Microwave augmented combustion synthesis of group VI nitride and carbide nanolayers on metal substrates: Justin Bender, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee Juan A. Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2001 National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates The National Science Foundation Professor Kenneth Brezinsky, Research Supervisor Professor Christos Takoudis, REU Site Director Department of Chemical Engineering University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL August 1, 2002