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This year, our Research Experiences for Undergraduates program was able to support 11 students from throughout the United States. The students had wide-ranging majors and their research topics, noted below, demonstrated an interdisciplinary breadth.
Kelly Burke (UCONN - Chem Engineering major)
Advisor: Bryan Coughlin
The Synthesis of Sophorolactone Polymers by Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization Dalton Cheng (MIT - Chemical Engineering major)
Advisor: Tom McCarthy
Chemical Stability of Covalently Attached Monolayers Rebecca Hickman (University of Rochester - Biomedical Engineering)
Advisor: Dave Hoagland
Fluorescent End Labeling of DNA Ying Hua* (Marshall Fundamental Secondary School)
Advisor: Shaw Ling Hsu
Chemical Mapping of Multicomponent Polymer Blends
*Ying was one of three high school students accepted into our REU program over the last few years. Justin Parella (Holy Cross College - Chemistry major)
Advisor: Surita Bhatia
Synthesis and Rheology of Structured Fluids Emily Pentzer (Butler University - Chemistry major)
Advisor: Todd Emrick
Synthesis of Silica Nanoparticles Jack Peters (UMass - Chemistry major)
Advisor: Greg Tew
Synthesis of Alkoxy-Substituted ortho-Phenylene Ethynylene Macrocycles Derek Sanderson (Tulane University - Chemical Engineering major)
Advisor: Al Crosby
Initiating Modulus Measurements in Collagen Gels and 3D Cell Derived Matrices Katelyn Spillane (UMass - Chemistry major)
Advisor: Greg Tew
Synthesis of Biologically Active Molecules Noah Suddaby (UMass - Chem Engineering major)
Advisor: Henning Winter
Creating Open Cell Porous Structures in Biodegradable Polymers Aurora Zinck (Carnegie Mellon University - Materials Science major)
Advisor: Vince Rotello
Protein Mediated Assembly of Nanoparticles Through Surface Recognition |
