O. Omodior (center) is recognized at the NNCI 2022 REU Convocation for his outstanding research poster presentation of his project supervised by the Bargatin Lab (Penn Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Department).
Penn faculty and the Singh Center Facility staff are invited to submit REU projects each year. Once our REU students have accepted offers to participate in the Singh REU program and the projects for the coming summer are in, the students are invited to rank their project preferences. Based on multiple factors, including the needs of the project, student background and preferences, students and host labs are matched. Students typically get one of their top three choices.
Students who apply to the Singh REU Program should be prepared to be flexible regarding what specific area of nano they will work on over the summer. All projects are designed to provide students with robust research experience and the opportunity for growth academically and professionally.
Research Projects of Previous Cohorts
| Year |
Project |
REU Student |
Host |
| 2023 |
Swimming Microrobots at Water-Air Interfaces |
V. Vinson |
M. Miskin |
| 2023 |
High Resolution Microelectrode Arrays for Neural Recording and Stimulation |
L. Whitehead |
F. Vitale |
| 2023 |
Boosting Subcellular Assay Throughput via Colloidal Arraying by Capillary Assembly |
N. Bellopede |
D. Lee |
| 2023 |
Sustainable Machinery via Self-Assembled Metal Oxide Coatings |
B. Alexander |
R. Carpick |
| 2023 |
Fabricating Ultralight Reflective Films for Space Communications |
Z. Bernheimer |
I. Bargatin |
| 2023 |
Fabrication and Characterization of Surfaces with Spatially-Modulated Adhesion and Friction |
R. Wosniak |
K. Turner |
| 2022 |
Effect of sliding speed on the formation of ZrO2 antiwear tribofilms in boundary conditions |
J. Griffin |
Carpick |
| 2022 |
Exploring the Centrifugal Force as a Control Mechanism for Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching |
F. Lynch |
Watson |
| 2022 |
Fabricating porous, ceramic based spacers for thermionic energy applications |
O. Omodior |
Bargatin |
| 2022 |
Biodegradable Phosphate Sensor for Agricultural Use |
A. Struzyk |
Allen |
| 2022 |
Assessing the Chondrogenic Influence of Nanofabricated 3D Scaffolds on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells |
H. Thompson |
Gottardi |
| 2022 |
Cathode Nanofabrication for Increased Power And Extended Drone Flight |
J. Vyletel |
Bidstrup Allen |
| 2021 |
The Effects of Geometry and Voltage on the Temperature of the Microheater |
N. Lyles |
Lee |
| 2021 |
Transparent Ti3C2 MXene Microelectrodes for Multimodal Neural Recording |
S. Suri |
Vitale |
| 2021 |
Using Ferrodiodes to Build In-Memory Computing and Neuromorphic Computing Technologies |
J. Ting |
Jariwala |
| 2021 |
Understanding Nanoparticle Absorption on Layer by Layer Films using AFM to Measure Interaction Forces |
S. Ziegler |
Composto |
| 2019 |
Transparent MXene MicroECoG Electrodes for Multi-Modal Seizure Monitoring |
G. Eberly |
Vitale |
| 2019 |
Isotope Effects of Heavy Water on Fused Silica Solid-state Nanopores for Biosensing Purposes |
L. Holtzman |
Drndic |
| 2019 |
Scalable Production of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Based Electronics |
G. Leone |
Johnson |
| 2019 |
Effects of Metal Evaporation on 2D Semiconductor-Metal Contacts |
J. Orr |
Jariwala |
| 2019 |
Fabrication and Characterization of Vitamin-C Reduced Graphene Oxide Neural Microelectrodes |
T. Posey |
Vitale |
| 2019 |
Development of Thermally Actuated Tunable Adhesive Structures |
J. Stage |
Turner |
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