Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016
A Quantum Monte Carlo Study of Hard-core Bosons on a Pyrochlore Lattice with Six-site Ring-exchange Interactions, Catherine E. Tieman
Department: Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015
Modeling the Optical Emission Line Profiles of Active Galactic Nuclei: Working Towards a Continuous Optical Classification Scheme Beyond Type 1/Type 2, Shawn M. Bowman
Department: Physics
Understanding the Origin of Swelling Force in Organically Modified Silica, Evan J. Hagedorn
Department: Chemistry; Physics
Theoretical Resonance Calculations for the Isobaric Analogs 133-Sn and 133-Sb, Nicolae Istrate
Department: Physics
Stopping Power Analysis of 37K, 44Cl, and 71 Br Incident on a He:CO2 (9:1) Gas Target, Min Sung Kim
Department: Art and Art History; Physics
Modifying the Virasoro-Shapiro Amplitude to Correspond to the Glueball Trajectory, Brian Forrest Maddock
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Relativistic Perturbations and Ontological Implications: Exploring the Zitterbewegung and Laying the Groundwork for a Quantum Ontology, Saul B. Propp
Department: Philosophy; Physics
Archimedes Drill Propulsion, Jairaj Ranchod
Department: Physics
Topological Defects in Nematic Liquid Crystals and the Behavior Induced by Adding Polystyrene Microspheres to 5CB, Joseph R. Smith
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Solitons and their Symmetries: A Mathematical Analysis, Amanda Lynn Steinhebel
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Avalanches on a Critical Conical Bead Pile: Exploration of Tuning Parameter Space and Mathematical Foundations, Elliot Wainwright
Department: Mathematics; Physics
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
Establishing Methods to Track Surface Avalanches on a Bead Pile, Benjamin T. Harris
Department: Physics
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
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Brain Vs. Rule 137: Using Spacetime Patterns to Classify the Complexity of Cellular Automata, Averell Sydney Gatton
Consistent Histories Interpretation As a Solution to the Quantum Measurement Problem, Matthew T. Gorski
Department: Philosophy; Physics
A Differential Equations Model of Insulin Spherulite Growth and a Surprising Connection to Algebraic Topology, Evan Heidtmann
Self-Organized Criticality: An Investigation of Pseudo-Random Bead Drop Dynamics, Howard Henry
/., Frank King
/., 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
Self-Organized Criticality and the Effects of Pseudo-Randomly Dropping Beads onto a Bead Pile, Mary Elizabeth Mills
Finicky Freezing: Investigations into the Causes of the Mpemba Effect, Martha I. Roseberry
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
The Construction of a Continuous Wave Cavity Ringdown Spectrometer, Henry Timmers
Department: Physics
A Fractal Model of Protein Aggregation, Michael V. Zappitello
Percolative and Conductive Properties of Spherical Mixtures, Mark Zimmerman
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2008
Percolation Via Electrical Conduction, Mateo Chinchilla
Department: Physics
Percolation via Electrical Conduction, Mateo Chinchilla
Foundations of Quantum Decoherence, John Gamble
Foundations of Quantum Decoherence, John Gamble
Department: Physics; Mathematics
An Optical Study of the Infared/Radio Correlation of Galaxies, Kirsten L. Larson
Experimental Observation of Solutions Propagating in a Hydro-Mechanical Array of One-Way Coupled Oscillators, Kelly M. Patton
When Does Hot Water Freeze Faster than Cold? Investigation of the Reproducibility and Causes of the Mpemba Effect, Joseph H. Thomas
When Does Hot Water Freeze Faster Than Cold? Investigation of the Reproducibility and Causes of the Mpemba Effect, Joseph H. Thomas
Department: Physics
A Simulation of a Charged Pendulum in Electric and Magnetic Field, Mark Wellons
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007
Investigation of Dielectric Permittivity as Related to Concentration in Mixtures of 7CB and MBBA, Michael Davis
Department: Physics
An Investigation of Dielectric Permittivity as Related to Concentration in Mixtures of 7CB and MBBA, Michael Christopher Davis
Bayesian Source Direction Betermination for Gravitational-Wave Bursts, Stephen Poprocki
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
The Effects of Compression on Conducting Spheres as They Pertain to Studying Granular Percolation, Jonathan Louis Rosch
Monte Carlo Studies of the Globally-Coupled Ising Model, Daniel Edward Shai
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
Good to the Last Drop: Precolation through Hypercubic and Random Lattices for Integer, Fractional, and Fractal Dimensions, Sarah J. Suddendorf
Creation of a Two-Dimensional Negative-Index-Material, Daniel L. Tremblay
Department: Physics
Creation of a Two-Dimensional Negative-Index-Material, Daniel T. Tremblay
Heat Capacity Anomaly in a Nitrobenzene+Dodecane Mixture, Nathan Joseph Utt
Department: Physics
Heat Capacoty Anomaly in a Nitrobenzene + Dodecane Mixture, Nathan Joseph Utt
Spacetime Whirlpools, Lisa May Walker
Department: Physics
Spacetime Whirlpools, Lisa May Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Simulation of Synchrotron Radiation from Relativistic Particles in Tangled Magnetic Fields, Jeremy D. Hohertz
Self-Organized Criticality: An Investigation of Energy Dissipation and Bead Pile Dynamics, Andrew Kindshuh
Characterization of Beem Performance, Kathleen McCreary
Characterization of Beem Performance, Kathleen McCreary
Department: Physics
Physics and Free Will: Models of Top-Down Causaion in Physics, Katherine Duvivier Olaksen
Simulating the Path of a Fastpitch Softball Pitch, Angela Lynn Triplett
Simulating the Path of a Fastpitch Softball Pitch, Angela Lynn Triplett
Department: Physics
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Comparison of High and Low Flux States of the Microquasar XTE J1748-288, Andrew P. Brinck
Investigation of In As/GaAs Quantum Dots with a Ballistic Electron Emission Microscope, Austin R. Carter
Investigation of InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots With a Ballistic Electron Emission Microscope, Austin R. Carter
Department: Physics
Measuring the Coexistence Curve of 8-Arm Star Polystyrene in Methylcyclohexane, Mark Allen Lightfoot
Measuring the Reflectivity of Semiconductor Mirrors Using Light Intensity Ring-Down in a Half-Symmetric Resonator, Daniel Lee Utley