Past REU Fellows Projects
2006 REU Fellow Projects
2007 REU Fellow Projects
2008 REU Fellow Projects
2009 REU Fellow Projects
2011 REU Fellow Projects
NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Micro/Nano-Structured Materials, Therapeutics, and Devices
2006 REU Fellow Projects
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Andrew Monfort (2006 REU Fellow) from University of Kansas at Farewell Dinner with Dr. Jin Wang, Professor of Chemical Engineering |
Friction on MEMS Devices Dependent on the Structure of OTS Film
Mohammad Biswas (REU Fellow), W. R. Ashurst (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Intestinal Absorption of Ketoconazole Using Poly(Lactide-co-Glycolide) Microsphere Formulations
Kalonda T. Johnson (REU Fellow), Alisha D. Peterson, H.M. Chan, Y.J. Lin, Ram B. Gupta (Faculty Mentor), William R. Ravis (Faculty Mentor)
Harrison School of Pharmacy and the Department of Chemical Engineering
Characterization of Pressure Effects on Fluid Flow and Particle Production in the Supercritical Fluid Antisolvent Precipitation Process: Pressure Effects on PVP Precipitation from Ethanol in SCF Carbon Dioxide
Andrew Monfort (REU Fellow), Daniel Obrzut, Steve Duke (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Zinc Oxide Nano-Wire Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Ali Nawazuddin (REU Fellow), Minseo Park (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Physics
Therapeutic Contact Lenses for Antihistamines: Transport of Ketotifen Fumarate through Biomimetic Hydrogels
Shondra Pass (REU Fellow), Mark E. Byrne (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Formation of Ketoconazole/PLGA Microspheres for Intestinal Absorption
Alisha Peterson (REU Fellow), Kalonda Johnson, William Ravis(Faculty Mentor), and Ram Gupta(Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering and the Harrison School of Pharmacy
Immobilization of Mercury in Soils and Sediments Using Stabilized Metal Sulfide Nanoparticles
Whitney Pritchett (REU Fellow), Zhong Xiong, Don Zhao, and Willie Harper (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Civil Engineering
Organic Solvent Dispersal and Aqueous Solution Synthesis of Inorganic Nanorods
Michael Rasche (REU Fellow), Bennett Marshall, Virginia Davis (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Storage Stability of Foods Packaged in LDPE films Embedded with Nanoclay
Deborah Shannon (REU Fellow), Oladiran Fasina (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Biosystems Engineering
Nonwoven Fabric Manufacturing and Testing Using Electrospinning
Christina Yacoob (REU Fellow), Lale Isikel, and Sabit Adanur (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering
2007 REU Fellow Projects
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Zachary Greene (2007 REU Fellow) from Mississippi State University |
Enhancing Release Parameters in Hydrogels for Long Chain Molecules
Zachary W. Greene (REU Fellow), Mark E. Byrne (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Seed-Mediated Growth of Platinum Nanoparticles via Green Chemical Reduction of Platinum Salts
Tyler M. Gunn (REU Fellow), Juncheng Liu, Jonathan E. Sutton, Christopher B. Roberts (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Bioethanol Production from Sugar Fermentation by Microorganisms
Matthew S. Ide (REU Fellow), Yanli Chen, Jin Wang (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
A Study of Barrier Properties of LDPE Nanocomposite Films under Extreme Environmental Conditions
Milton T. Nettles (REU Fellow), Oladiran Fasina (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Biosystems Engineering
Use of Supercritical CO2 to (1) Form Itraconazole Nanoparticles and (2) Adsorb Fenofibrate onto Silica for Enhanced Dissolution
Scott Novack (REU Fellow), Ganesh Sanganwar, William Ravis (Faculty Mentor), Ram B. Gupta (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering and the Harrison School of Pharmacy
Surface Profiling Using Horizontal Scanning Interferometry
Eric Palmer (REU Fellow), Naveed Ansari, W. R. Ashurst (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Synthesis, Dispersion, and Alignment of Inorganic Nanowires
Khristine Pizarro (REU Fellow), Dhriti Nepal, Virginia A. Davis (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Improving Flotation as a Method for Harvesting Chlorella Algae
Lily L. Raines (REU Fellow), Stephen A. Tuin, Steve R. Duke (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Nanomechanics of Metallic Thin Films
Courtney Traviolia (REU Fellow), Liwei Wang, Barton Prorok (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Materials Engineering
Nonwoven Fibrous Structures from Electrospun Nanofibers
Stacy Yee (REU Fellow), Wei Liu, Sabit Adanur (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering
2008 REU Fellow Projects
Enhancing Therapeutic Loading and Release in Hydrogel Contact Lenses
Anna Goblirsch (REU Fellow), Mark E. Byrne (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Effects of Crystallographic Twins on the Elastic Properties of Sputtered and Electron-Beam Deposited Gold and Silver Thin Films
Carlos Gonzalez (REU Fellow), Barton C. Prorok (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Materials Engineering
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Roxanne Guarin (2008 REU Fellow) from University of Massachusetts-Amherst |
Addition of Nanoparticles to Electrospun Nanofibers
Authors: Roxanne Guarin (REU Fellow), Wei Liu, Sabit Adanur (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering
The Synthesis and Characterization of Zinc Oxide Nanorods
Ryan Josefsberg (REU Fellow), Yaqi Wang, Minseo Park (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Physics
Microwave Synthesis of Silver Nanorods in the Presence of Copper Salts
Lauren Lamere (REU Fellow), Shanthi Murali, Virginia A. Davis (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Generation of Controlled Monodispersed Droplets Using a Microfluidic Device
Celine Liron (REU Fellow), Duckjong Kim, Hoon Suk Rho, Jong Wook Hong (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Materials Engineering
Formation of PMMA Particles with Acetone as the Solvent in the Supercritical AntiSolvent Process
Tyler McPherson (REU Fellow), Rajeshwar Chinnawar, Daniel Obrzut, Steve R. Duke (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Size-Controlled Synthesis of Uncapped Palladium Nanoparticles in DMSO Solvent Systems
Nicholas Ruffini (REU Fellow), Juncheng Liu, Christopher B. Roberts (Faculty Mentor) Department of Chemical Engineering
Investigation of a New Supercritical Core-shell Process for Hydrogel Microencapsulation
Stacy Sommerfeld (REU Fellow), Melinda Hemingway, Ram B. Gupta (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
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Shang Song (2008 REU Fellow) from Brown University with Dr. Wang, Dr. Fasina, and Dr. Miller |
Halloysite Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVOH) Composites Films: Controlled Release of Tetracycline Hydrochloride
Shang Song (REU Fellow), Edward W. Davis (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering
2009 REU Fellow Projects
A Study of Novel Degradable Imprinted Networks
Daniel R Pulliam (REU Fellow), Mark E. Byrne (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Effect of Pressure on Budesonide and Ethanol during the Supercritical Antisolvent Precipitation Process
Andrew P. Klinger (REU Fellow), Rajeshwar Chinnawar, Christopher B. Roberts, and Steve R. Duke (Faculty Mentor)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Auburn REU Fellows Research Poster Session
2011 REU Fellow Projects
Using Halloysite for Controlled Release Drug Delivery
Megan DeWitt, Edward W. Davis
Department of Polymer and Fiber Engineering
Development of Buprenorphine Nanoparticle Injection for Prolonged Release
Authors: Diana Giulietti, Yuh-Jing “Jean” Lin, William R. Ravis
Department of Pharmacal Sciences, Harrison School of Pharmacy
Engineering a Therapeutic Contact Lens for the Controlled Delivery of an Ocular Anti-Inflammatory
Authors: James C. Kaczmarek, Mark E. Byrne
Department of Chemical Engineering
Synthesis of a Water Soluble Ligand for Uranium Identification
Kathryn Laskowski, Kushan Weerasiri, Anne Gorden
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
An Investigation of Structure and Performance in Abalone Seashells
Dan E. Midgett, Barton C. Prorok
Department of Materials Engineering
Itraconazole Cocrystallization by CXL-CF Process: Effect of Operating Conditions on Particle Size
Stephen E. Montgomery, Courtney A. Ober, Ram B. Gupta
Department of Chemical Engineering
Synthesis and Fractionation of Gold Nanoparticles Using Greener Method
Annuli N. Okoye, Pranav S. Vengsarkar, Christopher B. Roberts
Department of Chemical Engineering
Varying Solute Composition in the Supercritical Antisolvent Precipitation
Cameron Roberson, Rajeshwar Chinnawar, Steve R. Duke
Department of Chemical Engineering
The Effects of Peptide-coupled Hydrogels on Migration and Rolling of EPCs
Yangzi Isabel Tian, Aaron Seeto, Elizabeth A. Lipke
Department of Chemical Engineering
Dispersions of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Increasing the Supernatant Concentration
Kathryn N. Tracy-Parrilla, Daniel Horn, Virginia A. Davis
Department of Chemical Engineering
