Final Presentations
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Final Symposium Thursday, August 4, 2005 |
Colloquium I
Oral Presentations of the 2005 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program on Novel Materials and Processing in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
8:30 – 10:30 a.m., Engineering Research Facility (ERF) Room 1043
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8:30 a.m. | Prof. Christos G. Takoudis | REU Program - Introductory Remarks |
8:32 a.m. | Brian P. Sautter (pdf) | "Continuous Polymer Nanofibers using Electropspinning" |
8:41 a.m. | Llarimar Maldonado-Rodriguez & Pamela A. Buzzetta (pdf) | "Plasma Assisted Synthesis of Carbide and Nitride Catalysts" |
8:59 a.m. | Alexis Rivera-Montalvo (pdf) | "Molecular simulation of copper(II)-bound organic compounds for use in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition of copper films" |
9:08 a.m. | Kaileen Blanchard (pdf) | "Synthesis and Analysis of Isotopically Pure closo-1, 2-Dicarbadodecaborane" |
9:17 a.m. | Changjun Xue (pdf) | "Catalytic Pellet Reactor Design under Uncertainty" |
9:26 a.m. | Michael Shade (pdf) | "Polymerization Reactor Control under Uncertainty" |
9:35 a.m. | Coffee Break | |
9:44 a.m. | Nicole L. Green (pdf) | "Articular Cartilage Engineering Using Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Nanostructured Biomaterials" |
9:53 a.m. | Heather L. Mentzer (pdf) | " Mapping of MSP1-19 binding regions in Band 3 Peptide " |
10:02 a.m. | Robert Dawe & Chris Drake | "A CSF volume sensor and pump for the treatment of hydrocephalus" |
10:20 a.m. | Jaime McCoin & Amin Farokhrani (pdf) | "Development and Optimization of a Micropatterning Technique Using Soft Lithographic (Microstamping) Methods" |
10:29 a.m. | Prof. C. G. Takoudis | Concluding Remarks |
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Colloquium II
Poster Presentations by the 2005 Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Fellows and Two REU Students
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., ERF Room 1047
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10:00 a.m. | Refreshments | RET Program - Introductory Remarks |
10:30 a.m. | Andreas A. Linninger | |
10:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Posters by the 2005 RET Fellows and the following REU students: | |
Ariba Chowdhury (poster pdf) | "Mechanical Characterization of Microelectrode and Cortical Tissue Interface" | |
Katie L. Harrigan (poster pdf) | "Electrochemical Characterization of Microelectrodes for use in Cortical Tissue" |