For the fourth year, the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research (NCESR) offered a summer internship opportunity energy sciences research to undergraduate students in the amount of up to $5,000 for the summer of 2017. Each recipient prepared a poster to describe their research. The posters were presented during the Nebraska Summer Research Symposium on August 9, 2017 at the University of Nebraska City Campus Union. A total of 192 student researchers, representing 19 research programs, participated in the event which was sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Graduate Studies, and Office of Undergraduate Research.
Back Row: Andrew Myers (intern), Ehsan Rezaei (Postdoc with Joseph Turner), Evan Updike (intern), Adam Liska (faculty advisor to Evan), Alan Dostal (NPPD), Nang Nguyen (NPPD). Front Row: Quynh Tran (intern), David Berkowiz (faculty advisor to Quynh), Matthew Penne (intern), Wei Qiao (faculty advisor to Matthew)
Andrew Myers, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Poster: Quantifying the Mechanics of Plant Cell Wall Growth
- Andrew Myers being presented by Alan Dostal (NPPD) and Michael Nastasi (NCESR), and Erin Murray, NCESR Program Coordinator
- Andrew Myers, Michael Nastsi, and Erin Murray discussing poster
Evan Updike, Department of Biological Systems Engineering
Poster: Profitable Use of Biochar in Agricultural Soils
- Evan Updike being presented with certificate from Alan Dostal. Others are Erin Murray, Michael Nastasi, and Adam Liska (advisor)
- Michael Nastasi, Adam Liska, Evan Updike, and Alan Dostal
Matthew Penne, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Poster: Generating Electricity from Highway Traffic
- Matthew Penne being presented with certificate by Alan Dostal, Michael Nastasi and Erin Murray
- Alan Dostal discussing poster with Matthew Penne
Quynh Tran, Department of Chemistry
Poster: Enzymatic Dynamic Reductive Kinetic Resolution (DYRKE) as a Route into Value Added Building Blocks: D-Glucose as Biorenewable Reductant (Unavailable for viewing prior to publication)
- Quynh Tran being presented certificate by Alan Dostal, Michael Nastasi, and Erin Murray
- Quynh Tran with Michael Nastasi, David Berkowitz (faculty advisor, Alan Dostal, and Erin Murray.