Quick Links
Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
Program in Electrical Engineering
2006 Program Highlight
2006 NSR EE REU Scholars and Research Topics
2006 REU Scholars |
Research Topics |
Faculty Mentors |
|---|---|---|
Mr. Matthew Thomas Blaisse Physics, Music (05/2007) Lebanon Valley College |
PHASE LOCKED OPTICAL SENSING OF TWO-D PIEZOELECTRIC STRAIN |
Prof. Amar Bhalla |
Ms. Erica Christensen Engineering (05/2009) Oberlin College |
NETWORK ANALYZER-BASED IMPLEMENTATION OF PLASMA FREQUENCY PROBE |
Prof. Sven Bilén (3-1526) |
Mr. Andrew David Price Computer Engineering Penn State University |
IMPLEMENTING AN IQ DIAGRAM TO DETERMINE RF SIGNAL MODULATION CLASSIFICATION |
Prof. Sven Bilén (3-1526) |
Mr. Kristoffer Lee Greenert |
ESPRIT: OBSERVATIONS BY GROUND-BASED LIDAR AND RADAR FOR A SOUNDING ROCKET LAUNCH |
Prof. Sven Bilén (3-1526)
213N HAMMOND BLDG
and Prof. John Mitchell |
Ms. Adriana Kathleen Fitzgerald
Electrical Engineering (05/2008)
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
INVESTIGATION OF THE MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF TIO2 NANOTUBES FABRICATED IN HIGH DIELECTRIC CONSTANT ELECTROLYTES |
Prof. Craig Grimes |
Mr. Gabriel Adrian Reyes Electrical Engineering / East Asian Lang University of Florida (05/2008) |
DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION IN STUDYING FREQUENCY DEPENDENCIES OF ELECTROOPTIC (EO) EFFECTS |
Prof. Ruyan Guo (3-7847) 108B RUA, MATERIALS RES LAB ryguo@psu.edu |
Mr. Grant Matthew Shane |
PARAMETER ESTIMATION OF A 6-POLE WOUND ROTOR MACHINE |
Prof. Heath Hofmann |
Mr. Suman Venkatesh Ravuri |
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PITCH ESTIMATION METHODS FOR VOICED SPEECH |
Prof. Ken Jenkins (3-2788) and
|
Ms. Lana Haru Carnel |
MICROWAVE CHARACTARIZATION OF METAMATERIALS |
Prof. Mike Lanagan (5-6992) 278 MATERIALS RES LAB BLDG mxl46@psu.edu |
Mr. Zhenyan Hua Electrical Engineering (12/2006) Penn State University |
FEMTOSECOND FIBER LASER FOR CARS MICROSCOPY |
Prof. Zhiwen Liu (5-2362) 314 ELEC ENGR EAST zliu@psu.edu |
Mr. Jason Michael Wishnov |
TERAHERTZ WAVE GENERATION VIA OPTICAL RECTIFICATION |
Prof. Zhiwen Liu (5-2362) |
Mr. Adam Dreibelbis |
THREE-DIMENSIONAL FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN MODELING OF THE SCHUMANN RESONANCES ON EARTH AND MARS |
Prof. Victor Pasko (5-3467) |
Ms. Whitney Tidwell |
FRACTAL MODELING OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING |
Prof. Victor Pasko (5-3467) |
Mr. Jason Christopher Mantey |
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SILICON NANOWIRE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS AND CORRELATION TO DEVICE PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS |
Prof. Joan Redwing (5-8665) |
Mr. Thomas Joe Tyson |
DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY MODULES IN CONTINUOUS-WAVE QUADRUPOLE RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY |
Prof. Jeff Schiano (5-5422) |
Mr. David Edward Gagnon |
RESISTANCE AND FIELD EFFECT BEHAVIOR OF GRAPHENE FLAKES |
Prof. Srinivas Tadigadapa (5-2730) |
Mr. Jay Mathews |
STUDY OF ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS USING MICROMACHINED QUARTZ CRYSTAL GRAVIMETRIC SENSORS |
Prof. Srinivas Tadigadapa (5-2730) |
Mr. Haig Stephen Norian |
ENERGY HARVESTING WITH POLYVINYLIDENE DIFLUORIDE (PVDF) PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER FILM |
Prof. Kenji Uchino (3-8035) |
2006 REU Participants
- Mr. Matthew Thomas Blaisse, Physics, Music (05/2007), Lebanon Valley College
- Ms. Erica Christensen, Engineering (05/2009), Oberlin College
- Mr. Andrew David Price, Computer Engineering, Penn State University
- Mr. Kristoffer Lee Greenert, Electrical Engineering (12/2007), Penn State University
- Ms. Adriana Kathleen Fitzgerald, Electrical Engineering (05/2008), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Mr. Gabriel Adrian Reyes, Electrical Engineering / East Asian Lang, University of Florida (05/2008)
- Mr. Grant Matthew Shane, Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology, Penn State University, Altoona (05/2007)
- Mr. Suman Venkatesh Ravuri, Electrical Engineering and Classics, Columbia University (05/2007)
- Ms. Lana Haru Carnel, Electrical Engineering (05/2007), University of Tennessee
- Mr. Zhenyan Hua, Electrical Engineering (12/2006), Penn State University
- Mr. Jason Michael Wishnov, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida (05/2008)
- Mr. Adam Dreibelbis, Physics (05/2007), Susquehanna University
- Ms. Whitney Tidwell, Physics (05/2007), Rhodes College
- Mr. Jason Christopher Mantey, Electrical Engineering (05/2007), Wayne State University
- Mr. Thomas Joe Tyson, Engineering Physics (12/2006), West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Mr. David Edward Gagnon, Electrical Engineering/Music, Virginia Tech (05/2007)
- Mr. Jay Mathews, Physics (05/2007), Colorado State University
- Mr. Haig Stephen Norian, Electrical Engineering (05/2008), Villanova University
NSF EE REU 2006 Summer Program
Weekly Scientific Seminar
Department of Electrical Engineering
Room 225 EE West, 11:00 - 11:45 AM, Tuesdays
Seminar Chairs: Prof. Jack Mitchell and Prof. Ken Jenkins
(Followed by REU Weekly Workshop on Professional Development, 12:30-1:30 PM)
Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| June 6 | Topics in Digital Speech Signal Processing | Robert Nickel |
| June13 | Lightning-related Transient Luminous Events in the Middle Atmosphere | Victor Pasko |
| June 20 | Semiconductor Nanowires: Building Blocks for Nanoscale Devices | Joan Redwing |
| June 27 | Software Defined Radio Applications | Sven Bilén |
| July 5 | Sensors Using Micro and Nanoscale Structures | Srinivas Tadigadapa |
| July 11 | Energy Harvesting | Heath Hofmann |
| July 18 | What’s Next? Graduate School, of Course! | Ken Jenkins |
| July 25 | Reserved for Preparation on Symposium Presentation | |
| July 27 | 2006 NSF EEREU Symposium | REU Students |
Suggestions and inquiries: eereu@engr.psu.edu
NSF EE REU 2006 Summer Program
Weekly Workshop on Professional Development
Department of Electrical Engineering
Room 225 EE West; 12:30 - 1:30 PM Tuesdays
Chair: Prof. Andrew Lau (andylau@psu.edu)
Date |
Workshop Topic Addressed |
Weekly |
Faculty Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | Welcome Meeting 11:00 a.m. | Week 1 | Prof. Andy Lau |
| June 6 | Introduction; Types of Moral Problems; Academic Integrity | Week 2 | Prof. Andy Lau |
| June 13 | Central Professional Responsibilities of Engineers – Codes of Ethics and Their Application; The Responsible Conduct of Research | Week 3 | Prof. Andy Lau |
| June 20 | Global Environmental Issues: Climate Change, Oil Depletion, Sustainability | Week 4 | Prof. Aundy Lau |
| June 27 | Reserved for Preparation for Presentations Ethical Issue in Research | Week 5 | Prof. Jenkins and Guo |
| July 5 | Situation Ethics for University Students | Week 6 | Prof. Ken Jenkins |
| July 11 | Happy Valley Values - The Game | Week 7 | Prof. Andy Lau |
| July 18 | Student Presentations of Ethical Issues in their Research | Week 8 | Prof. Andy Lau |
| July 25 | Reserved for Preparation Symposium Presentation | Week 9 | |
| July 27 | 2006 EEREU Symposium | Week 9 |
Suggestions and inquiries: eereu@engr.psu.edu