High School Student Research Internships at the Johns Hopkins MRSEC (Johns Hopkins University) DMR05-20491

1. High School Student Research Internships at the Johns HopkinsMRSEC (Johns Hopkins University) DMR05-20491 Background: The JHU MRSEC conducts extensive K-12 educational outreach programs aimed at promoting interest in and awareness of the importance of modern materials research. High school students from the greater Baltimore area receive four-week internships each July to conduct research in the laboratories of the JHU MRSEC. The students are mentored by Center faculty, and also work closely with graduate students and/or postdoctoral fellows. At the end of the month, each student gives a 20-minute talk describing his/her project at a symposium attended by MRSEC researchers, friends and family, and teachers from the students’ schools. • 2009 High School Student Research Projects • Measurement of spin diffusion in organic semiconductors • Fabrication of transparent polymoric microboxes • Magnetic particles in micropost arrays • Magnetic force microscopy with a super-sharp tip • Electrodeposition of copper-studying island growth • Thin film stress measurements 2009 Student Interns (including 3 female and 1 Hispanic)