University of New Orleans Advanced Materials Research Institute

Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program

Funded by the National Science Foundation

(NSF Grants # DMR-0243977 and # DMR-0648962) 

Publications and Presentations

2003-2006 REU Program Presentations and Publications

1.         Anglin* (Campbell), L.; Nzeribe†, A.; Zhou, W. "Electron Beam Nanolithography," poster presented at Louisiana Materials Research and Development Conference, Lafayette, LA, November, 2003 (won 2nd place undergraduate student poster award).

2.         Anglin* (Campbell), L.; Zhou, W. "Electron Beam Nano Lithography," Louisiana Section ACS Undergraduate Research Poster Session, New Orleans , LA , Oct. 2003.

3.         Geisz†, K.; Smith*, F.; Stevens, E. "Single Crystal and Powder X-Ray Diffraction Studies on New Materials," Louisiana Section ACS Undergraduate Research Poster Session, New Orleans , LA , Oct. 2003.

4.         Poche*, T. T.; Pradhan, A.; Tarr, M. "Sonochemical Synthesis of Gold-Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles," Louisiana Section ACS Undergraduate Research Poster Session, New Orleans , LA , Oct. 2003.

5.         Radu, C.; Dugue*, A.; Denardin, J.; Spinu, L. "Probing Magnetization Reversal in Novel Magnetic Nanostructured Materials," Poster presentation at MRS Fall meeting, Boston MA , November 29-December 3, 2004.

6.         Tarr, M. A.; Pradhan, A.; Poché*, T. T. "Novel synthetic routes to formation of magnetic nanocomposites with noble metals," ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia , PA , August, 2004.

7.         Ebanks‡, C.; Bolden*, S.; Tanase, M.; Hanson, P. "Using  -amyloid Peptides to Drive Nano-Scale Assembly," Louisiana Section ACS Undergraduate Research Poster Session, New Orleans , Oct., 2004.

8.         Dugué*, A. C.; Denardin, J. C.; Spinu, L. "Study of Magnetization Switching in Magnetic Nanostructured Systems by Reversible Susceptibility and Anisotropic Magnetoresistance Experiments," Louisiana Section ACS Undergraduate Research Poster Session, New Orleans , Oct., 2004.

9.         Bonner*, S.; Gabrisch, H. "Powder X-ray Diffraction of Cathodes from Li-Ion Batteries," Louisiana Section ACS Undergraduate Research Poster Session, New Orleans , Oct., 2004.

10.       Bolden*, S.; Tanase, M.; Ebanks‡, C.; Hanson, P. "Nanoscale Assembly Can Be Driven By Biological Systems," Louisiana Section ACS Undergraduate Research Poster Session, New Orleans , Oct., 2004.

11.       Jones*, R.; Pradhan, A.; Tarr, M. A. "Sonochemical Synthesis of Gold-Magnetite Nanoparticles," Louisiana Section ACS Undergraduate Research Poster Session, New Orleans , Oct., 2004.

12.       Dakessian*, L.; Wang, G. "Synthesis and Characterization of D-Galactose Lipids," Louisiana Section ACS Undergraduate Research Poster Session, New Orleans , LA , Oct., 2004.

13.       Jones*, R. C.; Pradhan, A.; Tarr, M. A. "Sonochemical synthesis of gold-magnetite nanoparticles," ACS National Meeting, San Diego , March, 2005.

14.       Pradhan, A.; Jones*, R.; Tarr, M. A. "Novel synthetic routes to formation of magnetic nanocomposites with noble metals," ACS National Meeting, San Diego , March, 2005.

15.       Dakessian*, L.; Wang, G.  "Synthesis and Gelation Properties of a Series of D-Galactose Lipids," ACS National Meeting, San Diego , March, 2005.

16.       Morgan*, T. A.; Whittenburg, S. L. "Determining the phase boundary of circle and square nanomagnets," Sigma Xi Annual Meeting and Student Research Conference, Seattle , WA , November 4-5, 2005.

17.       Pradhan, A.; Jones*, R.; Tarr, M. A. "Novel synthetic routes to formation of magnetic nanocomposites with noble metals," DARPA-AMRI Review, New Orleans , Feb., 2005.

18.       Oliva*, B. L; Pradhan, A.; Tarr, M. A., "Formation Gold Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles Using TiO₂ as a Bridging Material," ACS National Meeting, Atlanta , March, 2006.

19.       Pradhan, A.; Oliva*, B.; Caruntu, D.; O'Connor, C. J.; Tarr, M. A, "Characterization and photocatalytic activity of magnetite-titania-gold nanocomposite materials," ACS National Meeting, Atlanta , March, 2006.

20.       Martin*, A.; Wu, W.; Zhou, W. L. "Manipulation of Pore Size of Hollow Silica for Nanomedicine Application," 2005 International Congress of Nanotechnology, San Francisco , CA , October 31- November 3, 2005.

21.       West*, A.; Liu, J.; Chen, J.; Yu, M.; Zhou, W. "Co-doped ZnO Nanowire Fabrication by Chemical Vapor Deposition," 2005 International Congress of Nanotechnology, San Francisco, CA, October 31- November 3, 2005.

22.       Tarr, M. A.; Pradhan, A.; Oliva*, B. L. "Gold-Titania-Magnetite Nanocomposites for Potential Photocatalytic and Biomedical Applications," DARPA-AMRI Review, New Orleans , Jul., 2006.

23.       Radu, L.; Caruntu, D.; White*, M.; Wiley, J.; O'Connor, C.J.; Hanson, P. "Ligand-Dependent Changes in the SPR of Magnetic Nanoparticles," NSTI Nanotech 2006, NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Boston , MA , May 7-11, 2006, 2, 279-282 (2006).

24.       Bidwell-Hanson, P.; Concha*, M.; DeLong, S.H.; Caruntu, D.; Wiley, J.B.; O'Connor, C.J." How to SPION Glass Transitions," 58th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS-2006), Augusta , GA , November 1-4  2006.

25.       P. Bidwell-Hanson, M. Concha*, S.H. DeLong, D. Caruntu, J.B. Wiley, and C.J. O'Connor, "How to SPION Glass Transitions," 35th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (NERMACS-2006), Binghamton , NY , October 5-7, 2006.

23.       Pradhan, A.; Jones*, R.; Caruntu, D.; O'Connor, C. J.; Tarr, M. A. Gold-Magnetite Nanocomposite Materials Formed via Sonochemical Methods.  submitted, 2007.

24.       Oliva*, B. L; Pradhan, A.; Caruntu, D.; O'Connor, C. J.; Tarr, M. A. Formation Gold Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles Using TiO₂ as a Bridging Material. J. Mat. Res. 2006, 21, 1312-1316.

25.       Campbell *, L.; Smith, D.; May, G.; Caliste‡, L.; Chen, Y.; Zhou, W. L. E-beam Nanolithographically Patterned Metal Oxide Nanowire Arrays for Highly Sensitive Gas Sensors. Submitted to Microscopy and Microanalysis 2005, 11, 1980.

26.       Jursic, B. S.; Raju, S. S.; Ancalade*, D. K.; Clark†, T.; Stevens, E. D. Practical Preparation of Z-"-(N-Acetylamino) and Z-"-(N-benzoylamino) ",$- Unsaturated Acids. Synth. Commun. 2007, in press.

27.       Cushing, B. L.; Golub, V.; Henry‡, M.; Oliva†, B.; Cook†, E.; Holmes*, C. O'Connor, C. J. Effects of annealing on the magnetic properties and size of gold-coated Permalloy nanoparticles. Nanotechnology 2005, 16, 1701-1706.

28.       Caruntu, G.; Newell*, A.; Caruntu, D.; O'Connor, C. J.One-Pot Synthesis of Highly Crystalline and Monodisperse Fe₃O₄ Nanocrystals. Chem. Comm., submitted.

29.       Zhou, W.L.; Chen, Y.; and Campbell *, L.J. Multiple Branched SnO₂ Nanowire Junction. Microscopy & Microanalysis, 2004, 10, 28.

30.       Chen,Y.X.; Campbell *, L.J.; Zhou, W.L. "Self-catalyst branch Growth of SnO2 nanowire Junctions," J. Cryst. Growth, 2004, 270, 505.

31.       Wu, W.; Caruntu, D.; Yu M.; Chen, J.; Martin*, A.; O'Connor, C.J.; and Zhou, W. One Step Synthesis of Magnetic Hollow Silica Nanospheres and Their Application for Nanomedicine. J. Appl. Phys. 2006,  99, 08H104.

32.       Wu, W.; Caruntu, D.; Martin*, A.; Yu, M.H.; O'Connor, C.J.; and Zhou, W.L. Synthesis of Magnetic Hollow Silica Using Polystyrene Bead as a Template. J. Magnetism Magnetic Mat. 2007, 311(2), 578-582.

33.       Wu, W.; Zhou, J.; Caruntu, D.; Yu, M.; Martin*, A.; Chen, J.-F.; O'Connor, C.J.; and Zhou, W. Synthesis of Porous Magnetic Hollow Silica Nanospheres for Nanomedicine Application. Chem. Mater., submitted.

34.       Chen, J.J.; Liu, J.J.; West*, A.; and Zhou, W.L, Room temperature ferromagnetism of Co-doped ZnO nanoneedles. Chem. Phys. Lett., submitted.

35.       Caruntu, G.; Newell*, A.; Caruntu, D.; and O'Connor, C.J. Magnetic Properties of Nanostructured Co_xFe_3-xO₄. J. Alloys and Compounds, 2007, 434-435(Complete), 637-640.

 

*Indicates REU participant

^†Indicates high school student (not funded by REU program)

^‡Indicates secondary science educator (not funded by REU program)