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Summer 1998 Student Projects 

 

Summer 1997 Projects Summer 1996 Projects

 


Project (Click for abstracts) Student Name Mentor(s) Department
Investigation of the Effects of Sputtering on a Sample Surface Drew Carlson 
Londonderry, NH
Prof. Michael Crommie Physics Department
Setting Up a Polymerase Chain Reaction Single-Stranded Conformation Polymorphism Analysis (PCR-SSCP) for Single-Stranded DNA Aptamers Lisa Blair Coburn 
Osceola, AR
Professor Cassandra Smith Biomedical Engineering
Immune Responses and TCR-Antigen-MHC Interactions in Monoclonal Transgenic Mice Expressing a Human Myelin Basic Protein-Specific T Cell Receptor Evan Day  
Bellevue, WA
Dr. Vijay Kuchroo Brigham & Women's Hospital; Center for Neurological Diseases
Building a Resolution Test for a Solid Immersion Lense Michael DiBenedetto 
Pt .Washington, NY
Professor Bennet Goldberg Physics Department/Photonics Center
Imaging & Analysis: Application of Near FIeld Microscopy to Comparative Genomic Hybridization Vikash Gilja 
Manhasset, NY 
1999 Semifinalist Intel Science Talent Search 
Professor Michael Ruane Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
The Production of Foam with a Study on Bubble Size Distribution and the Coarsening Effect Margaret Gleason Ft. Worth, TX Prof Glynn Holt Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
An Investigation of Th1/Th2 Type Kinetics and the Role of Endogenous B7-1 and B7-2 in Activation of CD4+ T-Cells Lauren Gold 
Pt. Washington, NY 
1999 Semifinalist Intel Science Talent Search 
Dr. David Hafler Brigham & Women's Hospital; Center for Neurological Diseases
Alpha-Hemolysin Wild Type and its Effect on Red Blood Cells Michael Grieco 
Short Hills, NJ
Prof. Ken Rothschild Physics Department
Modification of Phase Change Properties of In2 Se3 Josh Juster 
Great Neck, NY 
1999 Semifinalist Intel Science Talent Search 
Dr. Jagadeesh Moodera Francis Bitter National Magnet Lab
Study of Ion Machining to Remove Stress Deformations in Silicon-Based, Surface Micromachined, Deformable Mirrors Catherine Kelly 
Simsbury, CT
Professor Tom Bifano Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Graphical User Interface for a Clinical Pet Scanner Michael Montanye 
St. Albans, VT
Professor William Worstell Physics Department
A Study of Cytokine Production in the Liver as a Result of Oral Tolerance Rachana Potru 
Rochester Hills, MI
Dr. Patricia Gonnella Brigham & Women's Hospital; Center for Neurological Diseases
Investigation of the Semiconducting Properties of the Phase Change Compound In2 Se3 With Varying Concentrations of Bi Cristin Rider 
Naperville, IL
Dr. Jagadeesh Moodera Francis Bitter National Magnet Lab
Investigation of the Spin Transport Through Normal Metals at the Interface of Ferromagnetic Junctions Shira Robinson 
Roslyn Hts., NY
Dr. Jagadeesh Moodera Francis Bitter National Magnet Lab
Study of the Absorption by Various Materials of Infrared Radiation from a Blackbody Emitter Angel Sun 
Houston, TX
Professor Karl Ludwig Physics Department
Investigation of the Effects of the Addition of a Ferromagnetic Substance to the Interface of Ferromagnetic Tunnel Junctions Meryl Thomas 
Phoenix, AZ
Dr. Jagadeesh Moodera Francis Bitter National Magnet Lab
The Effects of Insulin and Map Kinase Inhibitor on ChAT Production in the Embryonic Chick Retina Zoon Wangu 
Wexford, PA
Professor Robert Hausman Biology Department
Characterization of Nitrous Oxide in Olive Oil, Hemoglobin, and Myoglobin by Infrared Spectroscopy Elizabeth Won 
Closter, NJ
Prof. Shyam Erramilli Physics Department

 

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