PRISMS senior Paulina Kulyavtsev and chemistry teacher Dr. Roxanne Spencer recently had a paper accepted for publication in the MEDLINE-indexed journal “Pharmaceutical Patent Analyst”. The article describes applications of porous silicon in drug delivery, and incorporates details of Paulina’s research project in the surface modification of porous silicon. Publications such as this demonstrate the value of the PRISMS research program, a unique long-term program that allows students to experience authentic research under the supervision of faculty mentor. The paper is available on-line ahead of print at Future Science.