The prestigious 2009 Summer Internship Program at CNSE provided opportunities for hands-on research experience to qualified undergraduate students who wish to pursue careers in nanosciences, nanoengineering, and the nanotechnology industry.
Read the press release on the 2009 Summer Internship Program.
Below is a list of the CNSE 2009 Summer Interns:
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Jason Behnke
Home Town: Troy, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nathaniel Cady
Research Project: Inhibition of Bacterial Biofilm Formation by Naturally-Inspired Organic Compounds
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Daniel Bellido
Home Town: Lima, Peru
Undergraduate Institution: UDLA-Mexico
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bradley Thiel
Research Project: Modeling Resist Performance |
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Sara Cruz
Home Town: Tlaxcala, Mexico
Undergraduate Institution: UDLA-Mexico
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Brainard
Research Project: Development of Acid Amplifiers (AAs) for EUV Lithography |
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Douglas R. Eggers
Home Town: Albany, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Binghamton University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Castracane
Research Project: Novel Methods for Detecting Cell Interactions in the Tumor Microenvironment |
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Barbara Anne Graham
Home Town: Wingdale, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yubing Xie
Research Project: Three-Dimensional (3-D) "Micro-tissue" Cultivation of Stem Cells |
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Carl Irani
Home Town: Orlando, Florida
Undergraduate Institution: University of Central Florida
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Matyi
Research Project: Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Low-k Dielectrics |
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Angela Matyi
Home Town: Altamont, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Fordham University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Edward Cupoli and Dr. Laura Schultz
Research Project: Models of Academic and Industrial Collaborations for Facilitating Nanotechnology |
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Steve Oliver Mbazo
Home Town: Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Mohawk Valley Community College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux
Research Project: Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectrometry and Calibrations
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Alicia McCarthy
Home Town: Albany, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Hynd
Research Project: Effect of Topographically-Modified Surfaces on Neural Stem Cell Differentiation |
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Michael Melfi
Home Town: Ithaca, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Castracane
Research Project: Engineering Functioning Salivary Glands Using Micropatterned Scaffolds |
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Jacob Mower
Home Town: Altamont, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Stevens Institute of Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vincent LaBella
Research Project: Development of a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer |
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Gregory Sleasman
Home Town: Albany, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Villanova University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bin Yu
Research Project: Nanoelectronics |
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Logan Spring
Home Town: Saratoga Springs, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Binghamton University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Edward Cupoli and Dr. Laura Schultz
Research Project: Models of Academic and Industrial Collaborations for Facilitating Nanotechnology |
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William Thomas Stephenson
Home Town: Ballston Spa, NY
Undergraduate Institution: Drexel University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Timothy Groves
Research Project: Nanopatterned Substrates as Biologically Compatible Templates |
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Casey Strader
Home Town: Albany, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux
Research Project: EUV Resist Outgassing Calibration and Measurements |
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Thomas Urtz
Home Town: Verona, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Mohawk Valley Community College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Harry Efstathiadis
Research Project: Supercapacitors
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Jonathan Weyhenmeyer
Home Town: Slingerlands, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Magnus Bergkvist
Research Project: Assembly and Disassembly of Organo-Metallic Hybrid Films |
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