The University of Michigan hosted 6 undergraduate students during the 2006 summer. They performed research projects in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Material Science and Engineering

Projects were very broad in nature and touched upon several technical areas:

• Nanofabrication and Process technology (Fabrication of Metallic Nanoparticle Arrays, Characterization of Quartz Mold for Nanoimprint Stamps, Rational Assembly of Semiconductor Nanowires via Dielectrophoresis);
• Semiconductor devices (Fabrication and Comparison of ZnO Thin Film Transistors with Various Gate Insulators, Effects of N Incorporation on the Electronic Properties of GaAsN-Based Modulation-Doped Heterostructures);
• Geology (Nanoparticles in the Environment: A Study of Surface Reactivity of Pyrite and Arsenopyrite).

Students also participated in several other activities at the site level (in addition to the network wide webcast seminars and the REU convocation): lab tours and discussions about career plans at a local pharmaceutical company R&D lab (Pfizer), weekly technical meetings, final presentations of research accomplishments to all PIs and NNIN site senior staff, director and deputy director.