Students participating in the NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates program presented their early research results at a poster session in the Fu Room of the Potter Building on July 5th.
This year's eleven participants will be spending 10 weeks on the Purdue campus, doing hands-on research projects alongside BME's graduate students. They attend weekly graduate student research seminars,
participate in weekly research meetings with REU student presentations, and will present their results at an end of the summer mini-conference.
Participants include:
Sandhya Bhagwandin, from the University of Miami, who is working with Professor Albena Ivanisevic on manipulation and lithography of retinal tissues and cells for new macular degeneration treatments;
Gabriel Colon, from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, who is working with Professor Tom Webster on nanophase metals for orthopedic/dental implants;
Angela Hoffa, from Purdue University, who is working with Professor Tom Talavage on simulation of cochlear implants for MRI and psychophysics;
John Huynh, from the University of Texas at Austin, who is working with Professor Eric Nauman on determining the mechanical properties of a model optic nerve head under conditions related to glaucoma;
Angela Mariani, from the Western New England College, who is working with Professor Karen Haberstroh on kidney cell mechanotransduction;
Christina Matson, from Mississippi State University, who is working with Professor Jenna Rickus on naturally occurring materials as biosensor membranes;
Michael Nelson, from Michigan State University, who is working with Professor Tom Webster on chemical functionalization of nanoparticles for the treatment of osteoporosis;
Sabrina Puckett, from Clemson University, who is working with Professor Gil Lee on optimizing conditions for novel biosensor design;
Eamon Quick, from Brown University, who is working with Professor Riyi Shi on polyethylene glycol repair of spinal cords;
Ashwini Ranjan, from Carnegie Mellon University, who is working with Professor Sherry Voytik-Harbin on extracellular matrix-cell biomechanics; and
Jon Swaim, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, who is working with Professors Karen Haberstroh & Tom Webster on nano-structured polymer composites for enthesis tissue engineering.
Congratulations to all these young researchers on their progress.
