REU Participants (2008)
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| Student | School | Major/Subject | MIT Faculty Supervisor | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Margaret Boushell |
Tufts Univ. |
Chem Eng | P. Hammond | Vancomycin release from layer-by-layer films |
| Sonia Buckley | Trinity College |
Physics | I. Hunter | Developing conducting polymer fish fins |
| Federico Costa | Universidad Metropolitana |
Chemistry | G. Ceder | Computational prediction of the electrochemical window of room-temperature ionic liquids |
| James Dahlmann | Wright State Univ. |
BioMed Eng | K. Van Vliet |
Correlating cellular properties to stiffness gradients |
| Gerry Della Rocca | Brown Univ. |
Mech Eng | S. Leeb | Dual use optical electronics |
| Benjamin Franta | Coe College |
Physics | D. Cory | Can quantum information survive physical decoherence? |
| Andrew Gamalski | Arizona State Univ. |
Physics | P. Jarillo-Herrero | Electrical properties of hybrid graphene carbon nanotube devices |
| Margaret Hines | Manhattan College |
Elec Eng | L. Kimerling | Parameter optimization for novel thin film silicon solar cells |
| Lucas McIntosh | Missouri State Univ. |
Chem Eng | K. Gleason | Smart sand: Polymer-based TNT sensor |
| Ngan Nguyen | Oregon State Univ. |
BioChem/BioPhysics | P. Hammond | Achieving sequential delivery via stamped nanobarrier layers |
| Sarah Reiff | Marquette Univ. |
Physics | C. Schuh | Elctrodeposition of Al-Mn on Al foam |
| Rut Rivera | Univ. of Puerto Rico |
Physics/Electronics | H. Tuller | Gas sensors based on electrospun SnO2 and TiO2 nanofibers |
| Barry Shang | Univ. of Michigan | Chem Eng | F. Stellacci | Solubility of striped nanoparticles and the Hofmeister series |
| Derek Smith | Rochester Univ. |
Chem Eng |
R. Cohen | Investigation of various fluorinated molecules as aids for developing superoleophobic surfaces |
| Maya Srinivasan | Univ. of Texas | Mech Eng | M. Buehler | Nanomechanics of collagen IV in Alport’s syndrome |
| Gregory Su | UMass Amherst | Chem Eng | V. Bulovic |
Inkjet printing of infrared quantum dot-polymer composite displays |
| Helen Tran | UC Berkeley | Chem/Chem Eng | C. Schuh |
Investigation of amorphization behavior of aluminum binary alloys |
| Amy Tsui | Rutgers Univ. | Chem Eng | G. McKinley |
Development of transparent, flexible superoleophobic surfaces |
