Distributed Database Research

Hello, I need a partner. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in doing research into distributed databases.  I am interested in doing a brief overview of distributed databases. Then describing distributed databases with an emphasis on performance. Also a section on how to best create applications that can properly interface with distributed database systems, and how this application should be different due to the distribution of data.  A section on how distributed database design is effected by this distribution of data; namely the effects it has on normalization.  Since normalization in theory is good but in practical situations it may not be best. This section could describe denormalization of a database, what it is for, and when it is needed.    If anyone wants to be my partner just let me know!  If you have any other ideas let me know too, I am open to any modifications of these ideas.