- INTENTIONALLY BLANK - Table of Contents 2012 SURF Program Student Abstracts at NIST Gaithersburg, MD ............................................................... 11 Alabama A & M University Shannon Hines ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Justin Lewis .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Tamika Ragland .................................................................................................................................... 11 American University Elizabeth Ghias ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Matthew Tweardy ................................................................................................................................. 13 Brian Weinstein .................................................................................................................................... 13 Andrews University Thomas Zirkle ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Appalachian State University Zachary Pruett ...................................................................................................................................... 14 John Villanova ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Arizona State University Abbas Jaber .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Katelyn Keberle .................................................................................................................................... 16 Arad Lajevardi-Khosh .......................................................................................................................... 16 Stuart Ness ............................................................................................................................................ 17 Daniel Stehlik ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Augsburg College Nathaniel Ly ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Bridgewater College Matthew Cline ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Brigham Young University Lisa Bendall .......................................................................................................................................... 19 David Richardson ................................................................................................................................. 20 Brown University Joshua Cohen ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Jonathan Schear .................................................................................................................................... 21 California State University Fresno Pahoua Xiong ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Carnegie Mellon University Madeline Cramer .................................................................................................................................. 22 Divya Mouli.......................................................................................................................................... 23 Tom Mullins ......................................................................................................................................... 23 Graham Spicer ...................................................................................................................................... 23 3 College of William and Mary Matthew Blum ...................................................................................................................................... 24 Colorado School of Mines Bryce Thurston ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Joseph Whalen ...................................................................................................................................... 25 Columbia University in the City of New York Ashley Newton ..................................................................................................................................... 25 John Orthwein ...................................................................................................................................... 26 DePauw University Catherine Baker .................................................................................................................................... 27 Zachary Keller ...................................................................................................................................... 27 George Washington University Shelly Bagchi........................................................................................................................................ 27 Caroline Litchfield ................................................................................................................................ 28 Julian Lee.............................................................................................................................................. 28 Georgetown University Julian Lee.............................................................................................................................................. 28 Georgia Institute of Technology Max Carlson ......................................................................................................................................... 29 Gonzaga University Taylor Brown........................................................................................................................................ 30 Samantha Engel .................................................................................................................................... 30 Goucher College Julian Irwin ........................................................................................................................................... 31 Gustavus Adolphus College Jenna Legatt .......................................................................................................................................... 31 Hampton University Charles Scott ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Courtney Smith ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Hood College Andrea Haines ...................................................................................................................................... 33 Rachel Meyer........................................................................................................................................ 34 Louisiana State University Chase Brignac ....................................................................................................................................... 34 4 Loyola University Maryland Andrew Gorbaty ................................................................................................................................... 35 Allison Rose ......................................................................................................................................... 35 Miami University of Ohio Alexis Denton ....................................................................................................................................... 35 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Ryan Consylman .................................................................................................................................. 36 Edward Kimmel .................................................................................................................................... 36 Wayne Treible ...................................................................................................................................... 37 Montgomery College Katie Hafner ......................................................................................................................................... 37 Mount Saint Mary’s University Lance Dockery ...................................................................................................................................... 38 New College of Florida Sophie Lang .......................................................................................................................................... 38 North Georgia College & State University Matthew Jones ...................................................................................................................................... 39 Deborah Leman ...................................................................................................................................