Mr. Curtin’s Summer Research University of California Berkeley with Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Edcuation

Mr. C returns to Berkeley! IISME Summer Fellowship Professor Subramanian - Electrical Engineering Research lab focus: Printable Electronics Metal Nanoparticles 8 Week Program

Applications of Printable Electronics Flexible Electronics

Where can these circuits be used? OLED Displays

What was Mr. C working on? Synthesizing Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Chemical reaction combines a metal salt with a reducing agent. Reduced metal particles are encapsulated with a protective chemical coat. Encapsulated particles are collected from solution.

What was Mr. C working on? Printing inks with these nanoparticles Inkjet printer. Printed gold ink that has been sintered(heated to high temperatures ~250C)

What was Mr. C working on? Testing how temperature affects the conductivity of the printed nanoparticles Ask students which format they prefer, a table or a graph?

Then what? Analyze your results! Doing any research generates a lot of data Easiest way to understand data is with graphs Weekly group meetings to discuss results and give each other feedback on their progress. Lots of data analysis during meetings.