Final Presentations

Final Symposium

 Thursday, August 4, 2005
 University of Illinois at Chicago

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 

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

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 

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"