SURF 2008
IS A...
Summer undergraduate research fellowship
program for science and engineering students
to experience hands-on participation in the
multi-disciplinary field of materials research.
Students will work with a faculty mentor from
different disciplines at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
STIPEND...
SURF/IREP Participants: SURF participants
will receive a $4,000 stipend and a $1,456
housing allowance for the eight-week term. IREP
Participants will receive the same
stipend. Costs for their lodging while in
Atlanta and at the international site including
international transportation will also be provided.
ELIGIBILITY...
RESEARCH PROGRAM...
Materials research is full of challenging and difficult problems and many critical technologies and engineering systems of the future are dependent on advances in materials.
Materials contain structural features, ranging from nanometer to millimeter length scales,
which bear direct link(s) to their synthesis and processing route(s). The structural features
in turn determine the properties of materials relevant to structural, chemical, electrical,
optical, and magnetic applications. The understanding of process-structure-property correlation and links across length scales is essential for accurately predicting the performance
of materials in all engineering applications. The SURF/IREP 2008 programs listed below are
on current research activities of faculty in areas focusing on “Structure-Property Correlation
Across Micro-to-Nano Length Scales.”
Information about our SURF programs held in 1999-2007 may be found on our
website at www.mse.gatech.edu/surf.html
Students majoring in any science/engineering discipline at U.S. Universities are eligible. Applicants from predominantly undergraduate and minority
institutions are strongly encouraged to participate in this summer research experience. Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents can participate.
SURF/IREP 2008 PROJECTS*...
Synthesis of Novel Core-Shell Catalyst Structures and the Characterization of their Interaction with Adsorbates (Faisal Alamgir MSE)
Nano-Scale Piezoelectric Powders (Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb ME/MSE)
High Energy Density Piezoelectric Actuators (Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb ME/MSE)
Computational Modeling of the Electronic Structure of Organic Semiconductors for Solid-State Ligthing and Solar Cells (Jean-Luc Bredas CHEM)
MOCVD Growth and Characterization of Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Room Temperature Ferromagnetism (Ian Ferguson ECE/MSE)
Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Thiolene:acrylate Networks (Ken Gall MSE)
Solid Oxide fuel Cell Sealant Materials – Processing and Characterization (Hamid Garmestani MSE)
Applications of Digital Image Processing for Mathematical Representation of Microstructures (Arun Gokhale MSE)
Nanostructures and Porous Silicon: Activity at Interfaces in Sensors and Photocatalytic Reactors (Jim Gole Physics)
Novel Materials for Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Meilin Liu MSE)
Materials for Organic Electronics and Photonics (Seth Marder CHEM/MSE)
Stabilizing DNA Duplexes for Biomaterial Applications (Valeria Milam MSE)
Oligonucleotide Linkers Between Cellular Mimics and Biomaterial Surfaces (Valeria Milam MSE)
High Temperature Fatigue of Directionally-Solidified Ni-base Superalloy (Richard Neu ME/MSE)
Carbon Nanotubes for Electronic Applications (Jud Ready GTRI/MSE)
Processing and Characterization of Polyphenylene Nanocomposites (Meisha Shofner PTFE/MSE)
Selective Corrosion Susceptibility of Austenitic and Ferritic Phases of Duplex Stainless Steels (Preet Singh MSE)
In-situ X-ray Characterization of Nanowires (Robert Snyder MSE)
Nano Light Emitters for Gamma Ray Detectors (Chris Summers MSE)
High-strain-rate Characterization of Reactive Materials (Naresh Thadhani MSE)
Bioassisted Design of Encapsulated Inorganic Nanoparticles ((Vladimir Tsukruk MSE)
High Performance Anistropic Conductive Adhesives for Lead-free Interconnects (C. P. Wong MSE)
Nanomaterials for Carbon Monofluoride (Li/CFx) Primary Battery (Gleb Yushin MSE)
Time-resolved Digital Photographic Analysis of Material Deformation (Min Zhou ME/MSE)
IREP Project: Energetic and Structural Characterization of Polymer-Surfactant Complexes (Universidade Estadual de Campinas, BRAZIL)
*Abstracts may be found online at www.mse.gatech.edu/surf.html
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS...
The SURF/IREP 2008 Program will run from May 28 to July
23, 2008. Both SURF and IREP students will arrive on
campus on Tuesday, May 27, 2008. There will be an
orientation meeting at 11:00 am on Wednesday, May 28.
The SURF students will meet faculty advisors and postdoctoral fellows and/or graduate students in the group and
then proceed to their lab. Weekly pizza lunch meetings will
be held, during which the participating faculty will present an
overview of materials related research activities in their
group. Presentations will also be made on technical communications, ethics in research, and guidelines for grad school
preparation. Field trips to different laboratories on the
campus of Georgia Tech, as well as at materials companies
in the Atlanta and Georgia area will also be arranged.
The program will terminate with each SURF and IREP
student making a presentation at a special closing ceremony
on July 23, 2008, during which certificates acknowledging
their participation in the program will be presented. The
students will be required to submit a one-page extended
abstract paper on the research performed during the course
of the program.
CAMPUS HOUSING...
Housing information will be
available at a later date. Visit
www.housing.gatech.edu
for more information.
APPLICATION...
The application should include: Prior research/work experience
Letter of recommendation from a professor
Copy of transcript obtained from the registrar
Statement of research interests and career plans
Submit online at:
www.mse.gatech.edu/surf.html
Mail hard copies, and official
Ms. Marlene White
transcript, and recommendation School of Materials Science and Engineering
letter (in sealed envelope) to:
Georgia Institute of Technology
771 Ferst Drive, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30332-0245
marlene.white@mse.gatech.edu
THE SURF/IREP 2008 PROGRAM is hosted by
the School of Materials Science and
Engineering at Georgia Tech.
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY...
The Georgia Institute of Technology has an established tradition of excellence in technological education and research. It is one of the world’s premier
technology-oriented universities, boasting a superb
faculty of world-class teachers, researchers, and
consultants. It is well known for high academic
standards and it ranks among the top U.S. research
universities with a clear vision for leadership in
providing the highest quality of technical education.
Students cite the interactive learning atmosphere
at Georgia Tech as one of the rewards of attending
the Institute. Through hands-on learning experiences
such as labs, field studies, and team projects, Tech
students are prepared for the real world. As the
modern research university continues to evolve, Georgia
Tech is dedicated to building our reputation, maintain our value, and enhancing
the rewards available to our students and alumni in order to stay three steps
ahead of the status quo. Equipped with the extremely rich resources of an
outstanding student body and faculty, strong partnerships with business, industry,
and government, and support from alumni and friends, Georgia Tech is poised
to fulfill its goals and objectives as well as meet and exceed the challenges of
the new century.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA...
Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, the capital city of
Georgia and home to more than three million residents
and many of the nation’s most prominent business,
financial, and industrial firms. Its geographic location
has made it the transportation center of the Southeast,
with the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, being
one of the nation’s largest and busiest air terminals.
Atlanta is also a vigorous city offering an impressive
variety of entertainment ranging from sporting events to
symphony and theatrical performances, as well as the
exciting nightlife of the famous Underground Atlanta.
The historic Fox Theatre hosts varied cultural and
popular performances, including ballet, jazz, opera,
country, Broadway musicals, and rock concerts. Nearby
lakes and mountains offer water sports and camping,
for those who prefer more energetic activities. Residents
always enjoy such popular attractions as Six Flags over
Georgia, the Cyclorama at Grant Park, the Martin
Luther King Jr. Center and Memorial, the Carter Presidential Center, the CNN Center, Coca Cola museum,
and the famous Stone Mountain Park.
Application Deadline: March 14, 2008
Apply online at
www.mse.gatech.edu/surf.html
SURF 2008 is for undergraduate science and engineering students to experience hands-on participation in the multidisciplinary field of
materials research. Students will work on a one-to-one basis under the mentorship of faculty from different disciplines at the Georgia Institute
of Technology, in Atlanta.
IREP 2008 is for SURF students to participate in research at an international site in Brazil. Students will travel to the University of Campinas,
in São Paulo, Brazil, for a period of six weeks from around June 4 to July 16. They will work on projects with a faculty mentor along with
his or her research group at the university.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION CONTACT...
PROFESSOR CHRIS SUMMERS
PROFESSOR NARESH THADHANI
naresh.thadhani@mse.gatech.edu
chris.summers@mse.gatech.edu
PROFESSOR ARUN GOKHALE
PROFESSOR VALERIA MILAM
arun.gokhale@mse.gatech.edu
valeria.milam@mse.gatech.edu
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0245
Tel: (404) 894-2888 Fax: (404) 894-9140
www.mse.gatech.edu/surf.html
SURF/IREP 2008
sponsored by the
National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
through the Division of Materials, the NSF Office of International Programs
and the Georgia Institute of Technology
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCES FOR
UNDERGRADUATES
(REU) PROGRAM
Georgia Institute of
Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
U.S.A.
May 28 July 23
International
Research
Experience
Program (IREP)