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2018 Summer School for Silicon Nanotechnology Participants

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Riddhi Ananth

Riddhi Ananth is a junior at the University of California, San Diego (class of 2020), majoring in Chemistry. She previously participated in the 2017 SSSiN, and will be a mentor for the 2018 SSSiN; her team will focus on surface chemistry of silicon nanostructures.

Safety tour: July 5, 2017
Etch test: July 6, 2017

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Jacopo Andreo

Jacopo Andreo is a Ph.D. student at the University of Parma, participating in the 2018 SSSiN as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Nano-OligoMed program. He is working on the synthesis, characterization and application of metal complexes and clusters with zwitterionic ligands (in particular with thioamidyl-phosphonium (P+C(S)N−R) funcional groups). He obtained his BSc and MSc in chemistry at the University of Turin with maximum qualification. He will participate in the SSSiN from July to August, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0002-8153-5802
Safety tour: July 6, 2018
Etch test: July 9 2018

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Lorenzo Calvano

Lorenzo Calvano is a rising sophomore at Harvey Mudd College (class of 2021). He previously participated in the 2016 and 2017 SSSiN. He will be a mentor for the 2018 SSSiN with a focus on surface chemistry of silicon nanostructures.

Safety tour: May 3, 2016
Etch test: May 25, 2017

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Anushree Chaudhuri

Anushree Chaudhuri is a student at Westview High School (Class of 2020) who participated in the 2017 SSSiN; this summer she will be a project mentor. She is studying surface modification and photoluminescence from porous silicon, with the goal of producing a stable, hydrophobic interface.

ORCID: 0000-0001-5349-0195
Safety tour: July 6, 2017
Etch test: N/A

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Flora Chen

Flora Chen is a graduating high school senior at The Bishop's School, who will be attending the University of Pennsylvania in fall. She will participate in the SSSiN from July 9 to August 17.

ORCID: 0000-0002-1648-5546
Safety tour: July 6, 2018
Etch test: N/A

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Roberto Corradini

Roberto Corradini is an Associate Professor at the University of Parma, where he teaches courses in Organic, Bioorganic, and Peptide Chemistry. His research interests involve molecular recognition of biologically active species, with particular focus on interactions of amino acids and nucleic acids (DNA, RNA). He will participate in the SSSiN as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Nano-OligoMed program from 1 August to 1 September, 2018. He will act as a Senior Mentor to the junior participants.

ORCID: 0000-0002-8026-0923
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Ruhan Fan

Ruhan Fan is an M.S. student in the UCSD Department of Nanoengineering (NENG) since Fall 2017. She joined the SSSiN in March 2018. She received a BS degree in Pharmacy from Zhengzhou University (ZZU), China, where she studied and performed research on drug delivery systems. Her Discovery Project will focus on porous nanoparticle drug delivery systems.

ORCID: 0000-0003-0626-849X
Safety tour: March 26, 2018
Etch test: May 1, 2018

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Tengyu He

Tengyu He is a first year Ph.D student in Materials Science and Engineering at UCSD. He received his B.E. in Metallurgical Engineering at Northeastern University, Shenyang, China and his M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is interested in the development of porous silicon nanoparticles for medical applications and will participate in the SSSiN from 1 July to 31 August, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0002-6767-4849
Safety tour: July 6, 2018
Etch test: July 11, 2018

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Andres Heredia

Andrés Heredia is a Junior at Francis Parker High School (Class of 2019) who will be participating in the 2018 Summer School for Silicon Nanotechnology beginning July 9, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0002-2934-5251
Safety tour: 6 March, 2018
Etch test: N/A

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Moon Kyoung Jeong

Moon Kyoung Jeong is a PhD student in professor Ji-Ho Park's Lab at KAIST. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from KAIST in 2013, and a Master's degree in Bio and Brain Engineering from KAIST in 2015. She is interested in the development of porous silicon nanoparticles for medical applications. She will participate in the SSSiN from 1 April to 31 August, 2018, under the mentorship of Joanna Wang.

ORCID: 0000-0001-9887-1645
Safety tour: 18 April, 2018
Etch test: 3 May, 2018

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Ashley Kim

Ashley Kim is a sophomore at Westview High School (Class of 2020) who will be participating in the 2018 Summer school for silicon nanotechnology starting July 9.

ORCID: 0000-0001-6213-4635
Safety tour: July 2, 2018
Etch test: N/A

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Yong Hwan Kim

Yong Hwan Kim is an undergraduate student at Korea University, in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He is interested in semiconductor materials and will participate in the SSSiN from June 29 to August 4, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0002-4831-2631
Safety tour: July 2, 2018
Etch test: July 3, 2018

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Seohyeon Lee

Seohyeon Lee is a PhD student in professor Dokyoung Kim's lab at Kyung Hee University, College of Medicine, S. Korea. He received his B.S. in the Department of Chemistry at Soongsil University, Seoul, Korea and his M.S. in the Department of Biomedical Science at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. He is interested in developing the surface chemistry of porous silicon nanoparticles in order to load and deliver hydrophobic anti-cancer drugs. He will participate in the SSSiN from 1 July to 31 August, 2018

ORCID: 0000-0001-5117-894X
Safety tour: July 5, 2018
Etch test: July 6, 2018

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Yisheng Lu

Yi-Sheng Lu is a first year MS student in the Materials Science and Engineering program at UCSD. He earned his BS in Biomedical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. His undergraduate thesis focused on magnetic-responsive iron oxide nano-spheres for deep tumor therapy. He will participate in the SSSiN from 21 June to 31 August, 2018

ORCID: 0000-0002-2963-5953
Safety tour: July 5, 2018
Etch test: July 6, 2018

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Elisa Marchegiani

Elisa Marchegiani is a first year Ph.D student in Chemistry at the University of Bologna. She visits as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Nano-OligoMed program. Her research interests lie in the field of DNA-nanotechnology. In particular she isinterested in the development of DNA-based nanoswitches for the chemiluminescent detection of relevant biological targets (antibodies, small molecules, etc.) for biosensing applications. She will participate in the SSSiN from 2 July to 31 August, 2018

ORCID: 0000-0001-9174-8716
Safety tour: July 2, 2018
Etch test: July 9 2018

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William Murray

Will Murray is a Sophomore at Francis Parker High School (class of 2020) who will participate in the 2018 Summer School for Silicon Nanotechnology beginning on July 9th, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0002-7839-8413
Safety tour: 15 June, 2018
Etch test: N/A

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Seokho Myung

Seokho Myung is currently a third year undergraduate student in the Materials Science department at Korea University. His interests lie in biomaterials. He will participate in the SSSiN from June 29 to August 24, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0002-2218-9532
Safety tour: July 2, 2018
Etch test: July 3, 2018

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Martina Neri

Martina Neri is participating in the 2018 SSSiN as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Nano-OligoMed program. Born in Palestrina Italy, she obtained a B. Sc. at Sapienza University of Rome in 2013 and an M. Sc. in 2016 at Sapienza University of Rome, working in the field of organic synthesis and supramolecular chemistry. She joined the group of Prof. Roberto Corradini at University of Parma in November 2017 as a PhD student, and is interested in the development of peptide nucleic acids as tools for nanomedicine and medical diagnostics. She will participate in the SSSiN from 2 July to 31 October, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0002-2039-9026
Safety tour: July 2, 2018
Etch test: July 9 2018

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Hunter Pauker

Hunter Pauker is an undergraduate Chemical Engineering major at UC Davis (Class of 2018). He worked under the direction of Dr. Ristenpart of the UC Davis Chemical Engineering Department, researching the chemical engineering aspects of beer brewing. For his 2017 SSSiN project, he worked on an optical sensor that could be used as a visual, real time sensor for alcohol content during the brewing of beer. He will be a mentor for the 2018 SSSiN

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Safety tour: July 6, 2017
Etch test: July 7, 2017

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Shane Pauker

Shane Pauker is an undergraduate student of mechanical engineering and materials science at UC Berkeley (Class of 2021).  He is interested in food and safety applications of porous silicon chemical sensors.

ORCID: 0000-0002-2794-4461
Safety tour: July 9 2018
Etch test: July 9 2018

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Andrea Perry

Andrea Perry is a second-year undergraduate studying Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She worked as a research assistant in Professor Paul V. Braun's lab examining the applications of porous silicon as a photonic device. For the 2018 SSSiN, she will focus on applications of porous silicon in nanomedicine. She will participate in the SSSiN from 21 May to August 18, 2018. Her mentor is Joanna Wang.

ORCID: 0000-0001-6769-5490
Safety tour: May 22, 2018
Etch test: June 4, 2018

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Alessandro Porchetta

Alessandro Porchetta is a Junior Researcher at the Chemistry Department of the University of Rome, Tor Vergata, participating in the 2018 SSSiN as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Nano-OligoMed program. His research interests include functional DNA nanotechnology, biosensors and drug release applications. He will participate in the SSSiN from 1 July to 31 August, 2018

ORCID: 0000-0002-4061-5574
Safety tour: July 2, 2018
Etch test: July 9 2018

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Marianna Rossetti

Marianna Rossetti is a post-doctoral researcher in the Chemistry Department of the University of Rome, Tor Vergata, participating in the 2018 SSSiN as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Nano-OligoMed program. For her PhD in Chemical Science at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, she explored the possibility of using DNA molecules as functional tools for biosensing and drug delivery applications. She will participate in the SSSiN from 1 July to 31 August, 2018

ORCID: 0000-0001-5711-1287
Safety tour: July 2, 2018
Etch test: July 9 2018

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Pengju Shi

Pengju Shi is an undergraduate at UC San Diego in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department (class of 2019). Interested in drug delivery systems, he will participate in the SSSiN from June through August 21, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0003-2375-5898
Safety tour: July 2, 2018
Etch test: July 3, 2018

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Chiara Shiattarella

Chiara Schiattarella is a PhD student in Physics, enrolled at the 2nd year, shared between the University of Naples “Federico II” and the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems of the Italian National Research Council (IMM-CNR). Her professional interests and expertise are focused on Materials Science and Nanotechnology. She received her MSc. degree in Physics from the same university in 2016, with a thesis entitled “Fabrication and characterization of graphene/metal nanocomposites for gas sensing applications”. In her current research, she is studying the morphological and optical properties of luminescent porous silicon nanoparticles for their contextualization in biomedical applications. She will join the UCSD Sailor Research Group from July to December 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0002-9720-4047
Safety tour: July 6, 2018
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Adrian Teruel

Adrian Teruel is a PhD student in Chemistry at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), sponsored by the Spanish Government for the project “Micro/nanostructured systems functionalized with molecular gates to smart drug delivery in IBD” under the supervision of Prof. Ramón Martínez Máñez. Adrian received the PharmD degree (Cum Laude) from the Miguel Hernández University in Alicante (Spain) in 2013. In 2014 he completed a MSc in Drug Research at the University of Valencia, working within Marival Bermejo and Virginia Merino’s team on smart drug delivery systems. He worked on nanodrug systems under the direction of Françoi-Xavier LEGRAND at the Université Paris-Sud XI (Paris, France) during his 4th year of his PharmD degree. He will participate in the SSSiN from June to September, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0001-5749-7941
Safety tour: June 4, 2018
Etch test: June 15, 2018

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Sanahan Vijayakumar

Sanahan Vijayakumar is a PhD student in the UCSD Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) program who will join the Sailor Group in Fall 2018. He completed his B.Eng. in 2017 in Materials Engineering at McGill University in Montreal, Canada where his previous research focused on preparation of porous silicon nanowires using Metal Assisted Chemical Etch (MACE). During his studies at McGill, Sanahan interned with Prof. Gaël Gautier at the University of Tours, France and then with Prof. Nicolas Vöelcker at the University of South Australia. Sanahan was a participant in the 2012 SSSiN and he served as a Senior Mentor in the 2013 SSSiN. He will participate in the 2018 SSSiN as a Senior Mentor.

ORCID: 0000-0003-2493-1902
Safety tour: July 6, 2018
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Mary Ann Yang

Dr. Mong-Lin (Mary Ann) Yang is an Associate Professor at Concordia University in Saint Paul, MN, where she leads CSP’s undergraduate research program in biology. Her research interests include the development of mesoporous silica-based nanofiber scaffolds for nerve tissue engineering and detection of malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (MLYCD) in patient fibroblast lysates and in serum. She will participate in the SSSiN as a Senior Mentor from June 1 to August 31, 2018.

ORCID: 0000-0003-4800-4206
Safety tour: June 4, 2018
Etch test: June 15, 2018

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