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Research Interns in Science and Engineering (RISE)
Summer 2006 - Student Projects

Student
Major/School
Mentor Faculty Sponsor Department Student Project
Andrea Bayles
Biochemistry UC Santa Barbara
J. Benjamin Beck Craig Hawker Materials Preparation of Polymeric Nanoparticles
via Intramolecular Crosslinking: Chain Collapse
Justin Butler
Biomedical Engineering
UC Santa Barbara
Brian Vicente Susannah Scott
Ram Seshadri
Chem. Engineering
Materials
Tungsten Carbide Catalysts for the Hydrogen Economy
James Byrne
Chemical Engineering
University of
Texas, Austin
Guihui Wu Joseph Zasadzinski Chemical Engineering Optimization Of The Biotinylation Of DPPC Vesicles For Active Targeting
Terence Choy
Chemistry
Columbia University
Karen Sohn Ed Kramer Materials Spherical and Cylindrical Phase Transitions in Diblock and Triblock Copolymers
Joshua Fields
Materials Science
and Engineering
Cornell University
Richard Chapleau Martin Sagermann Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Engineering pH Controlled Allostery in Glutathione-S-Transferase
Stephanie Gomez
Chemistry
Mills College
Andrew Morrill Martin Moskovits Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Growth And Functionalization Of Tin Oxide Nanowires For Sensing Applications
Stephani Gulbrandsen
Materials
Franklin W. Olin
College of
Engineering
Asanga
Ranasinghe
Steven Buratto Chemistry and
Biochemistry
In situ deposition of Pt/Ru metal nanoclusters for use in direct methanol fuel cells
Jennifer Kunkel
Chemical Engineering
University of
Massachusetts,
Amherst
Luke Bawazer Dan Morse Molecular,
Cellular, and
Developmental Biology
The Directed Evolution of Biomineralizing Proteins
Geoffrey Leonard
Chemical Engineering
University of
Virginia
Ryan Snyder Michael Doherty Chemical Engineering An Investigation Into The Solubility, Enthalpic, And Metastable Zone Width, Alternations For _,_-Alkanedicarboxylic Acids
Matthew Menyo
Materials Science
and Engineering
Pennsylvania State
University
Brandon Heiken Dan Morse Molecular,
Cellular, and
Developmental Biology
Low Temperature Synthesis of Titania Thin Films for Photovoltaic Cells
Amy Nabel
Chemistry
UC Santa Barbara
Jimmy O'Dea Steven Buratto Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Recast Nafion-Silica Polymer Composites for Fuel Cell Application
Rodolfo Neuber
Computer Engineering
UC Santa Barbara
Tim Sherwood Tim Sherwood Computer Science Building A Range Adaptive Profiling Processor
Andrew Robertson
Chemistry
Lake Superior
State University
Jerry Macala Peter Ford Chemistry and
Biochemistry
Homogenous Catalytic Conversion of Biomass into Hydrogen
Adam Schaller
Materials Science
and Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Christy Poblenz Jim Speck Materials Characterization of Bulk GaN and AlGaN/GaN Heterostructures for High Electron Mobility Transistors
Robert Stuart
Mechanical Engineering
UC Santa Barbara
Kendra Grant Carlos Levi Materials Calcium-Magnesium Alumino-Silicate Attack On Environmental Barrier Coatings
Holly Szumila
Aerospace Engineering and Space Physics
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Jun Li Ram Seshadri Materials Synthesis And Characterization Of Nanostructured Metal Carbide Catalysts For The Hydrogen Economy
Sara Thoi
Chemistry
UC San Diego
Brian Vicente Susannah Scott Chemistry and Biochemistry Tandem Alkane Dehydrogenation-Olefin Metahesis Via The Use Of Iridium-Based Pincer Complex And Methyltrioxorhenium/font>
Joshua Walker
Chemistry
Jackson State University
Wren Greene Jacob Israelachvili Chemical Engineering The Dissolution Of Quartz By Muscovite Mica; The Phenomena Of Pressure Solution: SFA Technique
Antonio Woods
Chemistry
Jackson State University
Janice Hong Gui Bazan Chemistry and Biochemistry Synthesis Of Conjugated Polymers For Applications In DNA Detection

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