The Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research (ICUR) is a multifaceted, multicultural event held every summer on campus at Boise State University. The ICUR makes research accessible, interactive, and fun for students and participants. Undergraduate students of diverse backgrounds and disciplines gather to present the results of their original research in poster presentations to faculty, the public, and their peers from across the country. This high-intensity two-day event also focuses on integrating educators to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education.
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Materials for Energy and Sustainability participants look forward to presenting their summer research at the ICUR each year. This is the first opportunity for many undergraduate students to present their work in a professional setting. Presenting at the ICUR allows students to gain experience participating in a comprehensive scientific conference. Students fine-tune their presentation skills, network with the scientific community, and attend professional development workshops.
Virtual Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research 2024
17 – 18 July 2024
Boise State University
Archive of Participant Posters
2023 REU in Materials for Society participant posters
| Poster Title | Student(s) and Faculty | Download Poster (PDF) |
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| Printable Bioscaffolds Using Ti3C2 MXene for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering | Annaka Tibbits, David Estrada |  |
| Corona Poling of Printed Piezoelectric Films | Claire Chen, Zhangxian Deng |  |
| Characterization of Zirconium Carbide Pellets for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | Ezra Acero, Brian Jaques |  |
| The Synthesis and Study of Nanoparticles of Niobium Oxide as Negative Electrodes in Li-ion Batteries | Jake Cuzick, Hui (Claire) Xiong |  |
| Empirical Modeling of B-site Ordered Triple Perovskites | Jessica Phuong and Sophie McManus, Rick Ubic |  |
| Exploring the Effects of Indium in a Four Element Magnetic Alloy | Kenny Au, Peter Müllner |  |
| Applying Direct Electrical Stimulus to Drive Cell Behavior for 3D Tissue Engineering | Olivia Nielson, David Estrada |  |
| Material Parameter Estimation from Microstructure Morphologies with Machine Learning | Malcolm Hodson, Mahmood Mamivand |  |
| Coarse-graining of Anisotropic Molecules for Energy Materials Simulations | Noah Montrose, Eric Jankowski |  |
2022 REU in Materials for Society participant posters
| Poster Title | Student(s) and Faculty | Download Poster (PDF) |
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| Thermodynamic Study of Carbon Mineralization with Recycled Concrete Fines for Carbon Capture and Utilization Applications | Akhila Mattapalli, Yang Lu |  |
| Optimizing Three-Dimensional Bioprinting for Cell Culture Scaffolds | Emma Brudos, David Estrada |  |
| All-Printed Morphing Electronics | Jack Messerli-Wallace, Zhangxian (Dan) Deng |  |
| Comparison of DFT Basis Sets for Organic Dyes | Kaden Shaw, Lan Li |  |
| Niobium Doped Hydrothermal Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes as a Negative Electrode in Lithium-Ion Batteries | Kyle Reche, Hui (Claire) Xiong |  |
| Prediction of Onsager and Gradient Energy Coefficients from Microstructure Images with Machine Learning | Leo Smith, Mahmood Mamivand |  |
| Materials Parameter Estimation from Microstructures with Deep Learning: Thermodynamic Parameters Database Generation | Mackenzie Van Hees, Mahmood Mamivand |  |
| Characterizing Rheological Effects of Corn Oil on Fresh State Concrete Mixtures for 3D Printing Applications | Mary Hochberg, Yang Lu |  |
| Optimizing ATDC5 Seeding of Graphene Foam for Cartilage Tissue Engineering | Olivia Nielson, David Estrada |  |
| Magneto-Mechanics of Magnetic Shape-Memory Crystals with Micropeened Surfaces | Zane Harbison, Peter Müllner |  |
2021 REU in Materials for Society participant posters
| Poster Title | Student(s) and Faculty | Download Poster (PDF) |
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| Synthesis and Characterization of Doped CeO2 as a Surrogate Nuclear Fuel | Alexander Nadermann, Brian Jaques |  |
| Room-Temperature Fabrication of Dielectric Ceramics | Alison Block, Rick Ubic |  |
| Validating Structural and Thermodynamic Properties of Nonfullerene Acceptors for Organic Photovoltaics | Bryan Wright and Lina Zhu, Eric Jankowski |  |
| Hybrid Perovskites for Photovoltaics | Eamon Bartlett, Rick Ubic |  |
| Magnetostrictive Harvesters Must be Large to be Effective | Jacob Furgison, Zhangxian Deng |  |
| Materials Parameters Prediction from Microstructure by Machine Learning: Database Generation | Jason Hatfield, Mahmood Mamivand |  |
| Additive Manufacturing of Piezoelectric Devices | Kristen Epperly, Zhangxian Deng |  |
| Bioscaffold Synthesis for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering | Nina Yao, David Estrada |  |
| Atomic Layer Deposition on Alkali Transition Metal Oxides as Cathode Materials for Sodium Ion Batteries | Stephanie McCallum, Hui (Claire) Xiong |  |
2019 REU in Materials for Society participant posters
| Poster Title | Students and Faculty | Download Poster (PDF) |
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| Bottom-Up Synthesis of Nickel and Copper Nanoparticle Ink for Aerosol Jet Printing | Alexis Quick, Nicholas McKibben, David Estrada |  |
| Phase Field Modeling of the Tetragonal-to-Monoclinic Phase Transformation in Zirconia | Matthew Trappett, Morgan Diefendorf, Mahmood Mamivand |  |
| Structural Distortions of Perovskite Ceramics Can Be Accurately Predicted Using Only Published Ionic-Radius Data | Olivia Wander, Evan Smith, Rick Ubic |  |
| First-Principles Study for ALD of MoS2 | Sean Martin, Matthew Lawson, Lan Li |  |
| Making Gems in Minutes | Zoe Hern, Ali Mustafa, Brent Johnston, Peter Müllner |  |
| Intergrowth Structural Cathode Materials | Malia Dustin, Julie Pipkin, Eric Gabriel, Yingying Xie, Claire Xiong |  |
| Black Phosphorus Synthesis and Exfoliation via Ball Milling | Keaton M. Turney, Samuel Pedersen, Chad Husko, Josh Wood, David Estrada, Brian Jaques |  |
| Additive Manufacturing of Magnetostrictive Cobalt Ferrite Thin Films for Structural Energy Harvesting | Kailey Blair, Zhangxian (Dan) Deng |  |
| Our Simulations Show How Organic Molecules Arrange Themselves in Solar Cell Materials. It’s a Mess, but It’s Efficient. | Mia Klopfenstein, Cecily Martin, Nathanael Schwindt, Evan Miller, Matthew Jones, Eric Jankowski |  |
| Multimodal Characterization and Testing of Heat-Reflective Coatings to Mitigate the Urban Heat Island | Molly Vitale-Sullivan, Aidin Golrokh, Yang Lu |  |
2018 REU in Materials for Society participant posters
| Poster Title | Students and Faculty | Download Poster (PDF) |
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| Magnetomechanics of Magnetic Shape Memory Micropumps | Annika Thomas, Sierra Sandison, Andrew Armstrong, P. Mullner |  |
| Additive Manufacturing of Nanomaterial Based Sensors for Extreme Environments | Casey Cornwell, Twinkle Pandhi, Kiyo Fujimoto, Harish Subbaraman, David Estrada |  |
| Empirical Modeling of B-site Ordered Perovskites | Claire Adams, Evan Smith, Rick Ubic |  |
| Phase Field Modeling of Martensitic Phase Transformation in Nitinol | Eric Rivera, Mahmood Mamivand |  |
| Transverse Rupture Strength of CeO2 as a Surrogate Nuclear Fuel | Jayson G. Foster, Adrianna E. Lupercio, Brian J. Jaques |  |
| Nanoporous Niobium Oxide as an Anode for Na-ion Batteries | Sam Frisone, Pete Barnes, Kiev Dixon, Hui (Claire) Xiong |  |
| Molecular Simulations of Organic Semiconductors for Clean Energy Production | Samantha Chesser, Ramon Mendoza, Mia Klopfenstein, Mike Henry, Evan Miller, Matthew Jones, Eric Jankowski |  |
| Two-Dimensional Electronic Materials: Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMD) |
Sven Marnauzs, Matthew Lawson, Lan Li |  |
| Heat-Reflective Coating for Reduction of Urban Heat Island | Nicholas W. Moore, Aidin J. Golrokh, Yang Lu |  |
2017 REU in Materials for Society participant posters
| Poster Title | Students and Faculty | Download Poster (PDF) |
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| Expanding Empirical Models of Perovskites | Chris Hancock, Evan Smith, Dr. Rick Ubic |  |
| Examining the Effects of Phosphazene Additives in Electrolytes for Sodium Ion Batteries | Devin T. Krasowski, Kassiopeia Smith, Andreas Savva, Dr. Claire Xiong |  |
| Hybrid Perovskite Solar Cells | Erik Nordquist, Brad Kinney, Dr. Rick Ubic |  |
| Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (2D-TMDs) Studies via Computer Calculations |
Ian Rivera-Colón, Matthew Lawson, Dr. Lan Li |
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| Fabrication and Characterization of Uranium-based Nuclear Fuels | Joshua Winger, Jennifer Watkins, Brian J. Jaques |  |
| Computational Modeling of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides by Atomic Layer Deposition | Joy Sigurdson, Matthew Larson, Saida Razaee, Dr. Elton Graugnard, Dr. Lan Li |  |
| Improving Spatial Resolution of Induced Positron Annihilation Powder River Basin Graphene Inks | Katarzyna Lewandowska, Michael Seas, Twinkle Pandhi, Ashita Chandnani, Harish Subbaraman, Patrick Johnson, David Estrada (Mentor) |
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| High-throughput molecular simulations into the morphology of P3HT:PCBM blends | Paul Chery, Kyle Miller, Evan Miller, Dr. Eric Jankowski |  |
| Impact of Micro-Peening on the Surface of Ni-Mn-Ga | P. Plaskonos, A. Armstrong, Dr. Peter Müllner |  |