Student Thesis Archive

2020s

2024

Olson, Wesley, “Deep Learning Approach to Detecting Sound Underwater Source Charges and Classifying Seabeds,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Senior Thesis, Dec 2024).
Meziere, Jason Alexander, “[Title],” Advisor: Gus Hart (PhD Dissertation, Dec 2024).
Russell, Rylee Scott, “Time Reversal Delivery of Long Duration Noise to a Targeted Location: Achieving Higher Amplitude While Maintaining a Desired Spectral Shape and Maximizing the Spatial Extent,” Advisor: Brian Anderson (Masters Thesis, Dec 2024).
Sun, Yance, “Nonlinear Thomson Scattering in an Intense Tightly Focused Ultrashort Laser Pulse,” Advisor: Justin Peatross (Masters Thesis, Dec 2024).
Wu, Bethany En-Ning, “Development of a Real-Time Convolution System to Simulate Speech in Different Rooms for the Study of Vocal Strain,” Advisor: Brian Anderson (Masters Thesis, Dec 2024).
Bacon, Ian Charles, “Advancements of a Vibration-Based Sound Power Method for Direct and Indirect Applications,” Advisor: Micah Shepherd (PhD Dissertation, Dec 2024).
Ward, Jacob Alexander, “[Title],” Advisor: Kent Gee (Masters Thesis, Dec 2024).
Serafin, Lydia Harris, “Grain Boundary Solute Segregation Across the 5D Space of Crystallographic Character,” Advisor: Eric Homer (Masters Thesis, Dec 2024).
Lewis, Devin M., “Stability of LiF Mirror Coatings on Space Telescopes at L2 Orbit,” Advisor: David Allred (Masters Thesis, Dec 2024).
Murdock, Michael, “High-Efficiency Frequency Conversion through Pulsed-Source Bragg Scattering Four-Wave Mixing in a Silicon Waveguide,” Advisor: John Colton (Senior Thesis, Dec 2024).
Robinson, Ethan, “Investigating the Internal Magnetic Field of CoTa2O6 Using Muon Spin Relaxation,” Advisor: Benjamin Frandsen (Senior Thesis, Dec 2024).
McLaughlin, Bradley, “Comparing Sound Pressure Level Predictions Generated by RUMBLE to Field Measurements of Atlas V, Falcon 9, and Delta VI Heavy Rockets.,” Advisor: Grant Hart (Senior Thesis, Dec 2024).
Ray, Joey, “Evolution of Magnetic Domain Morphology for Cobalt-Platinum Thin Films,” Advisor: Karine Chesnel (Senior Thesis, Dec 2024).
Hoffman, Michael, “Comparison of Masks for an Illuminated Probe,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Capstone, Dec 2024).
Reardon, Kayson, “Ardor & Diligence: A Study on Rhetoric and Generative AI in Physics Courses,” Advisor: Adam Bennion (Capstone, Dec 2024).
Kubal, Cameron, “Process Analysis and Guide on The Development and Manufacture of Simulation Ammunition for Purpose of Law Enforcement Training,” Advisor: David Allred (Capstone, Dec 2024).
Biggs, Sam, “Internship with Fotonika-LV in Riga, Latvia: Research in Spectroscopy and Electromagnetic Levitation Coils,” Advisor: Jean-Francois Van Huele (Capstone, Aug 2024).
Spendlove, Jay Clark, “Information Geometric Approaches to Optimal Experimental Design and Reduced-Order Modeling in Ocean Acoustics,” Advisor: Mark Transtrum (Masters Thesis, Aug 2024).
Dobbs, Corey Emerson, “Deep Learning for Source Localization in a Laboratory Tank,” Advisor: Traci Neilsen (Masters Thesis, Aug 2024).
Olsen, Scott Clair, “Extreme Ultraviolet and Xray Applications of Carbon Nanotube Devices,” Advisor: Richard Vanfleet (PhD Dissertation, Aug 2024).
Baldwin-Bott, Dorian, “Evaluating a Physics Problem Tutorial Format in Upper-Level Undergraduate Electromagnetism Courses,” Advisor: John Colton (Capstone, Aug 2024).
Krumholz, Peter, “Magnetization and Magnetic Domain Density in Co/Pt Thin Films,” Advisor: Karine Chesnel (Senior Thesis, Aug 2024).
Christiansen, Mason, “Testing and Modeling Novel Thermophotovoltaic Devices,” Advisor: Scott Bergeson (Senior Thesis, Aug 2024).
Grow, Jordan, “Making Micro Gas Chromatography Channels with Binder Jetting,” Advisor: Robert Davis (Capstone, Jul 2024).
Stapley, Alexandra Kathryn Kanani, “"Vampire Plastics": An Investigation of Poly(olefin sulfone) Depolymerization and Its Dust Mitigation Abilities,” Advisor: David Allred (Masters Thesis, Jun 2024).
Clift, Jay, “Remotely Extinguishing Flames through Transient Acoustic Streaming using Time Reversal Focusing of Sound,” Advisor: Brian Anderson (Senior Thesis, Jun 2024).
Whipple, Sierra, “Terahertz circular dichroism of R/S-MBA$_2$PbI$_4$,” Advisor: John Colton (Senior Thesis, Jun 2024).
Rydalch, Tanner, “Stability and oxidation of Al mirrors coated with Xe-passivated LiF thin films,” Advisor: David Allred (Senior Thesis, Jun 2024).
Jensen, Chandler, “Applications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the STEM Classroom,” Advisor: Adam Bennion (Capstone, Jun 2024).
Cutler, Mitchell, “Data-driven decomposition of crowd noise from indoor sporting events,” Advisor: Mark Transtrum (Senior Thesis, May 2024).
Draper, Thomas, “Language, Information, and Quantum Theory,” Advisor: Jean-Francois Van Huele (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Tobias, Derek, “Detailed Hotspot Temperatures of Io's Pele Volcano Region,” Advisor: Benjamin Boizelle (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Hedelius, Bryce Eric, “TrIP - Transformer Interatomic Potential Predicts Realistic Energy Surface Using Physical Bias,” Advisor: Dennis Della Corte (Masters Thesis, Apr 2024).
Greenburg, Michael, “Computationally Modeling Rough Circular Conducting Mirrors,” Advisor: David Allred (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Buck, Joseph, “Optimization of the Triple-Shell Inertial Confinement Fusion Capsule,” Advisor: Scott Bergeson (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Guerrette, Jacob, “The Milky Way's Structure: How it Compares to Other Galaxies and What That Implies About its Evolutionary History,” Advisor: Aleksandr Mosenkov (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Bowler, Brent, “Absolute Mountain Heights on Saturn's moon, Titan,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Derieg, Benjamin, “A Census of Dust and Gas Properties in Early-type Galaxies using the ALMA Archive,” Advisor: Benjamin Boizelle (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Nelsen, Maia, “Altjira: A Likely Hierarchical Triple Discovered through Non-Keplerian Motion,” Advisor: Darin Ragozzine (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Martin, Tayler, “Development of a High-Energy Electron Spectrometer For the Study of Lepton-Catalyzation in Nuclear Fusion Reactions,” Advisor: John Ellsworth (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Clement, Kaelyn, “Photometry of Three Variable Stars Classified as Pulsators by the ATLAS Survey,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Redd, Aaron, “A COMPARISON OF PTYCHOGRAPHY PROGRAMS FOR LENS-LESS IMAGING WITH A HIGH HARMONIC GENERATION SOURCE,” Advisor: Richard Sandberg (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Fleming, Taylor, “AstroPyplyne: ARCSAT Data Reduction in Astropy,” Advisor: Denise Stephens (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Robins, Luke, “Coherence Effects in Nonlinear Thomson Scattering from Electrons Born of the Same Atom,” Advisor: Michael Ware (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Shakespear, Zac, “Silicates as an Explanation for Discrepancies in Atmospheric Modeling of L-Type Brown Dwarfs,” Advisor: Denise Stephens (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Eggers, Bryce, “Algorithms for identifying and enumerating large-angle rigid unit modes,” Advisor: Branton Campbell (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Hendry, Zachary, “Crest Factor Analysis of Launch Vehicle Noise,” Advisor: Micah Shepherd (Capstone, Apr 2024).
Wallin, Nikolai, “Critical Collapse in Vacuum Spacetimes,” Advisor: Eric Hirschmann (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Hilbig, Mitchell, “Uncovering the Local Structure of Amorphous Topological Insulator Bi₂Se₃ with X-ray Scattering,” Advisor: Benjamin Frandsen (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Camacho, Conner, “Recovering Intrinsic Molecular Disk Properties in ALMA Imaging of Massive Galaxies: Precision Measurements of CO Hole Radii,” Advisor: Benjamin Boizelle (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Manwaring, Tanner, “Cost-effective multi-dimensional imaging of terahertz pulses via compact cameras,” Advisor: Gus Hart (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Morrell, Tim, “Detecting Stellar Radial Velocity through Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Data,” Advisor: Eric Hintz (Senior Thesis, Apr 2024).
Streeter, Jacob, “Assessing the Impact of Meteorological Effects on Military Jet Aircraft Noise,” Advisor: Kent Gee (Senior Thesis, Feb 2024).
Watts, Denzil, “Color Index Analysis and Temperature Calibration of the High Amplitude δ Scuti V2455 Cygni,” Advisor: Mike Joner (Senior Thesis, Jan 2024).
Peterson, Michael, “Designing and Building an RF Generator,” Advisor: Scott Bergeson (Senior Thesis, Jan 2024).