The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Research Experience for Undergraduates Program

TOC The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Research Experience for Undergraduates Program 2010 NNIN REU Research Accomplishments Table of Contents 2010 NNIN REU Reports by Research Focus, pages i-ix The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Sites, page x Welcome, Prof. Sandip Tiwari, NNIN Director, page xi 2010 NNIN REU Interns and Coordinators, pages xii-xiii 2010 NNIN Interns, by Site: Arizona State, page xiv University of Colorado, page xviii Cornell, page xiv University of Michigan, page xviii Georgia Tech, page xv University of Minnesota, page xix Harvard, page xv University of Texas, page xix Howard, page xvi University of Washington, page xx Penn State, page xvi Washington University, page xix Stanford, page xvii NNIN iREG Program, page xxi UCSB, page xvii NNIN iREU Program, page xxi Biological Applications, pages 2-39 Characterization of dsDNA Binding Protein SlyA for Nanostructure Assembly, page 2 Kathleen Bennett, Biology, Harvey Mudd College Measurement and Analysis of Blood Platelet Activation within a Microfluidic Device, page 4 Steven Chase, Biomedical Engr. and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Cytotoxicity of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Associated Ions on Human Epithelial Lung Cells (A549), page 6 Sarah Connolly, Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida Characterization of Biomolecular Interactions at the Silicon Photonics Interface, page 8 Lauren Cummings, Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University 2010 NNIN REU Research Accomplishments Page i TOC Immunomagnetic Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells using a Microfluidic Chip: Cell Recognition and Analysis, page 10 Fraser Downing, Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder Surface Analysis of DNA Microarrays, page 12 Megan Dunn, Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas Electrochemical and Adhesion Properties of PEDOT:PSS as a Coating for Gold Electrodes for Applications in Metal-Molecule-Metal Junctions, page 14 Vivian Feig, Chemical Engineering, Columbia University Portable Diagnostic System for the Purification and Detection of Biomolecules, page 16 Emily Hoffman, Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University Light Dependent Microbial Responses to Cu-doped TiO2 Nanoparticles, page 18 Kristen Jones, Chemistry, Carthage College Effect of Deposition Characteristics on Electrochemically Prepared PEDOT Films, page 20 Adam Kozak, Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester Nanotherapeutics for Advanced Cancer Disease, page 22 Christopher Lowe, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, page 22 Patterning Neurons with Microcontact Printing on Silicon Oxide Substrates, page 24 Margaret Merritt, Biomedical Engineering, Brown University High Resolution Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy Based Microarray, page 26 Evan Mirts, Biology and Physics, Truman State University Synthetic Antiferromagnetic Particles for Biosensing, page 28 Kelsey Morse, Chemistry, Beloit College Plasmonic Nanoparticle Dimer Sensors, page 30 Heidi Nelson, Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota Porous Microbeads as Three-Dimensional Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, page 32 Jennifer Wang, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Encapsulation of Single Cells in a Droplet-Based Microfluidic Device, page 34 Yingxia Wang, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cell Viability and Morphology on Carbon Nanotube Microstructures, page 36 Masaki Watanabe, Applied Chemistry, Nagoya University Designing Nano-Engineered Substrates to Probe Cell Organization, Motion and Traction Forces, page 38 Erin Watson, Bioengineering, Rice University Page ii 2010 NNIN REU Research Accomplishments TOC Chemistry, pages 40-53 Design of Organic Conductors Comprised of Fullerene and Lanthanum Triple-Decker Porphyrin Complexes, page 40 Mark Borysiak, Chemical and Biomolecular Engr., The Ohio State University Initial Stages of Tantalum Nitride Atomic Layer Deposition, page 42 John Davis, Department of Chemistry, Carleton College Synthesis and Characterization of Oxide-Embedded and Surface-Passivated Silicon Nanocrystals, page 44 Hiromasa Fujii, Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo Characterization of Dynamics of Solvents Encapsulated in Nano-Scale Volumes, by Selective Enhancement of NMR Signal via Dynamic Nuclear Polarization, page 46 Audrey Hammack, Chemistry, The University of Texas at Tyler Multimodal Optical and MRI Studies with Multifunctional Spinel Nanoparticles, page 48 Chantalle Le, Chemistry, University of California Los Angeles Surface Treatments to Control the Wettability of Photonic Crystal Bio-Sensors, page 50 Philip Ponce de Leon, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, New York University, The Stevens Institute of Technology All-Copper Pillar Interconnects, page 52 Barrett Worley, Chemistry, Samford University Electronics, pages 54-81 Development of Advanced Carbon Electrodes for use in Microfluidic Vanadium Redox Fuel Cells, page 54 Richard Anger, Mechanical Engineering, SUNY Stony Brook Ferroelectric Thin Films for Reconfigurable RF Electronics in Next Generation Wireless Communications, page 56 Scott Bakkila, Physics and Computer Science, Lawrence Technological University Laminated Anodes and Electron Transport Layers in Organic Inverted Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells, page 58 Lia Bersin, Chemical Engineering, Columbia University Nanowire Photovoltaics in Photoelectrochemistry and Plasmonic Ring Structures, page 60 Clara Chow, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison 2010 NNIN REU Research Accomplishments Page iii TOC Optimization of Ohmic Contacts to III-N Semiconductor Material, page 62 Austin Conner, Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University Heterogeneous Integration of p- and n-type Nanowires for Complementary Nanowire Circuits, page 64 Zachary Henderson, Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst Fabrication of Magneto Resistance-Based Magnetic Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata, page 66 Angeline Klemm, Physics/Engineering, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Semiconductor Nanocrystal Inks for Printed Photovoltaics, page 68 Gabriel Palomino, Chemical Engr., Texas Tech University Graphene Contacts to Pentacene Thin-Film Transistors, page 70 Christopher Phare, Physics and Mathematics, Vanderbilt University Graphene Nanoribbons as Transistors in Nanoelectronic Devices, page 72 Michelle Pillers, Chemistry, Southern Methodist University Thermally Enhanced Dynamic Core Migration with Phase Change Materials, page 74 Amber Pizzo, Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University Fabrication and Characterization of Indium Arsenide Nanowire Transistors, page 76 Devanand Sukhdeo, Electrical Engineering, Columbia University Heterogeneous Integration of p- and n- type Nanowires for Complementary Nanowire Circuits, page 78 Takeshi Uchinoumi, Chemical Systems and Engr., Kyushu Univ. Fabrication of a Gallium Nitride Nano-Field Effect Transistor, page 80 Amber C. Wingfield, Optical Engineering and Mathematics, Norfolk State University Materials, pages 82-113 Heterojunction Growth of Si1-xGex and C3N4 Nanowires on Silicon, page 82 Siatta Adams, Chemistry, Mercer University Nanoparticle-Enhanced Tunnel Junctions for High-Efficiency Multi-Junction Solar Cells, page 84 Gavin P. Campbell, Materials Science and Engineering, UIUC Investigation of the Effects of Base Additives in Molecular Glass Photoresist Films, page 86 Sylvia Carroll, E.E. and Biology, University of Texas at El Paso Contact Resistance of Graphene-Based Devices by TLM, page 88 Arolyn Conwill, Physics, Pomona College (undergraduate), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (graduate) Aluminum Induced Crystallization of Silicon on Quartz for Silicon Wire Array Solar Cells, page 90 Natalie M. Dawley, Physics, University of Virginia Page iv 2010 NNIN REU Research Accomplishments TOC Fabrication of Dendritic Electrodes for Electroactive Polymer Actuators, page 92 Nathaniel Hogrebe, Chemical Engr., University of Dayton Grain Boundary Effects on Charge Transport In ZnO:Al Transparent Conducting Films, page 94 Ruby Lee, Bioengineering, Stanford University Adhesion of Capillary Underfill Epoxies for Flip Chip Packaging, page 96 Gillian Lui, Environmental Studies and Conservation Biology, Middlebury College Temperature Dependent Growth Properties of Epitaxial Graphene on Carbon-Face Silicon Carbide, page 98 Benjamin D. Mahala, Chemistry, University of Missouri Science and Technology Composite Cathodes for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, page 100 Isaac Markus, Chemical Engineering, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Tuning Graphene Conductivity Using Solid Binding Peptides, page 102 Nkemdilim Oghedo, Chemical Engineering, Yale University Characterization of SiAlON for Hydrogen Diffusion Barrier Application in Nonvolatile Memory Devices, page 104 Axel Palmstrom, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara Silicon Phononic Crystals for High Efficiency Thermoelectrics, page 106 Christopher Romanczuk, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University Characterization of Materials with Epitaxially Embedded Nanoinclusions for Thermoelectric Applications, page 108 Joseph S.T. Smalley, Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University Low Stress Oxides for use in Microfabricated Ion Traps for Quantum Computation, page 110 Margeaux Wallace, Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University Solution Synthesis and Aerosol Deposition of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanoparticles, page 112 Denys Zhuo, Material Science and Engineering,

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