The summer break provides a time for undergraduates
to conduct in depth research in the CMU MRSEC.
During the summer of 2006, we directed 13 undergraduate
research projects. This included three students
from FAMU/FSU (PREM) College of engineering,
two students from the College of Engineering
at Cal State Northridge, one student from Northwestern
University, one student from Northwestern University
and six students from CMU.
The summer begins with a project selection and
lab safety training. Each student conducts research
under the guidance of the senior project participants.
After five weeks, a symposium is held where all
the students present brief oral reports on their
project goals, progress to date, and plans for
the second half of the summer. The summer concludes
with final oral reports in a second symposium;
each student also produces a written summary
and answers a questionnaire. The internship is
also punctuated by additional education activities
such as mini-courses taught by our faculty and
staff, seminars series and visit of facilities.
The projects from the summer of 2006 are listed
below illustrated with pictures taken during
the final symposium.
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Chukwuemeka Aofolaju,
FAMU/FSU: “Crystallographic Effects
in Micro-Scale Machining”
Advisors:
Odzoganlar, Demir, Song. |
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Cleon Stanley, FAMU/FSU:
“GB engineering in a high purity nickel rod”
Advisors:
Rohrer, Papillon, Miller. |
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David Chan, CMU:
“Recrytallization Behavior in a High Purity Nickel Strip”
Advisors:
Rollett, Brahme, Roberts |
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David J. Deal, CSUN:
“Sample preparation for the study of grain growth in Pure Al by X-ray Diffraction
Analysis”
Advisors:
Suter, Papillon, Hefferan |
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Hilary K. McWilliams, CMU:
“23:6 Phase”
Advisors:
McHenry, Ohodnicki |
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John P. Berezney, CMU:
“Dynamics of Melting Within Bulk Binary Crystals”
Advisor:
Islam |
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Kelly M. Luckasevic, Northwestern
University:
“Subcellular Localization of Dispersed Carbon Nanotube Filaments”
Advisor:
Islam. |
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Kenk Yong Goh (Winston), CMU:
“Catalytic Activity of Ferrite Nanoparticles”
Advisors:
McHenry and Habib. |
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Kristine Ramos, FAMU/FSU:
“Magnetic Field Induced Anisotropy in Soft Magnetic Nanocomposite Materials”
Advisors:
McHenry, Ohodnicki. |
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Ratthaporn Chatchaidech, Pennsylvania
State University:
“Effect of particle architecture on mechanical reinforcement in polymer/nanoparticle
composite materials”
Advisors:
Bochstaller, Lindsay Bombalski. |
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Steven Ilias, CSUN:
“Analysis of X-ray Diffraction Microscopy Data”
Advisors:
Suter, Hefferan. |
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Todd Hoffmann, CMU:
“3D Monte-Carlo Grain Growth Simulation in Polycrystals with Strong Initial
Texture”
Advisors:
Rollett, Gruber. |
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Tyler Moss, CMU:
“Microstructure Development in Copper Based Composites”
Advisors:
Rollett, Samuel Lim. |
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More Pictures
taken during the symposium and other
activities during the summer:
| Before the symposium
starts, discussions are going on …. |
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By
the end of the symposium, some
words form Greg Rohrer. |
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Bezhad
Bavarian from CSUN attending the
meeting from his lab in California. |
Bob
Suter presenting the mini class
on X-ray diffraction microscopy
in Physics Department.
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Visit
of the machine shop after the mini
course on machining fundamentals
by Larry M Hayhurst. |
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click here for photos of
past partcipants |
