REU 2011

CHN 2011 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program

Program Dates: May 31, 2011 - August 5, 2011

The NSF Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing hosted 30 undergraduate students at NEU, UML, and UNH laboratories in summer 2011. For 10 weeks, the undergraduates worked on CHN-related research, supervised by faculty and graduate students at one or more of CHN's partner institutions. REU students participated in regular technical meetings at their “home” university, along with professional development programs developed for participants from all three universities. They also learned about communicating to the general public at the Boston Museum of Science. At the conclusion of the program, REU students presented their research to CHN faculty, post doctoral students, and graduate students.

2011 REU Projects and Presentations

NEU:

Geneviève de Mijolla: High-rate Electro-fluidic Directed Assembly of Nanoelements Entering Junior, Physics and General Engineering, Smith College. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Busnaina, Graduate Advisor: Asli Sirman

Margaret Dowst: Impact of Food-Associated Stimuli On Barrier Properties of Gastrointestinal Mucus to Particle Transport Entering Sophomore, Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rebecca L. Carrier, Graduate Advisor: Hasan Yildiz

Allison Fleck: Toughening Mechanisms in Polymer/Nanocarbon Composites Entering Junior, Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marilyn Minus, Graduate Advisor: Kenan Song

Renee Keyes: Development of Glucose Biosensors Using SWNTs Roxbury Community College. Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Busnaina, Research Advisor: Dr. Jin Young Lee

Nico Rappoli: Performance Evaluation of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal System at Different Loading Conditions Entering Sophomore, Biomedical & Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Faculty Advisor: Dr. April Gu, Graduate Advisor: Nehreen Majed

Henoc Rodriguez: Alteration of protein and chlorophyll a in algae induced by nano-titanium dioxide(nTiO2) exposure Entering Senior, Industrial Microbiology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. Faculty Advisor: Dr. April Gu, Graduate Advisor: Carla Cherchi

Ashley Tokarz: Life Cycle Inventory of the Nanobattery Entering Sophomore , Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University. Faculty Advisor: Professor Jackie Isaacs, Graduate Advisor: Ali Hakimian

Matthew Valles: CNT Lithium-Ion Battery Entering Junior, Physics, Bates College. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Busnaina, Graduate Advisor: Ankita Shah

Alex Vargas: Electric Field Directed Assembly of Metallic Nanoparticles for CMOS Interconnects Entering Junior, Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Sacramento. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Busnaina, Graduate Advisor: Cihan Yilmaz

Nick Watkins: Characterization and Modeling of a Non-Volatile Bistable Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Switch Entering Junior, Electrical Engineering, Wilkes University. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sivasubramanian Somu, Research Advisor: Dr. Jun Huang