3V2O8
Mr. Pedro Escalona Cruz University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus	Prof. Mansour Shayegan	Electrical Engineering	Reliable strain measurements at cryogenic temperatures
Ms. Sarah Fegan University of Waterloo	Prof. Annabella Selloni	Chemistry	DFT Study of (TiO2)n Clusters n = 1-3
Mr. Jacob Gayles California State University Northridge	Prof. Jay Benziger	Chemical Engineering	Building a DC/DC Converter and Testing Current Density in a Fuel Cell
Ms. Susan Gentry Northwestern University	Dr. Nan Yao	PRISM	Applications of Nanotubes for Thrombolysis
Mr. Paul Giuliano University of Southern California	Prof. Edgar Choueiri	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	“Onset” Phenomenon of Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters (MPDTs): The Explosive Formation of Anode Spots
Mr. Oliver Gothe University of South Carolina Honors College	Prof. Gerard Dismukes	Chemistry	Analysis of the Oxygen-evolving Mechanism of Photosytem II in Arthrospira (Spirulina) maxima and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 using biosynthetic Ca2+/Sr2+ Exchange
Mr. Patrick Herring California Institute of Technology	Prof. Jason Petta	Physics	Nanowire Growth and Charactierization: Steps Toward Quantum Computation
Ms. Laura Huntley Franklin & Marshall College	Prof. Jason Fleischer	Electrical Engineering	Shock Waves & Potentials In Nonlinear Optics
Mr. Quentin Kennedy Carleton College	Dr. Nan Yao	PRISM	Z-contrast Characterization of NaYF4: Yb, Er Double Shell-Core Nanoparticles
Ms. Shannon Klaus University of Missouri-Columbia	Prof. Jay Benziger	Chemical Engineering	Nafion Mechanical and Surface Properties
Ms. Amanda Laska University of California at Berkeley	Prof. Robert Prud'homme	Chemical Engineering	Nanoparticles: Medicinal Transporters of the Future?
Mr. Matthew Menyo The Pennsylvania State University	Prof. Richard Register	Chemical Engineering	Polymer Hydrogels as Ocular Bandages
Ms. Thao Nguyen Wittenberg University	Prof. Thanos Panagiotopoulos	Chemical Engineering	Investigation of micellization using Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations
Mr. Jaime David Osorio California State University Northridge	Prof. Mikko Haataja	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	A Study of Micelle Kinetics by Means of Simplified Reaction-Diffusion Equations
Ms. Jane O'Sullivan Carnegie Mellon University	Prof. George Scherer	Civil & Environmental Engineering	Kinetics of Swelling in Clay-Bearing Stones
Mr. Eric Sanchez California State University Northridge	Prof. Jay Benziger	Chemical Engineering	Building a DC/DC Converter and Testing Current Density in a Fuel Cell
Mr. Matthew Severson University of South Alabama	Prof. Zahid Hasan	Physics	Electronic Band Structure of Bismuth
Mr. Ron Shmueli Columbia University	Prof. Jeffry Stock	Molecular Biology	Protein-Protein Interactions involved in Chemotaxis
Mr. Chris Stocking University of Utah	Prof. James Sturm	Electrical Engineering	Novel Applications of Dielectric Elastomer Actuators
Mr. Karl Suabedissen Rutgers University School of Engineering	Prof. Craig Arnold	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	Response of Lithium Polymer Batteries to Mechanical Loading
Mr. Rajiv Uttamchandani California State University Northridge	Prof. Emily Carter	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	Magnesium Local Pseudopotential for Use in OF-DFT
Mr. Michael Vargas California State University Northridge	Prof. Roberto Car	Chemistry	Improving Transferability of Ultrasoft Pseudo-potentials for Core Excitations in Ice