2023 Research Posters

The poster reception will be celebrated in the Herman and Heddy Kurz Pavilion Ballroom on 7/25 at 4:30PM. This event is for registered participants only. All participants will be entered as contestants in the NNCI Nano + AM Poster Competition. Winners will be announced at the Summit Luncheon on July 26th.

  1. Smart Connectors for Cut-and-Seam Manufacturing of Soft Electronics, Miss Samantha Musante, Trinity College/IMPACT-REU

  2. Bio-inspired Surfaces: Fabrication of Shark Skin Using Glancing Angle Deposition (GLAD), Mr. Luca Caruso, George Washington University/IMPACT-REU

  3. 3D-printed Flow Battery Leveraging Advanced Materials and Microscale Featured Electrodes, Mr. Cobe Smart, University of South Florida/IMPACT-REU

  4. Fluidic Device for Removal of Extracellular Hemoglobin from Freeze-Dried Blood Products, Miss Erica Guelfi, Vanderbilt University/IMPACT-REU

  5. Pushing the Limits of SLA Printed Molds, Miss Alejandra Rivera Ramos, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez/IMPACT-REU

  6. Simulation of a Bistable Buckling Beam using Electrostatics Actuation and Lorentz Force, Mr. Angel Soto, The University of Texas at El Paso/IMPACT-REU

  7. Structure-Property Relationships for Material Extrusion 3D-Printing of Stainless-Steel for Orthopedic Applications, Miss Lauren Shackleford, University of Kentucky/IMPACT-REU

  8. Dielectrophoretic Trapping of Nanoparticles with Carbon Nanofiber Mats, Miss Hannah Stanley, Georgia Institute of Technology/IMPACT-REU

  9. Laser-Driven Microrobots for Microscale Manipulation, Miss Jessica Rutherford, Saint Louis University/IMPACT-REU

  10. Aerosol and Inkjet Printing of interconnects for Die Level Custom, Mr. Michael Sassa, Clemson University/LARRI

  11. Detection of fM Concentrations of 4 nm Diameter Gold Nanoparticles by Stripping Voltammetry Following Electrophoretic Deposition and Electrochemical Seeded Growth Amplification, Miss Miracle Amechi, University of Louisville

  12. Boosting Thermoelectric Power Factor of Carbon Nanotube Networks with Excluded Volume by Co-embedded Microparticles, Dr. Je-Hyeong Bahk, University of Cincinnati

  13. Electrophoretic Deposition and Stripping of Metal Nanoparticle-Molecule-Metal Film Junctions, Mr. Fahad Bin Halim, University of Louisville

  14. Therapeutic Rocking Chair Mechanism Design: Assisted Rocking for Pediatric Spinal Injury Patients, Mr. Grant Morgan on behalf of Cassidy Caid, University of Louisville

  15. Inkjet Printed PbS Quantum dot Device for in-space Application, Mr. Mark Ciappesoni, University of Miami

  16. Microfluidic Generation of Alginate Beads to Quantify Intra-Tumoral Compressive Stress, Mr. Zachary Fowler, University of Louisville

  17. Development of a Micro-Differential Scanning Calorimetry Thermal Analysis Device for Clinical Diagnostics, Dr. Nichola Garbett, University of Louisville

  18. Microtubule-Mediated Behavior of Vinculin Knockout Breast Cancer Cells in Confined Migration, Mr. Jonathan Gonzalez, Vanderbilt University

  19. Stimulating Collateral Arterial Growth Using Acellular, Growth-Factor Free Hydrogels for the Treatment of Critical Limb Ischemia, Ms. Raey Hunde, Vanderbilt University

  20. Measuring Turbidity of Milliliter Chilled Whiskey Samples Using a Benchtop Peltier System, Mr. Zach Hisle, University of Louisville

  21. Angle-resolved Polarized Raman study of 2-dimensional Cr2Se3, Mr. Mohammed Irziqat, University of Louisville

  22. Electrospun Nanofiber Mat as an Electrode for Dielectrophoretic Trapping of Nanoparticles, Mr. Tonoy Kumar Mondal, University of Louisville

  23. BaTiO3/SU-8 Nanocomposite Dielectric for Inkjet Printing, Mr. Mustapha Muhammad, Wright State University

  24. Deformation Pattern of Cellular Mechanical Interface in a bi-Material Structure Fabricated by Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing, Mr. Sumit Paul, University of Louisville

  25. Upcycling Waste Biomass into Bio-plastics: A Path for Bioeconomy, Dr. Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh, University of Louisville

  26. Bending and Radial Mechanical Behavior of Deep-sea Sponge Inspired Tubular Metamaterials, Mr. Zhennan Zhang, University of Louisville

  27. Creating More Efficient Solar Cells with Vanadium Oxide Thin Films, Ms. Erin Burgard, Vanderbilt University

  28. Synthesis and Characterization of Bimetallic Core-shell Iron oxide- Aluminum oxide Nanoparticles, Mr. Bishow Regmi, University of Cincinnati

  29. MEMS Optical Cavities for Low Power Distributed Sensing, Mr. Jacob Schopp, University of Louisville

  30. Application of the NeXus System for the Production of Multi-Layer Flexible PCBs with SMD Components, Mr. Daniel Sills, LARRI/UofL

  31. Size-Controlled Electrodeposition of Gold Nanoparticles and Nanoclusters, Ms. Binu Thapa, University of Louisville

  32. Electrochemical Size Analysis of Gold Nanoclusters (Au-NCs) Isolated by Solvent Fractionation, Ms. Dilmi Waidyaratne, University of Louisville

  33. Carbon Nanotubes based Microelectrode Fabrication for Enzymatic Detection of Biomolecules, Ms. Nilni Weekrawarna, University of Cincinnati

  34. Neutrophil-Mediated Transendothelial Delivery of E-selectin Liposomes for Targeting Inflammatory Sites, Ms. Laura Weinstein, University of Delaware

  35. The effect of printing parameters on crushing behavior of 3D printed Nylon and CF/Nylon samples using Powder Bed Fusion and Material Extrusion techniques, Mr. Mina Hanna, Shoubra Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt

  36. Sources of Metal Contaminants during Fused Filament Fabrication 3-Dimensional Printing, Mrs. Lauren Bowers, CDC/NIOSH

  37. From Macro- to Nano-: Multiscale Microscopy and Materials Characterization using Correlative Tools, Dr. Nicholas Briot, University of Kentucky

  38. Improving an Automated TEM Particle Analysis Workflow via Machine Learning, Ms.Jillian Cramer, University of Kentucky

  39. Rapid Screening of NiTi Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing Parameters and Alloy Compositions Using Metal Powder Binning, Ms. Rosa Shokri, University of Louisville

  40. Additive Manufacturing of Aluminum Alloy by Metal Fused Filament Fabrication (MF3), Mr. Sihan Zhang, University of Louisville

  41. Non Enzymatic Detection of Glycine in Synthetic Human Saliva, Mr. Jesus Vasquez, University of Cincinnati

  42. Understanding Ion Transport and Electrochemical Stability of Sulfide-based Solid Sodium Electrolytes, Mr. Varun Shreyas, University of Louisville

  43. Effect of Chemical Pretreatment on Properties of Rice Husk Reinforced Composites for 3D Printing, Miss Athira Nair Surendran, University of Louisville