Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
Worlds as Real as Ours: Image Processing and Differential Photometry of Transiting Exoplanets, Vanessa Logan
Department: Computer Science; Physics
Go with the Flow: Developing Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations According to the Navier-Stokes Equations, Danielle Shepherd
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Universe From Scratch: Exploring Quantum Gravity in 2+1 Dimensions using the Causal Dynamical Triangulation method, Prakrit Shrestha
Department: Mathematics; Physics
The Manipulation of Transverse Spatial Mode and Polarization Degrees of Freedom of Light, Deepika Sundarraman
Department: Physics
The Effects of Magnetic Cohesion and Drop Height on a Conical Bead Pile, Ian Wilson
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013
The Entanglement and Relaxation of Liquid Crystal Shaped Granular Media, Theresa Albon
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Temperature's Effects on the Expansion Force of Osorb, Daniel Axe
Department: Physics
// : Study of the Gravitational Interaction Between Two Line Masses, Andrew Blaikie
Department: Mathematics; Physics
The Effects of a Magnetic Field on a Conical Bead Pile, Lilianna Christman
Department: Physics
Optimization of BEEM Techniques Through the Analysis of GaN Nanowires and Au: GaAs, Lorenzo Dumancas
Department: Physics
Manipulation of Transverse Photonic Degrees of Freedom Via Classical and Hong-Ou-Mandel Interference, Thomas F. Gilliss
Department: Physics
Disidentifying Performance of Freedom, Laura Haldane
Department: Physics; Art and Art History
The Motion of a Flapping Flag: Chaos or Noise?, Samuel Mermall
Department: Physics
Liquid Body Armor and Shear Thickening Fluids, Duncan Price
Department: Physics
Differential Photometry of Transiting Exoplanets, Tyler Rhoades
Department: Physics
Sorting Spacial Wavefunctions of Photons by Parity, Michael-Erik Ronlund
Department: Physics
Spacetime: Engineering and Metaphysics, Syne Salem
Department: Philosophy; Physics
A Theoretical and Experimental Pattern Analysis of Electrohydrodynamic Convection in a Liquid Crystal System, Matthew Fritz Schmitthenner
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Electrons Aligned and Felines Undefined: Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics and Perturbing the Spin-Orbit Interaction in Electrons, Karl Smith
Department: Philosophy; Physics
Head For Safety: A Quantitative Analysis of Headgear Effectiveness in Soccer, Andrew D. Sopher
Department: Physics
ξ: Spring Dot, Philip Wales
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012
Parity-Based Measurement and Control of the Spatial Wave Function of Photons, Mohammad Ahmad
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Air Drag and External Ballistics, Patrick Butler
Department: Physics
Progress Toward Using An Optical Tweezer to Make Scattering-Based Size Measurements, Matt Damon
Department: Physics
Quantum Gravity: Exploring the Causal Dynamical Triangulation Approach, Norman Israel
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Experimentally and Computationally Determining the Theoretical Aqueous pKa of Three UV-Absorbing Benzophenone Derivatives, Sarah-Beth Loder
Department: Chemical Physics
Perturbing Spacetime, Larry C. Markley
Department: Physics
Rocket Science Behind the Political Science: Comparing Space Visions of the Presidents From 1993-2011 and the Rocket Technology That Helped Characterize Them, Alyse Marquinez
Department: Physics; Political Science
Cyclic Aero-Mechanical Array of One-Way Coupled Oscillators, Katsuo J. Maxted
Department: Physics
Manipulation of a Photon's Spatial Wave Function in Optical Fibers, Margaret Raabe
Department: Physics
Monte Carlo Simulations of the Clumpy Torus in Active Galactic Nuclei, Kemal Ramic
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Analysis of the Correlation Length Amplitude of Nitrobenzene and Dodecane Binary-Fluid Solution, David Simpson
Department: Chemical Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011
Tighten Up: a Preliminary Study of Knots, Louisa Catalano
Department: Mathematics; Physics
// Order & Chaos in the Rotation & Revolution of Two Line Segments, Alex Saines
Department: Physics
Exploration of the Effects of Cohesive Forces in a Bead Pile, Ingrid Thvedt
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010
Accretion Features of AU Mon, Corwin Atwood-Stone
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009
Consistent Histories Interpretation As a Solution to the Quantum Measurement Problem, Matthew T. Gorski
Department: Philosophy; Physics
/., Frank W. King
Department: Physics; Mathematics
Self-Organized Criticality and the Effects of Pseudo-Randomly Dropping Beads Onto a Bead Pile, Mary Elizabeth Mills
Department: Physics
Finicky Freezing: Investigations Into the Causes of the Mpemba Effect, Martha I. Roseberry
Department: Physics
The Construction of a Continuous Wave Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer, Henry Timmers
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2008
Percolation Via Electrical Conduction, Mateo Chinchilla
Department: Physics
Foundations of Quantum Decoherence, John Gamble
Department: Physics; Mathematics
When Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold? Investigation of the Reproducibility and Causes of the Mpemba Effect, Joseph H. Thomas
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007
Investigation of Dielectric Permittivity as Related to Concentration in Mixtures of 7CB and MBBA, Michael Davis
Department: Physics
Bayesian Source Direction Determination For Gravitational-Wave Bursts, Stephen Poprocki
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Effects of Compression on Conducting Spheres As They Pertain to Studying Granular Percolation, Jonathan Louis Rosch
Department: Physics
Monte Carlo Studies of the Globally-Coupled Ising Model, Daniel Edward Shai
Department: Chemistry; Physics
Good to the Last Drop: Percolation Through Hypercubic and Random Lattices For Integer, Fractional, and Fractal Dimensions, Sarah J. Suddendorf
Department: Physics; Mathematics
Creation of a Two-Dimensional Negative-Index-Material, Daniel L. Tremblay
Department: Physics
Heat Capacity Anomaly in a Nitrobenzene+Dodecane Mixture, Nathan Joseph Utt
Department: Physics
Spacetime Whirlpools, Lisa May Walker
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2006
Characterization of Beem Performance, Kathleen McCreary
Department: Physics
Simulating the Path of a Fastpitch Softball Pitch, Angela Lynn Triplett
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2005
Investigation of InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots With a Ballistic Electron Emission Microscope, Austin R. Carter
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1992
The Venus Puzzle: Tectonics and Terrestrial Planets, David H. Kime
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1990
The Excess Volume Effect of the Binary Liquid Mixture Perfluoromethylcyclohexane + Isopropyl Alcohol, Dennis E. Kuhl
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1987
A Biomechanical Analysis of the Power Generating Phases of the Front Crawl Stroke, Scott P. McLean
Department: Physics
Graphics Engine, Eric Parker
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1984
An Analysis of Simultaneous Optical and Ultraviolet Spectra of Scorpius X-1, Doug Iams
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1983
Effects of Acetone Impurity in a Near-Critical Mixture of Methanol and Cyclohexane, Robert H. Cohn
Department: Physics
The Design and Testing of an Apparatus for the Measurement of the Ultrasonic Properties of Liquids, Jeff Parker
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1960
Report on the Investigation of Selected Topics and Problems in Theoretical Physics, John Fanselow
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1956
Cosmic Ray Particles, Bruce Stuart
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1950
Angstrom's Method for Determining the Thermal Conductivity of a Brass Bar, George J. Ehrhardt Jr.
Department: Physics