Research Projects

At Cornell, materials research spans the gamut from theoretical physics to synthetic chemistry to the design and fabrication of new magnetic, photonic and microelectronic devices. Research projects for all interests will be offered, and students will be assisted in choosing a project that matches their interests.

REU Research Reports

A pdf containing all of the final reports from the REU projects.
2005 Reports (~10Mb).
2006 Reports (~12Mb).
2007 Reports (~12Mb).
2008 Reports (~12Mb)
2009 Reports (~14Mb)
2010 Reports (~6.5Mb)
2011 Reports (~11Mb)

2012 REU Research Projects

• Single-molecule study of metal homeostatic machineries
• Quantum mechanical prediction of structure formation of materials for energy applications and planetary sciences
• Growth of Oxide Thin Films and Superlattices by Molecular-Beam Epitaxy
• Statistical Mechanical Theory of Liquids and Liquid Solutions
• New Methods for the Synthesis of Green Polymers
• Electrospinning polymer blend nanofibers
• Exploring the Transition to Multicellular Life
• Cell-transistor interface: electrochemical sensing
• Nanoparticle Metal Oxides for Lithium Batteries
• Study of nanoscale dynamical patterns in the vibrational spectrum of crystals at elevated temperatures
• Materials Characterization of Algae Suspensions
• Engineering Bacterial Nanovesicles as Vaccine Delivery Vehicles
• Structure and dynamics of soft interfaces
• Nanocrystal quantum dot tandem solar cells
• Investigating Electronic States of Matter in Quantum Materials
• 3D Self Assembly of an Embryonic Heart
• Delayed feedback in nano-scale resonators
• Graphene Bilayer Wonder World
• Materials Genome Initiative
• Nanoscale Physics and Spintronics
• Inflammation-controlling biomaterial strategies for heart valve regeneration
• Tunable living hydrogels for digital tissue engineering
• Growth and characterization of Graphene
• Modeling time-resolved x-ray structural studies of catalytic events on the surface of nanoparticles
• In-situ electron microscopy characterization of fuel-cell nanocatalyst materials
• Electrochemical characterization of organosulfur compounds for lithium ion batteries
• Probing Nanoscale Magnetism with Light
• Texture Transformations and Mechanical Properties in Thin Films