Undergraduate Students Present Research at NC State's Spring Research Symposium
May 1, 2006
By Ms. C. Heeter and Dr. N. Ma, NCSU

Undergraduate students across campus presented their research at the 15th Annual NC State Undergraduate Spring Research Symposium on Tuesday April 18th in the Jane S. McKimmon Center . Congratulations to MAE student, Nickolas Reese , who was selected a winner at the symposium. Mr. Reese received a Certificate of Recognition from Sigma Xi and his contribution will be cited at the University Honors Convocation.

	Trevor Anderson Major: Aerospace Engineering Advisor: Dr. F. G. Yuan Title: Broad-band Vibrational Power Scavenging
	Jonathon Claycomb Major: Aerospace Engineering Advisor: Drs. Fred Dejarnette and Andre Mazzoleni Title: Mars Tumbleweed Project
	Amy McPherson Major: Biomedical Engineering Advisor: Dr. Gregory Buckner Title: Quantification of Atrial Retraction: A Comparison Study of Digital Image Processing Techniques
	Nickolas Reese Major: Mechanical Engineering Advisor: Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei Title: Processing and Development of a New Ultra-light High-strength Material Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei would also like to recognize Lakshmi Vendra, graduate student in Mechanical Engineering, who was Nickolas' teammate for this project.
	Wesley Roberts Major: Aerospace Engineering Advisor: Dr. Laura Clarke (Physics) Title: Conduction of Electrospun Fibers Containing Carbon Nanotubes through Insulating Polymer
	Aditi Shah Major: Mechanical Engineering Advisor: Dr. Afsaneh Rabiei Title: Processing and Characterization of Functionally Graded Hydroxyapatite Coating