2002
Jermaine Baldwin
Undergraduate institution: University of Chicago
Project: Thin film fabrication for detection of planets orbiting distant stars
Mentors: Michael Aziz, Peter Nisenson
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Heidi Behrens
Undergraduate institution: University of California - Irvine
Project: Combining mass spectrometry and fluorescence: a new way to study biological molecules
Mentors: Joel Parks, Allison Danell
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Vincent Chu
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Manipulation of DNA using a micro-electromagnet
Mentors: Robert Westervelt, Hak-Ho Lee
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Devora Cohen-Karni
Undergraduate institution: Technion
Project: Determination of the thermoelastic constants of sapphire from curvature measurement
Mentor: Frans Spaepen, Andrea Del Vecchio
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Anuja De Silva
Undergraduate institution: Mount Holyoke College
Project: Stability of model pastes
Mentors: David Weitz, Maria Kilfoil
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Agnès Duri
Undergraduate institution: University of Montpellier
Project: Defect engineering in single-walled carbon nanotube
Mentor: Hongkun Park
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Nathan Greenblatt
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Propagation of cracks in suspensions
Mentors: David Weitz, Eric Dufresne
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Daniel Halperin
Undergraduate institution: MIT
Project: Fundamental studies of the interactions between ECM proteins and synthetic materials
Mentors: George Whitesides, Justin Jiang
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Jonas Lee
Undergraduate institution: University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign
Project: Electron transport through individual organic molecules
Mentor: Hongkun Park
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Jon Mapel
Undergraduate institution: University of Southern California
Project: Solid state metal-molecule-metal nano junctions using gallium and other low melting point alloys
Mentors: George Whitesides, Laurie Calvet, Jennah Kriebel
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Joe Markson
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Real-time visualization of single transcription and translation events in vivo
Mentor: Sunney Xie
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Christopher Mercaldi
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Investigation of stress in ZnO films
Mentor: Joost Vlassak
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Harold Nyikal
Undergraduate institution: Howard University
Project: Mechanics of foam
Mentors: Howard Stone, Stephan Koelher, Mark Durand
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Stella Offner
Undergraduate institution: Wellesley University
Project: 3-D Modeling of electrorheological suspensions in a shear-flow
Mentors: David Wietz, Yue Hu
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Elisa Otero Franqui
Undergraduate institution: University of Puerto Rico
Project: Investigating the compatibility of PDMS microfluidic systems with organic solvents
Mentors: George Whitesides, Jessamine Ng
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Anna Pilipienko
Undergraduate institution: University of Pennsylvania
Project: Study of the mechanical properties of micro gels, pastes and suspensions
Mentors: David Weitz, Vernita Gordon, Christopher Love
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Frequency stable, solid state laser diode system for chip-based slow light experiments
Mentor: Lene Hau
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Alfreda Purdon
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Fabrication of magnetic nanowire
Mentors: Robert M. Westervelt, Chungsok Lee
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Barbara Richter
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Self-directed growth and assembly of metal nano structures on gold templates
Mentors: Cynthia Friend, Ally Chan, Vidya Ramaswamy
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Ernesto Rodriguez Dumont
Undergraduate institution: University of Puerto Rico
Project: Mechanical properties of polymer vesicles
Mentors: David Weitz, Ani Nikova, Vernita Gordon
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Mariana Rodriguez Gallino
Undergraduate institution: University of Puerto Rico
Project: Controlled fabrication in polymeric materials
Mentors: George Whitesides, Mila Bontcheva
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Delano Sanchez
Undergraduate institution: Howard University
Project: Measuring molecular conductance using a mechanically-controlled break junction embedded in an elastomer
Mentors: George Whitesides, Laurie Calvet, Jennah Kriebel
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Danielle Sanzone
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Visualization of a drying droplet
Mentors: David Weitz, Nicolas Tsapis
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Elizabeth Schemm
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Electron transport in organic molecules
Mentors: Michael Tinkham, Nina Markovic
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Selia Selimovic
Undergraduate institution: Wellesley College
Project: Aging and relaxation effects in suspensions of silica particles
Mentors: David Weitz, Yue Hu
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Ashika Brinkley (Severin)
Undergraduate institution: Morgan State University
Project: Two-phase flows in microfluidic channels
Mentors: Howard Stone, Shelly Anna
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Jonathan Sommer
Undergraduate institution: University of Rochester
Project: Investigating multi-electron bubbles
Mentor: Isaac Silvera
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Adam Sood
Undergraduate institution: Harvard University
Project: Attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy of aqueous solutions that compose atmospheric aerosols
Mentors: Scot Martin, Julia Schlenker
Funding: NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363
Lisette Williams
Undergraduate institution: Xavier University
Project: Drying of colloidal systems and the games optics play
Mentors: Howard Stone, Amy Shen
Funding: SF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center | NSF DMR-9809363