Outreach Programs
Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships

Cooperative International Science and Engineering Internships(CISEI)
Summer 2009 - Student Projects

Student/School Mentor Faculty Sponsor Site Abroad Student Project
Katelyn Cahill-Thompson
Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis
Darragh Crotty and Dr. Adriele Prina-Mello Dr. JMD Coey Physics Department, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Microelectrode Array for Measuring Magnetic Stimulation of Neurons
Chris Cantaloube
Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida
Dr. Francisco Garcia Dr. Francisco Garcia Chemical Engineering, CIMAT, Santiago, Chile Synthesis of Novel Porous Copper Containing Silica Nanocomposite Thin Films for the Catalytic Reforming of Methanol
Ryan Chan
Chemistry, Brown University
Prof. Dongyuan Zhao Prof. Dongyuan Zhao Chemistry Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China Magnetic Silica Filtration of Microcystins
Natalie Concors
Chemical Engineering, UCSB
Dr. Ingrid Weiss Prof. Eduard Arzt Dept of Biomineralization, Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbruecken Germany Growth and Development of Dictyosteliumdiscoideumon Gecko Adhesive Surfaces
Duc T. Duong
Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara
Matthew Carnes and Erik Berda Prof. Bert Meijer Department of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands Synthesis of C-3 Symmetrical Discotic Triamides Derivatives for Reciprocal Catalysis
Kate Fountaine
Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara
Dr. Michael Brandon Professor John M. Kelly Chemistry Department, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Nanofabrication of Zinc Oxide and Nickel Oxide for Solar Cells
Sharice Handa
Mechanical Engineering, UCSB
Marleen Kamperman Prof. Eduard Arzt Functional Surfaces research group at the Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken, Germany Exploring Actuation Systems for Gecko Inspired Surfaces
Cade Markegard
Chemical Engineering, UCSB
Aileen O’Mahony and Dr. Ian Povey Professor Martyn Pemble Advanced Materials and Surfaces, Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland Atomic Layer Deposition of Copper on Oxide Seed Layers and Porous Materials
Ricardo Martinez
Electrical Engineering, UCSB
Dr. Isabelle Ferdin and Kiyeol Byun Prof. Dr. Cindy Colinge Microsystems Group, Tyndall National Institute, Cork, Ireland Low Temperature Direct Wafer Bonding
Laura Paulsen
Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
Alec Junyan Liu Hualong Xu Chemistry Department, Fudan University, Shanghai, China HPLC Use in Proteomics and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Max Ramirez
Computer Engineering, UCSB
Dr. Francisco Vivanco Dr. Francisco Vivanco Departmment:Advanced Materials Physics, CIMAT, Santiago, Chile Analysis of Granular Material under Shear Stress
Erik Zinn
Chemical Engineering, UCSB
Erik Berda and Matthew Carnes Prof. E. W. Meijer Department of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands Multi-Stimuli Responsive Supramolecular Polymer Nanoparticles Via Intramolecular Collapse Of Single Polymer Chains

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