{"542501":{"#nid":"542501","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The IEN Welcomes the 2016 SENIC Undergraduate Interns","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe IEN will be hosting 6 undergraduate students as research interns this summer as part of the South Eastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor\u2019s (SENIC) 2016 Undergraduate Internship in Nanotechnology (SUIN) program. The visiting undergraduate scholars will be hosted by various IEN affiliated faculty across campus for a 9 week period, from May the 22\u003Csup\u003End\u003C\/sup\u003E until July the 29\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, and will gain experience in laboratory research under the guidance of a faculty project director, as well a graduate student mentor. Additionally, the undergraduate researchers will have an opportunity to train on advanced fabrication and measurement equipment in the IEN cleanrooms and microscopy facilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe hosted students, their paired PIs, and research topics may be found below:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThomas Metke, Vanderbilt \u2013 Host PI: Todd Sulchek - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003EHigh throughput cell separation with microfluidic devices\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECooper Thome, University of Tennessee \u2013 Host PI: Elsa Reichmanis - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003ECellulose Nanocrystal Liquid Crystal Templating of Conductive PEDOT:PSS\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMichael Vander Zwaag, University of Michigan \u2013 Host PI: Kim Kurtis - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003EMaking \u0022Greener\u0022 Concrete Using Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohn Nance, University of North Carolina \u2013 Host PI: Peter Hesketh - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003ECharacterization of NiFe Artificial Cilia\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EElizabeth Tom, University of Michigan \u2013 Host PI: Michael Filler - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003EPlasmonic-Phononic Hybrid Nanowires: New Materials for Extreme Infrared Light Focusing\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYaneira Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico \u2013 Host PI: Todd Sulchek - Research Topic: \u003Cem\u003EEffects of Metal Presence on the Structure, Reactivity and Transformation of Magnesium Oxides\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter the conclusion of the program, the students will present talks and posters on their research and attend a joint, one day convocation on July 28\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, along with the College of Engineering\u2019s SURE REU program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us in welcoming the attendees to Georgia Tech as we host them over the 2016 summer session. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E- Christa M. 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