Research Experiences for Teachers Program Alumni

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RET teacherSchool, Grade TaughtResearch TitleFaculty Mentor Years Participated 
Alicia NimrickLamar Middle School, 6th-8th GradeCharacterization of Droplet Interface Bilayer Systems for REE SeparationKumar/Rosales2024
Amber RiveraDearing Elementary School, Fourth GradeRepurposing Materials Catalytically to Generate FuelsHumphrey2023
Amanda Lengnick-Hall  Cunningham Elementary, Third GradeInvestigating Sequence Effects on the Biodegradation of Peptoid SubstratesRosales (2019) 2019, 2018
  Luminescent Silicon Nanocrystal Hyrdogel and Aerogels (2018)Korgel (2018) 
Annie PorterfieldUniversity of Texas Elementary, Third GradeControlling the Inverted PendulumAlvarado2024
Arianna DialBagdad Elementary, Kindergarden - Fifth GradeOptical Phenomena from Nanoparticle Arrays (2021)Yu (2021)2021, 2020, 2019
  Area Selective Atomic Layer Deposition of Metals (2019)Ekerdt (2019) 
Ariel KayGovalle Elementary, Second - Fifth Grade  Bringing Chemistry and/or Computer Coding Concepts into Elementary School ClassroomsAnslyn2021, 2020
Ashika GangulyMathews Elementary, Fifth GradeModeling Lubricant Infused Surfaces with Multiscale RoughnessMangolini2019
Brenda WeathersCactus Ranch Elementary, K-5 GradeEffects of Light and Strain on Two-Dimensional MaterialsYu2022
Catherine JonesPurple Sage Elementary, K-12 LibrarianStructure of MaterialsTaleff (2021)2022, 2021
 Purple Sage Elementary, K-5 LibrarianEffects of Light and Strain on Two-Dimensional MaterialsYu (2022) 
Cecilia OsornioWilhelmina Delco Elementary School, Fifth GradeBringing Chemistry and/or Computer Coding Concepts into Elementary School ClassroomsAnslyn2021
Chelsie SakariaPresidential Measows ElementaryUnderstanding Hair Chemistry to Develop New and Non-Toxic Hair DyesAnslyn2024
Connie RodriguezRuth Barron Elementary, Second GradeStructural MaterialsTaleff (2022)2023, 2022
 Dearing Elementary School, Second GradeExtraction and Manipulation of AnthocyaninsAnslyn (2023) 
Danielle WashingtonSalyers Elementary School, K-5Synthesis of a Block Copolymer with High Electrostatic Charge Density to Form HydrogelLynd, Rosales2023
Danielle WoodsDeep Wood Elementary School, FifthCold-rollling and Annealing of AA1100Taleff2023
Dara ReederCallison Elementary School, Fifth GradeAnti-Reflective Moth-Eye StructuresYu2018
Diana GarciaDeZavala Elementary, Second GradeStructure of MaterialsTaleff2021
Elizabeth AdemskiHenry Middle School, Seventh GradeCharacterization of Droplet Interface Bilayer Systems for REE SeparationKumar/Rosales2024
Elizabeth SchusterSpicewood Elementary School, Fifth GradeSynthesis and Analysis of Giant Unilameller VesiclesStachowiak2023
Faith PalombiCedar Ridge High School, 9th-12th GradeRaman Spectroscopy on MoSe(2)Li2024
Irene HidalgoCasey Elementary, Fifth GradeArea Selective Atomic Layer Deposition of Ultra-thin Sn(0)Ekerdt2021, 2020
Jennifer SladekBoone Elementary, Fifth GradeArea Selective Atomic Layer Deposition of Ultra-thin Sn(0)Ekerdt2021, 2020
Katherine RogersWooldridge Elementary, Fifth GradeStudy of Optical Transmitting MediumWasserman2019
Larry McKenzieHarmony School of Innovation, 4th-5th GradePhotoinduced Changes in Absorption of PDI-C5 CrystalsRoberts2024
Lisette PerazzoRodriguez Elementary School, First GradeExtraction and Manipulation of AnthocyaninsAnslyn2023, 2024
  Electro(wetting) SummerMangolini 
Marianella GarzaMendez Elementary, Fifth GradeSelf-Assembled Thin Films of Uniform Spheres on Liquid InterfacesKorgel2021, 2020
Masen HuddlestonHenry Middle School, Sixth GradePhotoinduced Changes in Absorption of PDI-C5 CrystalsRoberts2024
Melissa SaldanaCaldwell Heights Elementary School, Fourth GradeLEAF CHROMATOGRAPHY: Separating Plant Pigments via TLCAnslyn2018
Monica SanchezHart Elementary School, Fifth GradeSelf-Assembled Thin Films of Uniform Spheres on Liquid InterfacesKorgel (2020, 2021)2022, 2021, 2020
  Structural MaterialsTaleff (2022) 
Nicole HersheyUniversity of Texas Elementary SchoolControlling the Inverted PendulumAlvarado2024
Olivia BarrowHart Elementary School, Fifth GradeNanostructures, Surfactant, & Antireflection PropertiesYu (2019, 2020)2022, 2020, 2019
 Hart Elementary School, K-1 GradeStructural MaterialsTaleff (2022) 
Patricia González-Villaseñor Bernice Hart Elementary, Third GradeInvestigating States of Matter using Computer SimulationsTruskett (2021) 
 Bernice Hart Elementary, Third GradeDesigning New Hydrophilic Peptoid Crosslinked HydrogelsRosales (2022)2022, 2021
Raianna MarkhamCunningham Elementary, Music K-5Exploring Porosity in Silica AerogelsKorgel2019
Rebekah SpillersPurple Sage Elementary, Fourth GradeFabrication and Characterization of Ultraflat Gold Substrates for 2D MaterialsYu2019
Rolando AnchiaNeysa Callison Elementary, Fourth GradeDetermining Mechanical Properties of Structural Aluminum AlloysTaleff2024
Ruben RamirezPurple Sage Elementary, 3rd-5thElectro(wetting) SummerMangolini2024
Ryan NittingerRodriguez Elementary School, Fifth GradeDetermining Mechanical Properties of Structural Aluminum AlloysTaleff2024
Sean O'ConnorVista Ridge High School, 10th-12th GradeProtein Phase Separation on Giant Unilamellar VesiclesStachowiak2024
Sonia GonzalesRodriguez ElementaryUnderstanding Hair Chemistry to Develop New and Non-Toxic Hair DyesAnslyn2024
Sophia ChinLaurel Mountain Elementary, Third GradeLight Matter Interactions at the Nano ScaleLi2019
Stephanie EscalanteNorthwest Elementary School, Fourth GradeReducing the Environmental Impacts of Blue JeansAnslyn (2022)2023, 2022
 Northwest Elementary School, Fifth GradeSynthesis and Optical Characterization of Colloidal Gold NanoparticlesYu (2023) 
Tanima MukherjeeVista Ridge High School, 10th-12th GradeRaman Spectroscopy on MoSe(2)Li2024
Wendilyn IlundCaldwell Heights Elementary School, First GradePrinted CuInSe2 Nanocrystal Solar CellsKorgel2018
Yvette DoddNorthwest Elementary School, 3-4 GradeCold-rolling and Annealing of AA1100Taleff2023, 2024
  Protein Phase Separation on Giant Unilamellar VesiclesStachowiak 
Yvonne RodriguezBowie Elementary School, 4-5 GradeSolar Cell/Light AbsorptionRoberts2023
Zachary WilbornRuth Barron Elementary, Fifth GradeOptical Phenomena from Nanoparticle Arrays Yu (2021)2022, 2021
  Spectroscopy and Morphology of Perylene DiimidesCullinan (2022)