Mark Barron
Principles of Engineering/Geometry, Manor New Tech High School
Project: Rapid Synthesis of Phosphorus Allotropes via Ultrasonication
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Deji Akinwande
Graduate Student Mentor: Avinash Nayak
Pedro Merced
Upper Level Math, Manor New Tech High School
Project: Testing and Analysis of Semiconductor Laser Operation
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Seth Bank
Graduate Student Mentor: Scott Sifferman
Maria Negley
Math Instructor, Manor New Tech High School
Project: Wetting Properties of Nano-imprinted and Silanized Surfaces
Faculty Mentor: Dr. SV Sreenivasan
Postdoctoral Researcher Mentor: Dr. Ovadia Abed
Nancy Poage-Nixon
6th Grade Science, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Project: Enhancement of Blocking Layer for Selective Depostion of TiN onto HfO2
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Ekerdt
Graduate Student Mentor: Sonali Chopra
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program Participants
Susana Ankamah
Chemistry, University of Texas at Arlington, Class of 2017
Project: Epitaxial Growth of Barium Titanate (BTO) Thin Films on Germanium by Atomic Layer Deposition
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Ekerdt
Graduate Student Mentor: Thong Ngo
Carly Fuller
General Engineering with Biomedical Concentration, Baylor University, Class of 2015
Project: Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Shielding with Polymer Graphene Composites
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wei Lei
Graduate Student Mentor: Hao Xin
Aaron Mebane
Physics, University of Dallas, Class of 2015
Project: Correlation Between Optical Properties and Electron Mobility in Poly (3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) Thin Films
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ananth Dodabalapur
Graduate Student Mentor: Xin Xu
Alberto Salinas
Mechanical Engineering, California State University, Long Beach, Class of 2015
Project: Thermal Conductivity of Polyimide Using Laser Flash Analysis
Faculty Mentors: Dr. Li Shi
Graduate Student Mentor: Mir Mohammad Sadeghi
Taylor Shimek
Applied Mathematics and Physics, Texas State University, Class of 2015
Project: 2D Atomic Sheets and Modelization of Phosphorene
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Deji Akinwande
Graduate Student Mentor: Weinan “Vanna” Zhu
Jessica Sun
Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, Class of 2016
Project: Analysis of the Piezoresistive Characteristics of Polysilicon for Precision Force Sensing Applications
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Cullinan
Graduate Student Mentor: Ian Ladner
Young Scholars Program Particpants
Jared Carter
Rising Junior, Manor New Tech High School
Project: Conduction Mechanisms in Graphene Gate Dielectrics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sanjay Banerjee
Graduate Student Mentor: Christopher Corbet
Sara Espinosa
Rising Senior, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Project: Wafer Backside Particle Elimination
Faculty Mentor: Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan
Graduate Student Mentor: Paras Ajay
Amelia Fisher
Rising Senior, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Project: Inkjet Diagnostics and Material Characterization
Faculty Mentor: Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan
Graduate Student Mentor: Brent Synder
Jahman Harden-Hernandez
Rising Senior, Manor New Tech High School
Project: Conduction Mechanisms in Graphene Gate Dielectrics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sanjay Banerjee
Graduate Student Mentor: Christopher Corbet
Zulema Jurado
Rising Junior, Manor New Tech High School
Project: UV Nanoimprint Lithography Template Patterning
Faculty Mentor: Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan
Graduate Student Mentor: Praveen Joseph
Anh Ly
Rising Senior, Manor New Tech High School
Project: UV Nanoimprint Lithography Template Patterning
Faculty Mentor: Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan
Graduate Student Mentor: Praveen Joseph
Gabriel Ponce
Rising Junior, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Project: Inkjet Diagnostics and Material Characterization
Faculty Mentor: Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan
Graduate Student Mentor: Brent Synder
Itzel Ruiz
Rising Junior, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
Project: Wafer Backside Particle Elimination
Faculty Mentor: Dr. S.V. Sreenivasan
Graduate Student Mentor: Paras Ajay
