2024 Summer REU

Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates 2024

2024 Summer REU Student Information & Research Projects

Name: Ben Eveland 

Project Title:  Characterization and Magnetism of Complex​ Oxides Containing Cr

 

Name: Declan Groesbeck 

Undergraduate Institution: Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology

Major: Chemistry

REU Advisor: Yiying Wu

Project Title:Temperature Dependent Synthesis of Chiral Pyridine Based Lead Halide Perovskite 1D Nanowire in Solution

 

Name: Corbin Helton

Undergraduate Institution: Columbus State Community College

Major: Electrical Engineering

REU Advisor: Roland Kawakami

Project Title: Mechanical Exfoliation for 2D FET Devices: Advantages Over Traditional Silicon-Based Devices

Name: Sophia Hofmann

Undergraduate Institution: Bryn Mawr College

Major: Chemistry

REU Advisor: Joshua Goldberger

Project Title:  Cr_xIr_yPt_1-x-yTe₂: Novel 2D Materials at the Intersection of Magnetism and Superconductivity
 

Name: Steven Le

Undergraduate Institution: California State University, Long Beach

Major: Physics

REU Advisor: Penghao Zhu

Project Title: Computationally Modeling Topological Insulators

 

Name: Joshua Luna 

Undergraduate Institution: California State University, Long Beach

Major: Physics

REU Advisor: Jeanie Lau

Project Title: Characterizing the Electrical Properties Of Optically Thin PtTe₂​

 

Name: Iris Pellani 

Undergraduate Institution: Ithaca College

Major: Applied Physics

REU Advisor: Roberto Myers

Project Title: Influence of Light on the Mechanical and Optical Properties of Zinc Sulfide: Preliminary Testing​

 

Name: Michelle Stasik 

Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland, College Park

Major: Mechanical Engineering

REU Advisor: Jos Heremans

Project Title: An Examination of the Thermal Behavior of Au/Bi₈₇Sb₁₃ at Ambient Temperatures using Frequency-Domain Thermoreflectance (FDTR) 

 

Name: Colin Walters 

Undergraduate Institution: Marietta College

Major: Physics and Math

REU Advisor: Yiying Wu

Project Title: Utilizing Highly Concentrated Asymmetric Salts to Enhance Lithium-ion Battery Performance at Elevated Voltages

 

Name: Mariam Yaacoub 

Undergraduate Institution: University of Kentucky

Major:  Physics and Mechanical Engineering

REU Advisor: Roberto Myers

Project Title: Examinations of Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence (PL) Spectra in MnPSe₃