20 engineering undergrads get research awards
Twenty Cornell engineering undergraduates have received research support through a $134,000 grant by the Intel Foundation, directed by the Semiconductor Research Corp. Education Alliance’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities program.
The program, which awarded a total of $1.4 million in grants to institutions this year, seeks to provide undergraduates with valuable research experience and mentoring; attract a diverse student population, including women and other underrepresented groups; and empower “bright, well-educated and experienced scientists and engineers” that U.S. high-tech companies seek.
“We want our students to recognize the connections between the material they are learning in the classroom and the technological innovations that transform our society and our world; and we want them to be prepared to drive and to lead these transformations,” said Lance R. Collins, Cornell’s Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering. “None of these activities could happen without the dedication our faculty shows toward undergraduate education. However resources are a second requirement, and our partnership with SRC Education Alliance and Intel Foundation has proved to be an essential catalyst, bridging corporate and academic interests to support our college and our students in achieving these important goals.”
Cornell’s award recipients are:
- Andrea Bowring ’11, materials science and engineering, “A Generalized Strategy to Incorporate Carboxylic Acid-Capped Nanoparticles into Block Copolymer Nanostructure”;
- Madhur Chopra ’11, chemical engineering, “Shape Memory Materials Based on NIMs”;
- Christopher Dembia ’11, mechanical engineering, “Multi-Cell Diffusion Model for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle Analysis”;
- Daniel Fredeman ’12, materials science and engineering, “Computational Discovery of Novel Ce-Based Superconductors”;
- Catherine Hanna ’11, civil engineering, “Synthesis and Single Crystal Growth of Transition Metal Orthosilicates”;
- Christopher Heidelberger ’12, materials science engineering, “Mobility and Carrier Density Measurements in Ultra-Shallow Junctions”;
- Elaine Higashi ’12, independent, “Nano-Porous Silicon Substrates for Controlling the Nucleation and Growth of Hydroxyapatite in Hydrogels”;
- Rachel Hoffman ’11, chemical engineering, “Tandem Nanocrystal Solar Cells”;
- Peter Im ’13, materials science and engineering, “Diffusion of Radioactive Sodium in Silicate Glasses and the Influence of Water on It”;
- Yu Kambe ’13, materials science and engineering, “Study of Fuel Cell Catalysts”;
- Adam Mendrela ’12, electrical and computer engineering, “Dynamic Impedance Matching for Diplexing in Wireless Communication”;
- Liane Moreau ’12, materials science and engineering, “X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Study of Chemical Transformations in Nanoparticles for Gate Oxides and Magnetic Storage”;
- Peijie Ong ’12, materials science and engineering, “Graphene Nanoelectronics”;
- Florencia Paredes ’11, materials science and engineering, “Temperature Measurements during Millisecond Laser Spike Annealing”;
- Elizabeth Pogue ’12, materials science and engineering, “Transport of Matter and Charge in Transition Metal-Containing Orthosilicates”;
- Sandra Quah ’12, materials science and engineering, “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ta Thin Films”;
- Rebecca Ruckdashel ’11, engineering physics, “Functional Molecular Interfaces for Carbon Nanostructures”;
- Ashwin Shahani ’12, materials science and engineering, “Diffusion of Radioactive Sodium in Silicate Glasses and the Influence of Water on It”;
- Sabina Sobhani ’13, materials science and engineering, “Synthesis and Single Crystal Growth of Transition Metal Orthosilicates”; and
- Whitney Wenger ’13, chemical engineering, “Solution Processing of Highly Ordered Nanocrystal Assemblies.”
Intel Foundation is a philanthropic organization focused on programs that advance education and improve communities worldwide. The Education Alliance is SRC’s private foundation that develops funding sources and offers hands-on research experiences and meaningful interaction with scientists and engineers working in technology industries. The organization funds 230 scholarships for undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and math majors at 14 universities across the United States.
