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