Research Experiences for Undergraduates in
Nanomaterials and Nanomechanics
Symposium Research Presentations
July 21, 2008

• Alex Arguelles: Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Nanocomposites

• Adam Barito: Obtaining Pure Alpha-phased Alumina by Physical Vapor Deposition in an Inverted Cylindrical Magnetron

• Kevin Carlson: MoS₂ Nanoparticles Based Grinding Fluids

• Sharde Davis: Biomedical Applications of Alumina Film

• Alex DiSciullo Jones: Tunneling Phenomena in Nano-Particle Composites

• Benjamin Mabbott: Nanoscale Biomedical Sensors

• Derek Mosher: Brittle to Ductile Transitions in Carbon Nanotube Fractures

• Pate Motter: Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Nanolaminate Composite Materials

• John Ndungu: Applying Nanosensor Technology to HVAC Systems

• Andrea Vivian: Carbon Nanotube Implementation: Design, Fabrication and Experiments

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