Format: Each presenter will give a 10-minute presentation, followed by 2 minutes for questions from the audience. Please hold questions until the end of each talk.
Schedule
9:30 Opening welcome
9:35 Eric Montgomery (Tuskegee University) – “Antiferromagnetic Single Crystal Growth for Spintronic Application via the Czochralski Method”
Mentors: Prof. Daniel Shoemaker, Jacob Christensen
9:49 Megan Batchelor (Mercer University) – “Exploring the Thermomagnetic Auto-Oscillation of Iron-Rhodium Thin Films Under Constant Applied Current”
Mentors: Prof. Axel Hoffmann, Robin Klause, Zhixin Zhang
10:03 Clerkson Ngolle (University of Maryland Eastern Shore) – “Giant magnetoresistance In Non- Collinear Antiferromagnet/ferromagnet Bilayers”
Mentors: Prof. Axel Hoffmann, Dr. Myoung-Woo Yoo
10:17 Adriana Schroeder (Parkland College) – “Creating and Characterizing Alginate-Based Nano-Hydrogels for Foliar Fertilization”
Supported through the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology REU
Mentors: Prof. Catherine Murphy, Catherine Jalomo
10:31 Kwesi Halm (University of Maryland Baltimore County) – “Improving interfacial Strength in Frontally Cured Composites”
Supported through the EFRC Regenerative Energy Efficient Manufacturing of Thermoset Polymeric Materials REMAT
Mentors: Prof. Nancy Sottos, Tyler Price
10:45 Zina Medina Barreto (University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez) – “Determining the topology of poly (DCPD) and it’s mechanical properties”
Supported through the NSF Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks MONET
Mentors: Prof. Nancy Sottos, Edgar Mejia
Break
11:09 Sridevi Pulugurtha (Columbia University) – “Theoretical Analysis of Graphene Nanostructures for Electronic and Spintronic Applications”
Mentors: Prof. Shaloo Rakheja, Kevin Daniel
11:23 Justin Potts (Macalester College) – “Optimizing Strain Characterization of Graphene Using Raman Spectroscopy”
Mentors: Prof. Nadya Mason, Preetha Sarkar
11:37 Amelia Korveziroska (Illinois State University) – “Structured Stainless-Steel Surfaces for Enhanced Flow-Boiling Heat Transfer”
Additional support through the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Center (ACRC)
Mentors: Prof. Nenad Miljkovic, Tarandeep S. Thukral
11:51 Michael Henderson (Fisk University) – “Exploring Diffusion Limitation of Electroplated Lithium Cobalt Oxide as a Cathode Material”
Supported through the Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) Partnership
Mentors: Prof. Paul Braun, Michael Caple
12:05 Harrison Hawbaker (Coe College) – “Investigating the Properties and Synthesis Factors of Thin-Film LATP Electrolyte”
Mentors: Prof. Nicola Perry, En Ju Cho
12:20
Closing Remarks
One participant was unavailable for the final talk, but we would still like to recognize them and their mentors:
Sophia Litauszki (UIUC) – “Modeling Strain Engineering in MoS2 Transistors”
Mentors: Prof. Arend van der Zande, Prof. Elif Ertekin, Kelly Hwang, Yue Zhang
