The selected students will engage in research under the direction of UMBC faculty who are leading efforts towards the development of next generation chemical sensing and imaging techniques for a wide range of applications. Undergraduate students from US universities who are US Citizens or US permanent Residents, with strong interest in chemistry and related science and engineering fields who completed at least freshman chemistry and organic chemistry lecture and laboratory courses are encouraged to apply.ДЄpplications to the program should be submitted online. This years program runs from June 3rd through August 7th, 2019. In this project funded by the Division of Chemistry of the National Science a Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program, the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) offers a 10-week summer undergraduate research program in the area of chemical sensing and imaging. The Search for Quantum Dot-Based FRET Probes for Phosphatases вЂ“ Rebecca Pontius.Luminescent Quantum Dots Chemical Stability in Biological Solutions and their Interactions with Zebrafish Embryos during Embryo Development вЂ“ Hyo Park.Deep UV Raman Spectroscopy for Standoff Detection вЂ“ Michael Matrona.Preparation of Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Biosensors for the Characterization of Gentamycin Sulfate вЂ“ Mai Lam.Single Molecule Microscopy of Protein-Containing Phospholipid Vesicles вЂ“ Blake Ford.Utilizing Solvatochromic Dyes to Probe Phase Changes in Stimuli Responsive Polymers вЂ“ Elisa Castillo.The Development of Gold Nanoparticle-Cored Dendrimers as a Multifunctional Drug Delivery System for Chemotherapy вЂ“ Jashaun Bottoms.Computational Studies of Light-Nanoparticles Interactions вЂ“ Kyle Belluomo.Developing a 3D Retinal Tissue Scaffold Using PEG-Based Hydrogels вЂ“ Kathy Barron.Relative Adsorption of Amine and Carboxylate-Terminated Dendrons to Gold Nanoparticles: Renee Suzich.Thermally-induced Optical Reflection of Sound (THORS) in Tissue Phantoms: Lauren Skrajewski.Synthesis of Flexible Nucleosides for the Discovery of Virus Cures:В Sarah Scrivener.Deep-UV Standoff Raman Spectroscopy:Leslie Scheurer.Characterization of the Protein-RNA Interactions that Nucleate the HIV-1 Virus Assembly:В Ciairra Riley.Imaging of the Interaction Between Quantum Dots and Liposomes using Single Molecule Microscopy: Katelyn Rediger.Purification and Crystallization of Porphyromonas Gingivalis NFeoAB: Julia Miller.Self-assembling Chlorins as a Simple Model of Light-harvesting Antenna: Miguel Gomez.Molecular Rotors for Visualizing Intracellular Viscosity: Anna Blood.Hydroporphyrin Photonics Materials as Activatable Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizers вЂ“ Kalen Sullivan.Single Molecule Microscopy for Cancer Therapy.Synthetic Nanomaterials вЂ“ Technology Advancers or Environmental Adversaries.Tumor-targeting Dendrimers-a Nanotechnology based Cancer Therapy.From Plants to People вЂ“ The Use of Biological Pigment Derivatives in the Medical Field.Laser-based Remote Detection of Explosives.Using Electromagnetic Simulations to Develop Components for Next Generation Optical Computers.Monitoring Dephosphorylation in Cells for AlzheimerвЂ™s Disease.Advanced Biosensors for Non-Invasive Therapeutic Monitoring.Search UMBC UMBC NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate Students In Chemical Sensing and Imaging

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