IM-SURE Fellows

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2006 IM-SURE Fellows

Congratulations to the following students for receiving an Integrated Micro/Nano Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (IMSURE) Fellowship in support of their faculty-mentored research projects and creative activities.

Student Name	Home Institution	UCI Faculty Mentor	Project Title
David Arndt	University of California, Irvine	Professor John LaRue & Professor Richard Nelson	Using a Microplasma for Propulsion in Microdevices
Sanda Cea	Saddleback College/ University of California, Irvine Extension Program	Professor John LaRue & Professor Richard Nelson	Demonstration of Semiconducting Polymers as Microsprings
Scott Cromar	University of California, Irvine	Professor Jia "Grace" Lu	Semiconducting Nanowires as Nanoelectronic Building Blocks
Anthony Davis	Hampton University	Professor Wilson Ho	Optical Properties of Nanostructures
Shehreen Dheda	University of California, Irvine	Professor Abraham Lee	Tactile Sensor for Prosthetic Hand
Michael DiNezza	University at Buffalo	Professor Henry Lee	Low-Resistance High-Transmittance Contact to p-GaN for High-Brightness LED
Anurag Gupta	University of Rochester	Professor Zhongping Chen	Development of Computer/Instrument Interface and Control Software for Endoscopic Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Using MEMS Scanner
Brian Higa	University of California, Irvine	Professor Peter Burke	Fabrication of Electrodes with Nano-Size Gap Using Electroless Nickel Plating
Jeevitha Martin	University of California, Irvine	Professor Daniel Mumm	Nanoscale Electrode Development for Fundamental Studies of Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conductors as High Temperature Fuel Cell Components
Elizabeth Nettleton	University of South Dakota	Professor William Tang	Micro- and Nano-Technologies for Implantable Devices
Minh Guong Nguyen	University of California, Irvine	Professor William Tang	Micro- and Nano-Technologies for Implantable Devices
Julius Oatts	Emory University	Professor Mark Bachman	Micro-Platform for Single Cell Assay
Lindsay Pickett	Eckerd College	Professor Abraham Lee	Cell Encapsulation for Tissue Engineering
Dallas Reilly	Carthage College	Professor Noo Li Jeon	Cell Migration in Microfluidic Devices
Scott Roberts	Carnegie Mellon University	Professor Reginald "Reg" Penner	Polymer Nanowire Growth Using Electrochemical Step Edge
Aminah Rumjahn	University of California, Davis	Professor Martha Mecartney	Nanocrystalline Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Electrolytes
Brian Sa	Stanford University	Professor Marc Madou	Animal Culture in Microfluidic Devices
Yaniv Scherson	University of California, Berkeley	Professor Andrei Shkel	MEMS Angle Measuring Gyroscopes
Georges Siddiqi	University of California, Los Angeles	Professor Regina Ragan	A Fundamental Study of Sensitivity and Stability of DNA Sequence Specific Silicon Nanowire Sensors
Michael Sullivan	George Mason University	Professor Zuzanna Siwy	Preparation and Characterization of Single Polymer Nanopores as Analogues of Biological Channels
David Tseng	University of California, Irvine	Professor Henry Lee	All-fiber Acousto-optic Spectrometer
Scott Wilhour	Pennsylvania State University	Professor Martha Mecartney	Nanocrystalline Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Electrolytes

Number of Applications Submitted = 174
Number of Fellowships Awarded = 22

For more information, please contact:

Said M. Shokair, Managing Director
Integrated Micro/Nano Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (IMSURE)
Student Services II, Suite 2300
Phone: 824-4189 e-mail: urop@uci.edu