REU in Nanomaterials: Posters, Reports, and Papers

2010 Poster Session

• Date: Thursday, August 12, 2010, 1:00-3:00pm
• Location: GlycoFi Atrium, Thayer School of Engineering
• Refreshments will be available
• Photos of the poster session are available.

Posters, reports and videos will be presented on the following topics:

• Michael Cheng: Applications of Nanocomposite Magnetic Materials to Integrated Electronic Power Converters - Report | Poster
• Matthew Converse: Nanostructure Contribution to Properties of Artificial Joint Materials (Contact REU coordinator for details)
• Ethan Emerson: Luminescent Copper Complexes (Contact REU coordinator for details)
• Rachel Gottesman: Nanoparticle Hyperthermia Treatment of Cancer - (Contact REU coordinator for details)
• Mallory Guy: Electron Counting for Quantum Measurement in Semiconductor Nanostructures - Report | Poster
• Everett Jackson: Using Cp Li Cp Interactions in Self-Assembly- | Poster
• Wade Jensen: Imprinted Films (Contact REU coordinator for details)
• Yao Liu: Nanoparticle Hyperthermia Treatment of Cancer - Poster
• Dante Pertusi: Magnetic Spectroscopy of Nanoparticle Brownian Motion Estimation In Vivo - Report | Poster
• Charles Tsai: Orientational Studies of Magnetic Spectroscopy of Nanoparticle Brownian Motion - Report | Poster
• Evan Zeitchick: Wear of Nanostructured Spinodally-formed FeNiMnAl Alloys - Poster

Posters and reports/papers from previous years of the REU program are available in Adobe PDF format below.

2010 REU Participants. Front row (L to R):M Cheng, M. Guy, Y. Liu, R. Gottesman, P.I.-Dr. Baker. Back row (L to R): Advisor Dr. Weaver, E. Jackson, E. Emerson, D. Pertusi, C. Tsai, M. Converse, W. Jensen, not pictured: E. Zeitchick. Photograph by Karen Endicott.

2009 Reports and Posters

• Morgan Baima: Using Cp-Li-Cp Interactions in Self-Assembly - Report | Poster
• William Braasch Jr.: ZnO Nanowire Growth towards a Nanogenerator - Report | Poster
• Stella Chiu: Magnetically Targeted Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Biodistribution in C3H Mice - Report | Poster
• Aleksey Generozov: Magnetic Field Characterization of In Vivo Coil - Report | Poster
• Matthew Harding: Magnetic Particle Imaging: Characterizing Phase Angle of Nanoparticle Magnetic Response with Varying Viscosity - Report | Poster
• Rebecca Kilfoyle: Harmonic Behavior of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide (SPIO) Nanoparticles Bonded to Glass in Application to the Development of Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) - Report | Poster
• Sara Roderiques: Luminescent Copper(I) Complexes - Report | Poster
• Jared Stensland: Improving Polishing for Planarization of Copper in the Fabrication Process of V-Groove Inductors - Report | Poster
• Thanhhanh Tran: A Microstructural Study of Wear Mechanisms in Conventionally-grained and Nanocrystalline Aluminum-Silicon Alloys - Report | Poster

2009 REU Participants. Front row (L to R): Sara Roderiques, Morgan Baima, Professor David Glueck, Stella Chiu, Aleksey Generozov, Thanhhanh Tran. Back row (L to R): Professor Ursula Gibson, Rebecca Kilfoyle, William Braasch, Professor Charles Sullivan, Jared Stensland, Matthew Harding, Professor Jack Hoopes, Professor Ian Baker. Photograph by Doug Fraser.

2008 Reports and Posters

• Zina Alam: Encapsulation of Metal Nanoparticles With Thermoresponsive Triblock Copolymers - Report | Poster
• Benjamin Foreback: Permanent Magnets from Mechanically Milled Mn₅₄Al₄₆ Alloys - Report | Poster
• Nick Giustini and Jeannette Marine: Observing The Bystander Effect Using MCF-7 Cells - Report | Poster
• Jonathan Hoffman: Resolving Leakage Currents in Strained Silicon/Silicon Germanium Quantum Dots - Report | Poster
• Amanda Huey: Synthesis and Characterization of Iron Composite Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy - Report | Poster
• Gary Kaganas: Study of the Surface Morphology of Methyl 4-nitrobenzoate Template Thin-film Molecularly Imprinted Polymers - Report | Poster
• Brian Mosby: Self Assembled Organometallic Diblock Copolymers - Report | Poster
• Leslie Nagy: Magnetic Nanoparticle Imaging: On the Binding and Localization of Nanoparticles Using Combination Magnetic Fields - Report | Poster
• Christina Sprouse: Equipment Design for Magnetic Nanoparticle Treatment - Report | Poster

2008 REU Participants (from left in image): Professor Jack Hoopes, Guandong Zhang, Professor Charles Sullivan, Ben Foreback, unidentified attendee, Gary Kaganas, Christina Sprouse, Professor John Weaver, Amanda Huey, Jonathan Hoffman, Brian Mosby, Nicholas Giustini, Jeannette Marine, Zina Alam, Professor David Glueck, Professor Barney Grubbs, Leslie Nagy, Daniel Cullen, Professor Ian Baker. Photograph by Doug Fraser.

2007 Reports

• Kyle Braam: Electron Counting for Quantum Measurement in Semiconductor Nanostructures
• Shiraz Cassim and Saleema Kapadia: In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Hyperthermia and Radiation Cancer Treatment
• Mary Collins: Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Films
• Angela DiCiccio: Bimetallic Diblock Copolymers
• Jeff Garber: Amphiphilic Block Copolymers as Precursors to Cobalt Nanoparticles
• Alison Goodsell: Zinc Oxide Nanowire Growth
• Jacob Grosek: Nanostructured Anisotropic Permanent Mn-Al and Mn-Al-C Magnets
• Rachel Lynn: Folate-Conjugated Liposome Mediated Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
• Andrey Malyutin: Computational Analysis of Gallium Sulfide Clusters
• Christine Pappas: Magnetic Properties of Rings of Magnetic Dots
• Kimberly Sung: Synthesis and Magnetic Heating of Iron Core/Iron Oxide Shell Nanoparticles

2007 Poster session in the GlycoFi Atrium at Thayer School of Engineering. Photograph courtesy of Nathan Rounds.

2006 Reports

• Jennifer Albretsen: Production and Examination of Nanocrystalline Copper
• Mael Bredeche: Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystalline Mn₅₄Al₄₆ Powders
• Lea Dulatas and Catherine Gaito: Radiation-Hyperthermia Treatment of Cancer via Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
• Marissa Goldbeck: Nanocomposite Magnetic Films in Microfabricated Inductors
• Matthew Herdiech: Self-Assembled Organometallic Copolymers as Templates for Ordered Arrays of Bimetallic Nanomagnets
• Lindsay Holiday: Prism Coupling and Optical Coatings for Enhanced Signals of Nanomagnets
• Heather Jensen: ZnO and TiO₂ Dye-sensitized Graetzel Cells
• Kristen Pudenz: Numerical Study of Resonant Grating Filters
• Ellen Robertson: Synthesis of Amphilic Diblock Copolymers as Precursors to Cobalt Nanoparticles

2005 Posters

• Bart Butler: Building a Fiber-based Quantum Dot Laser
• Sean Haggerty: Self-Assembled Organometallic Copolymers as Templates for Ordered Arrays of Bimetallic Nanomagnets
• David Kopp: Nanomagnetics for Thin-Film Inductor Design
• Stavros Moysidis: Bulk FeCo Nanocrystals
• Paul Robinson: Universal Aligning Media Using Nanotextured Micro-Devices
• Lindsey Saunders: Nanomaterials from Block Copolymers
• Udoka Uzoka: Clamping Loss in Nanoelectromechanical Systems
• Jason Wang and Bryan Davis: Electron Counting for Quantum Measurement in Semiconductor Nanostructures