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HRP SU26-9: Research Opportunity with Dr. Alix Deymier
Opens Jan 7 2026 09:00 AM (EST)
Deadline Feb 16 2026 11:59 PM (EST)
Description

This Health Research Program opportunity is with Dr. Alix Deymier, Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Project Description: This summer project focuses on understanding the role of hydrogen phosphate and carbonate in bone-like mineral and how it can be used as a buffer for the acid in degradable polymers. That's a mouthful! Essentially you will be making mineral nanocrystals with a varying compositions and then measuring their composition, enthalpy of dissolution, and pKa. In the day to day you will be doing hands on chemistry, using a calorimeter, and possibly X-ray techniques like XRD and XRF depending on timing.

For full details about this Health Research Program opportunity, visit https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/su26-9

For full details about the Health Research Program, visit ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/

Submissions to this program are made via a third-party software application, SurveyMonkey Apply.  The terms of use and privacy statements for this software apply to your use of it and to the information you provide in your application.  Before proceeding with your submission, please review their terms and privacy statements linked below.

HRP SU26-9: Research Opportunity with Dr. Alix Deymier


This Health Research Program opportunity is with Dr. Alix Deymier, Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Project Description: This summer project focuses on understanding the role of hydrogen phosphate and carbonate in bone-like mineral and how it can be used as a buffer for the acid in degradable polymers. That's a mouthful! Essentially you will be making mineral nanocrystals with a varying compositions and then measuring their composition, enthalpy of dissolution, and pKa. In the day to day you will be doing hands on chemistry, using a calorimeter, and possibly X-ray techniques like XRD and XRF depending on timing.

For full details about this Health Research Program opportunity, visit https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/su26-9

For full details about the Health Research Program, visit ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/

Submissions to this program are made via a third-party software application, SurveyMonkey Apply.  The terms of use and privacy statements for this software apply to your use of it and to the information you provide in your application.  Before proceeding with your submission, please review their terms and privacy statements linked below.

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Opens
Jan 7 2026 09:00 AM (EST)
Deadline
Feb 16 2026 11:59 PM (EST)