2021 SUIN Program
This year’s program was supported through an REU Site Award from the National Science Foundation (EEC-1757579).
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REU Intern | Home Institution | Faculty Mentor | Project |
Alexandra Cabrera | Georgia State University | Dr. Asif Khan | Grain-Size Analysis in Ferroelectric Materials |
DeShea Chasko | Mississippi State University | Dr. Chengzhi Shi | Enhancing Spheroid Development with Microfluidic Pulsatile Pressure |
Breyson Davis | Tuskegee University | Dr. Shannon Yee | Ionic and Lattice Contributions to Thermal Conductivity of Liquid Phase Electrolytes |
Angelica Helton | Florida Institute of Technology | Dr. Hang Lu | Whole-animal, Single-cell Transcriptomics |
Gabriel Medina | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Dr. Oliver Brand | Piezoresistive Sensors for Measuring Blood Platelet Contraction Forces |
Marlene Mendez | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | Dr. Natalie Stingelin | Characterization of Mixed Conducting Materials in Bioelectronics |
Madison Miller | Univeristy of Florida | Dr. Blair Brettmann | Thermoelectric Textiles for Body Heat Regulation and Energy Harvesting |
Rebecca Mosier | Johns Hopkins University | Dr. Wilbur Lam | Microfluidic Assays for Measurement of Sickle Cell Biophysics |
John Mark Page | Freed-Hardeman University | Dr. Michael Filler | Bottom-Up Electronic Devices: Mask Removal |
Anthony Perez Pinon | Miami Dade College | Dr. Muhannad Bakir | Low-impedance high-density multi-electrode arrays |
Matthew Po | University of Florida | Dr. Kim Kurtis | Effect of Nanocellulose Materials on Cement Hydration |
Sarah Spalding | Mercer University | Dr. Younan Xia | Silica Nanobottles for Controlled Release and Applications to Vascular Injur |
2019 SUIN Program
This year’s program was supported through an REU Site Award from the National Science Foundation (EEC-1757579).
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2018 SUIN Program
This year’s program was supported through an REU Site Award from the National Science Foundation (EEC-1757579).
Click on each intern’s name to read a synopsis of their time as a SUIN intern. These interviews will be posted as they become available.
Click on the project name to read the final report.
2017 SUIN Program
SENIC would like to thank the following sponsors for our 2017 Southeastern Undergraduate Internships in Nanotechnology:
- Abbott
- Hitachi, HTA
- Kimberly-Clark
- SURE Program (College of Engineering, Georgia Tech)
Click on each student’s name to read a synopsis of their time as a SUIN intern. These interviews will be posted monthly during the fall semester.
Intern | Home Institution | Faculty Mentor | Project |
Sarah Hordern | University of Texas at Austin | Dr. Kimberly Kurtis | Can We Increase Concrete Durability with Nanoparticles? |
Melanie Brunet | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | Dr. Shannon Yee | Thermal conductivity measurement of polymer fibers using the four-probe method |
Spencer Temples | Clemson University | Dr. Paul Kohl | Use of Sacrificial Polymers in the Manufacturing of Low Dielectric Materials |
Nicholas Thuet | Arizona State University | Dr. Elsa Reichmanis | Stretchable Electronics: Processing and Analyzing Blended P3HT-PDMS Devices |
2016 SUIN Program
Click on each student’s name to read a synopsis of their time as a SUIN intern. These interviews will be posted monthly during the fall semester.
Student Intern | Home University | Faculty Mentor | Project |
Thomas Metke | Vanderbilt University | Todd Sulchek | High-Throughput Cell Separation with Microfluidic Devices |
Cooper Thome | University of Tennessee | Elsa Reichmanis | Cellulose Nanocrystal Liquid Crystal Templating of Conductive PEDOT:PSS |
Michael Vander Zwaag | University of Michigan | Kim Kurtis | Making “Greener” Concrete Using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles |
John Nance | University of North Carolina | Peter Hesketh | Characterization of NiFe Artificial Cilia |
Elizabeth Tom | University of Michigan | Michael Filler | Plasmonic-Phononic Hybrid Nanowires: New Materials for Extreme Infrared Light Focusing |
Yaneira Gonzalez | University of Puerto Rico | Yuanzhi Tang | Effects of Metal Presence on the Structure, Reactivity, and Transformation of Magnesium Oxides |