The table below summarizes various projects on which students worked.
E=Experimental, T=Theoretical, NMCM=Nano-materials and Condensed matter, QOPL=Quantum
Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, SMBP=Soft matter and Biophysics.
REU Student and Instituion
|
Professor |
Research Area |
Project Title |
Shelby Foster, University of Arizona |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
Effects of Magnesium Ion Concentration on the Dynamics of Bent DNA |
Thomas Freeman, Middle Tennessee State University |
Dr. Jin Hu |
E, NMCM |
Quantum Oscillations in SnGe: Understanding the Evolving World of Semiconductor Technology |
Sam Mortenson, Drake University |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
Bacterial Motion in Complex Porous Media |
Caleb Orr, Northeastern State University,OK |
Dr. Jin Hu |
E, NMCM |
Synthetization and Characterization of Misfit Layered Compounds |
Arantxa Pardue, Belmont University |
Dr. Hugh Churchill |
E, NMCM |
Electronic Transport Properties of Two-Dimensional Violet Phosphorus 11 |
Henry Rohde, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
Dr. Hugh Churchill |
E, NMCM |
Creating Aluminum / Hexagonal Boron Nitride / Aluminum Josephson Junctions for Superconducting
Qubits |
Ethan Sosnowski, Taylor University |
Dr. Surenda Singh |
E, QOPL |
Understanding Quantum Jitter in a Laser Pulse Train |
Philip Templeman, University of Notre Dame |
Dr. Huaxiang Fu |
T, NMCM |
Electronic and Optical Properties of Structural Topological Phases of SrTiO3 |
Matthew Villarreal, Stephen F. Austin State University |
Dr. Salvador Barraza Lopez |
T, NMCM |
Reemphasizing variational methods in undergraduate optics, classical and quantum mechanics |
Ethan Weiche, Middle Tennessee State University |
Dr. Hiro Nakamura |
E, QOPL |
Studying the Domains of Two-Dimensional Ferroelectric Material via Polarized Microscopy |
Rita Wilson, Michigan Technological University |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Effects of High Hydrostatic Pressure on Liposomes |
Iris Youngdahl,Gustavus Adolphus College |
Dr. Woodrow Shew |
E, SMBP |
Computational Modeling of Neural Activity in Both Awake and Asleep States |
The table below summarizes various projects on which students worked.
E=Experimental, T=Theoretical, NMCM=Nano-materials and Condensed matter, QOPL=Quantum
Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, SMBP=Soft matter and Biophysics.
REU Student and Instituion
|
Professor |
Research Area |
Project Title |
Ashley Allen, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Using liposomal models to study the binding kinetics of cytoskeletal proteins |
Jonathan Barrett, Wheaton College |
Dr. Hiro Nakamura |
E, QOPL |
Building Raman measurement system for 2D materials |
Jeremy Choh, Hendrix College |
Dr. Hugh Churchill |
E, NMCM |
Optimization of Quantum Device Fabrication for the MonArk Quantum Foundry |
Jessica Fink, Missouri State University |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
The Effects of Magnetic Field on Bacterial Motility |
Alexandra Lee, University of North Carolina Asheville |
Dr. Reeta Vyas |
E T, QOPL |
Laguerre-Gaussian Beam Fraunhofer Diffraction of Varying Radial Indices |
Chasen McPherson, Oklahoma State University |
Dr. Hugh Churchill |
E, NMCM |
Searching for Superconductivity in Twisted Double-Bilayers of WS2 |
Lucas Miller, Wilkes University |
Dr. Jin Hu |
E, NMCM |
Characterization of Ge, SiGe, and GeSn Films Grown on Si Using UHV-CVD Reactor |
Sam Mortenson, Drake University |
Dr. Woodrow Shew |
E, SMBP |
Orthonasal Versus Retronasal Olfaction: How the Brain Encodes Sensory Input |
Arantxa Pardue, Belmont University |
Dr. Jin Hu |
E, NMCM |
Flux Growth of hBN single crystals |
Leslie Paul, Arkansas Tech University |
Dr. Jiali Li |
E, SMBP |
De Novo Assembly of DNA and mRNA Reads from Nanopore Sequencing |
Abigail Strack, Wheaton College |
Dr. Surenda Singh |
E, QOPL |
Polarization Synthesis of Hermite-Gaussian Beams Using a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer |
Lee Thompson, Arkansas Tech University |
Dr. Hiro Nakamura |
E, QOPL |
Growth of Few Layer WSe2 for Nonlinear Optics Study |
Ryan Yoder, William & Mary |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
Silver Ion’s on Bacteria Tumbling rates and Fluorescent Flagella Labelling |
The table below summarizes various projects on which students worked. To find out
more about a professor, click on his or her name.
E=Experimental, T=Theoretical, NMCM=Nano-materials and Condensed matter, QOPL=Quantum
Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, SMBP=Soft matter and Biophysics.
REU Student and Institution
|
Professor |
Research Area |
Project Title |
|
Hope Dannar, University of Northern Colorado |
Dr. Surenda Singh |
E, QOPL |
Exploring Different Ways to Generate LG Beams |
|
Dawn Ford, Univeristy of Virginia |
Dr. Jin Hu |
E, NMCM |
Property Tuning of Layered Materials by Electrochemical Intercalation |
|
Christopher Hocevar, Oklahoma State University |
Dr. Gregory Salamo |
E, NMCM |
Using Raman Spectroscopy to Determine Composition of our Growth of Germanium-Tin Nano
Structures |
|
Juan Martinez, University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
Dr. Reeta Vyas |
T, QOPL |
Diffraction of Laguerre Gaussian Beams from two parallel slits |
|
Xavier Mleziva, University of Wisconsin Whitewater |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
The Growth of Escherichia Coli in Microgravity |
|
Ayla Osgood, Mount Holyoke College |
Dr. Woodrow Shew |
E, SMBP |
Using Deep Learning to Improve Motion Tracking |
|
Steven Rhodes, Middle Tennessee State University |
Dr. Huaxiang Fu |
T, NMCM |
Numerical Analysis of LiZnSb as a Candidate Hyperferroelectric |
|
Kaylee TenBarge, Butler University |
Dr. Jin Hu |
E, NMCM |
Dimensionality Engineering of Electronic Bands in Layered ZrGeTe4 and HfGeTe4 |
|
Mark Whitledge, Arkansas State University Jonesboro |
Dr. Hiro Nakamura |
E, QOPL |
Building an Ultralow-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy System |
|
Seth Williams, Arkansas Tech University |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Analyzing motility of E. coli using Differential Dynamic Microscopy |
The table below summarizes various projects on which students worked. To find out
more about a professor, click on his or her name.
E=Experimental, T=Theoretical,
NMCM=Nano-materials and Condensed matter, QOPL=Quantum Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, SMBP=Soft matter and Biophysics.
REU Student and Institution
|
Professor |
Research Area |
Project Title |
|
Brycelynn Bailey, Arkansas Tech University, AR |
Dr. Jin Hu |
E, NMCM |
Nanostructures Growth of Topological Quantum Materials |
|
Anna Corbitt, Southern Arkansas University, AR |
Dr. Jin Hu |
E, NMCM |
Growth and Characterization of 1T-TaS2 and 1T-TaSe2 |
|
Albert Du, North Central College, Naperville, IL |
Dr. Salvador-Barraza Lopez |
T, NMCM |
Energy barrier of ferro-to-paraelectric transitions of hole and electron doped group-IV
monochalcogenide monolayers |
|
Kayleigh Johnson, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, AR |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Bacterial motility and chemotaxis at dierent concentrations of Magnesium Sulfate |
|
Matthew Kurilich, Middle Tennessee State University, TN |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
The Motion of Bacteria in Various Media |
|
Michael Mastalish, Marquette University, WI |
Dr. Hugh Churchill |
E, NMCM |
Measuring the Excitonic Insulator Transition in Ta2NiSe5 |
|
Nathan Murillo, Oklahoma Baptist University, OK |
Dr. Surendra Singh |
E, QOPL |
A Comparative Study of the Phase Structure of HG and LG Beams |
|
Victoria Norman, The University of Scranton, PA |
Dr. Woodrow Shew |
E, SMBP |
Behavioral Consequences of Abnormal Development of a Fly’s Nervous System |
|
Jake Richter, Texas A&M University at Commerce, TX |
Dr. Gregory Salamo |
E, NMCM |
Analyzing Linear Dislocation Density of Ge1-x Snx/Ge interfaces as Layer Thickness
changes using X-ray Diffraction |
|
Fernando Salazar-Salas, East Central University, Ada, OK |
Dr. Paul Thibado |
E, NMCM |
Modeling, building, and Analyzing, Energy Harvesting Circuit for Graphene |
|
De'Neshia Strawter, Fort Valley State University |
Dr. Reeta Vyas |
T, QOPL |
Diffraction of LG beam by square aperture and cantor set |
The table below summarizes various projects on which students worked. To find out
more about a professor, click on his or her name.
E=Experimental, T=Theoretical,
NMCM=Nano-materials and Condensed matter, QOPL=Quantum Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, SMBP=Soft matter and Biophysics.
REU Student and Institution
|
Professor |
Research Area |
Project Title |
|
Ariel Rogers, Truman State University, MO |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
Single-Cell Investigation of the Effects of DC Electric Current on Bacteria |
|
Aiden Glaser, Vassar College, NY |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Stochastic Analysis of Phenotypic Switching and the Development of a Portable Photometer |
|
Emily Walla, University fo Arizona, AZ |
Dr. Surendra Singh |
E, QOPL |
The Role of Symmetry in the Diffraction of Laguerre-Gauss Vortex Beams |
The table below summarizes various projects on which students worked. To find out
more about a professor, click on his or her name.
E=Experimental, T=Theoretical,
NMCM=Nano-materials and Condensed matter, QOPL=Quantum Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, SMBP=Soft matter and Biophysics.
REU Student and Institution
|
Professor |
Research Area |
Project Title |
|
Sophia Andaloro, University of Dallas, TX |
Dr. Surendra Singh |
E, QOPL |
The Diffraction of Laguerre-Gaussian Vortex Beams Carrying Equal and Opposite Angular
Momentum |
|
Alex J. Bishop, University of Alabama, AL |
Dr. Paul Thibado |
E, QOPL |
Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Monolayer Graphene |
|
Lauren Corby, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, AR |
Dr. Fisher Yu |
E, NMCM |
Study of high-temperature operation of materials and LEDs for 3D high density power
modules |
|
Nicholas Corkill, Loyola University, Chicago, IL |
Dr. Gregory Salamo |
E, NMCM |
Probing In(ga)N/GaN Quantum Wells Using Photoluminescence |
|
Joseph Delmar, University of Scranton, PA |
Dr. Salvador-Barraza-Lopez |
T, NMCM |
Two-dimensional transitions and structural degeneracies of silicene |
|
Maya Kedem, Fort Valley State University |
Dr. Woodrow Shew |
E, SMBP |
New techniques for automated analysis of rat behavior |
|
Sophia McKinney, Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, AR |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Dynamic Response of Yeast Cells using Automated Microfuidic Devices |
|
Peter Murphy, SUNY at Geneseo, NY |
Dr. Hugh Churchill |
E, NMCM |
Optoelectronic Properties of Phosphorene |
|
Janet Piefer, Juniata College |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
Translational and Rotational Diffusion of Bacteria Under the Influence of Direct Current |
|
Ariel Rogers, Truman State University, MO |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
Single-Cell Investigation of the Effects of Low Electric Current on E. coli Bacteria |
|
Connor Ross, Rhodes College, TN |
Dr. Reeta Vyas |
T, QOPL |
Higher Order Intensity Functions for Degenerate Parametric Oscillators |
The table below lists various projects on which students worked. To find out more
about a professor, click on his or her name.
E=Experimental, T=Theoretical,
NMCM=Nano-materials and Condensed matter, QOPL=Quantum Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, SMBP=Soft matter and Biophysics.
REU Student & Institution |
Professor |
Research Area |
Project Title |
|
Zachary Browley, University of Central Arkansas, AR |
Dr. Joseph Herzog |
E, QOPL |
Characteristics of Au Nanowire Arrays on GaAs for Optimal Optical Enhancement |
|
Crystal Brown, Ouachita Baptist University, AR |
Dr. Salvador-Barraza-Lopez |
T, NMCM |
Majorana Fermions |
|
Bria Collier, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, AR |
Dr. Fisher Yu |
E, NMCM |
Optically Pumped GeSn Laser |
|
Emily Ebeling, Truman State University, MO |
Dr. Yong Wang |
E, SMBP |
Fitness Benets: A Lesson from Hybrid Organization of High-Copy Number Plasmids in
Bacteria |
|
Orion Guan, Truman State University, MO |
Dr. Jiali Li |
E, SMBP |
Artificial Photosynthesis Using Bilayer Lipid Membranes |
|
Cameron Hart, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, IN |
Dr. Gregory Salamo |
E, NMCM |
Photoluminescence of Compositionally Graded AlGaN Semiconductors |
|
Kionna Henderson, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, AR |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Effect of Environmental Conditions on the Metabolism of Bacteria |
|
Hamilton Johnson, Ouachita Baptist University, AR |
Dr. Hugh Churchill |
E, NMCM |
Methods of Stacking Atomically Thin Materials without High Temperature Heating |
|
Michael Linn, Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, MO |
Dr. Huaxiang Fu |
T, NMCM |
Computational Methods for Determining Ferroelectric Properties of Potassium Niobate |
|
Steven Murray, Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, AR |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Real-time dynamics of cell-division of Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
|
Hyrum Richardson, Brigham Young University, UT |
Dr. Surendra Singh |
E, QOPL |
Linear and Nonlinear Properties of Pancharatnam's Phase |
|
Jazmin Urioste, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR |
Dr. Woodrow Shew |
E, SMBP |
Experimental Systems for Studying the Sense of Touch in the Rat Whisker System |
|
Grace Woods, UC Santa Cruz, CA |
Dr. Hugh Churchill |
E, NMCM |
Order-Disorder 2D Phase Transition of Layered GeSe |
The table below lists title of the projects on which students worked. To find out
more about a professor, click on his or her name.
E=Experimental, T=Theoretical,
NMCM=Nano-materials and Condensed matter, QOPL=Quantum Optics, Photonics, and Lasers, SMBP=Soft matter and Biophysics.
REU Student & Institution |
Professor |
Research Area 1 |
Project Title |
|
Gabrielle Abraham, University of Arkansas, AR |
Dr. Joseph Herzog |
E, QOPL |
Optical Enhancement of Photoluminescence with Colloidal Quantum Dots |
|
Kathryn Andonoro, Carnegie Mellon University, PA |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Effect of pressure and temperature on transcription elongation of T7 promoter by RNA
polymerase |
|
Christopher Blankenship, Northeastern Oklahoma State in Talequah, OK |
Dr. Jiali Li
|
E, SMBP |
Characterization of Lipid Membrane, Ion Pump, and Salt Solution in Artificial Photosynthesis |
|
Sara Diletti, University at Buffalo, NY |
Dr. Pradeep Kumar |
E, SMBP |
Gene regulatory systems in fluctuating environment |
|
Alex Dorio, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK |
Dr. Salvador-Barraza-Lopez |
T, NMCM |
2D Lower Symmetry Materials for Valleytronics |
|
Sarah Freed, University at Buffalo, NY |
Dr. Reeta Vyas |
T, QOPL |
Time Evolution of Discord of Two Coupled Quantum Dots in a Driven Cavity |
|
Joshua Nelson, Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS |
Dr. Jiali Li |
E, SMBP |
Tuning Fork Based Force Sensing Probe Tip for Nanopore Experiments |
|
Nicole Nichiniello, University of Arkanssas at Monticello |
Dr. Woodrow Shew |
E, SMBP |
Real-time recording of neural activity and controlled sensory feedback based on action
potentials |
|
Paul Somers, Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, MO |
Dr. Jacques Chakhalian |
E, NMCM |
X-Ray Reflectivity Measurements on Thin Film Superlattice and Electron Transport Measurements |
|
Kahlil Wade, Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, AR |
Dr. Jacques Chakhalian |
E, NMCM |
Electrical Transport and Atomic Force Microscopy |
|
Charlotte Welch, Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL |
Dr. Surendra Singh |
E, QOPL |
Electrical Transport and Atomic Force Microscopy |