Final Presentations

Final Symposium

 Thursday, August 01, 2013
 University of Illinois at Chicago


Oral Presentations of the 2013 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program on Novel Materials and Processing in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
851 South Morgan Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607
Science and Engineering Offices (SEO) Room 236

Click on the power point (ppt/pptx) and video links to view the presentations.
Time Presenter(s) Presentation Title
9:00 a.m. Refreshments
9:10 a.m. Prof. Christos G. Takoudis, directors of NSF-REU Program (video) Introductory Remarks
9:15 a.m. Shauharda Khadka (presentation link) "Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices"
9:30 a.m. Caio Peixoto (pptx) "Effect of Storage Temperature on Ti-V Surface Wettability"
9:45 a.m. Evan Beale (pptx) "The Investigation of the Surface Chemistry of Ethylene and Methyl Iodide on Ru(001) using Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy"
10:00 a.m. Jerry Zhang (pptx) "Shock Tube Catalytic Activity Experiments"
10:15 a.m. Nadiya Klep (pptx) "Lubrication Approximation using Carbopol-940"
10:30 a.m. Megan Schwarz (pptx) "Optimization for Sustainability of Integrated Ecological-Economic Model System of Planet"
10:45 a.m. Coffee and Dessert Break
11:00 a.m. Jaya Parulekar (pptx) "Selective Atomic Layer Deposition of Zirconium Oxide on Copper Patterned Silicon Substrates"
11:15 a.m. Russell Sparks (pptx) "Tubability and Electrical Measurements of Atomic Layer Deposited Yittria Doped Cerium Oxide for Fuel Cell Applications"
11:30 a.m. Daniel Li (pptx) "Wettability Behavior of Cerium Oxide Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition"
11:45 a.m. Gabriela Correa (pptx) "Percolation Properties of Triangles with Variable Aspect Ratios"
12:00 p.m. Benjamin Graham (pptx) "Analysis of the Promoter-Catalyst Interaction between Mn and Rh by Transmission Electron Microscopy"
12:15 p.m. Prof. Gregory Jursich, Prof. Christos G. Takoudis, and Peter C. Nelson (Dean of Engineering) Closing Remarks