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Research Interns in Science and Engineering (RISE)
Summer 2008 - Student Projects

Student Major/School	Mentor	Faculty Sponsor	Department	Student Project
Katelyn Cahill-Thompson Biomedical Engineering University of California, Davis	Joanna Deek	Cyrus Safinya	Materials	CHARACTERIZING THE Ph AND SALT DEPENDANCE OF NEUROFILAMENT GRAFTING DENSITIES
Christine Carpenter Materials Engineering California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	S. Scott Wasko	Herbert Waite	Molecular,Cellular, & Develomental Biology	MODELING THE PHASE TRANSITION THERMODYNAMICS OF WHELK EGG CAPSULE BIOPOLYMER
Ryan Chan Materials Chemistry Brown University	Nick Strandwitz	Galen Stucky	Materials	NOBLE METAL CATALYSIS IN NANOPARTICLE YOLK-METAL OXIDE SHELL ARCHITECTURE
Shelley Esakoff Biochemistry University of California, Santa Barbara	Jen Getz	Patrick Daugherty	Chemical Engineering	ENGINEERING HIGH STABILITY AND HIGH AFFINITY THROMBIN-INHIBITING PEPTIDES
Ameera Haamid Chemistry Jackson State University	Rachel Marullo and Amanda Trent	Matthew Tirrell	Chemical Engineering	EXAMINING THE FORMATION OF PEPTIDE AMPHIPHILE MICELLES
James Helton Chemical Engineering Arizona State University of Beirut	Andrew Pascall	Todd Squires	Chemical Engineering	INDUCED CHARGE ELECTRO-OSMOSIS OVER DIELECTRIC THIN FILMS
Rebecca Jenkins Physics California State University, San Bernardino	Min-Ying Tsai	Jim Speck	Materials	β-Ga2O3 BY PLASMA ASSISTED MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY
Paul Kierstead Chemistry University of California, Santa Barbara	Kim van Berkel	Craig Hawker	Materials	SYNTHESIS AND CORE VARIATION OF COMPOSITE POLYMER-METAL NANOPARTICLES
Ursula Koniges Chemical Engineering & Biochemistry University of Washington	Hongbo Zeng	Jacob Israelachvili	Chemical Engineering	HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC MATERIAL SURFACE MODIFICATIONS
Vikram Karandikar Biomedical Engineering Northwestern University	Ian Shieh	Joseph Zasadzinski	Chemical Engineering	VISUALIZING ALBUMIN INHIBITION IN LUNG SURFACTANT USING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY
Clint Perlaki Bioengineering Oregan State University	Omar Saleh	Omar Saleh	Materials	ELECTROSTATIC PARING BETWEEN HOMOLOGOUS dsDNA STRANDS
Fadl Saadi Chemical Engineering Stanford University	Peng Zhang	Eric McFarland	Chemical Engineering	INVESTIGATING SUITABLE OXIDES FOR PHOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
Jaime Torres Chemistry California State University, Los Angeles	Luis Campos	Craig Hawker	Materials	HIGHLY VERSATILE AND ROBUST MATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS IN MICROFLUIDICS
Birsen Varisli Chemistry Jackson State University	Anzarul Khan	Craig Hawker	Materials	SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL DENDRIMER FOR DRUG DELIVERY
Jake Vestal Chemical Engineering North Carolina State	Siggie Steltenkamp	Joseph Zasadzinski	Chemical Engineering	THE ROLE OF CHOLESTEROL IN LUNG SURFACTANT
Willie Wesley Chemistry Jackson State University	Brent Melot	Ram Seshadri	Materials	SYNTHESIS OF METAL OXIDE SPINELS USING HYDROTHERMAL TECHNIQUES

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