2008 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates
at UCR

Registration is open until all positions are filled
Click here to download Program Flyer.

For some time, devices have been shrunk to the nanoscale, producing, higher
information densities, increased computational power and faster transmission
of information. State-of-the-art technologies for rapid access memory, computation
and information propagation are already utilizing critical features at the nanometer
scale. The demands of structural and functional perfection at this scale, with
integration into systems of increasing complexity, mandates investigating alternative
materials and technological solutions. Through the SUNRISE program, students will
explore the fundamental science and technology that underlies new approaches to
information processing and transmission.

This REU program in Nanomaterials and Devices provides 16 students the opportunity to do research in this interdisciplinary area. If selected, you will join dozens of other undergraduate researchers on campus for a summer of fun and science.

Program dates are June 16– August 22, 2008. Students will receive a stipend of $4000 for this 10 week program.

Participating Faculty Department Project Title
Robert C. Haddon, Vladimir Parpura Chemical Engineering/Cell Biology & Neuroscience Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube–Based Nanoelectronic Devices
Yushan Yan Chemical Engineering Nanostructured Fuel Cells
Jianlin Liu Electrical Engineering ZnO/ZnMgO Heterojunction Field-Effect Transistors (HFET)
Roger Lake Electrical Engineering Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices Modeling
Alexander Balandin Electrical Engineering Performance Enhancement of GaN-Based Transistors
Phonon Engineering at Nanoscale
Cengiz Ozkan Mechanical Engineering Characterization of Nanomaterials and Bio-Inorganic Interfaces
Carbon Nanotube-Quantum Dot-Based Nanoelectronic Devices
Ward Beyermann, Pingyun Feng Physics/Chemistry Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Chalcogenide Superlattices Based on Supertetrahedral Clusters
Mihri Ozkan Electrical Engineering

Formation of 3-D Hierarchical Structures using a Bottom-Up Approach
R. Kawakami Physics Semiconductor Spintronics
Ashok Mulchandani, Nosang Myung Wilfred Chen Chemical Engineering Fabrication of Nanowires and Integration into Devices
Ludwig Bartels Physics/Chemistry Exploring the Dynamics of Molecules at Surfaces: Towards Single-Molecule Nanomachines
Umar Mohideen Physics Instruments for weighing the vacuum
Sakhrat Khizroev Electrical Engineering Nanoscale Magnetic Devices
David Kisailus Chemical Engineering Bio-mimetics, Bio-inspired Materials Synthesis, Biomineralization, Ceramic Processing, Thin Film Growth, Nanomaterials, Energy Storage and Conversion Materials (Fuel Cell, Batteries)