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Microcomponents using Lithography
Students will perform shape forming and sintering experiments in powder metal laboratory. The tooling which defines the geometry will be fabricated using lithography.
Send email to Dr. Donald F. Heaney Jr. for more information.
Posted 02/05/2009
Application of Photonics and Acoustics in Microfluidics
Biofunctionalized NanoElectroMechanical Systems
Send email to Dr. Tony Huang for more information.
Posted 02/05/2009
High Energy Capacitors
Students will be involved with fabrication and testing insulating materials that will be used in pulsed power applications.Thin polymer and glass sheet will be electroded and the breakdown strenght up to 30kV will be explored in these materials.
Minimum experience: Junior in science or engineering related field, preferably with an electronics interest
Send email to Michael T. Lanagan for more information.
Posted 02/05/2009
ISemiconductor nanocrystals, quantum dots, light emitting diodes, solid state lighting,white emission phosphors
Investigate the non-radiative energy coupling between colloidal quantum dot and nitride blue emitters toward the development of high-efficiency white light-emitting diodes.
Send email to Dr. Jian Xu for more information.
Posted 02/19/2009
Delivery of Nanoparticles with Surface-Coated Proteins into Biological Cells
Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) will be prepared in solution with different size ranges.The GNPs are characterized with different techniques to determine their sizes, dispersity in solution, and surface charge.GFP(Green Florescent Protein) will be coated onto the GNP surface, forming GNP-GFP complex.The research is highly significant in extending the applications of nanoparticles in chemotherapy, and gene delivery.
Send email to Dr. Sulin Zhang for more information.
Posted 03/31/2009