2007 SURP
The 2007 NSF SURP program which consisted of 30 undergraduates in four separate research thrusts took place at Virginia Tech. Students, affiliations and faculty sponsors are listed below. The abstract from the final written report may be seen by clicking on the name of the student.
2007 SURP Students
Field-Responsive Materials REU | Materials and Processes for PEM Fuel Cels REU | Macromolecular Science & Infrastructure Engineering IGERT REU | Macromolecular Interfaces with Life Sciences IGERT REU
Field-Responsive Materials REU
- Michael Allen, DeSales University, Center Valley, PA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Tim Long (Chemistry)
- Clairette Angeli, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Harry Dorn (Chemistry)
- Peter Bailey, University of South Carolina - Upstate, Spartanburg, SC; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Harry Gibson (Chemistry)
- Ryan Cronshaw, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kevin Edgar (Wood Science)
- Samantha Farris, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Alan Esker (Chemistry)
- Jeremy Jones, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Felicia Etzkorn (Chemistry)
- Alexander Jordan, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Rick Davis (Chemical Engineering)
- Arielle McNeill, University of South Carolina - Upstate, Spartanburg, SC; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Richard Turner (Chemistry)
- Christian Reinholz, Clemson University, Clemson, SC; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Judy Riffle (Chemistry)
- Margarita Smith, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mark Paul (Mechanical Engineering)
Materials and Processes for PEM Fuel Cells REU
- Haley Carney, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mike Ellis (Mechanical Engineering)
- Thomas Cochell, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; Faculty Sponsor: Ishwar Puri (Engineering Science and Mechanics)
- Justin Curd, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Tim Long (Chemistry)
- James DeJesus, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Michael Von Spakovsky (Mechanical Engineering)
- Stuart Dunn, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. James McGrath (Chemistry)
- Timothy Gray, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Dillard (Engineering Science and Mechanics)
- Jacob Grohs, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Scott Case (Engineering Science and Mechanics)
- Margarite Parker, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Donald Baird (Chemical Engineering)
- Beth Tucker, Roanoke College, Roanoke, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Alan Esker (Chemistry)
Macromolecular Science and Infrastructure Engineering IGERT REU
- Maggie Ashworth, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Judy Riffle (Chemistry)
- Heather Masters, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kevin Edgar (Wood Science)
- Reza Montazami, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Randy Heflin (Physics)
- Cullen O'Connor, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Scott Case (Engineering Science and Mechanics)
- Timothy Vadala, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Judy Riffle (Chemistry)
Macromolecular Interfacea with Life Sciences IGERT REU
- Shaheen Ahmad, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Kevin Zhou (Food Science & Technology)
- Jena Highkin, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Ed Smith (Animal and Poultry Sciences)
- Rory Polera, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Andrea Dietrich (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
- Carolyn Robinson, Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Tim Long (Chemistry)
- Amanda Shea, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Susan Duncan (Food Science & Technology)
- Stephanie Zimmeck, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Jim Tanko (Chemistry)