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2012 CNSE Summer Interns
Gloriana Alvarez Chocano
Hometown:
San Jose, Costa Rica
Undergraduate Institution:
Vassar College
Faculty Mentor:
Dr. Unnikrishnan Pillai
Research Project:
Vertical integration in the solar industry
Jennifer Baxter
Hometown:
Niskayuna, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Hamilton College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nathaniel Cady
Research Project: Evaluation of natural products-inspired compounds against bacterial biofilm formation and quorum sensing
John Bossung III
Hometown: Bethlehem, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Buffalo
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar
Research Project: Monitoring and real-time feedback comparing the performance of CdTe and CIGS thin film solar cell modules
Michael Brownstein
Hometown: New Rochelle, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Tenenbaum
Research Project: Development of a nano-based cancer diagnostic
John Bulmer
Hometown: Glens Falls, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Boston College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fatemah Shahedipour-Sandvik
Research Project: Seeing beyond the visible: ultraviolet avalanche photodiodes
Ryan Carpenter
Hometown: Slingerlands, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Buffalo
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan Sharfstein
Research Project: Characterization of gene expression changes in response to hyperosmotic stress
Andrew Coliver
Hometown: Frederick, Maryland
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Janet Paluh
Research Project: Bottom-up self-assembly in nanomanufacturing for point-of-care health therapies
Kyle Cruz
Hometown: Selden, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Unnikrishnan Pillai
Research Project: Economies of scale in the solar industry
Samuel Fall
Hometown: Banning, California
Undergraduate Institution: Mount San Jacinto College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Lloyd
Research Project: Investigation of moisture generated leakage in a low-k TSV liner material
Benjamin Grisafe
Hometown: Liberty, New York
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Carpenter
Research Project: Plasmonic-based harsh environment compatible chemical sensors
Tyler Hardy
Hometown: Schenectady, New York
Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Castracane
Research Project: Modeling/Experimentation on the interaction of GHz acoustic waves with fluids
  Elliot Howe
Hometown: Chevy Chase, MD
Academic Institution: The Hotchkiss School
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux
Research Project: Vacuum storage solutions for EUV photoresist coated wafers
James Iuliano
Hometown: Manorville, NY
Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nadine Hempel
Research Project: Using nanotopography to study metastatic behavior of cancer cells
Jennifer Jin
Hometown: Cohoes, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Dartmouth
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Schultz
Research Project: Identifying and evaluating best practices in university entrepreneurship
Namhee Kang
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea
Undergraduate Institution: SUNY at Stony Brook
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mengbing Huang
Research Project: Photoluminescence and electroluminescence characterization of optical materials
Rajan Kumar
Hometown: Hyde Park, New York
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Magnus Bergkvist
Research Project: Investigation of molecularly imprinted polymer matrixes for biosensing applications
George Marshall
Hometown: Clifton Park, New York
Undergraduate Institution: SUNY Plattsburgh
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bradley Thiel
Research Project: Monte Carlo simulations of helium ion beam critical dimension metrology
Patricia Massa
Hometown: Clifton Park, New York
Undergraduate Institution: College of Saint Rose
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sara Brenner
Research Project: Case-based analysis of emerging nanomedicine applications
Sean McGinn
Hometown: Delmar, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Binghamton University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nathaniel Cady
Research Project: Automation of a microprinting device for live cell patterning
Sarah Mead
Hometown: Albany, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Clarkson University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Carl Ventrice
Research Project: Oxidation and reduction of reflective optics used in extreme UV lithography
Erik Milosevic
Hometown: Goshen, New York
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yubing Xie
Research Project: Bioengineering trabecular meshwork for anti-glaucoma drug testing
Philani Mpofu
Hometown: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Undergraduate Institution: Vassar College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Unnikrishnan Pillai
Research Project: Optimal government policies in the solar industry
Michael Murphy
Hometown: Latham, New York
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Geer
Research Project: Resistive RAM technologies and SiNW fuel cell
Angela Paolucci
Hometown: Clifton Park, New York
Undergraduate Institution: SUNY Geneseo
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux
Research Project: Designing, building, and testing vacuum systems for secondary electron measurements in EUV resists
James Passarelli
Hometown: Glen Head, New York
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Brainard
Research Project: New molecules for high resolution extreme ultraviolet lithography
Megan Petrillose
Hometown: Burnt Hills, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Wentworth Institute of Technology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bradley Thiel
Research Project: Automated analysis of defects in III-V materials
Bidusha Poudyal
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Undergraduate Institution: Missouri Southern State University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux
Research Project: Designing and building control systems for particle measurements for defects in vacuum semiconductor process tools
Luke Prestowitz
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Dunn
Research Project: Open source chemistry optimization for electrochemical deposition of metals and alloys
Katherine Purdy
Hometown: South Glens Falls, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Clarkson University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Magnus Bergkvist
Research Project: ATRP synthesis of triblock copolymers for stabilization of superparamagnetic nanoparticles
Jonathan Reed
Hometown: Latham, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Boston University
Faculty Mentor: Michael Fancher
Research Project:
Antonio Riccio
Hometown: Galway, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Siena College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Schultz
Research Project: Identifying and evaluating best practices in university entrepreneurship
Sina Shahrezaei
Hometown: Mission Viejo, California
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vincent Labella
Research Project: Measuring electron spin relaxation in graphene
Sheila Smith
Hometown: Pittstown, New York
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fatemah Shahedipour-Sandvik
Research Project: Delving deep into the Nitrides: Understanding defects through UV photoluminescence
Sarah Sonenberg
Hometown: Guilderland, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Tenenbaum
Research Project: Development of a nano-immuno wafer
Brad Sutliff
Hometown: Fayetteville, New York
Undergraduate Institution: CNSE
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nadine Hempel
Research Project: Use of Aptamer-linked nanoparticles to target ovarian cancer
Benjamin Tidd
Hometown: East Greenbush, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Binghamton University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Hartley
Research Project: Electron beam system engineering
Elizabeth Tobison
Hometown: Delmar, New York
Undergraduate Institution: State University at Geneseo
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Begley
Research Project: Nanomachines in autophagy
Marcelle Tuttle
Hometown: Niskayuna, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Boston University
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andres Melendez
Research Project: Characterizing the inflammatory potential of commonly used nanomaterials
Jesus Vijay
Hometown: Albany, New York
Undergraduate Institution: Siena College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Castracane
Research Project: The effects of induced changes in the tumor microenvironment on cancer cell dynamics