Final Research Reports

At the end of the program each student was responsible for writing a final paper in a journal format that described their research and results from the summer. The following is a list of each student and their final paper title. To view the papers, just click on the title. (They are all in .pdf format.)

Arturo Alvarez:
Design and Fabrication Method for Magnetically Driven MEMS and NEMS Operating in Liquids

Marquita Bradshaw:
Synthesis, Characterization, and Magnetism of Dendrimer Encapsulated Co Nanoparticles

Natalie Cygan:
Fabrication of Protein Nanocomposites

Quentin Donnellan:
Design and Testing of Linear Shape Memory Alloy Actuator

Holly Feldman:
Space-Based Antenna Morphing using Reinforcement Learning

Jessica Fichuk:
AggieSat1

Livier Gonzalez:
Morphing Wing Using Shape Memory Alloy: A Concept Proposal

James Harris:
Electrically Conductive Latex-Based Composites

Brian Hrycushko:
Miniaturization of Micro-SQUIDS

Marcus Marley:
A Study of Highly Ordered Pores in Anodic Aluminum Oxide

Wesley Ross McLendon:
Investigation into Dragonfly Wing Structure and Composite Fabrication

David Padilla:
Inter-Turbine Combustor

Sunil Patel:
Morphing Wing: A Demonstration of Aero Servo Elastic Distributed Sensing and Control

Israel Serna:
Preparation of Conductive Polystyrene Films from Carbon Nanofiber

Nicholas Shaver:
A Numerical Study on the Size Dependent Strength in Nano-Sized Crystalline Materials

Eric Strickland:
Development of Self Cooling Biomimetic Materials for Aerospace Structures

Brent Volk:
Characterization of High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys

Toren Watson:
Flexural Properties of Epon 862