Summer 2003 Students

The students who participated in the program during summer of 2003 are Amen Alemayehu,

Kevin Alley, Wakeel Idewu, Kelly Dockendorf, Johathan Drew, Jacqueline Leis, Viet Nguyen, Hsin-I Peng, Christopher Pulliam, Lester Smith.

Amen Alemayehu

Amen is from Virginia Commonwealth University. She worked with Dr. Jones on the development of a novel hemoglobin-based sensor for nitric oxide measurements.

Kevin Alley

Kevin Alley is from Harvey Mudd College. He worked with Dr. Sandra Selmic on the development of polymer-based light-emitting diodes.

Wakeel Idewu

Wakeel is from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He worked with Dr. Kuila on a catalytic system for removal of aromatic hydrocarbons in drinking water.

Kelly Dockendorf

Kelly is from the University of Minnesota. She worked with Dr. McShane on the use of patterned substrates for the growth of smooth muscle cells.

Johathan Drew

Jonathan is from North Carolina State University. He worked with Dr. Haynie on novel methods for biocompatible microencapsulation.

Jacqueline Leis

Jacqueline is from Bucknell University. She worked with Dr. Lvov on delayed-release drug microencapsulation.

Viet Nguyen

Viet is from Louisiana Tech. He worked with Dr. Cui on polymer-based microelectronics.

Hsin-I Peng

Hsin worked with Dr. Mills on the testing of Layer-by-Layer coatings as substrates for cell culture.

Christopher Pulliam

Christopher is from Case Western Reserve University. He worked with Dr. Sahin on the development of FLAMES – light activated elements for neural stimulation.

Lester Smith

Lester is from Louisiana Tech. He worked with Dr. Hegab on the development of microchannel-based on-chip electronic cooling methods.