- INTENTIONALLY BLANK - Table of Contents 2013 SURF Program Student Abstracts at NIST Gaithersburg, MD ................................................................. 11 Alabama A&M University Travis Hinton ............................................................................................................................................. Tamika Ragland ........................................................................................................................................ Alfred University Daniel Kutzik ......................................................................................................................................... 11 American University Melissa Novy ............................................................................................................................................. Andrews University Thomas Zirkle ........................................................................................................................................... Appalachian State University Michael Aiken ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Nikolai Hesterberg ................................................................................................................................ 13 Zachary Pruett ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Arizona State University Osama Khalil ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Jenna Lynch .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Stuart Ness............................................................................................................................................ 16 Jacob Ward ........................................................................................................................................... 17 Augsburg College Elianna Bier ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Bates College Joanna Moody ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Boise State University Koyuki Fritchman .................................................................................................................................. 19 Eric Nelson ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Kevin Talley ............................................................................................................................................... Brown University Anson Rosenthal ................................................................................................................................... 20 Carnegie Mellon University Robert Buarque de Macedo ................................................................................................................. 22 Dylan Quintana ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Graham Spicer ...................................................................................................................................... 23 3 Central Washington University Richarad Grist ....................................................................................................................................... 24 City College of New York Zineb Bouizy ............................................................................................................................................. Jing Chen ................................................................................................................................................... Marilyn Gauthier ...................................................................................................................................... College of the Holy Cross Julian Goding ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Colorado School of Mines Aaron Glick ........................................................................................................................................... 24 Timothy Straley ..................................................................................................................................... 25 Cornell University Noah Bern ............................................................................................................................................. 27 Duke University Michael Liou ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Jennifer Skerritt .................................................................................................................................... 28 Elon University Amy Zemanick ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Florida A&M University Ronisha Kelly ......................................................................................................................................... 29 George Washington University Emily Fusco ........................................................................................................................................... 30 Danielle Soberman ............................................................................................................................... 30 Georgetown University George Burton ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Timothy Dougherty ................................................................................................................................... Georgia Institute of Technology Max Carlson .......................................................................................................................................... 31 Aidan Clawson .......................................................................................................................................... Gustavus Adolphus College Troy Seberson ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Hamilton College Brandon Wilson .................................................................................................................................... 33 4 Harvey Mudd College Michael Baeder ..................................................................................................................................... 34 Hood College Alex Paxton ........................................................................................................................................... 35 Robert Staples III .................................................................................................................................. 35 Indiana University Kwami Lamadokou ............................................................................................................................... 35 James Madison University Eric Leaman .......................................................................................................................................... 36 Johns Hopkins University Isaiah Sampson ......................................................................................................................................... Elizabeth Skerritt ...................................................................................................................................... Rebekah Wheatley ................................................................................................................................... Juniata College Avery Fordham ..................................................................................................................................... 37 William McGrew ....................................................................................................................................... Kansas State University Brian Blankenau .................................................................................................................................... 38 LeMoyne College Emma D’Ambro .................................................................................................................................... 38 Erin Marshall ............................................................................................................................................. Lehigh University Kyle Stritch ............................................................................................................................................ 39 Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Kyle Leber ............................................................................................................................................. 40 Louisiana State University and A&M College Chase Brignac ......................................................................................................................................