NANO SUMMIT 2007 : The Rising Stars of Texas : August 7-8, 2007

Nano Summit 2007 will hold a student Poster Session on August 7 & 8, 2007.   Poster abstract submissions are encouraged from graduate and undergraduate students of faculty conducting research in the field of nanotechnology.

Questions? Contact coker@cs.tamu.edu with questions regarding the poster session.

Tuesday, August 7 Session
Name (s) Department University Poster Title Advisor
Dazhi Sun Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Controlled Optical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites Containing Ligand-Free ZnO Quantum Dots via a Novel Approach Hung-Jue Sue
Peng He Chemical & Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Droplet Series Generation by AC Electrical Field in Flow-Focusing Microfluidics Zhengdong Cheng
David Huitink Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Carbon Nanotube Synthesis of a Single Chirality Dr. Debjyoti Banerjee
Ke Wang Physics & Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Synthesis and Characterization of Pb-Sn Nanocomposite Hong Liang
Arnab Chakrabarty Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University Molecular Level Studies on Carbon Nanotube Polymer Nanocomposites for Electromechanical System Applications Tahir Cagin
Engang Fu Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Evolution of Microstructure and Mechancial Properties of Cu/V nanolayers X. Zang
M. Solmaz Electrical & Computer Engineering Texas A&M University Thermal Nanoimprint of Chalcogenide Glass Gratings C.K. Madsen
Christopher Call Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Electrospinning Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications Cris Schwartz
Diego O. Ortiz Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University Electron Transport Through Biological Molecules Jorge M. Seminario
Hong Zhang Physics Texas A&M University Transport Studies of Bi Nanowires Electrochemically Deposited into Porous Anodic Aluminum Oxide (AAO) Membranes Wenhao Wu
Haidong Liu Physics Texas A&M University Boundar;y Dependant Superconductivity in Single Crystal Sn Nanowires Wenhao Wu
Lei Liu Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Tailoring Nanotube Dispersion with PH-Responsive Polymers Jaime Grunlan
Sayak Datta Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Nano-Particle Synthesis using Peptide Assay in a Microfluidic Platform for Water Quality Monitoring Debjyoti Banerjee
Pussana Hirunsit Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University The effects of Confinement on Water Structure and Dynamics: A Molecular Simulation Study Perla B. Balbuena
Bhavik Nathwani Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University Engineering Luminescent Nanoprobes for Cellular Imaging A.B. Mathur and K. Meissner
Abdullah Sultan Petroleum Engineering Texas A&M University Development of New Diverting Materials Using Molecular Simulations Approach A. Daniel Hill
Ainsley VanRooyen Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University Multi-Scale Reinforced Carbon Fiber Nanocomposites Zoubeida Ounaies
Hoon Yim Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Growth of Carbon Structures on Y203 Nanoparticles in a Tube Furnace Bing Guo
Natasha Lagoudas Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University Electrospinning of Continuous Piezoelectric Yarns for Composite Application Zoubeida Ounaies
Keith Ashline Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University Polariton Substituents for Alkane Chains Jorge Seminario
Sumanth Banda Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University Electric Field-Tailoring of Single Wall Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites Zoubeida Ounaies
Jim R. Koss Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Detection of Explosives Using Nano-Calorimeter Debjyoti Banerjee
Ji Ma Civil Engineering Texas A&M University Development of a Nano-filled Composite Experiment for a Freshman Class Ibrahim Karaman and Richard Griffin
Matthew Kuester Aerospace Engineering & Mathmatics Texas A&M University Modeling of Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Colloidal Suspensions Dimitris Lagoudas
Justin Wilkerson Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University Tension-Tension & Tension-Compression Fatigue Characterization of Carbon Fiber Epoxy Composites Daniel Davis
Kyle P. Johnson Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University Doping Conducting Molecular Wires Jorge M. Seminario
Jessica Dowden Biomedical & Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced High Density Polyethylene Composites by Solution Casting Zoubeida Ounaies
Robert L. Brown Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube/Epoxy Nanocomposites Dimitris Lagoudas
Wednesday, August 8 Session
Name (s) Department University Poster Title Advisor
Jung Moo Hong Electrical & Computer Engineering Texas A&M University Micromachined Elastomeric Tip Array for Contact Printing with Variable Dot Size and Density Jun Zou
David Foley Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Microstructural Refinement of Ferritic Steel by Equal Channel Angular Extrusion K.T. Hartwig
Vijaykumar Sathyamurthi Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Pool Boiling Studies on Nano-Textured Surfaces: Impact of Subcooling Debjyoti Banerjee
Sairoong Saowsupa Chemistry University of Houston Electroluminescent Properties of Poly (phenylenevinylene) (PPV) and Copolymer: Synthesis and Characterization of poly (2,5-didecyl-1,4 phenylenevinylene), poly(2,5-didecyloxy-1,4 phenylenevinylene), and their copolymer T. Randall Lee
Kevin Plumlee Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University UHMWPE/PDMS Nanocomposites for Impact Tolerant Bearings Cris Schwartz
Piyush R. Thakre Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University Delamination Behavior of Carbon-Fabric/Epoxy Composites Modified with Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Dimitris C. Lagoudas
M. X. Pulikkathara Chemistry & Electrical Engineering Rice University Proton Radiation Effects on Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes  
A. K. Srivastava Unknown University of North Texas Effects of Microstructure and Pile-uo in Nanoindentation R.A. Mirshams
Vitali Khvatkov Smart Imaging Tech Co. Smart Imaging Tech Co. Automated Visual Characterization and Analysis of Nanotube Materials  
David Huitink Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Convective Heat Transfer Enhancement Using Nanofluids Debjyoti Banerjee
Amanda L. Higginbotham Chemistry Rice University Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Materials Applications James M. Tour
Arnab Mukherjee Unknown Rice University Solublization and Functionalization of Large Fullerenes Lawrence B. Alemany and W.E. Billups
Ricardo Perez Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University High Resolution Characterization Techniques of Polymer Nanocomposites: Methodologies, Results and Link to Numerical Modeling Zoubeida Ounaies
Hope Thomas Beier Biomedical Engineering Texas A&M University A Surfact Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Platform Basaed on Nanoshells Gerald Cote'
Jongsik Yoon Electrical & Computer Engineering Texas A&M University Developing Thin Film for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells using Smart Nanostructural Design Haiyan Wang
Andrew A. Tangonan Chemistry University of Houston Non-Covalent Polymer-Wrapping of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT's) for the Preparation of Lightweight, High Strength Structural Composites T. Randall Lee
Luis A. Jauregui Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University From Molecular to Bulk DNA: Sequence, Mismatch, Structure, and Detection Jorge M. Seminario
Sungkyu Seo Electrical & Computer Engineering Texas A&M University Plasmonic Nanolithography Using an Optical Antenna Mosong Cheng
Jia Liu Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Synthetic Nanoplatelet Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites Woong Jae Boo, Abraham Clearfield and Hung-Jue Sue
Jennifer Andrea Carvajal Diaz Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University Study of Nanoscale Transport of Water Confined in Self-Assembled Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes Tahir Cagin
Ivan Mantilla Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University Ab Initio Analysis of Quantum computing Molecules Jorge M. Seminario
Melodie E. Benford Biomedical & Electrical Engineering Texas A&M University The Use of a Nanofluidic Channel Based Biosensor for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Gerald Cote'
Mingxiang Luo Chemical Engineering Texas Tech University Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Surfactant and Nanoparticle Self-Assembly at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces Lenore L. Dai
Pablo F. Salazar Chemistry Texas A&M University A Novel Descriptor for Recognizing Binding Interactions in Drug Design Jorge M. Seminario
R. Banneyake Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Microfluidic Synthesis of Lipid Bi-Layers for Studying Membrane Proteins Debjyoti Banerjee
Subrata Kundu Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Photolytic Synthesis of Au Nanoclusters and Electrically Conducting Nanowires on DNA Scaffold Hong Liang
Ayodeji Coker Computer Science Texas A&M University Performance and Defect Tolerance Analysis of a Crossbar Nanomemory Demultiplexer with combined Error Correction Coad and Multi-Switch Junction Schemes Valerie Taylor
Amnaya P. Awasthi Aerospace Engineering Texas A&M University Modeling Interfacial Behavior in Carbon Nanotube Composites Daniel C. Hammerand
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