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Small-scale-engineering
continues to dominate our lives - while studying (microprocessor in a
computer), driving (micromachined accelerometer in an air bag sensor) and
entertaining (digital micromirror array in a movie theater projector). In
this summer research program dedicated to small-scale-engineering, you
will learn about sensing and manipulation functions with computation and
communication to locally control chemical and physical parameters from
molecular level up to microstructure level. Of course, you will not be
alone. Prominent scholars and experts will guide you to this exciting
engineering field.
Categorized
into three layers of learning experiences, this 10 week summer research
will focus on integration, interface and interpretation (INT3)
aspects of small-scale-engineering.
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You will
participate in one of the following research projects:
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Module 1:
pH-sensitive Molecular Springs
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Module 2:
Carbon Nanotube Composites
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Module 3:
Dielectrophoretic Cell Capture Device
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Module 4:
Miniature High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy Actuators
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Module 5:
Investigation of Nano-cluster Thin Films and Acoustoelectric Effect
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Module 6:
Smart Paper
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Module 7:
Constitutive Modeling of Electrically Conductive Coating
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Module 8:
Fuel Cell Water Management
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Module 9:
Microdroplet Manipulator
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Module 10:
Biofuel Droplet Dynamics
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Module 11:
Micro-Miniature Engineering for Fuel Cells
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Benefits
Stipends of up to $4,000
Travel and housing allowance
Seminars and social activities
Opportunities to make friends and visit famous attractions:
Important Dates
Application deadline:
April 13, 2009 now until the positions are
filled.
REU program period: May 18- July 25, 2008 (10 weeks)
Eligibility
All engineering and science
major undergraduates who expect to graduate after September 2009
US Citizen or Permanent Resident
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