Current Research:

	Liz Lax '05 Chemistry laxe@union.edu	Research: Characterization of xerogels and aerogels doped with rhodamine B and rhodamine 110 using spectroscopic studies. 'The Sol-gel Song' by Liz Lax '05
	Dave Korim '06 Mechanical Engineering korimd@union.edu	Research: Optimization of the rapid supercritical extraction process of fabricating aerogels
	Joel Beal '05 Mechanical Engineering bealj@union.edu	Research: Analyzing aerogels under compressive loads using photogrammetry.
	Melissa Passarelli '05 Chemistry passarem@union.edu	Research: Fabricating and analyzing aerogels doped with Ru(bpy)32+ and Dansylamide using fluorescence excitation and emission spectoscopy.
	Kathleen Carroll '05 Williams College Chemistry kathleen.a.carroll@williams.edu	Research: Examining fluorescence behavior of fluoescein and rhodamine 6g doped aerogels and xerogels.
	Shira Mandel '05 Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry mandels@union.edu	Research:

Past Research:

	Yadira Briones '04 Chemistry/French yadi_b@hotmail.com Currently in France	Research: Investigating oxygen sensor applications of Ru(dpp)32+ doped aerogels.  Also characterizing the microenvironment of doped aerogels.
	Bobby Dunton '05 Mechanical Engineering duntonr@union.edu	Research: Strength characteristics and thermal conductivity of aerogels.
	Marissa Post '04 Mechanical Engineering postm@union.edu research website Currently at	Research: Examined the strength characteristics of aerogels using compression tests as well as investigated current methods of strengthening aerogels.
	Smitesh Bakrania '03 Mechanical Engineering research website Currently at University of Michigan	Research: Complete characterization of aerogels made using the rapid supercritical extraction technique.
	Ben Gauthier '02 Mechanical Engineering research website Currently at Stanford University	Research: Development of the rapid supercritical extraction process.

Publications:

Ben M. Gauthier*, Smitesh D. Bakrania*, Ann M. Anderson, and Mary K. Carroll, "A Fast Supercritical Extraction Technique for Aerogel Fabrication." Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, December 2003.

Desiree L. Plata*, Yadira J. Briones*, Rebecca L. Wolfe*, Mary K. Carroll, Smitesh D. Bakrania*, Shira G. Mandel*, and Ann M. Anderson, "Aerogel-Platform Optical Sensors for Oxygen Gas." Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, December 2003.

Ann M. Anderson, Smitesh D. Bakrania*, Jan Konecny*, Ben M. Gauthier*, and Mary K. Carroll, "Detecting Sol-Gel Transition using Light Transmission." Manuscript submitted to the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, December 2003.

* indicates undergraduate student co-author