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Spring 2019

·  Francis Snyder '21 --- Microrheology of gels

·  Mike Jenkins '19 --- Neural networks and particle tracking

·  Rui Zhang '18 --- Microrheology of dilute colloidal suspensions

·  Miranda Mazzio '18 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses in 3D

·  Nazeim Brame '20 (Chemical Biology and Chemistry major) --- Particle dynamics of dense colloidal glasses in 3D

·  Odir Duenas '20 (Chemical Biology and Chemistry major) --- Motion of a probe particle near walls

·  Martyna Habdas '20 (Biology and Spanish major) --- Novel porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Bruke Baraki, Marcus Klupar, and David Whitehouse (Saint Joseph’s Preparatory High School) --- Microrheology of colloidal gels

Fall 2018

·  Francis Snyder '21 --- Microrheology of gels

·  Micheal Jenkins '19 --- Machine learning and neural networks

·  Rui Zhang '18 --- icrorheology of dilute colloidal suspensions

·  Miranda Mazzio '18 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses in 3D


Summer 2018

·  Miranda Mazzio '18 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses in 3D

·  Francis Snyder '21 --- Microrheology of gels

·  Carter Hrabick (Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School) and Owen Sherbinko (Marple Newtown High School) --- Forced probe motion in 2d colloidal gels.

·  Ian Self (La Salle College High School) and Thomas Petz (Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School) --- Wall effects on probe particle motion.

·  Jack Seiberlich (La Salle College High School) and Harrison Sharp (La Salle College High School) --- Effects of charging on colloidal suspensions.

Spring 2018

·  Rui Zhang '18 --- Microrheology of dilute colloidal suspensions

·  Miranda Mazzio '18 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses in 3D

·  Mike Jenkins '19 --- Machine learning and neural networks

·  Francis Snyder '21 --- Microrheology of gels

Fall 2017

·  Rui Zhang '18 --- Microrheology of dilute colloidal suspensions

·  Miranda Mazzio '18 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses in 3D

·  Mike Jenkins '19 --- Machine learning and neural networks


Summer 2017

·  Rui Zhang '18 --- Microrheology of dilute colloidal suspensions

·  Miranda Mazzio '18 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses in 3D

·  Alex Rudnicki (Lower Merion High School) --- Measuring impulse on collision with foams of various elasticity.

·  Liam Ward (La Salle College High School) --- Measuring impulse on collision with foams of various elasticity.

Spring 2017

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Microrheology of dilute colloidal suspensions / Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Rui Zhang '18 --- Microrheology of dilute colloidal suspensions

·  Miranda Mazzio '18 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses in 3D

·  Mike Jenkins '19 --- Machine learning and neural networks

Fall 2016

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Structure of dense colloidal glasses, microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Rui Zhang '18 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Mike Jenkins '19 --- Machine learning and neural networks


Summer 2016

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Structure of dense colloidal glasses, microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Rui Zhang '18 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Mike Jenkins '19 --- Machine learning and neural networks

Spring 2016

·  Gregory Hogan '16 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Nick Johnson '16 --- Sudden impact of bones. 3D printing.

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Michael Jenkins '19 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

Fall 2015

·  Gregory Hogan '16 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Nick Johnson '16 --- Sudden impact of bones. 3D printing

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses


Summer 2015

·  Sebastian Hurtado Parra '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Ryan Stull '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Gregory Hogan '16 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Nick Johnson '16 --- Sudden impact of bones

Spring 2015

·  Sebastian Hurtado Parra '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Ryan Stull '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Gregory Hogan '16 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Eric Mongeau '15 --- 3D printing and aerodynamic shapes

Fall 2014

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Sebastian Hurtado Parra '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Ryan Stull '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions


Summer 2014

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Sebastian Hurtado Parra '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

Spring 2014

·  Zachery Brown '17 --- Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Martin Iwanicki '14 --- Vibrational properties of dense colloidal suspensions

·  Sebastian Hurtado Parra '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Ryan Stull '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

Fall 2013

·  Martin Iwanicki '14 --- Vibrational properties of dense colloidal suspensions

·  Sebastian Hurtado Parra '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Ryan Stull '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions


Summer 2013

·  Martin Iwanicki '14 --- Vibrational properties of dense colloidal suspensions

·  Sebastian Hurtado Parra '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Ryan Stull '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

Spring 2013

·  Daniel Flynn '13 --- Bone breaking - impulse and elasticity

·  Martin Iwanicki '14 --- Vibrational properties of dense colloidal suspensions

·  Sebastian Hurtado Parra '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

·  Ryan Stull '15 --- Microrheology of colloidal suspensions

Fall 2012

·  Martin Iwanicki - Vibrational properties of dense colloidal suspensions


Summer 2012

·  quasi sabbatical - no students in the lab

Spring 2012

·  Daniel Flynn - Impact forces acting on bones

·  Lisa Mariani - friction (with Dr. Paul Angiolillo)

·  John Mike Devany - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

Fall 2011

·  Daniel Flynn - Dense colloidal suspensions and impact forces acting on bones

·  Martin Iwanicki - Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Lisa Mariani - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions and friction

·  John Mike Devany - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions and shear-thinning liquids


Summer 2011

·  Daniel Flynn - Dense colloidal suspensions and bone breaking

·  Martin Iwanicki - Dense colloidal suspensions and structure of colloidal glasses

·  Lisa Mariani - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions and friction

·  John Mike Devany - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions and shear-thinning liquids

Spring 2011

·  Matthew Mawhinney - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions

·  Joseph Conti - Measuring drag force in non-Newtonian liquids in introductory laboratory

·  Michael Goodwin - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Daniel Flynn - Dense colloidal suspensions

·  Lisa Mariani - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions

·  John Mike Devany - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions

·  Martin Iwanicki - Dense colloidal suspensions

·  Eugene Berezovski - Measuring drag force in non-Newtonian liquids in introductory laboratory

Fall 2010

·  Matthew Mawhinney - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions

·  Joseph Conti - Measuring drag force in non-Newtonian liquids

·  Michael Goodwin - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Jonathan Roentgen - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

·  Daniel Flynn - Dense colloidal suspensions

·  Martin Iwanicki - Dense colloidal suspensions

·  John Mike Devany - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions

·  Lisa Mariani - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions

·  Eugene Berezovski - Measuring drag force in non-Newtonian liquids


Summer 2010

·  Matthew Mawhinney - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions

·  Michael Goodwin - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Jonathan Roeltgen - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

Spring 2010

·  Matthew Mawhinney - Ellipsoidal colloidal suspensions

·  Michael Goodwin - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Joseph Conti - Aging in attractive colloidal glasses

·  Jonathan Roeltgen - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

Fall 2009

·  Matthew Mawhinney - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Michael Goodwin - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Joseph Conti - Measuring drag force in non-Newtonian liquids


Summer 2009

·  Matthew Mawhinney - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Joseph Conti - Aging in attractive glasses

Spring 2009

·  Matthew Mawhinney - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Joseph Conti - Measuring drag force in non-Newtonian liquids

·  Michele Mestrinaro - Dynamics of black fly larvae

Fall 2008

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition

·  Matthew Mawhinney - New porphyrin complexes in PDT

·  Michele Mestrinaro - Dynamics of black fly larvae


Summer 2008

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition

·  Matthew Mawhinney - Aging in attractive colloidal glasses

Spring 2008

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition

·  Matthew Mawhinney - Aging in attractive colloidal glasses

Fall 2007

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition

·  Stephen Buch - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids


Summer 2007

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition

·  Stephen Buch - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

·  Michele Mestrinaro - Aging in attractive colloidal glasses

·  Michael Serio - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

Spring 2007

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition

·  Stephen Buch - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

·  Michele Mestrinaro - Aging in attractive colloidal glasses

·  Michael Serio - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

Fall 2006

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition

·  Stephen Buch - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids


Summer 2006

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition

·  Stephen Buch - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

Spring 2006

·  Nora Graneto - Reentrant glass transition

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition

Fall 2005

·  Hans Wheelersburgh - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

·  Nora Graneto - Reentrant glass transition

·  Andrzej Latka - Reentrant glass transition


Summer 2005

·  Hans Wheelersburgh - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

·  Nora Graneto - Reentrant glass transition

Spring 2005

·  Hans Wheelersburgh - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

·  Nora Graneto - Kinematics of a sphere in non-Newtonian liquids

Fall 2004

·  no students - setting up laboratory


 

Student Presentations

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poster titled " Arti cial Neural Networks Search for Gravitational Waves "

Joseph Popp and Marco Serra

Poster titled "The Size of the Fluidized Region Around a Sphere Moving in a Non-Newtonian Liquid"

Shayna Sit and Piotr Habdas



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 Pictures

 --- 2019 ---

Bruke (Saint Joseph’s Preparatory High School) at the confocal microscope and Bruke along with Nazeim and myself while collecting data in dilute colloidal gels.

 

Marcus (Saint Joseph’s Preparatory High School) before taking a 3D time lapse data of dilute colloidal gels.



Martyna, Mike, Francis, and Rui gave oral presentations on February 15 at the Mid-Atlantic Soft Matter Workshop at the Institute for Bioscience & Biotechnology Research.




--- 2018 ---

Francis and Rui.

 


Ian and Thomas collecting data, Owen and Carter presenting at a weekly group meeting.

 


Carter and Jack collecting data.

 


Jack giving a presentation and Owen collecting data.

 


--- 2017 ---

Rui and Mike analyzing data.

 


Miranda at the confocal microscope and Liam and Alex preparing to collect data.

 


--- 2016 ---

Zack and Rui preparing set up for the magnetic bead moving through dilute suspensions project.

 


Mike working on the neural network project.




APS 2016 in Baltimore

Zack giving a talk.



--- 2015 ---

MASM 14 at Georgetown

Sebastian and Zack heading to the workshop at Georgtown University.




--- 2014 ---

86th Annula Meeting of Society of Rehology in Philadelphia

Sebastian at the SOR meeting in center city Philadelphia.

 



--- 2011 ---

Summer Scholars

Summer Scholars students in the lab. Lisa working at a computer and Dan trying out his bone impact apparatus.

 

Martin and John Mike having fun with growing jelly marbles and a picture of the whole group.

 



--- 2010 ---

Summer Research

Matt working at the chemistry bench. Mike looking at the mouse melanoma cells.

 


Jonathan getting ready to drop steel spheres into a non-Newtonian fluid. Mike and Matt at the confocal microscope.

 



Spring Research

Joe counting tapioca beads.




--- 2007 ---

Sigma Xi Research Society Symposium

Steve and Andrzej presenting at the Sigma Xi Symposium.

 



--- 2006 ---

Summer Scholars

Andrzej working on the manuscript. Steve getting ready to drop steel spheres into a non-Newtonian liquid.

 


Andrzej and Steve testing jamming theory.




--- 2005 ---

Fall research

Nora at the microscope and Hans getting ready to drop a steel sphere into a tube filled with mud.