Student Thesis Archive

2000s

2007

Duke, Connor Raymond, “Optimization of Control Source and Error Sensor Locations in Free Field Active Noise Control,” Advisor: Scott Sommerfeldt (Masters Thesis, Dec 2007).
Rivera, Felipe, “Solid Phase Crystallization of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films and Characterization Through Scanning Electron Microscopy,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Masters Thesis, Dec 2007).
Powell, Melissa, “Parallelizing Simulations Of Nonneutral Plasma Instabilities In A Malmberg-Penning Trap,” Advisor: Ross Spencer (Capstone, Dec 2007).
Birrell, Jeremiah, “Design of a Frequency-Doubled 423 nm Laser For Use in a Calcium Interferometer,” Advisor: Dallin Durfee (Senior Thesis, Dec 2007).
Tanner, Michael, “Obtaining An Electron Energy-Loss Spectra Fingerprint For The And Phases Of Aluminum Oxide,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Honors Thesis, Dec 2007).
Schuff, Sarah, “A Photometric Search And Analysis Of Short-Period Variable Stars In The Open Cluster Ngc 7092,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Senior Thesis, Dec 2007).
Acosta, Guillermo Antonio, “Scandium Oxide Thin Films and Their Optical Properties in the Extreme Ultraviolet,” Advisor: David Allred (PhD Dissertation, Dec 2007).
Erickson, Christopher Joseph, “Construction of a Calcium Matter-Wave Interferometer,” Advisor: Dallin Durfee (Masters Thesis, Nov 2007).
Shafer, Benjamin M, “Error Sensor Placement for Active Control of an Axial Cooling Fan,” Advisor: Kent Gee (Masters Thesis, Oct 2007).
Buehler, Tabitha Christi, “Development of a Method for Calculating Delta Scuti Rotational Velocities and Hydrogen Beta Color Indices,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Masters Thesis, Sep 2007).
Moncrieff, Kathleen Elizabeth, “Development of a New Ca II H and K Spectrophotometric Temperature Index,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Masters Thesis, Aug 2007).
Shepherd, Micah Raymond, “The Effect of Nonlinear Propagation on Near-field Acoustical Holography,” Advisor: Kent Gee (Masters Thesis, Aug 2007).
Thomas, Derek, “A Balloon Lens: Acoustic Scattering from a Penetrable Sphere,” Advisor: Kent Gee (Capstone, Aug 2007).
Johnson, Lee, “Observation of Two-Photon Quantum Interference Using Entangled Photons,” Advisor: Michael Ware (Capstone, Aug 2007).
Gardner, Michael, “An Investigation Of Rubens Flame Tube Resonances,” Advisor: Kent Gee (Capstone, Aug 2007).
Atkinson, Paul, “Characterizing An Alleged New Phase Of Titanium Dioxide,” Advisor: Branton Campbell (Capstone, Aug 2007).
Gillis, Robert, “Determining The Extreme Ultraviolet Constants Of Thoria By Spectral Ellipsometry.,” Advisor: David Allred (Capstone, Aug 2007).
Abbott, JohnPaul, “Comparison and Analysis of Acoustic Impulse Response Analyzers and their Respective Interrogation Methods,” Advisor: (Capstone, Aug 2007).
Sampson, Andrew, “Trace Element Analysis In A Numerical Simulation Of An Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer,” Advisor: Ross Spencer (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Draper, Christian, “A Variable Star Search In The Open Cluster NGC 6940,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Clemens, Michael, “Absolute Quantum Yield Measurements Of Density Separated Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Suspensions,” Advisor: Robert Davis (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Conley, Hiram, “Imaging Ribosomes In Fluid Using The Atomic Force Microscope,” Advisor: Robert Davis (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Christensen, Daniel, “Instrumentation And Calculations For Matter-Wave Interferometry Experiments,” Advisor: Dallin Durfee (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Jensen, Daniel, “Computation Of Two-Center Two-Electron Integrals For Excited-State Calculations,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Tanner, David, “Chaotic Scattering In The 2nd Post-Newtonian Order Gravitational Three-Body Problem,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Allan, Eric, “Observing The Variability Of AGN: Aperture Photometry Vs. PSF Fitting,” Advisor: Joseph Moody (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Giraud, Gavin, “Observation Of Laser Pulse Evolution During Generation Of High-Order Harmonics,” Advisor: Justin Peatross (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Grigg, Amy, “Oxidation Effects On The Optical Constants Of Heavy Metals In The Extreme Ultraviolet,” Advisor: Steve Turley (Honors Thesis, Aug 2007).
Brown, Jeffrey, “Counterfeit Coins,” Advisor: Lawrence Rees (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Jolley, Joel, “Time-Series Ensemble Photometry Of The High-Amplitude Scuti Star Ae Ursae Majoris,” Advisor: Mike Joner (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Morrise, Matthew, “Equalization Metrics,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Turner, Matthew, “Simulating Laser Pulse Propagation Under Optimized Conditions For High-Harmonic Generation,” Advisor: Justin Peatross (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Stellman, Marie, “Improvement Of Automation For Collection Of Reflectance Vs. Angle Measurements,” Advisor: Steve Turley (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Taylor, Richard, “Logistic Maps And Synchronization,” Advisor: Gus Hart (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Smidt, Joseph, “Photoevaporation Of Cosmological Minihalos By The First Stars,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Payne, Adam, “Analyzing The Skimming Process Of An Icp-Ms Using A Monte Carlo Simulation,” Advisor: Ross Spencer (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Ririe, Tyson, “Optical Properties Of Close-Packed And Sparse Quantum Dot Arrays,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Wright, Matthew, “Domain Growth Law Violations In A Compressible 2d Ising Model,” Advisor: Gus Hart (Senior Thesis, Aug 2007).
Martin, Mirinda, “Testing the Smoothness of a Levitating Particle Laser Beam,” Advisor: Justin Peatross (Capstone, Aug 2007).
Olson, David K, “Development of a MeVVA based beryllium-7 plasma source,” Advisor: Bryan Peterson (Masters Thesis, Jul 2007).
Brimhall, Nicole, “Extreme Ultraviolet Polarimetry with Laser-Generated High-Order Harmonics,” Advisor: Justin Peatross (Masters Thesis, Jul 2007).
Stanley, Nicholas, “Methods For Long Period Variability Detection Using Optical Photometry,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Senior Thesis, Jul 2007).
Taylor, Stephen M, “On Connections Between Univalent Harmonic Functions, Symmetry Groups, and Minimal Surfaces,” Advisor: (Masters Thesis, May 2007).
Callens, Adam, “Apparatus for Vacuum Heating of TEM Samples,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Capstone, May 2007).
Nerdin, Matthew, “Solid Ion Source for Laboratory Nuclear Astrophysics Research,” Advisor: John Ellsworth (Capstone, May 2007).
Niemi, David A, “Coupling Down Converted Light Into Single Mode Fibers,” Advisor: Michael Ware (Masters Thesis, Apr 2007).
Mortensen, Laren, “An Accelerated Surface-Hopping Method For Computational Semiclassical Molecular Dynamics,” Advisor: Bret Hess (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Thornock, Brian, “Design and Development of Phantom-to-ICP Power Conversion Circuits,” Advisor: Timothy Leishman (Capstone, Apr 2007).
Duke, Cole, “Measurement and Evaluation of Blade Passage Frequency Fluctuations,” Advisor: Kent Gee, Scott Sommerfeldt (Capstone, Apr 2007).
Swift, Hales, “Time Varying Loudness as a Means of Quantifying Loudness in Nonlinearly Propagated Acoustical Signals,” Advisor: Kent Gee (Capstone, Apr 2007).
Harrison, Matthew, “Using Conical Spectrometers to Monitor X-ray Emission from Laser Produced Plasmas,” Advisor: Larry Knight (Capstone, Apr 2007).
Packard, Nathan, “Conical Soft x-ray Spectrometer,” Advisor: Larry Knight (Capstone, Apr 2007).
Gardner, Ryan, “Evaluating The Open Physics Abstraction Layer Programming Library For Use In Undergraduate Instruction,” Advisor: Lawrence Rees (Capstone, Apr 2007).
Tomlinson, Seth, “Demonstration Of Properties Of Human Hearing Using A Cochlear Analogue,” Advisor: Kent Gee (Capstone, Apr 2007).
Thompson, Andrew, “Ultra-Small Scale Hydroelectric as a Supplemental Energy Source,” Advisor: (Capstone, Apr 2007).
Johanson, Adam, “Galaxy Nuclear Variability As A Probe Of AGN Structure,” Advisor: Joseph Moody (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Adamson, Marian, “Detection Of Trace Metal Contaminants In Model Biological Tissue With Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy,” Advisor: Steve Turley (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Cox, Brady, “Characterization Of Crystalline Vanadium Dioxide By Transmission Electron Microscopy,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Short, Cody, “Characterization And Analysis Of The Site 1k Ccd As Used In The Tenagra Ii .81m Telescope,” Advisor: Mike Joner (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Frei, Ryan, “Simulation Of Rotational Diffusion And Hydration Of Laurdan In A Dppc Bilayer,” Advisor: Gus Hart (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Jackson, Jacqualine, “Determining The Refractive Index Of Scandium Oxide In The Euv Using Kramers-Kronig On Thin-Film Transmission Data,” Advisor: David Allred (Honors Thesis, Apr 2007).
Stanley, Jennifer, “Radio Astronomy At Brigham Young University,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Gordon, John, “Using An Optical D-Fiber As A Chemical Sensor,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Esty, Mark, “Biological Deposition Of Iron Catalyst For Carbon Nanotube Growth,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Martin, Elise, “Surface-Roughness Corrections To Extreme Ultraviolet Thin-Film Reflectance Measurements,” Advisor: Steve Turley (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Nelson, Nicholas, “Numerical Methods For General Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics,” Advisor: David Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Phillips, Charles, “Photometric And Spectroscopic Observations Of Two Scuti Variables: V919 Herculis And V927 Herculis,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Silvers, David, “X-Ray Attenuation Corrections For Human Head Hair Using PIXE,” Advisor: Lawrence Rees (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
van Zijll, Marshall, “A Digital Potentiometer For An Ultra Stable Laser Current Driver,” Advisor: Dallin Durfee (Senior Thesis, Apr 2007).
Evanko, Liberty Rae, “Development of an H-Alpha Index for the Detection of PMS Candidates in Young Open Clusters,” Advisor: Benjamin Taylor (PhD Dissertation, Mar 2007).
Ard, Jason, “Computational Modeling of CdS Nanocrystals,” Advisor: (Capstone, Mar 2007).
Walch, Shannon R., “Design and Construction of A Z-Pinch Apparatus for Metal-Catalyzed Fusion Experiments,” Advisor: John Ellsworth (Honors Thesis, Mar 2007).