REU Research Projects Summer 2009

Student	Advisor	Department	Research Topic
Mr. Nasser Alidoust Middlebury College	Prof. N.P. Ong	Physics	Torque Magnetometry in Superconducting Niobium Thin Films
Mrs. Wandee Brennan Ventura College	Prof. Robert Prud'homme	Chemical Engineering	Coatings for delayed-release in basic solution
Ms. Katherine Carrasquillo University of Puerto Rico - Humacao	Prof. Craig Arnold	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	Modifying Chalcogenide Using Gold Nanoparticles
Ms. Samantha Collins University of Pennsylvania	Prof. Michael McAlpine	Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering	Patterned Peptide Synthesis by Confined Printing
Mr. Thomas Dakermanji University of Maryland Baltimore County	Prof. J.T. Groves	Chemistry	Using in vivo Methods to Investigate the Kinetic Isotope Effect of Naphthalene 1,2-Dioxygenase
Mr. Jacob Gayles California State University Northridge	Prof. Emily Carter	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Electric Field Control of Magnetism in SrRuO₃/BaTiO₃/SrRuO₃ Tunnel Junctions
Ms. Danielle Haynes Clark Atlanta University	Prof. Steven Bernasek	Chemistry	Surface Science Investigation of Corrosion Processes
Ms. Nisreen Hejab Middlebury College	Prof. Robert Prud'homme	Chemical Engineering	Nanoparticles for Drug Dilivery: Lipid Based Magnetic Microparticles for Drug Release Assays
Ms. Josephine Lembong University of Wisconsin - Madison	Prof. Richard Register	Chemical Engineering	Rheological Properties Characterization of Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene Block Copolymers Using Extensional Rheometry
Mr. Jonathan Ligo The Cooper Union	Prof. Claire Gmachl	Electrical Engineering
Ms. Kelly Margaritis California State University Northridge	Prof. A.Z. Panagiotopoulos	Chemical Engineering	Ordering of Diblock Copolymer Spherical Micelles in Thin Films: Brownian Dynamics Simulations
Ms. Amy Nguyen Cosumnes River College	Prof. G.C. Dismukes	Chemistry	Metabolic Engineering for Improved Biofuel Yield in a Marine Cyanobacterium
Ms. Miriam Padilla University of Puerto Rico - Humacao	Prof. Jay Benziger	Chemical Engineering	Purification of H₂ using a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel cell as an Electrochemical Pump
Mr. Gregory Prisco The College of New Jersey	Prof. Jason Petta	Physics	Synthesis of Bismuth Nanowires
Ms. Elise Pusateri Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Prof. Mark Zondlo	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Examining the Spectroscopy of Water Vapor in the Atmosphere Using a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser
Mr. Evan Randles California State University Northridge	Prof. Mikko Haataja	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	Low-Angle Grain Boundary Migration in the Presence of Static Extrinsic Dislocations
Ms. Courtney Sams California State University Northridge	Prof. Annabella Selloni	Chemistry	Dimers, Trimers & Heptamers; Investigation into Cu-He Ground State Interaction
Ms. Naifang Zhang De Anza College	Prof. Jason Fleischer	Electrical Engineering	Characterization of Photorefractive Materials Using Optical Shockwaves