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Adenike Adewuyi is originally from Nigeria and is a rising senior at Harvard concentrating in biomedical engineering. Because of her desire to impact the medical field, learn about God's most prized creation-the human body and serve others while doing it, she plans to pursue an MD and Ph.D. in the biomedical engineering field after graduating and become a physician-scientist. Mentors: Prof. Maurice Smith, Gary Sing Funding: HCRP, Materials for BRIDGE |
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Paul Aliotta currently attends Eastern Nazarene College where he is a physics major with minors in math and philosophy. He enjoys performing music and is a part-time radio DJ. Mentors: Prof. John Free, Prof. Robert Westervelt Funding: NSEC |
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| Monica Allen is a rising senior concentrating in physics and will be working with Prof. Amir Yacoby this summer. Project: The Raman Spectroscopy of Monolayer and Multilayer Graphene Mentors: Prof. Amir Yacoby Funding: NSEC, Physics Department |
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Abraham Alvarez is a rising Senior at Harvard University majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in Neurobiology. In his spare time, he enjoys biking, long walks on the beach, stargazing and salsa dancing. Mentors: Prof. Don Ingber, Dr. Kaustabh Ghosh, Dan Huh Funding: SEAS, Faculty Aide |
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Jennifer Caldwell is a rising sophomore at The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She is a southern girl who loves to learn new things and have lots of fun. She is very optimistic, personable, and easy-going, and can't wait to meet all the REU students! Mentors: Prof. Vinothan Manoharan, Jesse Collins Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Alex Capecelatro is a Materials Science & Engineering student at UCLA. Interested in various disciplines of advanced materials research, he has worked at numerous labs on applications including biosensors, fuel cells, structural materials, filtration devices, catalysts, etc. He is interested in entrepreneurial activities and is looking forward to his 2008 summer REU at Harvard. Mentors: Prof. George Whitesides, Dr. Benjamin Wiley Funding: Materials for BRIDGE, Faculty grant |
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Yosune Casana is a rising senior majoring in chemical engineering and a biology student. She grew up in Mexico and moved to New Mexico to attend college. Mentors: Prof. David Weitz, Dr. Adam Abate, Dr. Jeremy Agresti Funding: PREM |
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Adrian Delancy is a rising junior at Purdue University majoring in Applied Physics with a concentration in Electrical Engineering. He was born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas and enjoys running, swimming, playing basketball and the saxophone. Mentor: Prof. Howard Stone Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Erin Derbins is a rising senior at Louisiana State University, where she is pursuing a chemical engineering degree. Last year she participated in the REU program at the University of New Mexico working with Droplet-Based Microfluidics. In her spare time, Erin enjoys spending time with friends and family, riding horses, and biking. Mentors: Prof. David Weitz, Don Aubrecht Funding: SEAS |
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Garland Deshazer is a rising senior at Emory University majoring in chemistry, with a minor in mathematics. His research interests are up in the air right now, but he may go into pharmaceutical drug research. Mentors: Prof. David Mooney, Eduardo Silva Funding: MRSEC |
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Christina Elias is a rising sophomore majoring in engineering at The Ohio State University. She enjoys running, intramural sports, reading and exploring new places. Mentors: Prof. Cynthia Friend, Dr. Lauren Benz, Dr. Jan Haubrich Funding: NNIN |
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Jonathan Evans is a rising sophomore at South Carolina State University who is originally from Arkansas. He is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering. He likes to play sports, hang out, and chill out with friends. Mentors: Prof. David Weitz, Anderson Shum, Rhutesh Shah, Dr. Daeyeon Lee Funding: BASF, BRIDGE |
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Pauline Gassman just finished her sophomore year at the University of Iowa where she majors in biomedical engineering with a pre-medicine focus. She hopes to attend medical school upon graduation in pursuit of a degree in Ophthalmology. She is an active member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and will serve her second term as vice president next fall. She enjoys riding her bike, playing frisbee golf, photography, and spending time with her friends and family. Mentors: Dr. David Cox Funding: The Rowland Institute |
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Sergio Gonzalez is a rising senior majoring in mechanical engineering at the University of Texas-Pan American. During his spare time, he likes to hang out with friends and bbq. He likes to go fishing. When he needs to relax he'll read a book at a coffee shop. Mentors: Prof. Robert Westervelt, Erin Boyd, Halvar Trodahl Funding: NNIN |
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Craig Gorin is a rising senior in the Chemistry Concentration at Harvard University. His academic interests lie in the areas of Green Chemistry and Catalysis. Outside of Chemistry, he is on the fencing team and enjoys the outside, good food, and music. Mentors: Prof. Cynthia Friend, Ling Zhou Funding: HCRP, NSEC |
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Kathryn (Katie) Greenberg is a rising senior at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA. She is a physics major and mathematics minor. In her free time, she enjoys biking and spending time with friends. After graduating from Mount Holyoke she plans to attend graduate school. Mentors: Prof. David Weitz, Anderson Shum, Rhutesh Shah, Dr. Daeyeon Lee Funding: BASF |
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Jonathan Gross is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and currently attends Penn State University as an undergraduate majoring in aerospace engineering. Mentors: Prof. Rob Wood, Michael Karpelson, Ben Finio, Peter Whitney Funding: SEAS |
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Josue (Josh) Guerra is from Miami, FL and resided there most of his life, but he also lived in the Boston area during middle school. He's a Harvard College sophomore majoring in Chemistry and Physics with a minor in political science. His favorite activities include hiking, skiing, diving, and occasionally video games. Mentors: Prof. Kit Kevin Parker, Dr. Pat Alford Funding: MRSEC, HCRP |
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Dan Harburg is a Middlebury and Dartmouth dual-degree student studying Physics and Mechanical Engineering. He is entering his 5th and final year of the program in the fall. After graduation, Dan plans to work for a start-up company in California developing sources of alternative energy. When he's not in the lab, Dan enjoys surfing, skateboarding, biking, and jazz music. Mentors: Prof. Shriram Ramanathan, Alex Johnson Funding: NSEC |
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Ashley Howard is a rising sophomore at Florida A & M University majoring in Biology Pre-Med. After her undergraduate, she plans on going to Harvard or Howard University for Medical School to become a Cardio-Vascular Surgeon. In her spare time, she likes to shop, surf the internet, and hang out at the beach with friends and family. Mentors: Prof. David Weitz, Dr. Tommy Angelini Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Tristan Hunt is a rising Junior at the University of Notre Dame with a double major in Science Pre-Professional Studies and American Studies. In his free time, he enjoys playing music, playing basketball and wiffle ball, watching movies and doing anything else that involves being outside. Mentors: Prof. David Mooney, Praveen Arany Funding: SEAS |
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Jason Kaufman is a rising senior EE major at Yale with a strong interest in physics. He decided to join the dark side over the summer to the horror of his peers. Mentors: Dr. Andrew Speck Funding: The Rowland Institute |
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Moureen Kemei is a rising junior at Mount Holyoke College majoring in Physics. She enjoys being outdoors. Mentors: Prof. Venky Narayanamurti, Dr. Andrew Stollenwerk Funding: The Rowland Institute |
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Kenneth Lyons, Jr. completed his freshman year at Morehouse College, where he is pursuing a B.S. in Chemistry. After Morehouse, he hopes to earn his Ph.D. When not doing research, studying, singing Bass in the (great) Morehouse College Glee Club, he loves reading science-fiction, taking walks, tinkering, and exploring the city. Mentors: Prof. David Weitz, Dr. Amber Krummel Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Joanna Ma is finishing her sophomore year at the New York Institute of Technology as a Biomedical Engineering major. She enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee, ballroom dancing, traveling, music, photography, and knitting. Mentors: Prof. Rob Wood, Michael Karpelson, Peter Whitney, Ben Finio Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Aaron Magil is a rising Senior at Carnegie Mellon University majoring in Chemistry. In his free time, he enjoys playing ultimate and cello. Mentors: Prof. Joanna Aizenberg, Dr. Boaz Pokroy |
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Emily Margolis is a rising junior in the physics department at Princeton University. She is also minoring in Engineering Physics and German. Emily loves swing dancing, old musicals, and napping in hammocks. Mentors: Prof. Frans Spaepen, Prof. David Weitz, Kate Jensen Funding: MRSEC |
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Will Martin just finished his freshman year at Middlebury College and plans to major in physics and computer science. He is an avid computer modder and enjoys collecting penguins, playing the oboe, and lengthy board games. He also loves ancient Greek philosophy and PC games. Mentors: Prof. Robert Westervelt, Keith Brown Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Kathleen (Katie) Martinick currently studies chemical engineering at the University of New Mexico. In 2006-2007, she studied in Heidelberg, Germany as an exchange student. In her free time, she enjoys staying active outdoors. Mentors: Prof. Marko Loncar, Dr. Murray McCutcheon Funding: NNIN |
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Monica Mascarenas just completed her sophomore year in biology and chemistry at the University of New Mexico. She enjoys performing research and plans on attending graduate school with an emphasis on molecular biology. In her spare time, she loves to swim, check out local shows, watch movies, and longboard! Mentors: Prof. George Whitesides, Andres Martinez, Katherine Mirica Funding: PREM Abstract |
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Jelyn Moore will be a sophomore at Hampton University this fall. She is majoring in physics and will minor in mathematics. Her hobbies are playing volleyball, watching anime, reading and sleeping!! Mentors: Prof. Vinothan Manoharan, Dina Aronzon Funding: NIRT |
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Alexander (Peyton) Nesmith has just completed his sophomore year in chemical engineering at Auburn University. He is the ultimate sports fan but particularly a fan of Auburn athletics and the Atlanta Braves. He also enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, playing sports, and running. Mentors: Prof. Kit Kevin Parker, Dr. Crystal Ripplinger Funding: MRSEC |
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Bryan O'Gorman is a rising junior at Harvard concentrating in Physics and Math. Mentors: Prof. Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Alejandro Perdomo Funding: Harvard College |
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| Jorge Pozo just got out of the army and is an army veteran who was deployed to Afghanistan and conducted a special ops mission. He's now a senior at Northeastern University in Biochemistry. He loves playing all kinds of sports. He enjoys hanging out and meeting new people. Project: Traumatic Brain Injury Mentors: Prof. Kit Kevin Parker, Dr. Pat Alford Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Danielle Raad is a rising junior majoring in materials chemistry at Brown University. She is particularly interested in the biological applications of nanomaterials. Mentors: Prof. Debra Auguste, Marjan Rafat Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Daniel Reeves is a rising junior majoring in physics at Colby College. His biography starts in Toronto Canada where he was born. He still visits Canada a lot because he has relatives in Montreal. He lives with his parents and brother near Princeton NJ and played sports most of his childhood. He loves music and played the piano when he was young, then moved on to trumpet, then guitar which he plays often, every day at least. At Colby, he's been taking math and physics classes, as well as sprinklings of philosophy, music, and some literature. He rock climbs and snowboards a lot and he just went to Las Vegas to climb in Red Rock Canyon over spring break. Mentors: Prof. Charles Marcus, Maja Cassidy Funding: NNIN |
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Victoria Reeves was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida in August 1989. She has lived in Japan, Texas, Korea, and just finished her freshman year at Benedict College in Columbia, SC, majoring in Chemistry, with a concentration in Radiochemistry. Her hobbies include Air Force ROTC, basketball, drawing, exercising, eating with friends, hours of Law and Order and CSI, and course SCIENCE!!! Mentors: Prof. David Weitz, Louise Jawerth Funding: NNIN |
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Lori Sandberg will be a junior at the University of Wyoming. She is majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She enjoys reading, running, crocheting, and hanging out with friends. Mentors: Prof. Robert Westervelt, David Issadore Funding: NSEC |
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Yah Laetitia Sangne is a rising junior majoring in biomedical engineering at Western New England College. She is originally from the Ivory Coast. She enjoys learning about new things (cultures, places). Mentors: Prof. Howard Stone, Dr. Mathilde Reyssat Funding: NSEC |
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Maya Sen is a rising senior at Columbia University, where she is majoring in Applied Mathematics. Mentors: Prof. David Weitz, Anderson Shum, Rhutesh Shah, Dr. Daeyeon Lee Funding: Faculty grant |
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Anna Shneidman is a rising senior at Harvard University, where she studies chemistry and physics. She enjoys traveling, dancing, reading, hiking, and being with friends. This summer, she will be gaining insights into the relationship between particle kinetics and bulk behavior of glass-forming materials. Mentors: Prof. David Weitz, Dr. Mike Massa Funding: Herschel Smith Fellowship, MRSEC |
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Laura Sofen is a rising junior chemistry major at Carleton College in Northfield, MN. She runs cross country and track, as well as enjoying other outdoor activities, reading, and playing the French horn. Dr. Jim Foley Funding: The Rowland Institute |
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Patrick Stollenwerk is a rising sophomore at Ohio State University majoring in Math and Physics. He is interested in space travel and the physics of the small. He also likes hanging out with friends and playing or watching any sport. Prof. Venky Narayanamurti Funding: NSEC |
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Terence Verla is a junior at Duke University, reading Biomedical Engineering with a strong passion for human mechanistic actions. The functioning of the human body triggers a sense of curiosity in him. He loves soccer, basketball, and tennis. He enjoys watching movies and taking a walk. He loves conversations because it gives him a chance to get to know and learn from others. Prof. Don Ingber Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Anthony Vicari is a Chemistry and Physics major at Harvard University. He comes from Huntington, NY. He enjoys aikido, Kempo, fencing, and cooking. Prof. Eric Mazur Funding: HCRP, NSEC |
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Cavanaugh Welch is finishing his freshman year at Morehouse College as an Applied Physics and Aerospace Engineering major with a Mathematics minor. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia where he enjoys rap music, sports of all kind, and exploring new things and places. Prof. Eric Mazur Funding: Materials for BRIDGE |
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Theo Wilson is a rising sophomore at Harvard University concentrating in Neurobiology Prof. David Mooney Funding: HCRP, SEAS |
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Yunlai (Jerry) Zha is a rising junior biophysics major at Brandeis University. He cooks real Chinese food, loves sports and enjoys talking about economics and politics. Dr. Wesley Wong Funding: The Rowland Institute |
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