Undergraduate Research Projects
Undergraduate research projects by year, including Honors Theses, Independent Study courses, and other Undergraduate Projects.
Name | Title |
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Tanios Abi-Saad Undergrad Independent Study, 2019 |
TBA Advisor: Jennifer Ross |
Justin Bailey Undergrad Independent Study, 2019 |
Mathematical Methods in Physics Advisor: David Kastor |
Eric Lyons Undergrad Independent Study, 2019 |
TBA Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Justin Roberts Honors Thesis, 2019 |
Shape-Anisotropic Particles in the Gravity-Driven Flow of Spheres Advisor: Shubha Tewari |
Jeremy Laprade Undergrad Independent Study, 2018 |
Measuring mechanical properties of charged granular media. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Justin Roberts Undergrad Independent Study, 2018 |
Using LAMMPS simulations to track the forces and stresses on tracer particles embedded in gravity-driven granular material flow Advisor: Shubha Tewari |
Tanios Abi-Saad Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
LabVIEW programming for photosensor testing. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Justin Archibald Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Developing, repairing, and modifying apparatus to demonstrate principles of physics. Advisor: Chris Ertl |
Allyson Bergeron Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Single-molecule-sensitive study of binding of proteins to liposomes using a scanning confocal microscope. Advisor: Lori Goldner |
John Blatchford Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Building a muon-tagging telescope. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
John Bond Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Building models of physical concepts in E&M and thermodynamics. Advisor: Heath Hatch |
Sean Bradley Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Developing, repairing, and modifying apparatus to demonstrate principles of physics. Advisor: Chris Ertl |
Sean Bradley Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Behavior of a raft of particles under compression. Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Aparajita Budithi Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Developing, repairing, and modifying apparatus to demonstrate principles of physics. Advisor: Chris Ertl |
Matthew Burke Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Lead operator on vacuum cryogenic system to test UV-sensitive photosensors. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Jared Callaham Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Population-annealing simulations of binary mixtures of hard spheres in the glassy regime. Advisor: Jon Machta |
Josh Carey Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
DS-50 data analaysis and DS-20k simulations. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Jonah Chaban Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Studying advanced topics in black hole physics and inflationary universe cosmology. Advisor: Jennie Traschen |
Chasya Church Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Developing, repairing, and modifying apparatus to demonstrate principles of physics. Advisor: Chris Ertl |
Chasya Church Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Analyzing data on interactions among different student demographics in Physics 131, "Introductory Physics." Advisor: Brokk Toggerson |
Thomas Connolly Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Numerical and analytical analysis of microwave propagation in ferrite-loaded devices in the low-loss regime. Advisor: Chen Wang |
Genya Crossman Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Monte Carlo simulations of discrimination between Z’ boson models with dilepton final states for the High-Luminosity LHC upgrade. Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Trevor Demille Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Studies of pH and molecular diffusion inside of attoliter volume water droplets. Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Aaron Dunbrack Honors Thesis, 2017 |
Collider Phenomenology of the Higgs Triplet Model Advisor: Michael Ramsey-Musolf |
Ryan Fantasia Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Analysis of measured motions of the mitotic spindle of cells with a minimal number of mitotic motor proteins. Advisor: Maria Kilfoil |
Amber Fields Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Teaching assistant in Phys114, "Theory of Sound with Applications to Speech and Hearing Science." Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Edward Gelberg Honors Thesis, 2017 |
Characterization of Silicon Photomultipliers for use in the Next Enriched Xenon Observatory Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Jackson Gibney Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Characterizing silicon photomultiplier tubes in vacuum and liquid xenon. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Jeromy Heisterberg Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Chroma light tracking software simulations. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Shashank Jayakumar Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Application of Geant4 simulations to laboratory experiments. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Robert Johnston Honors Thesis, 2017 |
The Charged Pion Polarizability Experiment at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility: Developing Nuclear Instrumentation and Simulation Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Saba Karimeddiny Honors Thesis, 2017 |
The Ising model with a random, time-varying, external field Advisor: Jon Machta |
Melissa Karp Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Teaching assistant in Phys114, "Theory of Sound with Applications to Speech and Hearing Science." Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Robert Keane Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Measuring the effect of organic electrolytes and interfacial charge on the formation of particle-stabilized emulsions. Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Jordan Kornfeld Honors Thesis, 2017 |
Jefferson National Laboratory Charged Pion Polarizability Experiment: Monte Carlo Simulation Using GEANT4 and Construction of Multi-Wire Proportional Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Cameron Lane Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Improving small scale calorimetry through research on nano-thermometry. Advisor: Mark Tuominen |
James Lane Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Scalar fields in cosmology: how some generalized couplings of the dark matter field to gravity are constrained by data. Advisor: Lorenzo Sorbo |
Sonya Leaf Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
DS-50 analysis of background characterization via pulse-shape discrimination. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Charles Mark Lewis Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Measuring the yield shear stress of electrically charged granular media. Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Michael Maxwell Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Making and characterizing PC-board based microwave circuits. Advisor: Chen Wang |
Kirsty McGhee Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Single-molecule-sensitive study of binding of proteins to liposomes using a scanning confocal microscope. Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Alexa Moon Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Teaching assistant in Phys114, "Theory of Sound with Applications to Speech and Hearing Science." Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Atreyi Mukherji Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Quantifying fidelity of transcription from DNA within individual cells. Advisor: Maria Kilfoil |
Ian Murphy Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Building a muon-tagging telescope. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Trey Nasser Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Controlling xenon liquefaction for the nEXO enriched xenon observatory. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Bela Nelson Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Studying advanced topics in black hole physics and inflationary universe cosmology. Advisor: Jennie Traschen |
David Nguyen Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Developing, repairing, and modifying apparatus to demonstrate principles of physics. Advisor: Chris Ertl |
Liam O'Brien Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Introducing instantons in field theory and describing the decay of vacuum into a pair of cosmic strings joined by a membrane. Advisor: Lorenzo Sorbo |
Liam O'Brien Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Dynamics of thin elastic sheets at fluid interfaces. Advisor: Narayanan Menon |
Kyle O'Connell Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Developing and testing a high-bandwidth, high-sensitivity Faraday magnetometer for the muon g-2 Fermilab experiment. Advisor: David Kawall |
Tyler Perry Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Monte Carlo simulation studies of di-Higgs decays to 4b for the High-Luminosity LHC upgrade. Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Jonathan Powers Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Setting up the dilution refrigerator, design and implement wiring of sensitive low-noise measurements. Advisor: Chen Wang |
Nathan Rose Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Implementing the population annealing algorithm for the ferromagnetic Ising model. Advisor: Jon Machta |
Anwesha Saha Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Optical simulations of the liquid xenon system in the lab using chroma. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Neil Shah Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Simulating granular hopper flow using LAMMPS. Advisor: Shubha Tewari |
James Smith Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Designing superconducting microwave cavities for time-domain measurement of cavity transmission. Advisor: Chen Wang |
Kaylee Spitaels Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
R&D and prototyping of resistive cathodes for the nEXO enriched xenon observatory. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Benjaminn Strain Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Developing, repairing, and modifying apparatus to demonstrate principles of physics. Advisor: Chris Ertl |
Ibrahim Tahoun Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Developing, repairing, and modifying apparatus to demonstrate principles of physics. Advisor: Chris Ertl |
Daniel Todd Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Studying microtubule and actin filaments as they cross velocity boundaries: a “Snell’s Law” for elastic rods. Advisor: Jenny Ross |
Ian Torres Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Making and characterizing novel gels composed of lipid vesicles. Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Steve Wagner Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Experimental studies of DNA transcription slippage in yeast cells by imaging. Advisor: Maria Kilfoil |
Darrell Workman Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Apprenticeship in the liquid xenon system. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Yi Zhang Undergrad Independent Study, 2017 |
Developing, repairing, and modifying apparatus to demonstrate principles of physics. Advisor: Chris Ertl |
Joshua Bostwick Honors Thesis, 2016 |
Investigation of PEDOT:PSS-based Materials for Thermoelectrics Advisor: Mark Tuominen |
Jared Callaham Honors Thesis, 2016 |
Population Annealing in Bidisperse Hard Sphere System Advisor: Jon Machta |
Sean McGrath Honors Thesis, 2016 |
Understanding the Raman Spectroscopy of Cellulose Pyrolysis Advisor: Scott Auerbach |
Mitchell Negus Honors Thesis, 2016 |
Simulating radon-daughter induced backgrounds to improve the detection efficiency of nEXO Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Phil Rebrovic Honors Thesis, 2016 |
Manufacture and interfacial behavior of small polystyrene ellipsoidal particles Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Boris Stanchev Honors Thesis, 2016 |
Impact of bottom quark identification schemes on detecting Higgs pair producing resonances Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Emma Thomas Undergrad Independent Study, 2016 |
Optimization of polymer flow coat techniques for use in organic photovoltaics Advisor: Alejandro Briseno |
James Tilley Undergrad Independent Study, 2016 |
Characterizing Transport Phenomena of Membrane-Bound Cellulose Synthase Complexes using Image Correlation Spectroscopy Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Jeff Ames Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Silicon photomultiplier detector tests in a vacuum cryogenic setup Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
David Balaban Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Monte Carlo studies of the signal-to-background optimization with track jets for the ATLAS diboson search with hadronic jets Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Robbie Bancroft Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Measuring electrostatic effects at oil-water interfaces and how they affect the binding of nanoparticles Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Chris Brisette Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Extending a mathematical model for steady-state ATP activity to a new (creatine phosphokinase) system, and carrying out experiments to test it Advisor: Maria Kilfoil |
Matthew Burke Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Working with the xenon liquefaction system for nEXO (next Enriched Xenon Observatory) research and development Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Joshua Carey Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Learning simulation tools in the programming language Python Advisor: Ben Brau |
Kaylee Cortes Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Studying microtubule gliding under the action of protein motors on textured, non-planar surfaces. Advisor: Jenny Ross |
Genya Crossman Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Monte Carlo studies of the signal discrimination potential for the ATLAS dilepton resonance search at the high-luminosity LHC (Large Hadron Collider) Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Matthew Downing Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Using Root to analyze data from prototype multi-wire proportional counters using cosmic rays and radioactive sources Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Edward Gelberg Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Measurement of Cs-134 production in natural xenon Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Jackson Gibney Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Characterization of silicon photomultipliers in both vacuum and liquid xenon, with some programming of data acquisition software Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Brandon Hancock Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Imaging and analyzing the motion of cellulose synthase in Brachypodium distachyon Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Saba Karimeddiny Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Monte Carlo simulations and analytic calculations of a one-dimensional noisy coupled map system, comparing its behavior to the one-dimensional Ising model Advisor: Jon Machta |
Charles Mark Lewis Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Measuring the mechanical properties of charged granular media Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Thomas Leyshon Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Data analysis using Root Advisor: Ben Brau |
Thomas Leyshon Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Experiments with microtubule-severing enzymes Advisor: Jenny Ross |
Gabriel Madigan Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Data and Monte Carlo studies for the Run 2 non-resonant dilepton ATLAS search Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Trey Nasser Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
LabVIEW programming of the nEXO (next Enriched Xenon Observatory) xenon liquefaction slow control Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Liam O'Brien Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Investigating the behavior of sheets of varying thickness near the boundary of two fluids Advisor: Narayanan Menon |
Kyle O'Connell Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Calibrating and minimizing uncertainties of NMR probes for use at Fermilab to measure the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron to an unprecedented level of precision Advisor: David Kawall |
Tyler Parker Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
A GPU program to model FCS (fluorescence correlation spectroscopy) of single molecules in freely-diffusing water droplets Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Kevin Quirion Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Development and generation of Monte Carlo simulated samples of dark photon production at the ATLAS experiment Advisor: Carlo Dallapiccola |
Nicholas Russo Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Monte Carlo studies of new jet reconstruction algorithms for the ATLAS di-Higgs to 4b analysis Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Anwesha Saha Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Investigation of design options for cathodes for the nEXO (next Enriched Xenon Observatory) experiment Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Madeline Sauleda Honors Thesis, 2015 |
Contact Angles around Cylindrical Particles Immersed in Anisotropic Interfaces Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Andrew Schick Honors Thesis, 2015 |
Developing Methods for Measuring the Pion Polarizability Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
William Schober Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Monte Carlo studies of multivariable signal extraction techniques for the ATLAS di-Higgs to 4b analysis Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Neil Shah Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Investigating the role of wall friction on the rate of flow of grains in a hopper using LAMMPS molecular dynamics simulation software Advisor: Shubha Tewari |
James Smith Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Working with a data analysis framework Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Kaylee Spitaels Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Learning nEXO (next Enriched Xenon Observatory) laboratory setups for testing UV-sensitive photosensors Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Sam Teale Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Measuring electrostatic effects at oil-water interfaces and how they affect the binding of nanoparticles Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Daniel Todd Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Experimental study of the motion of cytoskeletal filaments being driven by molecular motor proteins in a gliding assay Advisor: Jenny Ross |
Ian Torres Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Fabrication of giant unilamellar vesicles from novel amphiphilic diblock copolymers Advisor: Tony Dinsmore |
Ricardo Woelker Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Comparisons between data and Monte Carlo simulation for the ATLAS diboson search with hadronic jets Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Austin Wynn Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Exfoliation and transfer techniques for 2D materials and devices Advisor: Jun Yan |
Guangfeng Yu Undergrad Independent Study, 2015 |
Using photoelasticity to measure stresses in an object Advisor: Narayanan Menon |
Kevin Smith Undergrad Independent Study, 2014 |
computer simulation of quantum tunneling Advisor: Guy Blaylock |
Fabian Ahmed Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Testing flash-ADC VME based electronics for the Jefferson Lab Hall D project. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Josh Bonatt Undergrad Project, 2011 |
UV light reflectivity studies for DarkSide and EXO. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Ian Brown Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Vortex dynamics and statistics in a bilayer superconducting system. Advisor: Mark Tuominen |
Alex Chippendale Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Studies of backgrounds to the search for micro black holes at the LHC. Advisor: Carlo Dallapiccola |
Kevin Cunningham Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Gas diffusion through ultra thin polymer films. Advisor: Narayanan Menon |
Chris Dunay Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Design and assembly of xenon scintillation light sources for EXO. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Carolyn Earnest Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Physics of a superconducting single-electron trap device. Advisor: Mark Tuominen |
Gary Forster Undergrad Project, 2011 |
GEANT4 Montecarlo simulations for the DarkSide dark matter detector. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Monica Harrelson Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Development of a xenon irradiation cell for Cs-136 production. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Brandon Hoover Honors Thesis, 2011 |
Adhesion and Cohesion in Charged Granular Powders. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Ryan Horton Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Assembly of Large-Area Uniform Films Composed of Micro-Particles. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Soren Hough Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Susing DNA to construct kinesin motor multimer cargos. Advisor: Jennifer Ross |
John Howard Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Data analysis for the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Maxim Ivanov Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Mechanical studies of tension-gated pore proteins in yeast. Advisor: Maria Kilfoil |
Colin Jermain Honors Thesis, 2011 |
Dissociation of Superconducting Vortex Stacks in Bilayer Configuration. Advisor: Mark Tuominen |
John Karlen Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Parameter estimation for gravitational wave bursts. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Donnie Kim Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Studies of high-pT muon performance with the ATLAS detector. Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Kyle Lafata Honors Thesis, 2011 |
Changes in Dose-Volume Effects due to High Dose Rate Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy. Advisor: Monroe Rabin |
Eric Lee Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Developing an active-scintillating polarized proton target for use in low-energy photo-nuclear experiments. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Mark Lodato Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Design of a xenon liquefaction system for EXO R&D. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Alex Lombardi Honors Thesis, 2011 |
Seismic Trend Analysis and Control System Modeling for Ground-Based Gravitational Wave Detectors. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Dylan Lovinger Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Temperature Dependence of Diffusion of Gaseous Helium through Common Epoxies and Study of the Suppression of the Lambda Transition in Helium in Porous Media. Advisor: Robert Hallock |
Cameron Mackeen Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Characterization of a cryogenic Avalanche Photodiode test setup. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Tom MacRae Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Development of a deposition system for thin-film superconducting devices. Advisor: Mark Tuominen |
Kelly Malone Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Characterization of a NaI detector for gamma rays. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
James McInerney Honors Thesis, 2011 |
An isentropic phase transition for Kerr-de Sitter black holes Advisor: Jennie Traschen |
Alex Nemtzow Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Data analysis for the DarkSide dark matter detector. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Zach Nemtzow Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Characterization of a chirplet-based search algorithm for binary black hole coalescences in LIGO data. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Victoria Porter Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Kinesin motor driven microtubule organization. Advisor: Jennifer Ross |
John Quirk Honors Thesis, 2011 |
Suppression of Carbon-11 Background with Multivariate Analysis in the Borexino Solar Neutrino Detector. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Kirsten Randle Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Data analysis for the DarkSide dark matter detector. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Russell Smith Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Search of Large Extra Dimensions in dimuon events at the LHC. Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Stephanie Ann Stoudenmire Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Atmospheric particulate measurements. Advisor: Morton Sternheim |
Colleen Treado Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Investigating the prospects for discovery of black holes produced by proton-antiproton collisions at the LHC. Advisor: Carlo Dallapiccola |
Kyle Vanderverf Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Simulations of elastic and fluid interfaces. Advisor: Christian Santangelo |
Isaac Vega Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Charged Granular Media: How a Net Charge Causes Cohesion. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Sarah Zuraw Undergrad Project, 2011 |
Detectability studies for astrophysical signatures in LIGO. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Fabian Ahmed Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Development of a Field Programmable Gate Array based trigger to be used with a Solid-State photomultiplier with high speed ADC readout. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Theodore Patrick Ansbacher-Hunt Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Gravitational Tension of Black Strings in AdS. Advisor: Jennie Traschen |
Josh Bonatt Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Study of reflectivity characteristics of VUV light from PTFE for EXO and DarkSide R&D. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Ben Bromberg Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Structure formation and interactions in charged granular media. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Bryna Brooks Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Data quality and characterization for the LIGO gravitational wave detectors. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Jamie Budynkiewicz Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Data quality and characterization for the LIGO gravitational wave detectors. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Robert Deegan Honors Thesis, 2010 |
Preparation of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy System for Observation of Protein Folding. Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Tyler DeMarco Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Design and engineering drawings of a radon counter for material screening. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Ian Douglas Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Investigation of GPU processing capabilities for particle physics. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Chris Dunay Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Development of xenon scintillation flashers for EXO R&D. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Nathalie Fadel Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Studies of microtubule mechanics. Advisor: Jennifer Ross |
Sebastian Fischetti Honors Thesis, 2010 |
Analytical and Numerical Relativity in the Search for Intermediate Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescences in LIGO. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Gary Forster Undergrad Project, 2010 |
GEANT4 Montecarlo simulations for the DarkSide dark matter detector. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Keith Fratus Honors Thesis, 2010 |
Boosted Decision Tree Muon Tagging in the Borexino Solar Neutrino Experiment. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Brandon Hoover Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Charged Granular Materials. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
John Howard Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Data analysis for the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Paul Hughes Honors Thesis, 2010 |
Viability of Lead Oxide for Electron EDM Measurements. Advisor: David Kawall |
Maxim Ivanov Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Mechanics of a model for cell cytoskeleton: Microrheology of a composite of actin-microtubule-intermediate filaments. Advisor: Maria Kilfoil |
Ari Katz Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Stepping of the cargo-acarrying motor dynein from single molecule TIRF microscopy experiments. Advisor: Maria Kilfoil |
Adam Krellenstein Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Localized Kaluza-Klein masses with finite tension. Advisor: Jennie Traschen |
Eric Lee Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Polarized proton target for photo-nuclear experiments based on active scintillators. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Alex Lombardi Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Studies of seismic upconversion and data stability in the Enhanced LIGO data run. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Dylan Lovinger Undergrad Project, 2010 |
(1) Measuring the leakage of helium gas though epoxy as a function of temperature (and pressure gradient) from 77K to room temp, (2) measuring the flow of liquid helium through porous materials (Vycor, packed rouge) as a function of temperature and pressure from about 1.4K to 2.2K and 1 to 24 bar, and (3) obtaining TEM images of small diameter rouge powders, one of the porous materials. Advisor: Robert Hallock |
Mark Lubin Undergrad Project, 2010 |
GEANT4 simulations for EXO-200. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Amanda Lund Honors Thesis, 2010 |
Performance Study for the Borexino Solar Neutrino Detector with Calibration Data. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Cameron Mackeen Undergrad Project, 2010 |
EXO-200 simulations and work on an avalanche photodiode test setup for EXO R&D. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Christopher MacLellan Honors Thesis, 2010 |
Fabrication of Dielectric Loaded Surface Plasmon Polariton Waveguides via Electron Beam Lithography. Advisor: Marc Achermann |
Kelly Malone Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Development of a LabVIEW-based DAQ for laboratory particle detectors. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Matthew Mirigian Honors Thesis, 2010 |
Microtubule Mechanics. Advisor: Jennifer Ross |
Alex Nemtzow Undergrad Project, 2010 |
GEANT4 Montecarlo simulations for the DarkSide dark matter detector. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Zach Nemtzow Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Characterization of a chirplet-based search algorithm for binary black hole coalescences in LIGO data. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Emmanuel Owusu Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Measuring the motions of single cell mitotic spindle and chromosome dynamics in living budding yeast cells in 3D at subpixel resolution. Advisor: Maria Kilfoil |
Robert Pierce Honors Thesis, 2010 |
A Study of the Antarctic Climate System with an Analysis of Increased Ocean Water Temperature and Its Effect on Ice Melting Rates. Advisor: R. DeConto, Geosciences |
John Quirk Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Data analysis for the BOREXINO solar neutrino experiment: mitigation of 11C background with multivariate analysis techniques. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Richard Rines Honors Thesis, 2010 |
Development of an FPGA Processor for Testing a Solid-State Photomultiplier Coupled to a High Speed ADC. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
David Sliski Honors Thesis, 2010 |
On the Quest for Gravitational Wave Detection: Mitigating Environmental Noise and Breaching the Quantum Limit. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Colleen Treado Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Investigating the prospects for discovery of black holes produced by proton-antiproton collisions at the LHC. Advisor: Carlo Dallapiccola |
Alexa Villaume Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Read out system for a an avalanche photodiode test setup for EXO R&D. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Josh Wagner Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Cooling system for an avalanche photodiode test setup for EXO R&D. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Joshua Yi Undergrad Project, 2010 |
Mechanics of a model for cell cytoskeleton: Microrheology of a composite of actin-microtubule-intermediate filaments. Advisor: Maria Kilfoil |
Fabian Ahmed Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Development of a Field Programmable Gate Array based trigger to be used with a Solid-State photomultiplier with high speed ADC readout. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Theodore Patrick Ansbacher-Hunt Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Gravitational Tension of Black Strings in AdS. Advisor: Jennie Traschen |
Vitaliy Belyshev Honors Thesis, 2009 |
Characterization of Red Kinesin Motor Protein. Advisor: Jennifer Ross |
Ben Bromberg Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Structure formation and interactions in charged granular media. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Yitzi Calm Honors Thesis, 2009 |
High Permeability Arrays of Magnets. Advisor: Mark Tuominen |
Robert Deegan Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Investigations of the folding of cellular retinoic acid binding protein I (CRABP1) using single molecule techniques. Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Andy Dowd Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Development of a spark chamber for an instructional lab. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Matt Drake Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Computer simulations of surface growth models in statistical physics. Advisor: Jonathan Machta |
Chris Dunay Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Development of xenon scintillation flashers for EXO R&D. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Nathalie Fadel Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Studies of microtubule mechanics. Advisor: Jennifer Ross |
Sebastian Fischetti Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Detectability of gravitational wave signatures from the coalescence of binary black holes in LIGO. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Keith Fratus Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Identification of muon background with the boosted decision tree multivariate analysis technique in data from the BOREXINO solar neutrino detector. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Brandon Hoover Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Simulations to optimize the design of a spark chamber for cosmic ray studies in an advanced undergraduate laboratory setting. Advisor: Benjamin Brau |
Paul Hughes Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Developing stabilized lasers to observe the Hanle effect in the B[1] state of PbO cooled in a buffer gas of neon. Advisor: David Kawall |
Alex Kiriakopoulos Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Droplet fluidics for single molecule confinement. Advisor: Lori Goldner |
Adam Krellenstein Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Localized Kaluza-Klein masses with finite tension. Advisor: Jennie Traschen |
Keith Landry Honors Thesis, 2009 |
Construction of a Polarized Scintillating Target. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Eric Lee Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Polarized proton target for photo-nuclear experiments based on active scintillators. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Alex Lombardi Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Online studies of seismic upconversion and data stability in the Enhanced LIGO data run. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Dylan Lovinger Undergrad Project, 2009 |
(1) Measuring the leakage of helium gas though epoxy as a function of temperature (and pressure gradient) from 77K to room temp, (2) measuring the flow of liquid helium through porous materials (Vycor, packed rouge) as a function of temperature and pressure from about 1.4K to 2.2K and 1 to 24 bar, and (3) obtaining TEM images of small diameter rouge powders, one of the porous materials. Advisor: Robert Hallock |
Amanda Lund Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Analysis of calibration data for the BOREXINO solar neutrino, with applications to the search for 8B solar neutrinos. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Matt Mirigian Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Studies of microtubule mechanics. Advisor: Jennifer Ross |
David Ouellette Honors Thesis, 2009 |
Photon Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Instrument Development. Advisor: Marc Achermann |
John Quirk Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Data analysis for the BOREXINO solar neutrino detector: detector stability and pulse shape discrimination. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Richard Rines Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Development of a Field Programmable Gate Array based trigger to be used with a Solid-State photomultiplier with high speed ADC readout. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Brandon Kyle Schmoll Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Design of laboratory equipment with SolidWorks and participation in on-site operations of EXO-200. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
James Schneeloch Honors Thesis, 2009 |
On the Optical Properties of Cadmium Sulfide Nanocrystals. Advisor: Marc Achermann |
David Sliski Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Study of magnetic couplings and physical environment monitors for the online characterization of data in Enhanced LIGO. Advisor: Laura Cadonati |
Chris Sterpka Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Detector simulations for EXO-200. Advisor: Andrea Pocar |
Colleen Treado Undergrad Project, 2009 |
Investigating the prospects for discovery of black holes produced by proton-antiproton collisions at the LHC. Advisor: Carlo Dallapiccola |
William Barnes Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Building an experiment for the Intermediate Lab to observe the quantum entanglement of two gamma rays. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
John Barrett Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Measuring the spin-polarizabilities of the proton: designing a scintillating, polarized proton target and sensitivity studies of the cross sections to the polarizabilities. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
John Barrett Honors Thesis, 2008 |
Aspects of the Design of a Scintillating Polarized Proton Target for Measurement of the Spin Polarizabilities of the Proton. Advisor: Rory Miskimen |
Daniel Brosnan Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Setup of the scanning and feedback system of a near-field scanning optical microscope. Advisor: Marc Achermann |
Daniel Brosnan Honors Thesis, 2008 |
Photon Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Instrument Design and Development. Advisor: Marc Achermann |
Yitzi Calm Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Development of nano education video/animation modules; research on arrays of nanomagnets. Advisor: Mark Tuominen |
John DeBardeleben Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Research on proton transport through nanopores. Advisor: Mark Tuominen |
Matthew Gratale Honors Thesis, 2008 |
Measuring the Three-Dimensional Morphology of Crumpled Shells Using Confocal Microscopy. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Matthew Gratale Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Measuring the shape of a crumpled spherical shell. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Jaime Hopkins Undergrad Project, 2008 |
The analysis of simulated top-quark events in ATLAS, and muon reconstruction performance with the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer. Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Silvia Ionescu Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Studies of thermal conductivity at low temperature. Advisor: Robert Hallock |
David Lawrence Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Temperature-swellable, semi-permeable capsules by self assembly. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Ruary Layton Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Properties of aluminum films. Advisor: Robert Hallock |
Huai-Ti Lin Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Independent study on nerve conduction, with an honors thesis on a method to measure mammalian locomotion. Advisor: Monroe Rabin |
Eric Miller Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Diffusion limited aggregation on a curved surface using computer simulations. Advisor: Jonathan Machta |
Peter Mistark Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Optical characterization of metal films with hole and disk arrays. Advisor: Marc Achermann |
Eoin Moore Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Honors thesis on Physics at the LHC, detailing how the Large Hadron Collider would operate as a data-collecting machine, and discussions of theoretical issues relevant to possible LHC discoveries. Advisor: Eugene Golowich |
Mikhail Okrochkov Honors Thesis, 2008 |
Search for ρtc→W+Z Technicolor Signature at ATLAS. Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
Mikhail Orkrochkov Undergrad Project, 2008 |
The analysis of simulated Technicolor events in ATLAS. Advisor: Stephane Willocq |
David Ouellette Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Implementation of an optical autocorrelator to measure femtosecond laser pulses, including optical setup, electronics for the detection system and measurements; laser setup to induce local heat shocks in fish embryos. Advisor: Marc Achermann |
Timothy Prisk Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Measuring the contact forces at the bottom of droplet piles. Advisor: Anthony Dinsmore |
Peter Slepchuk Honors Thesis, 2008 |
The Transmission of Light Through Static Disordered Systems. Advisor: Narayanan Menon |
Kyle Thompson Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Senior thesis on disordered surfaces. Advisor: Robert Hallock |
Drew von Maluski Undergrad Project, 2008 |
Development of a High Finesse Scanning Confocal Fabry-Perot Interferometer. Advisor: David Kawall |
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