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Congratulations to the Students in our 2003 Summer Program!
 
2003 MRSEC REU
 




Tranmission electron micrographs of iron oxide nanocrystals prepared by Brian Deegan
MRSEC REU student 2003, working with Prof. O'Brien.




Program of the

2003 MRSEC REU SUMMER PROGRAM RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Friday, August 8, 2003
Davis Auditorium, Schapiro CEPSR
Columbia University


SESSION I
SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES

9:30 am - Brian Deegan, Luther College
"A Novel Synthesis of Monodisperse Iron Oxide Nanocrystals"
Professor Stephen O'Brien, mentor

9:50 am - Jason Fabbri, Fairfield University
"Nonhydrolytic Sol-Gel Synthesis of Transition Metal Oxide Nanocrystals"
Professor Louis Brus, mentor

10:10 am - Adam Rothman, Princeton University
"Self-assembly and Cross-linking of Monolayers Towards Molecular Cloth as a Nanotemplate"
Professor George Flynn, mentor

10:30 am - BREAK


SESSION II
SURFACES and INTERFACES


11:00am - Jennifer Bybel, Fordham University
"Attaching DNA to Iron Oxide Nanoparticles "
Professor Rastislav Levicky, mentor

11:20 am - Kerstin Nordstrom, Bryn Mawr College
"NMR Study of Ligand Exchange Reactions on Nanoparticles"
Professor Nicholas J. Turro, mentor

11:40 am - Jenna Kosky, Allegheny College
"Molecular Recognition at Interfaces Selective Templation Via Hydrogen Bonding"
Professor Colin Nuckolls, mentor

12:00 pm - LUNCH


SESSION III
PROPERTIES


1:00m - Daniel Arking, University of Chicago
"Spatial Distribution of Angular Momentum of the Magnetization Vector in Thin NiFe Films"
Professor William Bailey, mentor

1:20 pm - Kerstin Perez, Columbia University
"Photon Emission from Controlled Fracture Growth"
Professor Jeffrey Kysar, mentor

1:40pm - Ben Smith, Harvard University
"The Mechanical Properties of Electrophoretically Deposited CdSe Nanocrystal Thin Films"
Professor Irving P. Herman, mentor

2:00 pm - BREAK


SESSION IV
PROCESSES and PROCESSING


2:30 pm - Roberto Montenegro, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
"UV-ozone Induced Growth of Silicon Oxide and Metal Oxide Films on Nylon Membranes Characterization and Gas Separation Properties"
Professor Jeffrey Koberstein, mentor

2:50 pm - Peter Stone, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"The Effect of Oxygen Partial Pressure on the Conductivity of Nanocrystalline Ceria"
Professor Siu-Wai Chan, mentor

3:10 pm - Corey Hoven, Southern Oregon University
"Femtosecond Laser-Induced Desorption"
Professor Tony Heinz, mentor

3:30 pm - FINAL PRESENTATIONS END