Please click on the NNIN REU intern's name for a pdf version of their presentation. Please click on the word "webcast" before each group of interns to see the video. Webcasts use QuickTime.
Thursday August 9, 2007
Webcast: Intern Presentations (#1–5) Session Moderator: Bob Ehrmann
Intern Presentations (#6–10) Session Moderator: Sandrine Martin
Intern Presentations (#11–13) Session Moderator: Mike Deal
Intern Presentations (#14–19) Session Moderator: Lynn Rathbun
- Mr. Mohammad Biswas
Development of Electronics for a Fast Atomic Force Microscope Imaging System
- Mr. Brian Bolz
Fabrication of Multifunctional Atomic Force Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (AFM-SECM) Probe Arrays
- Ms. Andrea Boock
Nanowire Sensors
- Mr. Shin Bowers
Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO and PbI2 Colloidal Nanoparticles
- Mr. Robert Bradley
Self-Assembly and Optical Characterization of Semi-conductor and Metallic Nanocrystal Monolayers and Multilayers
- Ms. Ruth Kuilan Leon
Feasibility Study of Silver Nanoparticles Biocidal Properties on Escherichia coli Using Optical and Atomic Force Microscopy
Friday August 10, 2007
Intern Presentations (#20–25) Session Moderator: Angela Berenstein
- Ms. Sarah Lee
Use of Engineered Proteins for Organization of Nanostructures
- Mr. Ian Broderick
Electron Transport in Silver Silicon Composite Film
- Mr. Nikhil Chandra
Simulation of Room-Temperature Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers with Varying Degrees of Transverse Confinement
- Ms. Ashley Colletti
Utilization of Surface Acoustic Waves for On-chip Manipulation of Micro/Nano Particles
- Mr. Naresh Copeland
Atomic Layer Deposition on Single-Layer Graphene
- Ms. Latisha Crockett
Carbon Nanotube Device Fabrication and Transistor Characterization
Intern Presentations (#26–31) Session Moderator: Jennifer Tatham-Root
- Ms. Alla Epshteyn
Synthesis Characterization and Testing of Polyurethane Nanocomposites
- Mr. Ian Frank
Maskless NanoLithography using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
- Mr. Nathan Friez
Novel Optical Trapping Particles for Biological Experiments
- Mr. Brayden Glad
Photo-CVD Coating of Nanoparticles with SiO2
- Mr. Thomas Gobert
Controlling Fluid Flow to Conducting Polymer Biosensors Using Surface Modification
- Mr. Daniel Haeger
P-type Contact Optimization in Nonpolar GaN-based Blue Lasers
Intern Presentations (#32–37) Session Moderator: James Griffin
- Mr. Christopher Hainley
Epitaxial Growth of Germanium and Silicon Nanowires by Chemical Vapor Deposition
- Mr. Ryan Harrison
Investigating Inter-domain Regulation of Von Willebrand Factor Interactions with Platelets
- Mr. Philip Hebda
Enhanced Laser Cooling Using Ion-Doped Nanopowders: Engineering and Harvesting Atomic Vibrations
- Mr. Man Kin Ho
Watershed Segmentation Algorithm For Medical Confocal Images Analyses Towards In Vivo Early Cancer Detection
- Mr. Michael Johnson
Synthesis of Palladium Nanoparticles for Methanol Steam Reforming Catalyst
- Ms. Emma Kamnang
Nanoimprinted Plasmonic Nanoparticles for Biosensor Applications
Intern Presentations (#38–43) Session Moderator: Kathryn Hollar
UCSB Center for Nanotechnology and Society “Broader Impacts of Nanotechnology: Diffusion and Ethics” Talk
Fiona Goodchild, CNS Associate Director of Education
Jerry Macala, UCSB Graduate Student Fellow
Kim Stoltzfus, UCSB Graduate Student Fellow
Intern Presentations (#44–47) Session Moderator: Nancy Healy
- Mr. Alexander Luce
Atomic Force Microscopy Method for Nanostructure Characterization of Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Media
- Ms. Katherine Mackie
The Role of Surfactants in Aqueous Solution Diffusion in Hydrophobic Nanoporous Thin-Film Glasses
- Ms. Alice MacQueen
Factors that Affect the Synthesis of Gold Nanorods
- Ms. Ashlee Mangan
Protein Functionalization of Nanostructured Polymer Surface
Intern Presentations (#48–53) Session Moderator: Melanie-Claire Malllison
Intern Presentations (#54–59) Session Moderator: Ethan Allen
- Mr. Zachary Nishino
Observation of Harmonics in a Uni-directional Passively Mode Locked Fiber Laser Incorporating a Carbon Nanotube Saturable Absorber
- Mr. Brandon Noia
Fabrication of a Polymeric Microfluidic Device with Inkjet-Printed Silver Electrodes for Electrokinetic Bioparticle Characterization
- Ms. Sasha Perkins
Three Dimensional Flow-Focusing in Microfluidic devices
- Mr. William Roman
On-chip Microfluidic Integration of Ultra-high Q Silicon Optical Microresonators for Lab-On-Chip Applications
- Ms. Amrita Saigal
Fabrication of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Ultra-Thin Film Electrolytes
- Mr. Ryan Seelbach
Probing Nanostructures of Biorenewable Polyurethane Collapsed Foam
Intern Presentations (#60–64) Session Moderator: Jeannie Toll
- Ms. Jessica Sherman
Nanostructured Photovoltaics Using Porous Alumina Templates as Structure-Directing Agents
- Mr. Derek Smith
Functionalization of Silicon Nanoparticles for Hyperpolarized Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Ms. Jessica Smith
Optical Characterization of Nanostructured Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Energy Applications
- Mr. Suntrana Smyth
What Makes Peacock Feathers Colorful?
- Ms. Allison Solanki
Investigation of TMAH Release of Stretchable Silicon Networks
Intern Presentations (#65–69) Session Moderator: Lucas Passmore
- Ms. Maria Suggs
Characterization of Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) Process for Electrical Through-Wafer Interconnect (ETWI) of Piezoresistive Inertial Sensors
- Mr. Kylan Szeto
Development of Optical Fiber Packaging for Planar Lightwave Circuits by Microfabrication
- Mr. Prem Vuppuluri
Thermal Transport in Silicon Nanowires
- Mr. Mikael Witte
Spontaneous Alignment of Block Copolymers for Nanolithography
- Ms. Christina Yeung
Effect of Hydroxide Surface Treatments on Photoluminescence of InP/InGaAs Heterostructures
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