Students

Students and Work Hours

Undergraduates and Hours

• Nearly 50% of the research assistants in our group are undergraduates.
• On average, they work 15 hours per week during the semester and 40 hours per week during breaks.

Underrepresented Students:

• 60% are from underrepresented groups—minorities and women—and/or from underutilized groups including non-traditional students over 25 years old, military veterans, and the first in their families to attend college.
• 95% are from geographically under represented regions of the country, relative to research dollars.

What Students Gain

• Extensive training on various instrumentation and fabrication and synthesis techniques, particularly in the initial six months
• An understanding of team work and team design that mirrors the expectations of industry laboratories they may participate in upon graduation
• Exposure to a broad array of multidisciplinary research such as nanomaterials, biomaterials, biochemistry, photonics, electronic and optical and biomedical devices, and surface science
• Training and course work in publishing and presenting to help them participate in the broader research community by producing journal and conference manuscripts, posters, and presentations
• Exposure to national and international university and industry collaborations such as collaborations with Caltech, Tech. Univ. Munich, Technische Universität Wien-Austria, SEMATECH, Inter-University Microelectronics Center- Belgium, Ludwig-Maximlians University-Germany, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia-Italy, Technische and Universität München-Germany
• The opportunity to manage projects and design experiments
• Research experience, which coupled with high academic standards required for group participation, makes them highly attractive to graduate schools and industry.

How our Students Participate in the Research Community

• Awards — Through 2010, undergraduate and graduate students in our group have received over 65 awards, scholarships and fellowships
• Advanced Studies — Upon graduation, undergraduate researchers have been accepted to PhD programs including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of California-Santa Barbara, Purdue University, and Caltech.
• Employment — Undergraduate and graduate students have been employed by National Institute of Standards & Technology, Micron Technology, Photronics, and Freescale Semiconductor, among others.
• Journal articles—60% undergraduate and 60% graduate students
• Conference papers—40% undergraduate and approximately 55% graduate students
• Conference presentations (oral and poster)—80% undergraduate and 80% graduate students
• Publications and Presentations — Through 2010, students in the group have produced

Current Students

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students

Former Students

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students