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Research Interns in Science and Engineering (RISE)
Summer 2005 - Student Projects

Student
Major/School
Mentor Faculty Sponsor Department Student Project
Nancy Braschayko Biology Lake Superior State University Jon Marhenke Peter C. Ford Chemistry
Biochemistry
Photochemical Studies of Vaska's Compound:
Rh(CO)2I2 and
Rh(C(O)CH3)(CO)2I3
Brett Brotherton Computer Engineering
UC Riverside
Tim Sherwood Tim Sherwood Computer
Science
A high throughput string matching architecture for intrusion detection and prevention
Magda Brzozowska Warsaw
University
Jan Andrews David Clarke Materials Magentic polymer nanocomposites: Synthesis and characterization
Lindsay Deneault Biomedical Engineering Virginia Commonwealth University Wren Greene Jacob Israelachvili Materials Mechanism and control of the adsorption of lipid bilayer vesicles to glass surfaces
Bryan Elder Chemical Engineering
UCSB
Jerry Macala Peter Ford, Galen Stucky Chemistry Activation of methane by bromination over metal-laoded zeolites
Sally M. Jensen Biomedical Engineering University of Rochester Badriprasad Anantha-
narayanan
Matthew Tirrell Engineering Inducing cell adhesion to RGD-functionalized bilayer membranes
Stephanie Kern Forensic Chemistry Lake Superior State University Chosu Khin Peter C. Ford Chemistry
Biochemistry
Study of the nitrosylation pathways of copper(II) cyclam derivatives
Sergey Lossev Creative Studies
UCSB
Badriprasad Anantha-
narayanan
Matthew Tirrell Engineering Identifying signature movement patterns for cencerous cells
Pawel W. Majewski Warsaw
University
Brian Naughton David Clarke Materials Synthesis and characterization of nanosized ferrites coated with silica
Alex McCloskey Mechanical Engineering
UCSB
Mike Pontin Robert McMeeking Materials Loaded sandwich structures: Material testing and shear off study
Jonathan Nguyen Mechanical Engineering California State University, Sacramento Noah Phillips Tony Evans Materials Particle rearangement during braze infiltration
Rohan Patel Electrical Engineering
UCSB
Georg Fantner Paul Hansma Physics Nanoscale manipulation of biological materials
Jeremy Pett Physics
UCSB
Kim Weirich Deborah Fygenson Physics Binding strength of DAE tile sticky end
Richard Quinto Electrical Engineering California State University LA Ricardo G. Sanfelice Joao Hespanha Electrial
and Computer Enginering
Object avoidance for general navigation systems
Magdalene Reynolds Chemistry
Mills College
Mustafa Akbulut Jacob Israelachvili Chemical
Engineering
Preparation of surface force apparatus for coalescence
Omair Saadat Electrical Engineering Stanford University David K. Wood Andrew N. Cleland Physics Microfabrication of a cell-sorting device

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