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David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity in Arts, Sciences, and Engineering

Xerox Engineering Research Fellows
2010 Cohort

The Class of 2010 Xerox Scholars consisted of students majoring in various areas of engineering, including mechanical engineering (4), chemical engineering (3), electrical and computer engineering (2) and biomedical engineering (1).

Laura Posner
Faculty Mentor: Professor Ben Ebenhack
Department of Chemical Engineering

Optimization of Small Scaled, Hybridized Alternative Energy Systems for the Third World

Peter McLoone (BIOGRAPHY)
Faculty Mentor: Professor Michael Huang
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Examining Number Representation and Precision in Scientific Simulation Software

Yuan Jia (BIOGRAPHY)
Faculty Mentor: Professor James Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Pt Alloy Nanofibers Catalyst and its Electrochemical Performance in PEMFC

Nicole Telleri (BIOGRAPHY)
Faculty Mentor: Professor Andrew Berger
The Institute of Optics

Scalp Signal Subtraction Improves the Signal-to-Noise of NIRS Activations

Alex Boardman (BIOGRAPHY)
Faculty Mentor: Professor Hong Yang
Department of Chemical Engineering

Preparation and Characterization of Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) for Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Colleen Rosania
Faculty Mentor: Professor John Lambropolous
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Modeling Magnetorheological Fluid Flow in the Polishing of Optical Components

Chi (Suze) Ninh
Faculty Mentor: Professor Mitchell Anthamatten
Department of Chemical Engineering

Synthesis and Characterization of Liquid Crystalline Shape Memory Elastomer

Adam Helak
Faculty Mentor: Professor Thomas Jones
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Touchpad Interface for EWOD-based Droplet Transport and Manipulation

Chris Jensen (BIOGRAPHY)
Faculty Mentor: Professor Sheryl Gracewski
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Natural Frequency of a Gas Bubble in Compliant Tubes

David Simpson
Faculty Mentor: Professor Renato Perucchio
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Concrete Vaulting in the Baths of Diocletian: The Structural Mechanics of Columns and Ribs