2013 NNIN REU Program
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The 2013 NNIN REU Research Accomplishments Individual reports, see below |
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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Research Experience for Undergraduates (NNIN REU) Program
2013 REU Research Accomplishments
Table of Contents
Jump to Biology, Chemistry, Electronics, Materials, Mechanical Devices, Optics and Optoelectronics, Physics and Nanophysics, Process and Characterization, Social and Ethical Issues
Biological Applications, pages 2-57
Binding of DU145 Prostate Tumor Cancer Cells to Silicon Carbide; page 2
Ayobami Adeleke, Chemistry, Delaware State University; NNIN REU Site: Howard University
Characterization of Polymer Films on Silicon Photonics Devices for Blood Analysis; page 4
Alexandra S. Benson, Chemistry, Hope College; NNIN REU Site: University of Washington
Developing Nanoscale Electrodes for Sensitive Detection of Brain Cell Activities; page 6
Dara Bobb-Semple, Chemistry, Stony Brook University; NNIN REU Site: Stanford University
Delivery of Immunosuppressive DNA Drug for Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases; page 8
Colin Burns-Heffner, Bioengineering, Clemson University; NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Cisplatin-Based Metal Organic Framework Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery and Tumor Imaging; page 10
Samantha Renee Corber, Physics, Chemistry, Washburn University; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis
System Automation for High Throughput Biosensor; page 12
Dakota Nevans Crisp, Physics and Engineering Physics, Southeast Missouri State Univ.; NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin
Engineering Three-Dimensional Biological Scaffolds Using a Modified Rotary Jet Spinning System; page 14
John Phillip Ferrier, Jr., Physics / Mathematics, University of Central Arkansas; NNIN REU Site: Harvard University
Fabrication of Nanofluidic Devices for DNA Confinement; page 16
Suman Gunasekaran, Engineering Sciences, Harvard University; NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Conformable Conducting Polymer Electrodes used with an Ionic Liquid Gel for Electroencephalography; page 18
Camryn Johnson, Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge; NNIN iREU Site: Saint-Étienne et Gardanne, France
Development of Microfluidic Devices for Use in Immunophenotyping; page 20
Meghan Kazanski, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester; NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Cell Polarization on Circular Topography with Various Radii of Curvature; page 22
Peter Kim, Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern University; NNIN REU Site: University of Washington
Fabrication of “Barcode” Nanowires for Multiplexed Detection in Biological Assays; page 24
Seung Yeon Kim, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; NNIN REU Site: Univ. of Minnesota
Effects of Cellular Architecture on MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cell Motility; page 26
Ted Kocher, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota
Microfluidics for the Study of Breast Cancer; page 28
Lisa Kriegh, Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University; NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University
Design of Synthetic Protein Membranes Using Droplet Microfluidics; page 30
Corey Landry, Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University; NNIN REU Site: Harvard University
Curved Functionalized Microfluidic Channels for the Study of Cell Dynamics; page 32
Ang Li, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; NNIN REU Site: Harvard University
Identifying the Biomechanical Effects of UV Resistant Molecules and Nanoparticles on Human Skin; page 34
Sarah Nainar, Biochemistry, Washington and Jefferson College; NNIN REU Site: Stanford University
Fabrication of Nano Ion Pumps for Retinal and Neural Prosthesis; page 36
Zachary Pritchard, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Inst. of Technology; NNIN REU Site: Univ of California, Santa Barbara
Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Schwann Cells on Electrospun Nanofibers; page 38
Shelby Pursley, Biological Engineering, Louisiana State University;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology
Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing on Hydrogel Substrates for Cell Culturing Applications; page 40
Audre Ramey, Mechanical Engineering, University of Portland;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Surface Ligand Density Dependence of Collective Cell Migration on Photoactivatable Self Assembled Monolayers; page 42
Radu Reit, Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology; NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Micro-Scale Microbial Fuel Cell: Petroleum Biosensing; page 44
Anne Showalter, Biological Chemistry, Culver-Stockton College; NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University
Dynamics of Bacterial Quorum Sensing in Microfluidic Devices; page 46
Peter Youpeng Su, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Univ. of California, Berkeley;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology
Fabrication of Flexible, Implantable Probes for in vivo Recording of Neural Activity; page 48
Brianna Thielen, Engineering, Harvey Mudd College; NNIN iREU Site: Saint-Étienne et Gardanne, France
The Study of Disposable Substrates in Surface Acoustic Wave Devices; page 50
Christine Truong, Physics, Polytechnic Institute of New York University;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University
The Impact of MEMS-Produced Micro-Electrode Material Coating on Dental Plaque Biofilm Growth; page 52
Katherine Warthen, Bioengineering, Montana State University;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Fabrication of Microchemical Field-Effect Transistor; page 54
Ming-Lun Wu, Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida; NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Exploring the Effects of Theophylline on Neutrophil Function in Inflammatory Diseases; page 56
Ashlyn Young, Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota
Chemistry, pages 58-79
Use of Field-Induced Surface-Organometallic Interactions to Control Selectivity in Rh-Catalyzed Organic Reaction; page 58
Dylan Barber, Chemistry Major, Williams College ; NNIN REU Site: Stanford University
Area-Selective Atomic Layer Deposition: New Recipe Development; page 60
Tyler Erjavec, Physics, The Ohio State University; NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
Poly(3-alkyldithienothiophene): Synthesis, Structure and Optical Properties; page 62
Yuki Hamasaki, Applied Chemistry, Kyushu University, Japan ; NNIN iREG Site: University of Washington
Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Organic and Supramolecular Nanomaterials; page 64
Melinda Jue, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Crumpled Graphene Oxide Nanostructures for Advanced Water Treatment Technologies; page 66
Christine Le, Biochemistry, Brown University; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis
Direct Nano Patterning of Anisotropic Conjugated Polymer; page 68
Azusa Miyagawa, Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of S&T; NNIN iREG Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Synthesis and Covalent Attachment of {M4} Polynuclear Metallic Complexes to Oxidized Carbon Nanotubes; page 70
Christopher A. Nakamoto, Chemistry, Beloit College; NNIN iREU Site: Julich, Germany
Effects of Hydrophilic Membrane Modifications and Natural Organic Matter Fouling on Reverse Osmosis Membrane Performance; page 72
Justin Nauman, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis
Controlled Self-Assembly of Metallated and Non-Metallated Peptidic Arrays; page 74
Geoffrey Vrla, Chemistry, Middlebury College; NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Directed Self Assembly of Mixed Nanowire Populations via Lithographic Microwells; page 76
Allison Wustrow, Chemistry, University of California Berkeley;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University
Azobenzene Functionalized DNA for Light-Induced DNA Stringency; page 78
Hannah Zeitler, Physical Chemistry, Whitworth University;NNIN REU Site: University of Washington
Electronics, pages 80-101
Inkjet Printed Interconnects for Multilayer Flexible Electronics; page 80
J. Daniel Binion, Electrical Engineering, Grove City College;NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin
Investigation of Molybdenum Disulfide Transistors with Aluminum Oxide Passivation; page 82
Marc Castro, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio;NNIN REU Site: NASCENT, The University of Texas at Austin
Fabrication of Accelerometers using Paper MEMS Substrates; page 84
Marco De Lira, Mechanical and Energy Engineering, University of North Texas;NNIN REU Site: Howard University
Nanoscale High-Speed Transparent Electronics using E-Beam Patterning of Zinc Tin Oxide Thin Film Transistors; page 86
Andinet Desalegn, Material Science and Engineering, University of Maryland;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Zinc Oxide Based Ultraviolet Solar Cells for Self-Powered Smart Window Application; page 88
Benjamin Helfrecht, Materials Engineering, Purdue University;NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University
Researching All-Aluminum n-Type Silicon Solar Cells; page 90
Tomoyuki Inoue, Electrical Engineering, the University of Tokyo;NNIN iREG Site: Arizona State University
Trap Density Analysis of High Dielectric Oxides on III-V Semiconductors; page 92
Daniel Loman, Physics, Siena College;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara
Influence of Planar Organic Electrochemical Transistor Device Geometry in the Characterization of Barrier Tissue; page 94
Kaleigh Margita, Chemistry, Newberry College;NNIN iREU Site: Saint-Étienne et Gardanne, France
Examining Metal/SnS Contact Resistances for the Increase of SnS Solar Cell Efficiency; page 96
Shay Goff Wallace, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities;NNIN REU Site: Harvard University
Radio Frequency Switches Using Phase Change Materials; page 98
Kosuke Wataya, Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Fabrication and Characterization of InGaAs MOSCaps with HfO2 Dielectrics; page 100
Jill Wenderott, Physics, University of Kansas;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara
Materials, pages 102-161
Effect of Reactive Ion Etching on Laser-Annealed Low-k SiCOH Materials; page 102
Kris Beykirch, Physics, Corning Community College;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
Characterization of Single Component Molecular Glass Resists; page 104
Maike Blakely, Chemistry, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA; NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
Silver Nanoplates; Structural Stability and Optical Properties; page 106
Tyler Burkett, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida; NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology
Low-Temperature Cu Segregation and Oxidation in Microwaved Ag-Cu Alloys; page 108
Brandi T. Burton, Physics, Norfolk State University; NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University
Development of Platinum Embedded in Reduced Graphene Oxide (Pt@rGO) for Fuel Cell Applications; page 110
Michelle Chen, Chemical Engineering, Cornell University; NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara
An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Ultrasound Transmission in Bubbly PDMS Phononic Crystals; page 112
Caleb Christianson, Engineering Physics, University of Kansas; NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
Growth of Graphene on Various Substrates; page 114
Crystal T. Chukwurah, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University;NNIN REU Site: Howard University
Investigation of Microfluidic Integration in Magneto-Nanosensor Based Protein Biomarker Detection; page 116
Stephanie Cone, Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas;NNIN REU Site: Stanford University
Ion Transport Through Porous Graphene; page 118
Katelyn Conrad, Biomedical Engineering, Arizona State University;NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder
Nanocharacterization of Wood Fibers in Cement; page 120
Christopher Florencio-Aleman, Materials Science and Engineering, Columbia University;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology
Determination of Strength Degradation Mechanisms of Native Oxide on Silicon Nanostructures; page 122
Rafael Jesus Haro, Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
The Effects of Lanthanum-Doping on Strontium-Titanate Thin Films Grown on Si <001> Substrates; page 124
Christine Karako, Chemistry, University of Dallas;NNIN REU Site: NASCENT, The University of Texas at Austin
Developing Bioinspired Slippery Coating on Industrial Steels; page 126
Keiko Kato, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University
The Effect of Surface Roughness on Chemical Vapor Deposition of Hexagonal Boron Nitride; page 128
Daniel David Kuddes, Physics, University of Texas at Dallas;NNIN REU Site: NASCENT, The University of Texas at Austin
Thermodynamic Control of Lead Content in the Piezoelectric Thin Film; page 130
Fumiya Kurokawa, Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: The Pennsylvania State University
Improvement of Lithium Ion Batteries with Selected Dopants; page 132
Deanna Lanigan, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin;NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis
Preparation of Transparent Conducting Copper Aluminum Oxide Films; page 134
Jeremy Leshin, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida;NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis
Challenges for Diamond Integrated Circuits; page 136
Clay T. Long, Physics, The Pennsylvania State University;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Mobility of the Two-Dimensional-Electron-Gas in Lattice-Matched InAlN/GaN Grown by Ammonia MBE; page 138
Frank John Luciano, IV, Material Science and Engineering, University of Florida;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara
Electro-Mechanical Characterization of Gold Nanowire Meshes; page 140
Connor G. McMahan, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder
Growth of Molybdenum Disulfide Atomic Layers; page 142
Brendan McMurtray, Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County;NNIN REU Site: Howard University
Growth and Characterization of Synthetic Diamond; page 144
Veronica Medrano, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University;NNIN REU Site: Howard University
High Strain Low Voltage Induced Densified Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Ionic Actuators; page 146
Joshua Michalenko, Electrical Engineering, New Mexico State University;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University
Carbon Coated Tin-Seeded Silicon Nanowires for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes; page 148
Daichi Oka, Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: The University of Texas at Austin
Advanced Synthesis and Nano-Characterization of Graphene on Platinum <111> Substrates; page 150
Stephen Olson, Applied Physics, Bethel University; Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Study of the Electron Blocking Layer in Gallium Nitride Devices; page 152
Eric Reichwein, Physics, University of California Santa Cruz;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara
Hydrogen as a Potential Cause for Native n-type Conductivity in Tin Dioxide; page 154
Emily M. Ross, Engineering, Harvey Mudd College;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Solid-State NMR of (CdSe)13(Propylamine)13; page 156
Michael West, Chemical Engineering and Physics, University of Arkansas; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis
Synthesis of Metal Supported Catalysts for the Hydrogenolysis of Lignin; page 158
Jeanne Xu, Chemistry, Wellesley College; NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis
Fabrication of Smart Gels with Tunable Stiffness; page 160
Carolyn Zhang, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of California San Diego; NNIN REU Site: Harvard University
Mechanical Devices, pages 162-169
Design of a Microfluidic Device to Measure the Deformability of Cancer Cells; page 162
Gabriel R. Lopez Marcial, Mechanical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
Designing Directional Micro-Machined Microphones; page 164
Alexandro Rocha, Jr., Applied Science, Northwest Vista College;NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin
Studying the Interfacial Dynamics of Miscible Systems with Microfluidics; page 166
John Schwalbe, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University;NNIN REU Site: University of Washington
Full-Body Silicon Medical Tweezers for Cancerous Tissue Detection and Characterization; page 168
Connie Wu, Electrical Engineering and Finance, University of Pennsylvania;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
Optics and Opto-Electronics, pages 170-191
Fabricating Dual-Sided Micro Lenses and High Frequency Talbot Diffraction Gratings Using Binary Masks; page 170
Bradlee Kyle Beauchamp, Engineering Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology;NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder
Infrared Filtering via Sub-Wavelength Gratings for Hyperspectral Imaging; page 172
Arthur Bowman, III, Physics, Wayne State University;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Silicon Nanophotonic Add-Drop Filter Based on High-Q Square Resonant Cavities; page 174
Emily Donahue, Engineering Physics, Cornell University; NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder
Voltage-Tunable Plasmonic Metamaterials Based on Stark Tunable Intersubband Polaritons; page 176
Priyanka Gaur, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin
Silicon Nanowires for Optical Light Trapping in Solar Cells; page 178
Christopher Green, Applied Physics, Lock Haven University; NNIN REU Site: Arizona State University
Optical and Electrical Studies of Metal:Semiconductor Nanocomposites for Nanophotonics; page 180
Stephen D. March, Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University; NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin
Stabilizing Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor Measurements by Fabricating an Enclosed Photonic Crystal Cavity; page 182
Jacqueline Ong, General Engineering, Harvey Mudd College; NNIN REU Site: Stanford University
Surface Scatterers on Slab-Wave Guides for Uniform Bacteria Growth; page 184
Brandon Thomas Pereyra, Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University; NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
XPS Analysis of Sulfide and Aluminum Nitride Based Buffer Layers for Epitaxial Zinc Oxide Growth; page 186
Jacob M. Rothenberg, Physics, University of Rochester;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Influence of the Type of Wetting Layer on the Contact Resistance in Metal-Graphene Ohmic Contacts; page 188
Yuki Sunayama, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Shiga, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: University of Colorado, Boulder
Graphene-Based Electro-Optic Modulator Fabrication; page 190
Michael Sunyak, Electrical Engineering, Ohio Northern University;NNIN REU Site: University of Colorado, Boulder
Physics and Nanostructure Physics, pages 192-209
Resistive Switching in Tantalum Oxide with Varying Oxygen Content; page 192
Adam Zachary Blonsky, Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison;NNIN iREU Site: Julich, Germany
Understanding Magnetic Plasmon Mode Mixing Using Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy; page 194
Harrison J. Goldwyn, Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara;NNIN REU Site: University of Washington
Mobile Targeted Objects Steered by Chemical Micropumps; page 196
Kyle Marshall, Chemical Engineering, The University of Arizona;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University
Fabricating Nanostructures to Modulate Local Potential in Graphene; page 198
Kenton McFaul, Applied Physics, Grove City College;NNIN REU Site: The Pennsylvania State University
Tungsten Silicide Films for Superconducting Resonators; page 200
Kiwamu Nishimoto, Solid State Physics, Tohoku University, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: University of California, Santa Barbara
Electrical Characterization of GaAs/InAs Core/Shell Nanowires and InAs Nanotubes; page 202
Jordan Occena, Engineering Physics, University of Tulsa;NNIN iREU Site: Julich, Germany
Current-Voltage Characterization and Two-Step Photocurrent Generation in Lattice-Matched Quantum Dot Solar Cells; page 204
Adam Christopher Overvig, Engineering Physics, Cornell University;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Spin Manipulation of Antiferromagnetic Devices; page 206
Alice Perrin, Physics, The College of William and Mary;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
Nano-Structuring Diamond for Quantum Sensing; page 208
Kevin Tkacz, Physics, Carnegie Mellon University;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara
Process and Characterization, pages 210-229
Fabrication of Graphene Field Effect Transistors on Boron Nitride Substrates; page 210
Christopher Addiego, Physics, Carnegie Mellon University;NNIN REU Site: University of Washington
TiO2-Based Core/Shell Nanowires for Adding Gas Sensing Capabilities to Silicon CMOS Circuitry; page 212
Satoshi Anada, Materials and Manufacturing Science, Osaka University, Japan;NNIN iREG Site: The Pennsylvania State University
One-Step Synthesis of Nanostructured Graphene Nanocomposites for CO2 Capture and Photoreduction; page 214
Hannah Bailey, Engineering Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology;NNIN REU Site: Washington University in St. Louis
MOSFET: Fabrication Process and Performance Analysis; page 216
Kristofer Chow, Electrical Engineering, American River College;NNIN REU Site: University of California, Santa Barbara
Deposition of the Immobilization Layer 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane on GaN for Extremophile-Based Biosensors; page 218
Tiffany Huang, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baylor University;NNIN REU Site: Stanford University
Electrokinetic Characterization of Nanoscale Metal Oxide Films; page 220
Moath Othman, Materials Science and Engineering, San Jose State University;NNIN REU Site: Cornell University
Influence of Al2O3 Coating on the Annealing Behavior of Si Nanowires; page 222
Jaelin Quinn, Chemistry, Elizabeth City State University;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology
Deposition and Characterization of Magnetic Permalloy for Future Endomicroscope Actuators; page 224
Joseph Rivas, Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University;NNIN REU Site: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Infrared Photodetectors with Two Dimensional Materials; page 226
Andrew Stephan, Physics Department, Bethel University;NNIN REU Site: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Electron Transfer Dynamics in Polymer Solar Cells Studied by Femtosecond TAM; page 228
Andrew Tam, Electrical Engineering, Rice University;NNIN iREU Site: NIMS, Japan
Societal and Ethical Issues of Nanotechnology, pages 230-233
Gender and Nanoscientists: The Public Communication of Nanotechnology; page 230
Hannah Oros, Media and Communication, Global Health, Muhlenberg College;NNIN REU Site: The University of Texas at Austin
A Multi-Method Approach to Understanding Knowledge Transfer Practices in the NNIN; page 232
Charles Yates, Psychology and Science, Technology and Society, Pitzer College;NNIN REU Site: Georgia Institute of Technology