2022 Research Posters
The poster reception will be celebrated jointly with the NNCI REU Convocation Event at the SAC Cardinal Lounge on 8/9 starting at 4:40pm. This event is for registered participants only.
NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOMATERIALS
1.Gas Sensor Array for Detecting Aromatic VOCs Using Metalated Gold Monolayer Protected Clusters, Sujoy Halder, University of Louisville
2.Determining powder wettability and Hansen Solubility Parameters of Carbon Blacks using NMR solvent relaxation, Ravi Sharma, Mageleka Inc.
3.Defect Dynamics in Two-Dimensional Black Phosphorus under Noble Gas Ions Irradiation, Saransh Gupta, University of Louisville
4.High Mobility Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Electronic Textiles, Paula Alarcon Espejo, University of Kentucky
5.Understanding the Correlations Between Structure, Electronic Properties, and Oxygen Vacancy Migration in Samarium Nickelates, Ranga Teja Pidathala, University of Louisville
6.Vapor-Phase and Electrochemical Intercalation of Alkali Atoms in Phosphorene as a Pathway to Novel Properties, Usman Abu, University of Louisville
7.Development of a Reduced Complexity MEMS Differential Scanning Calorimetry Sensor, Tommy Roussel, University of Louisville
8.Electrochemical Li intercalation in BP and b-As2P3 Alloy and High-Pressure Studies of BP: Raman Spectroscopy Studies, Dinushika Vithanage, University of Louisville
9.PEDOT: PSS Polymer Aerosol Jet-printing for Robotic Skin Sensors, Olalekan Olowo, University of Louisville
10.N-type doping systems for Organic Electrochemical Transistors, Vianna Le, University of Kentucky
11.Understanding Gold- Tin(IV) Oxide Interface On The Atomic Level Using In-Situ TEM Heating, Ponsuge Thisera, University of Kentucky
12.Getting Bigger Data Out of TEM: Quantifying Nanoscale Particles with Automated TEM Software, Jillian Cramer, University of Kentucky
13.Kinetic Study of the Growth of CsPbBr3 Nanocrystals on a Microfluidic Platform, Xiaobing Tang, University of Kentucky
14.Effect of Water Vapor Pressure on Positive and Negative Tone Electron-Beam Patterning of PMMA, Deepak Kumar, University of Kentucky
15.Probing Electronic Properties of Emergent Quantum Phenomena of Layered Materials with Scanning Probes, Kathryn Pitton, University of Kentucky
16.Multifunctional Hierarchy and Soft-Hard Multimaterial Approaches to Improve Crushing Performance of Re-entrant Honeycombs, Fatih Usta, University of Louisville
17.Nanoparticle Synthesis and Assembly for the Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Growth, Md Abdul Hoque, University of Cincinnati
18.Electrical Conductivity Measurements on Chemically Bonded CNTs to Copper, Chaminda Nawarathne, University of Cincinnati
19. Tuning of electrospinning parameters for nanofiber mats, Tonoy Mondal, University of Louisville
20. Isolation of Hollow Spinel-Structured Iron Oxide Nanocapsules, Rose Pham, University of Kentucky
21. Overview of Glass Microfabrication at Samtec, Chris Bohn, Samtech Inc.
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
22. High-Throughput Crystal Orientation Mapping using CMOS-based Electron BackScatter Diffraction Detector, Nicolas Briot, University of Kentucky
23.Demonstrating a New Ink Material for Aerosol Printing Conductive Traces and Custom Strain Gauges on Flexible Surfaces, Dilan Ratnayake, University of Louisville
24.An Experimental Study of Cellular Mechanical Interface in a Bi-Material Structure Fabricated by Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing, Sumit Paul, University of Louisville
25.Investigation of Transient Region and Scan Length Effect in Powder Bed Fusion Process, Santosh Rauniyar, University of Louisville
26.Effects of Process Parameters on the NiTiHf High-Temperature Shape Memory Alloy Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Guher Toker, University of Kentucky
27.Design and Evaluation of Operando Magneto-Assisted Direct Writing Processing and Effects of Fiber Alignment in Printed Composite, Abdullah Al Noman, Florida State University
29.Microreactor-Assisted Nanomaterial Deposition for Additive Manufacturing, Chih-hung Chang, Oregon State University
30.Corrosion Performance of Laser-Powder Bed Processed 420 Stainless Steel, Waliul Islam Khan, University of Louisville
31.Hyperelastic Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) Material Characterization using Analytical and FEA Modeling, Lucas Gallup, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
32.Additive Manufacturing Quality Control at the Microscale through High-Resolution MicroCT, Nicolas Briot on behalf of Ben McNamee, University of Kentucky
33. Generative Design & Topology Optimization of 3D Printing with Soybean Fiber Reinforced ABS Composite Filament, Saleh Khankar, University of Louisville
34. Generative Design, Topology Optimization and lattice design Based 3D Printing via Metal Fused Filament Fabrication, Saleh Khanjar, University of Louisville
ROBOTICS
35.Serpenbot - Laser Driven Microrobot for Dry Surfaces Operated Using Learning Control, Zhong Yang, LARRI
36.Multi-robot Collaboration for Electronic Textiles Fabrication, Danming Wei, LARRI
37.Precision Evaluation of Large Payload SCARA Robot for PCB Assembly, Andrew Nimon, LARRI
BIO & HEALTH
38.Novel Medical Device for Maternal Health, Riya Shah, University of Louisville
39.Development of a Custom Wrist Wearable for Use in Nursing Homes, Johnathan Frech, University of Louisville
40.Lactobacillus Crispatus Loaded Electrospun Fibers to Target Gardnerella Vaginalis Growth in Bacterial Vaginosis, Mohamed Mahmoud, University of Louisville
41.Decreased Cell Rigidity Increases Confined Migration in GBM, Landon Teer, University of Louisville
42.Catalytic Conversion of Waste Plant Biomass to Biodegradable Plastics for a Circular Economy, Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh, University of Louisville
43.Designing Second Generation Nano-Vaccines and Antivirals Based on Long Lasting Broad Protection from Natural Immunity, Against Current and Future COVID Variants and Subvariants, Girish Kotwal, Kotwar Bioconsulting, InflaMED Inc., One Innovation Center, University of Louisville
44.Development of Alternative Magnetic Stimulation Design for Cochlear Arrays, Ressa Reneth Sarreal, Georgia Institute of Technology
45.Development of a Healthcare Wearable, Johnathan Frech, University of Louisville
46. Influence of Emitted Particles and Gases on Indoor Air Quality during Vat Photopolymerization Processes, Lauren N. Bowers, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
47.Studying the Influence of Recycling PLA and ABS Filament on Emission Characteristics, Elizabeth Arnold,National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
ENERGY
48.Investigating Interactions of Structural Materials Used in Nuclear Fusion Reactors Using in situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, Manisha De Alwis Goonatilleke, University of Kentucky
49.Ion Transport and Interfacial Stability In Fluorine Containing Lithium Argyrodite Electrolytes For Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Varun Shreyas, University of Louisville
50.Stable and Thin Sulfide-based Composite Electrolyte Membranes for High-Performance Solid-State Sodium Batteries, Xiaolin Guo, University of Louisville
51.High-Temperature Heat Exchangers for Concentrated Solar Power, Julio Izquierdo, University of Louisville
52.Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Based Nanomaterials for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications, Vishwas Bedekar, Middle Tennessee State University
53.Thermoplastic Elastomers for High Performance Barocaloric Cooling, Naveen Weerasekera, University of Louisville
OTHER
54.Onsite Hydrogen Generation Meets Needs of Semi Fab and Metal AM, David Wolff, Nel Hydrogen
55.A few materials chemistry projects at Western Kentucky University, Laurence Hill, Western Kentucky Universit
NNCI REU CONVOCATION POSTERS
C1. Fabrication of Bilayer Suspended Photonic Crystals (PhC), Rebekah Jin, University of California, Los Angeles - NNCI REU @ CNS (Harvard)
C2.Development and Characterization of 3D-printable Conductive Polymer Composites for Application in Tactile Sensors, Chelsea Latham, Florida A&M University -NNCI REU @ KY Multiscale (U. of Louisville)
C3.Fabricating Porous, Ceramic Based Spacers for Thermionic Energy Applications, Orevaoghene Omodior, Indiana University - NNCI REU @ MANTH (U. of Pennsylvania)
C4.Superfluorescence of Hybrid Halide Perovskites in Optical Cavity, Aaliyah Beckford, NC State University, RTNN (NC State)
C5. Characterizing the Conductivity and Gauge Factor of PEDOT:PSS, Daniel Woodruff, Purdue University, KY Multiscale (U. of Louisville)
C6. Detection and Modeling of Water Contaminants Using Microcantilever-Based Biosensing Platforms , Ryan Talusan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, SHyNE (Northwestern U.)
C7. Understanding the Origin of Absorption and Emission Spectra of Organic Materials, Nicholas Edwards, NC State University, RTNN (NC State)
C8. Structural and Band Level Alignment Investigation of CsPbBr3 / Graphene / CsPbI3 Heterostructures Via First Principles Calculations, Daniel Duke, University of Alabama-Huntsville, RTNN (Duke University)
C9. High Efficiency Flexible Perovskite Solar Modules, John Mark Page, Georgia Institute of Technology, RTNN (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
C10. An Investigation into Lead Adsorption from Drinking Water by Tea , Stephanie Wang, Case Western Reserve University, SHyNE (Northwestern University)
C11. Pyrolysis of two-photon polymerized foam structures, Hibiki Mitsuboshi, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, NNF (University of Nebraska)
C12. Crystallinity and Morphological Changes in Layered Hybrid Perovskites Post Amino-Efflorescence, Katherine (Katie) G. Broun, University of Rochester, RTNN (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
C13. High throughput production of nature-derived biodegradable polymer micron/nanofibers, Catherine Pfaltzgraff, Texas A&M University, CNS (Harvard)
C14. Coplanar Microwave Waveguide Resonators, Sean Anderson Jr., Morgan State University, CNF (Cornell)
C15. Effect of Sliding Speed on the Formation of ZrO2 Antiwear Tribofilms in Boundary Conditions, Julia Griffin, Mount Holyoke College, MANTH (University of Pennsylvania)
C.16 A Python-Based Jupyter Notebook Guide for X-ray Diffraction Techniques, Haan Al Saeedi, Oakton Community College, SHyNE (Northwestern University)
C17. Optimizing Nanomagnetic Force Modulation through Geometric Shaping, Hannah Kempfert, University of Florida, MONT (Montana State University)
C18. Soft Nanomaterial Carriers: Eliminating Burst Release of Their Cargo, Ashley M. Martinez, Northern Arizona University, NCI-SW (Northern Arizona University)
C19. New Findings in the Fabrication of Silicon Micropillar Arrays Using the Bosch Process, David Li, Lehigh University, CNS (Harvard)
C20. Characterization of a Silica-Packed Microreactor over Flowrate and Temperature, Ryan C. Chow, University of Utah, KY Multiscale (University of Louisville)
C21. Printing Functional Gas Diffusion Layers via 3D printers for Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reactors, Zeinab Ismail, St. John’s University, CNF (Cornell University)
C22. Electrical Characterization of MEMs Microgrippers in Circuits, Nathan Song, UC Berkeley, KY Multiscale (U. of Louisville)
C23. Computer Vision Aided Automatic Waveguide Alignment and Optimization System, Schuyler Diaz, Arizona State University, SDNI (University of California at San Diego)
C24. Biodegradable Phosphate Sensor for Agricultural Use, Ariel Struzyk, Cornell University, MANTH (University of Pennsylvania)
C25. Assessing the Chondrogenic Influence of Nanofabricated 3D Scaffolds on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Haley Thompson, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, MANTH (University of Pennsylvania)
C26. Microvalve Array for a Reconfigurable Tactile Tablet for Vision Impaired Individuals, Parisa Zalmai, Virginia ommonwealth University (VCU), KY Multiscale (University of Louisville)
C27. Development of Sputtered Aluminum Nitride Thin Films on Silicon, Jada Bonds, College of William & Mary, CNS (Harvard)
C28. Microfluidic Handling of DNA for Efficient Spatial Genomics Research, Eryka Kairo, Seton Hall University, CNF (Cornell University)
C29. Imaging of Hyperbolic Plasmon-Phonon Polaritons in Twisted Double Bilayer Graphene, Anna Li, University of California, Berkeley, CNS (Harvard)
C30. Development and Characterization of Fusogenic Porous Silicon Nanoparticles for siRNA Delivery for the Treatment of Retinal Neovascularization, James Gow, University of California San Diego, SDNI (University of California at San Diego)
C31. Formulating Lipid Nanoparticles with Targeting Peptides, Errysteinn Frondarina, Southwestern College, SDNI (University of California at San Diego)
C32. SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme (Mpro) Detection with a Matrix-Insensitive Nanoplasmonic Platform, Christina Vialva, Southwestern College, SDNI (University of California at San Diego)
C33. Simulation of Glancing Angle Deposition, Ojas Kulkarni, University of Utah, KY Multiscale (University of Louisville)
C34. Development and Fabrication of Silicon Nanostructures for Mechano-Bactericidal Studies, Wesley Chiu, University of Arizona, SHyNE (Northwestern University)
C35. Hybrid Porous Silicon Nanoparticle and Polycaprolactone Drug Delivery System for Revascularization of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Post Surgically, Laura Charria, University of California at San Diego, SDNI (UC San Diego)
C36. Alternative Development Methods for NR9-1500PY Photoresist, Giancarlos Solano, Farmingdale State College, MONT (Montana State University)
C37. Film Synthesis and Crystal Growth of Perovskites by Melt Processing, Bethany Claes, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, RTNN (Duke University)
C38. Characterization of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskites and 2D/3D Perovskite Heterostructures Deposited by Resonant Infrared Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation (RIR MAPLE), Massyl Mallen, University of Connecticut, RTNN (Duke University)
C39. Characterization of Pleurobema Rubrum Shells, Angela Wang, University of Kentucky, KY Multiscale (U. of Kentucky)
C40. Cathode Nanofabrication for Increased Power and Extended Drone Flight, Jackson B. Vyletel, University of Notre Dame, MANTH (U. of Pennsylvania)
C41. Solid-State Synthesis of Iron Fluoride Nanocomposites as Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Steven (Steph) Meikle, University of Florida, SDNI (U. of California at San Diego)
C42. Charge Transfer Doping of MAPb0.5Sn0.5I3 Perovskite Films, Maria Bambrick-Santoyo, Yale University, RTNN (Duke Univeristy)
C43. Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) to Detect Breast Cancer, Maria Yadira Jimenez Quijada, University of Arizona - Pima Community College, NCI-SW (University of Arizona)
C44. Investigating the Electrokinetic Behavior of Cement-Based and Alternative Cementitious Materials, Rachel Qian, Villanova University, CNF (Cornell University)
C45. You will Ru(e) the Day: Developing Area‐Selective Processes to Enable Ru‐Based Interconnect at the 2 nm Node and Beyond, Elisa Simoni, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, CNF (Cornell University)
C46. Compositional Analysis of Historic & Pre-Historic Pigments, Benjamin Sampson, University of Kentucky, KY Multiscale (U. of Kentucky)
C47. Design of a New Broadband Output Coupler for Optimal THz Laser Performance, Michael Bregar, California Institute of Technology, CNS (Harvard)
C48. Bio-trapping Bacteria and Impact on Bio-Corrosion of Carbon Steel, Dane Mansfield, Amherst College, MONT (Montana State U.)
C49. Characterization and Optimization of Inkjet Printing Process of the Conducting Silver Structures, Natalie Ogden, Rowan University, KY Multiscale (U. of Louisville)
C50. Study of Surface Functionalization for Direct Printing of Perovskite Single Crystals on Chips, Jordana Mazer, University at Buffalo, RTNN (North Carolina State University)
C51. Study of Monolayer Collapse of Droplets in Virtual Wells and on Microfabricated Pedestals, Kristopher Luck, Murray State University, KY Multiscale (U. of Louisville)
C52. Fabrication of Flexible Braille Display with Integrated Magnetic Controls, Rodolfo Cantu, University of Texas at Austin, CNF (Cornell University)
C53. Stability of Titanium Oxide Hydrates in Cellulose-Based Films for ‘Green Photonics’, Yusaku Abe, Waseda University Tokyo, Japan, SENIC (Georgia Institute of Technology)
C54. Exciton Energy Transfer in Photosynthetic Systems, Alexander Hardin, Northern Arizona University, NCI-SW (Northern Arizona University)
C55. Exploring the Centrifugal Force as a Control Mechanism for Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching, Frank Lynch, University of Scranton, MANTH (U. of Pennsylvania)
C56. Simulating Open Quantum Dynamics Through Quantum Algorithms, Isaiah Raspet, Northern Arizona University, NCI-SW (Northern Arizona University)
C57. Optimization of Ultrasound Fields in Acoustofluidic Channels for Microbubble-enhanced Molecular Delivery to Cells, Gavin Fowler, Somerset Community College, KY Multiscale (U. of Louisville)
C58. Optimization of Wire-Grid Polarizer Characterization, Ganesh Petterson, St. Lawrence University, MONT (Montana State University)