| Gloriana Alvarez Chocano
Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica
Undergraduate Institution: Vassar College
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Unnikrishnan Pillai
Research Project: Vertical integration in the solar industry |
| Jennifer Baxter
Hometown: Niskayuna, New York Undergraduate Institution: Hamilton College Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nathaniel Cady Research Project: Evaluation of natural products-inspired compounds against bacterial biofilm formation and quorum sensing |
| John Bossung III Hometown: Bethlehem, New York Undergraduate Institution: University at Buffalo Faculty Mentor: Dr. Pradeep Haldar Research Project: Monitoring and real-time feedback comparing the performance of CdTe and CIGS thin film solar cell modules |
 | Michael Brownstein Hometown: New Rochelle, New York Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Tenenbaum Research Project: Development of a nano-based cancer diagnostic |
| John Bulmer Hometown: Glens Falls, New York Undergraduate Institution: Boston College Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fatemah Shahedipour-Sandvik Research Project: Seeing beyond the visible: ultraviolet avalanche photodiodes |
| Ryan Carpenter Hometown: Slingerlands, New York Undergraduate Institution: University at Buffalo Faculty Mentor: Dr. Susan Sharfstein Research Project: Characterization of gene expression changes in response to hyperosmotic stress |
| Andrew Coliver Hometown: Frederick, Maryland Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Janet Paluh Research Project: Bottom-up self-assembly in nanomanufacturing for point-of-care health therapies |
| Kyle Cruz Hometown: Selden, New York Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany Faculty Mentor: Dr. Unnikrishnan Pillai Research Project: Economies of scale in the solar industry |
| Samuel Fall Hometown: Banning, California Undergraduate Institution: Mount San Jacinto College Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Lloyd Research Project: Investigation of moisture generated leakage in a low-k TSV liner material |
 | Benjamin Grisafe Hometown: Liberty, New York Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Carpenter Research Project: Plasmonic-based harsh environment compatible chemical sensors |
| Tyler Hardy Hometown: Schenectady, New York Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Castracane Research Project: Modeling/Experimentation on the interaction of GHz acoustic waves with fluids |
 | Elliot Howe Hometown: Chevy Chase, MD Academic Institution: The Hotchkiss School Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux Research Project: Vacuum storage solutions for EUV photoresist coated wafers |
 | James Iuliano Hometown: Manorville, NY Undergraduate Institution: University at Albany Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nadine Hempel Research Project: Using nanotopography to study metastatic behavior of cancer cells |
| Jennifer Jin Hometown: Cohoes, New York Undergraduate Institution: Dartmouth Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Schultz Research Project: Identifying and evaluating best practices in university entrepreneurship |
| Namhee Kang Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Undergraduate Institution: SUNY at Stony Brook Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mengbing Huang Research Project: Photoluminescence and electroluminescence characterization of optical materials |
| Rajan Kumar Hometown: Hyde Park, New York Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Magnus Bergkvist Research Project: Investigation of molecularly imprinted polymer matrixes for biosensing applications |
| George Marshall Hometown: Clifton Park, New York Undergraduate Institution: SUNY Plattsburgh Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bradley Thiel Research Project: Monte Carlo simulations of helium ion beam critical dimension metrology |
| Patricia Massa Hometown: Clifton Park, New York Undergraduate Institution: College of Saint Rose Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sara Brenner Research Project: Case-based analysis of emerging nanomedicine applications |
| Sean McGinn Hometown: Delmar, New York Undergraduate Institution: Binghamton University Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nathaniel Cady Research Project: Automation of a microprinting device for live cell patterning |
 | Sarah Mead Hometown: Albany, New York Undergraduate Institution: Clarkson University Faculty Mentor: Dr. Carl Ventrice Research Project: Oxidation and reduction of reflective optics used in extreme UV lithography |
| Erik Milosevic Hometown: Goshen, New York Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yubing Xie Research Project: Bioengineering trabecular meshwork for anti-glaucoma drug testing |
| Philani Mpofu Hometown: Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Undergraduate Institution: Vassar College Faculty Mentor: Dr. Unnikrishnan Pillai Research Project: Optimal government policies in the solar industry |
| Michael Murphy Hometown: Latham, New York Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Geer Research Project: Resistive RAM technologies and SiNW fuel cell |
| Angela Paolucci Hometown: Clifton Park, New York Undergraduate Institution: SUNY Geneseo Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux Research Project: Designing, building, and testing vacuum systems for secondary electron measurements in EUV resists |
| James Passarelli Hometown: Glen Head, New York Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Brainard Research Project: New molecules for high resolution extreme ultraviolet lithography |
| Megan Petrillose Hometown: Burnt Hills, New York Undergraduate Institution: Wentworth Institute of Technology Faculty Mentor: Dr. Bradley Thiel Research Project: Automated analysis of defects in III-V materials |
 | Bidusha Poudyal Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal Undergraduate Institution: Missouri Southern State University Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gregory Denbeaux Research Project: Designing and building control systems for particle measurements for defects in vacuum semiconductor process tools |
| Luke Prestowitz Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Dunn Research Project: Open source chemistry optimization for electrochemical deposition of metals and alloys |
| Katherine Purdy Hometown: South Glens Falls, New York Undergraduate Institution: Clarkson University Faculty Mentor: Dr. Magnus Bergkvist Research Project: ATRP synthesis of triblock copolymers for stabilization of superparamagnetic nanoparticles |
| Jonathan Reed Hometown: Latham, New York Undergraduate Institution: Boston University Faculty Mentor: Michael Fancher Research Project: |
| Antonio Riccio Hometown: Galway, New York Undergraduate Institution: Siena College Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Schultz Research Project: Identifying and evaluating best practices in university entrepreneurship |
| Sina Shahrezaei Hometown: Mission Viejo, California Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vincent Labella Research Project: Measuring electron spin relaxation in graphene |
 | Sheila Smith Hometown: Pittstown, New York Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fatemah Shahedipour-Sandvik Research Project: Delving deep into the Nitrides: Understanding defects through UV photoluminescence |
| Sarah Sonenberg Hometown: Guilderland, New York Undergraduate Institution: Cornell Faculty Mentor: Dr. Scott Tenenbaum Research Project: Development of a nano-immuno wafer |
| Brad Sutliff Hometown: Fayetteville, New York Undergraduate Institution: CNSE Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nadine Hempel Research Project: Use of Aptamer-linked nanoparticles to target ovarian cancer |
| Benjamin Tidd Hometown: East Greenbush, New York Undergraduate Institution: Binghamton University Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Hartley Research Project: Electron beam system engineering |
| Elizabeth Tobison Hometown: Delmar, New York Undergraduate Institution: State University at Geneseo Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Begley Research Project: Nanomachines in autophagy |
| Marcelle Tuttle Hometown: Niskayuna, New York Undergraduate Institution: Boston University Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andres Melendez Research Project: Characterizing the inflammatory potential of commonly used nanomaterials |
| Jesus Vijay Hometown: Albany, New York Undergraduate Institution: Siena College Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Castracane Research Project: The effects of induced changes in the tumor microenvironment on cancer cell dynamics |