Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
2017 Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium
Results will be announced at the 2017 undergraduate summer research projects. Take a look at the agenda below.
9:30 a.m. Welcome
Dr. David Sanchez
9:35 a.m. Water desalination through reactive extraction
Madeleine Hamrick, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Charles A. and Linda E. Sorber Scholar)
Advisor: Eric Beckman, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
9:50 a.m. Pittsburgh Water Microbiome
Austin Kuntz, Bioengineering (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: Kyle Bibby, Civil & Environmental Engineering
10:05 a.m. The Effects of Carbon electrode morphology on Biofilm-electrode formation
Kaleigh Smith, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: David Sanchez, Civil & Environmental Engineering
10:20 a.m. Development of Next Generation Nano-Antimicrobials
Cole D’Aurizio, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: Leanne Gilbertson, Civil & Environmental Engineering
10:35 a.m. Fueling a Growing World: Nanoparticle Catalyzed Synthesis of Ethylene
Kendra LaVallee, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: Goetz Veser, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
10:50 a.m. WO3-Supported Noble Metal Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution
Dean Miller, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Covestro Scholar)
Advisor: James McKone, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
11:05 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. Combining Metal Nanomeshes and Nanostructured Glass as an Alternative to Transparent Conductive Oxides
Maxwell Lindsay, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (Mascaro Scholar)
Rafael Rodriguez, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: Paul Leu, Industrial Engineering
11:30 a.m. Colloidal and Surface Properties of Carbon Particles for Electrochemical Energy Storage
James Hughes, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: James McKone, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
11:45 a.m. Additive manufacturing of energy-saving and energy producing materials
Colleen Hilla, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: Markus Chmielus, Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Noon Desalination using polymer crystallization
Joseph Hamm, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: Sachin Velankar, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
12:15 p.m Feeding a Growing World: Towards a Novel Process for Ammonia Synthesis
Eric McElhinny, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Mascaro Scholar) Kendra LaVallee,
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: Goetz Veser, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Automated growth of two-dimensional materials for green electronics
Joji Bronner, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Condon Scholar)
Advisor: Feng Xiong, Electrical and Computer Engineering
1:30 p.m. 2-D and nanomaterials for Energy Applications
Connor Herring, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Mascaro Scholar)
Advisor: Minhee Yun, Electrical and Computer Engineering
1:45 p.m. Engineering Engagement Approaches: Game-Play and Design within the Classroom
Abra Spisso, Civil and Environmental Engineering (NSF Scholar)
Advisor: Melissa Bilec, Civil and Environmental Engineering
2:00 p.m. A Material, Energy, and Water Use Life Cycle Assessment of High Performance Buildings
Julissa Garcia, Civil and Environmental Engineering (NSF Scholar)
Advisor: Melissa Bilec, Civil and Environmental Engineering
2:15 p.m. Unlocking energetically efficient water oxidation for ozone disinfectants
Angela Leo, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Covestro Scholar)
Advisor: John Keith, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
2:30 p.m. Machine Learning Blueprints for Green Chelating Agents
Ethan Henderson, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering (Frank and Daphna Lederman Scholar)
Advisor: John Keith, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Location and Address
102 Benedum Hall
Event Type
Symposium