| 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 |