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Internships - 2008 Summer Interns
The prestigious 2008 Summer Internship Program at CNSE provides opportunities for hands-on research experience to qualified undergraduate students who wish to pursue careers in nanosciences, nanoengineering, and the nanotechnology industry.
The world-class CNSE Summer Internship Program offers each intern the opportunity to work with one or more CNSE/industrial-partnered research programs, and interact closely with CNSE faculty, staff, post-doctoral researchers and graduate students. This unique program also offers exposure to industrial experts through weekly seminars and public presentation of research results. The capstone of the internship program is a public poster presentation showcasing each intern's summer research project.
Click here to read the full 2008 CNSE Summer Internship Program press release.
Click here to read about the 2007 CNSE Summer Internship Program in the article, "Nanocollege interns talking to bacteria" from the Schenectady Daily Gazette, 5/30/07.
Below is a list of the CNSE 2008 Summer Interns:
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Mr. Lucas Ackerman
Home Town: Schenectady, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Academic Year: Sophomore
Major: Electrical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Castracane
Research Project: MEMS-based strain sensor |
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Mr. James Alexander
Home Town: Ballston Lake, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Physics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Research Project: Fuel Cells |
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Mr. Joseph Belarge
Home Town: Surprise, NY
Undergraduate Institution: SUNY Oneonta
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Physics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Geer
Research Project: Thermal processing and electrical transport in WSi nanowires |
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Mr. Nicholas Connelly
Home Town: Schenectady, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Siena College
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Physics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mengbing Huang
Research Project: Effects of magnetic nanoparticles on erbium luminescence from silicon based materials |
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Mr. William F. Hynes
Home Town: Dobbs Ferry, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Biology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nathaniel Cady
Research Project: Quill Pen Lithography for Direct Cell Printing |
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Ms. Karah Lajeunesse
Home Town: Loudonville, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Hartwick College
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Castracane
Research Project: Preparation and analysis of the nanoscale sensor |
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Mr. Brian McGowan
Home Town: North Salem, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Skidmore College
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Physics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mengbing Huang
Research Project: Ion beam fabrication of qubits for quantum computing applications |
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Ms. Emily Michlewski
Home Town: Cottekill, NY
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Mathematics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux
Research Project: Automation of photoresist outgassing measurements and analysis with JMP software
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Mr. Estaban Morales Murillo
Home Town: Puebla, Mexico
Undergraduate Institution: Fundacion Universidad de las Americas, Puebla
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Nanotechnology & Molecular Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Carpenter
Research Project: Development of metal - metal-oxide nanocomposites for harsh environment compatible chemical sensors |
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Mr. Gabriel Olufemi Ologun
Home Town: Hampton, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Biology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yubing Xie
Research Project: Probing the Nanoparticle-Stem Cell Interaction |
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Mr. Alexander O'Toole
Home Town: Latham, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Western New England College
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Chemistry
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Elter
Research Project: Alternate Energy Sources using nanotechnology |
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Mr. Woo Sup Park
Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Undergraduate Institution: University of Waterloo
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Nanotechnology Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vincent LaBella
Research Project: Hot electron transport through metal-semiconductor and metal-insulator semiconductor structures |
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Mr. Nicholas Querques
Home Town: Clifton Park, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Business Admin Finance
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Research Project: Business plans, financial plans, and market analysis in nanoengineering |
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Mr. Michael Rizzuto
Home Town: Altamont, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Biology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Research Project: Fuel Cells |
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Mr. Roberto Gonzalez Rodriguez
Home Town: Cuernavaca, Mexico
Undergraduate Institution: Fundacion Universidad de las Americas, Puebla
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Nanotechnology & Molecular Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Geer
Research Project: Phonon spectra in single crystal Si and WSi nanowires |
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Mr. Christian Gerardo Carvajal Rossainz
Home Town: Puebla, Mexico
Undergraduate Institution: Fundacion Universidad de las Americas, Puebla
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Nanotechnology & Molecular Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Matyi
Research Project: Crystal size measurements of ultra-thin films |
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Ms. Georgia Russell
Home Town: Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
Undergraduate Institution: University of Waterloo
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Nanotechnology Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wei Wang
Research Project: Graphene Interconnect Modeling (Using Matlab and concepts of device physics)
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Mr. Kevin Shahbazi
Home Town: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Undergraduate Institution: University of Waterloo
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Nanotechnology Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mengbing Huang
Research Project: Ion channeling determination of point defect distributions in crystals |
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Mr. Joseph Shawky
Home Town: Albany, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Magnus Bergkvist
Research Project: Fabrication of flexible substrates for cell mechanistic studies |
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Mr. Christopher Simpson
Home Town: Victor, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Physics (3+2 Engineering)
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wei Wang
Research Project: Graphene Device Modeling (Using Matlab and concepts of device physics) |
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Ms. Kathleen Tracey
Home Town: Coxsackie, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Physics
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux
Research Project: Fabrication and testing of thin film Freestanding membranes for spectral purity filters for extreme ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet applications |
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Mr. Muhammed Vargonen
Home Town: Nassau, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Academic Year: Senior
Major: Physics
Faculty Mentor: Mr. Michael Fancher and Dr. Laura Schultz
Research Project: A network of research collaborations |
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Mr. Ryan Wagner
Home Town: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Undergraduate Institution: University of Waterloo
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Nanotechnology Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ji Ung Lee
Research Project: Finite element modeling of carbon nanotube devices |
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Mr. Kyle Watters
Home Town: Greenwich, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Academic Year: Sophomore
Major: Chemical Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux
Research Project: Testing of a xenon recirculation and purification system for extreme ultraviolet plasma light sources |
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Ms. Angelica Azcatl Zacatzi
Home Town: Puebla, Mexico
Undergraduate Institution: Fundacion Universidad de las Americas, Puebla
Academic Year: Junior
Major: Nanotechnology & Molecular Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Wei Wang
Research Project: Nanojunction design and simulation (using HDL and spice languages and concepts of device physics)
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