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Research Internships in Science and Engineering

Research Interns in Science and Engineering (RISE)
Summer 2007 - Student Projects

Student
Major/School
Mentor Faculty Sponsor Department Student Project
Nick Anderson
Biological Sciences Univ of Washington
Nick Strandwitz Galen Stucky Materials QUANTUM DOT SENSITIZED PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES
Shemekia Braddock
Chemistry
Jackson State University
Brent Melot Ram Seshadri Materials BOND LENGTH AND BOND DISTORTION OF FERROELECTRIC BATIO3
Jonathan Compton
Biochemistry
UC Santa Barbara
Andy Pascall Todd Squires Chemical Engineering SYNTHESIS OF JANUS PARTICLES USING FLOW FOCUSING IN MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES
Robin Cumming
Chemistry
Mills College
Travers Anderson Jacob Israelachvili Chemical Engineering UNDERSTANDING VESICLE FUSION: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SUPPORTED BILAYERS AND SOLID SUBSTRATES
Kari Darling
Chemistry
Lake Superior State University
Alex Ostrowski Peter Ford Chemistry and
Biochemistry
PHOTOSENSITIZED RELEASE OF NITRIC OXIDE USING QUANTUM DOTS
Lara Deek
Computer and
Communications Science
American University
of Beirut
Khaled Harras Kevin Almeroth Computer Science MOBILITY MODEL PREDICTION AND ADAPTATION
Jennifer Drewes
Chemistry
UC Santa Barbara
Daniel Shoemaker Ram Seshadri Materials SPONTANEOUS FORMATION OF METAL OXIDE MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITES
Tim Dunn
Chemistry
Cal State Chico
Bridget Owens Peter Ford Chemistry and Biochemistry PHOTOINDUCED LINKAGE ISOMERIZATION OF RU(SALEN)(ONO)(NO)
Bobola Famuyibo
Electrical Engineering
UC Santa Barbara
Anurag Tyagi, Barry Zhong and Roy Chung Shuji Nakamura Materials CHARACTERIZATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF P-TYPE GALLIUM NITRIDE
Brittny Glasper
Chemistry
Jackson State University
Karen Dane Patrick Daugherty Chemical Engineering TARGETING CANCER CELLS USING BACTERIA
William Hardy
Chemistry
Jackson State University
Luis Campos Craig Hawker Materials SYNTHESIS OF SILICA/POLYMER NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOASSAYS
Thomas Huang
Physics
Grinnell College
Youli Li Youli Li Materials COMPUTER SIMULATION OF X-RAY PROPAGATION IN SAXS FACILITIES
Matt Lavelle
Chemical Engineering
Univ. of Michigan
Guohui Wu Joseph Zasadzinski Chemical Engineering VESOSOME SIZE REDUCTION FOR USE AS A DRUG DELIVERY VESICLE
Ellis Robinson
Chemical Engineering
Ohio State University
Ryan Snyder Michael Doherty Chemical Engineering CRYSTAL SHAPE PREDICTION – A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF THE SPIRAL DISLOCATION MECHANISM MODEL
Jake Vestal
Chemical Engineering
North Carolina State
Patrick Stenger Joseph Zasadzinski Chemical Engineering A SYNTHETIC LUNG SURFACTANT FOR TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
Karun Vijayraghavan
Electrical Engineering
UC Santa Barbara
Natalie Fellows Steven Denbaars Materials PACKAGING OF BLUE PUMPED-YELLOW PHOSPHOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
Joshua Walker
Chemistry
Jackson State University
Stephan Kramer Carlos Levi Materials CMAS- A NEW CHALLENGE FOR THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS IN ADVANCED JET TURBINE ENGINES

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