Hudson Mohawk - Awards Winners

2024

• Spring: Finley Donachie (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) – Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation
  Harnessing Thermal Laser Epitaxy for Rapid Synthesis of Topological Insulators


• Spring: Ismile Khan Shuvo (University at Albany) – Best Graduate Poster Presentation
  Template-Directed Crystallization of AlSb/Sb(A7) PCM for Low Energy Switching


• Spring: Anshuman Thakral (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) -  Best Graduate Oral Presentation
  Metastable Face-Centered Cubic Cobalt for High Conductivity Interconnects

2022

• Fall: Alex Kaloyeros (SUNY Polytechnic Institute) – Best Graduate Oral Presentation (shared)
  Toward Scalable Telecom Single Photon Emitters for Quantum Photonics


• Fall: Saloni Pendse (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) – Best Graduate Oral Presentation (shared)
  Van der Waals epitaxy of Vanadium dioxide


• Fall: Jennifer M. O’Brien (Clarkson University) -  Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation
  Dynamic Covalent Crystallization of Covalent Organic Frameworks Between Planar Substrates


• Fall: Tushar Mahajan, (SUNY Polytechnic Institute) - Best Graduate Poster Presentation
  Design and Development of Quantum Dot Scintillator with Monolithically Integrated Photodetector for Radiation Detection

2021

• Fall: Rubab Ume, CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Best Graduate Oral Presentation
  Phase Change Memory With Multilevel Resistance States Based On Group III-Sb Binary Alloys


• Fall: Ross Pareis, CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Best Graduate Poster Presentation
  Constant Electric Field Study Of Time Dependent Dielectric Breakdown In A Low-K Interlevel Dielectric


• Fall: Eric Haarer, University at Albany-SUNY/SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation
  Near Infrared Single Photon Emission Microscopy


• Spring: Benjamin Harrington, Alex Kaloyeros, and Spyros Gallis - Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation
  Polarization-Dependent Visible Photoluminescence from Silicon Carbide Nanophotonic Structures


• Spring: Minh N. Tran, Iver J. Cleveland, Gregory A. Pustorino, and Eray S. Aydil – Best Graduate Oral Presentation
  Efficient Near-Infrared Emission from Lead-Free Ytterbium-Doped Cesium Bismuth Halide Perovskite Thin Films


• Spring: Xiaolong Liu, Yi Xue Chong, Rahul Sharma, J. C. Séamus Davis – Best Postdoc Oral Presentation
  Atomic-Scale Visualization of Electron-Pair Fluids and Crystals

2019

• Fall: Marie Millares, Philip Schneider, Iulian Gherasoiu and Harry Efstathiadis – SUNY Poly Albany and Utica, NY – Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation
  Carbon Films for Electronic Applications


• Fall: Chengwu Zhang, Jie Qi, Tuo Gao and Brian Willis – University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT –Best graduate talk
  Photon-Enhanced Area-Selective Atomic Layer Deposition of Plasmonic Nanostructures


• Fall: Charlotte Teunisse, Sarah Dalakos, Donovan Weiblen, Grace Gionta, Deniz Rende and Rahmi Ozisik – Rensselaer, Troy, NY – Best Undergraduate Poster
  Magnetically Induced Self-Healing of Polymers


• Fall: Donovan Weiblen, Grace Gionta, Deniz Rende, Pinar Akcora and Rahmi Ozisik – Rensselaer, Troy, NY and Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ – Best Graduate Poster
  Impact of Surface Functionality on Magnet Properties of Fe3O4-Polyethylene Oxide Nanocomposites


• Spring: Nicholas Stucchi, Joshua Roys, and Dr. Ryan Brown – Clarkson University
  Tuning Spontaneous Growth at the Solid-Liquid Interface
   
• Spring: Matthew Zotta, Sharadh Jois, Prathamesh Dhakras, Miguel Rodriguez, Ji Ung Lee – SUNY Polytechnic Institute <
  Direct Measurement of the Electron Beam Spatial Intensity Profile via Carbon Nanotube Tomography

2018

• Fall: Matthew Strohmayer – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – Oral Presentation Award
  Development of Focused Electrohydrodynamic Printing Technology
   
• Fall: Peijiao Fang – Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Graduate Student Poster Presentation Award
  Epitaxial Growth of WC1-x(001) Thin Films
   
• Fall: Benjamin Harrington – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation Award
  Modeling of Erbium Emission in Novel Silicon Carbide Photonic Crystal Nanostructures
   
• Spring: Baiwei Wang – RPI – Best Graduate Student Poster 1st Place
  Growth and Properties of Epitaxial Ti1−xMgxN(001) Layers
   
• Spring: Mounika Kotha – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Best Graduate Student Poster 2nd Place
  Effect of Oxidation on the Raman and Photoluminescence Properties of Unpassivated and Novel-Passivated Layered GaTe
   
• Spring: Siddarth Laveti – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Best Undergraduate Student Poster
  Optimization of the Growth of Graphene on Cu Foil Substrates by Chemical Vapor Deposition

2017

• Fall: Karsten Beckmann – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – Oral Presentation Award
  Towards Synaptic Behavior of Nanoscale ReRAM Devices for Neuromorphic Computing Applications
   
• Fall: Maseeh Mukhtar – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Graduate Student Poster Presentation Award
  Simulations of Backscattered Electrons to Measure Sensitivity Versus Electron Dosage of Buried Semiconductor Features
   
• Fall: Elizabeth Blackert – Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas - Undergraduate Student Poster Presentation Award
  Highly Porous Scaffolds on TNZT Alloy for Bone Implant Applications
• Spring: Zahiruddin Alamgir – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – Best Student Talk
  Pulse Width Modulation To Achieve Multi-Level Resistance With TaO₂ Based Rram Using Hf as Oxygen Exchange Layer
   
• Spring: Casey Biederman – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Best Undergraduate Poster
  Optimization of Annealing Parameters for Silicon Carbide (SiC) Nanowire Fabrication
   
• Spring: Mark Altwerger – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Best Graduate Student Poster
  Near Infrared Reflectors as Smart-Glass for Solar Panels and Buildings

2016

• Spring: Teresa A. Esposito – RPI – Poster 1st Place
  Electron Transport and Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy of 1,8-Octanedithiol in a Molecular Junction
   
• Spring: Tyler R. Mowll – CNSE, SUNY Polytechnic Institute - Poster 2nd Place
  Growth of Graphene on Cu Single Crystal Substrates
   
• Applied Surface Analysis Symposium (Surface Analysis 2016): Thomas Cardinal - RPI - Talk
  Enhanced Electrical Transport at Metallized Bismuth Telluride Interfaces via Organosilane Monolayer Functionalization
   
• Applied Surface Analysis Symposium (Surface Analysis 2016): Jesse Claypoole-CNSE-Poster
  Surface and Depth Profile Characterization of Cuin1-Xgaxse2 Thin Film Absorber Layer for Photovoltaic Applications
   
• Fall: Natasha Tabassum – CNSE – Talk
  Realization of Self-Aligned Erbium-Doped Silicon-Carbide Nanowires towards Quantum Technologies

• Fall: M. Jeremy Amdur – RPI – undergraduate Talk
  Applications of Thin Film Molecular Assemblies As Electrochromic Devices
   
• Fall: Louis Ayensu-Mensah – RPI – Poster
  Investigation of Energy Transfer in Perylene Diimide Based Multilayer Light Harvesting Arrays

2015

• Fall:  Qianqian Liu, State University of New York, Binghamton, -Talk
  An STM Investigation of the Reaction of Hydrogen with Chemisorbed Oxygen on Cu(110)
   
• Fall:  Yun-Bo Yang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, - Poster
  One Step Growth Method for Ultrathin Single Crystal SnS₂ Flakes and their Physical Properties
   
• Fall:  Breena M. Sperry, CNSE - Polytechnic Institute of Technology, - Poster
  Nanostructured Catalyst of Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell
   
• Spring:  Mark T. Durniak, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, – Talk
   Cubic GaInN on Si(001) for Longer Wavelength LEDs

• Spring: Brian T. McGowan, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, – Poster
  Negative Magnetoresistance and Electrically Detected Zero Field Splitting in a Low-K Dielectric

2014

• Spring:  P.Y. Zheng, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Talk
  Ni Doping on Cu Surfaces:  Reduced Copper Resistivity

• Spring: Eng Wen Ong, SUNY College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering – Poster
  Influence of Chemisorbed Oxygen on the Growth of Graphene on Cu(100) by Chemical Vapor Deposition

• Fall:  Robin Jacobs-Gedrim, SUNY College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering – Talk
  Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Chalcogenide Nanostructures

• Fall:  J. K. Dash, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Poster
  Metal Enhanced Ge1-xSnx Alloy Film Growth on Glass Substrates using a Biaxial CaF2 Buffer Layer
   

2013

• Spring: Swatilekha Saha, RPI - Talk
  Transport through Zn Porphyrin for Application in Nanoelectronic Devices
   
• Spring: Manasa Medikonda, SUNY Albany - Poster 
  X-Ray Characterization of Ge1-xSnx Alloys and the Effect of Sn Concentration on the Band Gap
   
• Fall: Ruopeng Deng (Graduate Student), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Talk
   Novel Al_1-xSc_xN Alloy: a Study on Structure and Bandgap

• Fall: Grant Boruchowitz (Undergraduate Student), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Talk
  Temperature Dependent Resistivity of Copper Thin Films

• Fall: Luis Estevez (Graduate Student), Cornell University - Poster 
  A Facile Approach for the Synthesis of Monolithic Hierarchical Porous Carbons
   
• Fall: Benjamin Grisafe (Undergraduate Student), College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering - Poster
  Measurement of the Enhanced Transfer Curves of Graphene FET Devices

2012

• Spring: Parul Tyagi, SUNY, Albany - Talk Characterization of Few Layer Graphene Films Grown on Cu, Cu--‐Ni and SiC Substrates

• Spring: Alexandra Krawicz, RPI - Poster Porphyrin--‐Based Molecular Multilayer Thin--‐Film Assembled On Gold Electrodes For Electro--‐Optical Applications

• Fall: Florence Nelson, SUNY, Albany - Talk Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Abberation-Corrected STEM for the Optical and Structural Characterization of Graphene

• Fall: Akitomo Matsubayashi, SUNY, Albany - Poster Oxide Growth on CVD Graphene for Efficient Spin Injection

2011

• Fall: Rutvik J. Mehta, RPI - Talk Microwave-Solvothermal Synthesis for Rapid and Scalable Production of Tunably Doped Nanocrystals and their Assemblies

• Fall: Indira Seshadri, RPI - Poster Nanoferrofluid-Based Thermal Valves for Gating Heat Transport

2010

• Spring: Gorun Butail, RPI - Talk Voltage Controlled Branching of Titania Nanotubes and Its Application for Photovoltaics

• Spring: C. Gaire, RPI - Poster Quasi-Single Crystal Germanium Films on Biaxially Textured CaF2/Glass Substrates

• Fall: P. Palmoaki, RPI - Talk Making Molecular Multilayers Using “Click” Chemistry: Growth and Thin Film Characterization

• Fall: Ben Backes, CNSE - Poster Modeling the Impact of Copper Plasticity on Thermomechanical Stress Induced By Through-Silicon VIAS (TSVS)

2009

• Summer: Eric Bersch, CNSE - Talk X-Ray Photoemission Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Characterization of HfO2 and Hafnium Silicate Films on SiO2/Si

•  Fall: Saurabh Garg, RPI - Talk Toughening Copper-Silica Interfaces Using Molecular Nanolayers