Project+Summary+(Summer+2009)


 * Summer Research **

Date: **Summer 2009** Discipline: **Nanotechnology**

Advisor/Mentor 1: **Professor Marya Lieberman** Advisor/Mentor 2: **Professor Alex Kandel** Advisor/Mentor 3: **Professor Sharon Hu**

Graduate Fellow 1: **Annette Raigoza**, Chemistry & Biochemsitry Graduate Fellow 2: **Valerie Goss**, Chemistry & Biochemsitry Graduate Fellow 3: **Rebecca Quardokus**, Chemistry & Biochemsitry Graduate Fellow 4: **Michael Crocker**, Computer Science & Engineering

Lead Teacher 1: **Ms. Lynda Rose**, Penn High School Lead Teacher 2: **Ms. Sharon Brandt**, LaSalle Intermediate Center Lead Teacher 3: **Mr. Pat Malone**, Trinity School at Greenlawn

HS Student 1: **Hannah Olsen**, Trinity School at Greenlawn

**Project 1:**

 * Description:** Valerie and Hannah will set up the nanoSurf miniAFM, and use it to view many samples. Lynda, Annette, and Hannah will set up the new nanoSurf miniSTM, and use it to view many samples. Sharon and Hannah will use the miniSEM to view many samples.


 * Anticipated Outcomes:** Hannah will find one sample to view on all three microscopes, and summarize the different features of each microscope, and the differences between the results obtained on each microscope for the same sample.

**Project 2:**

 * Description:** Michael and Pat will develop MatLab code to visualize magnetic field lines using vector field data collected from [|OOMMF] simulations of magnetic structures. They will learn about programming, data formatting, graphing and visualization in MatLab, and magnetic fields near single-domain nanomagnets.


 * Anticipated Outcomes:** Michael and Pat will utilize this code to create a MatLab GUI that can be used for educational purposes (for example, to observe magnetic properties of different shaped mangnets, systems of magnets, and/or explore the magnetic fields with virtual particle movements).

=**Project 3:**= -- Portable Scanning Probe Microscope Training**
 * Nanotechnology Collaboration - Summer 2009


 * Description:** Jordan Hall of Sciences houses three portable scanning microscopes: SEM, STM, and AFM. Training sessions are offered to groups and individuals. Individuals are expected to be interactive during sessions, and handouts are available.


 * Anticipated Outcomes:** Cross training of nanoscience collaboration members will allow us to deliver in-class demonstrations and experiments to a greater population of students in the South Bend area schools.


 * || Becky || Hannah || Lynda || Michael || Pat Malone || Sharon || Valerie ||
 * **AFM** ||  || Complete || Complete || Complete || Complete || Complete || Complete ||
 * **SEM** || Complete || Complete ||  ||   || Complete || Complete || Complete ||
 * **STM-1** ||  || Complete || Complete ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **STM-2** ||  ||   || Complete ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **STM-2** ||  ||   || Complete ||   ||   ||   ||   ||