REU 2005

Summer 2005 REU program

Sixteen undergraduates participated in CHN's 10 week summer 2005 research experiences for undergraduates (REU) program. The students were in the laboratories from early June to mid August. Students, as individuals or in collaboration with other undergraduates, conducted research under the guidance of their advisors, other professors, graduate students, and post-doctoral researchers. Research projects included both a literature review of relevant material and experiments related to CHN research. At the end of the program the undergraduates presented the results of their research at a joint session. The students' research projects are listed below.

Jon Basl (senior, philosophy, NEU), "Environmental Restoration and Nanotechnology," (Thrust 6), advisor: Ronald Sandler, NEU. This research, along with continued work during the 2005-2006 academic year, has produced two posters and a possible paper:

Patrick Bisson (senior, chemistry, UML), "Investigations of Forces at Surfaces using Atomic Force Microscopy," (Thrust 2), Advisor: James Whitten, UML

Gregory Bubnis (senior, chemistry and mathematics, UNH), "Self-organization of Functionalized Fullerenes" (Thrust 2), Advisor: Howard Mayne, UNH

Lydia Cooper (junior, chemistry, University of Texas), "Synthesis of Polypyrroles," (Thrust 1), Advisor: Glen Miller. UNH

Nicholas Dellas (senior, physics, UNH), "Texture Development of Thin Films Using Sputter Deposition," (Thrust 1), Advisor: James Harper, UNH. Nicholas Dellas received a UNH Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Award for his presentation of this project.

Joseph Dunn (senior, chemistry, UNH), "Functionalizing Fullerenes via Electrophilic Additions" (Thrust 1), Advisor: Glen Miller, UNH

Alecia Eppelsheimer (junior, mechanical engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology), "Manufacturing of Nanowires," (Thrust 3), Advisors: George Adams and Nicol McGruer, NEU

Michelle Garnsey (junior, chemistry, UNH), "Synthesis of Soluble Polythiophenes," (Thrust 1), Advisor: Glen Miller, UNH

Robeson Graham-Bailey (senior, Xavier University), "Electrical Characterization of Nanowires," (Thrust 1), Advisors: S. Somu (post-doc) and Ahmed Busnaina, NEU

Marisa Hanson (junior, chemistry, UNH), "Functionalizing Fullerenes via Hydrogenation," (Thrust 1), Advisor: Glen Miller, UNH

Lady Jimenez (senior, plastics engineering, UML), "Effects of High Rate Processing Parameters on the Surface Morphology of Block Copolymers," (Thrust 2), Advisors: Carol Barry and Joey Mead, UML. Lady Jimenez presented this research as a poster at the ACS Rubber Division Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA, in November, 2005.

Rina Ordonez (senior, plastics engineering, UML), "The Effect of AFM Tip Geometry on the Measurement of Nanoscale Structures," (Thrust 3), Advisors: Jun Lee (post-doc), Carol Barry, and Joey Mead, UML

Jeffrey Rollins (sophomore, computer engineering, NEU), "Design of Defect-Tolerant Nano-architectures," (Thrust 3), Advisor: Mehdi Tahoori, NEU

Daniel Simpson (senior, plastics engineering, UML), "Factors Affecting the Electrostatic Deposition of Carbon Black-filled Polymers," (Thrust 2), Advisors: Carol Barry, and Joey Mead, UML. Daniel Simpson presented other nanomanufacturing research as a poster at the ACS Rubber Division Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA, in November, 2005.

Thibault Tremble (senior, materials science, Ecole Polytechnic), "Preparation of Block-Copolymers for Fast Nanopatterning," (Thrust 2), Advisor: Jerome Claverie, UNH

Qingzhang 'Joe' Zhou (senior, mechanical engineering, City College of New York), "Effects of High Rate Processing Parameters on the Surface Morphology of Block Copolymers," (Thrust 2), Advisors: Carol Barry and Joey Mead, UML

In addition, most undergraduate students attended the 2005 NSF Site Visit at NEU and the student session at the Third New England Nanomanufacturing Workshop (June, 2005). The Workshop event consisted of a half-day poster session and a half-day workshop "AIR: Learning to Manage and Process Ethical Challenges in the Workplace" presented by Donna Qualters and Perrin Cohen (NEU).

REUs for 2005-2006 Academic Year

Some summer 2005 REU participants continued funded research into the 2005-2006 academic year (as indicated by the asterisks), whereas other students started new projects. Many of these students were funded from an NSF REU Supplement. These students generally worked part-time although some students at NEU performed this research as a cooperative learning experience. The eight students and their projects are listed below.

Amanda Brown (sophomore, physics, UNH), "Nanotemplate Thin Films using Sputter Deposition," (Thrust 1), Advisor: James Harper, UNH

Marissa Hanson* (junior, biochemistry, UNH), "Functionalizing Fullerenes via Hydrogenation," (Thrust 1), Advisor: Glen Miller, UNH

Lady Jimenez* (senior, plastics engineering, UML), "Effects of High Rate Processing Parameters on the Surface Morphology of Block Copolymers," (Thrust 2), Advisors: Carol Barry and Joey Mead, UML. (Lady splits her work between research and routine characterization.)

Kristine Letourneau (sophomore, chemistry, UNH), "Functionalizing Fullerenes with Polyamines," (Thrust 1), Advisor: Glen Miller, UNH

Rina Ordonez (senior, plastics engineering, UML), "The Effect of AFM Tip Geometry on the Measurement of Nanoscale Structures," (Thrust 3), Advisors: Jun Lee (post-doc), Carol Barry, and Joey Mead, UML. (Rina splits her work between research and routine characterization.)

Kristen Rauwerdink (junior, biochemistry, UNH), "Growing Fullerene Nanowhiskers," (Thrust 1), Advisor: Glen Miller, UNH

Jeff Rollins (sophomore, computer engineering, NEU), "Design of Defect-Tolerant Nano-architectures," (Thrust 3), advisor: Mehdi Tahoori, NEU

Sangwon You (senior, mechanical and industrial engineering, NEU), "Building of Chemical Vapor Deposition Systems to Synthesize One-dimensional Nanomaterials," (Thrust 1), Advisor: Yung Joon Jung, NEU