Friday, August 3, 2007
Davis Auditorium, Schapiro CEPSR
Columbia University

 

SESSION I

Synthesis and Molecular Assembly Characterization

Lauren Zarzar, University of Pennsylvania
“Carbon Nanotube Growth from Patterned Ruthenium Nanodots and HBC Catalysts”
Dr. Shalom Wind, advisor

Carlos Maturana, Columbia University
“Optimization of Chemical Vapor Deposition Method through Manipulation of Flow and System Conditions to Yield Long and Aligned Carbon Nanotubes”
Prof. James Hone, advisor

Anthony Arnold, Morehouse College
“Nanoscale Catalyst Formation for CVD Nanotube Growth”
Dr. Shalom Wind, advisor

 

SESSION II

Electrical and Optical Properties

Keisha Cadogan, Florida State University
“Application of Zinc Oxide as an Oxide Semiconductor ”
Prof. John Kymissis, advisor

 Haoqian Chen, Princeton University
“Studies of Surface Reaction of Tertiary-Butanol on Si(100): A Model System for Atomic Layer Deposition of High-κ Dielectrics”
Prof. Richard Osgood, Jr., advisor

Theresa Villarson, Columbia University
“Raman Scattering in Graphene: A Study of the D* Band”
Prof. Aron Pinczuk, advisor

Kjell Schroder, Lewis & Clark College
“Chemical Etching Techniques for Patterning Graphene”
Prof. Philip Kim, advisor