August 7, 1996

Engineering Program Offers Undergraduates Research Experience

Thirteen undergraduates from ten colleges and universities across the country came to the Center for Advanced Electronic Materials Processing (AEMP) at North Carolina State University during the summer to participate in the fifth annual Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program.

The program, designed to give students first-hand research experience, is held in cooperation with an AEMP outreach program at North Carolina A&T State University. Beginning May 20, students spent four weeks at NC A&T. They conducted research at NC State until Aug. 6. Funding, which included a student stipend, was provided primarily by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

This year, under the direction of research coordinators Dr. Dennis Maher, of the NC State materials science and engineering department, and Dr. Richard Kuehn, of the electrical and computer engineering department, students designed and built solar cells.

Penny LeBourgeois, assistant director of AEMP and the developer of the NC State program, said that unlike most REU programs, the AEMP program uses a team approach to teach students the scientific methodology, workplace cooperation and communication skills researchers need.

AEMP, part of the College of Engineering at NC State and other institutions and an NSF Engineering Research Center, pursues research in the area of high-quality, reliable, single-wafer processing.

Following, listed by county and state, are the students, their parents and universities:

MEBANE--Meredith L. Ford, daughter of James W. and Linda L. Ford. She graduated from Eastern Alamance High School and is a rising senior in materials science at NC State.

HAVELOCK--David Carson, son of Bruce E. and Sempan Aaron. He graduated from Havelock High School and is a rising senior electrical engineering at North Carolina A&T State University.

ANTELOPE--Amber Rochele Thomas, daughter of Albert and Sandra F. Green. She graduated from Del Campo High School and is a rising senior in mathematics at Spelman College.

INDIANAPOLIS--Damon LaMonte Larry, son of Joyce Ann Larry. He graduated from Pike High School and is a rising junior in electrical engineering at Tennessee State University.

COLUMBIA--Wayne Mondal Miller, son of George M. and Betty B. Miller. He graduated from Columbia High School and is a rising senior in electronics engineering technology at the University of Southern Mississippi.
WASHINGTON--Felicia Dione Stewart, daughter of Kenny and Emma Jean Bell. She graduated from J.L. Weston High School and is a rising junior in polymer science at the University of Southern Mississippi.

COLUMBUS--Sydney C. Holman, son of Sylvia Holman. He graduated from Northern Burlington High School and is a rising senior in electrical engineering at Tuskegee University.

PENFIELD--Andrew John Darlak, son of Robert S. and Jennifer O. Darlak. He graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School and is a rising junior in materials science and engineering at NC State.

PINEWOOD--Latosha Denise Capers, daughter of Betty Jean Coard. She graduated from Furman High School and is a rising senior in mechanical engineering at the University of South Carolina at Columbia.

HOUSTON--Thavy Chumni Un, daughter of Chhom Un and Sunnary Suox. She graduated from M.B. Smiley High School and is a rising senior in chemical engineering at Texas A&M University.

FAIRFAX--Susana Patricia Castro, daughter of Roberto J. and Marcela C. Castro. She graduated from West Springfield High School and is a rising senior in materials science and engineering at Virginia Tech.
Kanhua Liang, son of Jiaqi Liang and YongJing Shang. He graduated from Shi Xi High School in China and is a rising junior in electrical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
LEESBURG--Anthony P. Aird, son of Cyril P. and Marilyn Aird. He graduated from Hillview College High School and is a rising senior in electrical engineering at Hampton University.

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