2014 REU Convocation Videos
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SESSION A.1 - A.6 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (6 TALKS)
- Mr. Austin Little, Cornell University
Fabricating Heavy Metal/Ferromagnetic Bilayers for Spin Torque Applications - Ms. Rachel Lim, Howard University
Investigation of Nanodiamond Foil Product for H- Stripping to Support Spallation Neutron Source - Mr. Brandon Foley, Harvard University
Particle Sorting on Microfluidic Chips Using Optical Forces - Ms. Robyn Emery, The Pennsylvania State University
Directed Assembly of Nanowires in AC Fields: Tuning Electrical Properties and Field Strength to Achieve Ordered Arrays - Mr. Wu Joon Cha, Howard University
Fabrication of Diamond Microwires for Quantum Information Processing Applications - Mr. Christopher Davidson, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Development of Diamond-Like Carbon Deposition Processes and Microfabrication of Thin-Film Ag/AgCl Reference Electrodes
SESSION B.1 - B.5 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (5 TALKS)
- Mr. Benjamin Vizy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Direct Writing for Biological Applications: Cell Patterning into Microfluidic Channels and Nanoparticle Writing onto Patterned Substrate - Mr. Mark Allen Pagkaliwangan, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Fabrication of Nanochannels for Linearization and Diffusion of DNA - Mr. Luke Ness, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Fabrication of Nanoplasmonic Devices - Ms. Lucy Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology
Developing a Novel Microfluidic Device Allowing for the Study of Molecular Communication Between Two Bacteria Colonies on a Single Chip - Ms. Adriana Mulero Russe, Cornell University
Microtensiometers with Patterned Porous Silicon
SESSION C.1 - C.4 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (4 TALKS)
- Ms. Tara Nietzold, Arizona State University
Aluminum Oxide for Surface Passivation in Photovoltaics - Ms. Gal Emily Nitzberg, Stanford University
Cohesion and Adhesion in Thin-Film Organic Nanostructured Materials for Photovoltaic Applications - Mr. John Ren, University of Washington
Developing Methodology for Living Polymerization of Functionalized Conjugated Monomers using Ni Catalysts with Electron-Rich Phosphine Ligands - Mr. Wesley Tatum, Arizona State University
Doping in Spray-Deposited Iron Oxide for Next-Generation Photovoltaics
SESSION D.1-D.7 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (7 TALKS)
- Mr. William Anderson, Stanford University
Studying the Effect of Materials and Processing on the Electrical Properties of Bilayer Al / Amorphous CoTiN Metal Gates for Advanced Nanoelectronic Devices - Ms. Taliya Gunawansa, Arizona State University
Extent of Dopant Activation after Microwave and Rapid Thermal Anneals Using Similar Heating Profiles - Mr. Samuel Arthur, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Photovoltaic Devices Made from Plasma-Doped 2D Layered Semiconductors - Mr. Matthew Hartensveld, University of California, Santa Barbara
Conductive TiN Films - Ms. Megan Hill, University of California, Santa Barbara
The Effect of Low Temperature Growth & Annealing on the Al2O3/In0.53Ga0.47As Interface - Mr. Matthew Koehler, The Pennsylvania State University
Synthesis, Device Fabrication, and Characterization of Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides - Mr. Fausto Mares-Davila, Georgia Institute of Technology
Optimization of Hybrid Fuel Cell Designs and Materials
SESSION E.1-E.7 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (7 TALKS)
- Mr. Sunny Aggarwal, The Pennsylvania State University
Atomic Layer Deposition of Tin Oxide - Ms. Alicia Elliott, Cornell University
Selective Area Atomic Layer Deposition: Developing Techniques that will Enable Single-nm Technologies - Ms. Laura Huddleston, Howard University
Graphene Growth by Chemical Vapor Deposition - Mr. Jon-L Innocent-Dolor, The Pennsylvania State University
Aluminum Induced Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon on Patterned Substrates - Ms. Bethany Smith, University of California, Santa Barbara
Optimization of High Growth Rate GaN Thin Film Mobility - Ms. Julie Miller, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Interlayer Dielectric and Interconnect for Heterointegration - Mr. Pavel Shapturenka, Cornell University
Nanoparticle Photoresists: Synthesis and Characterization of Next-Generation Patterning Materials
SESSION F.1-F.6 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (6 TALKS)
- Mr. Brian Markman, University of California, Santa Barbara
Decreasing Contact Resistivity to n-InGaAs with ALD TiN with TDMAT - Mr. Geoffrey Martin-Noble, Stanford University
Using Fluid Dynamics Modeling to Guide the Fabrication of Patterned Shearing Blades for the Solution Deposition of Single-Crystalline Organic Semiconductor Thin Films - Mr. Matthew Salmon, Georgia Institute of Technology
Patterning Silicon Nanowire Arrays using Electron-Beam Lithography - Ms. Ashka Shah, Stanford University
Effects of Adhesion Layers in Silver Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) - Mr. Nicholas Stone-Weiss, University of Washington
Growth and Transfer of Two-Dimensional Semiconductors and Heterostructures - Ms. Shanel Wu, Stanford University
Fabrication of Five-Terminal Laterally-Actuated Nano-Electro-Mechanical Relays For Ultra-Low Power Applications
SESSION G-1-G.6 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (6 TALKS)
- Mr. Jacob Busche, University of Washington
A Coupled Dipole Approach to Electron Energy Gain Spectroscopy - Mr. Dylan Freas, Georgia Institute of Technology
Nano- and Micro- Structural Characterization of Alternative Cement-Based Materials - Ms. Marlee Motes, University of California, Santa Barbara
Optimizing Mesoscopic Device Fabrication on InAs/GaSb Bilayers - Ms. Aki Sato, Georgia Institute of Technology
Mechanical Properties of Hierarchical Nanoporous Metal for Flexible Batteries - Ms. Rachel Lucas, University of California, Santa Barbara
Characterization and Modelling of Carrier Dynamics in Thin Films of GaN - Ms. Lesley Chan, University of California, Santa Barbara
Bio-Inspired Surface Treatments and Quasi-Ordered Nanostructures to Control Broadband IR Response
SESSION H.1-H.5 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (5 TALKS)
- Ms. Allison Bosworth, Cornell University
Developing Micropatterns for the Investigation of Heart Cell Function - Mr. Carlos Brambila, Harvard University
High-Throughput Drug Screening in vivo Using Droplet Microfluidics - Ms. Eve Byington, University of Washington
Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Functionalized Nanopatterned Scaffolds for Engineering Vascularized Skeletal Muscle Tissue - Mr. Steven Ceron, Harvard University
Disruption and Control of Microbial Biofilm Growth - Ms. Samantha Kang, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Microfabrication and Dynamic Testing of Electromagnetic Microactuators for Endomicroscopy
SESSION I.1-I.6 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (6 TALKS)
- Mr. Chanud Yasanayake, University of California, Santa Barbara
Opto-Electronic Characterization of Narrow Band Gap Semiconductors at Cryogenic Temperatures - Mr. Yasuhiro Kimura, Georgia Institute of Technology
Fabrication of Low-Density Vertically Aligned CNT Forests - Mr. Yu Kitamura, Georgia Institute of Technology
A Tri-Axial Angular Accelerometer for the Vestibular Prostheses - Ms. Tewa Kpulun, Howard University
Growth of Boron Nitride for 2D Applications - Mr. Nicolás Andrade, Harvard University
Device Integration of LN Microring Resonators Patterned with a Silicon Hard Mask - Ms. Nnenna Dieke, Georgia Institute of Technology
Bi-Metallic Nanocrystals and Their Optical Properties
SESSION J.1- J.5 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (5 TALKS)
- Ms. Fatima-Joyce Dominguez, Arizona State University
Microfluidic Bio-Sensing for in vitro Tumor Cell Proliferation - Ms. Staci Hill, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Surface Micromachining of Microfluidic Devices - Mr. Michael Homsy, The Pennsylvania State University
Design and Fabrication of a Microfluidic Device to Study Tumor Cell Mechanics During Metastasis - Mr. David Morse, Harvard University
The Interaction of Cytotoxins with a Lipid Membrane Library - Mr. James Wondra, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Microfabricated Cell Array Device for Screening of Metastatic Potential
SESSION K.1-K.5 CLOUGH COMMONS ROOM 152 (5 TALKS)
- Mr. Hidetaka Ueno, Cornell University
Integration of Highly Porous Membranes with Microfluidic Body-on-a-Chip Devices - Mr. Kaleel Wainwright, Howard University Functionalization of 6H Highly Doped Silicon Carbide Surfaces for Cell Electrophysiology
- Ms. Emily Thompson, University of Washington
Label-Free Detection of Escherichia coli using Silicon Nanophotonic Biosensors - Ms. Mariella Arias, Cornell University A Piezoelectric Material P(VDF-TrFE) Thin-Film Process Flow for Ultrasonic Transducers
- Ms. Emiliana Cofell, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Cerium Doped Terbium Iron Garnet for Magneto-Optical Applications