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

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

3. Applications of Printable Electronics
Flexible Electronics

4. Where can these circuits be used?
OLED Displays

5. 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.

6. 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)

7. 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?

8. 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.